Headwaters welcomes first baby of 2025
Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) has welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2025. Orangeville residents Alyssia Fullington and Giovanni Altrui said they started the new year off in “the best way ...
Dufferin Community Foundation announces 2024 fall grant recipients
Dufferin Community Foundation (DCF) has awarded its 2024 fall grants to five recipients. The local community foundation announced in a press release at the end of 2024 that five charities have been ...
Commemorative sculpture unveiled at Family Transition Place
A local artist Ann Randeraad is looking to spread hope and awareness of gender-based violence with the unveiling of her newest sculpture displayed at Family Transition Place.
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and ...
Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states overnight, prompting ...
Ohio state Sen. Ben Espy, who died at 81, to be remembered at service for breaking barriers
Respected Ohio attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a celebration of life Monday for his decades of service to the state ...
LA area’s 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations
The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more ...
Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in again despite serious doubts over election results
President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and ...
Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage
The Estlink 2 disruption came just over a month after a Chinese ship, the Yi Peng 3, left the Russian port of Ust-Luga, west ...
OHL Roundup: Loshko’s hat trick lifts IceDogs over Spirit 7-2
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Andrei Loshko had three goals and an assist as the Niagara IceDogs thumped the Saginaw Spirit 7-2 on Thursday in the Ontario Hockey League.
An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show
It’s a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands of ardent fans. But the stars of Royal ...
Senators disappointed after 4-0 loss in homecoming: ‘Not good enough’
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators were the first to admit they didn’t play well in a 4-0 loss Thursday night. “It just wasn’t good,” said defenceman Thomas Chabot, who was minus-4 on the night. “There’s no ...