BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An explosion Friday at an automotive supply company in southeast Louisiana sent flames into the air and a tower of thick black smoke billowed above rural communities, forcing nearby residents and an elementary school to evacuate. Officials said no injuries have been reported in the fire at Smitty’s Supply just […]
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia in a treason case that includes war crimes charges related to his nearly 20-year rule of the West African nation. Kabila, who led Congo from 2001 to 2019, has been […]
The Eastern Cricket Academy is nurturing the next generation of players, young people from several Commonwealth countries. The post ‘It’s a sport they know, they love, that they grew up with’: Local cricket academy gives immigrant youth ‘piece of home’ appeared first on Halifax Examiner.
“We play our hardest and it leads to a beautiful show for the fans to watch.” The post Saturday night at the Sportsplex: an appreciation of the Halifax Hoopers basketball team appeared first on Halifax Examiner.
Hard work by firefighters on the ground and in the air has led to crews saving multiple buildings from the province’s largest wildfire. The Long Lake blaze in Annapolis County was sparked by lightning after a group of storms went through the West Dalhousie area. Since then, crews have tirelessly tackled the fire in dry, […]
Newly released court documents are revealing previously unreported details of the investigation into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia more than three months ago. Included in several documents are the initial impressions by police of polygraphs given to the parents of six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan, […]
The Dalhousie Faculty Association voted to reject an offer from the university’s board of governors. Association president Dave Westwood said following the vote on Thursday night, the results send a clear message that members are willing to stay the course, and the board needs to return to the table with something they will seriously consider. […]
Import taxes are coming in 50 days at a rate that’s yet to be determined, the president says.
Intel agrees to U.S. government stake, Trump says. Why it may not be the last chip company to do so.
Intel has agreed to the U.S. government taking a stake in it, President Donald Trump and the company announced Friday, capping an extraordinary chapter between the White House and the computer-chip maker.
Why the independence of the Federal Reserve is essential to retirees — and everyone else.