It might sound obvious that – as Benjamin Zephaniah wrote – “People will always need people / To make life appealing / And give life some meaning.” But the care system has not always behaved as though relationships are a condition of human flourishing. So it is good to see this simple yet crucial idea…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Despite more than 24 hours of searching, Barrie police say an “aggressive” dog that attacked multiple people, including a child, is still on the loose. Officers were first alerted to reports of a loose dog shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. Reports stated the dog had attacked several…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “brutal” knife attack in Belfast. Police declared a critical incident after a man in his 40s was attacked in the Kinnaird Avenue area of the city at around 10.30pm, local time, on Monday night. The victim was taken to hospital with wounds to…
Last week, Vladimir Putin responded with characteristic disdain to an open letter from Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for face-to-face talks. Declining to mention Ukraine’s president by name at an economic forum in St Petersburg, he said that he saw “no point” in a meeting and insisted that all Russia’s war aims, including the annexation of the…
Israel has struck the southern Lebanese city of Tyre killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Lebanon’s health ministry described it as one of the deadliest Israeli bombing raids on Tyre since the war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah erupted on March 2. The…
By Grace Miller Global News Posted June 9, 2026 12:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP on Sunday recovered the body of a 30-year-old man who drowned in Lake Diefenbaker a day earlier. Outlook, Sask., RCMP responded to reports of the drowning Saturday at 4:45 p.m. in Danielson…
Trump says US helicopter shot down by Iran and US ‘must’ respond President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US military helicopter was shot down by Iran and that the United States “must” respond. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he had been informed “that last night the Iranians shot down one of…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s been “jammed meeting everyone” in Washington, D.C., as he tries to drum up support for his Fortress North America vision, an idea he has been pushing in some form since U.S. President Donald Trump was first elected. The premier headed down to the United States Capitol on Monday and Tuesday…
US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for shooting down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond. Two crew members aboard a US Army Apache attack helicopter were rescued by a US sea drone after the aircraft crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning local…
The UK in alliance with a group of other western powers including France and Norway has announced it is imposing sanctions on six firms and one individual involved in enabling and financing the recent upsurge in settler violence in the West Bank. However, the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, disappointed many of her own backbenchers by…