Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Abbey Westbury
Top US diplomat finds virtual path into Venezuela amid rift
CARACAS, Venezuela – A year after shutting down the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Washington’s top…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
`Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly ATLANTA (AP) — One minute, Rayshard Brooks…
2 Sydney statues of British explorer James Cook vandalized
SYDNEY, Australia – An Australian state government leader said on Monday she was considering tougher…
`Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly
ATLANTA – One minute, Rayshard Brooks was chatting co-operatively with Atlanta police, saying he’d had…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:39 p.m.…
Police: Colorado man arrested after people held at gunpoint
DENVER – Authorities have arrested a Colorado man they say held two roofing-company salesmen at…
Homicide team probes suspicious fire where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – Homicide investigators say three bodies have been found in the wreckage of…
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO takes leave to focus on legal defence
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Sunday that Jayson Penn, its president and CEO, is taking a…
Rethinking police: How Camden, NJ, reimagined its force
CAMDEN, N.J. – To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a…
Woman apologizes after backlash from confronting homeowner
SAN FRANCISCO – The CEO of a cosmetics company issued an apology Sunday after a…
California police kill suspect after report of armed man
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Police in Southern California shot and killed a man they believed…
Court tells hospice society that refuses to allow assisted death to stop meeting
DELTA, B.C. – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has cancelled a pivotal meeting on…
Virginia museums begin to reopen after coronavirus shutdowns
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Museums in Virginia have started reopening after being shuttered for three months…
Experts hail swift moves in wake of Atlanta police shooting
Atlanta police on Sunday quickly released body-camera and other footage that captured the shooting death…
Police officer shot during Las Vegas protest paralyzed
LAS VEGAS – A police officer who was shot in the head during a Las…
Police lack mental health training: former New Brunswick ombudsman
MIRAMICHI, N.B. – A former provincial ombudsman says the recent police shootings of two Indigenous…
The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s
TOP OF THE HOUR: — A group of interfaith leaders held a prayer vigil outside…
Legacy of late Italian journalist stained by colonial past
MILAN – The colonial past of a highly revered Italian journalist has become a flashpoint…
Ninety Canadian troops to leave for Ukraine as military looks to resume mission
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying military trainers back to Ukraine as it…
Oklahoma father arrested after 2 children die in hot vehicle
TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma man whose son and daughter died when he left them…
Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction
BALTIMORE – Jeremy Rooks works the evening shift at a Georgia fast-food restaurant these days…
Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – President Donald Trump didn’t know the significance to black Americans of the…
Mexico extradites alleged Chapo aide to US
MEXICO CITY – A man accused of being a senior lieutenant in the Sinaloa drug…
Trump rally called ‘dangerous move’ in age of coronavirus
WASHINGTON – After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally…