Cycling (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Portuguese pink jersey wearer Joao Almeida survived a stiff challenge to his overall race lead from Dutch title rival Wilco Kelderman who closed in on the leader after Sunday’s Giro d’Italia 15th stage.Team Sunweb’s Kelderman finished the stage in second position behind British winner Tao Geoghegan Hart to flex…
Fear and anxiety have taken over in Canada’s long-term care homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and industry insiders say it will take more than a federal band-aid solution to fix them.According to the International Long-term Care Policy Network, eight in 10 coronavirus-related deaths in Canada have been in LTC homes. In Ontario, there are now…
John Bacon, USA TODAY Published 2:18 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2020 | Updated 9:09 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2020CLOSE The Cameron Peak fire began in August and has spread across over 270 square miles, passing the Pine Gulch Fire as the state’s largest wildfire ever. WochitA Colorado wildfire had raced through more than 8,700 parched,…
Across the city, owners of some of the most established live-music clubs are doing whatever they can to avoid closing for good.Author of the article:Lynn SaxbergPublishing date:Oct 17, 2020 • • 4 minute readMehdi Galehdar of Maverick’s bar in Ottawa. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia NewsArticle contentMehdi Galehdar took over Mavericks, the gritty Rideau Street…
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards was finally held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles after a month-long delay. This year, we saw Post Malone take the lead with 16 nominations and nine wins. Lil Nas X, Khalid and Billie Eilish also won big at the ceremony. Kanye West’s new Gospel album also snatched a…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A man stands next to an NHS Test and Trace advertising board in Westminster as the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis comes under scrutinyAlex Lentati/LNP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 15 October…
At approximately 2:30am, the pyre was lit.Key points:A young woman in Uttar Pradesh reported her rape in late SeptemberShe later died from injuries sustained during the alleged attack, including a broken spineHer family say her body was cremated by police without their permission It had been two weeks since a 19-year-old woman had been allegedly…
In an average year, which 2020 is definitely not, there would be 20 agricultural shows in Tasmania, ranging in length from the four-day Royal Hobart Show to smaller, shorter events on the Bass Strait islands, King and Flinders.Key points:Agricultural shows have run in Tasmania for 200 years but many are cancelled this yearYour local ABC…
President Trump, meanwhile, had no scheduled public events. Trump appeared Sunday morning on Fox News Channel for an interview with Maria Bartiromo, during which he claimed that he is not taking medication and has “a protective glow” following his covid-19 diagnosis.Trump is also expected to hold a campaign rally Monday in Florida, while Biden holds…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A woman wearing a face covering walks past a public information poster in Hackney, north LondonDinendra Haria/LNP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 9 October Community infections continue to rise in England, swab testing…
