10 h. ago Heathrow to Resume Some Flights After Blackout Closes Airport

London’s Heathrow airport said it’s slowly coming back from an unprecedented daylong blackout that brought travel to a standstill for hundreds of thousands of passengers at Europe’s busiest airport.

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10 h. ago Heathrow Comes Back From Blackout, Sees Full Service on Saturday

London’s Heathrow airport said it’s slowly coming back from an unprecedented daylong blackout that brought travel to a standstill for hundreds of thousands of passengers at Europe’s busiest airport.

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1 week ago Woman dead after being struck by pickup in southeast Edmonton

Police are investigating after a driver hit a woman crossing a road in south Edmonton Friday evening.  The 21-year-old woman died at the scene after a pickup truck struck her while she crossed on a green light at Hewes Way and 23 Avenue, the Edmonton Police Service said in a Saturday morning news release.  Speed […]

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1 week ago Emergency services respond after man with Palestinian flag climbs Big Ben tower

LONDON — Emergency services were called to the Palace of Westminster in London on Saturday after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower, police said. Photos show the barefoot man standing on a ledge several meters up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben. Westminster Bridge and a nearby bridge were closed, […]

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2 w. ago Two separate stretches of TTC subway will be shut down for this entire weekend

The TTC plans to shutter two separate stretches of subway on both Line 1 and Line 2 for this entire weekend.The transit agency has announced that subway service on Line 2 between Woodbine and Kennedy stations will be replaced by shuttle buses starting at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 7. The closure will last throughout the weekend of Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, returning to service the following Monday morning.As with previous closures along this stretch of track, the TTC is citing ongoing track work as the reason for the temporary disruption in service.Throughout the partial Line 2 closure, only Warden Station will be inaccessible to commuters. All other stations along the closed portion will remain open for riders to purchase fares, reload Presto cards and connect to surface routes.This five-station stretch of Line 2 is just one of the two closures planned for this weekend.Subway service between Woodbine and Kennedy stations will be replaced by shuttle buses starti...

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2 w. ago Stronger policies, enforcement mechanisms urged to combat Intimate Partner Violence

The provincial and federal governments are being urged to continue collaboration on justice reform and better public safety measures to counter the growing crisis of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). In recognition of International Women’s Day on Saturday, the Peel Police Service Board and Peel Regional Police penned a letter to Premier Doug Ford, Solicitor General Michael […]

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2 w. ago Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers reported having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday. In a series of posts on the social platform X, the company said it was investigating the issue, which affected various Microsoft 365 services. “We’ve identified a potential cause of impact and have reverted the suspected code to alleviate impact,” Microsoft […]

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3 w. ago Calgary woman stabbed at Montgomery, suspects apprehended at Market Mall

Calgary police say a woman has been taken to hospital after sustaining multiple stab wounds in northwest Calgary. The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Emergency services crew transported the woman from Market Mall to Foothills hospital. Police say her condition is not life-threatening. Police also apprehended two suspects in a parking lot outside […]

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