Tourist from England spots torso while riding Maid of the Mist
Like many tourists visiting Niagara Falls, Joanne Jones hopped on the Maid of the Mist to feel the awesome power of nature. She instead glimpsed the dark side of human nature. Jones, a detective from...
View ArticleUpdate expected after tourist spots torso while riding Maid of the Mist
Niagara Falls police are expected to provide an update Friday after a tourist saw a woman’s torso in the water while riding the Maid of the Mist. Joanne Jones, a detective from England, was on the...
View Article2nd appeal for public’s help made in Niagara River torso case
Police again made an appeal for the public’s help in identifying a woman whose torso was found last week in the Niagara River. Niagara Regional Police Insp. Jim McCaffery said police are specifically...
View ArticleStruggling Riverdale Farm gets $25K donation
Riverdale Farm, a free urban gem in Cabbagetown, has staved off possible closure for the time being thanks to a generous donation. Coun. Norm Kelly and Andrew Sorbara, vice-chair of the Toronto Parks...
View ArticleAutopsy fails to find cause of Canadian tourist’s water-tank death
An autopsy did not determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said. More tests must be...
View ArticleCanadian tourist dies after falling from hotel in Mexican resort
A Canadian tourist has died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Local media reports say the 21-year-old, identified as Sydney Taylor, died early Tuesday after apparently falling about 10 metres from the...
View ArticleMayor pleads for tourists to return to Lac-Megantic
The shocking images of flames ravaging Lac-Megantic have drawn visitors to the small Quebec town, hoping for glimpses of a morbid tourist attraction. It’s a dreary development for a town that long has...
View ArticleRipley’s Aquarium opens in Toronto
Visitors to Toronto may not be able to swim with the sharks on Bay Street but they’ll have an up-close view of the ocean predators in a new indoor aquarium. After two years of construction, delays and...
View ArticleCanada to charge many foreign tourists a fee for new electronic application
Millions of visitors to Canada would be charged a new fee under a proposed electronic security screening plan. The federal government is soliciting public comment on the plan to introduce online travel...
View ArticleFire destroys several Niagara Falls stores
A stubborn fire has destroyed several stores in the heart of Niagara Falls’ tourist district. The blaze began on Victoria Avenue near Clifton Hill around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The street was closed as...
View ArticleUpdate expected after tourist spots torso while riding Maid of the Mist
Niagara Falls police are expected to provide an update Friday after a tourist saw a woman’s torso in the water while riding the Maid of the Mist. Joanne Jones, a detective from England, was on the...
View Article2nd appeal for public’s help made in Niagara River torso case
Police again made an appeal for the public’s help in identifying a woman whose torso was found last week in the Niagara River. Niagara Regional Police Insp. Jim McCaffery said police are specifically...
View ArticleStruggling Riverdale Farm gets $25K donation
Riverdale Farm, a free urban gem in Cabbagetown, has staved off possible closure for the time being thanks to a generous donation. Coun. Norm Kelly and Andrew Sorbara, vice-chair of the Toronto Parks...
View ArticleAutopsy fails to find cause of Canadian tourist’s water-tank death
An autopsy did not determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said. More tests must be...
View ArticleCanadian tourist dies after falling from hotel in Mexican resort
A Canadian tourist has died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Local media reports say the 21-year-old, identified as Sydney Taylor, died early Tuesday after apparently falling about 10 metres from the...
View ArticleMayor pleads for tourists to return to Lac-Megantic
The shocking images of flames ravaging Lac-Megantic have drawn visitors to the small Quebec town, hoping for glimpses of a morbid tourist attraction. It’s a dreary development for a town that long has...
View ArticleRipley’s Aquarium opens in Toronto
Visitors to Toronto may not be able to swim with the sharks on Bay Street but they’ll have an up-close view of the ocean predators in a new indoor aquarium. After two years of construction, delays and...
View ArticleCanada to charge many foreign tourists a fee for new electronic application
Millions of visitors to Canada would be charged a new fee under a proposed electronic security screening plan. The federal government is soliciting public comment on the plan to introduce online travel...
View ArticleFire destroys several Niagara Falls stores
A stubborn fire has destroyed several stores in the heart of Niagara Falls’ tourist district. The blaze began on Victoria Avenue near Clifton Hill around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The street was closed as...
View Article6 dead, 31 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos arrived at the Guatape reservoir in Colombia where a tourist boat capsized and said that 122 people were either rescued or found their way to shore. He said that six people...
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