Ottawa cops charge PMO paint protester; group IDs her as topless Junos stage crasher

BERLIN (AP) - Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported Monday.The two suspects, who were not identified, also blasted the "Heil Hitler" Nazi salute via the train’s intercom several times on Sunday. The authorities tracked them down by analyzing video from the train cameras.

New Jersey shoreline.Spearheading the project is the conservation group American Littoral Society, which said the coconut fibers help create "living shorelines" that provide an alternative approach to seawalls, bulkheads and other structures traditionally used to stabilize land.The logs begin their lives in India and Indonesia, where coconut fibers are sourced and then transported to the Lower 48. In the U.S., the coconut fibers are then packed into logs and wrapped inside biodegradable netting.Coconut fiber logs.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for a great cause!On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell website shared a series of pictures from the couple's latest outing in support of Mental Health Awareness Month.According to the site, Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, met with the youth group AHA! Santa Barbara, where they discussed the ways that social media has an effect on the daily mental health of teens. In pictures posted on the site, Harry and Meghan are all smiles as they pose with a group of teens.

COVID-19 rapid tests for free at their local pharmacies as of Monday.Those who are considered to be at high risk of complications from the disease — including immunocompromised and pregnant people — will still be able to pick up test kits at no additional cost until April 2024.Seniors, full-time students under the age of 25 and children who benefit from free medication under the province’s drug insurance plan will also still have access to free COVID-19 tests, according to the Health Ministry.The ministry, which announced the move in late March, cited the improving pandemic situation in Quebec as the reason for scaling back the program.Quebec’s pharmacists association, the Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires (AQPP), said those who do not meet the criteria for no-charge tests will still be able to buy kits in pharmacies.“Since the start of the program, Quebec pharmacies have distributed nearly 9,250,000 kits of self-administered tests,” AQPP president Benoit Morin said in a statement.In December 2021, the government announced that COVID-19 rapid tests would be made available to the general population through select pharmacies. People would have access to five free tests every 30 days.The Health Ministry says COVID-19 tests will continue to be distributed for free in schools and child-care centres.— with files from Global’s Felicia Parrillo and The Canadian Press

Signs of recovery in Canada’s housing market after a year-long slump, just as higher borrowing costs are expected to slow much of the rest of the economy, could raise inflation and delay a shift by the central bank to interest rate cuts, analysts said.

₹59 crore, registering a growth of 15.7 per cent, compared to ₹51.2 crore in the corresponding period last year. The company reported a total sales of ₹316.3 crore in the January-March quarter, reporting an increase of 21 per cent compared to ₹262.2 crore in the year-ago period. The company reported a total revenue of ₹321 crore, posting a growth of 19.8 per cent, compared to ₹268 crore in the same period last year.

PHILADELPHIA - Dozens and dozens of innocent dogs are hoping for a second chance at a safe, happy life after being saved from a home in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.The Pennsylvania SPCA says they removed 73 Chihuahuas and one rottweiler from the 1900 block of North Orianna Street on May 11.Police were serving a separate order when they observed 40 dogs "living in unsanitary conditions," and contacted the PSPCA."Instead of 40 dogs, they found nearly double, with the total rescued landing at 74," the PSPCA said.MORE HEADLINES:Officials say the dogs were seized over concerns for their welfare, including unsanitary conditions, lack of veterinary care and significant number of dogs."In the city of Philadelphia, no more than 13 spayed/neutered dogs are permitted in one home or 2 unaltered dogs," according to the PSPCA.All 75 dogs are now under the care of the PSPCA, but are available for adoption as of Monday.

FILE - Doyle Brunson during The Poker Channel Poker Challenge - Photocall at Rococo in London, Great Britain. (Photo by David Lodge/FilmMagic) LAS VEGAS - Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent.Brunson was 89.Brian Balsbaugh, Brunson's agent, posted a statement on Twitter from the family."It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our father, Doyle Brunson," the statement read.

Two brothers have been jailed after they scammed more than £2m from people who they tricked into paying for European Health Insurance Card (EHICs).

PHILADELPHIA - A Democratic primary that will likely determine who becomes Philadelphia’s next mayor could boost a progressive cause struggling to make a comeback after national setbacks, but with no clear front-runner it's just as likely to fortify the city's existing Democratic machine.Not one of the five top candidates has emerged as a clear favorite in Tuesday's primary, a digression from mayoral races in recent history, said Richardson Dilworth, author of the book "Reforming Philadelphia," which examines the city’s government over the course of 350 years."The political structure of the city is in a moment that is somewhat unprecedented," he said. "It’s ideologically incredibly cohesive.

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HAYWARD, Calif. - Forrest Jones spent over two decades in California state prisons, but on Sunday, he graduated from college.Jones grew up in Hanford in San Joaquin Valley where he was the youngest of 10 siblings in a working class family. Jones said he started hanging out with the wrong crowd and spent 27 years of his life in California state prison.  "I started messing with drugs, became addicted," Jones said.

Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corrine Foxx are set to host a new musical celebrity game show, We Are Family.

Jamie Foxx is gearing up to get back to work.Amid his recovery from an unspecified health crisis, the actor's next project has been announced. Jamie will co-host Fox's upcoming music competition series,, alongside his daughter, Corinne Foxx, the network announced on Monday. The show is set to debut in 2024. «We are thrilled to be developing We Are Family with Jeff Apploff and our friends at FOX Entertainment after so much success with six seasons of Beat Shazam,» Jamie and Corinne said in a statement announcing the news.

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Biden and congressional Republicans made little tangible progress Tuesday toward averting a first-ever US defau HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives received President Joe Biden's endorsement Monday in a race likely to determine control of the legislative chamber, with implications for abortion rights, the 2024 presidential contest and Gov.

Evergreen Plantation National Historic Landmark. Photo: Brian Davis, Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation A list of the most vulnerable historic buildings and places currently in the United States has been released. The National Trust for Historic Preservation shared the 11 most endangered historic sites in the country right now, along with the different threats these "treasures" across the country are facing.Some are individual buildings and some are entire neighborhoods, and they all face unique threats from extreme weather deterioration to modernized overdevelopment. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately-funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.

PHILADELPHIA - One man's actions thwarted what would have been his own daytime carjacking on the streets of Chinatown earlier this month.Police say two teen suspects followed the victim after he parked his car on the 1000 block of Race Street on May 7.They snatched his keys, ran back to his car and attempted to drive off in it, according to authorities.However, police say the victim pulled one of the suspects from his car and took back his keys after a brief struggle.MORE HEADLINES:The suspects then fled in an unknown direction.

hospitalized after suffering a “medical complication” while filming his new movie “Back In Action.” The Post reached out to Foxx and his daughter for comment. “We are thrilled to be developing ‘We Are Family’ with Jeff Apploff and our friends at FOX Entertainment after so much success with six seasons of ‘Beat Shazam,’” said the father-daughter duo in a statement.

PHILADELPHIA - A bike ride turned violent when police say a man was jumped by several suspects near the Philadelphia Art Museum earlier this month.The 48-year-old victim was riding his bike on the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on May 4 when a car pulled up beside him.Several suspects emerged, knocked him off his bike, then punched and kicked him until he was unconscious, according to authorities.MORE HEADLINES:They eventually fled with his wallet and keys.Police released surveillance video of the suspects as they ask for the public's help to identify them.

FILE - Vehicles drive on the Capital Beltway, Interstate 495 ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, May 27, 2022, in McLean, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - For those with travel plans over the next few months, brace yourself: AAA says Memorial Day weekend is expected to be one of the busiest in years and is a sign of what’s to come this summer.An estimated 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022, according to a new forecast released by AAA on Monday. Some 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer in 2023 compared to last year, the company said.AAA defines the Memorial Day holiday travel period as Thursday, May 25 to Monday, May 29 and bases its estimates on data obtained from over 50,000 U.S.

FILE - A Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) identity verification machine is demonstrated to a member of the media at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Mar BALTIMORE - A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes "Photo Complete" and the person walks through — all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer sitting behind the screen.It's all part of a pilot project by the Transportation Security Administration to assess the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country."What we are trying to do with this is aid the officers to actually determine that you are who you say who you are," said Jason Lim, identity management capabilities manager, during a demonstration of the technology to reporters at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.RELATED: Lyft rolls out feature to make airport pickups fasterThe effort comes at a time when the use of various forms of technology to enhance security and streamline procedures is only increasing.

PHILADELPHIA - It appears Taylor Swift and a security guard have developed some "Bad Blood" after her 3-night hometown concert in Philadelphia.Video caught the superstar protecting a fan in the audience during Saturday night's show at Lincoln Financial Field.Taylor can be heard yelling "She's fine!" at a security guard, stopping again to say "She wasn’t doing anything," then finally shouting "Hey! Stop!"Ironically, the exchange unfolded as Taylor performed her hit song "Bad Blood" - and now the fan is speaking out!RELATED COVERAGE: Taylor Swift fans descend on South Philadelphia despite many not having ticketsHer name is Kelly, and she says the security guard was harassing her and her group all night."Taylor noticed… and she didn't like it," she said in a TikTok posted the day after the concert.She says the security guard was eventually escorted out, and she was offered tickets for Sunday night's show.

FILE - Mt Everest. (Photo by: Rahul Sharma/ INDIAPICTURE/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) KATHMANDU, Nepal - A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak.Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit on Sunday morning along with a Hungarian climber, according to expedition organizer Imagine Nepal Treks.The season's first wave of climbers reached the summit this weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds of climbers who will attempt to scale the peak over the next few weeks.Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.Experienced mountain guide Kami Rita earlier held the record outright for the most climbs of Mount Everest after his 26th successful trip last year.

FILE - Two dogs enjoy outdoor dining at the Newton Centre in Newton, Massachusetts with their owners on Aug. 30, 2021.

FILE - A Chinese woman adjusts a Chinese flag near US flags before the start of a Strategic Dialogue expanded meeting between China and the US during the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Ju BEIJING - China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years.Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released.Leung was detained April 15, 2021, by the local bureau of China's counterintelligence agency in the southeastern city of Suzhou, according to a statement posted by the city’s intermediate court on its social media site. His detention came after China had closed its borders and imposed tight domestic travel restrictions and social controls to fight the spread of COVID-19.Such investigations and trials are held behind closed doors and little information is generally released other than vague accusations of infiltration, gathering secrets and threatening state security.Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial claims involving self-governing Taiwan and the South China Sea.

Jamie Foxx was hospitalised in the midst of filming a new project for Netflix last month - leaving his fans, family and friends worried and devastated.The actor, 55, was rushed to hospital with a “medical complication” on 11 April in the midst of filming comedy series Back in Action, according to his daughter Corrine. Corrine Foxx, 29, provided no further details of her dad’s condition.

PHILADELPHIA - FEBRUARY 23: The Philadelphia Inquirer Building is seen February 23, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, filed for bankruptcy pro PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack.The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the printing of the newspaper's Sunday print edition, the Inquirer reported on its website.The news operation's website was still operational Sunday, although updates were slower than normal, the Inquirer reported.Inquirer publisher Lisa Hughes said Sunday "we are currently unable to provide an exact time line" for full restoration of the paper's systems."We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work to fully restore systems and complete this investigation as soon as possible," Hughes said in an email responding to questions from the paper's newsroom.The attack was first detected when employees on Saturday morning found the newspaper's content-management system was not working.The Inquirer "discovered anomalous activity on select computer systems and immediately took those systems off-line," Hughes said.The cyberattack has caused the largest disruption to publication of Pennsylvania’s largest news organization since a massive blizzard in January 1996, the Inquirer reported.The cyberattack precedes a mayoral primary election scheduled for Tuesday.

STAMFORD, Conn. - Connecticut state police are seeking witnesses as investigators try to determine the cause of a crash that killed four people on Interstate 95 in Stamford.All four victims were in an SUV that rear-ended a tractor-trailer that had slowed for heavy traffic in the northbound lanes shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, state police said.

DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/11/08: A "vote here" sign is seen outside of the polling location at Shiloh United Church of Christ in Danville on Election Day. Republican Doug Mastriano and Democrat Josh Shapiro are running for governor PHILADELPHIA - An off-year election in Pennsylvania Tuesday could send early signals about the mood of voters ahead of next year's races for White House and Congress. A special legislative race in the Philadelphia suburbs could determine whether Democrats retain a one-vote majority in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives, and the outcome could demonstrate how voters are feeling in a crucial region of a swing presidential state.

The late Queen Elizabeth filmed her Platinum Jubilee Paddington Bear Sketch at Windsor Castle instead of Buckingham Palace as she was too "frail" at the time.

New Delhi: India recorded 801 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a sharp decline from the previous count, the union health ministry data showed on Monday. The number of active cases have also declined to 14,493. In the last three years of the pandemic, India has reported to more than 44.9 million cases and 5,31, 778 covid related deaths.

A determined Lanarkshire woman who lost her partner to suicide led a demo at the Scottish Parliament recently.

Edmonton Oilers’ season ended Sunday night at Rogers Place with a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.Vegas wins the best-of-seven 4-2. They’ll play either Dallas or Seattle in the Western Conference Final.“There were two teams that were taking swings at each other in every game,” Oilers Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said.“It feels like a failure or a wasted year almost,” Leon Draisaitl said after the loss.The Golden Knights took an early lead when the puck bounced in front to Reilly Smith, who snapped a shot past Stuart Skinner 24 seconds into the game.Connor McDavid provided a quick response, 31 seconds later, when his shot from the right wing eluded Adin Hill.Just 1:48 after that, Derek Ryan centered the puck to Warren Foegele, who connected for his second of the post-season.Vegas came out strong in the second and went ahead on a pair of goals by Jonathan Marchessault in the first eight minutes of the period.“I thought we played a good first period,” Woodcroft said.

The $14-billion deal that will see Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, set up a manufacturing presence in Canada for the first time in history, took a year of negotiations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

It’s been two weeks since out-of-control wildfires began forcing evacuation orders in parts of Alberta and the situation remains critical.