5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1012+ words) Published Aug 06, 2026, 10:45 AM Updated Aug 06, 2026, 01:28 PM SINGAPORE – The driver who caused a six-vehicle collision in Tampines in 2024, which claimed the lives of a junior college student and a 57-year-old woman, has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death. The court…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (398+ words) Published Aug 06, 2026, 12:24 PM Updated Aug 06, 2026, 01:13 PM WASHINGTON – Human-caused climate change made the extreme fire conditions behind the 2026 Canadian wildfires twice as likely, a study said on Aug 6. Although the season began with below-normal activity, prolonged hot and dry weather since…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (768+ words) Published Aug 06, 2026, 10:45 AM Updated Aug 06, 2026, 10:59 AM SINGAPORE - The driver who caused a six-vehicle collision in Tampines in 2024, which claimed the lives of a junior college student and a 57-year-old woman, has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death. The…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) People gathering as emergency workers respond at the scene after a deadly shooting at a salsa-themed street festival in Toronto on July 11. Published Jul 12, 2026, 10:26 AM Updated Jul 12, 2026, 11:57 AM TORONTO – Five people were injured and two were pronounced dead following an…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (540+ words) This year’s NDP is set to take place at the National Stadium, which has a capacity of about 42,000, larger than the Padang (above). Maryam Munshi and Justine Ong Published Jul 04, 2026, 05:00 PM Updated Jul 04, 2026, 09:29 PM SINGAPORE – After nearly two decades of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (513+ words) The under-construction Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, is viewed along the Detroit River, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Published Jun 12, 2026, 12:48 AM Updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:53 AM WASHINGTON, June 11 - The U.S. and Canada have decided to delay…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (283+ words) The $6 billion Gordie Howe Bridge would link the Canadian province of Ontario with the US state of Michigan. Published Jun 11, 2026, 11:15 PM MONTREAL – The opening of a new bridge connecting Canada and the US, which President Donald Trump had criticised, has…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (390+ words) Published Jun 09, 2026, 08:55 AM WASHINGTON – A new US$4.7 billion (S$6 billion) bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is on track to open in the coming weeks, a bridge authority said on June 8, despite a threat by US President Donald Trump in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (680+ words) Kenneth Law, 60, is a former chef accused of running a number of online forums that offered predominantly young, distressed people advice on how to end their lives. Published May 27, 2026, 10:54 AM TORONTO – A Canadian man accused of shipping poison to people…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (507+ words) Reference checks should be handled carefully to protect a candidate’s current employment. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO Published May 25, 2026, 05:00 AM Updated May 25, 2026, 05:29 AM It is understandable that a candidate may feel uneasy if a prospective employer asks to contact the current…...