• Reuters

    How a small Oregon town sparked a nationwide debate on homelessness

    On a sunny afternoon in a grassy park by the river, Amber Rockwell loaded a black, steel cart with a tent, suitcases, bags, camping stove and a plastic tin of licorice and tightened it all down with ratchet straps as she prepared to move to the next park over. Every week, she and the hundreds of other people living outdoors in Grants Pass, Oregon, must pack up and change locations to avoid being fined, arrested or stripped of their belongings by police. “There’s no place for us,” Rockwell says, sitting on the grass, taking a break from packing.

  • The Canadian Press

    Fire in Labrador town under control, officials tells residents to stay away

    HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — RCMP say the fire that prompted a state of emergency in a Labrador town is now under control. The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay previously declared a state of emergency because the fire had spread to an area containing explosive material. In a Facebook post Saturday morning, RCMP said there is no current risk of explosion, but residents of the town and its Canadian Forces Base should still stay away. RCMP say firefighters battled the blaze throughout the night. No

  • The Telegraph

    London drivers ‘could pay per mile’ to achieve Sadiq Khan’s net zero targets

    Drivers in London could have to pay-per-mile charges by the end of the decade in order to achieve Sadiq Khan’s “accelerated” plan to hit net zero, documents reveal.