Pope heads to Canada as Indigenous groups seek full apology

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church’s efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them…

Britain's 'forgotten' serial killer Patrick Mackay, 69, could be freed

Britain’s ‘forgotten’ serial killer Patrick Mackay, 69, who brutally murdered 11 people including grandmother and a priest could be freed from jail before Christmas after spending 47 years behind bars Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, Mackay has confessed to killing eleven people The so-called…

Lollipop lady hangs up her whistle after 31 years of service

Dogs love Roslyn Olerhead. And why wouldn’t they? Every morning, they get a pat, a treat and sometimes a cuddle from the soft-spoken lollipop lady of Brunswick South Primary School. Parents and children are also drawn to her like a beacon, as…

Use of epidural kits limited as global shortage hits Australian hospitals

Health officials in Victoria and NSW are issuing directives to limit epidural kit usage to obstetric patients only amid a worldwide shortage that has hit Australia’s hospitals. A spokesperson for the national Therapeutic Goods Administration told The Age and The Sydney Morning…

Into thin air: Why is Australia facing a gas crisis?

At a media conference 20 years ago, former prime minister John Howard announced what he said was the biggest single export deal in Australia’s history, a 25-year contract to supply China with up to $25 billion worth of liquified natural gas from…

Saudi unveils plans for 75-MILE long desert skyscraper Mirror Line

The 75 mile long desert SIDESCRAPER: Saudis unveil plans for $1 trillion skyscraper called the Mirror Line that will be taller than the Empire State Building and house up to five million Saudi Arabia plans on building a 75-mile skyscraper called the Mirror…