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John Tory has submitted his formal resignation, days after he announced plans to step down following an affair with a former staffer.Tory made the announcement in a statement issued late Wednesday evening. “I will be spending the next two days in meetings with Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie and City staff to continue to ensure an orderly transition,” Tory said in his statement.The resignation is effective on Friday.

The liquidation sales at Nordstrom stores across Canada will begin Tuesday.

View of the Colosseum in 2011 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images) Spring break outings are often defined by parties and trips to beaches in California, Florida and Hawaii — however, new data shows a growing interest in international travel among Americans.Less conventional destinations, particularly in Europe, have replaced longstanding favorite locations such as Orlando, Phoenix and Maui atop many Americans' travel itineraries. Many report lower prices, fairer weather and loosening COVID-19 restrictions across the globe as driving factors in their shift toward the likes of London, Rome and British Columbia.10 SAFETY TIPS TO REMEMBER IF YOU'RE TRAVELING OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR SPRING BREAKWhat is driving this change?After years of visiting national parks, wide-open nature retreats, and domestic tropical island getaways during the pandemic, Americans are showing renewed interest in travel this spring."Interest in international travel is increasing given the favorable exchange rate for Americans," Philip Ballard, the Florida-based chief communications officer of HotelPlanner, told the Associated Press. "For example, we're seeing about a 20% increase in U.K.-bound bookings because the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement sources believe a group of children no older than 15-years-old are behind the brutal and seemingly unprovoked beating of a woman in Center City.The attack happened just after 7 p.m. Thursday near the corner of 15th and Chestnut streets. The victim, a 34-year-old woman who lives nearby, was on her way to a hair appointment when she was jumped by a group of eight young people. "Someone tapped her on the shoulder, she turned around, and they smacked her on the head, she went down and her head was stomped on," the victim's father, Dr.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help to find a group of suspects they say brutally attacked one woman just blocks from City Hall last month.Shocking video captured the moment a 33-year-old woman was beaten to the ground at 15th and Chestnut streets on February 23.Police say the group continued to punch and stomp on the victim until she became unconscious, then left her injured on the sidewalk.MORE HEADLINES:The woman was treated for injuries to her head, face and body at a local hospital.Eight suspects were caught on surveillance footage in connection to the attack, and police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

Reading, PA - May 10: Pennsylvania State Rep and Democratic Leader Joanna E. McClinton speaks in front of Reading City Hall. After a tour through downtown Reading, Pennsylvania and Reading's Keystone Opportunity Zone with Pennsylvania House of Repres HARRISBURG, Pa. - Philadelphia state Rep.

SEATTLE - The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination.Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States.

New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan and Lt. Colonel Brent Warne attend World War ll Veteran Corporal Roland Scarinci’s 100th Birthday Bash at the Fraternal Order of Police Hall in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, Feb.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles may have lost the Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean our beloved Birds didn't have a parade-worthy season!FOX 29 decided to celebrate our home team with a 5-mile "Hurts Parade," kicking off from City Hall to Lincoln Financial Field Wednesday morning.Mike Jerrick started his march at 7 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - It's become something of a tradition in Philadelphia - one that most other cities just don't understand.Hours before a big sports game, the city sets out on a mission to grease the poles near City Hall in anticipation of a victory.The goal? To stop die-hard fans from climbing poles around the city to celebrate their team.RELATED COVERAGE: It's a Philly thing: Police will grease poles ahead of Eagles-49ers NFC Championship gamePhiladelphia police announced the same safety precaution before the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field last month.While the tactic proves unsuccessful time-and-time again, police were still spotted greasing the poles Sunday ahead of the Eagles showdown against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.Perhaps it's become a superstition, a sign of a win to come? Or maybe this time the greased poles will win!In addition to the greased poles, Philadelphia is preparing for a possible celebration with road closures and other safety precautions throughout the weekend.

Colombo (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's Dr Ruchitha Perera, FCIM, Chartered Marketer (UK) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. The appointment was announced at the Annual General Meeting held recently, at Moor Hall, United Kingdom. His three-year term came into effect in December 2022.Dr Perera is a marketing veteran with over 30 years of experience delivering marketing education, business coaching and training. He has also provided leadership to several global organisations. He also specialises in the areas of sustainability and digital transformation.The CIM, UK Board of Directors is made up of ten members: eight represent the UK and Europe and two represent the rest of the world.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – On the 26th and 27th of November, the Dawoodi Bohra community of Sri Lanka will host the Bohra Business Exposition 2022 at the Havelock City Hall, from 10am- 9pm.For generations, the Dawoodi Bohra community in Sri Lanka has played an instrumental role in Sri Lanka's business sphere and continually has had an impact on the lives of million employed and engaged with their sectors. Subsequent to their entry into Sri Lanka's business community in 1830, the Bohra entrepreneurs infiltrated the business community as traders and merchants.

The City of Ottawa “lost control” in the downtown core during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest in February, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Tuesday.

‘No escape’: Emergencies Act inquiry hears Ottawans describe loss of hearing, trauma Former Ottawa Police Service chief Peter Sloly previously said that the force did not have intelligence about the anticipated scale of the duration. But evidence released Monday shows top city officials were well aware of the potential for a sustained and significant protest.Steve Kanellakos, the city’s top bureaucrat, testified Monday that the city’s hotel association warned him of a surge in long-term hotel bookings days before heavy trucks and protesters ground downtown Ottawa to a halt.A Jan.

Vancouver has a new mayor, after voters sent a clear message, overwhelmingly choosing ABC’s Ken Sim over incumbent Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Global News projects.Sim looks set to have a free hand implementing policy as well, appearing set to bring his entire slate to council, the Vancouver Park Board and the Vancouver School Board.

LOS ANGELES - Following backlash over racially charged remarks, Nury Martinez has resigned from the Los Angeles City Council, she announced Wednesday. Martinez released a statement saying in part, "It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home. To my constituents - Serving you has been a privilege and one that I don’t give up lightly.

Now that King Charles III has taken the role of monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, he will be crowned on May 6, 2023, in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, according to the Buckingham Palace.

Former UGA head coach, Vince Dooley walks the sidelines prior to the Chick-fil-A Kick-Off Game between the Oregon Ducks and Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 3, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia Bulldogs legend Vince Dooley has been hospitalized with COVID-19.Athletic department spokesman Claude Felton says it is a "mild case."The former University of Georgia head football coach and director of athletics apparently had been battling a case of pneumonia and had canceled his appearance at the UGA bookstore before the Auburn game.The news was announced during Saturday's game.Dooley turned 90 last month.Dooley has been inducted into both the Georgia and Alabama Sports Hall of Fames as well as the National College Football Hall of Fame and Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 31: A general view of Philadelphia City Hall from Market Street on December 31, 2015 in Philadelphia City. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has issued a formal apology for experiments conducted by the University of Pennsylvania at the Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia decades ago. According to the city, the experiments were conducted from the 1950s to the 1970s and purposely exposed incarcerated individuals to pharmaceuticals, viruses, fungus, asbestos and dioxin, a component of Agent Orange. RELATED: Brother of MOVE bombing victims receives sisters remains, apology from PhiladelphiaMany of the incarcerated individuals who were experimented on were Black men who were illiterate, awaiting prosecution and attempting to save enough money to make bail. "While this happened many decades ago, we know that the historical impact and trauma of this practice of medical racism has extended for generations - all the way through to the present day.

PHILADELPHIA - Detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a shooting at the City Hall SEPTA station.According to police, the shooting took place at the 15th and Market Street station on Thursday morning. RELATED: SEPTA announces new safety plan, aims to address the city's vulnerable populationPhiladelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says an 18-year-old was shot in the leg and foot on the Market Frankford line. Police say two spent shell casings were recovered at the scene. Philadelphia police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot twice at the City hall SEPTA station.

Commuters wait on the platform as a Northbound Broad Street Line train arrives at SEPTA City Hall subway station, in Center City, Philadelphia, PA, on November 8, 2017. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - With increasing levels of crime on SEPTA platforms across Philadelphia, SEPTA released a new security plan that will not only focus on riders' safety, but also the safety of the city's vulnerable population, who SEPTA says often turn to their vehicles for shelter. According to SEPTA officials, the population of individuals experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health issues has increased over recent years.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is set to sign an executive order banning guns from recreation spaces as deadly violence continues to plague the city.Guns and other deadly weapons will be banned from public places across Philadelphia, including recreation center buildings, athletic courts, fields, playgrounds and pools.The order comes just one day after the funeral of recreation worker Tiffany Fletcher, a mother who police say was shot and killed by a teenager earlier this month.Kenney called Fletcher's killing "a brazen and unconscionable act of gun violence.""Tiffany Fletcher—a dedicated, passionate, and driven City employee—was struck by crossfire in the middle of the day doing a job she loved at Millcreek Rec Center in West Philadelphia.," Kenney said.MORE HEADLINES:Last month, five people were injured during a shootout that erupted near another recreation center in West Philadelphia. Police say six suspects fired almost 100 rounds then lead police on a chase that eventually ended with a crash.The executive order is set to be signed by Kenney at City Hall at 10 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A man accused of two sexual assaults on SEPTA platforms that happened minutes apart was charged on Monday, days after he reportedly turned himself in. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office charged 25-year-old Raymond Nunez with multiple offenses, including stalking, harassment, and indecent assault. The charges stem from two sexual assault incidents that happened on SEPTA platforms along the Broad Street Line in South Philadelphia on Monday.Officials say the first happened about 10:30 Monday night at the City Hall platform. A 22-year-old woman noticed an unknown man was following her.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESShe told police he got on the train as she got on, then walked over to her and stood over her and groped her, without saying a word and got off the train at the Tasker Morris Station.The second incident happened at the Tasker Morris Station, a short time later, when a 40-year-old woman told police the man approached her and asked her for a cigarette.

(From L to R): Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Camilla, Queen Consort, Sir Timothy Laurence, Mr Peter Phillips, Sophie, The United Kingdom’s first family is notoriously private and may seem mysterious to some, but the death of Queen Elizabeth II has once again thrust the royal family’s scrutinized dynamic into the public eye. Immediate members are taking part in the days-long ceremonial traditions of laying a monarch to rest. Here is a look at the key faces and players in the royal family:Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, became king immediately following the death of his mother. His coronation is still being planned and has yet to be announced. Meanwhile, the 73-year-old monarch has been under intense media scrutiny and has taken a grueling schedule.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a man accused of at least two unprovoked attacks of teenage girls at different SEPTA stations in Philadelphia. The first attack, according to police, happened during the Friday morning rush hour on Sept. 9 at the Walnut-Locust Street Station. The 17-year-old victim was reportedly walking in the station when the man strangled her to the ground with both hands around her neck.He eventually let the girl go and fled the station in an elevator, according to police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThree days later police believe the same man attacked a 13-year-old girl around 7:30 a.m.

Great Britain and the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday during the state funeral for the 96-year-old British monarch.

LONDON - Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds that massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.A day packed with funeral events in London and Windsor began early when the doors of 900-year-old Westminster Hall were closed to mourners after hundreds of thousands had filed in front of her flag-draped coffin. Many had waited for hours in line, including through cold nights, to pay their respects in an outpouring of collective grief and respect."I felt like I had to come and pay my final respects to our majestic queen.

Britain is getting ready to bury its longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, after what is anticipated to be one of the largest state funerals in the country’s history.

LONDON - The world is preparing to say its last goodbyes to Queen Elizabeth II as her state funeral is set for Monday.Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. The late monarch died Sept. 8 at 96 years old.

As Queen Elizabeth II continues to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday, mourners gathering to pay their respects to the longest-reigning monarch in British history will do so inside a building that has borne witness to 900 years of monarchy, pageantry and tales straight from the history books – Westminster Hall.

LONDON (AP) - Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.Police arrested a man after what the force described as a "disturbance" Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.RELATED: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral predicted to be most-watched event in TV historyThe tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday.

(FOX 9) - A Minnesota man was among the first members of the public to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state in Westminster Hall.Andrew Israels-Swenson, who is from Morris, Minnesota, was 18th in line to see the queen's coffin in London. He joined FOX 9 Good Day on Friday to talk about his experience (watch the video in the player above).Swenson's mother is British and moved to the United States in the 1960s.

Prince Harry will now be permitted to wear a military uniform to Queen Elizabeth II‘s vigil on Saturday evening.Buckingham Palace officials informed the media that Prince Harry will be able to wear his military garb when he joins other members of the royal family at Westminster Hall for 15 minutes of silence in front of the queen’s coffin during her final vigil. Here’s who will be in the Canadian delegation for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral The queen’s actual funeral will take place on Monday, Sept.

DALLAS - Dallas and Fort Worth claimed the top two spots on a new list of the Most Unfaithful Cities in the United States.The website MyDatingAdviser.com put together what it calls the Infidelity Index. The website studied 200 major U.S.

LONDON - As thousands of mourners wait for their chance to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at Parliament’s Westminster Hall, the U.K. government has launched a live "queue tracker" to show people just how long the line stretches. The live tracker, which is being livestreamed on YouTube by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, said the queue was approximately 4.2 miles long, as of Thursday afternoon local time.

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will leave Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday as it is taken amid somber pageantry on a horse-drawn gun carriage past crowds of mourners to the Houses of Parliament, where the late monarch will lie in state for four days.Crowds began massing early along the flag-lined road outside the palace for the procession from the monarch's official London residence to the historic Westminster Hall at Parliament. King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, and other members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin.Thousands of people are gathering on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace and along the banks of the River Thames hours before the coffin procession begins.

PHILADELPHIA - A teenage boy is being held responsible for the shooting of a 19-year-old at a busy SEPTA station in Philadelphia this summer, according to the District Attorney's Office.Police say the victim was shot in the chest, stomach and hand at the 15th Street Station under City Hall on July 14. He reportedly fought for his life for 13 days.Officials say the incident began after a 14-year-old suspect boarded a train at the 69th Street Station with a loaded 9mm gun. Both the suspect and victim reportedly got into an argument and drew guns when exiting the train. Officials say the suspect then shot the victim at close range and escaped in the chaos of running passengers.

LONDON - King Charles III pledged Monday to follow his late mother’s example of "selfless duty" as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament in London before he was to fly to Edinburgh to be with the late queen's coffin as it lies at rest in the Scottish capital.Earlier, Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Prince Harry hailed her as a "guiding compass" and praised her "unwavering grace and dignity."Hundreds of lawmakers crowded into the 1,000-year-old Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament for the service, rich in pageantry, in which Parliament offered its condolences to the king, and he replied.A trumpet fanfare greeted the king and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, as they entered the hall, which was packed with hundreds of legislators.Britain's King Charles III attends the presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, central London on Sept. 12, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8.

King Charles III has been proclaimed the Canadian head of state at a ceremony held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Alexandra Daddario shared some rare insight into her whirlwind romance with producer Andrew Form, who she married earlier this summer during a romantic ceremony at the iconic Preservation Hall in New Orleans.While gracing the cover of Women's Health in a sexy white sports bra and black quilted shorts, the 36-year-old White Lotus star opened up about having to juggle wedding planning while synonymously shooting her upcoming TV series Mayfair Witches.'When I met Andrew, we just both knew,' she revealed. 'The wedding was wonderful; it felt a bit like an inevitable conclusion.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm Thursday night about what he views as extremist threats to American democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism. He's aiming to reframe the November elections as part of an unceasing battle for the "soul of the nation."Nearly two years after he defeated Donald Trump, it's a reprise of Biden's 2020 campaign theme, casting the midterm election stakes in as dire terms as those that sent him to the Oval Office.

FILE - Quarterback Len Dawson #16 of the Kansas City Chiefs on the sidelines during a mid circa 1970s NFL football game. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Len Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title in 1970, has died, according to multiple reports, citing his family.Dawson’s family issued a statement to KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirming the news of his death. "With wife Linda at his side, it is with much sadness that we inform you of the passing of our beloved Len Dawson,‘ the statement read, according to the news outlet.

PHILADELPHIA - For the second time this month, activists gathered in front of Sharon Hill’s Borough Hall to demand the release of more information on the police killing of an 8-year-old last August.Authorities say in late August, Fanta Bility and her family were leaving the Academy Park High School football field among a crowd of fans when a shooting between two young men erupted. Bullets from that shooting came in the direction of three Sharon Hill Police officers who were monitoring the crowd. The officers returned fire, shooting toward a car they believed was involved in the initial gunfire, striking the car and members of the crowd.

PHILADELPHIA - One-year after arriving in Philadelphia from war-torn Afghanistan, evacuees gathered at Philadelphia's City Hall on Monday to thank officials and share their stories. Saleh Samit recalled arriving at Philadelphia International Airport after leaving behind his native Afghanistan as part of the Kabul airlift. He was among 2,5000 evacuees that came through Philadelphia during evacuation, 800 of them have remained living in the area. Samit said just a few months after arriving in the United States he got a full-time job and is proudly paying taxes. "We left everything behind we just came with one clothes," Samit said.

PHILADELPHIA - A powerful new art exhibit in City Hall highlights the survivors of gun violence by telling the stories of those left to carry the trauma after a loved one’s murder.Dozens are now on display, some positioned directly across from the offices of the mayor and Councilmembers."When you transition to being a co-victim and life as you know it is over, so this should be the first thing that people see," says Zarinah Lomax, who organized the "Apologues Exhibit," "We Are Here," as a co-victim herself."I simply want them to listen to these stories, hear their hearts and reach out to them and ask them what do they need, because they’ll tell you."MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAmong a temporary display of murder victims’ portraits, by Lost Dreams on Canvas Lomax, brought the families’ together for a press conference Thursday as an opportunity to show them they are not alone and to channel their grief into action. Cherisse Pearson spoke with her five-year-old twins by her side about the murder of her 17-year-old, Theodore "Trae" Crawford, earlier this year."I don’t want them having false expectations and false hopes that their brother is coming home one day," she says. "It’s everyone’s problem, you don’t want to wait until the last minute when you’re the one on this end."Lomax is already in talks of where the display can move to next and wants to connect with additional families impacted by violence in the city.

Keffals, had been doxxed — with harassers sending false death threats with her name, address to London, Ont. city councillors, leading to Sorrenti being arrested at gunpoint.“When I went into the hallway and then saw that assault rifle, I screamed and I thought I was going to die,” Sorrenti told Global News in a sit-down interview.Swatting is a tactic of calling the police to a live streamer’s home, as armed police show up on their doorstep in an attempt to intimidate them.

COLOMBO (News 1st); A man escaped potentially life-threatening injuries when a pole crashed through the windshield of his car. The metal pole about 19 feet in length had fallen from a building that is under construction in Town Hall, Colombo.It crashed through the windshield of a car that was line to obtain fuel from the Town Hall Filling Station.The driver suffered minor injuries.

PHILADELPHIA - This year's fourth heat wave is supposed to hit on Thursday and another is already in the forecast for next week. For some people, the heat means extra time in the pool, but for others, cooling off and staying safe in the heat is not that easy.Vanoka Jones brought her four children to the spray ground at Dilworth Park at City Hall, so they could enjoy some time in the water. But, during a dangerous heat wave, she realizes that there are still risks to being outdoors. "It's hot.