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Sinad OConnors family reveals public tribute on day of singers funeral

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Explore More Fans will have the opportunity to say goodbye to beloved Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor in a public tribute near her former Ireland home on Tuesday, August 8. The funeral plans for the icon, who was found dead at her home in London on July 26 at the age of 56, were announced in a statement on behalf of her family on Sunday. Per the Irish Times, they have invited mourners to pay their final respects during a funeral cortege that will pass her home of 15 years in Bray, on the Eastern Irish coast just south of Dublin. Read More...

Smoke from Canada eases as backup arrives to help fight ongoing wildfires

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MONTREAL (AP) — The hazardous haze from wildfires in Canada’s northeast eased there and throughout much of northeastern United States on Friday, but Canadian officials warned it could be a marathon fire season and welcomed the help of firefighters arriving from other countries. A contingent of 100 French firefighters landed in Canada and was en route to the fire region Friday. Hundreds more are expected to arrive from the U.S., Portugal and Spain in the coming days, and there should be about 1,200 people fighting fires in the province of Quebec by Monday, said Public Security Minister François Bonnardel. Read More...

The 37 objects that defined the year

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By Richard FisherFeatures correspondent@rifish Emmanuel LafontWhat would you put in the time capsule of 2020? (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont)If we were to create a time capsule of objects that captured life in 2020, what might we choose? The eyes of future historians are on us now. The year 2020 has been tumultuous, disruptive, exhausting, and pivotal – and one day, our great-grandchildren may wonder what it was like to live through these times. Read More...

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