This past Sunday, I had the honour of marching as a member of our local Muslim contingent at Ottawa’s Capital Pride parade. Our diverse group included Muslims of all genders, orientations and from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Among us were Canadians of South Asian, Somali, Algerian, Turkish, African and Caribbean descent. Also marching alongside
Chinese and Iranian hackers have been aggressively targeting US businesses and government agencies because of Donald Trump’s ongoing conflicts with the two countries, the New York Times has reported. According to the newspaper, dozens of US banks, businesses and government offices have been hit amid a marked increase in cyber attacks. Security experts reportedly believe
Like many other market observers, Central 1 expects the Bank of Canada will hike its influential key interest rate this year — but the credit union also presents a possible scenario that could see rates sink lower. “The next Bank rate move is expected to be a quarter-point increase in late October 2019 on the
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A minor softball team from Newfoundland is sitting out a St. John’s tournament this week after being rejected for having two girls on the roster. Fighting Squirrels coach Barry Smith says organizers of the Constable William Moss Memorial Softball Tournament told him they would try to accommodate the team if he
After a massive debut in China, Venom is continuing its climb up the box office rankings. According to Box Office Mojo, Venom now ranks 84th on its list of all-time worldwide box office earners. Venom has earned over $780.5 million and counting. This puts the Tom Hardy movie above 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy ($773.3 million
OTTAWA — SNC-Lavalin, facing a 10-year ban from federal business over corruption charges, urged the Liberal government in 2017 to water down the penalty scheme for corporate misconduct to the point a guilty company could completely dodge a ban on receiving public contracts. In essence, the engineering and construction giant recommended the Liberals leave wiggle
IRVINE, Calif. — Following a two-day selection process, 17 athletes and three alternates have been selected to represent the United States as a member of the 2015 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT), the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Selected by members of the Women’s National Team Selection
The US government is offering a $1 million reward for information on the son of the late terrorist leader, Osama bin Laden. Hamza bin Laden, who has emerged as a leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, has released audio and video messages calling for attacks against the US and its allies. His father was killed in a US
Hate to break it to you, Toronto: the rest of Canada thinks your tap water kind of sucks. Almost 38 per cent of Ontarians think Toronto tap water tastes great, a new poll conducted by Santevia Water Systems has found, but the rest of the country thinks that the water pouring from the taps in
True to earlier reports and rumor suggestions, Nintendo has added a YouTube app to the Switch, and it’s available for download right now. Users can now watch anything from YouTube’s extensive library while using their Switch in both docked and handheld modes. Switch owners with existing YouTube accounts can log into them on the console to access