A second woman in Ontario has been charged under the Criminal Code’s still-lingering witchcraft provisions after she allegedly scammed an elderly man out of over $600,000. York Regional Police charged 27-year-old Samantha Stevenson, who also goes by Evanna Lopez, with pretending to practise witchcraft, fraud over $5,000, and possession of property obtained by crime after
Supporters of the anti-corruption blogger turned opposition figure, Aleksey Navalny, have made another attempt to register their own political party – only revealing its name at the founding convention to prevent a hijack. The convention was held at the weekend in one of Moscow’s business centers. It was attended by 124 deputies from 60 Russian
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Pairings) (Video Selection Show) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 40-team field and pairings for the 2017 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round. The event will take place from May 15 – 17 at ten different locations. The format is a double-elimination, four-team tournament. For more information on the
Over two-thirds of Russians approve of Vladimir Putin’s performance as president, and almost half believe the country is developing in the right direction, an independent opinion poll has revealed. The Levada Center published the results of an opinion poll on Tuesday, which showed that 67 percent of Russians approve of the actions of President Vladimir
Tyrese Gibson has joined the cast for up-and-coming Spider-Man spinoff movie, Morbius: The Living Vampire. Gibson has been added to a growing list of talent cast for Sony’s next Spidey-less Spider-man story, according to a new report published by Variety. Gibson, who has become a mainstay of massive action movie franchises such as Transformers and
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Minnesota’s record-breaking season added another milestone as it achieved the program’s first No. 1 national ranking in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Gophers (54-3), riding a NCAA DI-best 25-game winning streak, head into the postseason unseeded and will be the No. 2 seed in the Tuscaloosa
OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce its Poverty Reduction Act next week, bringing forward new legislation to implement Canada’s first-ever official poverty line, HuffPost Canada has learned. Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos said in an interview Thursday that having an official measure and target in place will force the government
Russian teachers are to be offered training to prepare them for possible armed attacks on schools and other emergency situations through a nationwide system of courses requested by human rights ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova. Speaking to Lower House MPs from parliamentary majority party United Russia, Moskalkova said that her aides had officially asked the Education Ministry
Two new magazine covers give us our first look at Hulk and a fixed Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame. The two covers are a part of Empire Magazine’s latest Endgame special issue. The first shows off the entire original Avengers, but notably showcases Hulk. The second cover features Thanos in full armor and, apparently, a fixed
A bizarre photo of an ambulance crew rushing into Lenin’s Mausoleum triggered a wave of jokes online, with some suggesting the proletariat chief had risen from the dead. However it is thought that an ill tourist needed assistance. The photograph of two paramedics, entering the iconic monument at Moscow’s Red Square surfaced online over weekend.