TORONTO — Ontario’s provincial government has fired three board members from a government organization working with a Google-affiliated company to create a smart-city development in Toronto. The move raises doubt about the development’s future. Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s minister of infrastructure, said in a statement Friday that he informed the three provincial appointees he was bringing
OTTAWA — Canada’s ban on the main source of artificial trans fats is now in effect. The ban takes aim at partially hydrogenated oils, or PHOs, which are the main source of industrially produced trans fats in all food sold in the country. Rules coming into force today make it illegal for manufacturers to use
An Irish former soldier detained in Syria will be allowed return with her young son despite her alleged links to Isil, Ireland’s prime minister said yesterday. Leo Varadkar said an investigation will need to be conducted before Lisa Smith will be allowed to re-enter the country but he said it was the compassionate thing to
Mortal Kombat 11 has been officially announced by NetherRealm Studios at The Game Awards, with a release date of April 23, 2019 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The trailer (teased by Ed Boon as an award for best sports/racing game), showed off a lot, including Scorpian vs Evil Raiden, weapons, classic Scorpion and best
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a dominant performance in its Lone Star Conference series, West Texas A&M extended its record streak at the No. 1 spot to 55 consecutive weeks in this week’s NFCA Division II Poll that was released by the Association on Wednesday. The top six positions in the poll did not change with
Moves to tighten gun laws in the US are facing a backlash from sheriffs in rural communities who are refusing to uphold new restrictions by declaring their counties "Second Amendment Sanctuaries". The wave of mass shootings, notably at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 pupils and staff were killed last
Before the summer’s end, I visited two friends, two Indigenous women who are also lawyers like me. We met up near Davenport Road in Toronto. We chatted over dessert and drinks. Eventually we decided to leave, and I ordered a car sharing service. It arrived with another man inside but I had not ordered a
Click:Luxury Valentine’s Day Necklace for Wife Cinemax is bringing one of Bruce Lee’s urban legends to life in an exciting new series, titled Warrior. Inspired by Lee’s writings, the 10-episode action-crime drama will premiere in 2019. According to Cinemax, “Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s
US President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisor John Bolton appears dead set on resuming his decades-long stand-off with Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega, hinting that Washington-backed regime change may be in the offing. “The Ortega regime has sentenced three farm leaders to 550 years in prison for their roles in protests in 2018, where Ortega’s
TUCSON, Ariz. – The first day of the 2015 NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic and six teams completed the day undefeated. Missouri-St. Louis, Colorado Mesa, Dixie State, Central Oklahoma and St. Mary’s (Texas) all finished 2-0, while West Texas A&M won its lone contest. The three-day tournament is being contested at Lincoln Park and hosted