The University of Calgary is holding an expert panel on Friday to discuss how sexual violence is addressed on campuses in Calgary. Debra Tomlinson, CEO of the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services, will be moderating the event. Related SFU taking RCMP warning ‘extremely seriously’ after sex assault at Burnaby campus Police investigating reported sex […]
Lawsuit says ban, which outlaws nearly all abortions, is unconstitutional and would harm women. A United States federal lawsuit filed on Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that bans nearly all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. The American Civil Liberties Union […]
Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman has been named in U.S. business magazine Fast Company’s top-100 list of most creative business people. “As a municipal leader, I’m honoured to be on this list,” Lehman said in a statement. “As Mayor of Barrie, I’ve worked to shift government from being reactive to proactive.” The Fast Company list honours […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood, an abortion and healthcare provider, have sued Alabama over its ban on abortion. The groups called the “extreme” law a “manmade public health emergency”. The ban, which offers no exceptions for rape or incest, was signed last week but has not taken effect. Anti-abortion supporters expected […]
Proposed new rules to protect Canadian travelers will require airlines to provide status updates every 30 minutes if flights are late or cancelled, according to finalized regulations released Friday. “The regulations I am announcing today outline standards of treatment and compensation that an air carrier will need to provide during delays, cancellations, overbooking, and other […]
Increased security at mosques prompts debate among Muslim Americans over community’s relationship with law enforcement. New York City – Mohamed Bahi’s computer mouse on the screen jumped from one room to the other. It was one day until the start of Ramadan, and he was finalising the new security equipment at the Brooklyn mosque where […]
In the early 1980s, when Susan Engel was starting out as the director of the adult division at the 92nd Street Y, the vaunted cultural and community center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, she was asked to “make magic on Sunday nights.” So she created a weekly lecture series that became the institution’s marquee event, […]
A triple murderer has died after being held in solitary confinement for a record 35 years for ambushing and stabbing a prison guard to death. Thomas Silverstein, a member of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood, was kept alone in a specially designed and soundproof cell – with the lights on 24 hours a day – […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday (May 23) the chief executive of China’s Huawei Technologies was lying about his company’s ties to the Beijing government, and he believed more American companies would cut ties with the tech giant. The United States placed Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on a trade […]
Residents living in the Silver Valley community of Maple Ridge say it’s like having a free subscription to the Nature Channel. This time of year, bear sightings are a daily occurrence often caught on camera. “We love living here, and we knew (when) moving here we were moving into the wilderness,” resident Leah Cooke said. […]