The Missouri House passed a bill Friday to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, a measure that comes amid a flurry of anti-abortion legislation in statehouses across the county as Republican lawmakers mount direct challenges to federal protections for the procedure. The bill now moves to the desk of Gov. Mike Parson, a […]
Feline who found online fame and inspired thousands of memes passes away, age seven, her owners say. Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss expression entertained millions on the internet and spawned thousands of memes, national television commercials and even a movie, has died at age seven. Her owners posted on social media that she experienced complications from […]
The Quebec government announced Friday it is investing $3 million into revamping schoolyards across the province. “We want all our schools to be nice and useful and be in good shape,” said Quebec Education Minister Jean-François Roberge. “All children have the same right to have a nice school.” Forty-nine school boards will receive money for […]
A team doctor at Ohio State University sexually abused at least 177 male students over a period of nearly 20 years, an investigation has found. The university has released findings from a law firm which investigated claims made against Richard Strauss, and concluded that leaders at the school knew about the abuse. The claims against […]
Canadians can expect high prices at the pump this summer, but it won’t be making any new records. Unless you’re in Vancouver, where there are already record-breaking prices, the gas prices are expected to be a few cents shy of last year’s prices. Lower oil prices in 2019 are offsetting the increases seen by the […]
LONDON (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Women’s careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women’s rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday (May 17). Nearly two thirds of male managers reported they would be uncomfortable taking part in a common […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (REUTERS) – China struck a more aggressive tone in its trade war with the United States on Friday (May 17), suggesting a resumption of talks between the world’s two largest economies would be meaningless unless Washington changed course. The tough talk capped a week that saw Beijing unveil fresh retaliatory tariffs, US officials accuse […]
Canada’s year-long standoff with the Trump administration over punitive U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs is finally over, sources say, removing a key hurdle in efforts to ratify the new North American trade pact. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making an unscheduled, last-minute trip to Hamilton, Canada’s steel manufacturing capital, where he’s expected to confirm the […]
A dinner lady has reportedly been fired after she let a child have a lunch he didn't have the money to pay for. Bonnie Kimball said she didn't think it was a big deal and had told the student to pay the next day, confident that he would. And sure enough, she says he paid the […]
The world’s most famous moody moggy has died. Grumpy Cat (real name Tardar Sauce) passed away on Tuesday but her owners announced the death on Twitter on Friday morning. They said: “We are unimaginably heartbroken to announce the loss of our beloved Grumpy Cat. “Despite care from top professionals, as well as from her very […]