SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A news report on Friday (Feb 22) said many smartphone apps were sending highly personal information such as menstrual cycles and body weight to Facebook, without notifying users. The Wall Street Journal report based on its own in-house tests showed that intimate data could be shared with Facebook using a tool […]
The City of Ottawa has tapped Montreal-based engineering giant SNC-Lavalin and international construction consortium East West Connectors to design and build the $4.6-billion extensions to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system. The second stage of Ottawa’s LRT, the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history, will add 44 kilometres and 24 new stations to the O-Train network […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Feb 22) that if he sees progress being made in trade talks with China, he may be inclined to extend negotiations beyond a March 1 deadline, and suggested it was likely the globe’s two largest economies would be able to make a deal. Washington and […]
The Nova Scotia SPCA says a cat and her three kittens were found dead inside a plastic tote box in a Dartmouth park this week. The SPCA says their officers received a call from someone who found the box in the Albro Lake Park area on Feb. 21. It’s estimated the kittens were eight weeks […]
An “aggressive” driver has been arrested following online Road Watch complaints near Acton. Halton Police say the complaints alleged that the driver of a black VW Jetta sedan was driving at speeds over 100 km/h, and on one occasion was seen passing up to 15 vehicles. Around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, police say the suspect vehicle […]
CARACAS, Venezuela — The political showdown convulsing Venezuela escalated into deadly violence at the Brazil border on Friday, as security forces fired on Venezuelans protesting the government’s determination to block humanitarian aid deliveries from outside the country. Witnesses and local officials reported the confrontation a day after President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, facing the biggest […]
When setting up your own business, there are many things you have to consider, from how you fit into the current market to what your budget will be. But one of the most important things you need to think about it what you’re going to call your brand – as we all know how important […]
It sounds like something out of Dickens: A wealthy private school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side wants to build a multimillion-dollar athletic facility that will shroud the remnants of a 19th-century orphanage that was uncovered during demolition. The only thing standing in its way is the local priest — the same man whose accusations led […]
Forty-Five years of Voyageur hockey in Kingston could be coming to an end, according to several league sources. On Wednesday evening, a league meeting was scheduled before it was cancelled due to weather, according to a league source. During that meeting, the owner of the Voyageurs and multiple other league sources say the agenda included […]
LOS ANGELES (BLOOMBERG) – Time’s Up, an organisation formed last year to combat sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, is now coping with a crisis within its own ranks. Chief Executive Officer Lisa Borders, who announced she was stepping down earlier this week, left the organisation because her son was accused of sexual misconduct, […]