NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – The University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan, billed itself as a “nationally accredited business and STEM institution”, with an innovative curriculum, flexible class schedules and a diverse student body. But it had no curriculum, no classes and no real students, authorities said this week. The university in the suburbs of […]
Several police officers in the US city of Baltimore have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, selling drugs and guns, robbing homes and arresting innocent people. Several police officers in the US city of Baltimore have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, selling drugs and guns, robbing homes and […]
American military intervention in Venezuela is not imminent, US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton has said – but he reiterated that all options remain on the table. Asked if US military intervention was imminent – or by Brazil or Colombia or a combination of all three nations – Mr Bolton told the […]
Sale of Weinstein Company stalled as New York’s attorney general alleges co-founders of breaking laws amid sex scandal. New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against scandal-hit Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, his brother and his former company, alleging that their film studio failed to protect its employees against its cofounder. Weinstein, 65, was fired […]
A change of command will take place at city hall on Friday afternoon as Edmonton’s new police chief officially takes over the ranks. Dale McFee will be sworn in as the city’s 23rd chief of police in a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Related An exit interview with Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht: ‘It’s been rewarding’ […]
Toronto firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at a Scarborough Recreation Centre. Emergency crews were called to the Agincourt Recreation Centre on Glen Watford Drive, near Midland Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East, just before 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. A spokesperson for Toronto Fire Services told Global News it’s believed the fire started in a mechanical […]
The Saskatchewan traffic safety spotlight for February is focused on seatbelts and car seats. Police across the province will look for people not wearing a seatbelt or wearing one improperly. Related Prince Philip photographed driving without seatbelt two days after car crash Saskatoon police show off new screening device for testing drug-impaired drivers According to […]
Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at age 88. The cause of death was not immediately clear. The Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., and its namesake foundation said in a statement that Joyce’s generosity “has been felt across the country”. He had donated $7.5 million to support the […]
“Ghosts are invisible to most people, but visible to a few.” Susan Hiller said this in 2005 at a gallery in London where one of her video installations was being shown. For the piece, J-Street Project, she had spent three years filming clips of different street names in Germany that referred to a lost Jewish […]
Arctic cold continued to cripple the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday. Photographers captured the effects of extreme winter weather this week. [Read: Polar Vortex Updates: Bitter Cold Weather Spreads East] In Minneapolis, where the wind chill was minus 38 degrees Fahrenheit, Bonnie Star went on her daily walk and had encountered another person. Along the […]