Nearly a year after the provincial government first came under fire when thousands of documents were downloaded in a massive data breach, MLAs say they are cognizant of the dangers of poor cybersecurity but that no concerted effort is being made toward strengthening the safety of their online activities. On Wednesday, the day after Nova […]
The communities of Cobourg and Port Hope have a combined population of about 35,000 people — well under the threshold of 50,000 needed to qualify for the first round of cannabis stores. Just 10 minutes apart along Highway 401 in Northumberland County, the towns are in Ontario’s east region for stores. The region, which has six […]
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Sears, the iconic retail chain that was forced into bankruptcy in October, avoided a total shutdown after billionaire Eddie Lampert, the company’s chairman and largest shareholder, won a bankruptcy auction for Sears Holdings, according to a person familiar with the matter. Last week, Lampert upped his offer to more than US$5 […]
An aspiring Montreal comedian has been told he cannot take part in shows at a university bar because his dreadlocks are a form of cultural appropriation. The Coop les Récoltes, a bar and solidarity co-operative at the Université du Quebec à Montréal, confirmed on Facebook its decision to exclude Zach Poitras because of his hairstyle. […]
Clarington’s fire chief says his department has been inundated with recent calls for a fire at an area greenhouse but the “blaze” onlookers report is, in fact, a startling glow from lights and steam inside the greenhouse. Gord Weir says more than a dozen people within the last few weeks have called in at night […]
Friends and family of Chad Williams are calling for justice as they continue to mourn his death. The 26-year-old was shot, after allegedly pulling out a weapon while being pursued by officers on Friday, Jan. 11. “The police murdered my grandson. “I never thought that would happen to my Chad. Now I’ll never be able […]
WASHINGTON — Along Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from the Trump International Hotel and in between the Capitol and the White House, Carrie Wilder, a single mother and 11-year government employee, was on the verge of tears as she waited for free food. “I’ve never felt the pervasive sense of hopelessness that I feel now,” said […]
Hours before the government shutdown began, President Trump scored a rare bipartisan victory when he signed a criminal justice bill aimed at reducing the number of nonviolent offenders in prison. Now, the shutdown threatens to delay the law’s implementation. “The timeline in the bill was already ambitious,” said Molly Gill, vice president of policy at […]
NBA star Enes Kanter, who plays for the New York Knicks, has emphatically rejected the allegations against him, tweeting: “The only thing I terrorize is the rim. “Turkish Government can NOT present any single piece of evidence of my wrongdoing. I don’t even have a parking ticket in the US. I have always been a […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (Jan 16) asked President Donald Trump to reschedule the annual State of the Union address until the government fully reopens, as a partial government shutdown stretched into its 26th day with no signs of resolution. With the address scheduled for Jan 29, Pelosi wrote a […]