An Air New Zealand plane en route to Shanghai was forced to turn around mid-air and return to Auckland on Sunday because the flight’s paperwork included a reference to the disputed island of Taiwan, according to a local media report. The Stuff news website on Tuesday cited multiple sources as confirming that documents for the…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the newly named Duke and Duchess of Sussex, surprised their guests with a gospel choir doing a powerful rendition of “Stand By Me” during the royal wedding at Windsor Castle on Saturday. The song is a significant choice. First recorded by Ben E. King and released in 1961, it became…
Cannabis consumers, if you’re concerned about the amount of packaging your government weed comes in, two companies have teamed up for a solution. Weed giant Tweed and recycling company TerraCycle have created a free program for recycling any and all packaging legal recreational marijuana comes in in Canada. Most of the cannabis packaging is technically…
The UK’s security minister was accused on Tuesday night of being “genuinely irresponsible” after he claimed a British hostage held by Islamic State was still alive. Senior Whitehall sources said Ben Wallace, the security minister, may have put John Cantlie’s life in jeopardy by commenting on his status. The source said Mr Wallace had “massively undermined”…
Pauley Perrette’s emotional farewell from “NCIS” took a dark turn when the actress posted a series of tweets alleging she had been victimized by “multiple physical assaults.” “He did it,” she wrote without naming anyone. Perrette, who played goth forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on the show for 15 seasons, did not mention “NCIS” specifically in…
The Vatican has said it will wait for the appeal process to end before considering action against George Pell, an Australian cardinal found guilty of sexually assaulting two altar boys. Pell, the Holy See’s third most senior figure after the Pope, was found guilty on five charges of sexually abusing two boys under 16 shortly…
A recent poll found that half of Torontonians are hoping for house prices to fall, but a new report from Royal Bank of Canada basically says “don’t hold your breath.” The modest price gains seen in Toronto and Vancouver in August are a “sign of things to come,” RBC senior economist Robert Hogue wrote in…
Huawei Technologies took out a full-page advertisement in major US newspapers on Thursday urging readers not to believe "everything you hear," about the Chinese tech firm, as it defends itself against government accusations its equipment can be used to spy. The world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, which has been charged with bank fraud related to US sanctions against…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has earned critical acclaim and some fantastic sales since its launch around the world last Friday – but also criticism for its scrappy online multiplayer modes. Criticism has centred around two points in particular. First, the general lag which can crop up when playing any of the game’s online modes. The…
Hot weather is finally here, which means it’s time to prepare some essentials for summer. Like your car. Or your wardrobe. Or, according to Teen Vogue, your vagina. So, are we supposed to swap out its winter tires, buy it some strappy sandals, or what? Teen Vogue, which is marketed to young readers, has been…