An investigation into the troubled development formerly known as the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto has found evidence of financial links between the building’s developer and the top echelons of the Russian government. According to documents uncovered in a 10-month probe by the Financial Times, Alex Shnaider, the Russian-Canadian billionaire who developed the…
An Australian man rammed his four-wheel drive into a Sydney police car, hijacked a supermarket delivery truck and taxi, rammed other cars and stabbed and wounded a passerby before killing himself in front of police on Friday. The dramatic chain of events, which police said was not terror-related, began when police tried to pull over…
OTTAWA — A recent recall of pre-cooked roast beef due to possible contamination from Listeria is being expanded. The March 28 recall announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency concerned Seasoned Cooked Roast Beef sold at Druxy’s Famous Deli outlets in Ontario. The agency now says the roast beef produced by Erie Meat Products Ltd.,…
Andrew Lee, a Korean-American and self-confessed introvert, was quietly building a successful California tech company before he was unexpectedly named Crown Prince of Korea and suddenly thrust into the limelight. The tech entrepreneur’s story is a fairytale of the modern age. Until his inauguration in October – at a “Passing of the Sword” ceremony in…
Israel’s government has announced early elections for the beginning of April, setting the stage for a campaign on terms that appear favourable to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. Just weeks ago, the government looked on the verge of a chaotic collapse but Mr Netanyahu and his coalition partners announced Monday they had agreed…
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government, chastised last year in an auditor’s report that found a lack of oversight of Canada’s controversial temporary foreign workers program, is stepping up employer inspections and naming and shaming those caught breaking the rules. Since the start of the year, roughly 1,600 employers have been flagged as “high-risk employers”…
The Bard’s Tale 4 comes out on PC on 18th September 2018, developer inXile has announced. The fantasy role-playing sequel launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. The Bard’s Tale 4 is a single-player, first-person party-based role-playing dungeon crawler set in Caith, a Scotland-inspired realm. You recruit a party of up to…
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lost three key state elections to the opposition Congress party, in a blow to the momentum of prime minister Narendra Modi ahead of a national poll in the spring. The opposition Congress Party is now set to succeed BJP governments in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and the crucial…
The three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement are to vote on whether to investigate if Canada is failing to enforce environmental legislation on tailings ponds in Alberta’s oilsands. The vote is required after the trade treaty’s environmental watchdog concluded there were serious questions about how the federal government enforces the Fisheries Act…
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a new bill that has opened the way for the country to become the first in Asia to recognise same-sex civil partnerships. The bill, which would also afford same-sex couples the right to start their own families, would require approval from the Thai parliament – the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) –…