Christmas has come early for Italian children after the minister of education told teachers not to overload them with homework during the festive season. Italian children are among the most dedicated in the world when it comes to homework, with teenagers knuckling down to more than eight hours a week, compared to five hours in…
There’s been a considerable amount of public outcry over the new Ontario Cannabis Store logo. Most of the discussion has circled two main talking points: the cost of the logo, and how boring or “bad” it is. First off, it’s important to know that the intent seems clear here to make a boring logo, one…
An experiment with eyebrow pencil and a bit of Givenchy foundation two years ago hooked Song Yewen on the world of makeup. Now, the 21-year-old beauty vlogger is defying traditional Chinese gender norms on a mission to make his audience to feel as empowered as he does: “I feel good about myself when I wear…
Canada is one of the most expensive countries in the world in terms of plane ticket prices. That being said, in 2018 things should get much better for budget travelers, mainly thanks to the long overdue arrival of Ultra Low-Cost Carriers in Canada, and the arrival of the “Basic Economy” fares. Air Canada announced the…
The US surgeon general has urged an aggressive clamp down on e-cigarettes, recommending punitive taxes and bans on them being used at indoor public venues. It followed an explosion in "vaping" – inhaling e-cigarettes – among teenagers, with figures showing one in five high school pupils were using them. Jerome Adams, America’s top doctor, said…
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Communist Party on local freedoms. Over the past year, countries such as the United States and Britain have expressed concerns about a number of incidents…
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau has said science, gender equality and preparing Canadians for the jobs of the future will be key themes in Tuesday’s federal budget. Here are some more details on what it is expected to contain. PATERNITY LEAVE The federal budget is expected to include a five-week, “use-it-or-lose-it” incentive for new…
Click:cnc routing machines A suspect has been arrested in Morocco after two young Scandinavian women were found murdered with their throats cut in the Atlas Mountains, the interior ministry said. Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, a 24-year-old from Denmark, and an unidentified 28-year-old woman from Norway were found dead in a remote mountain area on Monday. Morocco’s…
Canadians are losing faith in the country’s food retailers in the wake of the bread price-fixing scandal, a new survey finds. That’s especially true for Loblaws, the brand whose parent company blew the whistle on the scheme late last year, and has become most closely associated with it. Between November of last year and March…
Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but won’t move its embassy until there’s a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday. He said in a speech that Australia will recognise east Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital only after a settlement has been reached on a two-state…