Charity workers are scrambling to avoid a public health crisis in the wake of the Indonesian tsunami that killed at least 429 people as supplies of medicine and clean water dwindle. Doctors working to limit the fallout from the tsunami that devastated the west coast of Java have warned that children are falling ill and becoming dehydrated. Thousands…
Poised on a chair before a group of American students, who are hanging off her every word, Myka Meier leans forward and lets them into a secret. The magic, she explains conspiratorially, comes from the knees and ankles. As the 30 students take notes, watching intently, Mrs Meier reveals the essence of “The Duchess Slant”…
CALGARY — The president and CEO of WestJet says the threat of a strike by its pilots is over. Ed Sims said the Calgary-based airline and the union that represents the pilots have agreed to a settlement process that will involve a federal mediator. If necessary, WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have…
Two women made history by sneaking into one of India’s holiest Hindu temples before dawn yesterday/WED in defiance of hardline activists blockading the shrine from female worshipers. The Sabarimala temple in southern Kerela has been at the centre of a highly politically charged stand-off after the Supreme court lifted a centuries-old ban on women of…
Violence could follow the announcement of election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations’ human rights office has warned, after authorities cut access to the internet in the wake of the December 30th vote. The poll, which is meant to lead to Congo’s first democratic transfer of power, was mostly peaceful, but…
Facebook users in Europe and Canada will for the first time be able to opt into the network’s facial recognition technology, which has been available in most other parts of the world for the past six years, the company says. Facebook is enhancing privacy safeguards for users around the world as it complies with new…
As we’ve come to the end of the first stage of tax filing season for most Canadians, people breathe a sigh of relief that their annual tax nightmare is over. But unfortunately for many, the real ordeal is just getting cued up. Fighting City Hall The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can, and does, demand proof…
Colombian authorities are investigating a possible plot involving Venezuelans to assassinate President Ivan Duque, a top official said Saturday night. Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes said Colombia’s intelligence services had been hearing chatter about alleged plans to kill the conservative Duque. He said the arrest in recent days of three Venezuelans in possession of assault weapons had…
OTTAWA — A federal proposal that would allow prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies in certain cases of corporate wrongdoing has been quietly included in the Trudeau government’s 582-page budget legislation. In fact, its inclusion was so discreet, even one Liberal MP studying the legislation was caught by surprise. The government intends to move…
Canada’s largest private sector union is launching a national social media campaign to urge consumers to support Canadian jobs by buying products and services made in Canada. Unifor national president Jerry Dias says the “I Shop Canada” campaign is its response to an “escalating trade war with the United States.” The campaign urges consumers, workers…