Canada bans semi-automatic weapons
Written by By Carley Porter, CNN Ottawa is forging ahead with legislation to remove certain handguns from sale and province to province, targeting handguns that “pose a threat to public safety.” The move comes…
At Least 12 Killed, Dozens Injured in Attacks on Uganda Marketes and Bus Stop
Uganda has suffered three consecutive days of explosions, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more in its capital Kampala. A group of suicide bombers attacked two markets and a bus stop on…
Man in custody on child pornography charges
By Cary Edmondson, CNN An Ontario man was arrested on Friday and charged with child pornography offenses, officials said. Heather Lynn Stephen, 25, of Toronto, was allegedly in possession of video files containing images…
HSBC UK: Bank cuts staff pay & bonuses, while keeping performance pay
Image copyright PA Image caption HSBC says it “takes its environmental leadership seriously” A major UK bank says it is cutting staff pay while maintaining the same or slightly higher rate of performance bonuses….
Canadian potatoes may go global
Our member growers want answers to all of these issues. Rabon Canadians potatoes could be part of a deal for a global trade agreement that is to be negotiated this spring. Rabon is a…
Foreign investment group asks U.S. government to suspend ban on Huawei
BY ALEXA HILMON | AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON — A U.S. business coalition has asked the Foreign Investment Risk Review Chamber to stay an order it received Friday from the federal government that prohibits…
Madonna is starring in the latest Netflix series, ‘Pose’ (and the the trailer is too hot to watch)
Prairie Nation: An Ode to the New Prairie Nation By Jane Abraham A deep purple Canada! Is that our land and that our people? Land that’s home to natives and newcomers, Europeans and Canadians,…
6 people, including 4 Chinese, kidnapped in DR Congo
Cathy Ngan Liang, CNN • Updated 9th September 2018 ( CNN ) — Five Chinese nationals are missing after they were kidnapped by armed men after an attack on their vehicle on the road…
Football camp to train Olympic athletes in line with embattled Ethiopian military
More than 100 Olympians and officials in Ethiopia have traveled to the war-torn country for an initiative that will enlist the nation’s athletes to join the military. Amid a bloody and increasingly violent conflict,…
Indian motor racing driver held over race car clash
WLTP 080521 Karting player in legal aid dispute about car used in race An Indian amateur motor racing driver who received a six-year sentence for attacking an official on the race track is being…