Month: April 2019

The former president of a fraternity at a private Christian university in Texas has been spared jail time after being accused of raping a fellow “Texas fraternity president spared jail following rape accusation plea deal”

A former Canadian diplomat has been arrested in  China, amid tensions over the recent detention of a Chinese telecom executive in Vancouver. "We have been “Former Canadian diplomat detained in China amid tensions over arrest of Huawei executive”

CALGARY — The future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was cast in doubt on Sunday as Kinder Morgan Canada suspended all non-essential activities and “Kinder Morgan Suspends Work On Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion”

MONTREAL — While Canadians are overwhelmingly concerned about food contamination and bacteria, many don’t feel they’re personally responsible for keeping themselves safe, according to new “Canadians Have A 'Troubling' Lack Of Knowledge About Food Recalls, Safety, Research Shows”

Elizabeth Warren has fired the starting gun for the 2020 race for the White House, becoming the most high-profile Democrat to take the first step towards a “Elizabeth Warren takes first steps towards 2020 run for the White House”

School’s out, but parents can still teach their kids a thing or two about how to protect their online privacy rights over the holidays. Privacy “To Teach Kids Online Safety, Parents Must First Look At Themselves”

A Thai man who felt slighted by his in-laws shot dead six family members including his two young children at a New Year’s Eve party “Thai man guns down six family members at New Year party”

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister’s Office says Justin Trudeau will sit down Sunday with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in an “Justin Trudeau To Sit Down With B.C., Alberta Premiers Over Trans Mountain Dispute”

The family of an American arrested in Russia for alleged spying have protested his innocence, saying he was a retired US Marine who went to “Paul Whelan, US citizen arrested on spying charges in Russia, was there for wedding, family says”

North Korea has issued an informal apology to Vietnam for involving one of its citizens in the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother in Malaysia, “North Korea issued ‘informal apology’ to Vietnam over allegedly tricking citizen into assassination”