Police seek information in sexual assault of young girl

This file image shows a Calgary police crest.Jim Wells/Postmedia Network Calgary police are seeking the public’s help in advancing their investigation of a sexual assault involving a young girl. The incident took place on Aug. 1 between 8 and 9 p.m. when the victim was with her mother at a popular public swimming area called … Read more

The nine high street shops you may have forgotten about

From Mothercare to Blockbuster, and even Laura Ashley, even the titans of Britain’s high streets don’t last forever (Picture: GETTY / REX) Retailers rise and fall on Britain’s high streets. What was once a cinema may now be a McDonald’s, while many of our favourite brands have vanished from storefronts. Some of them were titans … Read more

Google offered to sell part of ad business in EU antitrust case

Publishers rejected the proposal because they wanted it to divest more in order to address conflicts of interest A sign at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Photo by Paul Sakuma /The Associated Press The news agency cited two people with knowledge of the matter but did not name them. Last year, the European Publishers … Read more

How a 1978 vintage taxicab became NYC’s hottest marriage proposal spot as couples drop $1,000 to pop the question

Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a New York minute.  The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend to longtime beau Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend.  But after an encounter with a very special taxicab, she left the Big Apple a bride-to-be.  8Fields surprised Green with the secret proposal taxi during Labor Day … Read more

Anita Anand to take on Transport Canada in imminent cabinet shuffle

In addition to her new responsibilities, Anand will keep her current role as Treasury Board president Treasury Board President Anita Anand is expected to take on the role of transport minister.Photo by Spencer Colby /Postmedia Treasury Board President Anita Anand is expected to take on the responsibilities of transport minister in a cabinet shuffle today, … Read more

Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC

Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch, and others … Read more

What to know about the Canadian government’s latest limit on international students

‘Over the next three years … we expect these changes to yield approximately 300,000 fewer permits,’ says immigration minister Marc Miller Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller rises during Question Period, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Photo by Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press The government will be reducing the number of international students by 10 per … Read more

Two women arrested after downtown Saskatoon armed robbery

Two women are charged after an armed robbery at a business on Second Avenue North on Thursday morning. The Saskatoon Police Station is seen in Saskatoon in September of 2020. Photo by Kayle Neis /Regina Leader-Post Around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a weapons call at a business in the 300 block of Second Avenue … Read more

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