Click:LC Adapter A Wisconsin man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl’s parents so he could kidnap her allegedly made up his mind to snatch her after he spotted her getting onto a school bus. Jake Patterson, 21, told detectives he planned his crime methodically after watching Jayme Closs board her school bus while driving…
“Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt”, which opens at London’s V&A museum next Saturday, 8th September, is not the first exhibition dedicated to games by an august institution of art and design. Many reading this might remember “Game On”, an exhibition staged by the Barbican in 2002 (and touring ever since, more or less) which featured such precious artifacts…
BEIJING — A senior European official on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid trade wars and prevent conflict and chaos. Speaking before Trump and Putin were due to meet in Helsinki, European Council President Donald Tusk appealed for leaders to avoid wrecking a…
OTTAWA — Canadian and U.S. officials are up against time in their rocky attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. To get to the finish line, there are a number of obstacles to move out of the way. Dispute settlement NAFTA contains three mechanisms for settling disputes. One of them, known as Chapter…
The Paris Opera Ballet has withdrawn its invitation for Sergei Polunin to perform in Swan Lake because he posted “homophobic”, "sexist" and “fattist” comments on social media. Ukrainian-born Polunin, 29, nicknamed the “bad boy" of his art after walking out of London’s Royal Ballet in 2012, had been due to dance in Paris in February. Aurélie Dupont,…
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government embarked on an exhaustive creative process and spent $24,000 to hire a consultant to help rebrand its new investment promotion body to grab the attention of foreign investors. In the end, they changed the name of their “Invest in Canada Hub” to “Invest in Canada.” The government’s “rigorous business…
Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion (£81 billion) through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen. A royal court said in a statement on Wednesday authorities had summoned 381 people, some as witnesses, under…
On October 17, Quebecers will be able to light a joint legally — but it appears they will lose the right to buy T-shirts or posters with the marijuana leaf on them. A clause in Quebec’s law adapting the federal legalization of marijuana prohibits the sale, exchange or donation of any product branded with “an…
Educator Emily Style wrote that school curriculums should be both a window and a mirror: a window to the world outside the classroom, and a mirror reflecting society back to students. This idea illustrates why LGBTQ inclusivity — actively and visibly including LGBTQ perspectives in all aspects of curriculum — is important in educational institutions…
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu elected to Congress, and Julian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor, have announced campaigns to run for the presidency in 2020 as the Democrat challenger to President Donald Trump. Mrs Gabbard, 37, is a congresswoman from Hawaii while Mr Castro, 44, served as housing and urban development secretary during Barack Obama’s presidency. …