LONDON — The father of the former Meghan Markle says he wishes he could have walked her down the aisle during her wedding to Prince Harry. Thomas Markle told broadcaster ITV on Monday that his daughter cried when he told her he wasn’t well enough to attend the ceremony last month, but was honoured to…
Homeowners allegedly affected by the positioning of Niantic’s Pokémon Go virtual gyms and Pokéstops have submitted a proposal to a Calfornian judge in the hope of settling its legal dispute with the developer. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the plaintiffs – who maintain that the hugely popular augmented-reality game resulted in players trespassing on…
Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers is staying at home, says the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, after deciding that its version of the world-famous artwork is too fragile to travel again. An international team of specialists has concluded that the 130-year-old painting is in a “stable but vulnerable” state. While other versions of Sunflowers are considered…
IQALUIT, Nunavut — A fire has destroyed significant parts of the largest retail store in the Nunavut capital of Iqaluit. The fire broke out late Wednesday night at the Northmart store, which is the main grocery and general retailer in the community and houses a number of shops and services. ‘Shock and disbelief’ Mayor Madeleine…
It’s been a week since one man decided to turn a van into a weapon and burst the idyllic bubble of North York, the north part of my beautiful city. As I walked along Toronto’s Yonge Street late Monday, there was a stillness to the area that I’d never experienced before. Sure, I could still…
A Saudi woman who fled to Thailand fearing her family would kill her has been granted asylum by Canada, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, confirmed on Friday. On Friday night Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, was said to be en route to Canada, where she would be granted asylum. "Canada has been unequivocal that we’ll…
We’ve talked elsewhere in our Google Stadia coverage about the fact that it’s not a console, it’s what Google calls a ‘cloud native’ system that leverages tight integration of gaming components in the datacentre to provide – in theory, at least – a system capable of delivering genuinely different gaming experiences, while providing a generational…
WASHINGTON — Canada wants more from its negotiating partners before signing on to a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Wednesday as his well-travelled foreign affairs minister resumed her place at the talks in Washington. Chrystia Freeland, after arriving in the U.S. capital in a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan,…
On May 19, Meghan Markle will officially become a member of the British Royal Family in a wedding ceremony that will be broadcast and celebrated around the world. Ahead of the big event, research has revealed that Markle has her own extraordinary list of royal descendants dating back hundreds of years. Ancestry’s expert team of…
As a young girl, there was something immensely comforting about entering Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. From the opening sequence of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” to the puppets and characters in the world of Make-Believe, and to the final tune, “It’s Such a Good Feeling,” the half-hour program brought me joy and uplifted my spirits. And…