OTTAWA — Fewer Canadians are living under the official poverty line than at any time in the last decade, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday The agency laid the credit for the drop on a combination of a buoyant economy and the Liberals signature child benefit. The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty…
The creative team behind Marvel’s current Venom comic have long been making the claim that their series is “better than Watchmen,” but apparently they have the support of Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons himself. In a surprise move, Gibbons has taken the time to draw a variant cover for the upcoming Venom #11 that directly parodies…
Police have issued a warning to villagers in western Germany after a doctor died in a suspected revenge bomb attack by a local resident. The 64-year-old doctor, who has not been named under German privacy laws, was found dead outside his surgery in the village of Enkenbach-Alsenborn on Friday morning. Investigators found the remains of…
OTTAWA — The federal infrastructure minister says he is looking to connect private backers with some of the country’s rural and northern communities to pay for badly needed broadband internet connections. Provincial governments have leaned heavily on the Liberals to use whatever influence they have with the Canada Infrastructure Bank to get it to fund…
Guacamelee! 2 is available now on PlayStation 4 and PC, and is receiving two new DLC packs over the next couple of weeks featuring additional playable character skins as well as a new challenge level. Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, Guacamelee! 2 will add the Three Enemigos character pack for $3 tomorrow, which gives you the…
Eurostar passengers from Paris to London are facing cancellations and delays of up to two hours due to a strike by French customs workers over what they warn is a lack of preparedness for Brexit. As the March 29 deadline for Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, French customs officers are demanding higher pay…
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co.’s high-flying chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested Monday and will be dismissed after he allegedly under-reported his income and engaged in other misconduct, the company said Monday. The Japanese automaker’s CEO Hiroto Saikawa confirmed that Ghosn was arrested after being questioned by prosecutors following his arrival in Japan earlier in…
Fortnite now has more than 200 million players, making it among the most-played games in the history of the medium. The new statistic, which comes from Bloomberg, represents a 60 percent increase in players since Epic Games shared information back in June. The following month, Epic Games was valued at up to $8 billion, and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Mission Viejo (Calif.) continued its dominant play and looks to move to 22-0 when it takes on Dana Hills (Dana Point, Calif.) today. The Cougars of Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.) tallied three wins last week and made North Carolina history by breaking the consecutive wins streak of 83. Now at 86 consecutive wins,…
TV’s biggest night ― besides the Sunday when “Game of Thrones” finally returns ― is here! The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards kicked off on Monday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California with “Saturday Night Live” stars and Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che at the helm. The awards show marked an unprecedented standoff…