20-year-old Convicted in Toronto Terror Plot

The first person convicted under Canada's new terror act legistlation is a 20-year-old member of the so-called 'Toronto 18', men who prosecutors claim trained to carry out deadly attacks against the Canadian Government. His name has not been released as he was under the age...

Mexico's Supreme Court slams Walmart's labor practices

"Mexico's top court on Thursday backed a Walmart employee who had complained that vouchers handed out by the company as part of its salary payments could only be spent in the company's stores. The practice of vouchers "that come from the worker's salary only to be exchanged...

April Fool from your friendly Google

"Introducing Gmail Custom TimeTMBe on time. Every time.* How do I use it?Just click "Set custom time" from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient's inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by...

Open Skies agreement begins

"Cheaper air tickets and more airline choice could be on the horizon as the Open Skies pact between the EU and the US comes into effect today.After more than four years of often tense negotiations, hopes are high that the new open skies agreement will usher in a new...

NaLanda Hits Natish Kumar Hard

"Nalanda is the Sanskrit name for "giver of knowledge". World fame ancient Nalanda University stands exemplary even today for education centre world wide, which existed until 1197 AD,"

Creativity needs a home

Trevor Boddy warns against downtown Vancouver's steady conversion to luxury housing:  "With our forestry industry in decline, and our real estate boom losing its steam, B.C.'s economic health will increasingly depend on its creative and cultural industries. Up to now,...

Saving our digital heritage

"It is commonly agreed that the destruction of the ancient Library of Alexandria in Egypt was one of the most devastating losses of knowledge in all of civilization. Today, however, the digital information that drives our world and powers our economy is in many ways more...