Новости за 13.12.2018

With the holidays fast approaching many parents might be getting increasingly anxious about what to do with the kids with all the extra time on their hands.

TORONTO — The Toronto police's sexual crimes unit has to date investigated eight incidents at a private Roman Catholic all-boys school rocked by student-on-student abuse allegations, the force said on Thursday.

Leaf Rapids, Man., used to be a bustling mining town, decades ahead of its time. Founded in the 1970s, it was developed as an experimental model that other northern communities could replicate: urban amenities in a rural environment.

Legal recreational marijuana is still quite new in Canada — just two months old — but of course social cannabis use has long been normal at certain gatherings.

Leaf Rapids, Man., used to be a bustling mining town, decades ahead of its time. Founded in the 1970s, it was developed as an experimental model that other northern communities could replicate: urban amenities in a rural environment.

Over the past year, Canada has taken some important steps to promote and protect human rights abroad. However, the picture is not as rosy as often presented by the government, and Canada still has a long way to go to become a true leader in the promotion of human rights abroad. Here are some of the highlights, and failures, of Canada's actions on human rights around the world in 2018.

TORONTO — The Bank of Mom and Dad is definitely up and running in Canada, a new survey suggests.

Time heals all wounds, but for the political ties between the prime minister and Alberta's premier, it seems to have only deepened them.

NANAIMO, B.C. — Pot producer Tilray Inc. has added some political heft to its international advisory board, including former foreign affairs ministers from around the world and former chairmen of the U.S. Democratic and Republican national committees.

His canvases are painted from first-hand observation by a brush wielded in the outdoors and glow with the colours of the Canadian wilderness.

TORONTO — A photo of a penis suddenly flashed on Mallory Hood's phone screen, followed by another and another, leaving her helplessly looking around the subway car in search of the sender.

TORONTO — A memo sent to Ontario public service employees says the government is offering buyout packages to thousands of workers in an effort to cut costs without resorting to layoffs.

VANCOUVER — A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside.

TORONTO — Canadians living in two of the country's largest cities may find themselves more "vulnerable" to interest rate increases as personal debt levels in Toronto and Vancouver continue to hit record-levels, warns a report by Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.

Editors at Travel + Leisure magazine have released their picks for the top destinations to visit in 2019, a list that includes destinations such as India's Andaman Islands, Hungary's under-the-radar wine region Etyek, and emerging capitals of culture such as Nairobi and Panama City.

OTTAWA — "It attempts to influence how our free and independent media report on immigration issues." —Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on the UN Global Compact for Migration, Dec. 4, 2018

On December 10, the governments of 164 states adopted the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech, Morocco. However, a handful of countries, most notably the U.S. but also Australia, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Israel, among others, denied their support after right-populists launched a massive campaign of misinformation and propaganda.

EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton.

EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton.

Office Christmas parties can be a tough line to walk, because you're basically drinking and letting your hair down while you're at work. Ask anyone you know who's been employed for at least five years — all of them have at least one bad work party story, guaranteed.

Slime-popping, soap-cutting and makeup-shaving, oh my! Or rather why? Well, because selfies are so 2017, while ASMR is so very 2018. At least according to the 'gram.

IRVING, Texas — Kimberly-Clark is recalling regular absorbency U by Kotex Sleek tampons in Canada and the United States after reports of the tampons coming apart upon removal.