Month: March 2018

Her nomination is certain to reignite the wrenching debate over their use and the resulting psychological damage for terrorism suspects. Though lawmakers, human rights activists and others eventually condemned the interrogation methods as torture, the program had defenders. Among them was Mr. Trump, who vowed during his campaign to bring back waterboarding and once said that “torture works,” though he later backed off that declaration. Ms. Haspel, 61, would become the first woman to run C.I.A. if she is…

Read More

March 13 2018 7:16pm Tue, Mar 13: Several student journalists at Ryerson University took matters into their own hands by finding and capturing bed bugs after the school told them the insects weren’t an issue. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t…

Read More

March 13 2018 7:13pm Tue, Mar 13: The curriculum, which has been taught for nearly three years, will be a major election issue with the election of Doug Ford as leader of the Ontario PC Party. Alan Carter has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } };…

Read More

Tue, Mar 13: It was a brief tweet that contained a major admission. DeMar DeRozan opened up to fans about his struggle with depression, which prompted fans to act. They launched Project Don’t Worry We Got You to show their hero he’s not alone. Shallima Maharaj reports. Powered by WPeMatico

Read More

March 13 2018 7:06pm Tue, Mar 13: Toronto’s latest murder victim was killed in the complex on Saturday, but the gun violence has been going on for years. Catherine McDonald reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if…

Read More

March 13 2018 7:06pm Tue, Mar 13: All tenants made it out of the apartment building in the Yonge and Davisville area safely, but authorities say multiple pets died in the unit of origin. Mark Carcasole reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do…

Read More

March 13 2018 7:02pm Tue, Mar 13: When you look into your packed closet, do you feel like you have nothing to wear? If you answered yes, you could be feeling what is now called “wardrobe panic.” Susan Hay has the story. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection );…

Read More

Tue, Mar 13: A Toronto mom received an anonymous letter asking that her four small children keep the noise down while playing outside. Jamie Mauracher went to the home to test the kids in ‘full-backyard’ play mode to see if the complaints were justified. Powered by WPeMatico

Read More

March 13 2018 6:55pm Tue, Mar 13: Police have charged two teenage suspects allegedly involved in Monday’s robbery and residents say the incident hits too close to home. Aaron Streck reports ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if…

Read More

As a mother of four boys, Morgan DeCairos DeBoer admits life can get pretty loud. “Phoenix is six, Quinn is four, Gabe is two and Benjamin is nine-months-old,” she told Global News on Tuesday. “They do get on each other’s nerves, they do have whiny of ‘stop it, don’t do that.’” And sometimes, she said, her solution is to get them outside to burn off the extra energy. “Kids shouldn’t always be indoors playing video games,” she said….

Read More