Europe snow: Two die in French Alps trying to control avalanche as three German cross-country skiers killed

Two ski resort workers have been killed in Morillon, a French Alps destination popular with Britons, by explosives they were using to spark an avalanche to keep the slopes safe for skiers. Their deaths came as three German cross-country skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following an avalanche in western Austria. The incident…

People Are Not Happy With Meghan Markle's Final 'Suits' Episode

Meghan Markle walked down the aisle last night in her TV farewell in “Suits,” but many people weren’t thrilled with her send-off. The former actress appeared in her last episode for the series (also the show’s season 7 finale), in which her character, Rachel Zane, wed longtime boyfriend Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams….

Monitors not allowed to speak with British ‘spy’ in Moscow jail

A Russian prison watchdog has been barred from communicating with alleged British spy Paul Whelan during a cell visit on Friday.  Mr Whelan, who was arrested on December 28 and charged with spying, has been moved from solitary confinement to a two-person cell in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo detention centre. But guards forbid members of the public…

Brian Mulroney Jumps Into Cannabis Business With Appointment To Acreage Holdings' Board

NEW YORK — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is joining the board of directors of an American cannabis company. Acreage Holdings, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., says Mulroney will officially become a board member in November, when the company will list in the Canadian Securities Exchange. Watch: Everything you…

Walmart Fined $20K For Selling Contaminated Food After Fort McMurray Wildfires

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Walmart Canada has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for selling contaminated food after a devastating wildfire in northern Alberta two years ago. Some of the charges against Walmart included failing to dispose of food items — including candy, potato chips, beans and condiments — after the Fort McMurray fire…

Swedish woman fined for solo airline protest against deporting asylum seeker

A Gothenburg court on Monday fined a Swedish student activist for delaying a flight due to expel an Afghan asylum seeker, a scene she broadcast live on Facebook. On July 23, 2018, sociology student Elin Ersson, 21, used her mobile phone to film her one-woman protest on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Sweden’s second…

SNC-Lavalin Warned Prosecutors Of Job Losses If No Plea Deal: Docs

OTTAWA — SNC-Lavalin warned federal prosecutors last fall about a possible plan to split the company in two, move its offices to the United States and eliminate its Canadian workforce if it didn’t get a deal to avoid criminal prosecution, newly obtained documents show. The documents, part of a PowerPoint presentation obtained by The Canadian…

I'm Going Into Uncharted Medical Territory To Try To Beat Depression

What is it like to have depression? I can’t speak for anyone else, but for me, it’s an extreme level of sadness. It’s so difficult to get out of bed, and almost impossible to manage day-to-day functioning. It’s constant despair. It wasn’t always like this, but in 2011, I went through a traumatic experience that…

Russian town invaded by polar bears forced to set up street patrols while residents only dare travel by car

Residents of a Russian town invaded by polar bears have said they are taking children to school by car and patrolling the streets with stun grenades as they wait for bear experts to arrive. Nadezhda Kireyeva, a postal worker in the Arctic military town of Belushya Guba, told The Telegraph that locals have taken precautions against…