Johansson quits as Oxfam ambassador
Actress Scarlett Johansson cut ties with Oxfam Jan. 29 after the charity criticized her support of an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank. She quit Oxfam after accepting the position of global brand […]
Month: January 2014
Canadian-Honduras Free Trade Agreement debate begins
Members of Parliament had their first chance to debate the Canada-Honduras free trade agreement Jan. 29. The debate on the Canadian-Honduras free trade agreement termed, “Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act” began in the House of […]
City spends like “drunken sailors” Ford says
Mayor Rob Ford is none too pleased about the 2.23 per cent tax hike passed by city council Jan. 29, saying the city spends like drunken sailors. Ford lost the vote 32 to 13. The […]
Trudeau removes Liberal senators from caucus
The dust is settling after what seemed like an unorthodox move by Justin Trudeau . The leader of the Liberal party acted decisively Jan. 29 when he kicked all 32 Liberal senators out the Liberal […]
Amanda Knox found guilty
Italy’s highest court has announced its decision to uphold the murder conviction against Amanda Knox. After several hours of deliberation, two judges and six jurors found Knox and her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, guilty in the […]
Pakistan to hold talks with Taliban
Pakistan’s Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif has decided to hold peace talks with Taliban and has formed a peace committee to plan strategy for the talks. The announcement came at the time when there was strong […]
Ukrainian president takes a sick leave
In the midst of the political crisis in Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych went on sick leave Jan 30. Earlier that day, Yanukovych said he and his government were doing everything in their power to solve […]
Sinking loonie good for exports, bad for snowbirds
The price of a trip to the sunny south is going up as more tour operators add a so-called ‘currency surcharge” to offset the sharp decline in the value of the loonie against the US […]
Three-eyed fish found in Lake Nipissing
We’ve made grim jokes about finding them in Lake Ontario. We’ve seen the idea played out on The Simpsons. But this time, it’s for real. Lake Nipissing has yielded a three-eyed fish. While ice fishing with friends, Brandon […]
Video captures Ukrainian police beating protester
Ukrainian media have published a shocking video of Berkut security services abusing a naked protester. The video showed Ukrainian riot police taking photos of a naked protestor, who was forced to stand in the snow only in pair of […]