Premier Kathleen Wynne is turning to a group of independent experts she believes can use big numbers to help solve Ontario’s $17 billion debt problem. Wynne is confident the group of economic experts, which she […]
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is set to meet with her federal, provincial and territorial counterparts on Jan. 30 to discuss a national strategy to contain the deadly pig virus that is spreading through the province. […]
Michael Schumacher has blinked after undergoing brain testing. Doctors began waking up the former Formula One champion from the induced coma he has been in since a skiing accident last month. Schumacher was skiing in […]
Pakistan Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif has decided to move ahead with peace talks with the Taliban. The announcements comes at a time when there is strong speculation the Pakistan government was planning to authorize a […]
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber arrived in Toronto Jan. 29 to face assault charges in connection with an incident in December involving a limousine driver. Bieber maintains he is innocent, and his lawyer said the […]
As of June 1 2014, the province of Ontario will be increasing the minimum wage rate to $11 an hour, the first increase since 2010. In future, the increase in minimum wage will be tied to […]
Russian police have officially identified two alleged suicide bombers believed to be responsible for the Volgograd bombings and have also detained another two suspected accomplices. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee have identified the suspected suicide bombers […]
The Edmonton Oilers are happy to have Ben Scrivens. Scrivens has been part of the Edmonton club for just over two weeks, and is already breaking NHL records with 59 saves in a Jan. 29 match […]
The Syrian government has refused to consider a transitional government to end the civil war in that country. The opposition has demanded a government change and the Geneva I conference has also recommended it. In […]
A publication in Nature journal on Jan.29 states that researchers have developed a process to create stem cells by purposely putting mature mice cells under stress. Researchers are calling this process STAP, which stands for “stimulus-triggered […]
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