Orangeville boy buried in snow bank dies
Police are warning about the dangers of playing in snow following a nine-year-old boy’s death near Orangeville. The boy died in hospital after being pulled from a snow bank around 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Police […]
Month: February 2014
Florida theatre shooter emotional in bail hearing
The 71-year-old “theatre shooter” and the victim’s widow shed tears during a hearing Feb. 5 to determine if the retired police officer will be released on bail. Curtis Reeves has been jailed ever since the […]
Famous Japanese composer revealed as fraud
Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragoch has revealed that he paid another person to write his most praised music. Samuragoch is a celebrated icon because he is deaf and has been hailed as the “Japanese Beethoven” according […]
‘Idol’ star runs for congress, wipes his Twitter
The web is abuzz after American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken cleaned up his Twitter account following the announcement that he plans to run for U.S. Congress. After deleting most of his tweets, Aiken’s Twitter account is down […]
CN rail strike is averted, but future of rail line uncertain
CN Rail and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative contract agreement just days before Ottawa planned to introduce back-to-work legislation. Details of the labour contract have yet to be announced, pending ratification. The union […]
Dufour-Lapointe sisters qualify for finals
Four Canadians have moved on to the finals for the freestyle skiing women’s moguls. The top 10 scores in the qualifying round go directly to Saturday’s finals. Team Canada made a strong showing, and the […]
More than 1,100 migrants rescued off Italian coast
The Italian navy rescued 1,123 people off the southern coast of Sicily early on Feb. 6. Patrol helicopters spotted the migrants vessels at 8 a.m. local time. The migrants — who are fleeing mideast violence […]
Russia defends security in Sochi after US warning
Russian officials say US concerns about explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes on flights to the Olympics have been overblown. The US Department of Homeland Security sent a notification to all airlines having a direct flight to Russia […]
Energy East pipeline will dump 30 million tonnes of CO2 each year
Potential green house gas emissions from TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project would be the equivalent of having seven million more cars on the roads, a study released Feb. 6 shows. The Pembina Institute conducted the study […]
Three Canadian snowboarders make finals
Canada’s Maxence Parrot, Sébastian Toutant, and Spencer O’Brien are through to the slopestyle finals on the first day of Olympic qualifying. The top four snowboarders in each heat automatically qualify for the finals, while other […]