Toronto Councillor Doug Ford announced Feb. 20 that he will not run as a candidate for the provincial Conservatives. Instead, Ford, will focus on his brother’s bid for re-election. Ford told a slew of reporters […]
ANALYSIS For a long time now the protests in Ukraine have not been about a wish to be a part of either the European Union or the Custom Union; it is the desire of an […]
Mazda picked up three awards at Toronto’s Canadian International Auto Show Feb. 13. Among these, Mazda 6 won 2014 Canadian Car of the Year from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada and the “Best New Family […]
A 3600-year-old mummy has been found in the Egyptian city of Luxor by Spanish archaeologists. It is believed that the mummy is the remains of a high official although the identity is yet to be […]
The Change.org petition that nearly landed a Sheridan student in hot water last week has spurred the college’s administration into action on sexual assaults near the campus. Beefed up security and and more communication with […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will back Egypt’s military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi if he runs for president. Sisi has not officially declared himself a candidate in Egypt’s 2014 presidential election, but BBC News reports he’s […]
Two scientists from Cambridge University developed a new way to study, and film, part of the reproductive cycle that has never before been observed. Ivan Bedzhov and Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz discovered a new way to study how […]
Jennifer Jones continued her unbeaten streak in women’s curling. She defeated Lene Nielsen and Team Denmark 8-5. Team Canada is now 4-0 in the round-robin. It was a seesaw battle through eight ends until Canada […]
Not all public schools will offer a full-day kindergarten program as previously promised, the provincial education minister has announced. Education Minister Liz Sandals said while not all schools will offer full-day programs, parents who want […]
Severe injuries and the memory of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke who was killed in a practice run in 2012 have raised questions about whether extreme sports have become too dangerous. Some think including extreme […]
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