African Union peacekeepers have discovered a mass grave at a military camp used by Seleka rebels in the capital city of Bangui in the Central African Republic. A witness told Reuters he saw four shallow graves […]
At least 51 people died in a single day of Syrian government airstrikes and shelling of opposition-controlled districts of Aleppo, activists said Feb 13. as international mediators were trying to salvage peace talks in Geneva. […]
World leaders from 50 nations gathered in London Feb. 13 to discuss plans to put an end to illegal wildlife trade. The United Kingdom’s government website states in a press release that the three main objectives of […]
Following a lacklustre start, the Canadian men’s hockey team has won their first game in Sochi. Norway was not an expected threat, and team Canada easily came away with a win on Feb.13. There was […]
Sixty-five Afghan prisoners were released from Afghanistan’s Bagram Detention Centre Feb. 13. The decision was made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai who says there was not enough evidence against the prisoners, reports BBC News. The move […]
After a men’s figure skating event full of drama, Patrick Chan will go on to the free program in second place with a score of 97.52. Chan rebounded after a disappointing team event result, and […]
General Motors has issued a recall of more than 750,000 compact cars in North America due to an ignition switch problem. GM reports the issue has so far caused 22 crashes and six deaths due […]
Canada squeaked out a 7-6 victory over Denmark in the final end, bringing the men’s curling team back above a .500 record in round-robin play. Team Denmark used the hammer to finish the first end up […]
Team Canada sits in second place in medal standings as of Feb. 13, but Canada can be just as proud of the team’s heartwarming displays of sportsmanship. The first week of the Olympic games has […]
Canada’s Marianne St-Gelais — silver medalist in the women’s 500-metre short track in the 2010 Olympics — failed to reach this year’s final, placing third in her semifinal heat. St-Gelais fell back to third in […]
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