Canada’s Brady Leman finishes fourth in men’s ski cross
Brady Leman made it to the men’s ski cross final, but was shutout from a medal as France swept the podium. Leman, of Calgary, wore the red bib in each of his runs, which means […]
Year: 2014
Jennifer Jones wins gold and makes history in women’s curling
Jennifer Jones led Team Canada to gold in women’s curling, defeating Team Sweden 6-3. The Canadian skip, who wore gold eyeliner for the gold medal game, made Olympic history. She is the first woman to […]
Nigerian central bank governor suspended amid corruption allegations
Nigerian President Goodluck Johnathan suspended central bank governor Lamido Sanusi, citing financial recklessness and misconduct. An investigation of Sanusi will follow, but critics say the suspension is because of a memorandum Sanusi released to the […]
Record snowfall buries fire hydrants, endangers lives
It takes only a few minutes from the time a smoke alarm goes off for a fire to seriously endanger a life. It might take just as long for a firefighter to dig a fire […]
Toronto hospital live tweets an open-heart surgery
Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital (@Sunnybrook) live tweeted an open-heart surgery Feb. 20 to raise awareness about February’s Heart Month and heart disease. Sunnybrook’s tweets all contained the hashtag #SbHeart and spanned the entire duration of the […]
Facebook snags Whatsapp in $19 billion deal
Facebook is about to become an even bigger social media platform with its recent $19 billion purchase of the instant messaging app Whatsapp. Facebook made the announcement Wed Feb. 19th and will foot the bill […]
Doug Ford will not run for provincial election
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 […]
Ukraine fights for freedom, not for economic unions
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 scores big in annual car awards
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 […]
Archaeologists discover mummy in Luxor
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 […]