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 […]
Skiing on a fractured foot, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland won the gold medal in the women’s 10km classic cross-country race in Sochi Feb. 13. From the start Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk took the lead and held it […]
Belgium has made history by becoming the first country to approve the “right to die” for children of any age. The new law, which still requires royal approval, sets no age limit for terminally ill […]
A car bomb killed seven people in a terrorist attack near the gated entrance to a fortified international airport in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Feb. 13. Witnesses told the BBC that the seven victims […]
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced that he will tender his resignation on Feb. 14. The decision to resign came after members of the ruling Democratic Party called for a change of leadership, saying the […]
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