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 […]
Canada’s Minister of the Environment, The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq has declared all Canadian wildlife a threat to the environment. “Beavers destroy thousands of trees a year,” Aglukkaq said. “Cows and goats consume millions of tons […]
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand of Quebec City placed last in the men’s ski slopestyle final. He was the lone Canadian competing. Beaulieu-Marchand fell off the rail in his first run in the final. It paralleled his first […]
Police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of an elderly Canadian couple in Mexico last weekend. Julio Cesar Castello Casellas, 31, has been arrested after Nina Discombe, 72, and Edward Kular, 84, […]
Sid Caesar, the pioneer of TV sketch comedy during the 1950s and an inspiration to generations of comedians, died Feb. 12 at the age of 91. After a short illness, Caesar passed away at his […]
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