Olympic facilities still not ready
While the athletes and fans all over the world are ready for the Sochi Winter Olympics, the same cannot be said about some of the facilities. The Olympic competition began on Feb. 6 and international […]
Year: 2014
Jay Leno bids farewell to The ‘Tonight’
The ‘man of 1,000 monologues’ will air his final episode as host of The Tonight Show on Feb. 6, 2014. After 22 years on the NBC show, Jay Leno, 63, will be passing on the baton […]
Former Montreal mayor makes court appearance
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum appeared in court Feb. 6 to face 14 criminal charges including conspiracy, corruption and breach of trust. But his time in court was brief as the lawyers for his two co-accused Saulie Zajdel […]
Pairs skate pushes Canada to second in team event
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford put in a stunning round in the figure skating pairs short program team event on Feb.6. Their score advanced Canada to second place in the team event. Patrick Chan competed […]
Mali ends female genital cutting in some neighbourhoods
The West African country of Mali is celebrating the United Nations-recognized international day promoting the abandonment of female genital cutting. Fourteen neighborhoods of Yirimadio, a suburb outside the capital city Bamako, will no longer support the […]
Explosion on Mars leads NASA to new discovery
NASA has just released new photographs from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) that show a new crater on the Martian surface. The photograph was taken on Nov. 19, 2013 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera […]
Orangeville boy buried in snow bank dies
Police are warning about the dangers of playing in snow following a nine-year-old boy’s death near Orangeville. The boy died in hospital after being pulled from a snow bank around 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Police […]
Florida theatre shooter emotional in bail hearing
The 71-year-old “theatre shooter” and the victim’s widow shed tears during a hearing Feb. 5 to determine if the retired police officer will be released on bail. Curtis Reeves has been jailed ever since the […]
Famous Japanese composer revealed as fraud
Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragoch has revealed that he paid another person to write his most praised music. Samuragoch is a celebrated icon because he is deaf and has been hailed as the “Japanese Beethoven” according […]
‘Idol’ star runs for congress, wipes his Twitter
The web is abuzz after American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken cleaned up his Twitter account following the announcement that he plans to run for U.S. Congress. After deleting most of his tweets, Aiken’s Twitter account is down […]