Canadians winning hearts, not just medals
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 […]
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Marianne St-Gelais fails to qualify for short track final
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 […]
Environment Canada declares wildlife dangerous to the environment
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 falls in slopestyle final
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 […]
Man arrested in slaying of a Canadian couple in Mexico
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, […]
Comedian Sid Caesar dies at 91
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 […]
Second Denmark zoo plans to euthanize giraffe
Zoos in Denmark are being heavily criticized for its treatment of two healthy giraffes. Just over a week after Copenhagen Zoo euthanized a healthy giraffe named Marius, a second Danish zoo, Jyllands Park Zoo, is […]
Russian mother decapitated in front of son
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal investigation into the death of a 20-year old mother who was trapped in the doors of an elevator and decapitated in front of her two-year old son. The Independent […]
Jackie Chan promotes wildlife conservation
China’s attitude is changing towards the trading of illegal wildlife products such as rhino horns and elephant ivory, actor Jackie Chan said in London Feb. 13. Chan made the comment during the launch of a […]
Canadians dead last on wait times
Canada may be renowned for its overall healthcare system, but the country’s patient wait time is a different story. A recent report released by the Health Council of Canada reveals that Canada ranks last among […]