Mordecai Richler, the notoriously cantankerous but brilliant Canadian novelist, was celebrated in Montreal today. Montreal mayor Denis Coderre named Richler a “Montreal citizen of honour.” Last week Coderre anounced that the Mile-End library in the […]
The Toronto District School Board voted to cut over 250 teaching jobs at its Mar. 11 meeting. This decision is being made so the board can eliminate its $16.5 million deficit for 2015-2016 school year. The […]
Former Team Canada junior ski coach Bertrand Charest has been charged with 47 counts of sexual assault on young athletes. Charest appeared in court on the afternoon of Mar. 11 in St-Jérôme Quebec. The 47 […]
A report today from a coalition of 20 global aid agencies is drawing attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis and conflict in Syria, especially concerning its effects on women, children, and refugees. ‘Failing Syria’, a comprehensive report […]
Rap Mogul Jay Z has won a $56 million dollar bid for Swedish technology company Aspiro. Aspiro is the company behind streaming services Tidal and WiMP that deliver streamed music, curate recommendations and playlists and interviews […]
One Canadian woman is dead and two other tourists injured after a whale jumped aboard a snorkeling boat off the coast of Mexico on March 11. The boat contained 23 tourists from all over the […]
The swine flu outbreak in India is increasing at an alarming rate. The deadly virus has claimed the lives of 1,537 people across the country since December 2014. The recent statistics reveal that more than […]
The Hospital for Sick Children has suspended its operations at the Motherisk drug testing laboratory. The decision comes after an independent review was ordered by the government of Ontario on the now controversial Motherisk hair […]
Looks like residents of the GTA are finally breaking free from what seemed like a long prison sentence of winter. After a frigid few months, Environment Canada has forecast that warmer weather has arrived and […]
The Canadian Cancer Society has raised over $200,000 in order to assess the genes of some of the healthiest Canadian seniors. The study is examining 500 ‘super seniors’ who are 85 years and older and […]
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