New Toronto taxi licensing structure proposed
More than 550 taxi cab owners and drivers gathered at City Hall council chambers today to voice their concerns over a proposed report that would likely lead to an increase in taxi fares. The key […]
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Trudeau touts benefits of legalizing pot
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau says Canada can learn from the legalization of marijuana in some US states. This announcement doesn’t come as a surprise after Trudeau admitted last summer that he has smoked marijuana since […]
Climate change threatens future of winter games
As the world prepares for the 2014 Games in Sochi, a study from the University of Waterloo and Austria’s MCI Management Centre is warning of trouble ahead for the Winter Olympics. The study predicts that […]
Canadian Prime Minister offers Jordan additional funding
During his meeting with the King of Jordan Jan 23rd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged $105 million to help the country deal with the Syrian crisis. CBC reports the money will be going to Jordan […]
Turkey bus crash claims 21 lives
Twenty-one people have been reported dead and 28 others injured after a passenger bus lost control and drove off a snow-covered highway in central Turkey Thursday morning. Gov. Orhan Duzgun’s twitter account reports that the […]
Five Egyptian officers die in ambush
Five policeman are dead after a daytime assault against a security checkpoint in south-central Egypt. Masked gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a group of officers as they passed by the checkpoint in the el-Wassta district […]
South Sudan signs ceasefire with rebels
The government of South Sudan and representatives of rebel forces in the country signed a ceasefire agreement January 23rd in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The agreement stipulates fighting will end within 24 hours. Over the last […]
Indian village elders order gang rape of woman
A 20-year-old woman from India’s West Bengal state is in critical condition after being gang raped by 13 men on orders from the village elders. The woman fell in love with a man from a […]
New Virginia Attorney General against state’s same-sex marriage ban
Mark Herring, the State of Virginia’s Attorney General, has said Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. He will not defend a proposed ban against same-sex marriage when the issue is raised in federal court […]
Sign up for Netflix today, save the cost tomorrow
The business of cheap video access may be changing face over the next few years. After reporting a net income of $48 million in 2013, Netflix says it is considering increasing its U.S. monthly subscription […]