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Drogba makes immediate impact on Montreal arrival

Didier Drogba arrived at Trudeau International airport in Canada to a heroes welcome ahead of completing his move to MLS side Montreal Impact. The

30/07/2015

Syria

Westerners volunteer with Kurdish militia against ISIL

Westerners are also committed combatants against the Islamic State jihadist movement in Syria. They have been fighting at the side of the Kurdish

24/07/2015

Canada

Canada wildfires force evacuation of entire communities

Raging wildfires in Saskatchewan, central Canada have forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Local media reports state 107 fires are burning

04/07/2015

Sport

USA into World Cup final with Germany win

Carli Lloyd and Kelley O’Hara fired the United States passed European Champions Germany and into their fourth Women’s World Cup final. It was a

01/07/2015

Culture news

The Tenors launch new album ahead of North American tour

The Tenors are taking their signature operatic pop music on tour as they release their fourth studio album, ‘Under One Sky’. The all-male quartet

26/06/2015

Culture news

Tamia loves life with a 'Sandwich and a Soda'

Canadian singer songwriter, Tamia, has released her sixth album entitled ‘Love Life’ with the single ‘Sandwich and a Soda.’ It is collection of songs

10/06/2015

Sport

Hamilton edges out Rosberg to clinch Canadian Grand Prix

Welcome back to Speed​​, our weekly programme dedicated to the world of motorsport. Merecedes are clearly the team to beat this season as both of

07/06/2015

Canada

Canada: Three tobacco companies ordered to pay billions in damages for failure to inform of health dangers

A court in Canada has ruled that three tobacco companies must pay 11 billion euros in damages to smokers and former smokers. They have said they will appeal the verdict.

02/06/2015

Europe News

Case of Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes 'has nothing to do with politics', says his wife

Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, took her campaign to free her husbands to the EU’s capital on Tuesday as she looked to

26/05/2015

World News

Chinese punk, anyone? Eurovision says music show ‘could go global’

21/05/2015

Sport

Ice cool Canada defeat Russia 6-1 in the Ice Hockey World Championship Final

Canada are the new Ice Hockey World Champions after beating defending champions Russia in a one-sided final in Czech Republic. Canada came out 6-1

17/05/2015

World

Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school

A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls

17/04/2015

Sport

Sara Taffel clinches gold in fencing championships in Tashkent

There was a first gold medal in the Cadet and Junior World Fencing Championships for Sara Taffel. The American won the final of the foil after she

05/04/2015

World

Mind, body and soul: holistic approaches to learning

How can sports help people not only to be physically fit but also to become socially empowered and successful? How can meditation improve learning in

03/04/2015

Canada

Canada: Accident involving Airbus A320 hospitalises at least 25

At least 25 people have been hospitalised in Canada following an accident involving an Airbus A320. The Air Canada flight skidded off the runway at

29/03/2015

Canada

Canada shivers in yet more wintry storms

Winter storms are once again battering parts of Atlantic Canada with high winds and heavy snow falls. Halifax is almost completely shut down, with

19/03/2015

USA

Man rescued after attempting to walk from US to Canada across frozen lake

A 25-year-old man has been rescued after apparently trying to walk from Detroit to Canada across a frozen lake. Coastguards spotted the man on Lake

07/03/2015

Sport

Reichelt clinches World Cup downhill in Norway

Austria’s Hannes Reichelt produced yet another flawless run to claim his second straight World Cup downhill victory in Norway on Saturday. Fresh from

07/03/2015

Canada

New video shows Canada gunman blamed foreign policy for Ottawa attacks

The gunman who shot dead a Canadian soldier and stormed parliament in Ottawa last year said the attacks were in retaliation for military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

07/03/2015

Canada

Mystery tunnel in Toronto contained poppy and crucifix, police say

25/02/2015