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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

Chad

African Union intensifies efforts to defeat Boko Haram

Elite forces from the West begin to train the new five-nation African Union coalition with fresh boost in efforts to defeat Boko Haram.

23/02/2015

Cuba

Cuba frees Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian from jail

Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian has been freed from more than three years of detention in Cuba, resolving a case that had strained relations

22/02/2015

Canada

[In Pictures] Niagara Falls freezes over

18/02/2015

USA

Winter storms freeze the northeastern United States

Record snowfall in Boston as blizzards bring everyday life to a halt

16/02/2015

Canada

Canada: Valentine's Day mass shooting plot foiled say police

Canadian police say they have foiled an alleged plot to commit a mass shooting on Valentine’s Day in a public place. A woman picked up at Halifax

14/02/2015

Canada

Edmonton withdraws bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games

11/02/2015

Canada

Canada overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide

In a unanimous decision, Canada's Supreme Court has reversed a ruling it made in 1993

06/02/2015

Egypt

Release of another Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt "imminent"

Canada says the release of another Al-Jazeera journalist from jail in Egypt is "imminent"

02/02/2015

Sport

Canadian duo ascend Niagara Falls

30/01/2015

Canada

Canada lottery winner misses windfall by seven seconds

30/01/2015

Gaza

Eggs thrown at Canadian foreign minister on visit to West Bank

The Canadian foreign minister has been heckled by Palestinian protesters during a visit to the occupied West Bank. Eggs were also thrown at John

18/01/2015

World

Learning life skills

How are three projects empowering local communities by teaching life skills that will help them deal with life's physical and emotional challenges?

02/01/2015