Strong winds ‘kill six’ in Turkey
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Winds in Istanbul, Turkey have reached speeds of more than 150mph A series of strong winds in Turkey have caused some house collapses, killing six people, injuring 52…
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Chanel apologizes for black model calendar with text ‘Cartier’ branding
Social media lit up with images of a $1,000 Chanel advent calendar on Thursday, featuring a glamorous black-and-white photo of famous models Chanel Iman, Joan Smalls, Joan Smalls, Cindy Crawford, Lara Stone, Lea T,…
The Greatest Day on the Racing Calendar: A look back at Indianapolis 500
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race executive chairman International Speedway Corporation (ISC) Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, who oversaw the Speedway for four decades before his death, will be remembered for securing the legendary…
Ontario’s new PC leader creates committee to advise on possible carbon tax
Offer would appear to endorse an agenda from Unifor and possibly labour standards in Ontario Toronto’s new Progressive Conservative leader, Doug Ford, has announced that the head of the province’s largest public sector union…
Canadian defense minister taking tips from GOP
On the day that NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced that his coalition of the willing would be expanding to run the country’s defense apparatus, Canada got ambushed in a press conference about…
Protesters in Lebanon block major highways
Written by Staff Writer by Tara Curhan, CNN Lebanon’s worsening economic crisis prompted more than 40,000 protestors to take to the streets of Beirut on Saturday, blocking major roadways and shattering decades of calm….
Oversight panel orders review of children’s deaths as families cry foul over delay
Dozens of families of children who died on OC Transpo are calling for answers from the Ontario government’s top pathologist following allegations of political interference in his confirmation. A special Ontario Parole Board panel…
A free festival held near Seoul to remember the Unification War
0 South Korean Massacre Memorial Museum WHICH? The South Korean Museum of the Unification War DIRECTIONS South Koreans are divided with regard to what happened on July 27, 1950 when the communist North invaded…
British Columbia finance minister injured in assault outside legislature
Tracy Redies says she was cornered and attacked outside parliamentary chamber, RCMP in Victoria say British Columbia’s finance minister was assaulted on the grounds of the legislature in Victoria and police are investigating, police…
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“We all look back on the stuff that I did during my youth. It was probably one of the best things I’ve ever done,” said Mike Ellis, a Democrat who served on the California…