GeneralSyria’s Bashar al-Assad agrees to implement UN-sponsored peace planThe BBC is reporting that Syria has agreed to a UN-sponsored peace plan put forward by former Secretary General Kofi Annan, even...
GeneralAung San Suu Kyi’s party wins by a landslide in Burmese by-elections—economic sanctions may easeIn what is being widely hailed as an historic day for democratic progress in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party won a...
GeneralThe PM descends on Washington for ’Three Amigos’ meetingPrime Minister Stephen Harper is slated for talks with his U.S. and Mexican counterparts at a meeting of the "Three Amigos" in...
GeneralMitt Romney plays to no one, WestJet flyers promised a childless cabin, and Google users can control weather on April Fools’ DayApril Fools is the one day every year when it’s socially acceptable to poke fun at people by making them feel gullible. This...
GeneralBooming job market makes Saskatchewan a land of opportunity, average weekly earnings higher than national averageAs the economic centre of gravity in Canada shifts west , where do you go to find a job in this country? Downtown...
GeneralFeist, Sheepdogs big winners at Juno Awards, and Bublé tops DrakeHosted by 81-year-old William Shatner, the Juno Awards ceremony in Ottawa Sunday night was an eclectic affair. It featured...
GeneralObama clears tougher oil sanctions against IranU.S. President Barack Obama is expected to push through tougher sanctions against Iran in an effort to further isolate the Islamic...
GeneralFoxconn, the China-based iPad and iPhone manufacturer, upgrades labour standards in agreement with AppleAfter widespread accusations that Apple is profiting from sweatshop manufacturing through much of its Asia-based supply chain, the...
GeneralBiggest lottery jackpot ever up for grabs in the US, and Canadians are welcome to buy ticketsWhat would you do with US$540 million? Some astronomically lucky person may have to actually ponder that question today as the...
GeneralFrench police arrest 19 in dawn raids on suspected radical Islamists, on day after Mohamed Merah is buriedIn a series of dawn raids across France, elite police arrested 19 suspected radical Islamists. The France 24 news agency is...