Joan Rivers’ daughter sues clinic over the death of her mother
(Photo courtesy of REUTERS). NEW YORK (REUTERS)— Joan Rivers’ daughter Melissa filed a malpractice lawsuit on Monday against the New York medical clinic that treated her mother. Rivers, who was 81, suffered a loss of oxygen to her brain in late August while physicians at the Yorkville Endoscopy Centre... Read more
Jays president to make 2015 season his last
(Photo courtesy of WIKIPEDIA COMMONS). Paul Beeston signed a contract to stay on with the Blue Jays as president and CEO until the end of the season — to which he will retire. Rogers Communications, owner of the Jays, were under pressure to announce who would be taking over... Read more
Raonic to advance in Grand Slam tournament
(Image courtesy of REUTERS). MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (REUTERS) – Canadian Milos Raonic set another record in his third career Grand Slam win against Spanish Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinal on Monday. Hammering huge serves against Lopez, Raonic obtained three aces by the final match winning with 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7... Read more
Pixel Perfect art show illuminates L-Space Gallery
Photographs, movie posters, and a post-it note light bulb are all featured in a student art exhibit in the L-Space Gallery at Humber College’s Lakeshore campus. Pixel Perfect is an annual exhibition that displays the work made by Humber creative and graphic design students. “Pixel Perfect is one of... Read more
Auschwitz remembered
Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz and as time goes by the first hand accounts of the holocaust are lost with the survivors. Roughly 300 Auschwitz survivors will be making the journey to Oświęcim, Poland Tuesday to mark the date and... Read more
NASA says asteroid will travel past earth
CAPE CANAVERAL (REUTERS) – An asteroid that is about 1.2 million kilometers away will pass earth tonight, NASA says. Astronomers say the asteroid will pass earth between 8 p.m. EST today and 1 a.m. EST Tuesday. The asteroid is named 2004 BL86. The asteroid is roughly half a kilometer... Read more
Greece swears in new Prime Minister
ATHENS (REUTERS) – Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as the new left-wing Prime Minister of Greece yesterday. Syriza was elected into 149 of parliament’s 300 seats, while The Independent Greeks gained 13 seats. Sunday’s elections have rekindled fears of a financial crisis, similar to that of 2009. Tsipras’ Syriza... Read more
Lane becomes England’s first female bishop
YORK, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – The Church of England is consecrating its first female Bishop today. Reverend Libby Lane will be consecrated nearly two decades after the Church brought on female priests. Within the Church, some believe that according to the Bible, leadership belongs to males. Modernists see it as... Read more
Funeral for slain Mountie held in Alberta
The funeral for RCMP Const. David Wynn, 42, who was shot while confronting suspect in a casino on Jan. 19, is this afternoon in Alberta. The officer was shot in the head last weekend at an area casino and died in hospital Wednesday morning. Auxiliary Const. Derek Bond was... Read more
Security and economy top Harper’s agenda
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to focus on security and the economy where Parliament resumes today. Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary, Paul Calandra told CTV’s Canada AM this morning the Canadian economy is grounded enough to handle the pressure from dropping oil prices. “All our forecasts show that the economy... Read more