Raptors close it out in Milwaukee
Archive 2015 Jan 20, 2015
Photo courtesy of Reuters The Toronto Raptors rolled into Milwaukee on Monday to take on the inconsistent Bucks. Entering the game, the Raptors were 3-7 in their last ten and coming off a disappointing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Raptors guard, Terrance Ross found his groove early in... Read more
As a commuter school, Humber College students will feel the brunt of TTC’s latest proposed fare hike – and they’re not happy about it. The fare hike was announced by John Tory and TTC Chair Josh Colle the day before city council’s first budget meeting under the new mayor. This... Read more
American Sniper, the Clint Eastwood directed story of U.S Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is as controversial as the war it depicts. The true story of the most lethal sniper in U.S history has since broken records with its release on January 16th but not without receiving criticism. The film... Read more
Photo courtesy of Reuters NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS) – Tributes to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held around the United States on Monday as protests over the treatment of minorities by law enforcement rolled on across the country. Observers of Martin Luther King Jr. Day have... Read more
Twenty-four hostages freed in Cameroon
Archive 2015 Jan 19, 2015
Photo courtesy of Reuters YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (REUTERS) – Cameroon’s army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighboring Nigeria, a defense ministry spokesman said on Monday. The kidnapping, which occurred in the north of Cameroon on... Read more
Photo courtesy of Reuters RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (REUTERS) – Palestinian protesters heckled and threw eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, denouncing Ottawa’s diplomatic support for Israel. Baird was not hit, but one of the eggs smacked onto the roof... Read more
Suspect in RCMP officer shooting found dead
Archive 2015 Jan 19, 2015
Photo courtesy of Reuters TORONTO, ONTARIO (REUTERS) – The suspect in the shootings of two Canadian police officers in an Alberta casino on Saturday was found dead after being tracked to an unoccupied home, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The RCMP said the suspects’ body was found when... Read more
Miss Israel selfie controversy
Archive 2015 Jan 19, 2015
Photo courtesy of Reuters BEIRUT, LEBANON (REUTERS) – An Israeli beauty queen’s selfie has caused a stir in Lebanon, with some Lebanese saying their country’s contestant at the Miss Universe pageant should be stripped of her title for consorting with the enemy. Miss Israel Doron Matalon posted a photo... Read more
American Sniper breaks box office records
Archive 2015 Jan 19, 2015
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS) – Oscar-nominated war film “American Sniper” led U.S. and Canadian box office charts over the weekend with a record-smashing $90.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The film, which broke the record for a January weekend as well as for any drama opening... Read more
