The United States and Canada are set to sign an agreement on Monday to create a pre-clearance process for customs screening in their countries. This agreement is a part of a joint initiative begun in 2011 which intends to address security threats involving the countries’ shared border. The pre-clearance... Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, trailing in opinion polls, used a strategic Jewish settlement he helped found as the backdrop on Monday for an election eve bid to win right-wing votes. Netyanyahu’s main challenger, Isaac Herzog, leader of the Zionist Union said on Facebook that “Israel will be struck... Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin reappeared on Monday after 10 unexplained days out of the public view. The 62-year-old leader met the president of Krygystan at a lavish Tsarist-era palace outside of St. Petersburg in his first appearance since Feb. 5. His unexplained absence has gassed up rumours that he... Read more

A massive cyclone tore through the outer islands of Vanuatu killing at least eight people. The cyclone winds were more than 300 kilometres per hour. It destroyed homes, smashed boats and washed away roads and bridges as it struck on late Friday through to Saturday. Eight people have been... Read more

A 20-year-old man was charged on Sunday with first-degree assault in last week’s shooting of two policemen during a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri. Suspect, Jeffrey L. Williams has admitted to firing the shots that wounded the officers early on Thursday. The gunfire rang out after midnight at the... Read more

The Boston Marathon bombing trial  is set to enter its home stretch today. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, who is accused of killing three people and injuring 264 at the marathon’s crowded finish line on April 15, 2013. He also fatally shot three police officers three days later. Tsarnaev’s attorney has... Read more

Toronto Mayor John Tory is scheduled to meet with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair today in hopes of putting forward  his $8-billion SmartTrack proposal to federal politicians. Last month, Tory travelled to Ottawa to meet with Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and the federal transportation minister isa Raitt to discuss infrastructure-related... Read more

Courtesy: Reuters Andrew Hammond is having the time of his life and plans on enjoying it for as long as he can. The Ottawa Senators goaltender, making his third straight start, stopped 27 shots in a 2-1 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday night to improve his record... Read more

Courtesy: Reuters Pillar is expected to miss a week to 10 days with an oblique strain sustained while sneezing on Saturday morning. Pillar, said he sneezed and felt a sharp pain in his right side, but opted not to tell team trainers about it until after he was pulled... Read more