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Shawn Micallef When Canadians look to Toronto’s Rivers in the off-season, they immediately think of massive floods. But they might not think of Toronto’s pockets of vigilantes that make life a lot better for…
My place of work is making my building unsafe. Here’s a quick crash course in quicksand. Q: What’s in quicksand? A: The underwater mixture of water and sand created when underwater rocks sink in….
Sophie Hall should be in France at present, enjoying her retirement from medicine at the Sorbonne. She was a proto-feminist in American colonial times. But now a fascinating new biography is catching up with…
Written by Staff Writer at CNN New Zealand, Charlotte Greenfield New Zealand MP John Banks is now the proud owner of an unexpected new bike: a baby girl born at the wheel of his…
1 Dilma Rousseff emerged from obscurity to become one of Brazil’s most powerful women The business management graduate from Rio de Janeiro took her first steps into politics when she was elected as a…
Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1-1½ cups vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped ½ tsp sea salt 1 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp harissa 2 tbsp mint, chopped 2 cloves garlic, smashed 2 tsp flat-leaf parsley,…
John Daly has revealed how his wife helped him to overcome his demons and ensure his return to professional golf. The 1998 Masters champion quit in 2003 after a drug and alcohol addiction, but…
Photo Two men who may be on the fringe of light-heavyweight or super-middleweight fame take on arguably the biggest fight of their lives in the green and yellow-clad octagon when Long Island’s George Kambosos…
CNN, celebrating its 30th anniversary as a 24-hour news organization, has named ten individuals – nine men and one woman – as “The CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” Awards winners and recipients of an…
Indigenous leaders from all over Canada and around the world have criticized Quebec Premier François Legault’s characterization of their “cultural citizenship” as “invading” and “unjustifiable.” Legault has said it’s okay for Quebecers to live…