ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police clashed with protesters on Thursday after demonstrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the killing of a teenage boy by police, which triggered the country’s worst riots in decades. Hundreds marched peacefully through central Athens in a tribute to 15-year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos who was shot dead in 2008. After […]

Brussels sprout + Apricot 1 cup Brussels sprouts, shredded5 cups Brussels sprouts, halved or quartered depending on size1/2 head radicchio, julienne1/2 cup Italian parsley, roughly chopped2/3 cup dried apricots, sliced1 cup butternut squash, 1/2” dicedsalt & pepper to tasteolive oil for roasting Citrus Vinaigrette ¼ cup lemon juice1 tsp lemon zest1 clove garlic, minced2 Tbs […]

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Wednesday to condemn “irresponsible remarks” made by Myanmar’s religion minister about Rohingya Muslims, and called for action against him, senior officials at the Bangladesh foreign ministry said. Rohingya Muslims living as refugees in Bangladesh after escaping Myanmar are being “brainwashed” into “marching” on the Buddhist-majority nation, […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington. Some top aides to President Moon Jae-in stressed it […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament is debating whether to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, a decision which will define Britain’s departure from the European Union and could determine her own future as leader. The odds look stacked against May winning parliamentary approval for her deal, which has come under fire from all sides, […]

Just a day after Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the rises would be suspended for six months from their original introduction date in January, the environment minister confirmed that they had been cancelled completely. Minister Francois de Rugy told BFM TV that the government had decided to ditch the plans in their entirety in order […]

Cleanup continues after 126,000 litres of raw sewage were released into the Scugog River in Lindsay on Tuesday morning. The City of Kawartha Lakes says the spill happened at the Colborne Street pumping station around 10:30 a.m. but was contained within 20 minutes. As a result, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is […]

Film covering gender and sexuality, shot entirely on an iPhone, has won Charlotte Prodger the prestigious award. Glasgow-based artist Charlotte Prodger won the 2018 Turner Prize on Tuesday, Britain’s prestigious contemporary art award at Tate Britain, with an autobiographical film shot on a mobile phone. For the first time, all four works shortlisted for the […]

Grouse Mountain official opens its new ski season on Wednesday. Thanks to the recent cold temperatures, the snow-making team has fired up the snow guns, getting the Paradise Bowl and the Paradise Jib Park ready for skiers and snowboarders. This winter season also sees Grouse Mountain offering a new app, available on Apple’s App Store […]

KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) – The Polish official leading U.N. talks to revive the Paris climate deal said his country is committed to greener fuel even though his president has vowed not to let anyone “murder coal mining”. On Tuesday, the first full day of negotiations in Katowice, capital of mining region Silesia, President Andrzej Duda […]