Iraqi Red Crescent Society’s prosthetic limbs factory will help rehabilitate thousands injured in war. A newly opened physical rehabilitation centre in Mosul has given hopes to thousands of people who lost their arms and legs after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized the city. The centre and a new prosthetic limbs factory, […]

For seven years, Winnipeg’s Dylan Martin has been strapping on the gloves and stepping inside the boxing ring. The sport, he says, has played a huge role in his life and is about more than just hitting his opponent in the head. “It’s helped me in my professional life, the challenges I face in the […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will leave the European Union without a deal in March if lawmakers vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal, Andrea Leadsom, leader of the lower house of parliament told BBC radio on Wednesday. Lawmakers have attempted to have an increased say over the Brexit process if May’s deal is rejected by […]

A man has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle driven by an on-duty police officer in downtown Calgary on Tuesday. First responders were called to the intersection of 9 Avenue and 2 Street S.W. at about 1 p.m. for reports of a collision. “The pedestrian was jaywalking and was subsequently struck […]

Ottawa police are investigating a bank robbery in Barrhaven that occurred in October and are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspects. Ottawa police are seeking the public’s help to identify these two men in relation to a bank robbery in Barrhaven that occurred in October. In the afternoon of Oct. 17, police […]

COPENHAGEN – A pro-government lawmaker acknowledged Tuesday that Denmark‘s plans to banish rejected asylum-seekers or those with a criminal record to a remote island may breach international law – but added that his party doesn’t mind “challenging (international) conventions.” Martin Henriksen of the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party, which supports Denmark’s centre-right government, told The Associated […]

Nova Scotia’s minimum wage committee is recommending an annual increase of more than 50 cents an hour over the next three years. The recommendation of a $0.55 an hour yearly increase is included in a report released by the Department of Labour and Advanced Education on Tuesday. The province says the recommendation is in line […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has received an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to attend a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Dec. 9, Qatar News Agency said on Tuesday. Qatar has not confirmed what level of representation it would be sending to the summit yet. Source: Read […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has made 11 attempts to begin negotiations with Iran in the last two years, all rejected by Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Tensions have escalated between the two countries after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran in […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s king on Tuesday reappointed Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa as prime minister who then formed a cabinet with a new finance minister but no other changes to key portfolios. The cabinet had tendered its resignation on Sunday to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as required by law after parliamentary […]