Ferry sinks in Sumatra, dozens missing (News)
Jakarta: An estimated 18 people have been rescued and one is confirmed dead out of about 80 passengers aboard a ferry that sank...
Alberta government staffers to take day course on Indigenous history and...
EDMONTON—Alberta is launching a three-year program to help all government staffers better understand Indigenous culture and history.The province’s 27,000 employees will each take...
What’s real, and what’s not, about the U.S. border crisis (Report)
Thousands of children split from their families at the U.S. southern border are being held in government-run facilities. Here's a look at how...
Curious link between world peace and gender equality (News)
Each year it produces a Global Peace Index to determine whether the world is getting more or less peaceful.The latest analysis, released a...
British boy hospitalised after medicinal cannabis confiscated (News)
An epileptic boy has been hospitalised in London days after the authorities confiscated his cannabis oil medication in a case that has stirred...
Immigrant children detained at US-border (News)
Fast forward to Trump, who campaigned on building a border wall, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who derided these longtime US immigration practices...
US opened a huge new facility in Taiwan, and China isn’t...
The symbolism was not lost on China, which considers Taiwan a breakaway province rather than an independent country. "he US, by sending officials...
'People still believe in Syria': Searching for a shattered nation (News)
Striking out on a new course when presented with two unpalatable options is very much a pattern in the life of Syrian activist...
Swarms of bugs invade Volgograd for World Cup match (News)
Volgograd: As if England fans needed more ammunition for jokes about their national team being plagued, swarms of flying insects have descended upon...
Toronto homicide detectives investigating after man killed at Bloor-Yonge subway station...
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man in his early 20s was fatally struck by a train at Bloor-Yonge subway station on Monday morning. Toronto...
Separating families at border a ‘moral crisis’, says Hillary Clinton (News)
New York: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday called the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has separated children from their...
Marijuana bill inches closer to passage with House vote (Report)
The Liberal government's bill to legalize recreational marijuana has cleared another vote in the House of Commons — but it still has to get a final...