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Lego makes a giant leap into space A legoman has gone where no legoman has gone before. Two Canadian high school students from Toronto claim to have flown him into space and they say they… 26/01/2012
Coping with autism Living with autism can be difficult, and helping children live with it can be overwhelming for parents. Education can play a key role. In this edition of… 23/01/2012
Tributes paid after death of freestyle skier Burke Colleagues of the freestyle skier Sarah Burke have been speaking of their shock and disbelief after her death. The 29-year-old Canadian had been hotly… 20/01/2012
Logging puts Tasmanian eagles at risk In the Australian state of Tasmania, the native eagles are under threat because intensive logging is destroying their natural habitat. 10/01/2012
Blackberry hit further by QNX delays BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has posted a sharp drop in profit and offered a dismal outlook for shipments around Christmas. It also delayed until… 16/12/2011
Colourful Niagara Falls to greet New Year – nocomment To greet the arrival of 2012, the Government of Ontario, Canada recently brightened up the Niagara Falls with colourful lighting. 12/12/2011
Pipeline demo in Washington DC – nocomment Thousands of protesters opposed to a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States circled the White House grounds on Sunday to press President Barack… 08/11/2011
World Cup set for quarter-finals Zac Guildford scored four tries to help tournament hosts New Zealand thrash Canada 79-15 in their final Pool A game in Wellington. Graham Henry’s men… 02/10/2011
France and England maintain winning World Cup starts France turned on the style in the second half to beat a gutsy Canada 46-19 in their second Pool A match of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Vincent Clerc… 18/09/2011
Hollywood comes to Toronto Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Glenn Close are in Canada, for the 36th Toronto International Film Festival. 14/09/2011
Tonga ring the changes for Canada test Tonga are to make a record 11 changes to the side that lost their Pool A opener against New Zealand last Friday when the Pacific Islanders take on Canada in… 13/09/2011
Building bridges through education Education plays a key role in connecting cultures and fostering tolerance. Our first report takes us to Morocco where a non-profit organisation aims to bring… 02/09/2011
Hurricane Irene seen from Montreal Hurricane Irene is seen from the St-Joseph Basilica on top of Mont-Royal in Montréal. Winds of up to 120km/h were recorded along the St-Laurence River… 30/08/2011
Superb Serena to meet Samantha Stosur in Toronto showdown Serena Williams is back in the swing as she makes her way into the final of the Toronto Cup. The former world number one, who returned to the tour in June… 14/08/2011
Serena in Toronto semis after shaky start against Safarova Serena Williams used all her experience to book her place in the semi-final of the Toronto Cup beating the Czech player Lucie Safarova in three… 13/08/2011
Rusty performances in the Womens Toronto Cup The top seeds have tumbled in the third round of the Toronto Cup. Maria Sharapova had her serve broken five times and admitted she was rusty after time off… 12/08/2011
Military manoeuvres in Ukraine – nocomment The ‘Rapid Trident’ joint Ukraine-NATO military exercise in western Ukraine involves 1,600 personnel from the US, Ukraine, Canada and neighbouring CIS and… 04/08/2011
Ashoka – a success for social enterprise The most innovative minds have come together for one week only to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place. Ashoka, the worlds leading promoter of… 01/08/2011
Soap bubble show by Canadian artist Fan YangChildren react after being enclosed in a large soap bubble by Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang during “The Gazillion Bubble Show” in Beijing, July 31, 2011… 31/07/2011
Rodeo festival rocks CalgaryCory Hines of Rocky Rapids gets bucked off the horse in the novice saddle bronc event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Canada. REUTERS/Todd Korol 11/07/2011
Bombardier to lay off half its UK train builders Canadian train maker Bombardier is cutting more than 1,400 jobs – nearly half the workforce – at its plant in Derby, in central England. The lay-offs come… 05/07/2011
Canada Day Fireworks Coquitlam city of British Columbia celebrates Canada day with fireworks (Filmed by Hejar Berenji). 05/07/2011
William’s splash down in Canadian helicopter – nocomment Prince William plunges in a Canadian forces Sea King helicopter into a river in front of thousands of spectators. 05/07/2011
Nortel’s patents sold to group including Apple, RIM Apple and Research In Motion are part of a winning consortium of six companies buying bankrupt Nortel Networks’ remaining portfolio of 6,000 patents and… 01/07/2011
William and Kate in Canada – nocomment Prince William and Kate began their first official trip abroad laying a wreath at Canada’s National War Memorial. Excited onlookers screamed with delight and… 01/07/2011
Canadian film to set fire to UK screens “Incendies” is the story of a twin brother and sister who find out upon their mother’s death that their father is still alive and that they have a brother… 30/06/2011
Canadian bakery is sweet on royal couple – nocomment A bakery in central Ottawa prepared for the official visit of British royal newly-weds Prince William and and Kate Middleton, hoping to appeal to the royal… 30/06/2011
JPG dresses Montreal French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier is the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal – From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. 24/06/2011
Violence in Vancouver after hockey defeatVancouver Canucks fans watch police cars burn after Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver… 16/06/2011
Maple boosts hostile bid for TMX Maple Group has boosted its hostile takeover bid for the Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX Group. The all-Canadian consortium – which has just been… 13/06/2011
CN Tower struck by lightningLightning strikes the CN Tower during a thunderstorm in Toronto May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch 30/05/2011
LSE dismisses Maple’s hostile TMX bid The London Stock Exchange has dismissed the threat of a higher hostile counter offer to its bid for Canada’s TMX stock market. A Canadian consortium of… 27/05/2011
Social Media in the classroom Social media can be a tool for political and social change, it can also be a powerful aid in the classroom. Connecting people from different corners of the… 11/04/2011
Avril Lavigne releases ‘coming of age’ album Avril Lavigne is releasing her fourth album ‘Goodbye Lullaby’. At the age of just 26, Lavigne has been around for nearly a decade – a long time in the music… 09/03/2011
Bonus: Eonnagata Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with French dancer Sylvie Guillem, British choreographer Russell Maliphant and Canadian director Robert… 28/12/2010
Eonnagata: the high-society transvestite spy Three world stars on one stage: the French dancer Sylvie Guillem, the Canadian director Robert Lepage and the British choreographer Russell Maliphant who have… 28/12/2010
Canada pulls out of Kyoto climate treatyOnly days after the Durban climate conference forged a last minute compromise deal, Canada is to pull out of the Kyoto protocol which is the foundation… 13/12/2011
Blackberry crash leaves users sourEuropean, Middle Eastern and African users of the Blackberry smart phone were feeling cut off on Monday after a server crash in Slough left them stabbing at… 10/10/2011
Scientist who wins Nobel award dies before hearing of awardA scientist who won the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday used his own discoveries to treat himself for cancer, but died of the disease just days before he… 03/10/2011
Trio scoop Nobel Medicine PrizeBruce Beutler of the United States, Jules Hoffmann of France and Ralph Steinman of Canada have won the 2011 Nobel Medicine Prize for their work on the immune… 03/10/2011
Plane crashes in northern Canada, 12 deadTwelve people have been killed in a plane crash in the far north of Canada on Saturday. There are three survivors. The aircraft came down just over a mile… 21/08/2011
William and Kate cheered in OttawaThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – Prince William and his new bride Kate – are continuing their successful visit to Canada in Ottawa. The Duchess wore a… 01/07/2011
Riots in Vancouver after ice hockey finalRioting ice hockey fans in Vancouver have been involved in violent clashes with police after the local team, the Canucks, lost the final of the NHL Stanley… 16/06/2011
Canadian PM Harper celebrates election winCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will head a majority government for the first time after his Conservative Party won Monday’s parliamentary… 03/05/2011
Canada’s Conservatives set for outright winVoting has ended in the most unpredictable Canadian general election in years. Although the poll appeared to be too close to call, provisional results place… 02/05/2011
Harper faces strong NDP challenge in voteVoting is coming to an end in the most unpredictable Canadian general election in years. Just weeks ago outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper had a healthy… 02/05/2011
Canadians brace themselves for political uncertaintyCanadians have gone to the polls in a federal election but the outcome is proving far from easy to predict. The ruling Conservatives are expected to win the… 02/05/2011
Canadian freight train derailsA Canadian freight train has derailed in an accident near Hamilton township in Ontario. Up to 25 of its wagons were involved in the incident. Two of them were… 28/03/2011
Youngest stargazer discovers supernovaA 10-year old Canadian girl has become the youngest person ever to discover a supernova. Kathryn Gray made her find using pictures sent to her father’s… 05/01/2011
Canada blasted by blizzardsIn Canada, army helicopters have been brought in to rescue motorists, some of whom have been stranded for more than 24 hours in the snow. Police estimate… 15/12/2010
Couple gives 8 million euros lottery win to charityA Canadian couple who won nearly 8 million euros on a lottery have given almost all of it away. Allen and Violet Large won their fortune in July, and, after… 05/11/2010
Youngest Guantanamo inmate pleads guiltyOne of Guantanamo Bay’s most criticised trials has ended with the Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleading guilty to terrorist charges. Khadr, now 24, was only 15… 26/10/2010
Canadian man pleads guilty at Gitmo trialA Canadian man held in Guantanamo Bay on Monday pleaded guilty to all the charges against him in a trial at the US military base. Omar Khadr admitted to… 25/10/2010
Potash hold out on BHPCanada’s Potash Corporation has rejected an offer from Anglo-Australian miner, BHP Billiton – meaning the takeover battle underway is likely to drag into the… 21/09/2010
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is in full swing and this year, the festival will run for 10 days instead of 11 allowing 258 feature films to… 10/09/2010
China looks to hamper Potash bidChina is reportedly looking at how to block BHP Billiton’s hostile offer for Potash Corporation, the world’s largest fertiliser maker. The Wall Street… 02/09/2010
Canadian police arrest third terror suspect.A third man has been arrested as Canadian police continued their anti-terror crackdown on Thursday. Three Canadian citizens face conspiracy charges and… 27/08/2010
BHP takes Potash Corp bid hostileBHP Billiton has launched a hostile 30 billion euro bid for Potash Corporation. BHP’s boss Marius Kloppers wants to create the world’s top fertiliser maker… 18/08/2010
G20 leaders take different paths to deficit reductionG20 leaders have gone their separate ways at the end of the Toronto summit. While agreeing to halve their respective budget deficits by 2013, they have left… 28/06/2010
More clashes as G20 summit endsPolice in Toronto clashed with protesters for a second straight day as the G20 summit came to an end. In all, at least 600 people were arrested. The… 28/06/2010
G20 countries agree to halve deficits by 2013Leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies have pledged to halve their respective budget deficits by 2013. But, with many nations at different… 28/06/2010
G20 meet in TorontoManaging the recovery of the fragile global economy is top of the agenda at the G20 summit in Toronto, a day after the G8. More members means it is likely… 27/06/2010
G-20 heads for compromise on growth and reformsWorld leaders at the G-20 summit are struggling to present a united front on the way to sustain the global economic recovery and reform the banking… 27/06/2010
Start of the G20 summitWorld leaders have started the two-day G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, following on from the earlier meeting of the G8 nations. The group represents twenty… 27/06/2010
US pushes Europe on economic growthPolice and protestors have clashed in Toronto ahead of the G-20 summit, as world leaders played down their differences over the best way to prop up the shaky… 26/06/2010
G8 make more cautious aid commitmentsG8 world leaders have pledged over four billion euros to reduce deaths among mothers and newborn babies in Africa. The heads of state are in Canada for the… 26/06/2010
G8 begins talks ahead of G20G8 leaders have arrived in Huntsville in Canada where they are holding talks ahead of the larger G20 gathering in Toronto this weekend. The group of eight… 25/06/2010
G20 security threats in TorontoToronto police have arrested a man near the G20 summit site whose car contained suspicious items. The fifty-three year old was stopped a block away from the… 25/06/2010
Man arrested over explosive find ahead of G8Canadian police have charged a man with possession of explosives as security remains tight for today’s G8 summit in Ontario. The 37-year-old man will remain… 24/06/2010
Canadian alert over airline bomb threatTwo Canadian fighter jets have had to escort a passenger plane to Vancouver after a bomb threat. The Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong was searched upon… 16/05/2010
China agrees huge Canadian oil stakeA subsidiary of China’s Sinopec Group has agreed a 3.5 billion euro deal for ConocoPhillips’s stake in a Canadian oil sands project. It marks China’s second… 13/04/2010
Dirty Oil documentaryDirty Oil is a campaigning documentary by Leslie Iwerks and narrated by actress Neve Campbell. It owes much to Michael Moore and is bound to provoke much… 19/03/2010
Olympic dream ends in death for Georgian lugerThe skies over Vancouver illuminated by spectacular pyrotechnic display. But a black cloud has crept across the 2010 Winter Olympics following the death of… 13/02/2010
Winter Olympics are waste of money say protestersNot all Canadians are keen on welcoming the world, amid claims the Winter Olympics are a massive waste of money. Anti-povery and anti-globalisation activists… 13/02/2010
Georgian death casts shadow over Winter OlympicsThe 2010 Winter Olympics are beginning under a black cloud after a young luge competitor died in a high-speed practice crash. Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili… 13/02/2010
Eurozone worries dominate G7 finance summitEurope’s debt crisis has been the subject of intense debate at a meeting of the G7 nations’ finance ministers in the Canadian Arctic. World stock markets… 06/02/2010
Quake aid finally reaches Haiti’s Cite Soleil slumFood aid on a significant scale has finally arrived in one of Haiti’s largest slums, nearly two weeks after the Caribbean country’s devastating… 25/01/2010
Suicide bomb attack ‘undermines’ mentoring strategyHeightened security is being imposed in Khost and Kandahar in Afghanistan after two Taliban attacks took the lives of 13 Westerners including eight … 31/12/2009
Taliban admit killing ‘Westerners’Afghanistan’s bloodiest year since the US-led invasion draws to a close with the Taliban claiming to have killed at least 13 Westerners. Eight Americans died… 31/12/2009
Eight CIA agents killed in AfghanistanEight CIA agents have been killed in Afghanistan as insurgents intensify their campaign. Wearing an explosive vest, a bomber managed to enter Forward… 31/12/2009
Canadian officials stress risk of vaccine reaction slight(Replaces earlier version that contained factual errors) Canadian health officials are continuing investigations into a type of swine flu vaccine that has… 27/11/2009
Bublé releases Crazy LoveCanadian singer Michael Bublé‘s fourth studio album Crazy Love mixes rock and soul classics. 04/11/2009
“Three amigos” pledge cooperation as summit endsThey were dubbed the “three amigos.” And it was with a suitably united front that the leaders of America, Canada and Mexico brought their short summit to a… 11/08/2009
The three amigos meet in MexicoTalks continued today in Guadalajara, Mexico in what has been dubbed the summit of the three amigos. The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico are… 10/08/2009
“Three amigos” summit underway in MexicoDrugs and trade are top of the agenda as President Barack Obama flew into Guadalajara for what is being called the summit of the “three amigos”. The … 10/08/2009
Schreiber is extradited to face trialGerman businessman Karlheinz Schreiber, who is wanted on corruption charges, is on his way back to Germany after having lost his ten year battle to stay in… 03/08/2009
Ericsson bids for Nortel mobile divisionSwedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson says it has joined the bidding for Canadian based Nortel’s mobile network division. Ericsson would not confirm a… 23/07/2009
Thousands flee fires in CanadaWild fires in western Canada have forced thousands to flee their homes. Officials say some 11,000 people have been evacuated as fire-fighters battle two… 20/07/2009
Diplomatic row looms between Canada and Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is talking of diplomatic reprisals after Canada reintroduced visas for its citizens. Prague plans to recall its ambassador from Ottawa… 15/07/2009
Wolf looks for quick Opel killBy the summer’s end Opel will be a Canadian-Russian concern says Magna’s joint boss Seigfred Wolf. Speaking to General Motors bosses, and Opel workers and… 03/06/2009
Canada reports first H1N1 flu deathIt may not seem as virulent as first feared but the new strain of flu has proved fatal in another country. After Mexico and the United States, Canada has… 09/05/2009
Mexico gets ready to ease flu curbsAs Mexico got ready to ease curbs later this week following its deadly flu outbreak, health experts were warning people not to become complacent… 05/05/2009
Human infects pigs in CanadaFor the first time since the beginning of the new flu outbreak a person has infected pigs with the virus. A man who had become ill after travelling to… 03/05/2009
Canada follows US with car bailout-planCanada is following the lead of the United States in providing emergency aid for the car industry. The Prime Minister Stephen Harper and government of Ontario… 21/12/2008
Canadian parliament suspendedCanada’s embattled prime minister has engineered the suspension of parliament so he can avoid a no-confidence vote next week which he would almost certainly… 04/12/2008
Political crisis explodes in CanadaCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised in a rare television address to use “every legal means” to block an opposition plan to replace his… 04/12/2008
