President Vladimir Putin has approved all candidates for senior positions in the new Russian government, who were proposed earlier today by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Most key positions in the new cabinet remain with the same outgoing ministers, such as the experienced and popular Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Defense Minister…
HALIFAX — Homeowners who thought they had been robbed got a happy surprise instead: Their house was cleaned for free by cleaners who went to the wrong address. Police say the two women went to the home Tuesday afternoon in Upper Tantallon, N.S., outside Halifax. The door had been left unlocked so a neighbour could…
Russian Upper House MPs are poised to support a bill that introduces criminal responsibility for people and companies who comply with anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies. “[Anti-Russian] sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries seek to contain the development of Russia as a nation and to infringe the…
Apex Legends, specifically its map, was leaked last year…but no one noticed. As reported by PC Gamer, a Reddit user by the name of hiticonic posted a thread titled “Alleged Minimap for Rumored Titanfall Battle Royale Game” 11 months ago and it only garnered 14 comments – some excited about the idea of a Titanfall…
INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Florida was named the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship when the NCAA Division I Softball Committee announced the 64-team field on Sunday evening. The Gators, who earned the top seed for the third straight year, will host Florida A&M University, an automatic qualifier from the Mid-Eastern…
Thursday’s Google doodle features a man standing among large dinosaur bones in the Alberta Badlands. It’s in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, who was born 160 years ago in Weston, Ont. “It was a wonderful surprise,” said Lisa Making, director of exhibits and communications with the renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alta….
The head of the Upper House commission for information policies has said that it was wrong on CE’s part to set ultimatums and deadlines to Russia because Moscow was not the real initiator of the current standoff. “Council of Europe should not give Russia deadlines or issue any ultimatums. The authors of the most acute…
Beverly Hills, 90210 is being revived with a twist: many of the original cast members are returning, but they’ll be playing themselves. Announced by Fox, this will be a six-episode event series, and will reunite cast members Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. Notably, Luke Perry and Shannen Doherty…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two more victories kept California’s Norco the clear-cut No. 1 team again this week in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (27-0) Cougars rolled past Corona, 11-3, and King, 7-0, to compete another perfect week and have Santiago — a team they defeated 6-1 on April 18 —…
OTTAWA — A woman, who lost her son to suicide that was later linked to his service with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, has been named this year’s Silver Cross Mother. The Royal Canadian Legion says Anita Cenerini of Winnipeg will represent the country with the title until the end of October 2019. Cenerini’s son,…