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,…
PM Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Russian Economy Ministry to prepare an answer to “openly discriminative” steel and aluminum duties introduced by the United States, noting that Europe and China had already made their moves. Speaking at the Wednesday government session dedicated to international trade issues, Medvedev stated that the restrictions introduced by Washington “cannot…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA’s Rachel Garcia was named the 2017 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year, announced the Association on Tuesday evening at the NCAA Women’s College World Series banquet at the OKC Farmers Market event center. Garcia becomes the first winner to represent UCLA and the Pac-12 Conference. Garcia,…
A WestJet passenger from Burnaby, B.C. is now planning legal action after he was forced off a flight to Cuba earlier this month for falling asleep while the plane was still on the ground. Stephen Bennett took a sleeping pill once he got on the aircraft Oct. 13, due to doctors’ recommendations. They suggested that…
Seeking to boost morale and maintain discipline among troops, Russia has formed a special political directorate within its Defense Ministry and appointed a former head of the counter-terror operation in Syria as its commander. “Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov has been appointed Deputy Defense Minister and the head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Military Forces…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA revealed 32 student-athletes from 21 different institutions have been selected 2017 NFCA NAIA All-American teams, announced by the Association on Monday afternoon. Two-time defending champion Oklahoma City University led the way with six All-Americans, three of which made the first team. Columbia College (Mo.) earned three honors, two on the…
WINNIPEG — The Speaker of the Manitoba legislature rejected a request Monday to forbid politicians from discussing their opponents’ criminal convictions and other troubles. Myrna Driedger rejected a request from Liberal member Judy Klassen, who wanted Tory government members banned from referencing NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s legal troubles during debates in the chamber. “Freedom of…
BEIJING, China – Beijing Shougang Eagles announced the appointment of Teresa Wilson as head coach for the 2017 season at a press conference held in Beijing on Wednesday. Wilson will lead the team through its inaugural season of National Pro Fastpitch action. Ms. Wilson’s resume as an NCAA Head coach is rich in success. Over a…
The head of the populist-nationalist Russian party LDPR has asked Vladimir Putin to terminate the friendship treaty with Ukraine as a document which had lost all of its urgency and was not working in practice anyway. “LDPR Chairman Vladimir Zhirinovsky has addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin with a letter in which he proposed to send…
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