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Report: over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

The bodies were discovered at the Marieval Indian Residential School, which operated from 1899 to 1997

25 Jun 2021 11:02 AM

6.2 magnitude quake strikes Canada's Haida Gwaii region

The epicentre was around 225 kilometres northwest of Port Hardy.

04 Jul 2019 6:38 PM

Lasith Malinga hopes to remain in winning squad

Lasith Malinga has not won an ODI in a Sri Lanka shirt since their victory over Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 6 July 2017.

07 Jun 2019 11:59 AM

Sri Lanka team management blames pitch for loss vs NZ

The team management is unlikely to complain to the ICC management.

03 Jun 2019 1:10 PM

Canada set to become largest country with legalised marijuana on October 17

The tomato and pepper plants that once filled some of those greenhouses have been replaced with a new cash crop: marijuana.

10 Oct 2018 1:14 PM

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N Korean ICBM launch puts people of all nationalities at risk: Tillerson

Passengers on a commercial flight witnessed a N Korean missile launch while 9 other flights were in that range at the time.

17 Jan 2018 2:01 PM

China’s absence looms over Vancouver meet on how to pressure N Korea

The Vancouver meeting, co-hosted by Canada and the US, comes amid signs that tensions on the peninsula have eased, at least temporarily.

15 Jan 2018 12:37 PM

Western Canada 220 wildfires rage may spread more hot, dry weather

Some 24,000 hectares (59,305 acres) were ravaged by wildfires as of midday Sunday, according to official tallies.

10 Jul 2017 12:12 PM

Canada accuses CRPF of 'torture, murder'; denies entry to former officer

Tejinder Singh Dhillon, who arrived at the Vancouver airport last week, was denied entry under Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

23 May 2017 1:59 PM

‘Saddest photo’ of elderly couple goes viral

A photograph of a crying elderly Canadian couple in wheelchairs, separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together, has received international

28 Aug 2016 2:18 AM

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How Rolling Stone's rape story became its 'worst nightmare'

The message is among hundreds of pages of notes, emails and other documents released Friday that shed light on reporting of the piece.

04 Jul 2016 1:22 PM

Crowd gets taste of virtual reality

The Void-developed “Rapture”, a head-mounted display with a wide field of vision, is pictured during the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, on Wednesday. — AFP

19 Feb 2016 5:18 AM

Cab ride, home-sharing old ideas made new: Airbnb, Uber founders

Ride-and home-sharing startups shaking up the world are old concepts getting new life, founders of two prominent ventures told an “ideas conference” Tuesday.

19 Feb 2016 5:16 AM

Brilliant minds unleash visions of future at annual TED conference

Shonda Rhimes , creator of TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and author of the book Year of Yes, speaks at TED 2016. ---AFP

19 Feb 2016 5:15 AM

Modern ‘Indiana Jones’ embarks on mission to save antiquities

“Real-world Indiana Jones” Sarah Parcak unveils a wish to enlist people around the world to help save antiquities on Tuesday during the TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo: AFP)

17 Feb 2016 11:43 PM

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TED to release annual conference as a movie

Next week, for the first time, the non-profit organization known simply as TED, which promotes transformative ideas through talks, is presenting the opening night of its annual conference in cinemas w

16 Feb 2016 10:47 PM

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