* MOVE AIMED AT ENCOURAGING ECONOMICALLY POOR AND BRIGHT STUDENTS TO EXCEL FURTHER IN THEIR ACADEMIC PURSUIT * PAYS SURPRISE VISIT TO THE MERITORIOUS SCHOOL * INTERACTS WITH THE STAFF AND STUDENTS * STATE GOVERNMENT TO OPEN THREE MORE MERITORIOUS SCHOOLS * MONITORS ONGOING DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN SPORTS SCHOOL ANDRead More

PICKERING, Ont. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will more than double its initial contribution to Rouge National Urban Park. Harper announced today in Pickering, Ont., that 21 square kilometres are being added to the park in Pickering and the township of Uxbridge, just east of Toronto.Read More

Burning trees, thick smoke and extreme heat are all part of the job for a group of Ontario firefighters battling a massive blaze in a devastated swath of forest in central British Columbia. “A lot of action; it’s very dry,” fire ranger Vincent Carriere, speaking from a fire base inRead More

PICKERING, Ont. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the government will react with “strong fiscal discipline” to the “downturn” in the Canadian economy, which he blamed on the recent downward trends in the global economy. Harper says Canada’s economy has been negatively affected by the “crisis downturn” in Europe, aRead More

TORONTO — Weeks of nonchalance gave way to excitement and pride Friday as thousands descended on downtown Toronto for the Pan American Games opening ceremony, officially kicking off the largest international multi-sport competition ever held in Canada. Hordes of people carrying — and often wearing — flags from more thanRead More

WINNIPEG — Maria Mitousis clearly remembers the explosion that almost killed her as she worked in her small family law practice — a blast from a seemingly harmless mail package that police allege was sent by an ex-husband of one of her clients. In a statement released Friday through WinnipegRead More

TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister said he would telephone British counterpart David Cameron today to respond to his government’s advice that the North African nation was unsafe for holidays, threatening unspecified repercussions. Guidance issued yesterday by the Foreign Office forced British tour operators to halt all holidays to Tunisia in aRead More

TEHRAN: Tens of thousands marched in Tehran and Baghdad today in annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day demonstrations in support of Palestinians, but Saudi Arabia this year joined arch-foe Israel as the target for protesters. President Hassan Rouhani attended but did not speak at the main rally in Tehran, which coincided withRead More

BEIJING: China will provide Afghanistan with security equipment and training, President Xi Jinping told his Afghan counterpart on Friday, days after Chinese officials observed the first tentative peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban. Pakistan hosted the talks aimed at ending more than 13 years of war in neighbouring Afghanistan,Read More

VIENNA: The United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead of a deadline set by the US Congress for a quick review. Adding toRead More