OTTAWA — The Liberal government has unveiled its arms-length attempt to save the country’s struggling news industry by introducing three new tax measures to incentivize Canadians to pay for journalism. The measures, included in the fall economic statement Wednesday and estimated to cost $595 million over the next five years, are intended to open new…
A massive abandoned Soviet weapons testing site in the Caspian Sea has been captured in drone footage that reveals an impressive hulking metal island where torpedoes were once tested. The Dagdiesel – dubbed by some outlets a Russian Fort Boyard – is located in the country’s southern republic of Dagestan. Having served as a testing…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Four undefeated programs are left after day one of the 2018 NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic at South Commons Complex. No. 19 Mobile and No. 14 Reinhardt posted 3-0 marks, while No. 13 Ottawa (Kan.) and No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett won both their contests, respectively. No. 14 Lindsey Wilson and No. 12 Campbellsville…
A unique collection of paintings, sculptures and other artefacts showing the scale of charitable endeavors of the Romanov dynasty over 300 years has been brought together by a Moscow museum. The Grand Palace of Moscow’s Tsaritsyno park is to host more than 1,000 items from different museums across Russia, as well as private collections in…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Four undefeated programs are left after day one of the 2018 NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic at South Commons Complex. No. 19 Mobile and No. 14 Reinhardt posted 3-0 marks, while No. 13 Ottawa (Kan.) and No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett won both their contests, respectively. No. 14 Lindsey Wilson and No. 12 Campbellsville…
OTTAWA — Canadian officials visited detained entrepreneur Michael Spavor on Tuesday, their second meeting since he was arrested in China last month for allegedly endangering national security. Diplomats are providing services to Spavor and his family and will seek further access to him, Global Affairs Canada said in a statement. The department is also trying…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo and Arizona State’s G Juarez were named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played March 19-25. Alo, a freshman from Hau’ula, Hawai’i, batted .556 with all five of her hits leaving the yard, 11 RBI and a 2.222 slugging percentage. In helping…
Ahead of the much-anticipated festive season German gold dealer Pro Aurum has erected the most expensive Christmas tree in all of Europe. The unusual decoration is made of gold coins worth €2.3 million ($2.6 million). According to the dealer, the tree could’ve been worth more, but gold’s value declined during the second half of the…
Canadian officials are condemning the killers of a Canadian mining company executive whose bullet-riddled body has been found in Burkina Faso. Kirk Woodman, a Halifax man who worked for Vancouver-based Progress Minerals Inc., was found dead Wednesday in Oudalan province, an official with the west African country’s Ministry of Security said Thursday. Jean Paul Badoum…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An unmatched speaker lineup is featured at the seven remaining two-day regional NFCA Coaches Clinics being offered this month. A Chicago Advanced clinic led off the schedule just prior to the NFCA Convention in December. A second clinic will be held in Chicago on Jan. 5-6, featuring Hofstra University head coach Larissa…