Arrow: Stephen Amell Posts Emotional Goodbye to Emily Bett Rickards

Stephen Amell, who portrays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, posted an emotional goodbye to Arrow co-star and Felicity Smoak/Overwatch actress Emily Bett Rickards, who is leaving the show prior to its eighth and final season. Posted on Instagram, the photo shows Amell and Rickards together, along with a heartfelt caption. The post also indicates today marks the first…

Expel Americans from historic Moscow mansion, leader of Russian nationalist party urges

Vladimir Zhirinovsky has proposed having the US ambassador expelled from the famous Spaso House residence in Moscow, and suggested that his party should occupy the building after it becomes vacant. “We have repeatedly proposed using asymmetrical measures. For example, we could reply to the expulsion of our diplomats by depriving the US Embassy in Moscow…

Charlie Angus To Liberals: Tell Saudi Crown Prince 'We Don't Apologize To Tyrants'

An NDP MP has offered a “simple plan” for the federal government to scrap a controversial $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and protect Canadian jobs. On Friday, Charlie Angus was the latest New Democrat to rise in the House of Commons to call on Liberals to cancel the contract, noting Germany has frozen arms…

Ottawa Will Sidestep Ontario, Give Climate Funds Directly To Businesses

MILTON, Ont. — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government plans to disburse money from a climate fund directly to Ontario institutions and businesses after the provincial government cancelled its climate program. Speaking at Rockwool insulation plant in Milton, Ont. Thursday, McKenna said the remaining $420 million pending for Ontario from the Low Carbon…

Party leader claims Russians would support capital punishment due to their ‘aggressive nature’

The school shooting in Kerch last week has reignited a public debate on whether Russia should keep its moratorium on the death penalty, which has been in place for over 20 years. On October 17, a student of a college in Kerch killed 21 people, including 16 fellow students in a gun rampage. Just like…

Angelo State heads into postseason No. 1 in the NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As we head into postseason play, Angelo State, the top-seed in the South Central Region, will be the No. 1 team in the last NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of the regular season. The season’s final poll will be released following the conclusion of the 2017 Division II Softball Championships,…

PCs Won't Say If They'll Honour Funding Bump For Rape Crisis Centres

Suze Morrison doesn’t want to talk about the details. The NDP MPP for Toronto Centre was a third-year university student when it happened. He was a fellow student. She didn’t feel comfortable pressing charges. “I’ve been very public about my sexual assault for several years now,” Morrison told HuffPost Canada in an interview Thursday. “I…

New Minecraft Update Removes Mentions of Notch

A new update for Minecraft has removed references to the game’s creator Marcus “Notch” Persson from the game’s splash screen. When launching Minecraft, one of many preset messages are randomly shown in yellow text over the main menu. Among them are three that reference Persson: “Made by Notch!”, “The Work of Notch!” and “110313!”, the…

‘Dismantling global security’: Russian lawmakers dismiss US claims of Open Skies violations

High-ranking members of the Russian parliament have stated that Washington’s refusal to cooperate with Moscow on the Open Skies Treaty is based on unfounded charges as Russia has always stuck to its obligations. “The United States’ accusations in our address are completely unfounded. Russia is acting strictly in accordance with the existing agreements and their…