PARIS – A manhunt was launched in Paris after two separate shootings, including one at a newspaper that left a man critically injured. In the first incident, a photographer’s assistant was seriously injured at the offices of the Liberation newspaper. Around two hours later, another shooting took place outside the headquarters of Societe Generale bank. In a third incident, a man was taken hostage close to the bank and forced … Read more »
DAMASCUS – A prominent Syrian rebel leader has died from wounds suffered in an air raid on the city of Aleppo last Thursday, in a blow to the rebels. Abdul Qadir al-Saleh, the leader of Liwa al-Tawhid, died overnight, a spokesman said. The Tawhid Brigades is backed by Qatar. Saleh died in a Turkish hospital where he had been taken. Saleh had been wounded on Thursday when Assad’s forces raided … Read more »
Big News Network.com Monday 18th November, 2013 OURAY, Colorado – Investigators were determining the cause of the accident in a mine in the rocky mountainous US state of Colorado, authorities said Monday, a day after two miners died due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in the southwestern part of the mine and 20 others were injured. Ouray County spokeswoman Marti Whitmore said that her office first received a call about … Read more »
The Province Saturday 16th November, 2013 With a decision looming on the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta’s oilsands to B.C.’s coast, several thousand rallied against the proposal Saturday in Vancouver. Read more No comments yet for this story Source Article from http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/218448454/scat/535f27099a41ff22
The Province Saturday 16th November, 2013 Former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is seen on North Street with honorary graduands at St Andrews University on September 13, 2013 in St Andrews, Scotland. Mrs Clinton is receiving an honorary doctor of law degree from St Andrews University, which is marking its 600th anniversary of the founding of Scotland’s oldest university. She’ll be speaking at the Vancouver Board of Trade on … Read more »
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CBC News Saturday 16th November, 2013 Organizers say more than 130 protests against climate change were staged across Canada Saturday, with the largest gathering held in Vancouver where participants showed their opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. The protests were part of a national day of action to “Defend Our Climate.” Outside Vancouver’s Science World, participants held colourful signs while chanting and singing slogans, while others pounded on drums … Read more »
CBC News Saturday 16th November, 2013 Outgoing B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix received several standing ovations during a speech to the party in Vancouver Saturday, vowing a new leader can and will win the next provincial election. Six months after their stunning election loss, about 800 NDP delegates from across the province have gathered this weekend for the party’s 43rd convention. On Saturday, a fiesty Dix detailed a litany of … Read more »