By Wendy German (KINGSVILLE, ON) – Anticipation rises as the Survivors are about to begin their Victory Lap at the start of Relay For Life! To see so many cancer survivors celebrated together in one place is an inspiring experience. The South Shore event is commemorating 10 years of Relay For Life in the southern [...]
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Horn of Africa is currently experiencing an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). A four-month-old girl near Dadaab, Kenya, developed symptoms of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) on 30 April 2013. Two healthy contacts of the child tested positive for WPV1. They are the first laboratory confirmed cases in Kenya since [...]
(VATICAN CITY) – Pope Francis’ decision to place his hands on the head of a sick child and pray over him on Pentecost Sunday stirred speculation he might have performed an exorcism. The Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi, clarified on Tuesday that the Holy Father did not perform [...]
(WINDSOR, ON) – Organized in collaboration with 19th Media City Film Festival (May 21-25), the AGW is pleased to co-present Saul Levine: Raps & Chants. Directly following a retrospective screening at MoMA New York, the Boston-based filmmaker Saul Levine visits Windsor with a program of rare Super 8 and 16mm films selected by Media City [...]
By Julie Fraser (WINDSOR, ON) – The Windsor Feminist Theatre presents The Pelee Island Music Series, an eclectic set of musical performances featuring artists from Windsor and Essex County. Seven distinct artists whose performance styles range in scope from funk/jazz to roots and electronic. This event takes place in a disused limestone quarry en route [...]
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and [...]
(PARIS, FRANCE) – A former French soldier, who fought during the Algerian uprising and who participated in the attempt to assassinate Charles de Gaul, killed himself by shotgun while standing beside the alter in the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame. The final blog entry of the man, who turned to writing military histories, gave apparent [...]
By Robert K. Stephen (WINDSOR, ON) – Bruce Cockburn, somewhat like Gordon Lightfoot, is a Canadian icon. Both are not pop, folk, rock, or country. Hear a Bruce Cockburn song, which is far too rare on commercial radio, and you’ll walk away very satisfied, but what do we Canadians know about Cockburn? Not much but [...]
(AUSTIN, TX) – Texas Task Force 1, Texas’s elite search and rescue team, was activated Monday evening to assist local officials and first responders in Oklahoma following the tornado outbreak. An 84-member Type 1 Urban Search and Rescue team, including 70 first responders who specialize in victim extraction and medical treatment, will deploy immediately. The [...]
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) – Due to widespread tornado damage and continuing severe weather conditions across Oklahoma, the State Emergency Operations Centre remains activated. The Oklahoma National Guard has been activated and search and rescue is on-going in the impacted areas. Moore officials report they have enough responders on scene at this time, and ask that [...]
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