An Ottawa man has started a campaign encouraging people to collect pennies and donate them to their favourite charity. Steve St. Pierre told CBC’s Ottawa Morning he lamented the loss of the penny, which was eliminated from production as part of the 2012 federal budget, because of its status in Canadian history. FAQ | All [...]

Libreville (Gabon), 26 Jumada Al-Awwal/17 April (IINA)-High Officials from member States of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started today in the capital of Gabon, Libreville, a two-day meeting in preparation of the 9th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM). The chairman of the 8th session of High Official session, the representative of Morocco, [...]

  Malaysian financial institutions have been invited to explore expansion opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in Islamic banking.   Pakistan’s high commissioner to Malaysia, Masood Khalid said that the invitation to do so was made by the country’s Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, when he met his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the [...]

Walter Spencer Robinson wants young, up-and-coming Windsor-area athletes to have the very best chance at reaching their potential. The former Forster Spartan and Montreal Alouettes linebacker has opened Top Player Athletic Training Facility on County Road 42, east of Walker Road. His business partner is Forster Spartans basketball coach and teacher Jermaine Jackson. Spencer Robinson [...]

The Canadian Auto Workers union is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work together on new policies it says could help protect and revitalize the country’s automotive sector. In a 50-page report titled “Rethinking Canada’s Auto Industry” the CAW on Monday urged governments to make several major changes, including a reworking of trade [...]