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Obama congratulates Canada's Trudeau
President Barack Obama called Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau to congratulate him on his election victory, with both men vowing closer cooperation on trade and climate change.
21 October 2015
Kazakhstan's young figure skater Elizabeth Tursynbayeva wins Skate Canada Autumn Classic
15-year-old figure skater representing Kazakhstan Elizabeth Tyrsynbaeva has come first among ladies at the Skate Canada Autumn Classic.
18 October 2015
Golovkin-Lemieux face off and final press conference
Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion has taken part in the final press conference with the IBF titleholder David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) in New York.
18 October 2015
Celine Dion appeal for new songs receives 4,000 submissions
A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of offered tunes.
17 October 2015
Mario Ruiz releases God of War track prior Golovkin-Lemieux fight
American rappers Mario Ruiz and Omaz Cruz have released their third video God Of War dedicated to Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin.
17 October 2015
Canada PM denies delaying Syrians resettlement
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper rejected a report accusing his office of holding up the resettlement of Syrian refugees, less than two weeks before legislative elections.
09 October 2015
Canada PM Harper welcomes TPP access to Japan market
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised a "historic" accord creating the world's largest free trade area, saying access to Japan would be a boon for Canadian farmers and resource sectors.
06 October 2015
Elizabeth Tursynbayeva from Kazakhstan takes silver at US International Figure Skating Classic
15-year-old figure skater from Kazakhstan Elizabeth Tursynbayeva has taken the second place at the US International Figure Skating Classic.
22 September 2015
Drake sells big in new surprise release
Rap superstar Drake, whose unexpected mixtape earlier this year became a top-seller, has dropped another surprise release -- to an enthusiastic commercial response.
22 September 2015
Yermek Tursunov's Stranger premiers at Toronto Film Festival
Kazakhstan's movie Stranger (Zhat) directed by Yermek Tursunov has premiered at the 40th International Toronto Film Festival in Toronto.
21 September 2015
The Weeknd pulls rare US chart hat-trick
Canadian singer The Weeknd proved himself to be a fast-rising star as he pulled off the rare feat of topping three premier US charts.
17 September 2015
Golovkin takes 2nd place in P4P after Maywether retires
Gennady Golovkin, a star boxer from Kazakhstan, is slowly but steadily getting closer to the leading place in the Pound-for-Pound rating
15 September 2015
Golovkin plans to fight in Kazakhstan before EXPO-2017
The undefeated champion in middleweight division Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan shared his plans for 2017.
02 September 2015
Don't forget disclaimer after Borat reference, especially when facing Golovkin
The Canadian IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux soon facing the undefeated Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin has, too, taken the Borat reference.
02 September 2015
Lemieux has a chance to beat Golovkin: Willie Monroe
Willie Monroe, Gennady Golovkin’s former opponent has given an advise to David Lemieux, who is fighting the undefeated Kazakhstani on October 17.
01 September 2015
Fight for freedom, fight for Oscar: Kazakhstan nominates Yerzhan Turunov's Stranger
Kazakhstan has nominated Yerzhan Tursynov's film Stranger (Zhat) for Oscar.
27 August 2015
Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration
Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration
24 August 2015
Ashley Madison sued over membership data leak
A Can$760 million (US$578 million) class action lawsuit has been launched against the owner of affair-seeking website Ashley Madison.
22 August 2015
Golovkin-Lemieux press conference
WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and IBF champion David Lemieux have conducted a press conference in Montreal, Canada
21 August 2015