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Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director
National Post· 4 days agoTarmo Peltokoski was hired Thursday to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong...
Director accused in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape and assault of actors
National Post· 3 days agoA prominent French film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and...
Ukraine's convicts offered release at a high price: Joining the fight against Russia
National Post· 7 days agoAt a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to...
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents serving warrants
National Post· 6 days agoIndigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction...
North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows
National Post· 7 days agoFor the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of...
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024
The Chronicle-Journal· 4 days agoBlackBerry Ltd.: The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company announced plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs on Feb. 12 as it worked to separate two of its business divisions. The Body ...
Land routes across Africa are twice as deadly for migrants as Mediterranean voyages, UN estimates
National Post· 3 days agoThe United Nations and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading northward...
Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each
National Post· 6 days agoTen members of a Cambodian environmental activist group that campaigned against destructive...
Polish, German governments meet to mend ties after 6 years of reserve
National Post· 6 days agoGovernment leaders of Poland and Germany on Tuesday held wide bilateral consultations aimed at...
Former Philippine leader Duterte and aide accused of steering government contacts to cronies
National Post· 3 days agoA former Philippine opposition senator accused ex-President Rodrigo Duterte of plundering state...