Top-ranked long jumper, Divy Thasaranthan upset at Ontario meet

Long jumper Divy Thasaranthan wanted to win a gold medal, set a provincial record, and thought he had it all figured out. Ranked No. 1 among junior-age athletes in the event heading in to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations track and field finals, the 15-year-old athlete from Bill Crothers Secondary in Markham knew there could be one big stumbling block.

Cheering Apple employees greet first iPad customers

Vendors applaud the first customers who bought an iPad as others queue up at the Apple store in Paris. (May 28, 2010)

The carefully orchestrated launch of the iPad turned raucous this morning when 50 screaming, clapping and running Apple employees exploded from a small hallway beside the Eaton’s Centre Apple store.

Why did Ottawa ignore warnings of Rwandan genocide? Newly-released documents detailed building crisis, but they hit bureaucratic wall

Months before the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a steady stream of detailed messages about the killings of Tutsis arrived in Ottawa from Canadian diplomats stationed not only in Rwanda but also Kenya and Tanzania. Never-before-seen documents obtained by the Star paint a clear picture of a Rwanda rife with ethnic tension, spiraling deeper and deeper toward war in the months leading up to the April genocide. All of it was laid out for the Canadian government of the day.

Toronto Tamils remember the fallen on one-year anniversary

Canadian Tamils took part in a remembrance memorial around the world to commemorate the one-year civil war anniversary, which saw 40,000 of Tamil civilians killed. In Toronto, thousands of Tamils united at Queen’s Park for justice and peace.