5 things you absolutely must know today

Nigeria votes to ban same-sex marriage; Winnipeg's Osborne Village will see a new tenant; a Canadian-owned gold mine in Kyrgyzstan experienced large-scale protests; scientists have found proof that the Martian surface was carved by water; and a Russian man jumps off Mount Everest for some Red Bull Read More

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Winnipeg filmmaker Paul Kroeker has put together this short, powerful, beautiful film about horse racing jockey Jennifer Reid. Read More

5 things you absolutely must know today

Toronto police name second suspect in shooting linked to the Rob Ford crack video; Canada's abortion pioneer, Dr. Henry Morgentaler, dies at 90; the Pakistan Taliban won't accept peace initiatives from their government; the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol's estate have settled over the use of a stylized banana; and the animal sanctuary currently home to the IKEA monkey has dropped abuse allegations against the monkey's former owner Read More

5 things you absolutely must know today

Canada moves to expel the Eritrean diplomat, the first gay couple in France weds, the mother who abandoned her baby in a sewer pipe in China said it was an accident, there are deadly beavers in Belarus and there'll be a telescope on the moon. Read More