Quebec national assembly passes law to ban niqab in public places

Canadian province of Quebec has passed a controversial law that bars people from wearing face coverings when giving or receiving a public service. The provincial Liberal government’s Bill 62 on religious neutrality was passed on Wednesday in Quebec’s National Assembly.…
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Toronto fourth safest city in the world

Toronto has been ranked the fourth safest city in the world behind Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka, according to a newly-released index by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Tokyo has been named as the world’s safest city for the second consecutive time…
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Watching porn in the library

A family trip to the local library left an Ottawa woman and her two daughters shaken after they observed a man watching hardcore pornography at a public computer terminal, according to CBC television in Toronto. When the matter was brought…
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Koombiyo: A trendsetting Sri Lankan television serial

Koombiyo (Ants), a Sinhala serial being telecast on ITN is perhaps the most innovative series I have ever seen on Sri Lankan television. The drama packed with emerging young talent, is becoming highly popular in the industry saturated with tear-jerking…
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Sinhala film Bandhanaya ‘a loose remake of The Exorcist’

It has taken 40-odd years for Sri Lankan cinema to produce a loose remake of popular Hollywood horror film The Exorcist. Udayakantha Warnasooriya’s Bandhanaya (Binding) which has borrowed some techniques from the Hollywood blockbuster had a decent run in Sri…
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