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Prince Harry cheers on wounded veterans at Invictus Games team trials
Prince Harry has cheered on wounded veterans competing for a place at this year’s Invictus Games. The Royal showed up at Friday’s team...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 7, 2017


Brexit begins: The UK now has two years to untangle itself from the European Union
It’s official: The UK has, finally, started the process of leaving the European Union. British prime minister Theresa May signed a letter...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 29, 2017


Article 50: May signs letter that will trigger Brexit
Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 28, 2017
One-million-dollar coin stolen from Berlin museum
A unique coin was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin early Monday morning, at around 3:30 a.m., as stated in a tweet by Berlin's...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 28, 2017


The women scientists who took India into space
Two years ago, as Indian scientists successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, a photograph that went viral showed women...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 26, 2017
BREAKING: The Queen appoints “hero” MP Tobias Ellwood to Privy Council following London terror attac
The Queen has appointed Tobias Ellwood MP to the Privy Council following his response to the Westminster Terror attack, in which he tried...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 24, 2017


The Queen has officially signed the Brexit Bill
LONDON — The Queen has officially signed the Brexit bill into law, paving the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Article 50...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 24, 2017
Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death
In the plans that exist for the death of the Queen – and there are many versions, held by Buckingham Palace, the government and the BBC –...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 16, 2017
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to seek second referendum
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. Ms Sturgeon said she...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 13, 2017


Scottish leader demands new independence vote before Brexit
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday demanded a new independence referendum in late 2018 or early 2019, once the terms of...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 13, 2017


'Politics is not a game,' says May after Scottish referendum call
Prime Minister Theresa May chided Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon for demanding an independence referendum on Monday, saying the Scottish...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 13, 2017


The Queen set to approve government’s Brexit bill first thing in the morning
The Queen is set to approve the government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been revealed, giving the green light for...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 13, 2017


Indian Women Cricket League set to open innings on International Women’s Day
Indian Women Cricket League to be launched on March 8, International Women’s Day A sports league is a group of teams or individual...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 7, 2017


Secretary-General to address Human Rights Council
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will make her maiden speech at the High Level Segment (HLS) of the 34th session of the...

RCS Ottawa
Feb 27, 2017
In a project backed by the Queen, Commonwealth invites U.S. to become ‘associate member
The Royal Commonwealth Society is planning to open a branch in New York with a view to bringing the U.S. into the fold as an “associate...

RCS Ottawa
Feb 26, 2017


MARKING A CENTURY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN CANADA.
To inspire young women to participate in the formal political sphere in the years and decades to come - Equal Voice has invited young...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 26, 2017


UK leader Theresa May to appear in US Vogue magazine
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to appear in the American edition of Vogue magazine. May's Downing Street office...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 16, 2017


Her Majesty The Queen's 2017 New Year's Message
OTTAWA—The Governor General of Canada wishes to share Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s message addressed to all Canadians. “I...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 1, 2017


New Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
Turning the page at the start of a New Year opens our imagination to the promise of a new chapter waiting to be written. Our Commonwealth...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 1, 2017


The gender gap starts with girls spending 160 million more hours on household chores
Gender inequality starts young: household-chores young. Around the world, girls between the ages of five and 14 spend 550 million hours...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 17, 2016
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