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Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) is an annual Islamic conference typically held during the winter holiday season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.. The first conference was held in 2001, and has since become one of North America's largest Islamic conferences, alongside the ISNA convention in the United States.
World Physiotherapy is the operating name of World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT). [2] [3] World Physiotherapy is committed to furthering the physiotherapy profession and improving global health. It believes every individual is entitled to the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate healthcare, delivered in an atmosphere ...
17th World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Barcelona, Spain 2011: 16th World Congress on Osteoarthritis: San Diego, United States 2010: 15th World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Brussels, Belgium 2009: 14th World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Montreal, Canada 2008: 13th World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Rome, Italy 2007: 12th World Congress on ...
The annual Thomson Reuters poll among aid agencies shows that the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with its war, hunger and Ebola outbreak, is perceived as the most neglected crisis of 2018. The Central African Republic, with its civil war, is a close second. (South China Morning Post) December 2018 British Columbia storms
Law and crime Corruption in Pakistan Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of corruption. (CNN) Politics and elections Chairman of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council and former Chief Justice Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi dies at the age of 70. (Euronews) The coalition government of Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves the Knesset and ...
Disasters and accidents Ankara train collision A high-speed train crashes at Marşandiz railway station in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens injured. (BBC) Environment Canada issues rainfall and wind warnings in Metro Vancouver after severe flash flooding caused minor damage in the area. (Daily Hive) International relations Chinese state media reports a second ...
December 16 - The NHL 100 Classic to celebrate the National Hockey League's 100th anniversary is held at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park in Canada. [56] [57] [58] December 17 – an extension to Line 1 Yonge–University on the Toronto subway opens; Late December – January 2018 – A cold wave brings record low temperatures to much of the country. [59]
The 2017 event was held at Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal during August 9–10, as a pre-conference to Wikimania, the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation. [24] In 2018, WikiConference North America was held in Columbus, Ohio, October 18–21, at Ohio State University's Thompson Memorial Library and other campus ...