Today marks the centennial of the first time Insulin was used to treat diabetes; the substance, the first-ever life saving treatment for diabetes, had been discovered in 1921 by researchers from the University of Toronto

Prime Minister Mark Carney presented his new cabinet with many new faces and with less veterans; announcing the team he pledged it will deliver new ideas and “decisive action” on key points such as trade, crime and the cost of living

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on Friday 14 March, along with a leaner team of cabinet ministers who will manage the country through the current US trade war and a federal election campaign expected to begin shortly

Canada has withdrawn from a UN mission in eastern Congo citing the “increasingly perilous conditions” in the rebel-held city of Goma; critics say it is a time when peacekeepers are desperately needed to protect thousands of people displaced at UN bases