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Toys 'R' Us Canada Names 12-Year-Old Boy From Quebec As New 'Chief Play Officer'

Darpan News Desk, 14 Mar, 2016 11:18 AM
    TORONTO — A 12-year-old boy from St-Bruno, Que., has been selected as "chief play officer" for Toys "R" Us Canada.
     
    His job is to try out products, make recommendations and take part in media appearances and events.
     
    The toy retailer picked Emile Burbidge after parents and guardians from across Canada helped kids apply.
     
    He takes over from Alex Thorne of Pickering, Ont., who had the job from August 2013 until last December.

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    No Trace Of Airasia Plane, Second Day's Search Futile

    No Trace Of Airasia Plane, Second Day's Search Futile
    No significant sign has been found after the second day's search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 Monday, a senior official of Indonesia's seacrh and rescue agency said while another official dismally said the plane might well be at the bottom of the sea.

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    IS Executes Own Fighters Fleeing Jihad

    IS Executes Own Fighters Fleeing Jihad
    Once a person joins the jihad, there is no turning back. That is the fact of life the Islamic State (IS) seems to be enforcing by executing up to 200 of its own fighters who had sought to return home.

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    British Flight Lands Safely At Gatwick Airport After Technical Snag

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    A Las Vegas-bound passenger plane of British airline Virgin Atlantic has landed safely back at Gatwick Airport following a technical issue with one of the landing gears, the airline said Monday.

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    AirAsia Flight QZ8501 From Indonesia To Singapore Missing

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     An AirAsia flight bound for Singapore from the Indonesian city of Surabaya lost contact with the air traffic control Sunday, media reported.

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    Ancient Buddhist Sculptures Discovered In Pakistan

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    Ancient Buddhist sculptures have been found in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during an excavation work, a media report said Saturday.

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