After the matriarch died last year, a vicious battle erupted among the female baboons at the Toronto Zoo for her throne that endured for months, prompting a brief closure of the exhibit and providing a fascinating glimpse into the animals' behaviour.
As more and more educated youngsters of Agra flee to greener pastures, the Taj city is becoming a haven for retirees, who find the slow pace of life here in tune with their ageing rhythm.
Quebec's health and justice ministers are saying they will forge ahead with the province's right-to-die law despite a request from Ottawa to put it on hold.