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Polar vortex or not, cooler air to descend on U.S. Is it back? What some people are calling the polar vortex, last winter's favorite whipping boy, will make a rare summer cameo in the central U.S. next week in what's typically one of the hottest weeks of the year. Temperatures will be 10...

Major union drops donations to United Negro College Fund. There really is no one more compassionate on the planet than liberal progressive socialists. We all know their loving hearts reach into the depths of mankind to make a better way for all. And here we have another example of the...

Mike Rowe: The Hero America Needs Right Now And The One It Deserves...

Y2Kyoto: The Big Rink They Call "Gitche Gumee" Tilly LaCampagne ‏@TillyLaCampagne We...

‘Racialized person’: Have these words ever escaped anyone’s lips within the Greater Toronto Area? “Very few immigrants — who make up 46% of [Toronto’s] population — hold senior positions in business, politics or civil society. Racialized Torontonians — as they call themselves — are...

Top court finds province of Ontario, not First Nation or federal government, has jurisdiction over logging The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today in favour of the Ontario government's right to permit industrial logging on a First Nation's traditional lands. Friday's 7-0 decision comes on...

(Douglas A. Mcintyre) Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year’s list reflects the fact that mergers and acquisitions are at unprecedented levels. While some of the companies on this list may disappear...

Iraq says “terrorist groups” have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university in the country's north. Iraq's UN envoy has appealed for help to "stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad." According to Iraq's UN...

you're welcome ontario TORONTO, July 11, 2014 /CNW/ - The federal Gas Tax Fund Administrative Agreement was signed today at the Hillcrest Transit Complex in Toronto. The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) President Russ Powers and City of...

With more people logging onto the Internet also comes a dilemma for coffee shops — to give their customers free Wi-Fi at the same time ensuring the laptop crowd don’t hog space all day. In Toronto, many of the big-chain and independent coffee shops say WiFi users lingering for hours is...

British Columbia First Nations are wasting no time in enforcing their claim on traditional lands in light of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision recognizing aboriginal land title. The hereditary chiefs of the Gitxsan First Nations served notice Thursday to CN Rail, logging companies...

'something' Grey County council is urging Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to do something as quickly as possible to bring hydro rates down to a “reasonable level.” “We’re going to lose businesses in the county and in the rest of Ontario if we don’t get the costs down for hydro,” Owen...

make-believe drawing of a shiny happy pan-amtic vision Contrary to repeated assurances the Pan Am Games will be on budget, the new Minister of Sport Michael Coteau says he can no longer guarantee that. Minister of Sport Michael Coteau says he can’t guarantee the Pan Am Games will be on...

now if they could catch all these other sucker-punch 'knockout game' animals we'd be on to something eh. the coward Police have arrested a suspect who they believe punched a stranger on a New York City street. Corey Pohan, 32, of Bergenfield, was arrested by the New Jersey State Police...

A BBC report has found that many of the photographs used to illustrate the situation in Gaza are from years ago, and even from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. A significant part of any battle nowadays is waged in the media, as each sides tries to garner public support through the exploit...

A new national survey (June 25 to July 3, 2014) shows the federal Liberal Party with a 3-point lead among committed voters, at 34% followed by the Conservatives at 31% and the NDP at 23%. Among all eligible voters 28% said they would vote Liberal, 25% Conservative, 19% NDP and 19% are...

NDP takes Board of Internal Economy to court over mailouts Commons oversight body asked party to pay Canada Post and House of Commons The NDP is fighting back in Federal Court against the June decision by a House of Commons oversight body to force 23 New Democratic MPs to pay...

JunkScience.com ‏@JunkScience Urologist: Global warming => more kidney stones when average annual temp > 50°F. (Avg. glob temp 58°) http://goo.gl/3BngAO #PeeBrain...

The late Democratic senator and all-around sage Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it best: "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." There have been, are and always will be plenty of issues to argue about. What's the best way to improve the economy? How do we solve the...

Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that India will provide four new vaccines free of cost as part of a “program to reduce child mortality.” The four new vaccines will combat rotavirus, rubella, polio and Japanese encephalitis. Each of these diseases can be very...