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for anyone receiving public service — even a bus ride Muslim women in Quebec who wear a burka or niqab could soon be required to uncover their faces to ride a city bus under a proposed provincial law. The Couillard government's Bill 62 on religious neutrality could be put to a vote as early...

of speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer The state’s Republican governor warned in an executive order Monday that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, in north Florida. Spencer is slated to speak at the campus on Thursday and his pending appearance has...

Computerized voter suppression games in the United Conservative Party leadership race? Say it ain’t so! Don’t take my word for it. This is what Brian Jean, former leader of the Opposition Wildrose Party and now a contender to lead the UCP, says: “Our party committee has chosen a leadership...

For months now, the prospect of the United States pulling out of NAFTA has seemed like a bad dream. President Donald Trump made the menace much more real this week, warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House that the deal may be "terminated" if the U.S. doesn't get what it wants...

Bell Canada has come up with unprecedented proposals to introduce a mandatory website blocking system with no judicial oversight and radical new copyright rules in NAFTA.1,2 These proposals will put Canada on a slippery slope towards online censorship and resemble the activities seen in...

Kobe Steel Ltd. has made a startling admission: It sold products that failed quality control tests to about 500 companies. Worse still, it did so not in error but by falsifying data to make it appear that items had made the grade. Aircraft, electronics, car and bullet train manufacturers were...

The basic facts behind Morin’s viral fame are true. He really did work as a librarian for 49 years, he really did amass a fortune of $4 million, and he really did keep that fortune a secret. After Morin found out in 2014 that he had colon cancer, he spent his final months in an assisted-living...

Uber says it's backing down on its threat to cease operations in Quebec starting Saturday, citing a willingness to engage in "constructive dialogue" with the new transport minister. The ride-hailing company wants the government to ease up on proposed regulations that would require drivers to...

Richmond is Canada’s epicentre for a booming, unregulated birth tourism industry emerging from China. Wealthy Chinese nationals are showing up at local doctor offices, cash in hand, with the intent of giving birth to obtain Canadian citizenship for their newborn babies. “They are here for...

PS; I didn't write the first sentence. I just copy them as they are........... California’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Wednesday that it will allow for totally driverless cars to operate on public roads, with or without a driver. California had previously released autonomous...

Assange reminds Howard Dean of how dangerous the Clinton Foundation is........... Howard Dean wants the Clinton Foundation to handle Puerto Rico problems https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/918559748764643328

A year after Saskatchewan doctors called on the provincial government to declare a public health state of emergency over HIV and AIDS, the incidence of both are nearing an all-time high. Dr. Kris Stewart, a physician in Saskatoon who is part of the Saskatchewan HIV Collaborative, said slight...

A colony of about 40,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica has suffered a “catastrophic breeding event” – all but two chicks have died of starvation this year. It is the second time in just four years that such devastation – not previously seen in more than 50 years of observation – has been wrought...

Two commercial truck drivers have been charged under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act after 11 foreign nationals were found inside their truck traveling on the Ambassador Bridge. The Canada Border Services Agency announced Tuesday that Paul Ngoue-Ngameleu, 42, and Henadez Makia...

I say well done if this helps solve the homeless/suicide issue.......... The Canadian military is redesigning itself to make room for troops who may not be "deployable," but are still "employable," the country's top general said. The remarks by Gen. Jonathan Vance, the chief of the defence...

Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill MLA Karen McPherson unexpectedly announced on social media this morning that she was leaving the governing New Democratic Party caucus in order to sit as an Independent MLA. Elected in the Orange Wave that swept Alberta in 2015 McPherson has kept a relatively low profile...

2 arrested, including Canadian Olympic race walker, after torching of car belonging to head of Quebec City mosque Two men have been arrested in connection with last month's torching of a car belonging to the head of a Quebec City mosque. A 33-year-old man, Mathieu Bilodeau, was arrested...

Christy Thornton Fellow in Global History at Harvard University, joins us to discuss Mexico, neoliberalism and the drug war.On today’s show Christy Thornton (@llchristyll), Fellow in Global History at Harvard University, joins us to discuss Mexico, neoliberalism and the drug war. What the...

Equifax announced today that 143 million US-based users had their personal information compromised this year. Attackers reportedly exploited a vulnerability on Equifax's website to steal names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers. Credit...

A Calgary engineer thinks an invention he stumbled upon in the laboratory could transform the way Alberta gets its heavy oil to market. Ian Gates was researching ways to upgrade bitumen when he and his team accidentally found a way to degrade it, making it even more viscous — which, in turn...