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The poorest families in Ontario are earning less than they were in 2000, while during the same period richer families have watched their income grow, according to a new economic report. The analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) describes an increasingly "polarized"...

A petition launched this week by a Saskatoon man is calling for the removal of the head of Canada's Indigenous veterans because of what he called "digusting" social media posts. The posts by Richard Blackwolf label the LGBT community as "mutations and deviations," Muslims as terrorists and...

Leo Varadkar, Ireland's taoiseach, or prime minister, will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Montreal's Pride parade during a three-day visit that gets underway Saturday. The two leaders met in Ireland in July, shortly after Varadkar took office as the country's first openly gay prime...

I have sent a reply to CBC to report an Error in their Headline but then again maybe they did it on purpose to generate traffic............ It's been 50 years since Kathy Hill's mother, father and seven siblings were killed in their Saskatchewan farmhouse by a stranger driven by voices in his...

'The question is simply, do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in your device at the Canadian border?'— Rob Currie, Dalhousie University law professor The details of the Manitoba case have become increasingly familiar to lawyers across the country. During a routine border crossing in...

"He wanted to make the biggest impact wherever he was going to place this bomb," FBI agent Raul Bujanda told a news conference in Oklahoma City. The BancFirst building is a few blocks from where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood. Bomber Timothy McVeigh used a fuel and...

This is a good time to reconsider the thoughts of Richard Rorty, an American philosopher, who 20 years ago published this book: an insightful analysis arguing that the American left abandoned its working-class base and cleared the way for the far right to offer workers an alternative. After the...

Why didn't James Alex Fields' Christian family and pastor inform authorities of his radicalization? https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/896555103913730048

I don’t like the term Atheist for myself and have always used the word ‘realist’ or ‘normal’ but so be it www.youtube.com/watch?v=liR2JCybA90

National recall of Maple Lodge Farms chicken frankfurters Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. is recalling their Zabiha Halal and Maple Lodge Farms Big Original Chicken Frankfurters. The warning was triggered because of a potential presence of bone fragments. National recall of Maple Lodge Farms chicken...

Harper as a Cop on Murdoch Mysteries Actor Tommy Chong says he and the late Sgt. Abe Snidanko are two sides of the same coin. The retired Mountie, whose career in Vancouver's drug squad inspired the character Sgt. Stadanko in the Cheech & Chong movies, died last week of heart failure. He...

City dwelling at a low price. Private. No sharing required, you get the entire unit to yourself. Annex/University of Toronto (Spadina Ave and Bloor Street West) area. Hot Docs Rodgers Cinema, Dollorama, Live Bands, Metro 24-hour Supermarket, Restaurants of all types, Health Food Stores...

screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk. The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said late last week that they are no longer pursuing the regulation that would require testing...

The company's adverts showed a line-up of cartoon women in their underwear with the slogan "The whole city is looking for BREASTS". It listed discounts for women depending on their cup size, with greater offers available to women with bigger busts. One representative complaint said the...

Born in Germany in 1939, Zundel immigrated to Canada in 1958 and for decades promoted Nazi propaganda through pamphlets and a website devoted to denying the Holocaust. While he was living in Toronto and Montreal, Canadian officials twice rejected Zundel’s attempts to obtain Canadian...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has launched a consultation on the auctioning and licensing of 600MHz wireless spectrum — a low-band spectrum that provides significant range and is currently being used by T-Mobile in the U.S. to enhance rural coverage and expand its...

Former President Barack Obama got a special treat for his birthday this year - his very own holiday. Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Friday a measure to designate Aug. 4 as "Barack Obama Day" across Illinois. The newest state holiday will be celebrated each year on the 44th president's...

Authorities in 11 countries warn residents and tourists to take precautions amid region’s most intense heatwave – nicknamed Lucifer – since 2003 As temperatures in many places hit or exceeded 40C (104F) in the region’s most sustained heatwave since 2003, emergency services are being put on...

apology for alleged discrimination based on political views A far-right group that believes radical Islamists are endangering Quebec culture says it has filed a human rights complaint against the city of Rimouski over what it contends is discrimination based on the group's political beliefs...