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or, a look back at black Americans being massacred by rampaging whites for being successful.. The term “race riot” is used a lot — to mask the history of black Americans being massacred by rampaging whites. The “Tulsa race riot” as it is most often referred to is no exception. Ebony magazine...

On Wednesday, 62.3 percent of investors in oil giant Exxon Mobil voted for the company to produce an annual report on the impacts of climate change policies on the company’s business. The resolution, which was opposed by Exxon leadership, passed by a large margin compared to last year, when a...

A Denver sportswriter is out of a job after he tweeted that he was “uncomfortable” with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500. Terry Frei’s now-former employer, the Denver Post, dropped the news in an apology Monday. “We apologize for the disrespectful and unacceptable tweet that was...

Authorities from multiple agencies took Cory Godbolt into custody on East Lincoln Road Sunday morning after they say he killed eight people, including a Lincoln County deputy. The deputy's name and the names of the other victims, have not yet been released. Godbolt, 36, fled from police and...

Travelling hate circus staged anti-Syrian protest in Red Deer based on lie Who were these come-from-away bullies, who travelled to Red Deer to harass schoolchildren? They included members of the Worldwide Coalition Against Islam, Canada. Their Facebook page features a banner showing an...

While legally very significant, from a technical point of view the comprehensive labour law reform introduced yesterday by Alberta NDP is not particularly innovative or unusual. Upon passage, Bill 17 will bring Alberta labour relations law as it pertains to unions into the late 20th Century and...

The fired McDonald’s manager who successfully sued after she was told she’d have to take a humiliating demotion or lose her job had reason to smile. On Tuesday, Ontario’s highest court upheld a ruling by an Ottawa judge finding that the 67-year-old grandmother had been “set up to fail” and was...

A Lethbridge, Alta., woman is facing charges after allegedly posting threats online against Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team based in Alberta — K-INSET — was alerted to the threats made against the Canadian...

Since 2015, a Chinese gaming website has been hacking Xbox accounts and selling the proceeds on the open market, according to a complaint filed by Microsoft in federal court on Friday. iGSKY presents itself as a gaming service company, offering players a way to pay for in-game credits and rare...

America’s largest veterans service organization has a message for President Donald Trump: Reschedule marijuana to permit research into its medical efficacy for treating vets suffering from traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The appeal by the American Legion was included...

Travelling from the nomadic worlds of the Eurasian steppes to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome, historian Amanda Foreman explores how early civilizations dealt with the roles and status of women, and asks some profound questions about the legacy they've left...

It 'has no essential role in healthy, balanced diets of children' The American Academy of Pediatrics has some new advice about juice: Kids should resist the urge to drink it. If you’re craving something fruity and refreshing, try eating a piece of fruit instead. If you’re thirsty, you can...

The family of a man battling a severe case of botulism after eating food at a Sacramento-area gas station says he has passed away. Martin Galindo was one of five confirmed cases of the rare disease recently, all of which officials say appear to have come from nacho cheese sauce from the Valley...

Ontario's Sunshine List reveals salaries at non-profit agencies that get provincial government funding Topping the list is Piers Handling, director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, earning $352,260 in 2016. Top salaries at charities on Ontario Sunshine List 2016...

B.C. Supreme Court judge rules that smell of marijuana does not justify 24-hour driving ban Vancouver motorist has successfully challenged a driving prohibition that came after a cop smelled cannabis on him and observed that he had glassy, red eyes. Const. Kayla Chow imposed a 24-hour ban on...

A substantial percentage of the public-49%, one in two Canadians-say that their religious beliefs are important to them. There are some interesting regional variations: the least religious reside in Québec and British Columbia (43%); the most religious, in Alberta and the Atlantic provinces...

The 11 nations met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting for trade ministers in Hanoi and agreed to assess options to bring the deal into force "expeditiously." "These efforts would address our concern about protectionism, contribute to maintaining open...

Imagine if a corporation had to justify its existence beyond making money for capitalists. What would happen if a social balance sheet, as well as financial one, had to be filed every year and companies continually in a deficit position would eventually disappear? Consider Barrick Gold. Would...

Oh....A special shout out to Constable Doucette for the Mr 'Gee Golly' Award of 2017.......... "These types of crime are driven by greed and financial gain," said Const. Jason Doucette Ah Ah Ah $5 bills cunningly held together by strips of tape and foil, in what police are calling a...

A mother of three who turns 33 today is among victims who are hospitalized with botulism poisoning. Lavinia Kelly remains partially paralyzed and on a ventilator as her family and friends wonder whether this will be her last birthday. She had no way of knowing when she stopped for a snack of...