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The man accused of killing three women west of Ottawa last month describes himself in a letter as righteous and compares himself to Samson, the heroic biblical figure undone by women and rendered powerless by the loss of his hair. Basil Borutski’s letter to the Citizen, handwritten at the...

I frequently tell my American friends, who know little about Canada, that Stephen Harper (link is external) is the last remnant of the George W Bush administration in North America. The response I get is usually a mixture of dismay and pity. Bush’s worldview and politics of fear have been...

Church leaders at Bethesda United Methodist Church in Parker County, Texas have told members not to talk about Salmonella outbreak linked to a community meal served at the church. At least 30 people were sickened, children were among those who ended up in the emergency room. One person was...

Police will no longer be stationed outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has sought refuge since 2012. Met Police officers had been there since Mr Assange sought asylum to avoid extradition to Sweden over a rape allegation, which he denies. The Met...

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When Sati was prohibited in India Charles Napier told protesting Hindu priests "Be it so. This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property..."...

Claiming the NDP lied to Albertans via the cunning trick of telling them the truth. Its the kind of pretzel logic and cognitive dissonance you could only get from the Wildrose. Derek Fildebrandt, a Wildrose Party member of the legislature and finance critic, on Friday said he expected the...

A Canadian company is trying to make it possible for anyone to be a "biohacker" and make custom genetically modified organisms in their home kitchen. Toronto-based Synbiota thinks making genetic engineering technology available to ordinary people will lead to new products that we haven't yet...

On Friday, Landry recounted how Viola Desmond — “a strong woman of the day, a feminist of her time” — was en route to Cape Breton when she developed car trouble around New Glasgow on Nov. 8, 1946. To kill time while her car was being repaired, Desmond, who operated a successful Halifax beauty...

Nearly nine out of every 10 people who responded to a Saskatchewan government survey say they don't want the province's farmland to end up in foreign hands. Eighty-seven per cent of the more than 3,200 people who responded said they don't support foreign ownership of Saskatchewan farmland...

or you know when the Tea Party insanity has spilled over the border....... Anyone wanting to receive Employment Insurance benefits should first have to pass a drug test, a Conservative MP who is running for re-election in British Columbia said this week during an all candidates' meeting. The...

Britain’s most senior Foreign Office official has admitted, as ministers put resources into supporting trade deals ahead of tackling injustice in other parts of the world. In a remarkably frank admission to MPs, Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office, said that human...

Voters in Yukon, B.C., and Saskatchewan say mistakes were made about polling station locations by the body that runs elections in this country. Elections Canada says more than 300 people in Yukon will be receiving new cards. Incorrect voter information cards sent out to hundreds of Canadians -...

Independent lab tests have found that some Samsung (link is external) TVs in Europe appear to use less energy during official testing conditions than they do during real-world use, raising questions about whether they are set up to game energy efficiency tests. The European commission says it...

It was January 28, 2014, and nine veterans – mostly elderly and wearing their service medals – had trekked to Ottawa from across Canada to meet Fantino, hoping to persuade the minister to change his mind about closing eight VAC district offices. But Fantino didn’t show up to the meeting. More...

The government is expected to soon launch a new round of consultations for an industry review, which began under the previous Tory government and is needed because the current payday loan regulations expire at the end of June 2016. Service Alberta Minister Deron Bilous, whose department...

There's a ding ding moment in this story. Okay more than one, but a big one stands out....... Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country for over three decades, went on a tirade against extended human rights to gay people in his country during a speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday...

Thibault is set to appear at the Quebec City courthouse this afternoon. The 76-year-old pleaded guilty last year to submitting expenses for travel, gifts, meals and events for herself and her family during her 10-year appointment. The Crown has argued she should go to prison for four years...