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A Filipino-born mother is facing some tough decisions now that the Immigration Department decided not to allow her to bring her daughter to Canada. Karen Talosig came to Canada seven years ago in search of a better life and to support her daughter back in the Philippines. She has been trying...

The Gambia's Foreign Minister Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, a Gambian who lived in the US until her appointment in January, said at an EU event this weekend that the country's government would observe international laws, but would continue to protect religious beliefs and traditions. "If you read in...

The practice of starting Mississauga city council meetings with the Lord's Prayer will end on Wednesday. Council recently passed a motion to stop opening meetings with the prayer and has decided to observe 30 seconds of silence instead. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Bonnie Crombie...

When the sad time came to say good-bye to her late husband, Marie Diane Dodd knew a traditional service in a church wasn't the right fit. So she arranged a ceremony at the family's lakeside summer home outside Ottawa. It featured John's favourite memories and music, including a guitar riff by...

Conservatives turn down traditional TV debates for leaders “We quibbled over format, we quibbled over set design, we quibbled over timing,” explained spokesperson Kory Teneycke, a co-founder of the now defunct Sun News, in announcing that the Prime Minister would not participate in any...

With just five days to go before Ireland’s historic referendum on the legalisation of gay marriage, a bitter row has broken out between supporters and opponents over the funding of their respective campaigns. Supporters of a yes vote have accused opponents of a lack of transparency over finances...

More people have died from atomic wedgies than from overdosing on marijuana http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/05/oklahoma_man_who_killed_stepda.html

The Ottawa Senators made a desperate and unusual public plea Thursday for a donor willing to give a part of his or her liver to save the life of the team’s owner. Eugene Melnyk, who was noticeably absent from the Senators’ recent first-round NHL playoff run, is in a Toronto hospital in urgent...

Johnny Depp has been given until Saturday to get his two pet dogs out of the country or have them put down after he brought them into Australia without declaring them to quarantine. Johnny Depp's dogs Boo and Pistol could be put down if they stay in Australia, Barnaby Joyce warns - ABC News...

Canadians can sign up online for a Bone Marrow Registry. After filling out forms, they will mail you a cheek swab kit. You can save the life of a person with leukemia or lymphoma. https://www.blood.ca/en/stem-cells?utm_source=onematch&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=onematch

picking up on Canada's bill c-51......... For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'.” That warning from Britain's newly minted Conservative majority prime minister, David Cameron, in announcing his...

Lang is a self-employed handyman who works with banks and the federal government on maintaining foreclosed properties. He has done well enough that his wife, Mary, hasn’t had to work. They live in a 3,300-square-foot home in the Legacy Park subdivision valued at more than $300,000. But...

Andrew Coyne has rightly pointed out (link is external) the gall the Senate is showing in nixing (link is external) Michael Chong's watered-down Reform Act (even if there's something to a few of the criticisms). But let's not miss the most absurd suggestion of all as to who should be given...

This is the most Canadian thing we can do Two of Canada’s most dynamic and change-focused mayors brought two capacity crowds to their feet at the National Poverty Reduction Summit in Ottawa. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, were both harbingers of massive...

“Restore Freedom. Even Retards Want to be Free.” Well, the folks at Payless Furniture at 2800 Iowa St. long have been famous for their crazy signs and the dancing fellows who hold them. As the company closes its doors, it has one final set of signs for the community that it did business in...

The government's "moral, social, legal and fiduciary obligation" to support both military veterans and the families of those killed or injured in service will take the parliamentary spotlight today as the New Democrats attempt to convince their Commons colleagues to formally acknowledge the...

"This intrusion would be highly offensive to a reasonable person," lawsuit says. A Southern California woman claims she was fired after uninstalling an app that her employer required her to run constantly on her mobile phone—an app that tracked her every move 24 hours a day, seven days a...

“When a government starts trying to cancel dissent or avoid dissent is frankly when it’s rapidly losing its moral authority to govern.” Stephen Harper 2005 Forthright government watchdogs have a way of disappearing in Ottawa. They are quietly replaced. Their mandates are terminated...

In 2000, Mattel handed over its multibillion-dollar acquisition to another firm for $27.3 million and a share of its future profits. Mattel’s purchase of TLC was eventually labelled by Businessweek as one of “the Worst Deals of All Time.” Shareholders launched a class-action lawsuit, naming...

The Swedish automaker will invest $500 million in building a factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The plant, which will produce the latest generation of Volvo models, will have a capacity to initially build up to 100,000 cars per year, according to a press release from Volvo. Construction...