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The government says more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running. The recall includes some Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla and Toyota...

Tens of thousands marched in the Spanish capital Madrid Saturday in a major show of support for fledgling leftist anti-austerity party Podemos, whose surging popularity and policies have drawn comparisons with Greece’s new Syriza rulers. Crowds chanted “yes we can” and “tic tac tic tac”...

An international coalition has launched a campaign to abolish blasphemy laws worldwide. The End Blasphemy Laws campaign has called on the international community “to look on blasphemy laws as they might look on laws restricting press freedom”. It is believed the campaign is the first ever to...

China’s education minister has vowed to ban university textbooks which promote “western values”, state media said, in the latest sign of ideological tightening under President Xi Jinping. “Never let textbooks promoting western values appear in our classes,” minister Yuan Guiren said, according...

When Julia Spiegelman and Erina Donnelly, two teachers who met as undergraduates at Bryn Mawr, became engaged, they were looking forward to planning a wedding that included elements from both of their religions. Ms. Spiegelman grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Andover, Mass., and Ms...

Toronto has been ranked the best city to live in the world by the Economist. The ranking aggregates Toronto's performance across a range of indexes, which include safety, livability and cost of living. National level rankings like the Economist's Democracy and Global Food Security Index were...

Regina city council voted to deny an application for a bar that would feature exotic dancers following an intense presentation of opinions from concerned groups and citizens Monday night A packed city council gallery erupted with a standing ovation in response to the decision. Most delegations...

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Families with income more than $233,000 a year stand to gain most under the Conservative government’s controversial income-splitting tax break, a new study of the costly program has found. “The richest families are most likely to make at least $1,000 from the new policy,” says the...

A mother who used a hot clothes iron to punish a child for raiding the family fridge lost her bid Tuesday for a lower sentence. In upholding the 20-month jail term handed the Toronto resident, who can’t be identified, Ontario’s top court said it saw no reason to interfere. Court records show...

Multiple sources tell CANADALAND that Sun News Network (SNN), the Quebecor-owned cable news channel that launched in 2011, is on the verge of closing. This follows a December report by James Bradshaw in the Globe and Mail that Moses Znaimer, the media entrepreneur who runs ZoomerMedia Ltd...

An average of 15 cases were discovered each day in November, according to data published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). Last November 466 cases of FGM were identified; while in October, the first month such figures were compiled, 455 cases were reported. The figures...

How did he manage to say that with a straight face? Guess he hasn't checked the CIA Files .......... The military option is out, President Barack Obama said Sunday, but the U.S. will be looking at all other options to "ratchet up the pressure on Russia" on the issue of Ukraine...

Since September 2014, seven US Iraq War resisters have received negative decisions in their cases. Two veterans were given removal dates. One resister received a stay of removal and the government rescinded the second removal order at the last minute. These reprieves are extremely good news...

A new twist on the credit card phishing scam has emerged in Canada, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, an agency of the federal government. The new phishing scam is targeting people in the early morning, when they are sleepy and potentially vulnerable. Daniel Williams, a senior...

This past Friday, the NCAA reinstated all of the wins that Penn State football had been penalized as a result of their cover-up of multiple child molestation charges. The NCAA has announced a proposed settlement under which the Penn State football team's 112 wins from 1998 through 2011 that were...

No she won't give up that cozy position until forced out but she feels bad......yuk yuk........ Former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith has apologized for "angering" many of her former supporters by crossing the floor to join the governing Progressive Conservatives, a move she...

The party would move the royal family out of the 775-room mega-mansion, complete with tennis court, lake and heli-pad amid 40 acres of land nestled in the leafy St James’ Park area of Westminster. However there are no plans that Her Majesty and Prince Philip would be turfed out in the cold...

Kentucky state senator is having no reservations about proclaiming his political privilege. In fact, he’s simply citing a section of the Kentucky constitution that claims politicians are in fact, above the law. Sen. Brandon Smith (R) was charged with driving under the influence and wants the...

Officials in France announced new measures on Thursday aimed at reinforcing secular values at French schools, after the terrorist attacks in and around Paris exposed serious cultural rifts between children in heavily immigrant communities and others in classrooms throughout the country...