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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...

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...

Fox News Channel said Friday that it had fired liberal commentator Bob Beckel for making a racially insensitive remark to a black employee. Fox offered no details on the case, but a lawyer for the employee said Beckel had "stormed out" of his office Tuesday when the man, who is a technician...

Chief Prosecutor Marianne Ny has today decided to discontinue the preliminary investigation regarding suspected rape concerning Julian Assange," a statement read. Assange, 45, has lived in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, after taking refuge there to avoid extradition to Sweden over...

The Conservative Senate leadership has kicked Nova Scotia Senator Stephen Greene out of the Tory caucus just hours before he was set to have dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Greene, who was appointed in 2009 by former prime minister Stephen Harper, said he was "ambushed" this morning...

Chapter one of that story takes us back to last February and the critical moment when David Cameron returned from his negotiation with the EU ministers to present his gamble to the public. He came back from Brussels with predictably few new concessions but with a sense, reinforced by his gilded...

Burlington can now call itself the vinyl record capital of Canada. At its new 20,000-square-foot plant, Precision Record Pressing held an opening celebration Thursday for more than 100 invited music industry guests, including representatives...

The university religion professor who has a massive following in Saudi Arabia made his call on Twitter to 17.4million people. But it has received a backlash from footy fans pointing out Muslim players regularly make religious gestures on the pitch. Al Arefe wrote: “I’ve seen video clips of...

I think the Doctor is politely telling fatties to lose weight....... “It’s not helping people in the long run.” Dr Reed Siemieniuk, McMaster University The panel of physicians, physiotherapists, academics and patients reviewed 13 randomized trials with control groups and found patients who...

Ontario taxpayers would be right to be shocked at how a high-paid health-care CEO can hold down two jobs at the same time. Would you like a job that pays $726,000 a year, plus expenses? Would you like to still have enough time on your hands to be able to hold down another position with a...

A popular drug that promises rapid relief from diarrhea is worrying doctors and emergency room staff because of the dangerous high it gives opioid abusers. The over-the-counter medication Imodium, whose main ingredient, loperamide, is an opioid, is cheap and easy to buy at a drugstore. It's...

"There's a strong public view, I think, that photo radar has gone beyond just enforcing safe traffic and has become, in some cases, a bit of a cash cow for municipalities," Mason said Thursday. "That is a misuse, if that is occurring. "We need to know to the degree to which that is...

So much for keeping america safe by selling weapons to the biggest funder of terroism in the middle east ......... The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of...