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a team of philosophers from the University of Waterloo (link is external) for their research paper entitled, "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bull****."

Parents fighting Ontario’s year-old sex education curriculum booed Premier Kathleen Wynne and Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown at a protest Wednesday. The updated document includes warnings about online bullying and sexting, but some parents have taken issue with discussions of...

Ontario’s governing Liberals could well win another majority — if they send leader Kathleen Wynne packing. A new poll from Mainstreet Research for Postmedia, released Thursday, asked respondents how they’d vote if the Liberals called an election with somebody other than Wynne leading the party...

a move that Catholic leaders say could bankrupt the church in the largely Catholic U.S. territory. Church leaders say lifting the statute of limitations would subject the church to unlimited financial liability, forcing the closure of parish churches and schools on the island where more than...

With the outbreak of WW 1 and Canada's subservient entry as British cannon fodder, the federal government effected a number of articles in the War Measures legislation embodied in the British North America Act. https://libcom.org/library/iww-canada-g-jewell

A Toronto landlord says she's been conned by a "professional tenant" who's been living in her Yorkville home since July without paying rent. "It's been a living hell for the past two months," Robin Ennis said in an interview with CBC News. The matter is the subject of a case being heard by the...

Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers voted Thursday, to remove Jon-Paul Fuller the day after Ontario Provincial Police raided greenhouses in Leamington, Ont. Police said they found more than 2,900 marijuana plants with an estimated value of $2.9 million, along with 41 kilograms of harvested...

The Government of BC rejected a similar proclamation request, citing the fact the Criminal Code was under federal jurisdiction. In June, the BC Humanist Association helped launch an official e-petition calling on the federal government to repeal Canada’s prohibition on blasphemous libel. The...

Canada’s first low glycemic response all-purpose potato is supported by the Canadian Diabetes Association This variety resulted from the potato breeding programs’ focus on lower reducing sugars and high dry matter. These are among the factors that influence Carisma’s nutritional content and GI*...

David Ball notes (link is external) that many municipalities are retaking control over their own services after learning that the promises of efficiency through privatization are entirely illusory...

The recent furor over the drug company Mylan jacking up the price of lifesaving EpiPens has brought out the biohackers. A team of DIY enthusiasts calling themselves Four Thieves Vinegar have published plans that will allow anyone to build a device to self-inject epinephrine on the cheap...

HP is copping with an international backlash after thousands of owners of its printers were suddenly blocked from using cheaper, third-party ink cartridges. And consumer advocacy group Choice says it will begin investigating whether HP has breached Australian Consumer Law. Early last week, HP...

said Koltiska. “It’s sinful and shameful is what it is.” “God is love, and we should love one another and be kind,” Koltiska said. “There’s enough wealth in this world that no child should go hungry, especially in school. To me this is just wrong.” Stacy Koltiska said that she will never...

Christianity, Islam and Judaism or whatever it doesn't matter......... www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2LehsA1dk

Elections Canada on Sunday officially announced the date for the federal byelection in the riding of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, which has been without a member of Parliament since Conservative MP Jim Hillyer passed away suddenly last spring. Hillyer, who survived leukemia and suffered from...

I say eff the EU, help Canada. The 2 short news clips I put down below are not good for my blood pressure. While Canadians by and large seem content to sleep through the entire CETA negotiations, uttering nary an objection to a deal that will severely compromise our sovereignty, ordinary...

in Canada. Health Canada's new labelling rules for acetaminophen are not strict enough, and the extra-strength products should be removed from store shelves, some doctors say. Acetaminophen is one of the most widely used pain and fever relievers in Canada and worldwide. It is safe if used...

The year is 1813. A young Church of England priest named John Strachan is on the frontlines of a military conflict, determined to stand by King and Country in the face of invasion. The city of York is fallen as the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and his outnumbered force of regulars retreat...

I recall the huge debate over whether taking an infant to a sporting event was a wise decision. Public sentiment was 'you are a moron for doing so' and I concur. Even Doctors suggested the 'roar' of the crowd was damaging to the kids ears, never mind getting hit by something. And know we have...

The Burgess family boathouse could cost up to $700,000 to rebuild. $900M suit launched over flooding in Muskoka