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Unless Pakistan pretends to be fighting Americas enemies....... The United States has told Pakistan it will have to finance the purchase of U.S. F-16 fighter jets itself after members of the U.S. Congress objected to the use of government funds to pay for them. The U.S. government said in...

A new crop of startups are trying to make gas stations obsolete. Tap an app, and they'll bring the gas to you, filling up your car while you're at work, eating breakfast, or watching Netflix. Filld, WeFuel, Yoshi, Purple and Booster Fuels have started operating in a few cities including San...

Mike Duffy will face a battle if he wants back pay, senior Tory senators say Mike Duffy will face a battle if he wants back pay, senior Tory senators say - Politics - CBC News

That’s the heartening take-away from a valuable survey by the Environics Institute that captures the attitudes of the million-strong Muslim community and gives the lie to conventional stereotypes and misperceptions. The survey will be an eye-opener for those who question the community’s...

Australia blocks sale of Ireland-sized chunk of land to private Chinese company The Australian government on Friday blocked once and for all a bid that would have seen a chunk of its land the size of Ireland — or more than 1 percent of the country's total landmass — sold to a private Chinese...

At the “Alberta Can’t Wait” meeting held Saturday at Red Deer College, a straw poll of the crowd of roughly 400 saw overwhelming support for the idea of a new party, rather than unification under either the Wildrose or Progressive Conservative parties or continuation of the status quo. Rick...

We’ve all heard about that special connection between Newfoundland and Alberta — stories of hard-working labourers from the island province flying out to Fort McMurray to make their fortunes in the oilsands. During the good years, the money was great and remittances flowed in waves back to...

It's described as the largest project in Calgary-based Enbridge Inc's history and although most Canadians haven't heard about it, a major expansion of the Line 3 pipeline has moved one step closer to reality. The replacement proposal would allow Enbridge to modernize, widen and increase the...

After chasing away two men posing as provincial energy sector employees, a Mississauga councillor wants the Ontario government to step in and ban door-to-door sales of things such as furnaces, air conditioners and water filtration systems. “This is about the people who come to the door who...

The Oscar-winner made his name playing tough cowboys and heroic soldiers in films including The Alamo, True Grit and The Green Berets. But in a State Assembly vote several legislators objected to having a day commemorating his birthday due to his "disturbing views towards race" Republican...

In another sign of the global shift from fossil fuels toward innovative clean energy solutions, an Alaska aquarium has switched to a heating system that runs on seawater. The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), a public aquarium, research center, and wildlife rehabilitation facility in Seward...

She's so bad even the Nat Post/Sun can't help but notice..... Last month, her office used a photo of slain Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in a Conservative fundraising campaign that offered donors Easter hams. (Gallant later had to apologize after receiving complaints from Canadian Forces veterans)...

The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes toward LGBT people differ hugely across the country," a travel advisory from the UK reads. Newly passed laws in both states allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT people. The advisory comes from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office...

The voice of the 18-year-old girl cracks in distress. She’s propped up on a hospital bed, eyes swollen from crying, lips stained red from bleeding lungs. Laura went to Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton expecting to get better, cured even. Yes, the acute myeloid leukemia that nearly killed her...