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The Cambridge, Mass., company AOBiome believes we have dangerously stripped “good bacteria” from our skins via “excessive cleaning” and has introduced for sale “Mother Dirt” spray to add it back. Chemical engineer and co-founder Dave Whitlock told WBZ-TV in September that he personally has...

Hyundai is recalling nearly a half-million midsize cars in the U.S. to replace key engine parts because a manufacturing problem could cause them to fail. The recall covers 470,000 Sonata sedans from the 2011 and 2012 model years equipped with 2-litre or 2.4-litre gasoline engines. At the time...

Sun newspapers to close comments on most online stories He said the Sun papers “are working towards getting a better solution,” and considering adopting Facebook authentication as one option. He has also noticed other media trying “community-based moderators” – a model he finds intriguing but...

The School District of Jersey City this week emphasized its “commitment to embracing diversity,” after a vote not to close schools for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha sparked protests in the local Muslim community. The Jersey City Board of Education voted to not close schools during a meeting...

Often referred to as the Switzerland of South America, Uruguay is long accustomed to doing things its own way. It was the first nation in Latin America to establish a welfare state. It also has an unusually large middle class for the region and unlike its giant neighbors to the north and west...

Gasoline prices in Canada are disconnected from the costs of production. They are not driven by cost plus a reasonable return for capital invested. They are driven by what consumers are willing to pay. Canadians are deliberately being conditioned into accepting a new level of unfair...

The new boss at Hydro One — a company recently on the hot seat for widespread overbilling of customers — is making triple what his predecessor earned before privatization. Chief executive Mayo Schmidt started work Sept. 3 and by the end of the year will enjoy $1.36 million in base pay...

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He’s been covering the region for more than 35 years. Based in Beirut, he goes regularly into Syria. Earlier this year, he spent nine days travelling along the front lines of that country’s bitter civil war. When it comes to knowing the region, he's it. Naturally, a lot of his attention of...

A team of 50 bureaucrats spent much of the summer rummaging through boxes in a secret Victoria warehouse, searching for a hard drive containing records of 3.4 million British Columbia and Yukon students and teachers, some dating back almost 30 years. Extensive physical and electronic searches...

The child was sent home with a letter about how left-handedness is often associated with evil and the devil. Zayde is only 4 years old. It's his first year at Oakes Elementary in Okemah, but his mom kept him home Monday after a dispute with his teacher over being left-handed. Zayde, like most...

One longtime friend and confidante of Terry Fox said the announcement, made Sunday by outgoing Conservative MP James Moore, was “so wrong on so many levels.” Moore — the federal Industry Minister, who is not seeking re-election — said Sunday in Port Moody that a Conservative government would...

Using a hidden camera installed in his condo’s bathroom, Ontario Provincial Police officer Jeffrey Steers secretly filmed a naked relative showering and undressing. He made homemade pornography by superimposing an image of himself naked into the photos. Years later, he was arrested and pleaded...

In a rare move, an Alberta judge has allowed a man charged with forcibly confining and assaulting a 10-year-old girl to live with his parents in Innisfil while on bail. “He’s been released on bail back to his parents’ house in Innisfil, on strict conditions,” South Simcoe Police Staff Sgt...

The president of the National Firearms Association says the Conservative government offered to make changes to its gun licensing bill if the NFA held its fire on the controversial bill C-51, then reneged on the agreement. Sheldon Clare, who is running as an Independent candidate in British...

Saudi Arabia has dismissed the final appeal of a prisoner sentenced to death as a child, leading to fears his execution could take place in a matter of days. Ali Mohammed al-Nimr was arrested when he was 17 and initially held at a juvenile offenders facility. There is evidence that he was...

Ontario's Liberals are being forced to explain why they want to sell Hydro One after condemning the previous Progressive Conservative government for proposing a similar privatization plan. The Conservatives dug up a 2002 motion from veteran Liberal Jim Bradley, now the chair of cabinet, that...

The body of Catherine Campbell, who was reported missing from Dartmouth on Monday, has been found. Halifax Regional Police say human remains were found at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday in a wooded area east of Barrington and North streets in Halifax. Police believe the remains are that of Campbell...

When asked, the Liberals, NDP and Greens firmly denied that they would ever buy Facebook Likes stolen from Canadians with malware.The Conservatives said it was 'an internal party matter' and refused to answer any more questions. Third-party websites or videos that you are clicking on may have...

It’s bad enough to think of such an esteemed publication getting Fox-ified. But Boing Boing caught this in the NatGeo press release:"The value generated by this transaction, including the consistent and attractive revenue stream that National Geographic Partners will deliver, ensures that we...