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Deanna Wolfe says she was “shocked” that Sundre woman Rita Phillip got only four years in prison for unleashing two pit bulls to mercilessly maul her at Phillip’s mobile home on Aug. 18, 2012. “For something like that, she should have got more,” Wolfe said outside court after Court of Queen’s...

Strip clubs, with flashy signs advertising nude dancers, once had a strong footing in downtown centres across Canada. But as Cheetah's Show Lounge in Kelowna, B.C. closes its doors, an adult industry insider says strip clubs are an endangered species being killed off by lack of demand. "The...

A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged for the murders of Food Network Star contestant Cristie Schoen Codd and her husband Joseph Codd. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Jason Owens is in custody at the Buncombe County Detention Facility and has been charged with two...

Government officials are blaming a translation error for a published message referring to anglos as "special needs" Quebecers. The description was written on a Ministry of Health and Social Services website offering details about the 8-1-1 phone service The page contained text...

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s $2-million libel action against two Progressive Conservative MPPs over the Liberal gas-plant scandal continues almost a year after it was filed. Wynne’s office confirmed this week that her lawsuit against former Tory leader Tim Hudak and MPP Lisa MacLeod is proceeding...

Speaking in Cleveland on Wednesday, President Obama was asked what he thought about money in politics. He responded by suggesting that voting be mandatory, as it is in countries such as Australia. "If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country," he said...

During a debate the night before, Péladeau said immigration was hurting the province’s ability to achieve sovereignty. Péladeau issued an apology on his Facebook page. "My apologies. I would like to apologize for the unfortunate comments I made yesterday about demographics and immigration...

In order to prevent homeless people from sleeping outside of Saint Mary’s Cathedral, the Archdiocese of San Francisco installed a system that dumps water onto the ground near its sheltered doorways, where people tend to rest at night. On Wednesday, after facing substantial backlash for the...

An employee of Florida’s environmental protection department was forced to take a leave of absence and seek a mental health evaluation for violating governor Rick Scott’s unwritten ban on using the phrases “climate change” or “global warming” under any circumstance, according to a complaint...

FBI officials are processing the scene and authorities have not released a name. However, the man was identified by the Claiborne county NAACP chapter and family members as Otis Byrd. He was found hanging in the woods about a half mile from his last known residence, CBS News affiliate WJTV...

Police and demonstrators have clashed in Frankfurt as tens of thousands gather to protest against austerity. The demonstrations coincided with the inauguration of the ECB's new headquarters in the city. more Frankfurt in flames | All media content | DW.DE | 19.03.2015

Angry mob in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed a woman and set her body alight for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. "We were watching this incident. She burned the Koran,” one eyewitness told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan. “A lot of people gathered around the...

An unusual new driving sticker seen on the Lower Mainland is getting second looks. The decal is yellow with a large “C”, similar to what ICBC uses for new drivers “N” or learners “L”. Underneath the letter are the words “Chinese Driver”, which is sparking the debate: Are the stickers meant...

I disagree with her. The NDP also snatched defeat from the jaws of victory........ I’m awestruck (awestricken?) by the capacity of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to self-destruct. No other party I’ve covered has the ability to grab defeat from the jaws of victory quite...

Gladys Whincup is losing the $1.15-an-hour job she’s had for 35 years, and she’s devastated. Whincup’s workplace is — or was — a wastepaper sorting and disposal plant at Tunney’s Pasture where she and dozens of other developmentally disabled people have been gainfully employed disposing of...

The proposed legislation would end publicly-funded IVF treatment for most couples and would forbid any woman over 42 from seeking fertility treatment, even if she was able to pay for it. The changes are included in Bill 20, a controversial health bill tabled near the end of this fall's...

In 1660, a British man went missing. Three suspects were hanged for murder, despite the lack of a body. The man arrived 2 years later, claiming to have been abducted by pirates. This judicial mistake led England to adopt the "no body, no murder" rule, which lasted up until 1954. In August...

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service prepared advice and briefing material for two June meetings of the deputy ministers’ committee on resources and energy, documents obtained under the Access to Information Act show. The issue was driven by violence during demonstrations against...

This petition represents the opposition among Canadians to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Plan (IMP).The government must put Canadians first and protect our abilities and opportunities to employment, competitive and living wages, and a decent standard...

He has lied about the terrorist threat, he has endangered the security of our troops in Iraq. But this is the absolute limit. The federal government has ratcheted up its war of words over Ukraine, with the parliamentary defence secretary claiming Russian warships confronted a Canadian...