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A Hamilton man has been sentenced to life in prison for an attack in which he stabbed his friend 68 times and left him to die on the side of the Red Hill Valley Parkway. Drew Reid, who was 18 at the time of the murder, won't be eligible for...

"I feel like I’ve been robbed. Even if I wanted to pay them this outrageous amount of money, nobody will answer me, and there’s just no end in sight," Townsend said. Townsend said she believed that after loading her possessions in Regina the movers would head straight to Westlock, Alta, so...

Canadian police used tear gas and reportedly fired rubber bullets and sound bombs at hundreds of students protesting austerity measures at an anti-capitalist rally in Montreal. Thousands took to the streets on Tuesday to protest sweeping education cuts. Police declared the march illegal from...

China, the People's Republic Whereof, wants to establish an Arctic research station in Tuktoyaktuk or Cambridge Bay, NWT. John Higginbotham, senior fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Centre for International Governance Innovation and Arctic policy expert...

The Mayor’s Office in Toronto is today occupied by a much slicker operation than it was during the years of dysfunctional, bigoted buffoonery that unfolded under Rob Ford. Mayor John Tory has resumed the drive toward a fully fledged neoliberal city but has the basic political skills to frame his...

When a passing male stranger came upon Frank Angley, who was on his knees suffering a heart attack in the driveway of his West Carson Street home, the man didn’t pick up one of the many nitroglycerine pills that had spilled out on the ground. He didn’t use Angley’s cellphone, which was lying on...

Did you hear about the man who entered New Orleans’ airport with explosives and a machete? No? A Muslim American man carrying a duffel bag that holds six homemade explosives, a machete, and poison spray travels to a major U.S. airport. The man enters the airport, approaches the TSA security...

I got a call 2 weeks ago from someone purporting to be from my cable provider. They actually left a message with a return phone number, some sort of 1- 899 type number and said I had a virus that could affect their whole system and if I didn't contact them my internet would be shut down. I...

after almost 400 years after British colonisation The island was under the UK’s control from 1627 up until independence in 1966 and has remained a constitutional monarchy ever since. But the Prime Minister has laid down his plans for Barbados to become a republic with a ceremonial President...

The Conservative government's anti-terrorism bill contains "ill-considered" measures that will deprive Canadians of liberties without increasing their safety, the Canadian Bar Association says. The bar association objects to the planned transformation of the Canadian Security Intelligence...

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The man who was shot by police following an altercation at an anti-racism rally in downtown Calgary on Saturday attacked the officer with a pipe, according to the body that investigates officer-involved shootings. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said officers radioed a...

I'm okay with Aus and NZ but we don't need to import Britain's problems........... A group of Commonwealth residents advocating for free movement among the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, has collected 35,000 signatures. BBC News - 'Commonwealth' movement petition gains 35,000...

The Idaho House on Friday voted 44-25 in favor of a non-binding memorial to Congress calling for federal judges who rule in favor of gay marriage to be impeached. “I think somehow, someday we’ve gotta take a stand,” GOP Rep. Paul Shepherd told the House. A sixth-term state representative from...

Top 100 reasons why Captain Kirk is better than Captain Picard! 1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced it’s soul back in, and even got him laid along the way. 2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and...

A new government report reveals that Britain has approved more than £5 billion ($7.5 billion) worth of arms export licenses for countries on its own human rights blacklist. A total of 3,298 outstanding arms export licenses, valued at £5.2 billion, have been granted to 28 nations listed as...

Mississippi House did pass a bill (HB 132), nicknamed the "Jesus Take the Wheel Act", that would exempt churches from commercial driver's license requirements: "This just allows small churches, some don't have people with commercial licenses at all, and they can pick a person to drive the bus,"...

A vitriolic letter written by the future King Edward VIII in which he branded the French Canadians 'rotten' and 'the completest passengers' during a tour of the country has emerged 96 years later. The Prince of Wales - the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary - could not hide his...

A Washington parent was shocked to find that a special delivery for her 8-year-old daughter was actually a container of feces. KPTV-TV of Portland reports Woodland resident Jamie Villanueva found the package on her porch earlier this week. When the 8-year-old opened it, Villanueva said she...

As much as he has proven himself to be an opportunist and hypocrite on most things that have spurted rom his lips, so far he is one of the few to make this suggestion........... Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called for a boycott of Saudi Arabia on Saturday, saying Americans should shun the...