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Relief nowhere in sight as B.C. towns feel effects of wildfires raging nearby Josh Lockhart went out to water his lawn on Thursday afternoon and noticed white flakes landing softly on his car. After a moment of confusion, he realized the flakes were ashes from wildfires burning at hundreds of...

They're self admitted Nazis :lol: Police injured as far-right, anti-Nazi activists clash in Berlin At least one police officer was injured in Berlin on Saturday when around 500 activists shouting “Nazis out” clashed with an equal number of far-right activists marking the 31st anniversary of...

Allegedly. Trump campaign colluded with Russia, former CIA director Brennan writes in op-ed Former CIA Director John Brennan said Thursday that President Donald Trump yanked his security clearance because his campaign colluded with the Russians to sway the 2016 election and is now...

MCGA! MCGA! Time to kick maverick Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Scheer urged Maxime Bernier OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was under mounting pressure to denounce Maxime Bernier's public statements and kick him out of caucus Wednesday after the maverick MP used his...

I'm paraphrasing. She doesn't literally screw herself. Anyway, she's one crazy cornflake. Christie Blatchford: Sorry, but I've had enough of saying sorry I don’t know about anyone else, but I have a bad case of revisionist-history/apology fatigue. I am pretty much done. The Langevin...

The Trumptards are losing. My condolences, Walter. White nationalists march outside White House, met by thousands of counterprotesters A group of about 30 white nationalists has marched to a park near the White House for what they call a rally in favour of white civil rights. Thousands of...

So you guys were all wrong as usual. Ontario unemployment rate hits 18-year low, six months after minimum wage hike Ontario’s jobless rate hit an 18-year low in July, as the country’s largest economy continued to churn out jobs despite this year’s hefty hike in the minimum wage. When the...

Yet another Ford fail. Union to 'vigorously' defend any teacher who defies Ford on Sex Ed The union that represents Ontario elementary public school teachers vowed to "vigorously defend" any educator who uses the modernized sex-ed curriculum in the classroom this school year in defiance of...

Danbones Professor Slams 'Hegemonic Masculinity' of Homeless Men A feminist professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada recently published a book chapter documenting the myriad ways homeless men perpetuate “hegemonic masculinity” while discussing their hardships. The book chapter...

Families to launch human rights case over outdated sex-ed curriculum At least six Ontario families are launching a human rights case over the province’s plan to use an outdated sex-ed curriculum, saying it will harm their children — the first legal challenge amid a growing backlash over...

How could Trump let this happen? Rashida Tlaib set to become first Muslim woman in US Congress Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after comfortably winning her Democratic primary election in the US state of Michigan. The 42-year-old, who is the daughter...

Already a billion times worse than the Liberals - and that was a pretty low bar to begin with. Lisa MacLeod Skewered For ‘Tone-Deaf’ Tweet In Wake Of Toronto Flash Floods An Ontario cabinet minister picked the wrong time to troll her rivals about Toronto. Lisa MacLeod, the minister of...

Largest wildfire in California history to burn through August California's biggest wildfire on record is expected to burn for the rest of the month, fire officials say, as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling eight major blazes that are out of control. The...

Failure to reach Brexit deal looking more likely, says UK minister London (CNN) — Britain is looking more likely than ever to crash out of the European Union without a deal, according to the UK's international trade secretary Liam Fox. Fox put the chances of failure to reach a deal on Brexit...

Can't blame her, the bears or the officer. Guess what's next? Girl injured by ricochet while conservation officer dealt with problem bears PELICAN NARROWS, Sask. - Police and Saskatchewan government officials are investigating after they say a girl was struck by a shotgun fragment while a...

Reality check: does social assistance disincentivize people from working? When Ontario Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod announced the government will renege on a campaign promise to preserve the basic income pilot project, she repeated a familiar refrain. “It really is a disincentive to...

Federal government urged to save Ontario’s basic-income pilot project Ottawa is facing calls to save Ontario’s basic-income program, after the Ford government’s announcement that it will halt the pilot threw thousands of its poorest residents into disarray. The previous Liberal government had...

'It's not news': Doug Ford's Ontario News Now attempts to muzzle media, experts say The Progressive Conservative government's production of a TV-news-style video under the banner of "Ontario News Now" is a "pure example of fake news" that aims to undercut the pillars of democracy and muzzle...

Canadian economy posts biggest monthly gain in two years “Essentially, Canadians came out of hibernation in May, and the economy benefited big-time,” Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter said in a research note. Economists said the strong May puts GDP on track for second-quarter...

Ontario minister admits Ford government broke election promise by scrapping basic income project An Ontario minister admits the new government has backtracked on a campaign promise to keep the province's basic income pilot project in place. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod blamed the...