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Insurance is one of the few industries left that still has a shred of credibility. Insurers call on G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 (Reuters) - Insurers with $1.2 trillion under management called on Tuesday for the Group of 20 to set a timetable to phase out subsidies for...

Trudeau visits China: 6 things to watch How warm a welcome? When Stephen Harper first went to China in 2009, the prime minister received a frosty reception and was famously chastised by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for not visiting sooner. And that was when journalists were still in the room...

Proving once again, all conservative parties are shackled by social conservativism. Ontario PC leader says he would scrap Liberal changes to sex-ed curriculum Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is promising to scrap the Liberals' sex-ed curriculum if his party forms government...

Wynne announces $26 M for GE plant Calling it “the next generation of manufacturing,” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a $26.5-million Jobs and Prosperity Fund grant for General Electric’s planned factory on Silverthorn Street in Welland. Through the grant, the GE location, off of...

Once again, Colbert delivers. :lol:

Liberals to unveil plans for UN peacekeeping force Federal cabinet ministers will troop out to one of the country's principal fighter jet bases on Friday to outline the Trudeau government's rebooted commitment to international peacekeeping — a pledge that sources tell CBC News will eventually...

The disturbing dawn of the alt-right After months of squabbling about whether it’s acceptable to use the “F” word (fascism) it seems at long last that we have come to some kind of consensus about what to call Donald Trump’s “philosophy”: alt-right, also known as white nationalism. With the...

The world is a safe place. 'Yes to peace': Colombia, FARC rebels reach historic deal to end 5-decade war Colombia's government and the country's biggest rebel group reached a deal Wednesday evening for ending a half-century of hostilities in what has been one of the world's longest-running...

Not surprised. This just means we need to curb emissions even sooner than previously thought. Human-induced climate change began earlier than previously thought Continents and oceans in the northern hemisphere began to warm with industrial-era fossil fuel emissions nearly 200 years ago...

I look forward to the party maintaining its stubborn pitchforks and going down further because it refuses to change. 67 per cent of Canadians would consider voting Liberal compared to 36 per cent that would consider voting Conservative Nanos Party Power Index – The Nanos Index, which is a...

Cool! Canada's Mounties allow women in uniform to wear hijabs The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as the Mounties, is to allow women in uniform to wear hijabs. Government spokesman Scott Bardsley said the move was to reflect the diversity in Canada's communities and to attract more...

Nice! Petros, when are you getting yours? Recent bans on wearing the burkini in France have boosted sales around the world, especially to non-Muslim women, according to the designer of the full-body swimsuit. Aheda Zanetti, a Lebanese-Australian who is credited with creating the...

100% Correct. Good to see a federal minister admit this. Carbon tax must increase to be effective, says federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says a tax on carbon has to increase to be effective, but the federal environment minister stopped short of any direct criticism in...

Poor Sasquatchewan. Federal, Ontario Liberals to sign $1.49B transit funding agreement The federal treasury is set to crack open its coffers and begin distributing $1.49 billion worth of transit funding among cities in Ontario for track upgrades, new buses, shelters and upgrades to stations...

“Everything that’s happening, from the rise of Trump to Brexit, is because you have this knowledge-based society that’s doing wonderful things, then a labour-based society that’s falling behind.” “We must nurture the ability to welcome skilled immigrants." “Industry must embrace new Canadians...

What are we waiting for? Get these people on American soil asap. How Omran Daqneesh, 5, Became a Symbol of Aleppo’s Suffering BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the images, he sits alone, a small boy coated with gray dust and encrusted blood. His little feet barely extend beyond his seat. He stares...

You won't see this in the lame spleen tedia folks. More than 120 Republicans tell RNC to cut off funds to Donald Trump A letter that urges the Republican National Committee to cut off funds to Donald Trump has collected more than 120 signatures from current and former elected officials...

Boom. Hillary Clinton Releases Tax Return Hillary Clinton released her 2015 personal tax return on Friday, further pressuring Republican opponent Donald Trump, who has spurned a decades-old tradition by refusing to release any of his returns. Mrs. Clinton and her husband, former President...

Take that Clint. Will Smith slams Islamophobia and Donald Trump in Dubai CNN)Actor Will Smith used a recent press conference in Dubai to speak out against Donald Trump and Islamophobia. Smith was there promoting his new film "Suicide Squad" when talk turned to American politics. Read more...

And these are guys that worked for Bush :lol: 50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’ Fifty of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a...