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Families to launch human rights case over outdated sex-ed curriculum At least six Ontario families are launching a human rights case over the province’s plan to use an outdated sex-ed curriculum, saying it will harm their children — the first legal challenge amid a growing backlash over...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

Real. Sweden heatwave: hottest July in (at least) 260 years Stockholm started recording monthly average temperatures as early as 1756, and with no end in sight to the ongoing heatwave, Swedish meteorologists can already say this year will go down in history. The old record was set in 1994...

Real. Out-of-control Ontario fire moving closer to Trans-Canada Highway One of the largest forest fires in northeastern Ontario, Parry Sound 33, is continuing to grow despite aerial and ground-level efforts to stop its spread. Officials with the province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and...

More real news. Get ready Canada, we’re about to have another epic battle over guns Nearly six years later this summer, I’m not sure we’re going to hear Prime Minister Trudeau waxing on similarly about guns. Toronto is definitely not in the mood for that conversation. In fact, I think you...

Time for some real news. Greece wildfires: Hugging bodies found near beach as death toll climbs to 74 RAFINA, Greece – Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 74 people, authorities said, raising the death toll...

Identity politics? WUH OH Ontario Tory minister flip-flops on sex-ed curriculum stance Ontario's education minister went back and forth Monday on just what students will learn while her government scraps the province's modernized sex-ed curriculum. Ultimately, Lisa Thompson indicated that...