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Should surrogate mothers in Canada be allowed to charge a fee? Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro will introduce a private member's bill Monday that would legalize the practice of paying surrogate mothers to carry a child. Section 6 of Canada's Assisted Human Reproduction Act says "no...

Boy rescued from squalid room where he had been locked for up to 2 years: police By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 14 hours ago LONDON, Ont. - A 10-year-old boy rescued in urine-soaked pyjamas from a squalid bedroom where he had been confined for up to two years expressed hope...

US man gets life in prison for tossing 2-year-old daughter in car seat into creek By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 7 hours ago FREEHOLD, N.J. - A U.S. man who tossed his 2-year-old daughter into a creek while she was strapped into her car seat apologized...

Court to decide fate of girls switched at birth Joe Brock, Reuters May 28, 2014 , Last Updated: 10:50 AM ET...

Apple devices hacked by ‘Oleg Pliss’ and held for ransom Hey, remember when Apple promised that their products were ‘unhackable’? Well, they were wrong. iPhone and iPad owners in Australia were in for a real shock when they woke to a strange sound coming from their devices Tuesday morning...

Uncommon birth defect appears in three babies in homes on one road CBC/CBC - Natalya Beatty's daughter, Rylee, was born with gastroschisis, a birth defect that causes organs to spill outside the baby's abdomen through a hole by the belly button. Three mothers who have babies with the...

Federal judge rules against online retailer's $3,500 charge for Utah couple's negative review By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 12 hours ago By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - A federal judge has ruled against an online retailer that tried to force a Utah couple to pay...

GM legal department under scrutiny in company's recall probe - report Reuters – 15 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors' legal department is the focus of an internal inquiry into how the company handled a vehicle safety defect linked to 13 deaths, the New York Times reported...

Armchair activists have rarely been so numerous — or powerful From SeaWorld opposition to Chris Brown’s cancelled concerts, how Change.org amplified the act of protest By Martin Patriquin | Maclean's – 21 hours ago At about 5 p.m. on a Sunday late last November, Mike Garrett sat down at his...

Texas woman, 31, arrested for posing as high school teenager Charity Johnson, 31, is shown in this police booking photo provided by the Longview Police Department in Longview, Texas on May 15, 2014. (Reuters) - A 31-year-old woman has been arrested after several months posing as a...

First Nations girl chooses traditional medicine over chemo Makayla Sault is only 10 years old, but has already had to make life and death decisions. She and her parents, Ken and Sonya Sault, have decided to forgo chemotherapy and instead use traditional medicine to fight leukemia. Visit CBC...

Breathalyzer test at prom violation of rights? TORONTO - This year’s Northern Secondary School prom is aiming to be a sobering celebration — but not if the Canadian Civil Liberties Association has its way. Yes, the CCLA has sent a warning letter to Northern’s principal urging them to reconsider...

'Miracle baby' survives 11-storey plunge from apartment building Reuters May 14, 2014 , Last Updated: 4:55 PM ET A...

European court says Google must respect 'right to be forgotten' By By Foo Yun Chee | Reuters – 5 minutes ago By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe's top court ruled on...

Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the alien from the film 'Alien,' dies at 74 By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 14 minutes ago BERLIN - Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic "Alien," has died at age 74...

No-tip restaurants fight to gain traction CBC – 3 hours ago A B.C. restaurant owner will soon be joining a handful of U.S. restaurants that have adopted a "no tipping" policy, a move that could boost the set wages of servers and leave gratuity-anxious customers feeling a lot less guilty...

Man, 41, arrested for suspected premarital sex with 16-year-old wife Amanda Orr, Reuters May 10, 2014 , Last Updated: 7:55 PM ET...

Mexican vigilantes can now legally fight cartels By Paul Hosford | TheJournal.ie – 19 hours ago Authorities began to hand blue uniforms and assault rifles to vigilantes in western Mexico, legalising a movement that formed last year to combat a vicious drug cartel. Scores of farmers...

U.S. FDA approves 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees By By Will Dunham | Reuters – 12 hours ago By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can...

New Brunswick man told to unfix potholes QMI Agency May 9, 2014 , Last Updated: 2:02 PM ET A Saint John, N.B...