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A friend of the Muslim men killed by a gunman in Quebec City has a powerful message for terrorists: “When they go low, we go high.”
Yasmina, whose full name was not made public, quoted former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in a statement to media on Wednesday.
...(7) Comments | Posted February 1, 2017 | 3:35 PM
For at least 116 years of Canada’s 150-year history, indigenous children were taken from their parents.
“When the school is on the reserve, the child lives with its parents, who are savages, and though he may learn to read and write, his habits and training mode of thought are Indian,”...
(635) Comments | Posted January 28, 2017 | 4:46 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reaffirmed Canada's commitment to welcoming refugees amid U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
"To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith," Trudeau wrote on Twitter on Saturday. "Diversity is our strength."
Canada resettled about 39,000 refugees...
(3) Comments | Posted January 25, 2017 | 4:51 PM
She was famous for her megawatt smile, but in real life Mary Tyler Moore’s life was marked by tragedy.
The actress, whose namesake show revolutionized the portrayal of women on television in the 1970s, died on Wednesday. She was 80-years-old.
(59) Comments | Posted January 24, 2017 | 1:54 PM
Earth is getting warmer, and it's happening faster by the decade.
A new NASA video visualizes the planet's surface temperatures since 1880 to show just how quickly our planet is warming. Last year was the hottest year ever recorded, breaking previous records set in 2015 and 2014.
(3) Comments | Posted January 22, 2017 | 1:45 PM
Aziz Ansari knew his historic appearance on "Saturday Night Live" would bring a lot of attention — including a likely viewer in the new U.S. president.
Donald Trump has made a Sunday Twitter ritual out of skewering the show's portrayal of him, which means he must catch at...
(40) Comments | Posted January 18, 2017 | 5:48 PM
A Halifax mother says she was called a “bitch” and “child abuser” on social media after Ezra Levant re-posted a photo of her taking her son to see Justin Trudeau.
Erin Moore, a journalism instructor at Nova Scotia Community College, took her seven-year-old to the prime minister’s town hall...
(4) Comments | Posted January 17, 2017 | 3:26 PM
Only six Canadian companies cracked the top 100 in a ranking of the world’s most sustainable corporations — compared to 12 in 2015 — and lax government policy may be to blame.
“We still have a strong position, but it’s weaker than it was,” Toby Heaps, the CEO of...
(6) Comments | Posted January 15, 2017 | 2:53 PM
Unfortunately, this is real life.
A Scottish newspaper published a TV preview of Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. President as an episode of "The Twilight Zone" this weekend.
"After a long absence, The Twilight Zone returns with one of the most ambitious, expensive and controversial productions in broadcast history," the...
(127) Comments | Posted January 15, 2017 | 1:18 PM
Kevin O’Leary has a novel idea to balance Canada’s budget — selling seats in the Senate.
The potential Conservative leadership contender told CTV’s Question Period that Canada’s upper house of Parliament should be a “profit centre,” not a cost centre.
(9) Comments | Posted January 14, 2017 | 3:15 PM
Someone at Canada Post deserves a medal.
A paycheque addressed to Leah Taylor in "Vagina, SK" with an Alberta postal code and "crescent" spelled incorrectly was delivered nonetheless.
Leah Taylor of Regina has the whole city cracking up at this paycheque...
(1) Comments | Posted January 11, 2017 | 4:10 PM
The number of bank branches in Canada is expected to shrink this year, as more Canadians turn to online and mobile banking for their everyday needs.
The Globe and Mail reports that dozens of bank locations will shut their doors for good this year. Others will pivot to...
(112) Comments | Posted January 11, 2017 | 12:35 PM
A likely Conservative leadership contender wants to bow down to his new monarch, King Donald Trump.
In a video posted online Tuesday — that has since been made private — celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary is shown saying: “I think the next five years are going to be amazing and hail...
(4) Comments | Posted January 10, 2017 | 4:29 PM
Bamboo may not be native to Vancouver, but thanks to the city’s insatiable appetite for sushi and other Asian food, it’s still an abundant resource — in the form of disposable chopsticks.
Thousands and thousands of them get discarded, usually after just one use. The never-ending supply led to
(1) Comments | Posted January 4, 2017 | 5:05 PM
Montreal is celebrating its birthday in classic Canadian fashion — by apologizing.
For its 375th birthday, the city is hosting an entire year of events, including variety shows, light shows, and photo exhibitions. Montrealers are apologizing to their “neighbours,” namely Toronto.
“We’re super sorry for the noise!” a woman yells...
(23) Comments | Posted January 4, 2017 | 4:43 PM
It’s not winter in Canada until you’ve fallen on your tush. Researcher Geoff Fernie wants to prevent that.
His team at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute set out to test almost 100 pairs of winter boots to see how well they keep Canadians on their feet in icy conditions — and...
(18) Comments | Posted January 3, 2017 | 5:02 PM
Of all the things you could call journalist Megyn Kelly, CBC News went with “target of menstruation insult.”
The anchor — famous for insisting that mythical character Santa Claus is white — announced Tuesday she’s leaving Fox News for NBC.
(8) Comments | Posted January 3, 2017 | 1:22 PM
It looks like Michael Ignatieff was a pretty good tourist.
Former Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney praised the “brilliant” scholar on Twitter and congratulated him for receiving the Order of Canada.
During the 2011 federal election, Kenney’s party constantly attacked the former Liberal leader for spending 30...
(1) Comments | Posted January 2, 2017 | 7:09 PM
Carrie Fisher's daughter took to Instagram Monday to pay tribute to her late mother and grandmother, two women whom she lost only one day apart.
"There are no words to express how much I will miss my Abadaba and my one and only Momby," Billie Lourd, 24, wrote along with...
(19) Comments | Posted December 31, 2016 | 3:30 PM
A pilot who allegedly passed out drunk in a plane cockpit at the Calgary airport faces two criminal charges.
The male pilot for Sunwing Airlines was found "severely impaired by alcohol" early Saturday morning, Calgary police said in a press release.
The plane's crew noticed that he was acting oddly...
(0) Comments | Posted February 1, 2017 | 5:52 PM