The Women Of Buzzfeed's Ladylike Get Photoshopped To Show Cultural Beauty...
There's no question women are expected to live up to unrealistic beauty standards. Each culture has a different view of what constitutes as beautiful, and those expectations can be harmful. Women tend...
View ArticleMuslims Reflect On Racism, Islamophobia And Safety In Canada
It's been a week since the tragic terror attack at a Quebec City mosque, which took the lives of six innocent Muslim men. And as Muslims all over the country continue to grasp the current state of...
View ArticleAlberta Announces Climate Change Education Grants
CALGARY — The Alberta government is introducing a grant program for schools and community groups that want to implement climate change education programs. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says the...
View ArticleVictoria's Secret Employee Accused Of Body Discrimination In Open Letter
Victoria's Secret may have found themselves in some hot water again after one woman says she was discriminated in one of their stores for her body size. Twenty-year-old Abbie Walsh-Greenfield of Wales...
View ArticleDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan To Meet American Counterpart
WASHINGTON — Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is to hold a first meeting today with his newly sworn-in American counterpart James Mattis. The two former soldiers-turned-cabinet-members are to...
View ArticleRalph Goodale: Around 200 People Have Lost Nexus Card Access
OTTAWA — The federal public safety minister says about 200 people have been unable to use their Nexus cards to cross the American border since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a temporary halt to...
View ArticleNew Democrats Try To Use Trudeau's Words On Electoral Reform Against Him
New Democrats are asking how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can walk away from electoral reform when, mere weeks ago, he said that abandoning such a promise wouldn’t reflect how he was raised. In...
View ArticleBison Return To Banff National Park After Century-Long Absense
BANFF, Alta. — Bison are once again grazing along the remote eastern slopes of Banff National Park after a more than century-long absence. Parks Canada announced Monday it has moved 16 of the animals...
View ArticleDog Dragged By Car In Welland, Ont., Police Say, Two Suspects Charged
WELLAND, Ont. — Two suspects have been charged after police say a dog was dragged by a car for nearly a kilometre in Welland, Ont. Niagara Regional Police say they received calls last Thursday and...
View Article10,000 Canadians Sign Petition Calling For Basic Income
It looks like a lot of Canadians really want a guaranteed income. More than 10,000 people have signed a petition supporting a basic income guarantee. The 10,000 mark was passed in mid-December. The...
View ArticleCRTC Super Bowl Ruling Blamed For Plunge In Ratings
NEW YORK — Super Bowl ratings were down 39 per cent in Canada this year, a drop that national rights-holder Bell Media blamed on a CRTC decision mandating this year's game feed from Fox not be...
View ArticleTrump's 'Mad Dog' Defence Secretary Has Kind Words For Canada
WASHINGTON — A first meeting between Donald Trump's defence secretary and his Canadian counterpart began well on Monday — so well that, within just a few seconds, there was already talk of kissing and...
View ArticleAlex Gervais, Metis Teen Who Took His Own Life, Was 'Abandoned' By Gov't: Report
VICTORIA — A Metis teenager in government care was alone, hungry and crying out for help in the days before he jumped to his death from a fourth-storey hotel window, says British Columbia's acting...
View Article10 Badass Moments From Queen Elizabeth II's Reign So Far
Queen Elizabeth II just became the first monarch to celebrate her sapphire jubilee. This means the 90-year-old has been on the British throne for 65 years! In her honour, we’ve rounded up 10 badass...
View Article130-Pound Tumour Likely Caused By Ingrown Hair Removed From Mississippi Man's...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California doctor removed a 130-pound tumour from a Mississippi man who had been told by other physicians that he was just fat. Roger Logan, 57, had the non-cancerous growth...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds Shares Proud Dad Moment, And Of Course It's Cute
Oh Ryan, fatherhood looks good on you. During a recent "Man Of The Year" award ceremony by Hasty Pudding Theatricals (which Reynolds just happened to win), the 40-year-old "Deadpool" star proved he’s...
View ArticleRosie O'Donnell Volunteers To Play Steve Bannon On 'SNL'
An idea thrown around Twitter suggesting “Saturday Night Live” enlist Rosie O’Donnell to play Steve Bannon has earned an enthusiastic response from the comedian herself. It’s a “funny idea” O’Donnell...
View ArticleRefugees Fleeing U.S. Make Long, Cold Trek To Manitoba
Afraid of what President Donald Trump's immigration policies could mean for their future, some refugees have been crossing into Canada at the Manitoba border. Manitoba RCMP have confirmed 22 people...
View ArticleNewLeaf Travel, Low-Cost Carrier, Gets Warning From Consumer Group
WINNIPEG — The Consumers' Association of Canada has issued a consumer alert over issues with discount air carrier NewLeaf Travel Company and Flair Airlines Inc. The alert said Canadians have been...
View ArticleInterest-Free Mortgages Come To Denmark. Will Trouble Follow?
You’ve got to envy the Danish. Or, upon closer inspection, maybe not. Mortgage rates at Denmark’s two largest lenders have fallen below zero, effectively giving homebuyers there interest-free...
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