A Toronto businessman who was soundly defeated in the 2019 federal election has entered the race to become Canada’s next Conservative leader.

Jury selection for the trial of ex-media mogul Harvey Weinstein has finished, setting the stage for his trial to begin next week.

Four tech companies are suing Facebook, accusing the Silicon Valley titan of running the worst “anti-competitive scheme” in a generation and demanding that CEO Mark Zuckerberg give up his stake in the company.
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Rapper Eminem released a surprise album called Music to Be Murdered By, along with a video calling for changes to gun laws.

Sandee Ewasiuk, 55, who teaches at the Art Gallery of Burlington and the Dundas Valley School of Art, is selling paintings of images she took in Australia with all proceeds going directly to the WIRES Australian Wildlife Rescue Organization. 

Canopy Growth Corp. is delaying the launch of its cannabis-infused drinks. The company says work to scale up to commercial production is not complete and it is delaying the launch date while it completes the final steps.

Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who the company announced Thursday was placed on administrative leave, has fired back in a statement through her lawyer.

A Nova Scotia woman has persuaded Air Canada to send six cargo planes full of handcrafted bat wraps, joey pouches and medical supplies to areas ravaged by bushfires in Australia.

Wow, blue sky? In summer?? What a throwback.

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Watch the best bobsleigh and skeleton athletes in action at the World Cup event in Innsbruck, Austria.

Colliding technology with automotive and telling the world Windsor can be at the forefront is one purpose of the Rose City being present at a massive technology show in Las Vegas.

The monarchy is not in danger of collapse. But by failing to treat vicious press coverage of Meghan Markle as a serious threat, the royals are losing what she had to offer.

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As anti-vaccination misinformation continues to persist online, an undercover Marketplace investigation provides a rare glimpse into inner workings of the movement.

The monarchy is not in danger of collapse. But by failing to treat vicious press coverage of Meghan Markle as a serious threat, the royals are losing what she had to offer.

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Wow, blue sky? In summer?? What a throwback.

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Foreign ministers from Canada and Britain paid their respects on Thursday to those who died when Iran shot down an airliner last week, ahead of talks between the affected countries to discuss their response.

It is often said that truth is the first casualty of war – and, indeed, when the bombs have stopped falling, the blood has been shed and the troops have stood down, another kind of war begins: A war of memories.
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The native of Hyderabad said: “If anything, I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India.”

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Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal of the shootout as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday.

Iran is widely expected to ramp up cyberattacks against the United States in response to the US killing of a top Iranian leader this month even as fears have receded about a military confrontation between the two countries. The simmering tensions since the US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, who was by some measures the second most influential person in Iran, make it likely that Iran will seek retaliation. While Iran appeared to be "standing down" from a military response, according to US President Donald Trump, the cyber threat remains real, said analysts.

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Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim, Alberta’s chief medical examiner, has resigned, the third departure from that position in five years.

Alberta’s chief medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim has resigned, the third departure from that position in five years.

​“​I didn’t think it would change everything​,” the Iranian man who posted the video on YouTube told BuzzFeed News.

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The British monarchy is not in danger of collapse. But by failing to treat vicious press coverage of Meghan Markle as a serious threat, the royals are losing what she had to offer.

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Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning has announced his retirement from the political think tank and advocacy group he founded in 2005.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16 (IPS) - China is currently under heavy scrutiny for its massive human rights violations across different sections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) head Kenneth Roth said on Wednesday. 

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Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler.

A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend shuddered frequently with earthquakes Thursday, belching smaller plumes of ash, but prompting authorities to block access to nearby towns due to fears of a bigger eruption.

The Canadian military is looking for help taking out the trash in space.

If ever there was a time the Conservatives should avoid doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome, this would be it, writes Éric Blais.

If ever there was a time the Conservatives should avoid doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome, this would be it, writes Éric Blais.

Shares in Bombardier Inc. plunged more than 30 per cent after it said it expects its financial results for 2019 will fall short of its earlier guidance.

Sleep management might serve as a promising target to prevent dementia, say researchers who studied people who have trouble falling asleep.

The Quebec government is reducing the sport moose hunt in the réserve faunique La Vérendrye by 30 per cent for 2020 in what it calls a "precautionary measure", but maintains a moratorium is not needed.  

Members of the Lake Babine Nation drum group travelled to Vancouver to perform at a health forum this week and had their regalia stolen from a parked van in downtown Vancouver.

New Orleans police issued an arrest warrant for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on a complaint of simple battery Thursday.

BULAWAYO, Jan 16 (IPS) - Zimbabwe needs urgent economic and political reforms to transform its economy amidst a growing national crisis, researchers say in a new study that urges swift policy changes and a sound financial framework to attract investment.

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A Nova Scotia judge has ruled a Cape Breton man found not criminally responsible in the 2017 killing of his wife is entitled to her life insurance.

US-government sponsored Voice of America is well aware that Russia’s new PM Mikhail Mishustin is “a career bureaucrat who never had political ambitions” but, strangely enough, it doesn’t seem to know what the man looks like.
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WASHINGTON DC, Jan 16 (IPS) - Climate change is already a reality. Ever-more-ferocious cyclones and extended droughts lead to the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of livelihoods and contribute to mass migration.

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The U.S. Senate opens its historic proceedings against President Donald Trump on Thursday with a formal reading of the articles of impeachment by House prosecutors, followed by the arrival at the Capitol of Chief Justice John Roberts, who will swear in all 100 senators as jurors for just the third impeachment trial in U.S. history.

Foreign ministers from Canada and Britain paid their respects on Thursday to those who died when Iran shot down an airliner last week, ahead of talks between the affected countries to discuss their response.

The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week.

A petition calling for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand in order to save the species from extinction following massive wildfires ravaging Australia is being met with skepticism from ecologists.

CBC Sports will provide free live streams of Hockey Night in Canada games, including the Blackhawks visiting the Maple Leafs and the Canucks hosting the Sharks.

The Ontario Cannabis Store was entirely sold out of its new edible products about five hours after they went on sale online Thursday morning.

The Ontario Cannabis Store was entirely sold out of its new edible products about five hours after they went on sale online Thursday morning.

A red dress was hung in Glenwood on Wednesday afternoon, marking one year of missing and remembering John, 28, who was killed in Conne River just over a year ago.