A Canadian retailer is getting a round of applause from parents for a subtle detail in its new catalogue. The Canadian Tire Fall/Winter magazine is making the rounds, and its “fun and games” section, which features kids playing with an assortment of toys, includes a message to kids that toy preferences don’t need to be…

Abu Hamza is mounting a fresh legal battle to challenge his terror convictions in the US Supreme Court, as newly released letters reveal desperate pleas to his lawyer to lodge an appeal. The radical cleric, who preached at Finsbury Park mosque in north London, was convicted in 2014 of 11 terrorism charges at a New York…

David Nutter, who directed half of Game of Thrones’ final six episodes, said the security on set was increased to the highest level for Season 8, to keep any secrets sealed shut. In an interview with Huffington Post, Nutter said, “Well, sometimes there were paparazzi in amazing places ― on construction cranes and all kinds…

Senator Martha McSally, the first female Air Force fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer, and later, when she tried to talk about it to military officials, she "felt like the system was raping me all over again." The Republican senator, 52, who spent 26 years…

Montreal’s Teo Taxi, which sought to take on Uber with a fleet of electric vehicles, has halted operations and laid off all its drivers, a union spokesman says. The company’s roughly 400 drivers received layoff notices early this morning from Taxelco, Teo’s parent company. The company has called a news conference for later this morning….

IRVINE, Calif.– Eighteen athletes will represent the Red, White and Blue on the Women’s National team this summer following a three-day selection camp the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball. Held at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif., 33 athletes participated in the selection camp where they were evaluated by members of…

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A British ski instructor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to raping a woman and attacking her friend in a crime so vicious police initially believed more than one person perpetrated it. Matthew James Williams, 29, faced Queanbeyan Local Court on Tuesday for assaults that took place in July in the resort town of Jindabyne in the…

We’ve been hearing from our readers lately that real estate news focuses too much on Toronto and Vancouver and not enough on the rest of the country. This is a legitimate point. Both within the industry and among the public, there’s been a fascination with these two markets. And there’s some reason for that. As…