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OTTAWA — A report card on global climate action says Canada’s plan to meet its greenhouse-gas emissions targets is among the worst in the G20. Climate Transparency today is grading all the countries in the group of 20 with large economies on their climate performance and finds none of them has much to brag about. It…

Don Cherry waded his way into controversy yet again on Saturday night, using his “Coach’s Corner” segment to take down immigrants during a rant about people who don’t wear poppies for Remembrance Day. While Cherry received swift criticism for referring to immigrants as “you people,” many were quick to point out that the 85-year-old commentator wasn’t…

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has overturned a decision to deny a French woman her Quebec immigration documents because a chapter of her PhD thesis was written in English. The controversial ruling was invalidated abruptly on Friday after Emilie Dubois’ case gained international attention this week. Dubois, a native of France whose mother tongue is…

EDMONTON — A bill that many worry will restrict Albertans’ access to abortion, LGBTQ health care and contraception passed the first reading in the province’s legislature Thursday. United Conservative MLA Dan Williams, who represents Peace River, introduced the Conscience Rights (Health Care Providers) Protection Act, which aims to assert freedom of conscience and religion for…

Chef Mario Batali is the latest public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct. In an article posted on Eater on Monday morning, four women came forward with personal stories accusing Batali of “inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades.” Batali has since removed himself from the day-to-day operations…

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Click:EPCOS B43564-S9588-M003 400V 5800uF Capacitor With the U.S. embassy officially set to open in Jerusalem on Monday after President Donald Trump recognized the city as Israel’s capital last December—a move that has been decried by much of the international community and human rights groups as a “stark violation of international law”—Israelis opposed to the embassy…

Characterizing U.S. national security adviser John Bolton as a human “landmine,” a South Korean lawmaker has reportedly joined others who have made clear their belief that Bolton is the true culprit behind faltering diplomatic efforts ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month. “There are several…

Weather experts at the United Nations just said that the highest April temperature ever may have just been recorded—an ominous sign that comes on the heels of the monthly average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hitting the highest level on the books. Speaking to press at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Clare Nullis…

In a bizarre, exclamation point-riddled statement on Tuesday that one critic said reads more “like a 6th grader’s school report” than an official White House press release, President Donald Trump shrugged at the CIA’s conclusion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—”maybe he did and maybe he…