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Aging is something everyone faces, and the LGBTQ community is no exception. They do, however, face challenges that others may not be aware of. A community conversation is being held at the Golden Circ...

TORONTO - Joseph Boyden has penned a lengthy essay for Maclean’s magazine addressing critics who have questioned his claims of Indigenous heritage. “Being Indigenous isn’t all about ...

The Jazz At The Lake Festival Society is celebrating its 15th Anniversary and this year's concert lineup is less than a month away! An amazing line-up of performers and events are planned throughout t...

HALIFAX - The best-loved cat on Halifax’s waterfront has died. Erik the Red, the retired “rodent control officer” at the CSS Acadia national historic site, passed away Tuesday. The M...

FRANKFORD, Ont. - Ontario’s animal welfare organization says it is investigating after three severed cat heads were discovered in an open field over the past month. The Ontario Society for the P...

Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and Yale University have discovered the fossil of a spiky-headed worm that they believe would have struck fear in the hearts of other creatures swimming in anci...

EL ALTO, Bolivia - Mariana Limachi left the hospital in this high Andes city in tears after a doctor told her she needed a C-section because the umbilical cord was wrapped around her 8-month fetus. In...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Jane keeps the well-worn sarong wrap neatly folded in her home in a Nairobi slum, a memento of a life-altering event a decade ago. She was draped with it after two policemen raped her...

MONTREAL - The signing of Canadian national team midfielder Samuel Piette adds to the growing local flavour on the Montreal Impact. The native of Repentigny, Que., who signed a two-and-a-half year con...

EDMONTON- Expect to see an increased number of police checkstops during the August long weekend as RCMP and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs ramp up their efforts to get impaired drivers off the road. Drinkin...