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It's a prime minister's job to cheerlead for Canada, especially on the international stage, Neil Macdonald writes. But maybe we don't want to put too much gauze on the real economic problems at home.

A registered sex offender accused of raping a 19-year-old woman dodged the charges after officials determined the sex was consensual.

(AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating after several courthouses and a high school in Montana received phoned-in bomb threats. The FBI and Homeland Security are also investigating bomb threats made with a computer-generated voice to dozens of schools in the northeastern part of the United States.

The people who spilled out from the buses, half of them little kids, were from the homeless shelter called Mary’s Place. And as they entered the softly-lit, high-ceiling hall to find large tables set immaculately for dinner — complete with candles and floral centerpieces — they stepped into someone else’s dream. For this was to have been Dana Olsen’s wedding reception.

Get a behind-the-scenes peek from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Orchestral music with a jazz flavor No sooner had jazz begun to spread widely throughout the culture than classical composers in both America and Europe started drawing on it for their own ends. The result was a sort of blurry hybrid, in which the musical ideas of the genre’s inventors were bent, appropriated and reinterpreted in the context of classical concert music.

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An attorney representing Flint residents who are suing Michigan officials over what his legal team calls the city’s “lousy, no-good water” had a message Tuesday for state officials targeted in the lawsuits: “Don’t fight it.”The state is responsible for the water woes Flint residents have suffered and continue to suffer as a result, and the only responsible thing the state can do is own up to it, attorney Michael Pitt ...

Netflix saw extraordinary subscriber growth. The stock spiked 10% in after hours trading

Terreurbeweging Islamitische Staat (IS) heeft de dood van zijn bekende gemaskerde beul 'Jihadi John' bevestigd, meldt persbureau AFP. De beul dook op in verschillende filmpjes waarin gijzelaars onthoofd werden. Er werd al langer aangenomen dat Mohammed Emwazi, zoals hij echt heet, in november 2015 om het leven kwam.

Victims of political violence in Zimbabwe say the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill gives the minister too many powers.

*picks jaw off floor*

Kochi band 4th Hue just released a beautiful music video for their new single, "Be.Here.Now."

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The entire video was shot using two smartphones by photographer Ajay Menon, and it fits perfectly with the band's sprawling ambient soundscapes.

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You will not be able to tear your eyes away from this.

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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists have acknowledged the death of Jihadi John, saying he 'pretended to be unintelligent to trick MI5 officers'

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists have acknowledged the death of Jihadi John, saying he 'pretended to be unintelligent to trick MI5 officers'

If you're still logging in with "123456," you're not alone. Also, stop that.

The glow of goodwill that followed a surprise prisoner swap and the lifting of international sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend is already being tempered by the somber realization that the Islamic Republic is not likely to change course significantly on other pressing conflicts with the West.

STATESVILLE, North Carolina - North Carolina authorities say two sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man who came at them with a knife after they attempted to serve him an eviction notice.

Kim Kardashian is opening up to her fans about her pregnancy weight and how far along she is in reaching her ultimate goal! “I’m so excited! I’m 30 lbs down today but 40 to go! I’m so focused. I will show u guys my workouts on my app & share my Atkins plan too!” the [...]

A man is dead and a woman is seriously injured after a disturbance in Kambah in the early hours of Wednesday.

Colombia's government and FARC rebels said Tuesday they have asked the United Nations to monitor the eventual end of their five-decade conflict and the disarmament of the Marxist guerrilla group.

Colombia's government and FARC rebels said Tuesday they have asked the United Nations to monitor the eventual end of their five-decade conflict and the disarmament of the Marxist guerrilla group.

When the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case Tuesday concerning the Obama administration’s controversial actions on immigration, the justices asked the parties to look into something the lower courts had not directly addressed: do the President’s executive actions violate the Constitution? Some legal experts believe that by choosing to add a question on the […]

UnitedHealth expects to lose nearly $1 billion on Obamacare policies, the nation’s largest insurer said Tuesday. UnitedHealth, which is weighing an exit from the Obamacare exchanges, reported it lost about $475 million on Obamacare-compliant plans in 2015 and expects to lose more than $500 million this year. The insurer, the parent company of United Healthcare, […]

A Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden allegedly kept an unauthorized photo of his corpse, The Intercept reported Tuesday. Matthew Bissonnette turned over a hard drive that contained the photo to U.S. investigators in exchange for an agreement that he wouldn’t be prosecuted for unlawfully possessing classified material, according to the The Intercept. […]