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‘Make America go away’: Canadians head to the polls amid tensions with US

Elections

This year’s Canadian election takes place on Monday, and advance turnout has already broken records: More than 7 million people lined up to cast their ballots over the weekend. Just about every issue the candidates are focused on — from cost of living to quality health care — is shaped by Trump’s trade war and his threats to Canadian nationhood. 

illustration of a black wood cutter.

In search of refuge during the American Revolution, this enslaved black man joined the British army

Tareq Hadhad

A Syrian family finds sweet success in Canada

Economics
A man in a Guy Fawkes mask smokes while joining supporters of the Anonymous movement taking part in the global "Million Mask March" protests in New York, on November 5, 2014.

For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism

Technology
Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.

Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?

Global Scan
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Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.

Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?

Global Scan

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Other times, thousands of pictures are worth £8 million. That’s the case with the #nomakeupselfie campaign that has generated millions for Cancer Research UK. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, some are wondering how the navy could have been decimated in Crimea with little resistance. Plus, a St. Patrick’s Day flashmob turns ugly.

A Canadian church gets shipped to a small town in Louisiana

Lifestyle & Belief

The spirit moved a Louisiana pastor to buy a historic church in rural Nova Scotia and move it 3,000 miles to be ‘resurrected’ in his parish.

Free hugs? You’ll go to jail for that

Global Scan

You’d think no one could possibly object to something as simple as free hugs. But that’s not the case in Saudi Arabia. Plus, a boy who died 24,000 years ago has given clues to the origin of Native Americans in the US, and the Israeli government is struggling with the mafia. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.

Prominent Canadian gay rights activist killed in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Global Politics

A gay rights activist was murdered outside of a bar last week in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after reportedly attempting to break up a fight between two men. Members of the community have come out to honor Raymond Taavel’s memory.

VIDEO: Titanic memorial cruise set to leave U.K. for North America

The M.S. Balmoral will retrace the steps of the ill-fated Titanic as part of a memorial cruise that’s attracted hundreds of passengers interested in history and the voyage 100 years ago that saw the Titanic strike an iceberg and sink to the bottom of the North Atlantic.

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