MILTON, Ont. — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government plans to disburse money from a climate fund directly to Ontario institutions and businesses after the provincial government cancelled its climate program. Speaking at Rockwool insulation plant in Milton, Ont. Thursday, McKenna said the remaining $420 million pending for Ontario from the Low Carbon…

The school shooting in Kerch last week has reignited a public debate on whether Russia should keep its moratorium on the death penalty, which has been in place for over 20 years. On October 17, a student of a college in Kerch killed 21 people, including 16 fellow students in a gun rampage. Just like…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As we head into postseason play, Angelo State, the top-seed in the South Central Region, will be the No. 1 team in the last NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of the regular season. The season’s final poll will be released following the conclusion of the 2017 Division II Softball Championships,…

Suze Morrison doesn’t want to talk about the details. The NDP MPP for Toronto Centre was a third-year university student when it happened. He was a fellow student. She didn’t feel comfortable pressing charges. “I’ve been very public about my sexual assault for several years now,” Morrison told HuffPost Canada in an interview Thursday. “I…

A new update for Minecraft has removed references to the game’s creator Marcus “Notch” Persson from the game’s splash screen. When launching Minecraft, one of many preset messages are randomly shown in yellow text over the main menu. Among them are three that reference Persson: “Made by Notch!”, “The Work of Notch!” and “110313!”, the…

High-ranking members of the Russian parliament have stated that Washington’s refusal to cooperate with Moscow on the Open Skies Treaty is based on unfounded charges as Russia has always stuck to its obligations. “The United States’ accusations in our address are completely unfounded. Russia is acting strictly in accordance with the existing agreements and their…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fourth straight week and 14th time in the last 15 weeks, defending NCAA Division III national champion Texas-Tyler is the unanimous No. 1 team in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 softball rankings. The (13-0) Patriots wasted no time getting off to a strong start, despite losing 2016…

TORONTO — Ontario residents will be able to smoke recreational cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted, the Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday, loosening rules established by the previous Liberal regime. The government will also not put a cap on pot shops when it starts licensing and regulating the province’s private cannabis retail marketplace,…

Russian MPs have drafted a bill that, if passed, would cancel doctor-patient privilege for people under 18, claiming that such a move would better enable parents to fight post-puberty problems and substance abuse. Business-oriented mass circulation daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday that the legislature of central Russia’s Samara region had prepared a draft increasing the…

The first footage from It: Chapter Two was shown at CinemaCon on Tuesday, which provided attendees with their fist look at the adult versions of the Losers’ Club and the return of the sinister supernatural clown Pennywise. Director Andy Muschietti took the stage to introduce the adult versions of the Losers’ Club: James McAvoy (Bill),…