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This just in: we can’t take selfies anymore without ruining everything. We break things, harass lounging and peaceful animals, and ruin the fun for everyone. Our faces, apparently, are that important. But “Are Selfies More Dangerous Than Sharks?” as a writer at Complex mused last year? Your first instinct might be to say “Probably not,” but statistics say the correct answer is “absolutely,” since people are more likely to be killed in the act o

Sharon Hampson was surprised to hear that there there was online enthusiasm for her role in Toronto’s Pride Parade Sunday.“Really?” the beloved children’s entertainer, half of Sharon and Bram, asked HuffPost Canada incredulously. “I should take a look. I’m not so good at that.”Ok, this is the best moment I've ever seen for #PrideToronto.Sharon, from #SharonLoisAndBram is at the parade today talking about kindness and such.You want an ambassador for

OTTAWA — The federal government will fund more than 100 projects to “honour the lives and legacies” of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monself announced Wednesday.Funding for the commemorations will come from a $13-million fund Monsef unveiled in Winnipeg, though the limited range of recipients concerned the commissioners of the national inquiry who reported on the subject at the beginning of June.“Our government is listeni

OTTAWA — Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due what she says are systemic racial barriers.Caesar-Chavannes, who is not running for re-election in October, used her final act in the House of Commons last week to shine a light on what she says is discrimination in the civil service.She says in all of Canada’s history, no black person has been appointed as a federa

Kawhi Leonard is about to become a free agent and a California team is trying hard to convince the Toronto Raptors star to make a run for the border. Theforward, NBA Finals MVP and newly anointed Canadian folk hero will have his pick as to which team he drops buckets for next season.Toronto fans are doing everything they can to try and convince Leonard to stay in Toronto, including offering him gym memberships, penthouse condos and stalking him at Home Depot. It’s honestly a litt

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — An anonymous benefactor who secretly placed a $100 bill and an unabashed message of positivity in a Nova Scotia park has delighted and intrigued the town’s residents.The bill was taped to a New Glasgow, N.S., gazebo in a Ziploc bag with a note encouraging the finder to spend the money on something that brings them happiness and to remember the good in the world.It was found by town employee Doug Miller while setting up for a funding announcement over the weekend.&

An advocate for the mental health of jurors is pushing federal parties to adopt the key aspect of a private member’s bill that died in the Senate last week into their election platforms this fall.Bill C-417, which sought to amend the Criminal Code to allow ex-jurors to discuss all aspects of a gruelling criminal trial with a mental health professional, received unanimous support from the House of Commons in the spring.However, in a development that Mark Farrant describes as “devastat

OTTAWA — A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to pre-clear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing the border.Canadian air travellers have been able to clear customs before flying to the U.S. for decades at Canadian airports, letting them skip line-ups when they land in the United States.The two countries have agreed to add U.S. preclearance operations at Billy Bishop airport in Toronto and Jea

A new national survey suggests Canadians are happier after age 55 and when they earn a higher income, but also indicates most don’t consider money as a key factor affecting their happiness.The Happiness Index compiled by Leger asked Canadians across the country to rate their level of happiness on a scale of one to 10 and note which factors they believe influence their happiness the most.The online survey, conducted between June 11 and 17, found about half of respondents ranked their happin

OTTAWA — In the final hours of Justin Trudeau’s four-year experiment with a less-partisan Senate, Independent senators came within a whisker of biting the hand that feeds them.On Bill C-48, which follows through on the prime minister’s 2015 election commitment to ban oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia, senators voted 49 to 46 to accept the bill Thursday, even though Trudeau’s government had rejected one of two Senate amendments to the controversi

LONGUEUIL, Que. — David Saint-Jacques is set to return to Earth on Monday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station.The Canadian astronaut will join NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko aboard a Soyuz capsule that’s expected to land just before 11 p.m. ET.Saint-Jacques’ mission began ahead of schedule on Dec. 3, 2018, when he was part of the first crewed Soyuz mission following a rocket mishap that forced a spacecraft carrying

Air Canada said Sunday it’s looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind.The airline was responding to an incident involving a woman who described waking up “all alone” on a “cold dark” aircraft after a flight to Toronto earlier this month.“I think I’m having a bad dream bc like seriously how is this happening!!?!” Tiffani Adams recounted in a June 19 Facebook post sent

Toronto’s gay village was awash in colour on Sunday for the city’s massive Pride parade, with crowds wearing rainbows of every kind, waving flags and cheering all along the downtown route.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory helped kick off the annual celebration of the LGBTQA community.“Be proud of who you are, love who you want to love, and know that we’ll always stand with LGBTQ2 Canadians,” the prime minister tweeted in English and French.Be