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EDMONTON — Alberta’s United Conservative government is firing the province’s election commissioner, but says it’s not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000.Finance Minister Travis Toews says the decision to end Lorne Gibson’s contract is strictly about saving money.“This restructuring is about finding efficiencies and ensuring that we have the most defensible process and structure going forward,” Toews said Monday.&ldq

Teens are complicated.You’d know this if you’d ever met one before — or, well, if you’ve ever been one. Of course, they’re in the midst of growing up, which means they’re still learning so much about themselves. It’s exciting, but it can also make them mercurial and unpredictable: what they like today isn’t necessarily what they’ll be into tomorrow. So for those hard-to-shop-for teens whose tastes shift like the weather, here&r

It’s a blazing hot summer afternoon in 2000. I am 16, getting my hair braided by my friend’s older sister from high school. We’re sitting in the sunroom of a semi-detached home in the northwest corner of Scarborough. She combs through my Indian mane, smoking a spliff in between hair sections and tending to her two-year-old, as we bop our heads to a Mary J. Blige track in the background. “You have a lot of hair,” she remarks, as two hours turn into four. I pay her $2

Welcome to Dad Village, Huffpost Canada’s series about all things fatherhood.A quarter of new dads feel socially isolated, and supports for fathers tend to be lacking, even though this generation is more involved in parenting than ever before. That’s why it’s so important to connect! We hope this series will get dads talking: to each other, to their partners, and online.In pop culture, memes, and media, dads are often portrayed as the bumbling protectors of daughters.

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says 16 military members that a report last year linked to hateful actions or groups have been warned, disciplined or ordered to take counselling, but allowed to remain in uniform.National Defence had previously reported that seven of the 36 members identified through the 2018 military-intelligence report on white supremacy and hate groups in the ranks were no longer in the Canadian Armed Forces.The department had been unable to provide any furth

Brace yourselves: the iceberg-sized obsession with “Frozen” will soon be upon us once more, as “Frozen 2″ takes theatre-goers by snowstorm on Nov. 22.If you’ve ever wondered why the Disney flick is so captivating to young minds, stars Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad sat down with HuffPost Canada to delve into what makes children relate so much to Elsa and Anna.Bell, who voices Anna, confesses that she’s surprised people aren’t “fatigu

MONTREAL ― In what is believed to be a first of its kind in North America, a Canadian court has ordered internet providers to block access to a website, raising concerns among consumer advocates that the country has entered a new era of web censorship.The Federal Court late last week granted a request from a group of telecoms to block access to GoldTV.ca and GoldTV.biz, a website accused of illegally offering access to copyrighted TV programming.Although website blocking orders have become

OTTAWA — Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais is leaving his party’s caucus over concerns about leader Andrew Scheer’s socially conservative views and will join a newly-formed group of independent senators in the upper chamber.In a statement Monday, Dagenais said Scheer’s views on abortion and same-sex marriage led to a “mass exodus” of support in the province of Quebec, effectively ending the chances of electing more candidates there.There’s no possibili

She may have been spare to the heir, but that hardly mattered to Princess Margaret.While her older sister, Elizabeth, ascended to the British throne at the age of 25, Margaret fulfilled the responsibilities of her title while also living a life that was royally fun.  With the spotlight more on her sister, Margaret partied with the Beatles, drank a tad too much and woke up late, taking “breakfast in bed and chain-smoking” for hours, as dramatized in the f

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister is calling for an independent mediator to help reach an agreement with four major teachers’ unions.“Mediation works,” Minister Stephen Lecce told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday. “We saw this during our negotiation with CUPE.”The Ford government reached an eleventh-hour agreement the night before non-teaching workers were set to strike in October. A mediator can help the government, unions and trust

Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline, not long after the company confirmed it is planning a wave of layoffs.The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72-hour notice on Saturday as contract negotiations continued over the weekend.The union warned in October it was prepared to launch job action after over six months of unsuccessful talks. A strike could begin at 12:01 a

You’re narrowing down your Christmas list trying to figure out who you’re willing to spend a bit more money on (unlike those peeps who are at the bottom of your list).You’ve got a budget: $50 per person; but you’re unsure where to start looking. That’s why we created this gift guide for Christmas gifts under $50 for the top five people on your list.So, whether you’re looking to get a Christmas present for Mom, Dad, a partner, a sibling, a close friend, or

Welcome to Tiny Habits, HuffPost Canada’s (almost) daily guide to helping you pick up an easy, everyday ritual that can make your life a bit better, in a small but significant way.Canadians are stressed out, anxious, and are feeling disconnected from each other. Every Monday through Friday, we’ll share a tiny tip to help you feel good. We’ve got your back.Today’s Tiny Habit: Rearrange the furniture in your home.For whenever you’re feeling: Bored of your sp

Welcome to HuffPost Canada’s (almost) daily guide to helping you pick up an easy, everyday ritual that can make your life a bit better, in a small but significant way.Canadians are stressed out, anxious, and are feeling disconnected from each other. Every Monday through Friday, we’ll share a tiny tip to help you feel good. We’ve got your back.Today’s Habit: Rearrange the furniture in your home.For whenever you’re feeling: Bored of your space; like you need to b

HONG KONG — As night fell in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape.Protesters advanced on the police from outside the cordon, while others emerged from the campus, their trademark umbrellas at the fore. Police in some places swooped in to subdue protesters and make arrests.It wasn’t clear if any of those inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University escaped.Hong Kong’s work week star

Hours before some of us crack an egg into a frying pan for breakfast, farmer Kate Van Deynze-Fleming is out in her barn. In the pre-dawn darkness, she checks on the hens, makes sure the feed and water are running, and starts picking the eggs.After a truck picks up that day’s production, her work isn’t done. The 37-year-old farmer from Holland, Manitoba, spends the rest of the day sweeping the barn, and doing other chores. In the evenings, she checks on her flock. And, of course, the

BEIJING — China says a 55-year-old man has been diagnosed with bubonic plague after killing and eating a wild rabbit, adding to two plague cases already discovered in Beijing.A statement from the health authority in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region north of Beijing said that as of Saturday the man was being treated at a hospital in the city of Huade.It said investigators found the patient from rural Xilingol League consumed the rabbit on Nov. 5.The statement said 28 people who had clos

It’s going to be a long, cold and messy winter across much of Canada, according to the seasonal forecast released Monday by the Weather Network.November has already brought historically early snowfall to southern Ontario and power outages to the Prairies, setting what chief meteorologist Chris Scott said will be a trend throughout the winter.“The upcoming winter across the country looks to be more frozen than thawed, and we’ve already seen an early entrance of winter weather th