A textbook proposed to help teach the cultural history of Mexican-Americans in Texas public schools is under scrutiny by scholars, some of whom decry the effort as racist.
President Barack Obama signed a bill striking the several terms, including "Negro" and "Oriental" on Friday, the White House said.
Emergency crews rushed a Calgary teen to hospital Monday afternoon after a homemade explosive device went off in his hands, leaving him with serious injuries.
Paula Fudge fled Fort McMurray on May 2 after there was a mandatory evacuation order for the entire city. Now, she runs the unofficial donation centre in Wandering River.
Crews were called to Westview Village Monday morning for reports of smoke in a trailer.
She spent years struggling with her weight, but now a teenager from Sherwood Park has transformed her life after bullying led her to self-harm.
More than 1.7 million paid employees — those not self-employed — worked from home in 2008 at least once a week, up almost 23 per cent from the 1.4 million in 2000, according to the latest Statistics Canada report on the subject in 2010.
"The phased re-entry for all oilsands camps in the Regional Muncipality of Wood Buffalo is now underway," a news release from the region said Monday.
Political scientist Duane Bratt says the process of getting people back into their homes and getting aid and reconstruction money will tell the tale on how Notley will be remembered in the long term for her handling of the crisis.
The chorus said on its Facebook page that 100 of its members gathered to perform the song before the game Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers when the Padres instead played the recorded voice of a woman singing the anthem.
Former NHL head coach John Brophy has died. He was 83.
U.S. scientists say health issues surface when chlorine and other disinfectants interact with the substances we add to pool water, creating harmful compounds.
Investigators are on scene this morning of what appears to be a suspicious fire in south Burnaby.
The French navy said Monday that one of its ships has arrived in the search area to help look for traces of EgyptAir Flight 804 that crashed in the Mediterranean.
A group pushing for a 2025 Toronto Expo is encouraged after Justin Trudeau said Ottawa is ready to "explore next steps" should city council bid to host the event.
A Baltimore police officer has been acquitted of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody.
All southbound lanes of McPhillips St. are closed at Mountain Ave. following a serious collision.
Jermaine Himmelstein was arrested for allegedly socking a Canadian tourist when she refused to tip him after a hug and a photo.
We're better at treating, preventing and screening for sexually transmitted infections than ever before. So why are the number of instances of STIs going up?
The Red Deer Rebels sold off parts of the future in an attempt to win the 2016 Memorial Cup as the host team. It paid off on Sunday.
A new study suggests that eating potatoes four times a week increases your risk of hypertension but some experts are disagreeing with the findings.
Madonna closed Sunday's Billboard Music Awards paying tribute to Prince with the help of Stevie Wonder, ending the night with "Purple Rain."
The Friends of Syria Group arranged for six busloads of Syrian refugees to be brought to the Port Lands in Toronto Sunday to welcome them to Canada and help them during this exciting but difficult transition.
A shuttle bus carrying about two dozen women returning from a church retreat overturned Sunday in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains.
The bird is expected to recover, however questions remain about who put the trap there, and why.
