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Landmark Indian women's quota bill clears first hurdle

A landmark bill that would reserve a third of all seats in India’s parliament for women cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday when members of the upper house approved it after a rancorous debate

Foreign-born population expected to boom: StatsCan

In 20 years, nearly half of Canadians over the age of 15 will bo born somewhere else in the world, or have at least one foreign-born parent

Food recall could become largest-ever: FDA

It could take months for some food companies to figure out whether a popular flavouring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found its way into their products, industry experts say

Alleged Bali bomber believed killed in Indonesia

Indonesian police believe they have shot dead a top fugitive militant, wanted over the 2002 bombings, in what could be a coup in the country’s fight against Islamist radicals

Air India perjury trial postponed over racist comment from juror

The jury sworn in the Air India perjury case was discharged before the trial began on Monday after allegations one juror had made a racist comment

Refugee claimant desperate to stay, defence tells court

A defence lawyer has questioned a South Korean refugee claimant's motives in videotaping a meeting with an immigration adjudicator

Obama slams private health insurance companies

Obama cast private health insurance companies as premium-hiking villains and hailed Canada’s medicare as a system that 'works'

NHL might finally take action on head shots

John MacKinnon: National Hockey League general managers begin a three-day meeting Monday to decide how to crack down on head shots

Doctors damaged by medical errors, experts say

Medical errors can be traumatic for patients, but they can also leave emotional scars on the doctors who make them

Girl, 12, dies day after fire that killed father

Girl, 12, dies day after fire that killed father