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3 weeks ago | thestar.com | Thomas Laberge

QUEBEC - Quebec's minister responsible for secularism says the government isn't ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees.

3 weeks ago | thestar.com

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global

3 weeks ago | thestar.com | Hannah Fingerhut

A woman and 12-year-old boy were found dead in Moore, Oklahoma, after several cars were washed away in record-breaking floodwaters.

1 month ago | thestar.com | Nicholas Keung

According to Statistics Canada, almost all American immigrants to Canada n the early 1980s were U.S. citizens. The last decade has seen big changes.

1 month ago | thestar.com | Tonda MacCharles |Alex Ballingall

Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada is escalating with new measures from the U.S. and retaliatory responses from Canada. Here’s what’s in effect.