Quebec inquiry takes break after 80 witnesses

Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don’t tolerate hateful behaviour. Continue reading →

Los Angeles’ school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. Continue reading →

Iceland says a WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country. Continue reading →

Quebec’s upstart pro-independence party has lost its founding leader. Continue reading →

The Bruins were the first Boston team to play at home after the bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, and they were happy to give the city something else to think about. Continue reading →

The NDP is claiming a “little victory” after a government bill addressing same-sex divorce passed in the House of Commons Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Several natural pet food products sold in Canada and the U.S. have been recalled because they might be contaminated with salmonella. Continue reading →