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Bob Rae quits as MP in 'very emotional' decision

Bob Rae, who has represented the Toronto Centre riding for the Liberals since 2008, is stepping down as a Member of Parliament to devote more time to his work as a negotiator for First Nations in Northern Ontario.

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Obesity now recognized as a disease

The American Medical Association has voted to recognize obesity as a disease, while doctors in Canada say they also treat it as such.

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Neil Macdonald: Washington's obsession with leakers

Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are just the most prominent targets in an all-out legal and propaganda campaign that America's security apparatus is mounting against leakers everywhere, Neil Macdonald writes.

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Caregiving dads stigmatized at work suggests UofT study

Fathers who participate in child rearing and housework are likely to be labeled slackers and "failed men" at work, according to a study spearheaded by researchers at the University of Toronto and Long Island University. Are active dads the norm at your workplace?

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Dozens of children seized from Manitoba Mennonite community

Child welfare authorities have removed all but one child from a small Mennonite community in rural Manitoba.

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BBC News - Home The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Violent protests mar Brazil match
Protesters clash with police in Brazil's city of Fortaleza ahead of a football match against Mexico, as public discontent over poor public services widens.

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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts
Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.

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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension
The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.

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North Korea 'willing to join talks'
The government in North Korea is willing to restart talks over its nuclear programme which broke down five years ago, according to Chinese officials.

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Microsoft U-turn in Xbox games row
Microsoft backtracks on controversial plans to impose strict restrictions on the playing and trading of games on its upcoming Xbox One console.

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Why Brazil was burning
Frida Ghitis says in this era of connectivity, a little complaint can erupt into massive demonstrations.

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More elephants slaughtered for tusks
The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are taking tusks to finance their atrocities.

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How to stop human slavery
Yury Fedotov says progress has been made but not fast enough to help millions of trafficking victims

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Bieber in car accident with paparazzo
It's that combination again: Justin Bieber, an automobile, and a mishap.

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The world's best airline is...
Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

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