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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Chinese communist government is allowing some churches to reopen in the wake of COVID-19, but the congregations must follow certain rules. 

What does the Bible really mean when it tells women to submit to their husbands and men to be the head of their homes? One of America’s most popular pastors and his wife – Tim and Kathy Keller – have gone deep into the scriptures to reveal the truth that shows in no way is one spouse supposed to lord it over the other. In fact, the kind of leader God promotes is the one who’ll be a servant first and foremost.

Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores were still stranded.

Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued, officials said.

City staff remain hopeful those responsible for an illegal, weeks-long occupation on Nathan Phillips Square will leave on their own accord. Served notice of trespass last week and ordered to vacate the square by Monday, occupants of a makeshift tent city in front of Toronto City Hall were still going strong Tuesday morning, with seemingly

Ontario introduced new legislation Tuesday to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year, a move an opposition critic said could curb checks on the powers granted to the government. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the legislation would allow the government to extend or amend some emergency orders a month at

Another clip has gone viral of an American unhappy about being told to wear a mask. In this one, a Florida man at a Costco store was filmed yelling that he felt “threatened” by customers who wanted him to don a mask. The clip was posted to Twitter by documentary film director Billy Corben. Florida

Ontarians in some jurisdictions including Toronto will have to mask up to booze it up. The LCBO said in a statement Tuesday that it will not allow unmasked customers into its stores in areas where local bylaws require face coverings in public indoor spaces. “While the requirement to wear face coverings may vary by region,

A group of people took to the streets Tuesday to protest Toronto’s mandatory mask bylaw, which came into effect the same day. Among them was Letitia Montana, the woman who refused to wear a mask at St. Joseph’s hospital and was denied access to see a doctor about a possible broken finger. “Why do our

In this era, in which the power of a camera lies at nearly everyone’s fingertips, stories of violence against Black people have taken a visceral, viral turn.

Despite the current administration’s continued moves to grind away at foundational environmental laws, advocates are claiming major victories in courthouses. This week, less than 24 hours apart, two high-profile oil pipelines have been crushed—at least temporarily.

These effective dandruff shampoos can soothe even the itchiest of scalps. With these flake-fighting treatments, you can feel confident wearing black again.

Over 200 scientists have signed a letter calling for the world to recognise the potential for the coronavirus to be transmitted through small airborne droplets, and to take steps to protect against them

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