Before I say this, I know many of the commenters -- especially those who are fans of Madonna -- will immediately accuse me of jealousy. Fine. It's an easy way out of facing the truth I am about to impart. (And for the record, I am not jealous of Madonna....

Hey there! Over here! Actually, right behind you. Sorry to interrupt The Game. Or rather, the pre-game. Or the pre-game game.

You are just dying to catch up aren't you? What, this isn't a good moment? That's so silly! I mean, it's just a game right? A bunch of men...

Thus pronounced the jury in the 1968 film "The Producers" -- as the jury in the Shafia "honour killing" trial pretty much did this afternoon. The judge agreed, appropriately calling the actions of the accused mother, father, and brother of three dead daughters and ex-wife guilty of "cold-blooded,...

Note to Occupiers: If there was a week when populist movements managed to scare the beejezus out of elected officials, this was it.

In a surprise move, President Obama on Wednesday rejected the permit to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, upon recommendations from the State Department:

"As...

As many of you were groggily returning to your desks post-holiday this past Tuesday, you might have paused to wonder what the hell you were doing. There it was: the same old cubicle or office, with its family photo, stained coffee mug, and the leftover office party candy you'd forgotten...

As you boot up your computer bleary-eyed this morning, groping about for your cup of coffee, I'm going to be that peppy friend across the table who is just so GOSH DARN EXCITED it's the New Year! And do you know WHY I'm so excited?! [C'mon ask me, ask me!!]...

As I sit here thinking of my friend Christopher Hitchens, I wish I could say that I am doing so with a glass of Johnnie Walker Black (splash of soda) in hand. The truth is that I have resorted to a glass of red...

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney made the courageous announcement today that henceforth, new female Canadians will be forbidden to veil their faces when taking the oath of citizenship. His reasoning was two-fold: the first out of concerns over fraud; the second (and to my mind more important) out...

As you read this on Sunday morning, I am most likely stumbling around in my bathrobe, ice pack on head, recovering from the annual holiday party my husband and I throw for colleagues and friends. It's traditional for us to serve a blue cocktail in celebration of Hanukkah. Why we...

It's been an extraordinary week here at Huffingtonpost.ca: After only six months online, we've just seen a huge surge of traffic that should cause other Canadian news sites to start watching their backs.

This past Monday, our news team launched an important series about rising income inequality in...

Admittedly, I'm not a vodka drinker. I drink gin in the warmer months, Scotch in winter. I'm particular about the glass my drink is served in. The right "vehicle" seems as important to the taste and pleasure of the drink as...

Politicians: They're just like us! They eat breakfast. They go to the supermarket. And they do really stupid things on social media. NDP MP Pat Martin learned the lesson of 14-year-olds everywhere about what they shouldn't post on Twitter. The member for Winnipeg Centre lost it and dropped...

Just over a decade ago, I wrote a book whose main theme was about the cost of delaying marriage and motherhood to my generation of women. We'd grown up in the 1970s and '80s, during a period when our mothers were casting off their marriages like old dresses;...

Yesterday's resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is a loss to comedians everywhere. Which other world leader can possibly fill the void? It was easy to bid "avtio" to George Papandreou earlier this week. Aside from his comically large moustache, there was nothing very funny about the...

So I bet you're wondering post-G20: Is this the impending end of the world -- or an opportunity for a cheap holiday in Greece next year? Even the experts can't say which way the global economy will go: If Greece quits the euro and returns to a devalued drachma, will...

I'm just going to admit it outright: I am weary of Halloween. I'm not sure what the 'Grinch' equivalent is for this holiday, but that's what I am. I don't look forward to the gooey, slimy, hazardous mess that is pumpkin carving. I don't like dressing up in a costume....

Another international bad guy has been taken down on Obama's watch: Col. Gaddafi will join Osama Bin Laden in whatever circle of hell is designated for history's mass-murderers and brutal dictators. If Dante is right, they will spend eternity in the seventh level, seething in

The river of...

They came, they saw, they occupied -- occupied, at least the attention of the media. Canadians unleashed their own version of Occupy Wall Street over the weekend. What they lacked in message they made up for in passion and colour. Numbers turned out to protest -- what exactly? It was...

We Canadians have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving--not least for the relative stability of our economy has so far maintained amidst the steadily worsening global storm. It's in part due to the skillful handling by our federal government, and the responsible decisions made by our banking community; it's...

While Alison Redford succeeded in her stunning bid to become Alberta's first female premier, Ontarians still don't know which chocolate they'll be picking out of the box. This past week's leadership debate produced no new clear front-runner. Meanwhile, protestors against the Keystone Pipeline busily had themselves arrested at...