Police from around the world say they have broken up the largest internet paedophile ring yet discovered. Rob Wainwright, head of Europol, the European Police Agency, said the abuse network had 70,000 members and links to 30 countries.

The operation has identified 670 suspects and 230 abused children.

What is evident is that the police had a deliberate and blatant disregard for citizens civil rights, their conduct toward protesters and detainees was brutally violent and merciless.

Paul Barrow points out that "the real focus" of DHS "is not on prevention but on management of disasters" which "have created immense political backlash." But the real backlash will come when we attempt to use the new software & there's noone to show us how!

A second time around, this expose on the culture of corruption & secrecy that allows Border Patrol officials literally get away with murder was even more rewarding & meaningful: it is an absolute must-read, regardless of your political persuasion.

"Growing up in Richmond, B.C., I, like more than a few Canadian children, dreamed of becoming secretary-general of the United Nations. The ideal of engaged global citizenship enraptured me, a political refugee from Idi Amin's Uganda.

Not long ago, relatively few Jews around the world could name Canada's prime minister. Today, there are many hundreds who, though they did not know his name just weeks ago, now do.

"By increasing the risk of harm to street prostitutes, the communicating law is simply too high a price to pay for the alleviation of social nuisance," Himel wrote in her 131-page verdict.

My name is Maria. I spent part of my life on the Island of Ambergris Caye, San Pedro Town, Belize. I was well known in San Pedro as Montana, my street name.

British Columbia - Taser manufacturer challenges Braidwood report Lawyers for Taser International will be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to challenge the conclusions of the first Braidwood Taser inquiry, including the finding that the stun gun's electric shocks can be fatal.

Commonwealth Fund Reports U.S. Health Care Last Among 7 Nations Studied

Canadian authorities have failed to adequately protect the rights of aboriginal people, Amnesty International says in its annual report.

Sheema Khan considers wearing her headscarf a feminist act—and says her native Canada is belying its liberal values by supporting Quebec's attempt to ban the veil. Last month, the Quebec government introduced a bill to curb the wearing of the niqab, or face veil, denying niqab …

Canadians have long boasted an international reputation for tolerance, and rightly so. We tend to welcome newcomers respectfully and with reasonably open arms. For the most part, we celebrate the diversity that has come increasingly to define, and enrich, us.