Peter O'Toole Dead: Actor Dies At Age 81 (PHOTOS)
Actor Peter O’Toole has died, according to The Guardian. O’Toole, who starred in ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ was 81. His agent Steve Kenis said he died on Saturday at a London hospital following a long...
View Article5 reasons the Columbia River Treaty is a big deal
Fifty years ago, Canada and B.C. signed a treaty with the U.S. that created reservoirs hundreds of kilometres long along the Columbia River and its tributaries. Under the terms of the deal, the...
View ArticleDevice studies wind at the edge of space
A scientist at the University of New Brunswick has found a way to study wind blowing at the edge of space, which could help monitor the effects of climate change. While wind is easy to detect on the...
View ArticleUkraine: 200,000 Anti-Government Protesters Converge On Central Square Of Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 200,000 anti-government protesters converged on the central square of Ukraine's capital Sunday in a dramatic show of morale after nearly four weeks of daily protests, but the...
View ArticleHoliday Road Trip: 12 Things To Know When Preparing For One
As the holiday season arrives, many are busy planning road trips to visit family or much-awaited winter getaways. The highest number of collisions in Alberta last year occurred during December, and...
View ArticleSaguenay's Dubuc Bridge to stay closed for another week
Motorists hoping to use the Dubuc Bridge in Saguenay will have to wait at least another week until it reopens to traffic. Sylvain Gaudreault, Quebec's Transport Minister, and Stéphane Bedard, the...
View ArticleFederal Minister Says Child Poverty Not Ottawa's Problem
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It appears the federal government won’t be helping BC get out of the top spot when it comes to child poverty.
View ArticleBoy, 6, dies after being struck by steel in Hamilton
A six-year-old boy died after a piece of steel fell on him in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. Hamilton EMS platoon chief Jim Summers told CBC News that the incident happened on Imperial St., near Sherman...
View ArticleDave Ware's Jimmy Fallon Lego Mosaic A Hit With Comedian (PHOTO)
Calgary Lego artist Dave Ware is a fan of Jimmy Fallon's work, and a recent photo shows Fallon just might be a fan back. The late-night show host and comedian posed with a Lego portrait of himself...
View ArticleLoblaws Recalls Outdoor LED Christmas Lights Sold Across Canada
Loblaws is recalling three outdoor Christmas light products that were sold to customers across Canada in recent months. The company says three types of Life at Home LED 70-count outdoor Christmas...
View ArticleHave You Ever Seen Someone Surf, Sing And Play Guitar? Now You Have
While it may be cold for many, this music video is sure to warm your heart and fill you full of sunny cheer. Watch Canadian musician Chris Hau show some serious skills by -- wait for it -- surfing,...
View ArticleJailed mothers have right to care for infants, B.C. court says
Imprisoned mothers have the right to care for their newborn babies the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled, according to the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. The decision has yet to be published by the...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus Tweets Topless Photo To Wish Us Merry Christmas And A Happy Free...
Miley Cyrus has spent most of the year shocking folks who cling to her old "Hannah Montana" image, and apparently she can't stop, even during the holiday season. First she twerked with Santa, and now...
View ArticleAboriginal homeless in Montreal get new help
New services are on the way to help with a growing number of homeless First Nations people in Montreal, city officials confirmed Monday. Inuit and aboriginal people represent almost one-third of the...
View ArticleHealth Canada approves hepatitis C drug with faster cure time, taken as daily...
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved a once-daily tablet for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C that could transform treatment of the disease for thousands of Canadians.The drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir)...
View ArticleHEALTHBEAT: Studies show multivitamins didn't protect men's aging brains or...
WASHINGTON - There's more disappointing news about multivitamins: Two major studies found popping the pills didn't protect aging men's brains or help heart attack survivors.Millions of Americans spend...
View ArticleToronto hit with extreme cold weather alert
Toronto issued an extreme cold weather alert on Monday, which arrived days before the official start of winter. The cold was unavoidable for anyone who had to head outside, even if only for a brief...
View ArticleNorth West Might Be Hollywood's Cutest Baby
Forgive us for fawning over Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter, North, but she just might be the cutest baby in Hollywood. Kardashian shared another photo of her little girl on Monday (Dec. 16),...
View ArticleVancouver, Most Expensive City For Expats In Canada: Report
Vancouver, a place that is known for having the ritziest condo and being the priciest city to live in North America, can add a new feather to its hat: Canada's most expensive location for expatriates....
View ArticleDo Canadians Binge Watch Better Than American TV Viewers?
Canadians binge watch TV better than Americans, eh? That's what Grant McCracken, a Canadian cultural anthropologist, has learned after being hired by Netflix to study the binge-watching habits of...
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