Best Wedding Toasts To Keep Everyone In Love
If you've been handed the responsibility of performing a wedding toast for your friend's big day this summer, good luck to you. And by good luck, we mean make sure you don't mess up. Best man and maid...
View ArticleCalgary Amber Alert: O'Brien, Liknes Families Issue Statements
The following statements were read by the family members of Alvin and Kathryn Liknes and Nathan O’Brien at a media availability today. Statement by Rod O’Brien, father of Nathan O’Brien: “Nathan, your...
View ArticleMUHC staff prepares for big move to NDG
The annual July 1 moving day is behind us but one of the biggest moves in the city is just about to get underway. The McGill University Health Centre is preparing to relocate staff and equipment to the...
View ArticlePacific Water Shrew Disappearing From Lower Mainland
A recovery strategy is being drawn up for the critically-imperiled Pacific water shrew, a small, elusive rodent whose chief habitat is areas of the Lower Mainland near small streams or rivers commonly...
View Article'Shirtless jogger' Joe Killoran calls Rob Ford's record 'disgraceful'
The bare-chested jogger who confronted Mayor Rob Ford at a Canada Day parade may have sympathy for the man's personal demons, but says his term as mayor has been "disgraceful." Joe Killoran spoke to...
View ArticleMoody's Shifts Ontario's Debt Outlook To Negative From Stable
TORONTO - Moody's credit rating agency changed Ontario's debt rating Wednesday to negative from stable, citing concerns about the province's ability to eliminate a $12.5 billion deficit by 2017-18 as...
View ArticleGlobe And Mail Journalists Reject Contract Offer
Journalists and other unionized staff at the Globe and Mail rejected the latest contract offer by the newspaper's management Wednesday night, but reporters with the newspaper said the two sides will...
View ArticleSerial bad tenants avoid jail time after paying out judgment
The B.C. couple exposed as serial bad tenants by CBC in April have avoided jail time after paying $6,000 owed to a former landlord. Susan and Chris Perret have been accused by several landlords of...
View ArticleVancouver Seawall clashes call for better etiquette, locals say
When most people think of the Seawall, one of Vancouver’s most popular seaside destinations, rage is not the first thing that comes to mind. But after a particularly frustrating jog on one of the...
View ArticleNDP Blocks Paul Manly, Son Of Former MP, From Seeking 2015 Bid In B.C.
Paul Manly, the son of former NDP MP Jim Manly, has taken to social media to complain that the federal New Democrats have denied him the chance of carrying the party's banner in 2015 over concerns...
View ArticleFaraday Cafe In Vancouver Blocks Wireless Signals
A new Vancouver café is making you check your hashtags at the door. The Faraday Café is a pop-up café conjured up by social artist Julien Thomas and Hughes Condon Marler Architects. Set to open on...
View ArticleRoma family in Montreal granted a stay of deportation
A Roma family from Hungary hoping to remain in Canada has been granted a stay of deportation. Renata and Tibor Buzas and their three children were supposed to fly back to Hungary Thursday, but a...
View ArticleOkanagan Truck Crash Sparks Fire, Closes Highway
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Wildfire crews in British Columbia's south Okanagan are battling a two-hectare fire that officials believe was sparked when two semi-trailers collided on a well-known highway.RCMP...
View ArticleRob Ford fact check: Verifying Toronto mayor’s remarks
In his first post-rehab interview, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits to "lying, conniving and hiding to cover up" his substance-abuse problems. The mayor’s deceptions have led his political opponents and...
View ArticleBurger King's 'Proud Whopper' Surprises Gay Pride Diners (VIDEO)
For San Francisco Pride, one Burger King location decided to serve something special to its customers. A video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday shows diners given the option of ordering regular...
View ArticleMontreal police increase presence near Elm Park in DDO
Montreal’s police department is heightening surveillance around Elm Park in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on Montreal’s West Island after the mother of a six-year-old said her daughter was approached by a...
View ArticleHeadbanging's risks include rare brain injury
Some heavy metal fans who headbang excessively could be at risk for bleeding in the brain, say German doctors who describe a rare case of the traumatic brain injury. In Thursday’s issue of the medical...
View ArticleLightning Sparks 15 Fires In 48 Hours In Prince George, B.C.
Lightning strikes have sparked 15 fires in Prince George, B.C. in the past 48 hours. Prince George Fire Centre personnel responded to a total of 20 new fires in the last two days, according to a news...
View ArticleOverkill? Headbanging to Motorhead caused brain bleed, but doctor says fans...
LONDON - It may not destroy your soul, but it turns out heavy metal music can be hazardous to your brain. At least in some rare cases.German doctors say they have treated a Motorhead fan whose...
View ArticleSalmonberries, huckleberries and other wild B.C. treats
It's fruit and berry season around the province, and not just on farms and in orchards: B.C. is home to over 40 different kinds of wild fruits and berries. Richard Hebda teaches biology at the...
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