Malia Obama Heading To College In 2 Years Makes Dad Practically Weepy Right Now
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter Malia going off to college, a milestone many months away that is already on his mind.Malia barely reached up to...
View ArticleRussia Ordered To Pay $50 Billion In 'Illegal Expropriation' Of Yukos Oil
LONDON - An international court on Monday ordered Russia to pay more than $50 billion to the former majority shareholders of now defunct oil company Yukos, ruling that the state engaged in a ruthless...
View ArticlePaying Off Your Mortgage Faster Can Pay Huge Dividends
Paying down your mortgage faster. It's one of those boilerplate suggestions that financial advisers love to make to their clients. After all, throwing extra money at the biggest debt most Canadians...
View ArticleAviation safety by the numbers
July has been a dangerous month for airline passengers. The month hasn't quite ended and there's already been three major crashes, resulting in 464 deaths, flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled because...
View ArticleVolvo's new road-sensing safety features go the extra mile
A drowsy driver is about to drift off the road when suddenly the seat belt tightens, or extra torque is applied to the steering wheel and the vehicle pulls itself back on track. Or maybe a driver is...
View ArticleWoman struck, killed by Brampton Transit bus in Rexdale
A woman in her 20s is dead after she was struck and pinned beneath a Brampton Transit bus in Rexdale early Monday. It happened at around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Finch Avenue West and Humberline...
View ArticleThe Sexiest Shirtless Celebrity Guys This Summer
We are always looking for fashion ideas and beach inspiration from the stars. As the summer is pushing along, we still strive to stay bathing suit-ready with healthy meals and effective workouts. But,...
View ArticleLongueuil fire injures 2 after cigarette ignites armchair
A couch fire started by a cigarette in a St-Hubert home left a man with burns to 20 per cent of his body and a woman with burns to 10 per cent of her body. Firefighters were called to the home on Place...
View Article14 Mom Fails You're Guaranteed To Make!
It was a full month before I confessed to anyone else. I told my sister-in-law that I forgot to buckle my son into his high chair and he flopped right out. The worst damage done was to my mom pride....
View ArticleHow To Stem Kale In A Flash
Tired of cutting out the tough stems on your leaves of kale? This one simple trick will save you the hassle of even pulling out a knife. But don't throw away those stems just yet, there are dozens of...
View ArticleVegan Cheese To Be Made With Human DNA Strands
The group, iGem, launched a campaign on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo and raised more than $18,000 to produce the vegan cheese. The concept came about in light of the demand for real vegan dairy...
View ArticleStudy Decodes 'Responsive' Partners
It's widely considered the spark that ignites romance, but a team of researchers wanted to know exactly what heterosexual singles mean by saying they're seeking a partner who is responsive to their...
View ArticleAddison Hall death: Police to probe car in Costco crash
Police in London, Ont., will examine whether the car that reversed Friday into a Costco store, killing a six-year-old girl and injuring others, was mechanically sound. Addison Hall died, and her...
View ArticleNicki Minaj Doesn't Leave Much To The Imagination In Pink Bikini
It's official: Nicki Minaj has more confidence than Kim Kardashian! The "Pink Friday" singer, who displayed her derriere on the cover art for her new single "Anaconda" last week, once again bared her...
View ArticleColm Feore, Canadian Actor, Talks TIFF Spotlight And His Vast Career
It often feels like Canada is searching for a versatile actor to call our own, someone who can do it all. It turns out he's been sitting right under our noses this entire time in the form of Colm...
View ArticleCalgary stabbings: Brentwood house now up for sale
The home that police said was the scene of Calgary's worst mass killing three months ago is now up for sale. The MLS listing, which makes no mention of the home's horrific history, sets the asking...
View ArticlePlane crashes northwest of Vernon, B.C.
Two local fire departments have confirmed that they received reports of an aircraft going down in a heavily-wooded area in B.C.'s North Okanagan at around 6:45 p.m. PT. Vernon RCMP, local fire services...
View ArticleDeadmau5 And Rob Ford Plan A Coffee Run (Yes, Really)
Many people were left doing a double-take at Toronto City Hall when EDM artist Deadmau5 met with Mayor Rob Ford to talk...coffee? Various photos emerged on Twitter showing Deadmau5, aka Joel Zimmerman,...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines MH17: Michael Bociurkiw talks about being first at the...
A personal handwritten note penned by a passenger reminding themselves to stay on budget during their vacation. Scientific literature belonging to a passenger en route to a major international AIDS...
View ArticleLabrador couple fighting temporary foreign worker ban face CBSA probe
A Labrador couple under investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency have launched a legal challenge against the federal government after they were publicly blacklisted from using the Temporary...
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