Retirement home a tribute to a generation of Vietnamese
Almost four decades ago, the first Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Toronto, traumatized and penniless, following the Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Today, many of those refugees are aging,...
View ArticleDavid Farnell: 'I Don't Think Any Parent Wants A Son With A Disability'
The Australian couple accused of abandoning baby Gammy say they would have preferred to abort him because he has Down's syndrome. In their first TV interview, David and Wendy Farnell said "no parents...
View ArticleCanada's Fraud-Fighting System Too Fractured To Work Properly, Sweeping New...
Canada’s system for fighting investment fraud is too fractured to work efficiently, concludes a sweeping report released Monday. Creating a national agency to centralize reporting and enforcement of...
View ArticleEnbridge's Line 9 Pipeline The Target Of North Toronto Protest
A group of protesters is interrupting work at an Enbridge pipeline site in north Toronto. The blockade at Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue West is the latest in a series of actions to protest against...
View ArticleFall 2014 Trends: Top 10 Styles You Should Get Right Now (PHOTOS)
There's so much to love about fashion during the summer (maxi dresses, skirts, flip flops) but inevitably, we look ahead to fall to see what we're going to be wearing next. While we know we're going to...
View ArticleThat Time Robin Williams Sang 'Blame Canada' At The 2000 Oscars (VIDEO)
When someone dies a shocking death, like Robin Williams yesterday, it's hard not to be sad. But it's important also to remember their life's accomplishments, and Williams was a most accomplished man....
View ArticleNDP Satellite Offices: Party Told To Repay Controversial Aide Salaries
OTTAWA - The committee that oversees House of Commons spending says the Opposition New Democrats owe a "significant" sum for salaries improperly paid to aides who worked out of satellite party offices...
View ArticleTwo Thetford Mines teenagers die after one falls asleep at wheel
Two Thetford Mines teenagers are dead after the car they were travelling in went off the road and hit a culvert along Highway 165 near Irlande in the Chaudière-Appalaches region around midnight...
View ArticleBill Blair Serves Doug Ford With Defamation Notice
Doug Ford just got served. Toronto's top cop, Bill Blair, has followed through on his threat to take legal action against the city councillor over accusations Ford made earlier this month. Ford...
View ArticleThe Crying Kim Kardashian Tee Is The Shirt We All Need
Most of us can't afford the clothes on Kim Kardashian's back but now, thanks to a few geniuses, we can wear a part of the reality TV star and it costs less than a few DVDs of "Keeping Up With the...
View ArticleNova Scotia's health minister says Northern Pulp emissions not seen elsewhere
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says the level of emissions from the Northern Pulp mill can't continue over the long term.Leo Glavine says modern mills do not spew effluent or substances into...
View ArticleHamilton police officer apologizes for tweet after Robin Williams' death
A Hamilton police sergeant known for his prolific Twitter use apologized for a tweet he published last night after Robin Williams’ apparent suicide. He said he wished Williams “could have chosen to set...
View ArticlePhoto Shoot Of Acid Attack Survivors Is Beautiful And Powerful
You've never seen a photo shoot quite like this. Photographer Rahul Saharan's latest photo series is quickly going viral thanks to the subject of his groundbreaking shoot. Using acid attack survivors...
View ArticleSockeye salmon promises fulfilled, so far, at mouth of Fraser
If you've been saving space in the freezer for local salmon, you might just be in luck after this week's first brief commercial sockeye fishery opening on the Fraser River. Around 300 fishing boats...
View ArticleAirdrie Hail Storm Damage Climbs To $25 Million
The damage caused by a series of massive hail storms that pummeled Airdrie last week is being pegged at around $25 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) told Global News the storm was "more...
View ArticleNDG sculptor's work aims to bring light to a dark struggle
Martha Townsend has lost two sisters to cancer and knows what a dark, difficult battle it can be. - PHOTOS | Take a sneak peek at the MUHC's art collection When she went to work creating her...
View ArticleReddit Chefs Turn McDonald's Into A Gourmet Meal
Is McDonald's going gourmet? Not quite -- but two aspiring chefs are rising to the challenge to transform the fast food into haute cuisine. Reddit user MarkHayes and his friend, both fans of the Food...
View ArticleTIFF 2014's Festival Music House Reveals Lineup: New Pornographers, A Tribe...
Festival Music House (FMH) announced their 2014 lineup, showing a dynamic variety of Canadian talent. Set to take place at Adelaide Hall over September 7 and 8 during the Toronto International Music...
View ArticleLab tests find West Nile virus in Toronto mosquitoes: Toronto Public Health
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health says mosquitoes in the city have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.The office says it's the first positive test for the virus in Toronto for 2014, but no human...
View ArticleMother Mother Take Us Behind The Scenes Of 'Get Out The Way' (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
As cool, colourful and fauna-filled as the lyric video to Mother Mother's new single "Get Out The Way" was, it's got nothing on the official music video from the Vancouver indie rockers. "Making this...
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