21 Of The Biggest LGBT Allies Of 2013
2013 has been an incredible year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. From massive political victories to increased positive representation on mainstream television, LGBT...
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Kim Kardashian Reveals Christmas Gift From Kanye West
We understand it must be difficult shopping for Kim Kardashian, especially if you are Kanye West. What does one buy the woman who already has everything, even when money is no object? It's not easy. We...
View ArticleIs 'Home Alone' The Song As Good As 'Home Alone' The Movie? You Decide.
Christmas could not have been complete without watching "Home Alone." We see this classic every year, and though we hate to admit it, it is possible to get sick of "Home Alone"... at least the original...
View ArticleOscar Voting Gets Underway In Preparation For Jan. 16 Nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar voters, start your ballots. Voting begins Friday for 2014's Academy Awards nominees. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are invited to cast secret...
View ArticleNYC Transit Lost And Found Gets Totally Ridiculous Items
NEW YORK (AP) — For the handful of New York transit officials who dutifully collect and catalog more than 50,000 items a year lost on commuter trains, subways and buses, the monotonous flood of...
View ArticleSaint-Lambert residents pull together for fire victims
Families left homeless by a fire that destroyed a 45-unit apartment building in Saint-Lambert on Monday are finding some comfort in the kindness of strangers. A donation centre established after the...
View ArticleVancouver Contact Festival Has BC Place Light Up With Sound Bars (VIDEO)
Tonight marks the second and final night of Vancouver's popular Contact Winter Music Festival. The annual Blueprint Events electronic dance music party takes place at BC Place and features some of the...
View ArticleToronto Fire warns of power surges as hydro restored to homes
Power surges are presenting a risk to do serious harm, including the potential for a fire, as hydro crews work to get the lights back on across the city. Toronto Fire issued a warning today that faulty...
View ArticlePlay-Doh's Year In Review Is The Most Creative One We've Seen Yet (PHOTOS)
Some people take to their keyboards to write up year-in-review news summaries. Others open up cans of Play-Doh. This month, Play-Doh, owned by Hasbro Inc., shared 10 standout moments from 2013 on its...
View Article4 U.S. Military Personnel Detained By Libyan Government, Officials Say [UPDATE]
Four U.S. military personnel are being detained in Libya by the Libyan government, according to several sources citing a senior U.S. official. The New York Times reports the circumstances of the...
View Article$109 fine for new driver taking drunk dad home
A novice Saanich driver says he's being punished for trying to do the right thing, after being fined for having no 'N' sign while driving his intoxicated father home from Victoria. Evan Godo, 18, drove...
View Article4 rate hikes to look out for in 2014
The presents are unwrapped, the turkey has been gobbled and for most of us, Christmas is over. Now comes the New Year, with credit card bills and pledges to get into shape. But you should also be...
View Article3 skiers missing at B.C.'s Sun Peaks resort
A desperate search is underway for two young sisters and a woman in her 40s, after they went out of bounds at Sun Peaks ski resort, 50 kilometres northeast of Kamloops. The two sisters, aged 17 and 23...
View ArticleA Year Of Hot Air On MPs' And Senators' Expenses
Politicians' expenses are usually a sleeper issue because so little is known about travel and housing claims that are regulated in secret sessions by the politicians themselves. But this year, the veil...
View ArticleIce Storm Aftermath: Warm Weather Brings More Outages
More than 30,000 customers in Ontario and New Brunswick remain in the dark one week after a major ice storm blanketed Central and Atlantic Canada, and warming temperatures have caused new power outages...
View ArticleChris Hadfield: Co-Operation With China In Space A Logical Step
MONTREAL - Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is calling for more co-operation with China in space and he wants it to be part of any international effort to return to the moon.And he's not alone...
View ArticleChris Hadfield's Moustache: Why He Grew It, And Why He Once Shaved It Off
MONTREAL - Finally, the mystery behind one of Canada's most famous moustaches has been revealed.Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says he started working on his trademark growth when he turned...
View ArticleEgyptian Student Dies During Protests
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say police moved in to disperse students who were protesting inside an Islamic university in Cairo, disrupting end of term of exams. One student was killed and a campus...
View ArticleStabbing leads police to marijuana grow-op
Police are investigating the stabbing of a man in Montreal's St-Michel neighbourhood that lead them to a hydroponic marijuana grow operation early this morning. The victim — who police say is in...
View ArticleHere Are All The Times Congress Screwed Americans This Year In The Name Of...
WASHINGTON -- As the year winds to a close, Congress is cautiously celebrating passing a year-end budget that relieves just about a third of the sequestration cuts. But those cuts, along with a slew of...
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