This Biodegradable Bag Takes On One Of The World's Biggest Problems
Let’s take some time to talk about something taboo: our toilets. Chances are if you’re reading this, the toilet closest to you is likely connected to a municipal water supply system. You go, you flush,...
View ArticleNDP To File Complaint Over 'Misleading' Ads About Proposed Tory Tax Cut
OTTAWA — The NDP is lodging a formal complaint with Advertising Standards Canada about the Conservative government’s new ads promoting a family tax cut that has yet to be passed by Parliament. “We are...
View ArticleAlejandro Vargas Gomez, Vancouver Ballet Teacher, Charged With Sexual...
A Vancouver ballet teacher has been charged with allegedly having sex with an underage student. Alejandro Vargas Gomez, 49, began teaching at the Goh Ballet Academy in the fall of 2013, said Vancouver...
View ArticleWilf Lloyd, Grizzly Bear Attack Survivor, Describes Ordeal
Wilf Lloyd, who was attacked last month by a grizzly near Fernie, B.C., and then shot by his hunting partner in the struggle, says he is recovering well. The 56-year-old taxidermist from Cranbook,...
View Article'Top Gear' TV Show To Film In B.C.
Car junkies, rejoice! The popular British television show "Top Gear" is filming in parts of B.C. later this month, giving viewers from all over the world a little glimpse of the province. The BBC...
View ArticleChristy Clark Calls B.C. NDP Irrelevant, Without Identity
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark has attacked the Opposition New Democrats as irrelevant and without principles during a question period where she offered her support for the one-member Green...
View ArticleBell Media Announces 80 Job Cuts
TORONTO - Bell Media has cut 80 full-time positions in its latest round of layoffs, citing an "industry-wide challenging advertising market."The multimedia giant said Wednesday that the affected...
View ArticleSaskatchewan Man's Explicit Rant Voices A Nation's Winter Pain (NSFW)
A CBC radio host thought the weekend weather was going to be nice. One listener was really not amused. But obviously he still says "thank you" at the end. He is Canadian after all. Close this story now...
View Article15 Kitchen Scraps You Should Never Throw Out
Food waste in Canada is a serious problem. According to a 2010 study, every year Canadians waste $27 billion worth of food and about 1 in 4 food items are are thrown out without being consumed. It's a...
View ArticleMasterchef Canada's Alvin Leung, Eric Chong To Open R&D Restaurant In Toronto
It wasn't long ago that "MasterChef Canada's" Alvin Leung was judging eventual winner Eric Chong in the heat of the kitchen. Now, the two are preparing to open R&D, a restaurant to be located on...
View ArticleToronto Streetcar Sex Report Spawns Crude Hashtag
Two people were busted carrying out a sex act on the 504 King streetcar in Toronto on Thursday, according to Twitter users who said they were there. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) tweeted the...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: Hottest Concept Cars At The 2014 LA Auto Show
Although many of the outrageous concept cars and stunning prototypes displayed at the 2014 LA Auto Show may never make it to reality, the ideas, styling cues and key elements from each one often help...
View ArticleFamous Families: Celebrities You Never Knew Were Related!
With so many celebrities in Hollywood, it only makes sense that some would be related. But while some share the same last name, it probably never even crossed your mind that they might share the same...
View ArticleJudge Lori Douglas Wins Temporary Ban Of Nude Photos
TORONTO - A senior Manitoba judge has won a temporary 11th-hour ban on the use of graphic sex photographs taken of her from being used at her disciplinary hearing next week.The stay will be in effect...
View ArticleFort McMurray Luxury Home Listed For $1,299,950, But Can It Sell? (PHOTOS)
There's good living available near the oilsands. The question is, can it sell? A single family home at 105 Chestnut Way in Fort McMurray was the subject of a walkabout tour by The Globe and Mail late...
View ArticleB.C. Man Who Killed Mother With Hammer Found Not Criminally Responsible
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Kelowna, B.C., man who admitted to using a hammer to kill his mother has been found not criminally responsible for the crime because of a mental disorder.B.C. Supreme Court Justice...
View ArticleSiying Chen, University Of Alberta Student From China, Returns To Find Her...
Upon returning to Edmonton in September after a summer visit to China, University of Alberta student Siying Chen discovered that most of her personal belongings had disappeared from her dorm. The...
View ArticleDerek Murray, Edmonton Student, Gets Stranger's Help After Leaving Car Lights On
University of Alberta (U of A) law student Derek Murray parked his silver Acura in a residential neighbourhood of Edmonton Wednesday and took the train to school. Little did he realize that he'd left...
View ArticleGordie Howe A Bit Better: Son Mark To Detroit Free Press
Mark Howe told the Detroit Free Press today that his dad, Gordie, has shown minor improvements and "isn't in so much pain anymore." Although Howe, 86, remains mostly quiet and immobile, the family was...
View ArticleKyle Sinclair, Canadian Soldier, Dies At CFB Petawawa, Reports Say
A Canadian soldier stationed at CFB Petawawa died late Friday night, CTV News reports. Lt. Jean François Carpentier told the broadcaster that Craftsman Kyle Sinclair, 27, died following an "incident"...
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