Canadian Pro-Ferguson Rally Organizers Asks 'Whites' To Keep To Background
TORONTO - Thousands braved freezing temperatures in Toronto on Tuesday night to hold a vigil for Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager slain by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in...
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Pat Quinn Remembered By Vancouver Canucks (VIDEO)
The Vancouver Canucks are paying tribute to legendary player and coach Pat Quinn at Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils. The team will honour Quinn, who died Sunday night after a long battle...
View ArticleYes, The Phorrito Is Pho Real
Lovers of Mexican cuisine and traditional Vietnamese dishes, unite! Thanks to one L.A. restaurant, you can now enjoy a delicious mash-up of burritos and pho, aptly named the "Phorrito." The pho-burrito...
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Calgary Stabbing House Buyer Wants To Help His New Community Recover
When Kadin Osborne was thinking about buying a house in Calgary's Brentwood area, his mother tried to talk him out of it. He was, after all, looking at 11 Butler Crescent N.W., where five university...
View ArticleCampbell Crichton, B.C. Physiotherapist, Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting 8...
DUNCAN, B.C. - A physiotherapist from central Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley has been convicted of sexually assaulting eight women.Campbell Crichton was initially charged with five counts of sexual...
View ArticleEnforcement Of 'Buy America' Provisions In B.C. Called Ironic
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The new Prince Rupert ferry terminal on British Columbia's West Coast can only be built with U.S. iron and steel products under the Buy America provisions.A request for proposals...
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Vancouver Man Hospitalized In Mexico Faces $100K In Medical Bills
A Vancouver-based man is facing $100,000 in medical bills after his travel insurance company said it wouldn't pay for his overseas treatment. Ryan Maudlen, who has Crohn’s disease, was on vacation in...
View ArticleAfghan Artist Denied Entry For Violence Against Women Symposium
A prominent Afghan artist celebrated in several countries for her dramatic photos illustrating the silencing of women is being denied the opportunity to speak in Ottawa by the Canadian government
View ArticleBest Books Of 2014, According To Canada's Biggest Booksellers
It's the most wonderful time of the year for book lovers, when the end-of-the-year lists start emerging, and we can start noting down exactly which tomes we'll want to be reading come 2015. That is, of...
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Tory MP Peter Goldring: Wear Recording Device To 'Protect' Against False...
A Conservative MP is warning his colleagues about the dangers of "consorting without protection" in the wake of harassment allegations that have rocked Parliament Hill. UPDATE: Goldring has now issued...
View ArticleGrey Cup 2014: Stampeders Coach OK With Players Having Sex Before Vancouver Game
VANCOUVER - John Hufnagel is all for the Calgary Stampeders scoring off the field prior to the Grey Cup.Hufnagel and Kent Austin of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were asked Wednesday at the annual Grey Cup...
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IFHT YouTube Creators Share Their B.C. Picks
Do you like YouTube videos that make you laugh? Then you've likely seen the work of Matt Dennison and Jason Lucas, who hail from Richmond, B.C. Better known as IFHT (an acronym for "I F*cking Hate...
View ArticleSen. Pierre Claude Nolin Is New Speaker Of The Senate, Appointed By Prime...
OTTAWA - Quebec Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin has been named the new Speaker of the Senate.Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement in a statement acknowledging the contributions of Nolin's...
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Bill Cosby's Canadian Tour Dates Still Happening In Kitchener, London, Hamilton
Bill Cosby is still scheduled to perform three Canadian tour dates in January in the wake of a series of sexual assault allegations. The comedian still has shows scheduled in Kitchener (Jan. 7), London...
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Flare Magazine's Jian Ghomeshi 'Court Style' Story Is Panned By The Internet
Canadian fashion magazine Flare is in damage control mode after it published a story that was initially titled "Decoding the Courthouse Style of Jian Ghomeshi" on Thursday. The story, by writer...
View ArticleAttawapiskat First Nation Should Repay $1.8M In Housing Money, Government Says
OTTAWA - Aboriginal Affairs wants the Attawapiskat First Nation to repay more than $1.8 million in housing funding after an audit could not substantiate the spending.The audit, finished in April,was a...
View ArticleVancouver Coastal Health Warns Of Possible Botulism Poisoning In Canned Seafood
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health is sending out a warning to anyone who may have purchased Bruno's Best ready-to-eat seafood products.The health authority says the four varieties of seafood may...
View ArticleSt. George Catholic School In Ottawa Reconsiders Vetoing Gay Rights' Project
One Catholic school in the nation's capital seems to feel that discussing gay rights just isn't appropriate for pre-teens. Quinn Maloney-Tavares and Polly Hamilton, Grade 6 students at Ottawa's St....
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These Are B.C.'s Best Real Estate Developments, According To The Pros (PHOTOS)
We can praise and critique B.C.'s buildings as well as the next untrained set of eyes, but what do the professionals think? The 2014 Urban Development Institute Awards, which honour the province's best...
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Christmas Light Display Sets Guinness World Record, Illuminates Australia's...
An Australian father has just set a Guinness World Record for biggest image made out of LED Christmas lights. David Richards of Canberra hit the record after stringing up just under 1.2 million bulbs...
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