Pat Martin Asks Agriculture Minister: 'Have You Lost Your Freaking Mind?'
Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin returned to his raucous ways during question period on Tuesday, asking Conservative minister Gerry Ritz if he had “lost his freaking mind.” The colourful outburst was related...
View ArticleLady Gaga Was Raped As A Teen, Pop Star Tells Howard Stern
Lady Gaga was making a serious point when she sang on stage while an artist vomited paint all over her. The "Poker Face" chanteuse performed her song "Swine" as U.K. artist Millie Brown threw up paint...
View ArticleCBC Director Denies Being Asked To Investigate Complaints About Jian Ghomeshi
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's director of network talk radio is contradicting comments made by Chris Boyce, head of CBC Radio, saying that she was never asked to investigate complaints about...
View ArticleAlberta Government Amends Gay-straight Alliance Bill In Face Of Stiff Opposition
EDMONTON - The Alberta government, facing mounting resistance on a controversial bill, put forward an amendment Wednesday that opponents say could effectively segregate some gay schoolkids who want to...
View ArticleDJ Earworm's 2014 Pop Mashup Is An Early Christmas Present
The Internet just offered up something great while we wait for the 2014 Pop Danthology to come out. Mashup specialist DJ Earworm released the "United State of Pop 2014 (Do What You Wanna Do)" on...
View ArticleRay Kaunisto, Kalamazoo Wings Player, Sneaks 7 'Meows' Into Interview
Hockey players often face inane questions in media interviews. They need to have a little fun sometimes. Enter Ray Kaunisto. The 27-year-old forward with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings (a Vancouver Canucks...
View ArticleReddit Vancouver Users Help Former Addict, Prove The Internet Can Be Nice
Reddit users are prolific and inquisitive, but kind is not a common adjective applied to people on the social networking site where the anonymous comments can often get vicious. Tommy Castelli expected...
View ArticleB.C. Photographer Of The Month: Cas Sowa (PHOTOS)
December's HuffPost B.C. Photographer of the Month has a knack for capturing the intimate moments of wild animals. Whether it's baby foxes nursing with their mother, an owl catching a moment of peace,...
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch To Play 'Doctor Strange'
Marvel finally has its "Doctor Strange" with the announcement that Benedict Cumberbatch will play the master magician in an upcoming film. The "Sherlock" star will play a neurosurgeon who is drawn into...
View ArticleInformation Commissioner Pleads Poverty, Tory MPs Say Raise Fees
Conservative MPs are proposing that the government raise user fees for access to information requests, charging businesses and journalists more money to help mitigate a series of budget cuts that have...
View ArticleMcGill Study: Obesity Can Shave Years Off Life, And Off Years Of Life Lived...
TORONTO - A new study suggests obesity can shave years off lives and — before it does — dramatically increase the time obese people spend dealing with two major chronic conditions.The research, by...
View ArticleHarper: Canadian Muslims' Condemnation Of Attacks On Soldiers Very Important
TORONTO - It is of "great importance" to hear Canadian Muslims condemn the attacks which killed two soldiers in Montreal and Ottawa this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said as he expressed his...
View ArticleChristmas Party Games To Add Some Fun This Holiday Season
Holiday party season is in full effect. That means you'll need some original ideas for how to entertain your guests. There are the easy games that everyone plays — Christmas charades, pin the nose on...
View ArticleCorey Gallagher, Beer Mile Winner, Is From Winnipeg
Winnipegger Corey Gallagher came within seconds of setting a world record when he won the men's race at the first-ever Beer Mile World Championship in Austin, Texas on Wednesday. The 27-year-old...
View ArticleGurdev Singh Dhillon Sex Assault Conviction Overturned By B.C. Court
VANCOUVER - A sexual assault conviction that led to the imprisonment and deportation of a former British Columbia man, which the Crown later admitted was a "miscarriage of justice," has been thrown out...
View ArticleBird Flu Fraser Valley Outbreak: 80,000 Birds To Be Euthanized
VANCOUVER - The destruction of as many as 80,000 birds at four poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley has begun in the effort to stem the spread of avian flu.Officials with the Canadian Food...
View ArticleÉcole Polytechnique Massacre Victims: Never Forget Their Names
December 6, 1989. Class was in session at École Polytechnique in Montreal at around 5 p.m. when a 25-year-old man entered a classroom on the second floor. Rifle in hand, he told the class to "stop...
View ArticleThere's Going To Be A Gated Man-Made Private Island For Calgary's Rich People
Calgary developers have received the green light to build a gated community of 22 mansions on a man-made island in a fake lake. Hopewell Residential's plan to add a gate to the pending development on...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs: Managers Reaped Rewards After Cuts
Veterans Affairs Canada managers made hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses for cutting costs as the department shed hundreds of jobs.
View ArticleThe Future Starts Here: Meet The Pinnacle Of Humanity
Five years after Tiffany’s father, best-selling author Leonard Shlain, passes away, his final book is finally published. Sharing the story of the book’s publication and building off the ideas in her...
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