Man, 78, dies on porch after release from hospital on -37 C night
A family is demanding answers from health officials after a 78-year-old Winnipeg man who was sent home from the hospital in a cab died on the way to his doorstep. On Dec. 30, 78-year-old David Silver...
View ArticleVipurva Parikh's 'Wish You Were Here' Video May Just Melt Your Heart
Travel's the kind of activity you can always embrace on your own. There are fewer worries, fewer arguments, and more moments of peace and quiet. But there are, of course, times when you'd rather travel...
View ArticleTrain-Robber's Watch Returned To Victoria Museum
VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum discovered there's no honour among thieves as a pair of bandits made off with a collection of prized watches, including a gold pocket watch that once...
View ArticleWhat Stephen Harper Can Learn From Chris Christie About Damage Control
WASHINGTON - As far as political apologies go, this one was an epic, running the emotional gamut of a Hollywood blockbuster and the feature-length screen time of one hour, 48 minutes.Left unresolved is...
View ArticleTanya St Arnauld heals her scars
Tanya St Arnauld, the South Shore woman who was the victim of an acid attack in 2012, says her life is slowly getting back on track. “I'm resilient, I'm lucky for that, but I am still a girl, still...
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Cougar Family Spotted In Rare Photos From B.C. Sunshine Coast
Three cougars strolling on a B.C. beach were caught in some amazing snapshots last week by a couple who live on the Sunshine Coast. Greg and Mary Carter saw the animals from the window of their...
View ArticleCity to assess rail crossings where buses, trains could collide
A federal agency has ordered the City of Ottawa to assess the safety of all railway crossings where OCTranspo buses and trains could come into contact. The directive comes from Employment and Social...
View ArticleFirefighter Fights Fire With Beer From Truck That Was On Fire
No water? No problem. Apparently, there's another drink that will put out fire in a pinch. A Texas firefighter was driving with his wife Monday evening when he happened upon an 18-wheeler engulfed in...
View ArticleAlberta Foster Children Deaths: Family Services Under-Funded, Lack Of Respect...
The hundreds of children who have died while being wards of, or supported by, the province were the victims of a system that is under-funded and mired in disrespect and awash in distrust, said Alberta...
View ArticleSecurity Gaps Found In Destruction Of Top-Secret Military Data
National Defence is overhauling its policy on how it sweeps, sanitizes and destroys Canada’s cache of top-secret and sensitive military information after an internal audit revealed major gaps that...
View ArticleGuo Wei Wu to face trial in China for GTA realtor’s death
A man who was wanted in relation to the kidnapping and subsequent death of a prominent Greater Toronto Area real estate agent three years ago will face trial in China. On Jan. 20, 2011, Peel Regional...
View ArticleFranklin expedition: More doubts raised that lead poisoned the crew
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have re-examined the forensic data collected by Canadian researchers of the ice-preserved remains of three crew members from the ill-fated Franklin expedition in...
View ArticleNorthern Lights Edmonton: Alberta Aurora Borealis Promise Spectacular Light...
A solar storm that arrived on Earth earlier today may tempt the gremlins in your GPS and cell phones but also promises to put on a spectacular northern lights show. Space weather watchers say the...
View ArticleBugs will travel: Public health watches foreign outbreaks because diseases move
TORONTO - A Toronto grandmother came home from Hong Kong with SARS. A Colorado woman visited a Ugandan cave and brought back to the United States an alarming souvenir — Marburg fever, a cousin of...
View ArticleFlu season underway in Manitoba; 45 lab-confirmed cases, no deaths
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's public health office says the province is seeing "typical increases" in influenza.The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health said as of Thursday there were 45 cases of...
View ArticleThicker, safer DOT-111 railcars pitched by safety regulator
Transport Canada proposed new rules for rail cars Friday that would require new DOT-111 tank cars be built with thicker steel requirements, as well as adding top fitting and head shield protection. The...
View Article8 Chinese New Year Recipes To Make Your Mama Proud (PHOTOS)
For those with Chinese families, one of the most delicious times of the year is coming up – are you ready? Chinese New Year 2014 starts Jan. 31 and traditionally, families will gather on the night...
View ArticleSuspect sought after 2 girls sexually assaulted in Delta
Delta Police say two female grade 8 students were walking to school in the Sunshine Hills area of North Delta around 8 a.m. PT this morning when a man approached them from behind as they entered a...
View ArticleWhat's on this weekend in Toronto
On the Other Side of the World brings to the stage the relatively known story of Jewish refugees who fled Hitler's army and landed in Shanghai. That's just one of the events worth checking out January...
View ArticleBrian Jean, Alberta Tory MP, Resigns Fort McMurray Seat
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta Conservative MP Brian Jean says he is stepping down from his Fort McMurray-Athabasca seat effective next Friday.Jean says the decision has been difficult, but there's a...
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