This Is What Happens When Adults Attempt A Fifth Grade Spelling Bee
If you've ever stumbled while spelling words like Mediterranean or privilege, you certainly aren't alone. In the above video from BuzzFeed, a group of employees attempt to spell words often taught in...
View ArticleTD Bank Mistake Leads To Customer Wrongly Outed By Police As ID Thief
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Abbotsford Police Department has apologized for distributing photos of a bank customer mistakenly accused of identity theft.Const. Ian MacDonald says the woman's embarrassed...
View ArticleAlberta Tory Ministers Attack 'Disastrous' Wildrose Fiscal Plan
CALGARY - Half a dozen high-profile Alberta Tory cabinet ministers stood together Friday to criticize a "disastrous" Wildrose party fiscal plan they said would leave a funding gap of $29...
View ArticleLeona Aglukkaq Says Letter To Provinces On Emissions Targets Wasn't An Attack
The federal environment minister says her letter to the provinces last week about their climate change efforts should have come as no surprise, and was not intended to point fingers. Leona Aglukkaq...
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What Happens When You Give Calgary Zoo Gorillas A Vancouver Canucks Jersey
In a silly bit of western hockey rivalry, the Calgary Zoo stuffed a Vancouver Canucks jersey and left it inside the gorilla pen Friday. What happens next is pretty darn adorable. Check out the antics...
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Elmo's Vaccine Video Is The Cutest Argument We've Seen Yet
Elmo has provided the cutest pro-vaccine argument we've seen yet. The megapopular "Sesame Street" character appears with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a Daily Dot-produced video posted to...
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21 Canadian TV Shows That Are Overdue For A Comeback
Actor Ryan Reynolds may be onto something. Reynolds, who is filming "Deadpool" in his hometown of Vancouver, was the victim of an alleged hit and run in the city earlier this month. When a CBC reporter...
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Canadian Conservatives For Legal Marijuana Raise Ruckus In Time For 4/20
A new group wants to reclaim what it means to be a “real” conservative by launching a Canadian campaign supporting marijuana legalization. The first step is playing with Conservative party semiotics,...
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Suspected Speeders Drive $70,000 Worth Of Cars Off Victoria's Clover Point
Two men from Richmond, B.C. were fined for careless driving after they drove their new cars off a cliff in Victoria, B.C. Police were called to Clover Point around 1 a.m. Friday after a witness saw two...
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Ryan Reynolds, Gregor Robertson Get Chummy On 'Deadpool' Set
Downtown condo dwellers, workers, and general gawkers will have to move along now that actor Ryan Reynolds and his "Deadpool" movie have finished filming on a busy Vancouver roadway. Reynolds — who was...
View ArticleGovernment To Stop Publishing Contact Information In Blue Pages Of Phone...
OTTAWA - Canadian phone books are about to get a little less colourful.The federal government has decided to stop publishing contact information for all of its departments and agencies in the blue...
View ArticleRCMP Harassment Case Shrouded In 'Extreme' Secrecy That Should Be Lifted,...
NEWMARKET, Ont. - A shroud of secrecy thrown over part of an extraordinary case involving allegations of harassment within the RCMP should be lifted as much as possible, an Ontario justice heard...
View ArticleWayne Howard Bernard Arrest: DNA Links Suspect To 1995 Calgary Sex Assault
CALGARY - An Ontario man has been charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a Calgary restaurant worker 20 years ago.Calgary police say a DNA match led to the suspect's arrest in Kingston on...
View ArticleEdmonton Oilers Win NHL 2015 Draft Lottery, Chance To Pick Connor McDavid
The Edmonton Oilers have won the NHL draft lottery for the fourth time in six seasons, only this time the prize is a franchise-changing talent. The Oilers on Saturday night earned the right to pick...
View ArticleSquamish Terminal Fire: Air Quality Warning Issued As Burning Dock Dismantled
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Crews are further dismantling the burning dock in Squamish, B.C., which officials warn could result in potential flare-ups and increased smoke.The Ministry of Environment has issued an...
View ArticleBird Flu Detected At 2nd Ontario Farm
OTTAWA - Avian influenza has been detected at a second farm in southwestern Ontario, prompting food safety officials to place it in quarantine. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says preliminary...
View ArticleHigh-School Teachers In Durham Region To Strike April 20
TORONTO - The union representing secondary school teachers in a school district east of Toronto says its members will be on strike on Monday after talks broke down late Friday. It means 24,000 students...
View ArticleGhomeshi-CBC Scandal Report Highlights Need For Safe Workplaces: Experts
TORONTO - A damning report detailing CBC management missteps in stopping alleged inappropriate behaviour by former radio host Jian Ghomeshi reinforces the need for safe work environments and mechanisms...
View ArticleJonathan Crombie Remembered Fondly By Megan Follows, Anne To His Gilbert
He was the first TV crush for many a young Canadian girl growing up in the 1980s. Actor Jonathan Crombie won the hearts of countless "Anne Of Green Gables" fans across the country and around the world...
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Edmonton's Best Bakeries Serve Up Delicious Sweets And Pastries
Edmonton is a city with a burgeoning food scene that seems to grow better and more creative by the month. But it's not just the city's savoury restaurants that are leading the way — there are plenty of...
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