Marc Nadon Supreme Court Eligibility Issue 'Absolutely' Known By Tories, Says...
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to begin grappling with an extraordinary first in its 139-year history: adjudicating the rules for the appointment of one of its own.The eight sitting...
View ArticleSerpent slithers into Richmond cellphone store
Employees at a Richmond mall got a slithery surprise Monday evening when they discovered a serpent inside a cellphone store. The three-foot-long ball python, now named Wind, was found in the backroom...
View ArticleSt. Anne's Residential School Documents Ordered To Be Released
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has ordered the federal government to produce documents that survivors of a notorious residential school say are crucial to their compensation claims.The survivors accused...
View ArticleOklahoma Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Judge
A judge has ruled Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, Tulsa World reports. U.S. Senior District Judge Terence Kern made the ruling, which is stayed pending appeal, on Tuesday. Marriages...
View ArticleBenoit St-Amand, paralympian, inspires students
Canadian ice sledge hockey goaltender Benoit St-Amand made a trip out to Mount Pleasant Elementary in Hudson to inspire students ahead of the Olympics. The paralympian spoke about having his right leg...
View ArticleQuebecor has eye on wireless startup Mobilicity
In a new twist in the hope for wireless competition in Canada, Quebec telecom operator Quebecor has expressed an interest in looking at struggling startup Mobilicity, according to a bank analyst....
View ArticleHealth unit reports 2 London-area flu deaths, one under 18, other over 60
LONDON, Ont. - The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting two influenza A deaths — one under the age of 18 and the other over 60.The agency said Tuesday that between Jan. 6 and 12, there were 38...
View ArticleOilsands Emissions To Quadruple By 2030: Harper Government Report
Greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oilsands are about to explode. That's one of the messages contained in a Canadian government report quietly submitted to the United Nations over the holidays....
View ArticleResidential school documents must be released, judge rules
About 60 residential school survivors have been successful in their bid to have files from the Ontario Provincial Police released in order to support their claims for compensation for abuse. In a...
View ArticleVancouver's Breakfast Courier Delivers To Your Door
Despite it being the most important meal of the day, breakfast is often neglected. So two Vancouverites decided to create a way to make it hard to skip. Cue Breakfast Courier: a bike delivery service...
View ArticleFamily of elder-abuse victim seeks justice
The family of an elderly woman allegedly abused by a U.S. man who fled to B.C. say they want him returned to face justice. Russel Olvena Torralba was arrested last week in South Vancouver where he was...
View ArticleSkylar Vincent Murphy Found With Explosive At YEG, Still Successfully Boards...
An incident at Edmonton International Airport has highlighted the limited powers of airport security officers after a traveller was caught with a suspected explosive device yet was still allowed to...
View ArticleVacationers leave Cuba, land in Windsor, take bus to Toronto
It wasn't the ending that David Rae wanted for his honeymoon. He and his wife had been vacationing in Varadero, Cuba, until last weekend when they were due to fly back to Toronto at 11:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show 2014 Highlights & Photos
The 2014 Detroit Auto Show is over and has now officially closed its doors to the media after two days of non-stop automotive madness. But don't worry, the 2014 North American International Auto Show...
View ArticleFormer OPP officer recalls 2 decades undercover
Bob Deasy was an undercover cop for the OPP — a job that saw him spend most of his 23-year career hanging out with drug dealers, bikers and mobsters. It was a double life, much of which has been...
View ArticlePat Pimm, B.C. Agriculture Minister, Diagnosed With Colon Cancer
VICTORIA - British Columbia Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm has been diagnosed with colon cancer and is scheduled to undergo surgery on January 21.The Peace River North MLA says he plans to continue with...
View ArticleKevin Bacon Reveals He First Met Wife Kyra Sedgwick When She Was 12 Years Old
This is either really sweet, or really creepy: Kevin Bacon was a guest on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Monday (Jan. 13) and revealed how he first met his wife of 25 years, Kyra Sedgwick....
View ArticleWith demand for flu vaccine still high, several provinces order additional doses
TORONTO - A number of provinces and territories asked for more influenza vaccine Wednesday in an attempt to meet this season's unusually high demand for flu shots. But at least one, Nova Scotia, has...
View Article'American Horror Story' Season 4 Will Be Set In 1950
Get ready for some classic 1950s horror. As is to be expected, "American Horror Story" creator Ryan Murphy has been elusive about what we can expect in Season 4 of the hit FX series. But on Wednesday...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney Pranked Matt Damon In A Very 'Mean Girls' Way
Looks like George Clooney may have watched "Mean Girls" one too many times. Matt Damon was a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Tuesday (Jan. 14) and told the host that on the set of his and...
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