Future of Riverview Hospital determined in open houses
The B.C. government held the first of several public open houses on Thursday in hopes of determining the future of one of its most well-known mental health facilities. Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam...
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The Only Oscar Dresses Infographic You Will Ever Need
Thank you, Mediarun Digital for doing our work for us! The company created an infographic that shows all of the Oscar dresses that have been worn by Best Actress winners since the Academy Awards were...
View ArticleCanada's Federal Surplus At $1.1-Billion In December, Up From $700-Million...
OTTAWA - The federal budget was in the black in December as Ottawa recorded a $1.1-billion surplus.That compares with a $700-million deficit recorded in December 2012.In its monthly Fiscal Monitor, the...
View ArticleCMHC hikes mortgage insurance premiums
Canada's national housing agency increased the amount of money that homeowners with less than 20 per cent down payments must pay to insure their mortgages. Starting in May, the housing agency will...
View ArticleCanada Job Grants: Provinces, Ottawa Reach Deal On Funding
OTTAWA - The federal government has at last struck a deal on the Canada Job Grant with all the provinces and territories except Quebec, Employment Minister Jason Kenney said Friday.The national job...
View ArticlePeople More Likely To Remember Things They See And Touch: Study
A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa found people don't remember what they hear as well as things they see and touch. Findings were published this week in the journal PLoS One. "As it...
View ArticleCMHC Raising Mortgage Insurance Rates
OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be raising the rates it charges to insure mortgage loans but says the typical home owner will see only a small increase to their monthly costs.The new...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau, Thomas Mulcair Will Probably Have To Work Together
Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair will probably have to work together after the next election, whether they like it or not. The NDP leader mused this week about the possibility of co-operating with...
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Emily Keeler Gets Trapped In The Bay, Doesn't Meet Jeff The Mannequin (TWEETS)
A Toronto writer turned to social media for help after she became trapped in a Hudson's Bay store after closing time on Wednesday. Emily Keeler was shopping for sheets when the lights went out at the...
View ArticleOvulation Makes Women Competitve, Journal Finds
According to new research, ovulation alters women's behaviour on a subconscious level, prompting them to focus more on social standing in comparison to other females. Researchers from the The...
View ArticlePublic sex offender registry coming soon, says Peter MacKay
Names and addresses for some sex offenders could soon become public as the federal government announced a new bill Friday aimed at combating sexual predators. A public, high-risk child sex offender...
View ArticleUxbridge man found dead inside home, Durham police say
The death of 26-year-old man found inside an Uxbridge home Friday morning has been ruled a homicide, Durham police say. Richard Morrison was found in a Galloway Crescent home by another resident at...
View ArticleDave Grohl's favourite drummer is a Vancouver punk rocker
Since he first picked up sticks and sat down at a kit, drummer Nick Yacyshyn looked up to Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl as one of his biggest musical idols. The Vancouver...
View ArticleJewish, Muslim schools unite for random act of kindness
Two faith-based Richmond schools put cultural differences aside and came together for an annual display of goodwill. Students from Richmond Jewish Day School and Az-Zahrra Islamic Academy served food...
View ArticleSt. John's man living in shed after booted out of housing
A St. John's man says he slipped through the social assistance cracks after he was tossed out of public housing and wound up living in a backyard shed. Eddie Somerton said he's been homeless since...
View ArticleJayme Pasieka Arrested After Loblaws Warehouse Stabbing, Charges Pending
EDMONTON - Police will be holding a news conference in Edmonton today to announce charges against a suspect in a stabbing rampage at a Loblaws warehouse.Two workers were killed and four were injured...
View ArticleBacteria getting upper hand in antibiotics arms race
We’re accustomed to hearing our era referred to as the Space Age, the Information Age or the Digital Age. It could just as easily be called the Antibiotic Age. Very few advances in the 20th Century so...
View ArticleOscars 2014: 6 unexpected Academy Awards moments
The fluffy red carpet chatter, those musical opening shout-outs to top contenders, the parade of gilded trophies and one speech after another thanking directors, agents and publicists — now 86 years...
View ArticleTom Mulcair auditions for role as new 'Captain Canada'
Ahead of an almost certain election call in Quebec next week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair is brandishing his credentials as the federal leader best placed to take on a Parti Québécois government. "The NDP...
View ArticleRothesay police officer shoots and kills man
The RCMP in New Brunswick have been called in to investigate after a Rothesay police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man Friday evening. The Rothesay Regional Police Force says the shooting...
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