Victoria Is The Selfies Capital of Canada
Last week, we told you about how Victoria, B.C. residents buy the most sex toys in Canada. Well, turns out the same city also leads the country in — wait for it — selfies. According to data gathered by...
View ArticleAllaudin Merali, Former AHS Executive, Sues Alberta Government
EDMONTON - A former senior Alberta health executive who came under fire for expense claims that included hiring a butler and fixing his Mercedes Benz says the government wrongly fired him and used him...
View ArticlePauline Marois 'looks beautiful' in a hijab, artist says
Countless campaign posters in Montreal have been vandalized and covered in graffiti since the start of the campaign season, but one Montreal artist is using Photoshop instead of spray paint to get her...
View ArticleAlison Redford Should Resign, Says Riding President
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford is facing more criticism from within her party ahead of a weekend meeting of Tory executives.The president of a Progressive Conservative riding in northeast...
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Northern Gateway Pipeline's Spill Risks Not Understood: Engineers
The Joint Review Panel (JRP) did not make a responsible decision in recommending Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline for approval, says a group of engineers. The Concerned Professional Engineers...
View ArticleBaby boomers downsizing into high-rise condos
Condo living isn’t just for 20-somethings anymore, at least according to the clients of one Toronto-area developer who are giving up the demands of owning a house in favour of a new building aimed at...
View ArticleCrew evacuated as ship runs aground off Rose Blanche
A cargo vessel off the southwest coast of Newfoundland ran aground at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. According to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, N.S., the 180-metre bulk carrier John 1...
View ArticleMarois calls Couillard's distinct society musings 'dangerous'
Philippe Couillard says he’s in no rush to discuss Quebec’s place in Canada, less than 24 hours after promising a series of meetings with federal and provincial leaders to push for Quebec's recognition...
View ArticleFraser Health confirms a case of measles found in the Burnaby BCIT campus
BURNABY, B.C. - Fraser Health is confirming a student from BCIT in Burnaby has been infected by a measles outbreak in Chilliwack.The health authority is working with the school to alert students who...
View ArticleBCIT student sick with measles from Fraser Valley outbreak
A college student who attends classes in Burnaby, B.C., has been diagnosed with a case of measles related to the recent Fraser Valley outbreak, in which roughly 100 cases of measles have been confirmed...
View ArticleToronto issues extreme cold weather alert
The City of Toronto has issued an extreme cold weather alert — meaning warming centres and other services are open to the homeless. The temperature is expected to drop to to -16 C overnight. Sunday...
View ArticleFormer teacher finds new home for film collection
The curriculum has long since been updated, and the technology is pretty much obsolete. But former high school teacher Dan Fewings of Peterborough, Ont. is proud of his collection of his films, which...
View Article$50M winning Lotto Max ticket sold in Langley, B.C.
A lottery ticket sold in Langley, B.C., has matched all of Friday's Lotto Max $50-million draw numbers. The winning numbers — 3, 4, 5, 7, 31, 33, 40 and bonus number 49 — were on just the one ticket....
View ArticleSaskatchewan man, 36, dead after B.C. avalanche
A 36-year-old man from Lloydminster, Sask., died in a backcountry avalanche off B.C.'s North Thompson Valley Friday night. Clearwater RCMP said that two men who were with a group of snowmobilers were...
View ArticlePart Time Pooch makes dog sharing possible in Vancouver
A man from Vancouver, B.C., has come up with a solution for dog lovers who are not quite ready to commit to a hound of their own. Gavin Flett, 38, launched the dog-sharing website Part Time Pooch less...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Users Threatened With Legal Action By Health Canada
Medical marijuana growers hoping the federal government would be lax in implementing its new ban on self-grown pot next month are likely to be disappointed. In a statement released Friday, Health...
View ArticleAlison Redford's Tory Board Meeting Features Hard-Hitting Questions
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Alison Redford faced some tough questions at a party board meeting on Saturday, capping off what she admits has been a tough week.But she and Progressive Conservative party...
View ArticleRashad Owens, SXSW Driver Charged With Capital Murder, Was An Aspiring Rapper...
A pall continued over the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas in the wake of the fatal accident early Thursday morning when suspect Rashad Owens drove into a crowd, killing two and injuring 23. Eight...
View ArticleToronto police seek missing teen girl
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing girl. Kieran Louza, 14, was last seen on Wednesday at 3 p.m., in the area of Main Street and Danforth Avenue. She is described as...
View ArticleRapper Tyler The Creator Arrested For Inciting SXSW Riot
Tyler the Creator, the controversial rapper from L.A. group Odd Future, was arrested Saturday for inciting a riot on Thursday during SXSW, an annual music, film and technology festival in Austin,...
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