Someone Tried To Sell Drake's ‘YOLO Estate' Out From Under Him
Toronto rapper Drake’s outlandish Los Angeles-area mansion popped up on the market this past Sunday, and then disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. Did a wealthy interested buyer snap up the...
View Article‘WEED' Launches On The Toronto Stock Exchange
As of Wednesday, traders on the Toronto Stock Exchange can buy and sell "WEED." That’s the new stock ticker symbol for Canopy Growth, an Ontario-based medical marijuana company that bills itself as...
View ArticleKent Monkman Walks Canada Back Through Time With ‘Shame And Prejudice: A...
For at least 116 years of Canada’s 150-year history, indigenous children were taken from their parents. “When the school is on the reserve, the child lives with its parents, who are savages, and though...
View ArticleJohnny Depp's Ex-Business Managers Say He Spent More Than US$2 Million A Month
If these numbers are true, Johnny Depp leads one lavish lifestyle. The actor sued his former business managers earlier this month, claiming they mismanaged his money and caused him to lose millions of...
View ArticleCalgary Police Officer Jennifer Magus Ward Publicly Quits, Citing Sexual...
Calgary's police chief says that for now he won't accept the resignation of a female officer who broke down in tears at a public meeting over sexual harassment and bullying she says she faces on the...
View ArticleQuebec 'Trash Radio' Hosts Singled Out For Spreading Hate
A shooting at a Quebec City mosque that killed six men and injured 19 others has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on the xenophobic rhetoric coming across Quebec's airwaves. "Radio poubelle" or "trash...
View ArticleNew Democrats Call Trudeau A 'Liar' For Scrapping Electoral Reform
New Democrats embittered by the Liberal government’s about-face on electoral reform have publicly blasted Canada’s prime minister as a “liar.” It’s a charge that saw one NDP MP lose a question in the...
View ArticleFriend Of Quebec City Attack Victims: 'When They Go Low, We Go High'
A friend of the Muslim men killed by a gunman in Quebec City has a powerful message for terrorists: “When they go low, we go high.” Yasmina, whose full name was not made public, quoted former U.S....
View ArticleAtlantic Salmon Prices Going Up As Sea Lice Eats Up Supply
There really is no downside to salmon, health wise (please tell us if you find one). High in omega-3 fatty acids, protein and B vitamins, consumers are turning to it more and more to replace their...
View ArticleElizabeth May On Electoral Reform: PM Threw 'Young Women Cabinet Ministers...
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May feels “betrayed” by the government’s decision to abandon its electoral reform promise, and has criticized the prime minister for throwing “two young women cabinet...
View ArticleDouglas Garland Trial: Human Bone Fragments, Ash Found In Burn Barrel
Warning: graphic details and testimony are included below. CALGARY — Alberta's chief medical examiner testified Wednesday that human bone fragments were found in the ash from a burning barrel at the...
View ArticleNova Scotia Fishermen Charged Over Video That Shows Seal Being Beaten
YARMOUTH, N.S. — Three Nova Scotia fishermen face charges for the alleged mistreatment of a seal that was caught on video and posted to social media, says the federal Department of Fisheries and...
View ArticleNo Muslim Cemetery In Quebec City For Mosque Attack Victims
QUEBEC — The shooting in Quebec City's mosque over the weekend has helped highlight the fact the city doesn't have a place to bury people of the Muslim faith. In fact, the five Muslim cemeteries in the...
View ArticleBrad Trost Brags About Voting Against ‘Gender Equality Week'
A Conservative leadership hopeful claims he was fighting back against the “radical, looney left” when he became the only MP to vote against a private member’s bill to establish a “Gender Equality...
View Article‘Am I A Terrorist?' Young Syrian Refugee Asks Trump
When President Donald Trump issued an executive order preventing travellers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries — including Syria — from entering the United States last week, many took to...
View ArticleOilsands Face Big Trouble Ahead, 2 New Studies Suggest
Canada’s oilsands industry may find itself fighting with the U.S. — its own largest customer — for a share of a shrinking oil market within four years. According to research released this week from...
View ArticleRoyal Canadian Mint Employee Who Hid Gold Pucks In Rectum Sentenced To 30...
OTTAWA — A man who stole gold "pucks'' from the Royal Canadian Mint by hiding them in his rectum to evade metal detectors has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. Leston Lawrence, 35, was convicted...
View ArticleManure Pile Dump In New Brunswick Leads To $17,000 Payout For Grumpy Neighbours
A New Brunswick couple have to pay more than $17,000 after they dumped a massive pile of manure beside their property, a judge ruled last month. David and Joan Gallant sued their neighbours, Lee and...
View ArticleKevin O'Leary Shares Gun Range Video On Day Of Funeral For Quebec Mosque...
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary says he took down an Internet video of himself firing automatic weapons out of "respect" for the memorial to three of the six victims of the...
View ArticleVancouver Sees Major Housing Correction As Sales Plummet, Prices Slide
VANCOUVER — Home sales in Metro Vancouver last month dropped by almost 40 per cent from the year before with the sale of detached houses falling hardest. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says...
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