Chemical leak forces evacuation of building at Winnipeg hospital
WINNIPEG - About 500 people had to be evacuated from a Winnipeg hospital due to a chemical spill.Officials at the Health Sciences Centre say 50 gallons of formalin, a liquid similar to formaldehyde,...
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Gender Symbols Should Be Changed At Vancouver Community Centres: Report
Gender symbols for men and women's facilities should be removed from Vancouver recreation centres, and replaced with neutral signage that's more welcoming for trans and gender-variant people, says a...
View ArticleWhat Is April Fools' Day? How Did It Begin?
April Fools' Day: it's the best or the worst day of the year, depending on how well you can take a joke. But how did the annual prankfest begin? The day's origin is a mystery. The most popular theory...
View ArticleApril Fools' Day Pranks To Play On Your Kids
April Fools' Day is almost here, and that means it's time to come up with some seriously funny pranks to play on your kids. Kids love to play practical jokes on their parents. Recall comedian Nathan...
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Church Point Lighthouse Levelled By East Coast Storm (PHOTOS, TWEETS)
What was once a beacon for boats is now a casualty of the most powerful storm to hit Canada's East Coast in 10 years. The Church Point Lighthouse no longer stands in St. Mary's Bay after the storm...
View ArticleSex offender Christopher Paul Neil faces 10 new charges
Authorities in British Columbia have laid 10 new charges against convicted sex offender Christopher Paul Neil after conducting investigations into his activities in Vancouver, Maple Ridge and Cambodia...
View ArticleChristopher Paul Neil, Mr. Swirl, Faces More Child Sex Charges
A Canadian man who was jailed in Thailand for sexually abusing children has been arrested in Vancouver on new charges. Christopher Paul Neil, a former English teacher from Maple Ridge, B.C., became...
View ArticleVancouver showers off and on through the weekend
Showers will continue this evening for Vancouver as we get behind our morning rainmaker, says CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. Already 10 to 20 millimetres has fallen with the Pacific frontal...
View ArticleHope fades for NDG groups trying to stay at local church
Rosedale Queen Mary United Church in NDG, which houses several non-profit organizations, is for sale — and its tenants don't have enough money to buy it. “It would just be really sad to leave here —...
View ArticleByron Thomas Hobbs charged in another alleged Vancouver store attack
A man charged in a vicious attack on the owner of a Vancouver tattoo parlour has been charged with assaulting another Vancouver merchant earlier this month. The Vancouver Police Department says Byron...
View ArticleB.C. health workers take strike vote amid stalled contract negotiations
VANCOUVER - Eleven unions representing 47,000 British Columbia health care workers will be taking a strike vote.The multi-union Facilities Bargaining Association says negotiations have stalled on...
View ArticleSchool districts to pay half the costs of seismic upgrades
Just days after the province pledged to do more to prepare for an earthquake, it is downloading some of the costs of conducting seismic upgrades for B.C. schools. Education Minister Peter Fassbender...
View ArticleCalifornia sea lion cut free from net in B.C. waters
The Vancouver Aquarium has rescued a sea lion that got itself caught in garbage off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The facility's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre was dispatched to the east coast of...
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B.C. Doctors Prescribing Exercise On Customized Pads
Next time you visit your doctor, her or she may prescribe you something other than pills. Prescription of Health, by Doctors of B.C., has physicians across the province prescribing exercise — there are...
View ArticleWhen Is Earth Hour? Which Landmarks Are Going Dark?
Earth Hour takes place from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (March 29). The occasion sees people all over the world dim the lights for a single hour to raise awareness of environmental...
View ArticleHow To Save Energy With Your Appliances
There's a vampire stalking your home and we're not talking about those mournful, sparkly types from Twilight. This is something far more sinister: Vampire power. That's the energy your appliances suck...
View ArticleUBC students asked to remain vigilant, walk in pairs
Students and staff at the University of British Columbia are being reminded to be mindful of their safety, especially after dark. RCMP are advising people living and visiting the campus not to walk or...
View ArticleNorth York apartment fire sends 1 man to hospital
One man has been sent to hospital with life threatening injuries following an apartment fire in North York Friday evening. Toronto Fire received a call about a kitchen fire at building in the Wilson...
View ArticleToronto Raptors Nab Playoffs Spot For The First Time In 6 Years
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are headed to the playoffs for the first time in six years.DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points to lift the Raptors to a 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday,...
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Equinox, First Nation Superhero, Joins Justice League Canada (PHOTOS)
A 16-year-old First Nations teen from Moose Factory, Ont. is set to join an elite cadre of superheroes that includes Batman and Superman. DC Comics unveiled Equinox as its newest character to CBC News...
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