Be prepared for bad allergy season, experts say
Allergy sufferers might be suffering more than usual this year, thanks to the cold, damp weather. Researcher Frances Coates says this spring's tree pollen levels are at their lowest levels in years....
View ArticleBusinesses bleed red ink as Canucks out of the playoffs
It's not just hockey fans that are despondent over the Vancouver Canucks latest woes. The hospitality and retail sectors say the team's inability to make the playoffs will be extremely costly. Ian...
View ArticleGenetic link among procrastinating twins examined in new study
Do you often catch yourself procrastinating? You might be able to blame your genetics, the CBC's Chris Brown reports. New research published in the medical journal Psychological Science has found a...
View ArticleUltimate Warrior, WWE hall of famer, dies at 54
The Ultimate Warrior, a wrestler who just days ago was inducted into the WWE hall of fame, has died at the age of 54. On Monday, he addressed his screaming fans from the ring at an event. "No WWE...
View ArticleScientist at centre of stem cell research controversy says results valid...
TOKYO - The scientist accused of falsifying data in a widely heralded stem-cell research paper says that despite mistakes in her work the results are valid.Haruko Obokata struggled at times to maintain...
View ArticleWayne Easter's Chicken Dance Has Politicians Howling (VIDEO)
Talk about pigeon-holing. Liberal MP Wayne Easter had politicians laughing with a "pigeon dance" in Question Period as he went on the offensive against Pierre Poilievre, the minister of state for...
View ArticleCanada narrows list of possible locations for nuclear waste facility
Canada is a step closer to picking a place to store spent nuclear fuel underground for the next 100,000 years, a project that's backfired on some of the world's other nuclear economies. Despite the...
View ArticleCBC Cuts Could Put 600 Jobs On Chopping Block, Watchdog Warns
TORONTO - With fears mounting of sharp staff cuts and a hefty budget shortfall at the CBC, at least one critic is questioning whether the public broadcaster could have done more to avert its financial...
View ArticleTrevor Linden, Canucks president, calls his mom
News of Trevor Linden's return to the Vancouver Canucks as president may have had the fans all in a dither Wednesday, but there really was only one person the former team captain had to impress: his...
View ArticleTamiflu's effectiveness in cutting flu hospitalizations questioned
Two antiviral drugs have mediocre effects on relieving flu symptoms, according to a review by independent experts that raises questions about the value of medications stockpiled by Canadian authorities...
View ArticleHalifax Weather Blows Westjet Plane Off Its Gate (VIDEO)
Halifax weather doesn't just bring hurricane-force pressure and cravings for "stormchips." Sometimes, it's strong enough to blow a WestJet 737 plane off its gate at the airport. An 11-minute video...
View ArticleDaniel Clarke Bouchard, Montreal teen pianist, wows Ellen DeGeneres
Daniel Clarke Bouchard is just back from an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where the 14-year-old wowed the American talk-show host and her studio audience with piano skills that are well...
View ArticleB.C. landlords call for bad-tenants registry
A CBC News investigation exposing how a Maple Ridge couple paid little or no rent at several homes over the last two years is spurring renewed calls for a bad-tenants registry in B.C. From August 2012...
View ArticleWhen Is Mother's Day 2014? How Did It Start?
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 11, 2014. It's a chance for kids young and old to celebrate the women who raise them and love them every minute of their lives. And while the ads during the...
View ArticleDoes it have heart? Scientists trying to build functional human heart with...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It may sound far-fetched, but scientists are attempting to build a human heart with a 3-D printer.Ultimately, the goal is to create a new heart for a patient with their own cells that...
View ArticleDaniel Clarke Bouchard, Montreal Pianist, Blows 'Ellen' Away (VIDEO)
At 14 years old, Montreal pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard has already performed at Carnegie Hall and played with Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson. But it was his appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres...
View ArticleKate Middleton Wears Striking Alexander McQueen Coat At New Zealand War...
Kate Middleton can do no wrong (style-wise, at least). After turning heads in two new outfits (and one repeat) during her first few days in New Zealand, royal-watchers got yet another look at the...
View ArticleUN to vote on Central African Republic peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council is set to vote Thursday on whether to send 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence has claimed thousands of lives. During a visit to...
View ArticleWhat Singers Could Front Nirvana At The Rock Hall Of Fame Induction?
The question of who might front Nirvana when the legendary Seattle rock band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10 has been on fans' minds for months. Kurt Cobain is not an easy...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius cross-examination continues at murder trial
Oscar Pistorius continued his testimony for the fourth day at his murder trial in Pretoria. The chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, continued cross-examining the former Olympic and Paralympic runner, who is...
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