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Police seek young leukemia patient taken from hospital By Reuters PHOENIX - Police are looking for an 11-year-old leukemia patient spirited out of a Phoenix hospital by her mother and are concerned a chest catheter in the girl’s heart could lead to a fatal infection, authorities said on...

B.C. woman may lose home over huge lawyer bill Woman owes $180,000 despite winning lawsuit and being awarded costs By Kathy Tomlinson CBC News A B.C. woman stands to lose her home to her lawyer, who is moving to foreclose on her to pay his six-figure bill. "My friends and family say this...

It's going to be +11 today. :) It will also be raining. :( You fish for your ice? I make my own. ;) Unfortunately the kids always seem to forget the recipe when they use the last of them though.

Stonewall man declared dead in MPI letter 24...

This is something I've been seeing pieces about over the past few days that seems to be gaining some traction. OPP probe polygamous church cult allegations...

Canadian tourism video will give you the warm and fuzzies They had me at the moose. An inspiring video that captures the wonders of Canada is making has been making the rounds online recently, giving Canadians something they can point to and say, "That is why I love this country." The video...

Las Vegas Denny's serves up weddings By Timothy Pratt, Reuters LAS VEGAS - Denny’s, the 24-hour American diner, opened a restaurant on Thursday in Las Vegas with a wedding chapel where couples can tie the knot after a meal of bacon, peanut butter and bananas...

B.C. woman continues fight to learn identity of biological father The Rockwellian vision of a family of four gathered 'round the Christmas tree singing carols and sipping cocoa holds almost no similarity to the current makeup of the average Canadian family. Less commonly are families a...

Canadian company collecting info on millions of habitual illegal downloaders If you like to download movies and music for free, beware, because Big Brother is watching you. Well, more like Big Brother Corp. A Canadian forensic software company tells Postmedia News that it's collected data on...

Obese woman dies after being kicked off planes By QMI Agency A 407-pound American woman in need of kidney treatment died in Hungary after being denied boarding on three flights because of her weight. Now her husband says he plans to sue. Vilma Soltesz, 56...

Ottawa teens make cardboard tank to get drive-thru food Wendy's and Harvey's staff like the idea, but the boys didn't get such a great reception at McDonald's Anyone who has tried to walk through a drive-thru knows you have to be in a vehicle for them to serve you. But even though four...

Judge orders Toronto Mayor Rob Ford out of office TORONTO Toronto Mayor rob Ford hqas been ordered out of office. Justice Charles Hackland’s ruled that Ford must step down after finding against him guilty on conflict of interest. The possibilities are a legal Rubik’s Cube that has City Hall...

Going green after death Saskatchewan has adopted a new, greener burial method. Will the ‘ick factor’ keep it from catching on? By Emily Senger | Maclean's – 11 hours ago When a loved one dies there are usually two options: burial or cremation. Saskatchewan has added a third to the list...

Bangladesh's worst-ever factory blaze kills over 100 By Anis Ahmed and Ruma Paul | Reuters – 2 hours 43 minutes ago DHAKA (Reuters) - Fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital killing more than 100 people, the fire brigade said on Sunday, in the...

Northern Manitoba town flocks to local hospital — for the food Hospital cafeteria food doesn't exactly have a delicious reputation. But in Churchill, Manitoba, where the cost of groceries has skyrocket in recent months — a four-litre jug of milk currently costs almost $12 — residents flock...

Florida woman dies after 42 years in coma By QMI Agency A Miami woman who spent over four decades in a coma died Wednesday morning in her Miami, Florida home. She was 59. In 1970, 16-year-old Edwarda O'Bara slipped into a diabetic coma, according to the Miami Herald...

Potentially tainted meat shuts down Edmonton plant An Edmonton meat processor temporarily shut down by inspectors over a Listeria scare has a history of citations by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

Porn-site prankster didn't break rules, says Internet authority By Jonathan Migneault, QMI Agency SUDBURY, Ont. -- The person who redirected an anti-prostitution campaign website to a porn site did not break any laws, according to the Canadian Internet...

Neuroprosthetic Device Uses Implant to Project Visual Braille Grid of electrons directly implanted on the retina. (Credit: Second Sight) ScienceDaily (Nov. 22, 2012) — For the very first time researchers have streamed braille patterns directly into a blind patient's retina, allowing him...

Thug knocks out teen girl in unprovoked attack Left girl motionless on east London, England sidewalk By QMI Agency A teenage girl said she had...