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Zebrafish embryo Annie Cavanagh and David McCarthy Scanning electron micrograph of a four-day-old zebrafish embryo. To capture this image, the zebrafish was physically attached to a stub (specimen holder) by its tail and tilted to 65 degrees. As...

'Kissing sailor' from famous WWII photograph dies at 86 Reuters Mar 15, 2014 , Last Updated: 2:29 PM ET AUSTIN...

Family-trapping cat to get therapy - because that's a thing Newsy Mar 12, 2014 , Last Updated: 12:12 PM ET Lux, the cat who made headlines for barricading its family in a...

Plight of exploited disabled workers brought to light with Ontario woman’s damage award A law allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage looks like an example of good intentions gone awry. On the one hand, it's intended to encourage companies to hire the disabled...

Nebraska shocked to learn it has Parti Quebecois-style religion law By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 4 hours ago OMAHA, Neb. - People in Nebraska are surprised to hear their state has come up in a hot Canadian political debate. Tell folks here that the Parti...

North of 69? CRTC worried there’s not enough CanCon in Canadian porn By Matthew Coutts | Daily Brew – 8 hours ago Canada's federal broadcasting regulator is cracking the whip on three Toronto-based adult TV channels for failing to include enough Canadian content in their programming. The...

As you might expect, kinda gross folks! Not for the squeamish.8O Doctors pull teeth from baby's rare brain tumour By Scott Sutherland | Geekquinox – 2 hours 49 minutes ago If you're easily grossed out, you might want to skip this one. Doctors recently published an article in the New England...

Cold shoulder — bus company mum on ‘frigid’ firing They’ve taken this route before. The controversial firing of a school bus driver, followed by a corporate refusal to discuss the matter when the outrage hits the fan. In Calgary, parents are livid — but the bus company isn’t talking. “In...

Teen cheerleader suing parents for tuition New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Victoria Cavaliere, Reuters...

Backlash against unpaid internships growing in Canada, called 'exploitation' By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 19 hours ago OTTAWA - Nicholas Smith is a 22-year-old Torontonian, working on his second unpaid internship after graduating from the University of...

Bureaucratic error lists Ontario woman as a man, and now she must pay for her mammogram By Matthew Coutts | Daily Brew – 6 hours ago The province of Ontario is under the impression that a 60-year-old Windsor woman is a man, despite her history of giving birth to children and a proclivity...

It's four o'clock somewhere right? Anyhoo, found this and it looks interesting. I may give this a shot, pun intended. Yahoo! But orange flower water??? Anyone have any intel on that or possible ideas for a substitute?

Former CNN anchor Miles O'Brien has arm amputated WENN.com Feb 26, 2014 , Last Updated: 12:48 PM ET U.S. TV science...

Arizona lawmakers pass bill to allow faith-based discrimination David Schwartz, Reuters Feb 20, 2014 , Last Updated: 11:15 PM ET PHOENIX - Arizona lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to customers when such work would violate...

And she apparently walked away! 8O Oncoming train hits woman stuck in her car It is quite remarkable that the woman driving this car walks away unscathed. Train Hits Car in Des Plaines, Illinois - YouTube According to NBC Chicago, her car got stuck on the tracks of a Metra train in northwest...

Should Terminally Ill Children Have the Right to Ask for Their Own Deaths? While euthanasia is against the law in most of the world, this week Belgium became the first country to allow terminally ill children to choose to end their lives. The Belgian law sets up strict parameters under...

Teacher claims she was fired for standing up for student with special needs Parents are rallying behind a former Vancouver teacher who claims she was fired for standing up for a student with special needs. CTV Vancouver, February 15, 2014 12:29:00 AM Parents are rallying behind a...

Should Canadian expats be allowed to vote in federal elections? By Andy Radia | Canada Politics – 15 hours ago Whether it's for work or for love, moving to another country is often a coveted adventure for many Canadians. In fact, according to Statistics Canada, approximately 2.9 million...

Inquest rules police shootings as homicides Terry Davidson, QMI Agency Feb 12, 2014 , Last Updated: 9:10 PM ET...

Sears client seeks superior service, charged with trespassing A Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., woman who is recovering from a heart attack says she counted on Sears to provide superior service when she wanted new windows installed. Instead, Joan Greenough tells CBC in a Go Public...