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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...

Third man arrested in chained teen case By QMI Agency A third suspect...

Man arrested over ID theft of most of Greece By Reuters ATHENS - Greek police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing the personal data of roughly two thirds of the country’s population, police officials in Athens said on Tuesday. The 35-year old...

Man who botched son's home-circumcision found guilty By Brigitte Pellerin, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA — The Supreme Court has ruled that a British Columbia man who tried to circumcise his 4-year-old son on the...

Ontarians could face billions in unfunded pension liabilities By Antonella Artuso, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief TORONTO — Ontario taxpayers are being kept in the dark about potentially billions of dollars in unfunded public pension liabilities, Tory MPP...

Mom says school put son, 4, in padded room By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner BARRIE, Ont. -- Hayley McBride's initial tour of Portage View Public School did not include a visit to the special padded room they've set aside for unruly children...

Transit driver faces firing for chasing sex assault suspect By Michele Mandel, Toronto Sun TORONTO -- This is not the better way...

Taxman revokes status of three charities By QMI Agency The Canada Revenue Agency says it has revoked the charitable status of three organizations for alleged violations, including overstated revenue and using...

'Hummer Hero' humbled by bravery award By Allison Salz, QMI Agency EDMONTON - They may call him the "Hummer Hero" but Darrell Krushelnicki doesn't consider it so. The 46-year-old Taber, Alta., resident was one of 26 people awarded medals of bravery Monday from the Royal Canadian Humane...

Patient in vegetative state able to communicate By Jonathan Sher, QMI Agency LONDON, ONT. - For the first time in Canada, scientists have been able to communicate with a person in a vegetative state. The groundbreaking work was carried out on a patient in...

Woman, 96, trapped in bureaucratic nightmare, can't get health card By Mike Aubry, QMI Agency OTTAWA — Her only crime was losing her health card...