Canadian health care worker drowns on Facebook livestream
A health care worker drowned in a pool during a Facebook livestream last week — to the horror of her family and friends in Kenya. Hellen Nyabuto, 24, died while … Read More
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B.C. salmon, shellfish may soon become luxury of the rich, experts warn
Marine biologists in B.C. are sounding the alarm on declining salmon and shellfish stocks amid rising temperatures and worsening heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest. Experts warn that many of the … Read More
‘Huge for Manitoba’: New direct flight to Los Angeles from Winnipeg
Winnipeggers itching to go to Hollywood are going to have an easier time making the trip by air. WestJet is set to offer three year-round direct flights a week from … Read More
Canadian Sarbjit Chahal sentenced for smuggling $2.5M of meth
A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing. Sarbjit … Read More
Ontario Premier Doug Ford swallows bee during news conference: video
That’s one way to get a politician to stop talking. A bee flew straight into the mouth of Ontario Premier Doug Ford as he was speaking at a news conference … Read More
Trans woman, Twitch streamer Keffals doxxed, arrested at gunpoint by London, Ont. police
Clara Sorrenti’s fear came to life on Saturday morning as armed police knocked on her door, asking her to come out as they had a search warrant for her home. … Read More
Canadian man Angel Domingo takes out billboard to trade stick of string cheese
A Toronto big cheese is paying big bucks for a massive billboard trying to trade a snack he found in the refrigerator of his new home. Angel Domingo bought a … Read More
Dutch man Aydin Coban convicted of sexually extorting Canadian teen Amanda Todd
A Canadian jury on Saturday found Dutch national Aydin Coban guilty on all charges of sexually extorting a teenager from British Columbia whose video of her online harassment sparked a … Read More
Canada’s Candy Funhouse is offering a $100K salary for a chief taste tester
Do you have a sweet tooth? Does your significant other or your kids have an even bigger one? Now might be the time to cash in on your family’s guilty … Read More
Stephen King among trial witnesses set to raise fears over publisher merger
The U.S. Justice Department will ask a federal judge on Monday to block a $2.2-billion merger of two of the “Big Five” book publishers — Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster — in a … Read More
