Storms, snow and ice wreak havoc across Europe Tens of thousands of homes are without power across Europe as storms and chilling temperatures wreak havoc.In northern France, gale force winds of some 140 km/h have battered the coast of Brittany....
This was published on 2/6/2014

Amazing paint – revelations of a Vermeer masterpiece In a new documentary, Texas based inventor Tim Jenison attempts to solve one of the greatest art mysteries – how did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realisticall...
This was published on 2/5/2014

U of T student loses bid to avoid class with women because h... Sexual politics have erupted again in Toronto’s ivory tower as another male student has lost a bid to be excused from a class with women without losing marks, this time because he’s shy.The Ontario...
This was published on 2/5/2014

How far would you go for free breast implants? Small-breasted women who are unhappy with their cup size take note. With a few clicks of a mouse and some “friendly” conversation, women everywhere can receive a breast augmentation at the hands of...
This was published on 2/5/2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman set to grace the screen posthumously Fans of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away this week after a suspected drug overdose, will get another chance to see the acclaimed actor grace the big screen in the cinematic adaptation of Joh...
This was published on 2/4/2014

Halifax, meet the snowman: Tattoo artist creating snow sculp... Gordon Sparks says he likely wouldn’t have discovered his newest hobby if it wasn’t for a snowstorm and a machete.Sparks, a local tattoo artist, has been making large snow sculptures since last yea...
This was published on 2/4/2014

Donations pour in for unborn Victoria boy after mother suffe... A Vancouver Island community is rallying to support an unborn boy and his father, after the child’s pregnant mother suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage.Robyn Benson was five months pregnant on...
This was published on 2/4/2014

Video: Light humour, emotional ads rule Super Bowl There were no crude jokes. Sexual innuendo was kept to a minimum. And uncomfortable story lines were all but missing. And in their place, much more sedate ads.From the light humour of RadioShack po...
This was published on 2/3/2014

Man says he survived on birds, turtles during 13 months adri... WELLINGTON, New Zealand – It’s a story that almost defies belief: A man leaves Mexico in December 2012 for a day of shark fishing and ends up surviving 13 months on fish, birds and turtles before w...
This was published on 2/3/2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46 Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation, who won an Academy Award for his title role in the film Capote, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday in what a Ne...
This was published on 2/3/2014