When walls talk: Housecreep.com warns about properties ‘stig... Toronto homes that have housed murder-suicides, infanticides, grow-ops and police shootings are now detailed and mapped on a website—Housecreep.com—for any prospective buyer or renter to find.Broth...
This was published on 1/23/2014

60% of Great Lakes covered in ice, ships in danger The unusual deep freeze gripping southwestern Ontario concerns the Canadian Coast Guard, which is warning that it could pose dangers to shipping operations.Andre Maillet, a supervisor of operations...
This was published on 1/23/2014

Elton John challenges new Russian anti-gay law NEW YORK, N.Y. – Entertainer-songwriter Elton John is declaring his support of the Russian people, and he says they still accept him despite that country’s harsh new anti-gay law.Passed last year, ...
This was published on 1/22/2014

China executes man who kept 6 women as sex slaves BEIJING, China – China executed a man on Tuesday who kept six women in a dungeon as sex slaves for periods of up to 21 months, during which he coerced three of them to kill two of their fellow capt...
This was published on 1/22/2014

Celeb mag parody turns spotlight on Toronto agency A Toronto community agency is using a slick parody of celebrity magazines to drive home the message of people who genuinely need the public’s attention.Two glossy talking heads, looking much like p...
This was published on 1/21/2014

Shots fired in Fairview Mall armoured vehicle robbery Toronto police are searching for at least two suspects after shots were fired during an armoured vehicle robbery Monday night at Fairview Mall.The robbery happened at about 10:30 p.m. outside the T...
This was published on 1/21/2014

Transgender man suing U.S. facility that refused to impregna... care facility that refused to impregnate him, a face-to-face conversation would be a victory.But even after the state’s Commission against Discrimination found probable cause last fall that Andy In...
This was published on 1/20/2014

SAG Awards: Oscar predictions It’s one of the biggest fashion runways of the awards season: the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet in Los Angeles was a chance for Hollywood’s leading ladies to shine in the latest couture fro...
This was published on 1/20/2014

In a league of their own: the best performers in global educ... China is consistently ranked very highly in the PISA results (Programme for International Student Assessment) and in 2012 its education system not only out-performed all the other 64 participating ...
This was published on 1/20/2014

Arctic air invades Central, Eastern Canada Central and Eastern Canada are bracing for a return of frigid weather as another Arctic air mass invades the region, bringing wind-chill warnings and plummeting temperatures.Wind-chill warnings are...
This was published on 1/20/2014