5 things I learned while watching Nymphomaniac By now many of you may have gotten wind of the latest “event” movie from Danish enfant terrible Lars von Trier, he of the malevolent mind bender Antichrist, the Bjork-starring anti-musical Dancer i...
This was published on 3/14/2014

Vancouver Island’s Port Alberni named worst city to live in ... Port Alberni may have been named the worst city to live in Canada by a major magazine, but the town’s mayor insists it’s no longer the smelly, one-mill town it used to be.The 17,700-person city cam...
This was published on 3/14/2014

Taliban celebrates ‘freedom from the Canadians’ in farewell ... KABUL – A round of goodbye messages are following the last Canadian troops out the door in Afghanistan and some of them are rather nasty.The Taliban’s information arm issued a statement Thursday to...
This was published on 3/14/2014

Peter MacKay apologizes for throwing documents about murdere... Central Nova MP and Justice Minister Peter MacKay has apologized for the way he handled the tabling of many documents relating to missing and murdered Aboriginal women.Last week in the House of Com...
This was published on 3/13/2014

Halifax’s ‘miracle baby’ has a name, mom says recovery progr... The mother of the ‘miracle baby’ born at the IWK Health Centre this week says she appears to be making a steady recovery – and yes, she has a name.Robin Cyr’s child wasn’t breathing when she was de...
This was published on 3/12/2014

One dead, 17 injured after New York City building collapse: ... At least one person is dead and at least 17 more are injured after an apartment building exploded and collapsed in New York City Wednesday morning, New York police said.Firefighters are still tackl...
This was published on 3/12/2014

Malaysia says missing jet made it far from last reported po... The Malaysian military has radar data showing the missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course and made it to the Malacca Strait, hundreds of kilometres from the last position recorded by civilian au...
This was published on 3/11/2014

Calgary ‘creature hunting’ website alarms police and homeles... Calling their activity “creature hunting,” a growing number of Calgarians have been posting humiliating images of street people online, raising concern among homeless advocates and the police.A Fac...
This was published on 3/11/2014

Powerful quake shakes N. California; no injuries EUREKA, Calif. – A very strong earthquake rattled the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but authorities said early Monday that there were no reports of any injuries o...
This was published on 3/10/2014

5 things to know about Daylight Saving Time The clocks spring forward on Sunday morning for Daylight Saving Time, giving us more light in the evening.Here are five things to know about DST:1. Canadian and U.S. railways created standard time ...
This was published on 3/10/2014