By Marcus Hondro
The collection of books, papers, maps and manuscripts belonging to the descendants of Sir John Sherbrooke were bought at auction today by Canada. Sherbrooke was Lt.-Gov. of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812 and became Gov.-Gen. of British North America.
By Paul Wallis
Yes, things are getting interesting in stem cells. The Fountain of Youth in a jar is one new possibility. Stem cells are giving science and medicine new lessons. An injection of stem cells into someone’s knee, even resulted in improved facial skin.
By Marcus Hondro
The Chicago Blackhawks bent in game 4 of the Stanley Cup final in Boston against the Bruins Wednesday, but didn't break. The Hawks twice blew a 2 goal cushion but never gave up the lead and won in overtime, 6-5 on Brent Seabrook's point shot.
By Markos Papadatos Atlantic Nashville recording artist Hunter Hayes played at New York City’s Webster Hall on June 18 as part of an ‘MTV Artist to Watch Live’ showcase.
Actor James Gandolfini, best known for playing a mob boss in the HBO hit show The Sopranos, has died from a heart attack while in Italy, according to media reports.
In honor of the upcoming release of his third album, "The Gifted," DC rapper Wale recently stopped by Flight Club NYC and bought every pair of '88 Nike Air Jordan 3 Retros.
On June 18, country singer Ashley Monroe played at Webster Hall's grand ballroom in New York City, where she opened for her fellow labelmate Hunter Hayes as part of his 'MTV Artist to Watch Live' show. They shared the stage with Striking Matches.
By Michael Essany Smartphones and tablets are being targeted for round two of the daily deal surge, say mobile commerce and daily deal industry sources who believe that Groupon's comeback has begun in earnest.
Some prominent Israeli businessmen have warned their Prime Minister that the stalled peace processes may serve to endanger the Israeli economy.
American Airlines released a statement announcing that it has plans to add more seats to many of its planes' coach sections.
The powers-that-be in the UK are continuing their crusade against Google, but this is the thin edge of a very broad wedge, as others are beginning to realise.
By Marcus Hondro Under a week after NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was spoken to by an RCMP officer for failing to stop at a check point, a Conservative MP has been ticketed for talking on her phone and failing to stop. Eve Adams was fined $155.
Thousands of tattooed Harley Davidson bike riders in leather boots and vests were part of a large congregation that Pope Francis blessed at an open air mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday.
For many Americans, budgets remain tight… yet luxury car sales are rising. Here's a look at why that could be, along with some predictions for what the future holds.
A parking spot in San Francisco recently sold for $82,000. Parking is typically at a premium in San Francisco, but even this price has shocked some residents, according to media reports.
By Jordan Howell The fortunes of the world’s richest individuals continued to grow last year thanks to booming stock markets and resurgent property values.
As students struggle on the weight of massive loans, peer to peer lender SoFi wants to change the way students borrow money.
Middle class pocketbooks were hit hard by the Great Recession, and with the cost of attending a four-year university increasing faster than the rate of inflation, many have found that the price of attaining a college degree is simply out of reach.
Belcoo in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland is the host city for officials from the wealthy G8 nations. To hide the fact that the town has been hit badly by the current austerity, shops have been painted over to look like they are thriving businesses.
By Michael Krebs Content marketing, the rekindled marketing strategy trending spectacularly among digital media circles, is now a big enough topic to warrant a dedicated magazine.
If you are a fitness buff and just have this constant urge to exercise, then this may be for you. This latest wearable technology claims to beat the current top of the line wrist fitness trackers with improved accuracy and convenience.
Geologists from Monash University have discovered a new subduction zone just off the coast of Portugal that will pull Europe and North America together into a single continent and spell the end of the Atlantic Ocean as we know it—in 220 million years.
An electronic chip that can rapidly detect and identify types of infectious bacteria could represent an important new development in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
By John Duarte Greg Biffle will be the first to tell you that he loves Michigan International Speedway and won his second-straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track on Sunday.
World No. 1 tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday issued a statement apologizing for her comments in a Rolling Stone magazine article that said the Steubenville rape victim "shouldn't have put herself" in a position to be raped.
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the upcoming AT&T National PGA Tour event with a reported elbow injury. The worlds number one golfer will rest and return in time to play the British Open next month.
After a lacklustre beginning to their 2013 season, the Toronto Blue Jays seem to be hitting their stride after an 8-3 win Tuesday night over the Colorado Rockies. Tuesday's win gave the Jays a seven-game winning streak
By Cate Kustanczy Brian Felsen took part in recent protests in Istanbul, Turkey. The president of CD Baby, regularly visits the country and even lived there for two years. He says via email it's a delicate moment for the country's future.
The radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed its fighters carried out a suicide attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu that killed at least 15 people including UN personnel.
“Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat." With this motto a feline has become a popular alternative candidate for mayor of the city of Xalapa, in the eastern state of Veracruz, Mexico; “Yes, we cat” say Morris supporters.
A woman caught her husband at a rendezvous with his lover. The husband bolts. The woman sees blood red, attacks her husband's lover, drags her by the hair to the edge of a cliff, throws her off and walks away.
By JohnThomas Didymus A Canadian mother Anne Belanger was deeply saddened when she saw her son's Grade 2 class photo. The photo showed her son Miles Ambridge on his wheelchair, separated from his classmates
Toronto welcomed some of the latest works of art by acclaimed Chinese artist Ai WeiWei, at a ceremony in Nathan Phillips Square. Representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac, 12 sculptures of animal heads are now on display.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that many doctors hope will result in better compensation for treating overweight patients.
A long-term study following the performance of children prescribed Ritalin for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed that increased use of the drug led to worse academic achievement; the effect was stronger in boys than in girls.
By Milton Este If you are a fitness buff and just have this constant urge to exercise, then this may be for you. This latest wearable technology claims to beat the current top of the line wrist fitness trackers with improved accuracy and convenience.
Google announced that it is going to be spending $5 million on an effort to wipe out photos of child sexual abuse from the Internet, as well as another $2 million to research on more ways to find images and report and eradicate them.
Facebook, Tesla and Samsung are arguably three of the biggest companies in their respective technological fields. All three companies have picked the same day to reveal new products and services.
House cats have been household pets for thousands of years. Now, a Swiss company has created a robotic version of the feline, comparable to MIT's robot cheetah that broke Usain Bolt's speed record.
By Ken Hanly The radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed its fighters carried out a suicide attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu that killed at least 15 people including UN personnel.
According to Iraqi officials, two bomb blasts went off in the city of al-Miqdadiyah, roughly 80 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, on Wednesday.
A study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released Wednesday shows that Canada is not finding solutions to problems in their First Nation population. The study found half of the indigenous children in the country live in poverty.
On Tuesday, June 18, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said insurgents fired two rockets into the Bagram Air Base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul.
By Matthew DeLuca Now that the 2013 session of the Vermont legislature has been over for almost a month and the last of the bills have been signed into law, one thing has become clear for those Vermonters who smoke marijuana or use drugs--2013 was a good year.
The Palestinian militia has been hurt financially for taking the side of the Syrian rebels in the war in Syria as both Iran and Syria decrease their aid to the Gaza-based group.
Just one day after the Taliban opened a political office in Doha, Qatar, and began peace talks with the US, and the Karzai government, Karzai withdrew in anger from the meetings.
The UAE has apprehended suspects they assert they were seeking in cooperation with the Muslim Brotherhood to topple the Abu Dhabi government.
By Tim Sandle Scientists have pinpointed the mechanism which results in fruit ripening. This relates to a plant gene which is activated by the production of the gaseous hormone ethylene.
A study of grapevine berries grown in different Italian vineyards has identified the genes that help the plants best against environmental change. This could lead to improved wine production.
The company Alderman Farms Sales Corp. is recalling its one-pint containers of cherry tomatoes because they are probably contaminated with Salmonella.
Scientists have detected presence of a substance called patulin, which is a type of toxin produced by fungi, in several commercial apple juices.
By Anne Sewell To boost the quality of their tourist taxi rides, the famous Mijas donkeys must be registered with brand new ID plates. This will also aid recognition of individual animals and improve the service.
Famous for its celebrities, sun, nightlife and lavender, is Croatia's premier island of Hvar about to achieve fame for its cocktails?
With EU membership just days away, Croatia tourism receives another boost, this time an endorsement from leading travel guru Lonely Planet.
Despite the recent Stronger Than The Storm advertising campaign in support of the Jersey shore's resilience in the face of Hurricane Sandy, the Spring Lake area is still weathering the damage.
By Jordan Howell Geologists from Monash University have discovered a new subduction zone just off the coast of Portugal that will pull Europe and North America together into a single continent and spell the end of the Atlantic Ocean as we know it—in 220 million years.
An electronic chip that can rapidly detect and identify types of infectious bacteria could represent an important new development in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
In a move that might one day save the world, if not bring out the best minds in amateur science, NASA put out a call to citizens and space geeks everywhere today: if you have ideas on how to locate or destroy killer-asteroids, we want to hear from you.
A team of scientists recently reported finding an ancient pocket of water flowing nearly two miles beneath the surface of the Earth. A member of the team Barbara Sherwood Lollar has admitted tasting the water and describes it as "terribly salty."
By David Silverberg A performance art installation at Toronto's Brookfield Place returns us to those carnival days where you'd try to fish out a toy from a glass box using a mechanical claw. This time, though, you can control a human instead of a robotic claw.
Toronto welcomed some of the latest works of art by acclaimed Chinese artist Ai WeiWei, at a ceremony in Nathan Phillips Square. Representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac, 12 sculptures of animal heads are now on display.
Contemporary author Dan Brown's latest novel received both praises and criticism from the Filipino nation. Was the criticism merited or was it the response of a scorned nation?
Thursday night at Corus Quay, along Toronto’s waterfront, the winners of the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize were announced during the annual awards ceremony.
By Michael Krebs Content marketing, the rekindled marketing strategy trending spectacularly among digital media circles, is now a big enough topic to warrant a dedicated magazine.
Watch a Wendy's customer go ballistic over cheese in his hamburger in a video first uploaded to YouTube on Saturday by another customer who filmed the incident.
In the backdrop of the ongoing social media marketing war between Facebook and Twitter, Facebook's Instagram announced its intention to carry short-form videos in answer to Twitter's red-hot Vine video application.
Facebook released the hashtag feature to make live TV interaction easier, Twitter announced Twitter Amplify, and Nielsen reports that social TV use is growing.
By JohnThomas Didymus A British Labour politician Simon Parkes, who represents Stakesby on Whitby Town Council, revealed in a TV documentary "Confessions Of An Alien Abductee," aired recently on Channel 4, that he fathered a child called Zarka with an alien he calls Cat Queen.
A 15-year-old girl said that a Transportation Security Administration agent humiliated her after telling her that she was only 15 and she should cover herself. The girl was wearing a flannel shirt and stretch pants.
A Canadian mother Anne Belanger was deeply saddened when she saw her son's Grade 2 class photo. The photo showed her son Miles Ambridge on his wheelchair, separated from his classmates
A comic book that featured Superman's first appearance ever went undiscovered for more than 70 years in a Minnesota house, and it has sold for more than $100,000.
By Igor I. Solar A long-term study following the performance of children prescribed Ritalin for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed that increased use of the drug led to worse academic achievement; the effect was stronger in boys than in girls.
New data suggests that men are almost three times more likely to get esophageal cancer than women. The finding has consequences for health policy.
A new study upturns what has long been conventional wisdom: that sibling bullying—the cruel, persistent one-sided torment from one sibling to another—is simply a rite of passage. In fact, the effects are the same as those bullied by a classmates.
Cancer researchers from Toronto and Los Angeles combined research efforts and the result is a drug they call a "sharpshooter" for its ability to pinpoint enzymes and stop cancer, without harming healthy tissue. The drug is ready for human testing.
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