Research published out of Montreal's McGill University found the diet of the father, like that of mom, may play a big role in a healthy baby. For mothers the previous research looked at sufficient Vitamin B folate;that appears also true for dads.

The Victoria SPCA claim two dogs they killed last month, Bear and Dozzer, were put down due to behavior. But while they call it euthanizing, and necessary, that's not how it looks from the outside. From the outside it looks unwarranted and uncaring.

Vancouver - Thousands of marijuana activists in the Canadian province of B.C. are trying to change how the drug is policed there. But the petition 'Sensible B.C.' canvassers are gathering appears unlikely to gain enough signatures to get the job done.

Gladiators had lions to contend with during the “blood sport” games in Ancient Rome. And when you think scuba divers, a sort of modern-day gladiator, you probably think of them contending with sharks, the “Jaws” that rule the ocean waters.

Along with getting attention for a new single, Justin Bieber is getting extra looks thanks to an Instagram photo he posted today. In it, the Biebs showed that he's not only spending his time in the studio recording, but in the gym pumping iron.

Police in Saskatoon, Sask., say they don't know why a man there was building a pipe-bomb. It exploded prematurely and it badly hurt the 20-year-old bomb builder, also injuring another 20-year-old man nearby. The two are thought to be accomplices.

An Ontario Superior Court Justice, Edward Morgan ruled on Friday it is okay for Canada to require new citizens to take an oath to the Queen. Justice Morgan is right, after all if someone doesn't wish to take the oath - they can stay home.

The return for a Boston homeless man, Glen James on his act of honesty keeps growing. James turned in a backpack he found with $42,000 in it and another man, impressed by the deed, set up a donation website for him.

A group in the Canadian province of Alberta is claiming that the wounds on a dementia patient's face at a care home in Lethbridge, Alta. are a result of being bitten by mice. The owners of the St. Therese Villa claim the wounds are from a virus.

Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste, who ranked as the third-fastest woman in the world this year, withdrew from the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia due to "doping matters," Trinidad and Tobago athletics officials confirmed on Monday.

The first edition of the Caribbean Premier League kick-started July 30 seeing six franchises start 21 matches leading to a knockout stage featuring two semi-finals and a final.

One of six jurors in the George Zimmerman trial spoke today for the first time since the verdict and said that Zimmerman got away with murder. She considered making it a hung jury but in the end she decided the evidence for a conviction wasn't there.

Is it me or do we not need a video featuring a 12-year-old trying to be sexy while singing about a summer fling? Willow Smith's parents maybe don't care that their daughter is being shamelessly exploited, but maybe you and I should.

The tragic death of young Trayvon Martin is back in the news daily as the trial of George Zimmerman, the man who shot Martin, wraps up. The prosecution and defense will begin closing arguments Thursday.

A 2-year-old baby girl, Qiqi was left sleeping in her apartment by her parents in China and woke up by herself. Likely afraid, she crawled to the family's fourth-floor window and climbed up on the ledge, crying and moving dangerously close to the edge.

It appears that what was thought to be a credible lead in the 38-year search for the remains of teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa has been ended with no success. The FBI said Wednesday the field yielded nothing and they're taking their excavator and going home.

In Indiana, a six-month old pit bull, attracted to his diabetic owner's open wound, chewed off two of the man's toes and part of his foot as he slept. The man awoke to find his foot a bloody mess and discovered the results of his puppy's nighttime meal.

A man brought to police headquarters on an assault charge, was found with drugs between his toes. Martin Perez claimed he had no weapons or drugs on him and when the drug, it was cocaine, was found, Mr. Perez said it was "not mine."

The Conservative government in Canada is taking aim at the amount of sick days being taken by public service employees. The average is 18.2 per year for public servants in the country, well above the 6.7 in the private sector.

An annual run in Rwanda to benefit young girls and women is expanding to a global affair this year. The run is part of The Komera Project, a movement that awards scholarships to young women in that country.