2013
Drug Allegations and Rob Ford | Jolie, Gene Patents and Ethics | Should I Read...
On Thursday, Gawker and The Toronto Star published stories claiming that their reporters had seen...
After detecting a gene mutation in her body that has been commonly linked to breast...
Two-thirds of cases in family court now include at least one person who's defending themselves...
Dan Brown is back with a new thriller that's the odds-on favourite for beach book...
*The following story contains graphic descriptions that may offend sensitive readers.A gruesome new video clip...
Victoria Day is a time many take to open summer cottages, rebuild the garden, enjoy...
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| Sylvia Browne and Amanda Berry | Hockey Superstitions | Sex Abuse Allegations in the...
On a 2004 episode of The Montel Williams Show, Louwana Miller sought out celebrity psychic...
Last week, Texas law student Cody Wilson fired a real bullet from the world's first...
Much like Baz Luhrmann's new film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the...
Africa is now home to 16% of the world's Catholics. And while churches in Europe...
After The New York Islanders stopped shaving during their 1980s playoff run and went on...
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Baz Luhrmann's movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby opens Friday, and the...
** Jason Collins Comes Out ** Mountain Dew Ad Controversy ** Lawyers Defending Terror **...
On Monday, NBA-centre Jason Collins came out as the first openly gay male athlete in...
According to a recent poll, 70 per cent of Americans want the death penalty for...
Stereotypes, violence, misogyny, suicide and racism: the past two weeks brought backlash to GM...
After writing a new movie script with his brother, Zach Braff worried he'd have to...
A report released by Elections Canada this week suggests the integrity of our electoral process...
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This week, a new civil suit regarding the death of Michael Jackson is underway in...
Fans of Zach Braff ("Garden State", "Scrubs", "The High Cost of Living") have - as...
** Bangladesh: Lack of Compensation in Previous Disasters ** The Victims of Fast Fashion **...
The building collapse in Bangladesh is a disaster that can be traced back to our...
Every year at The White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the President pokes fun at himself,...
More than three hundred people died this week after the collapse of a garment factory...
On Tuesday, hackers posted a fake tweet on the Associated Press's Twitter account, claiming explosions...
On Monday, Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were taken into custody for allegedly plotting to...
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It's been the kind of week that leaves everyone looking for answers. But answers were...
** Boston on Lockdown ** Newtown Mother on Running Marathon ** Why Conspiracy Theories Prevail...
An explosion of gunfire began early on Friday morning in Watertown, Massachusetts as police engaged...
The Boston bombings happened nearly four months to the day after the shootings at Sandy...
For some runners, the Boston Marathon attack only steeled their resolve. Running clubs across Boston,...
Many of the bands up for Junos this Sunday have been the recipients of funding...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
As hunger strikers clashed with guards at Guantanamo Bay this week, a new bi-partisan report...
** Cruelty, Justice and Rehtaeh ** Bioshock's Moral Universe ** Foreign Workers and Unemployment **...
The circumstances leading up to the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons bear a striking similarity to...
If the polls are right, Justin Trudeau is a shoo-in for the job when the...
Critics are praising the hit video game BioShock Infinite for engaging with heady themes like...
Backlash was fierce to the news that RBC was replacing 45 Canadian jobs with out-of-country...
With the death of Margaret Thatcher this week, we look at the response from musicians...
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North Korea Misperceived ** Werner Herzog Remembers Roger Ebert ** AP Drops "Illegal Immigrant" ** Ending Robocalls...
The legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away this Thursday after a lengthy battle with...
Military bluster out of North Korea peaked again this week: they moved missiles to...
The latest late night family feud came to an end this week when NBC...
In 1961, Dick Cavett snuck on to the set of The Tonight Show and...
A robocall sent to voters during the last federal election intentionally misdirected voters away from...
The Associated Press, which provides news copy for over 6000 newspapers and radio and...
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A week after our story on the conflict between police and protestors over social media...
** King Ralph Dies ** Arnold Schwarzenegger Remembers Joe ** Is Posting Police Photos Intimidation?...
Ralph Klein, the former premier of Alberta, passed away on Friday at the age of...
In the wake of the passing of former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, Brent talks to...
This week's U.S. Supreme Court hearings on two major cases involving same sex couples' right...
When Montreal-born fitness legend Joe Weider passed away last Saturday, he was remembered by...
Spring Breakers opened in theatres this weekend. It tells the story of four bored...
As the struggle between police and protesters in Montreal continues, a group calling itself "The People" has...
In anticipation of April Fools' Day hoaxes, we've assembled a panel of distinguished guests to...
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** Why Media Gets Rape Wrong ** SportVU is Changing Basketball ** Artists and Nazi Imagery...
Finance Minster Jim Flaherty unveiled the federal government's latest budget on Thursday. Flaherty says...
All eyes were on Steubenville, Ohio this week as Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays were...
The Toronto Raptors have gone public about proprietary software that's revolutionizing the game of basketball....
With hearings underway on Bill 14, which would make language laws in Quebec even...
Until recently, Seattle artist Charles Krafft's provocative Nazi-themed work was thought to be ironic. But...
After winning Best Picture at this year's Oscars and Golden Globes, Argo's accolades have...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Ever wonder what life is like on Mars? How about death on Mars? By 2023,...
** The Other Most Powerful Religious Leaders ** Is Bowie's "The Next Day" as Good...
David Bowie is back after a decade of silence with the new album "The Next...
Thousands filled St Peter's Square this week to welcome Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church's...
Hanna Rosin, Senior Editor at The Atlantic, writes that women hold the majority of jobs, have more...
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** Bolivarism and Hugo Chavez ** Bartender Discovered Stompin' Tom ** HIV - Hope of...
To truly understand the late Hugo Chavez's legacy, you need to start with his hero...
When Joyce Linehan wanted the song "Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers to...
East German ex-soldier Thomas Cramer never thought the Berlin Wall would come down during his...
This week a Mississippi child became the first in the world to be functionally cured...
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Gaetan Lepine was tending bar at the Maple Leaf Tavern in Timmins, Ontario when a...
** Vatican's Gay Timebomb ** Visual Effects Industry on the Rocks ** Bullying Reconsidered **...
After allegations surfaced that he engaged in "inappropriate acts" towards fellow priests, Britain's highest ranking...
Spot this green square on your social media networks? That's a symbol of protest from...
Across the country this week, schools celebrated the annual anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. Meanwhile, in...
When Marissa Mayer was appointed CEO of Yahoo! she was celebrated as a role model...
With a number of US states pushing to seal gun records, and a Canadian long...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
** Oscar's Snow White Disaster ** Hollywood's Toughest Room ** Detroit, Decline and LeDuff **...
Friday, February 22, 2013
The opening act of the 1989 Oscars is one of the most infamous moments in...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane has his work cut out for him on Sunday. Getting the...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Concerned that violent and misogynistic pornography is shaping the way young people understand sexuality, Icelandic...
Friday, February 22, 2013
South African Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday. He was arrested for...
Friday, February 22, 2013
After spending a more than a decade with the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter...
Friday, February 22, 2013
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Friday, February 15, 2013
** Papal Humour ** Chris Dorner: Folk Hero ** Harlem Shake Explodes ** Keystone and...
Friday, February 15, 2013
The manhunt for Chris Dorner ended this week in a fiery blaze. He's believed to...
Friday, February 15, 2013
When Pope Benedict quit his job this week, he simultaneously stunned his flock and primed...
Friday, February 15, 2013
Tossing a few jokes around over the Pope's decision to resign is done mostly in...
Friday, February 15, 2013
For years, the Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funerals of dead soldiers and people who...
Friday, February 15, 2013
Move over Gangnam Style, you've been usurped by The Harlem Shake. It's the latest YouTube...
Friday, February 15, 2013
The war of words over the Keystone XL pipeline is heating up again after Barack...
Friday, February 15, 2013
Budwiser has just launched a new version of its Bud Light brand, called Bud Lite...
Friday, February 15, 2013
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** Men Behind the Drones ** A Father Takes Action to Save His Son From...
The devastating effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are well known: addiction, depression, and even...
The Obama administration has been nearly silent on the military drone program which targets militants overseas....
This week, witnesses took the stand at the trial of five men accused of gang...
Strateco Resources believes it's sitting on a massive deposit of uranium in northern Quebec. But...
Basketball player Royce White has had a tumultous first year in the NBA since being drafted by the Houston...
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After last weekend's segment on restaurants banning customers from taking pictures of food, we asked...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
After this weekend's segment on restaurants banning customers from taking pictures of food, we asked...
** Football's Very Political Year ** Dershowitz Slams Gun Plan ** Debating Resto Photo Bans...
Who says sports and politics never collide? From players weighing in on the gay marriage...
Last week the New York Times reported on how some chefs and restaurants have restricted,...
Have you heard the debate customers who photograph their food in restaurants, and the chefs...
On Wednesday, Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins officially unveiled the company's latest smartphones. He made the...
At least half a million Canadians have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. One of...
U.S. public officials - including several big city mayors - have announced that they plan to...
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** H5N1 Research Controversy ** Dawson College Expels Hacker ** New Scrabble Scores? ** Jon...
The exact number of civilians killed by US drone strikes isn't known. Some estimates say...
This week, a group of 40 scientists announced they were ending a moratorium on H5N1...
English is a constantly evolving language, and Joshua Lewis wondered if Scrabble's scoring system was...
Jon Ronson has documented the strange and obsessive for years in books like "The Men...
Ahmed Al-Khabaz is a 20-year-old former computer science student who was expelled from Dawson College...
You might have heard about the mysterious hum that has been driving people in Windsor,...
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** Sam Harris on Gun Control ** Terror in the Desert ** Canadian Cleric Calls...
Militants seized hundreds of workers at the remote Ain Amenas natural gas plant in Algeria...
This week, President Barack Obama announced his new gun law inititiatives. The move comes as...
We're less than a full month into 2013 and some have already crowned the book...
This week, Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahir ul-Qadri led a four day sit-in outside Pakistan's parliament buildings...
This week, disgraced cycling legend Lance Armstrong was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, and finally admitted to using...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Until this week, any petition on the White House's "We The People" site that crossed...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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** Idle No More, Leadership Crisis? ** Trillion Dollar Coin ** Australia's Climate Change Skepticism...
An inescapable dome of heat hovered over Australia this week, stoking wild bushfires and breaking...
It started as an economists' joke: mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin as a work-around to...
Prime Minister Harper, Assembly of First Nation's National Chief Shawn Atleo and other government and...
First Nations people are contesting a host of issues, and while Friday's working meeting attempted...
MTV's "Buckwild" (think "Jersey Shore", but in West Virginia) is the latest in a slew...
Could the Los Roques archipelago be the new Bermuda Triangle? Whispers of a "Los Roques...
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** Idle No More ** Kaku, Lanier and Egan: Futurists Panel ** Chris Hedges on...
On Friday, Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence said she's overjoyed that PM Harper has agreed to...
The way we communicate and interact with each other has changed dramatically over the past...
As 2012 turned to 2013 this week, Republicans and Democrats stopped just short of pulling...
Damien Echols is a member of The West Memphis Three, a trio of teenagers convicted...
Roughly half a million Syrians have been displaced from the violence in their country. Ali...
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