Most recent entries for May 2012
From the people who brought us Dorito-shelled tacos and burritos stuffed with nachos comes a brand new fast-food fusion item: half orange juice, half soda, they call it the "Mountain Dew A.M."
Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer is launching a new line of lower-alcohol wines that she hopes will "awaken your senses and arouse you." Would you buy her Vin d'Amour?
The 2011 Canadian census data released yesterday showed that our country now has more seniors than ever in its history. Experts warn of change, but some members of the CBC Community didn't see the growing number of seniors as a problem.
Research in Motion is facing tough times. The makers of the BlackBerry, once the standard by which all other smartphones were measured, are seeking help from outside companies to fix their business and financial problems. Do you think that RIM can turn its fortunes around?
Catholic clergy are objecting to a particular part of proposed amendments to Ontario's Education Act to deal with bullying that would allow students to form "gay-straight alliances." Should Ontario law require Catholic schools to allow groups with this name?
The Republican campaign in the U.S. unveiled With Mitt, its election iPhone app yesterday. Unfortunately, it looks like the app went online a little early and without proper beta testing. Or copy editing.
Check in married, check out single. This is the premise behind a new
vacation destination in the Netherlands called "Divorce Hotel."
Early Tuesday evening, police removed the contents of a suspicious package that had been sent to the Conservative Party of Canada's headquarters that day. When an Ottawa coroner confirmed the package contained a human foot, Canadians reacted strongly.
Pitbull owners are often portrayed as mean-spirited thugs, and while this may be far from true in many cases the stereotype recently got some scientific backing.
Canadian kids aren't spending enough time engaging in active play and are devoting too much of their free time to TVs, video games and computer screens, says Active Health Kids Canada. What do you think is the biggest barrier to kids being more active?