‘Louie, Louie:’ Why the FBI spent two years (and 119 pages) investigating one...
Rock's most supposedly dirty party song, "Louie, Louie," turns 50 this year. A 119-page report posted online by the FBI details the controversy around it.
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Smell like a Boston First Responder with this new cologne
Fragrance designed to honour the victims of the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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Canadian researcher uncovers first evidence of child abuse in ancient Egypt
Sandra Wheeler's excavation shows evidence of child abuse on a 2,000-year-old skeleton in the Dakhleh Oasis cemetery.
View ArticleDoes proper spelling still matter?
Simon Horobin doesn’t come at this radical view lightly. He’s an English professor, who knows better than most how the vagaries and anomalies of English have evolved.
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ORNGE helicopter crash kills four shortly after takeoff in northern Ontario
Two pilots and two paramedics aboard an ORNGE helicopter that crashed after takeoff from Moosonee have died, the provincial air ambulance service said Friday.
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ORNGE helicopter crash: Four crew dead in air ambulance accident near Moosonee
Two pilots and two paramedics perish in an ORNGE air ambulance helicopter crash while en route to Attawapiskat from Moosonee.
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Want extra baggage or legroom? United Airlines ‘subscriptions’ start at $349
Frequent flyers being asked to pony up hundreds in sliding scale subscription series for individuals and families.
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Bedbugs beware: Fibertrap set to snare pesky insects
Think of it as a tiny, tenacious fishing net to trap bedbugs, inventor Shan He says.
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Wikipedia’s most controversial pages include Jesus and George W. Bush
Digging into the free online encyclopedia, researchers find most controversial pages are a battle ground for editors.
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Meet Points, the twirling robotic signpost
Like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz, the Points signpost whirls its directional arms to give you whatever information you ask for.
View ArticleFat-shaming fallout: Twitter exposes prof's history
Geoffrey Miller has retreated from social medial after apologizing but the Twitter police weren't buying it.
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Pub Loo drunk driving video goes viral
The online-only campaign for the British Department for Transport has captured 5 million views in five days.
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Bayer Canada birth control pills spark lawsuits after deaths
Deaths of Canadian women among hundreds of YAZ, Yasmin 'adverse reaction' reports on Health Canada website
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Only 5 per cent of us wash hands properly in bathrooms
15 per cent of men, twice as many as women, left the washroom without going anywhere near the sink, a study says.
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Turkey protests: CBC journalists Sasa Petricic, Derek Stoffel arrested in...
Sasa Petricic and Derek Stoffel, who have been reporting on the citizen protests, “have been detained but are in good condition” in Istanbul, the CBC told the Star.
View ArticleAlleged murder hits heart of Cape Breton fishing village
An alleged murder in the Cape Breton fishing village of Petit-de-Grat has torn the heart out of the Acadian community.
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Dogs with cancer: How to tell if they’re in pain
New questionnaire takes the emotion out of determining whether pet is in pain or not, helping owners and vets with treatment.
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Wedding gift spat: Miffed bride, guest both made mistakes, experts say
“The bride’s reaction is wrong. The best thing for her to do is keep her mouth shut and be grateful,” says one wedding consultant.
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New York City launches free phone-charge kiosks
Joint project by solar-power company, AT&T and the city a response to Hurricane Sandy power failure.
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