The head of the Fraser Health Authority has resigned, weeks before a government-ordered review is due to be released. The health authority’s board of directors announced Friday that CEO Dr. Nigel Murray is returning to his birthplace, New Zealand, for family reasons and for a new job. No severance will be paid to Murray because he is quitting, the announcement …

A woman in Florida is claiming that COVERGIRL’s “Bombshell” volume mascara made her eyelashes fall out.

The mass extinction of large mammals or megafauna during the last Ice Age was caused by humans and not climate changes, according to an Aarhus University study. “Our results strongly underline the fact that human expansion throughout the world has meant an enormous loss of large animals,” Postdoctoral Fellow Søren Faurby said in a statement.

Researchers have uncovered the surprising secret behind the perfect cup of coffee – reasonably hard tap water. Experts used computational chemistry methods to examine the impact of different compositions of water on the flavour of coffee.

Three people were shot Thursday afternoon at Seattle Pacific University. A lone gunman is in custody, and has been identified by police. A student building monitor at SPU was credited by police with disarming the gunman while he reloaded his shotgun. Several other people jumped on top of him and pinned him down until police officers arrived, police said.

Winnipeg police are looking for a man after the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Crestview. The incident happened Wednesday at around 4 p.m. while the victim was walking in the area of Lumsden Avenue and Kay Crescent.

Ottawa Scientists have helped solve genetic mysteries related to rare childhood disorders. Canadian researchers have developed an expertise in understanding the underlying biology of rare childhood disorders, as part of the Finding of Rare Disease Genes research project.

The “gross disproportion” of aboriginal children in foster care across Canada is a national embarrassment that demands action, says the man who led an overhaul of B.C.’s child welfare system. In a speech Thursday, Ted Hughes, a former judge and deputy attorney general, called on Canada’s premiers to place the issue on the agenda at their meeting in Charlottetown in …

The woman accused of abducting a newborn baby from a maternity ward in Trois-Rivières was back in court Thursday morning and has been deemed fit to stand trial. Valérie Poulin Collins, 21, next court appearance will be on June 18.

THE BRONX – Thousands of Jennifer Lopez fans were treated to a show full of her hit songs and some surprise guests during her free concert at Orchard Beach Wednesday night.

More than 1,000 young Thunder Bay students were treated to a space trip Wednesday with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. It was one of two talks Hadfield gave Wednesday at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, with the evening session open to the public.