Investigators said Kyriakos Amiridis is thought to have been stabbed to death by 29-year-old police officer Sergio Moreira at the behest of the diplomat’s Brazilian wife, Francoise Amiridis. According to Moreira, he and Mrs Amiridis, 40, were romantically involved and planned the killing together. Yet she has denied any involvement in her husband’s death. One investigator said: ‘She falls into …

Honda Canada is recalling over 50,000 Odyssey minivans between the model years of 2011-2016. Honda Canada explained today the problem stems from the mechanism that controls tilting and sliding in the van’s second row seats. Sometimes when the seats are tilted forward to allow access to the rows behind them they don’t lock back into place properly. Honda is also …

United Blood Services is asking the community to donate blood and help correct a blood shortage caused by recent storms and the holiday season. Winter storms across the region have forced blood drives to cancel and blood centers to close impacting the blood supply. While they don’t want anyone to risk their lives getting to a donation center, they are …

Starting Jan. 1, 2017 restaurants that are part of a chain with 20 or more locations will need to display calorie information for all their menu items. “This is a great tool to help consumers make informed choices,” said Thunder Bay District Health Unit registered dietitian and public health nutritionist Victoria Holla. “It’s one tool of a lot of different …

Researchers are near to bringing back from the dead mythical giant beasts that once stamped through Europe’s forests. Since its inception in 2009, the project, spearheaded by a team of European researchers, has successfully produced 300 calves whose genomes are a combination of present-day cattle DNA together with the genes from aurochs. This intermingling of genomes is the result of …

One third (33 percent) of Canadians admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month, reveals a poll from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA). The media release said that is despite evidence showing the mind could still be distracted and not on the task of driving for up to 27 seconds after interacting with your …

The carcasses of thousands of sea creatures have mysteriously washed up on the western coast of Nova Scotia. Normally, you’d expect a particular sickness to affect only one species of marine life, retired veterinary pathologist Ted Leighton told the CBC. Whatever this is, it seems almost indiscriminate. “What we know is that around one spot a large number of species …

You guys, Ashley Greene just got engaged! The Twilight actress was on holidays in New Zealand with boyfriend of about three years Paul Khoury last week when he popped the question – in front of Bridal Veil Falls. That’s right, Bridal Veil Falls. Nice one, Paul. “This is the most beautiful moment I could have ever hoped for. You’ve successfully …

Next year’s Detroit Auto Show will mark the global debut of the new Infiniti QX50 Concept, representing the brand’s vision for a next-gen mid-size premium SUV. In terms of design, the QX50 Concept is an evolution of the 2016 QX Sport Inspiration, while attempting to show how the brand’s ‘Powerful Elegance’ design language could be adapted for a future production …

Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo, of Toronto allegedly threatened to post steamy photos and videos of billionaire Femi Otedola cheating on his wife on a sex-scandal website they created. Otedala, who made his fortune in energy, is worth an estimated $1.8 billion. The Matharoo sisters have been accused of being “responsible” for website NaijaGistLive, where “damaging stories were written” about Otedala …

A small plane with four people on board had to make an emergency landing at the Fort McMurray International Airport and crashed just before reaching a runway. Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board and Wood Buffalo RCMP say a Cessna 208 Caravan crashed near the Fort McMurray International Airport sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The pilot was flying …