A heartbroken family have shared the moment a devoted dog was allowed into hospital to say goodbye to her dying owner. Ryan Jessen, 33, suffered a brain hemorrhage last month after what he thought was a simple migraine. During Jessen’s final moments, his loved ones gathered around his hospital bed to say their goodbyes. The hospital even allowed his four-legged …

A new report from RE/Max forecasts the GTA’s average housing prices will rise eight per cent compared to Greater Vancouver’s two per cent in 2017. The average residential sale price increased 13 per cent in Greater Vancouver to approximately $1,020,300 and rose 17 per cent in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to an estimated $725,857. Although demand remains high in …

The family of slain physician Elana Fric-Shamji thanked the public for their support Friday, as police returned to the Kleinburg location where her body was found last week. “We deeply appreciate the support that Elana’s children and we as a family have received — it has been a kindness for which we are very thankful,” her relatives said a statement …

The scientists discovered the compound odontoma tumor in the fossilized jaw of a gorgonopsian, a precursor to mammals that lived 255 million years ago. The fossil was unearthed in Tanzania in 2007. Judy Skog, program director at the National Science Foundation’s Division of Earth Sciences, said in a statement that, until now, the earliest known evidence of compound odontoma was …

The Province is opening new overdose “prevention sites” to respond to the opioid crisis.. Health Minister Terry Lake announced this week that two new overdose prevention sites had been set up in Vancouver and were up and running as of Thursday, with another two each in Victoria and Surrey that will follow later this month. Additional sites throughout Vancouver’s Downtown …

At least 45,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Aceh province. Relief efforts are being mobilised across the three districts near the epicenter of Wednesday’s magnitude 6.5 quake. Temporary shelters have been set up as aid agencies and the Indonesian government battle to meet the survival needs of the thousands of displaced people.

The provincial government is warning about an outbreak of mumps that seems to be largely relegated to post-secondary students. Between Sept. 1 and Dec. 8, there were 61 cases of mumps reported in Manitoba, up from the usual four to five cases per year.

Frontier Developments today confirmed that Elite: Dangerous will head to PS4 next year. Elite Dangerous PS4 goes all the way back to 1984 when the first game was released, which was followed by two sequels. While the game will easily look and feel better than the originals, especially if you have already played it on another console, it has the …

Polar bears are one of the most threatened species in the planet. The world’s largest bear is constantly threatened to disappear especially with the melting of the Arctic sea ice. There is a 70 percent chance that the global polar bear population — estimated at 26,000 — will decline by more than 30 percent over the next 35 years, a …

The Calgary Humane Society says it has seized five dogs left outside in the bitter cold this week. With the extreme cold forecasted for the next several days, Calgary Humane Society officials are reminding pet owners to be vigilant when leaving their animals outdoors. In just the past few days, several warnings have been issued and pets have been seized …

A cargo mission launched today to resupply the International Space Station. Watch it approach the International Space Station this weekend. The vessel, Kounotori 6 (stork, in Japanese), carries batteries and drinking water for ISS astronauts. More interesting, perhaps, is the fact that it also carries an experimental space junk collector. With the help of Japanese fishing-net manufacturer Nitto Seimo, scientists …