A British charity worker in Iran has been sentenced to five years in prison after a trial in which the charges against her were not revealed. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, called him on Friday morning to confirm the sentence for what he said was a “punishment without a crime”. The 37-year-old charity worker from London was arrested …

Once again, Kim Kardashian put her impressive assets on display when she bared her nipples in a sheer tank top while out and about in New York. Kim was photographed going braless while wearing a high-cut, see-through bodysuit that she teamed with dark-colored pants and nude-colored heels. Letting her long tresses down, she wore black shades and clutched a black …

In an effort to reduce the number of accidental opioid overdoses, Vancouver police officers and support staff will soon be armed with nasal Naloxone. Doctor Mark Lysyshyn of Vancouver Coastal Health says it would happen most often during drug busts. “There could be fentanyl that’s present in the air that they could inhale, or there could be fentanyl on substances …

As had been rumored, Apple removed the headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and introduced wireless AirPods for listening to music, talking to Siri and making phone calls. Phil Schiller said that Apple was abandoning the headphone jack because it was the only company “courageous” enough to make such a drastic and bold decision. In …

Stargazers are not running out of celestial shows to watch this month. As early as this week, the moon is scheduled to meet planets Saturn and Mars and their gathering is visible in the night sky. Saturday, September 10 • This evening the Moon shines over the Sagittarius Teapot. The Teapot, about the size of your fist at arm’s length, …

Humpback whales have made an epic return after being hunted to the brink of extinction in several areas. Most of world’s humpback populations have finally been removed from the endangered species list, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. International agreements to protect and conserve the whales over the past 40 years have proven successful for most populations, NOAA …

A three-wheeled electric microcar made in Vancouver debuted today, with an eye on the huge US auto market. The tiny battery-powered car is called the Solo, because it has just one seat. Here are the basics, according to Eletra Meccanica. The SOLO uses a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery to power the single rear wheel with an electric motor capable of …

BlackBerry’s Hub+ productivity suite has been completed with the release of the remaining five apps. Hub+ can now be used on Android Lollipop phones as well as those running Marshmallow. BlackBerry Hub+ is a suite made up of eight apps. Early last month, BlackBerry made this available to Android users running a device powered by Marshmallow (Android 6.0). Now, the …

A 22-year-old man has been charged with weapons offences related to a five-hour standoff at a Tim Hortons restaurant on Gorge Road on Wednesday. It happened at the Tim Hortons at Dunedin Plaza on Gorge Road East around 2:30 p.m. When police arrived they were confronted by an “agitated” man holding a weapon who attempted to injure officers, officials say.

Former Toronto police chief Bill McCormack has died at the age of 83. Bill McCormack, who died early Thursday afternoon, was chief from 1989 to 1995, after spending a number of years as a homicide detective before taking the top job.

Researchers have identified a new species named Vivaron haydeni of extinct reptiles – 12 to 18 feet long carnivores related to crocodiles – that lived 212 million years ago in US. Vivaron haydeni was found in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, in 2009 during an excavation co-led by Sterling Nesbitt, then a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, …