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Hamilton man arrested after bomb threat on GO Bus

Hamilton man arrested after bomb threat on GO Bus

A GO transit bus had to be evacuated this morning after a bomb threat on board. According to Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins, the bus was travelling on Highway 407 near Britannia Road when a passenger approached the driver to inform them that there was a man on the bus claiming to be in possession of a bomb.

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Muslims attack Nice waitress for serving alcohol in Ramadan

Muslims attack Nice waitress for serving alcohol in Ramadan

Religious tensions escalated in France yesterday after a waitress was hit and insulted by two Muslim men for serving alcohol during Ramadan. The incident happened at a café in the French city of Nice on Wednesday when the woman, a practising Muslim of Tunisian origin, was set upon by two passers-by, as reported by The Telegraph. Speaking to the paper …

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SA firefighters could leave Canada after pay dispute “Report”

SA firefighters could leave Canada after pay dispute, Report

A South African firefighting agency has apologized to Canada and promised an investigation after a pay dispute led to a strike by 300 firefighters who are battling the blaze near Fort McMurray. The firefighters received a hero’s welcome by Canadians last month but are now refusing to go out in the field in Fort McMurray to battle a wildfire due …

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Jasmine Lorimer: Kenora woman named Canada’s “Bachelorette”

Jasmine Lorimer: Kenora woman chosen as Bachelorette

Canada got a taste of its first bachelorette on Thursday. Jasmine Lorimer is a 27-year-old hairstylist and part-time model who grew up on a hobby farm in Kenora and now lives in Pemberton, B.C. Jasmine, is ready to put her heart on the line to find true love on the debut season of The Bachelorette Canada, coming to W Network …

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This new app uses neural networks to choose the perfect emoji (Video)

This new app uses neural networks to choose the perfect emoji (Video)

A new app from Toronto-based Whirlscape taps into neural networks to choose the best emoji while you’re typing. That may not sound like an impressive feat, but a long more goes into predicting which emoji you’ll use than you think. What is Dango? Dango is a floating assistant that runs on your phone and predicts emoji, stickers and GIFs based …

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Blackberry has been turning over data to cops, Report

Blackberry has been turning over data to cops, Report

BlackBerry had a specialized unit, which for years enthusiastically offered its help in intercepting user data, including BBM messages, to help the police in hundreds of investigations in dozens of countries, revealed a CBC News investigation. The struggling smartphone maker at one point had 15 people in its Public Safety Operations team. One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, …

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Woman Dies After Kissing Boyfriend: Severe nut allergy to blame, Report

Woman Dies After Kissing Boyfriend: Severe nut allergy to blame, Report

A Quebec woman died after kissing her boyfriend who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich. Myriam Ducré-Lemay was at a party in Montreal with her new boyfriend in October 2012 when the incident occurred. “Everything was going well in her life. She told me she was in love. It was the first time I saw my daughter with such …

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Open House – ‘Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory’

Open House - Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) is holding an Open House is on Saturday, June 11 from 10 am to 5 pm. Featuring partnership displays, tours, astronomy and engineering seminars and demonstrations, activities for kids, guest speakers on a broad range of topics including Canada’s new radio telescope (CHIME), gravitational waves, black holes and more!

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Ontario boosts funding for end-of-life care

Ontario boosts funding for end-of-life care

The province following through with a budget commitment today. St. Catharines MPP Jim Bradley announcing Ontario is increasing investments in hospice services across the province by 13.9 million over three years. As part of its commitment to strengthening access to palliative and end-of-life care, the $13.9 million additional investment across the province will increase funding for existing hospice beds by …

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Twin Bombings near Shiite Shrine Kill over 20 in Damascus

Twin Bombings near Shiite Shrine Kill over 20 in Damascus

At least twenty people have been killed in a twin bomb attack on a suburb of Damascus which is home to Syria’s holiest Shia shrine, state media say. Syria’s official news agency SANA said at least eight people were killed and 13 injured when a car bomb and a suicide bomber struck at the entrance of the Sayeda Zeinab shrine. …

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Scientists just reversed severe MS using stem cells

Scientists just reversed severe MS using stem cells

Researchers have cured multiple sclerosis sufferers with a high-stakes therapy that involved rebuilding their immune systems from scratch. By using a radical and high-risk method, doctors at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada have been able to halt and, in some cases, even reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS), an aggressive and debilitating autoimmune neurological disorder affecting around …

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