‘The Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie was shot and killed during an autograph signing after her Orlando concert. The 22-year-old was blasted by a gunman minutes after coming off stage at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of Saturday, UK time. Her brother tackled the gunman, who then shot himself dead, local police said. Tributes poured in …
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Flying drone taxi gets green light to test in U.S.
Flying drone taxi? The nation’s first passenger-carrying drone manufacturing company is coming to test its system in Nevada. The 184 drone developed by Chinese company EHang was granted permission by the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems to partake in test flights above the state, but it hasn’t been revealed whether initial test flights will be transporting passengers. The institute has …
Read More »iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus leaked cases hit online store (Photo)
Apple’s next smartphone, the iPhone 7 (as it’s likely called) has begun to leak. As a result, a completely predictable set of events is taking place in accessory-making circles around the world. Case-makers are attempting once again to make names for themselves – or at least garner some hype – by showing off phone cases and skins they’ve made for …
Read More »Music review: Tegan and Sara refine their pop sound
Although Tegan and Sara’s 2013 LP, Heartthrob, featured plenty of the sisters’ usual piercing emotional insights, its plusher sonic cushion (bubblegum beats, luxurious keyboards and retro production) was a marked departure from their stripped-down folk-rock. With producer Greg Kurstin (Sia, Ellie Goulding) at the helm, follow-up Love You to Death continues down this full-on synth-pop path. Love You to Death …
Read More »Jesus is back: Mel Gibson eyes sequel to ‘Passion of The Christ’
Mel Gibson apparently feels moviegoers need more Jesus. The eccentric and talented actor/director is working on a follow-up to his controversial blood-soaked blockbuster 2004 The Passion of the Christ, according to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter. More than a decade after The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson and screenwriter Randall Wallace are cooking up…a sequel? “The Passion is …
Read More »Shell relinquishes Canadian Arctic drilling rights “Report”
Shell Canada has donated its eastern Arctic offshore exploration permits in the Baffin Bay to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to support the establishment of a national marine conversation area off the coast of Nunavut. Shell has presented the Nature Conservancy of Canada with more than 860,000 hectares (8,625 km2) of offshore exploratory permits in the waters of Baffin Bay, …
Read More »Moderate 5.2 earthquake hits California
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook an area in eastern San Diego County early Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was 20 miles from Rancho Mirage. The quake was felt in Los Angeles and San Diego. The earthquake occurred at 1:04 a.m., according to early information from the United States Geological Survey. Initial incomplete data had suggested two …
Read More »Life imprisonment to five in Danish woman rape case
A court in New Delhi, on Friday awarded life imprisonment to 5 men for gangraping a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. They were found guilty of raping and kidnapping the Danish tourist on Monday. They had robbed and gang-raped her at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, while she was returning to her hotel in central Delhi.
Read More »The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace Is Proof Crossovers Don’t Have To Suck (Video)
The vehicle it resisted for so long turns out to be its best: the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace does an excellent job of putting just as much emphasis on sport as on utility. What’s the hype all about? Design The F-Pace’s looks are likely to be one of its biggest draws. Jaguar’s SUV strongly resembles the C-X17 concept car it unveiled …
Read More »Montreal woman killed in attack by neighbour’s dog in Pointe-aux-Trembles
A 55-year old woman died Wednesday afternoon in the backyard of her semi-detached home in Pointe-aux-Trembles in what police said was a deadly attack by a dog. Police received a 911 call at 5 p.m. saying a woman was unconscious in her backyard on Edgar-Prairie St. near Louis-Lefevbre St. Police said they had to shoot the dog, described as a …
Read More »New research finds dementia risks increase with strokes
The Heart and Stroke Foundation 2016 Stroke Report reveals an increasingly powerful relationship between stroke and dementia due in part to covert strokes Canadians don’t realize are happening. Covert strokes occur five times more often than obvious strokes, and both are happening at a younger age, opening the door to more and earlier dementia, and sounding the alarm for an …
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