The new trailer for Star Trek Beyond released late Friday night is an extended two and a half minute look at the upcoming summer film and the new direction Justin Lin. is taking the series. While the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond wasn’t quite the worst thing mankind ever created, it did manage to move so far past the …
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Girl escapes after year shackled in Toledo basement
A 13-year-old girl claims she was shackled by her ankle to a beam in the basement of a Toledo home and forced to eat spoiled food for more than a year, before making a daring escape. A man and his 27-year-old son were taken into custody early Thursday not long after the girl got out of the home in Toledo. …
Read More »DIck Finkel: Street Performers Festival founder dies
Dick Finkel, passed away on Tuesday, May 17th, after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife Saisawan Finkel, his twin sister Judy Eisenberg, his sister-in-law Gail, his nieces Carly and Zoe, and his many close friends and colleagues. He is predeceased by his mother Charlotte and father Samuel, and his brother Alan.
Read More »TD Bank: Coin machines down, makes pennies more useless
TD Bank has pulled the plug on its Penny Arcade coin-counting machines, the bank said Thursday. “Offering free coin-counting to our customers has been a long-standing service at TD,” Michael Rhodes, head of Consumer Bank for TD Bank said in a statement. “However, recent accounts regarding the performance of our penny machines have led us to reassess this offering.”
Read More »Charlize Theron Is Ready for Action in ‘Fast and Furious 8’ (Photo)
In Fast and Furious 8, the newest Fast & Furious sequel, Charlize Theron gets ready to…rock? A first look at Charlize Theron‘s adversarial character for the latest film in the Fast and Furious franchise was released today on the movie’s official Twitter account.
Read More »Study finds disease in BC farmed salmon
Researchers found a disease in farmed Atlantic salmon samples collected from an aquaculture facility in British Columbia. A team of international scientists led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Dr. Kristi Miller has potentially spotted Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) in the farmed Atlantic salmon at one B.C. facility in 2013 to 2014. Miller says the discovery means more work …
Read More »Federal government orders mandatory reporting of drug shortages
Federal government to require drug industry to report shortages. In an attempt to help better inform the public of looming problems, the federal government announced Thursday it is moving ahead with plans to require the drug industry to report when shortages are going to occur. The new system, which will eventually be housed online, will replace the current website, drugshortages.ca, …
Read More »New One Piece Game Coming to Nintendo 3DS, Report
Bandai Namco is developing a new One Piece Game 2D battle action game for 3DS called One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum, the latest issue of Jump reveals. Specifics on the game are mostly unknown at the moment. It’s confirmed to be a 2D battle action game, and features a mode where you sail around the world and build a team …
Read More »Researchers uncover ‘gene-coded enzyme’ responsible for red in birds
Two teams of scientists have independently identified a gene-encoded enzyme in birds that converts yellow pigments obtained from the diet into red pigments, which birds then use to color their feathers, bills and bare skin. The genes belong to a wider family of genes that also play an important role in detoxification, suggesting how heightened redness may be a sign …
Read More »Marwa Hamdy: Mom of three killed in jet crash
One of the two Canadians aboard the EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea was originally from Saskatoon. A friend confirmed to Postmedia Friday that Marwa Hamdy, a businesswoman, was on Flight 804, which disappeared from radar screens between Paris and Cairo. She was a “very attentive mother, kind, helpful… loved by everyone who knew her,” Haleh Banani told …
Read More »Cannes 2016: Sean Penn and Charlize Theron have awkward public reunion
It was one of the most awkward exchanges ever seen on the red carpet, as Charlize Theron came face-to-face with her ex-fiancée Sean Penn. The former couple was attending the screening of The Last Face during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on Friday(20 May). On hand to promote their movie “The Last Face” at the 69th annual Cannes Film …
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