Most internet packages sold in Canada are as fast or faster than advertised, a new CRTC-commissioned study has found. A preliminary report issued today found that services using Cable/Hybrid-Fibre Co-Axial (HFC) and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technologies delivered download speeds in excess of the rates advertised by ISPs. FTTH services delivered 119% of advertised download speed on average, while Cable/HFC services delivered …

Scientists have captured the best ever image of a planet in its early stages of formation – and they say it could be a world similar to our own. The baby ‘Earth 2.0’ was seen in an image of a dense clump of dust orbiting around a young star. The stunning image shows the 10 million year-old star TW Hydra …

April 1 is upon us, so a healthy skepticism is underway. Brands, celebrities and friends and co-workers are all potential tricksters, so no one can be sure of anything they see or hear Friday. Here’s how to mess with your boss on prankster’s New Year.

Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting. A witness and a transcription of officer video footage describe Daniel Shaver saying “Please don’t shoot me” and “Please don’t shoot,” just before an officer later identified as Philip “Mitch” Brailsford fired his service weapon.

Actor David Hasselhoff paid a visit to SiriusXM’s Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy where he chatted about Pamela Anderson’s sex tape with Tommy Lee. And of course, the host asked The Hoff if he ever took a gander at the salacious viral sensation. “No. No!” The Hoff responded. “Because I knew her. It was like watching my freaking sister. …

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is struggling to understand exactly what went wrong with its brand-new astronomy satellite, Hitomi, which suffered some sort of malfunction over the weekend and is apparently tumbling in space, according to a video captured by an amateur astronomer. The X-ray telescope, dubbed Hitomi after its successful launch on February 27, was due to have …

A man accused of driving at more than 250 kilometres an hour has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm in connection with a crash in Vancouver last year. The crash happened on South West Marine Drive at 3 a.m. on April 12, 2015, when the driver crashed a Mercedes into someone’s front yard near 57 Avenue. They were …

Back in January he was arrested for throwing down in fisticuffs with a bouncer at a Florida bar, and now Nick Carter has been handed a 25-hour community service sentence for his misbehavior. Nick Carter was scheduled to appear in a Key West court for a trial on Monday, but the case was resolved last Thursday after prosecutors agreed to …

Toronto police shot and killed a dog after it attacked an eight-year-old boy in a Scarborough backyard on Wednesday evening. Police were called to the scene at Conlins Road and Good road in the area of Morningside and Highway 401 shortly before 6.p.m. where the dog had the boy by the throat.

Bees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen, which they use as food for themselves and the larvae in their hives or nests. By moving from flower to flower, they are vital pollinators of many garden and wild flowers. Insect pollination is essential for the cropping of most fruits and some vegetables. Some 35 per cent of our diet depends …

John Modie, A convicted murderer who triggered a manhunt after escaping from an Ohio prison over the weekend has been recaptured, officials said early Tuesday. The state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction tweeted around 11:30 p.m. that John Modie, an inmate serving time for the murder of a woman at his home, had been captured in Nelsonville 40 minutes earlier.