The parents of an Alberta toddler who died of meningitis should have taken their son to a doctor long before he stopped breathing, instead of relying on natural remedies such as ginger root, olive leaf extract and water with maple syrup, the Crown told a Lethbridge jury. The toddler’s parents, David and Collet Stephan, have pleaded not guilty to charges …

A rescued seal pup named after Olympian Maelle Ricker was released back into the wild Tuesday with help from the gold medallist herself. The pup, “Maelle Ricker,” was found in mid-December on Vancouver Island according to Lindsaye Akhurst with the Vancouver Aquarium. “She didn’t even bat an eyelash going into the water,” said Lindsaye as the seal swam away from …

The second half of the Wachowski sibling filmmaking duo has come out as transgender. Lilly Wachowski, who was previously known as Andy Wachowski, is part of the directing duo with her sister Lana, who came out as transgender several years ago. In a moving statement to the Windy City Media Group, Lilly explained that she was pushed to come out …

The new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan will get a combined 22 miles per gallon, a 10 percent improvement over the Town & Country it replaces. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday said the minivan has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to get 28 mpg on the highway and 18 mpg in the city. An improved engine, transmission, aerodynamics …

Danier Leather will begin selling off its remaining inventory today at its 76 stores across Canada. The company, which sells leather clothing and accessories, entered insolvency proceedings in February after losing almost $20 million in 2015. “Because of the compelling discounts and highly desirable assortment of merchandise, we expect this will be a short sale,” the companies conducting the shut …

Dentist Jacobus Van Nierop went on trial in France on Tuesday where he is facing charges of aggravated assault for allegedly mangling the mouths of up to 120 patients. Dentist Jacobus Van Nierop faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 375,000 euros ($413,000). Scores of people came forward with complaints ranging from multiple healthy teeth removed, …

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino has been arrested. The man at the center of a manhunt in Montgomery County has been captured. It took more than 24 hours of searching and a response from more than 60 officers for the arrest of Pablo Serrano-Vitorino in Florence Tuesday night. He is facing four counts of first-degree murder, officials said.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian took to Twitter on Women’s Day to put a black and white picture with the words: Liberated. The mother-of-two caused quite a stir on Monday after posting a full frontal nude selfie (with strategically placed black bars) but opted for a professional shot the following day.

Revealing the secret behind Mercury’s mysterious “darkness”, a team of scientists has confirmed high abundance of carbon at Mercury’s surface that was most likely originated deep in the crust. The study, carried out at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory found that the planet’s outer core is largely made of graphite, which floated to the top of the initially molten …

Schaumburg woman ‘stopped for driving with a large tree embedded in the front grille’. Police in Roselle, Illinois, cited a driver with DUI after spotting the vehicle moving down the road with a 15-foot tree stuck in the grill. The vehicle’s airbags had also been deployed, presumably from hitting the tree. Maryann Christy, of the 500 block of Spruce Court …

Manitoba Health has reported a recent spike in flu activity across the province and says the dominant strain is H1N1. In the last week of February, Manitoba Health says 21 people were hospitalized because of the flu, and two of them died. But according to Manitoba Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Routledge, these numbers are nothing to panic over.