New guidelines are calling for annual lung cancer screening for long-time smokers. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) released the guidelines on Monday, saying those aged 55 to 74 should be screened up to three consecutive years. A recent study found a 15 per cent reduction in lung cancer mortality associated with screening using low-dose CT scans …

The Ford family has launched a “get well soon” website where people can write messages of support to Rob Ford as the Toronto city councillor and former mayor undergoes more cancer treatment in hospital. There are more than 1000 messages have been posted at getwellrobford.com. “Please accept my prayers for your health, your family’s strength and your medical team.” —Brian …

Another award, another win for the biography of Joseph Stalin’s daughter penned by Sullivan, who thanked Stalin’s granddaughter for the access. Stalin’s Daughter by Rosemary Sullivan is the winner of the 2016 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction. The $25,000 award was announced on Monday afternoon.

A top secret airbase more mysterious than Area 51 has been spotted in the Nevada desert on Google Earth. Area 6, a shielded airbase used for testing unmanned aircraft, has got conspiracy theorists wondering what the US Government might be hiding at such a remote location.

Zendaya has been caught in the web of Sony’s “Spider-Man” reboot. Zendaya, 19, will appear alongside actor Tom Holland, also 19. “I’m told that actress-singer Zendaya has landed a key role in the ensemble they are building around Tom Holland, who’ll play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the film to be directed by Jon Watts,” Mike Fleming Jr. wrote for Deadline. “She …

U of T Scientists have discovered the literal “missing link” needed to produce a homegrown human in the lab; a finding they claim could eventually lead to the repair or replacement of damaged organs. Led by Milica Radisic, a professor in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and the department of chemical engineering, and including graduate student Boyang Zhang, …

“Harry Potter” writer J.K. Rowling is treating her fans this week to a new “Magic in North America” series, which covers a number of topics in America’s magical history. Rowling’s website Pottermore announced on Monday that she’ll release four new stories this week as part of a Magic in North America series.

Scientists have found a large population of Sumatran orangutans that was not counted in the previous studies. With this discovery, the total population has reached 14,600, more than double the past estimate of 6,600. Sumatran orangutans live exclusively in the North of the Indonesian island Sumatra and are critically endangered. This great ape is threatened by poaching and forest loss, …

Tim Remington, An Idaho pastor who spoke at a rally for presidential candidate Ted Cruz was shot multiple times outside of his church in Coeur d’Alene, including in his head and lung — and is amazingly expected to survive. His nephew Matthew and fellow church members said Remington was shot four times in the back while walking to his car. …

The woman who received the nation’s first uterus transplant prayed for years to get pregnant, she said Monday, in her first public appearance since the procedure two weeks ago. “I prayed God would allow me the opportunity to experience pregnancy and here, we are today, at the beginning of that journey.” said the 26-year-old, identified only as Lindsey. “They’ve provided …

Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan testified on Monday that he was “completely humiliated” after a sex tape of him was released while on the stand in his privacy lawsuit against the news website, Gawker. The online gossip site was motivated by power and brand promotion at Hogan’s expense, lawyer Shane Vogt told jurors in Florida at the start of an unusual …