Those who have tasted the contents of a 125-year-old bottle of Alexander Keith’s from the bottom of the Halifax Harbour say it tastes “pretty good.” The century-old bottle from A. Keith & Son Brewery, the precursor to Halifax-based Alexander Keith’s brewing company, was discovered in November by Jon Crouse on the bottom of Halifax harbour when he was scuba diving.

Bernie Worrell revealed in a note on Facebook that he was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. “Bernie was first diagnosed with prostate cancer but a mild form and the doctors said men can live with that 20 to 30 years,” his wife wrote to the paper in an email. “Then tests showed 4th stage liver cancer that has metastasized to …

Netflix has rolled out to 130 more countries, CEO Reed Hastings announced yesterday. Reed Hastings said, “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network,” These newly added countries include Russia and India where it was already rumored that Netflix would be expanding to soon. The rumors never mentioned that Netflix would announce an expansion into …

A man is in critical condition and a suspect in is custody after a stabbing inside the Air Canada operations centre on Wednesday. Authorities were called to the scene on Ironbridge Road, northwest of Mississauga Road and Highway 407 at around 10.p.m. The building was placed in under a hold and secure order for a time as police searched for …

Being stressed out destroys good bacteria in the gut and mouth and promotes bad bacteria instead, a study found. Red squirrels living in a low-stress environment harbour healthier communities of micro-organisms, a result that might hold implications for human health, according to a new University of Guelph-led Research. Researchers tested squirrel microbiomes and analyzed the animals’ stress hormones. Their study …

Asian carp have yet to establish a presence in the Great Lakes, but scientists have already begun researching the possible effects of an invasion by the non-native species. In a study recently published in the journal Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Michigan state that if Asian …

BlackBerry showed off cars with autonomous functions at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bloomberg reported, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas. The software scans for obstacles, prevents lane drift, and communicates with nearby cars to prevent accidents. The company’s QNX software already is used by car makers like Ford to build in-car entertainment systems. Ontario-based BlackBerry wants to …

Dog that Looks Like a Bear? This furry creature is stirring up a buzz on social media because people aren’t exactly sure what it is. That’s the question that’s been baffling the internet over the last few days, as thousands of people have tried to identify the mysterious beast. Some suggested it might be some kind of bush dog.

Lumos Labs, maker of the popular Lumosity app, has agreed to a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over accusations that the marketing and descriptions of the company’s “brain training” service constitute deceptive advertising. The FTC said Tuesday that Lumosity made “unfounded claims” that its games could help users do better at work and school and help …

James Tracy, a communications professor at Florida Atlantic University who believes the Sandy Hook massacre to be a hoax propagated by the federal government, was fired from his teaching position after he harassed parents of Sandy Hook victims and accused them of being government agents. Tracy was served an official notice of termination Tuesday, according to a statement from university …

Vilmos Zsigmond, the celebrated cinematographer behind such classics as The Deer Hunter and Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has died aged 85. Born in Hungary in 1930, Vilmos Zsigmond left the country at the age of 26 along with fellow future cinematography great László Kovács (Ghostbusters). His early years in the U.S. were spent working as a …