The province is delaying its plans to ban vaping in public spaces. New regulations were supposed to go into effect January 1st, but Associate Health Minister Dipika Damerla is telling reporters that it will be delayed until later in the year. However, the ban on selling e-cigarettes to minors under the age of 19 will still go into place for …

Plesiosaurs–ancient marine reptiles that ruled the seas during the time of the dinosaurs–used their flippers to ‘fly’ through the water in the same way that penguins do, a study published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology reports. The scientists find that the most effective swimming motion for the plesiosaur is flapping the two front flippers in an underwater flight motion, …

The Canadian dollar plunged below 72 cents U.S. for the first time since May 2004 on Thursday, and forecasters expect the slump to continue. The value of the Canadian dollar has been hurt by a number of factors, many related to the strength of the American dollar as well as weak global market conditions for key commodity exports, including oil.

An urgent investigation has been launched after a fault was discovered in an online form used by divorcing couples calculating financial settlements. The error on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) website had the potential to inflate a spouse’s financial worth, according to The Guardian. The disclosure prompted suggestions that thousands of couples who have settled divorces in the last 20 …

Members of Canadian special forces traded fire with Islamic State militants and helped Kurdish fighters repel a heavy attack near the strategically-important Iraqi city of Mosul overnight on Wednesday. Canadians on the ground laid down supporting fire against the militants to defend friendly forces during a combat operation that began Wednesday and stretched into Thursday, Maj.-Gen. Charles Lamarre, director of …

A Canadian-made laser mapping system to help explore a distant asteroid on a possible collision course with Earth is getting ready for a long space voyage. The instrument will also help to guide the spacecraft on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to a safe spot to grab a sample to bring back to Earth. “From a science perspective, we …

Mufid Elfgeeh, a Rochester man who was one of the first Americans ever accused of helping and recruiting for the Islamic State Group, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of providing material support to ISIS. He faces 15 years in prison for each count, bringing the total to 30 years. He was …

U.S. Department of Justice Side With Colorado Over Marijuana Lawsuit. President Barack Obama’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska seeking to block Colorado’s voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults. Nebraska and Oklahoma had requested in December 2014 that the Supreme Court strike down Colorado’s marijuana laws. …

A Manchester woman was disgusted after finding a decomposed frog in a salad she ordered from chicken chain restaurant Nando’s. Louise Rudd made the stomach-churning discovery while eating at a Nando’s chain with her husband and son in Manchester, according to The Daily Mail. Rudd says she found the frog at the bottom of the bowl and immediately “went to …

Hilcorp has given each of its employees a $100K bonus this year. Employees of this Houston company are having a very merry holiday season. Everyone at Hilcorp — all 1,381 employees — received a $100K Christmas bonus, according to KDFW. “It’s just a true gift,” receptionist Amanda Thompson told the station.

Israel’s tax authority said Thursday that international supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mother are suspected of tax evasion for allegedly not reporting millions of dollars in income earned abroad and on luxury items. Refaeli’s mother Zipora was also taken into custody. Agence-France Presse reports that Israeli investigators suspect Refaeli lied about where she lived and didn’t declare a number of …