The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of salmonella that spans eight provinces and has resulted in several hospitalizations. “No deaths have been reported,” the agency said in a statement. “To date, the source of this investigation has not been identified, but the investigation is ongoing, and Canadians will continue to be updated as new information becomes …

Koko, the famous gorilla known for her ability to speak with her trains via a modified form of sign language, fell in love with and became the adoptive mother of two kittens. Back in July, Koko got a box full of tiny kittens for her 44th birthday. She immediately fell in love with two kittens and adopted two of them …

A new video shows the potential showdown of the century after a corgi puppy becomes skeptical of a mini pumpkin. Despite the pup’s best efforts at pouncing and barking, the pumpkin holds its ground. And the dog remains adorably bewildered.

Hands and feet shackled, Bruce and Deborah Leonard walked into New Hartford Town Court Friday to face manslaughter charges. Police say they beat their teenage sons inside a sanctuary at the Word of Life Christian Church for hours Sunday night during a counseling session. Their 19-year-old son Lucas Leonard died.

Joan Leslie, best known for a string of roles opposite some of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age before her 18th birthday, died October 12 at age 90, her family announced today. While Leslie appeared in over 30 films during her career, most of her best known work came before she was 20. She was 15 when she acted …

Eddie Murphy finally revealed why he refused to play Bill Cosby on “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th anniversary show. Comedian Norm Macdonald had written Murphy a part in a sketch that was conceived to give the early ’80’s “SNL” star one of the biggest laughs of a star-studded evening. After the highly-rated TV special came and went, Macdonald took to Twitter …

Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Duke University have made a breakthrough that advances our understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. “We have identified what we think is the first protein that could allow the brain to monitor physiological temperature and it is important because this protein contributes to how …

Scientists at Cornell University have designed a new type of stretchable “foam” material that can be used in a lot of different applications — and possibly even to create new artificial hearts and prosthetic body parts. The polymer foam starts as a liquid that can be poured into a mold to create shapes, and because of the pathways for fluids, …

Over the next few days, one of the year’s most reliable meteor showers will fill the night sky with shooting stars.The Orionid meteor shower runs from October 17 to the25th, with the peak coming on the 21st! Some good news for viewing is that the moon will set just after midnight, making the sky much darker and therefore easier to …

Americans are coming out as gay on Facebook in record numbers, according to a new report from the social network. In a recent blog post, Bogdan State and Nils Wernerfelt highlighted data that, according to them, revealed three major trends that seem to show increasing support for the LGBTQ community.

A “tough as nails” woman has given birth to a baby girl at more than 9,000m while on board a flight to Los Angeles. A woman gave birth right in row 49. The China Airlines flight took off from Taiwan and headed for Los Angeles. Six hours into the flight, a woman went into labor two months before her due …