Telus plans to spend $1 billion on a massive fibre-optic network upgrade that will increase the speed of its Vancouver services to 150 megabits per second for residential and business users, the company announced on Friday. “Bringing fibre optic infrastructure directly to homes and businesses is a generational investment, and the most significant contribution our organization can make to propel …

Starting this weekend, visitors to the Manitoba Museum can experience some of the earth’s most remote and thrilling places, in person and with their smart phones. “National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers” highlights the planet’s spectacular eco-zones, polar regions, oceans, rain forests, mountains and caves, and the African Savanna.

Sheriff’s office releases names of Oregon shooting victims. Among the victims are the class professor, and several teenagers, including students who were in their first few days of college. According to the Douglas County Sheriff Office the victims are: Lucero Alcaraz of Roseburg, 19, Quinn Glen Cooper of Roseburg, 18, Kim Saltmarsh Dietz of Roseburg, 59, Lucas Eibel of Roseburg, …

A farmer near Chelsea has made a mammoth find while digging in a field. James Bristle was digging up a soy field near Chelsea, Mich., when an unusual bone caught his attention. At first he thought it was a mere fence post, but closer examination confirmed it was no ordinary find. “We knew it was something that was out of …

Chris Mintz, an Army veteran, was shot seven times when he charged straight at the gunman in an effort to save other students during the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College Thursday morning. Chris Mintz, 30, was taken to hospital after he was shot several times by the gunman during the attack on Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday …

Kendra Wilkinson made a surprising revelation about her past in today’s episode of “Kendra on Top”. The 30-year-old reality TV star has revealed she previously “battled some severe depression,” which saw her overdose on drugs and slit her wrists when she was younger.

Days after it announced giant panda Er Shun is pregnant with twins, Toronto Zoo has officially welcomed four white lion cubs who were born on the weekend. Makali, a four-year-old lion, gave birth to two cubs on Saturday and two cubs on Sunday, the Zoo said in a statement on Friday.

Jian Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to all five charges against him. Clean shaven and clad in a pinstripe suit, Ghomeshi pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault, and one count of overcome resistance – choking.

The Manitoba government says monitoring has shown a significant increase in the number of zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg and the Red River. The aquatic invasive species has popped up in Lake Winnipeg at Victoria Beach, Grand Beach and the Winnipeg Beach area on beaches, boats and docks. In the Red River, they’ve been found at St. Andrews Lock and …

A federal judge agreed Thursday to delay the trial of Dylann Roof, the man responsible for a mass shooting at a Charleston church. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed to push back the trial to no later than January to give both defense attorneys and federal prosecutors respective time to prepare, NBC News reports. Roof is facing a …

A mountain lion was spotted atop a 35-foot California telephone pole near the aptly-named Cougar Buttes and eagle-eyed residents snapped photos before the big cat climbed down. According to Victorville Daily Press, the cougar scaled the 35-foot pole in a rural section of Lucerne Valley after being startled by rowdy kids who were headed home on a school bus. The …