University of Alberta researcher Patrick MacDonald says he and his team have found a “dimmer switch” for Type 2 diabetes, findings that could shed light on developing new ways to treat the disease. The researchers examined pancreatic islet cells from 99 human organ donors and identified a new molecular pathway that manages the amount of insulin produced by the pancreatic …

Richard Dawkins sparked outrage after questioning whether a boy who was wrongfully arrested for building a ‘bomb’ that turned out to be a clock is a fraud. Since 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest for bringing a homemade clock to school that administrators mistook for a bomb, there has been an outpouring of support for the teen. President Barack Obama invited him …

Flags at Queen’s University are at half-mast for a student who died after experiencing an anaphylactic allergic reaction. Andrea Mariano, from Thornhill, Ont., was rushed to Kingston General Hospital where she was pronounced dead on Friday. She had recently started school as a first-year student in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

A fed-up Painesville, Ohio, father showed his frustration over his child’s fourth-grade Common Core math curriculum by writing a check that no bank could possibly cash. According to BuzzFeed, Douglas Herrmann wrote a check using the Common Core approach to show “his kid’s school how far removed from real-life application he feels Common Core is.” Herrmann challenged officials from the …

Skype, Microsoft Corp’s online telephone and video service, said some users are unable to make calls on Monday because their settings show that they and their contacts are offline, even when they are logged in. Multiple users are experiencing problems with Skype’s desktop and mobile apps. Users in Canada, Australia, Europe, United States, and New Zealand among several other nations …

Nancy Lee Grahn wasn’t a fan of Viola Davis’ speech after the How to Get Away With Murder star’s historic Emmy win, criticizing her on Twitter Sunday night. But Grahn apologized after fellow Twitter users slammed her remarks, with many saying her comments were racist. “I wish I loved #ViolaDavis Speech,” wrote Nancy Lee Grahn, who portrays attorney Alexis Davis …

A man accused of raping and murdering a teenage girl “Kristina Wesselman” 30 years ago was nabbed after he submitted DNA for a recent domestic violence conviction and it matched genetic material taken from the 1985 crime scene, authorities revealed Monday. Michael Jones could face life in prison without parole if convicted on charges of murder and aggravated criminal sexual …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her lead role in HBO’s “Veep” Sunday night. This is the sixth primetime Emmy award Louis-Dreyfus has earned for her contributions to the television arts. “I think it would be appropriate at this moment to quote our political satire ‘Veep,’” Louis-Dreyfus, who plays politician Selina …

A baby was rescued from a locked minivan Sunday afternoon, after police couldn’t find his parents. A passerby noticed the situation and called police to the scene at College and Summer streets in Halifax at 3:30 p.m. Staff Sgt. Greg Mason said the one-year-old boy was inside a car seat and appeared to be quite upset.

A fatal attack on a Hamilton Zoo keeper by a male Sumatran tiger should not be viewed as an isolated incident, officials Say. Hamilton City Council’s general manager community Lance Vervoort has today confirmed that senior zoo staff have ruled out euthanizing the tiger, named Oz. “We’re aware there is a lot of interest and speculation around how we manage …

A 34-year old woman has died during the Montreal marathon, organizers of the event have confirmed.