Detroit singer Ortheia Barnes, who was known for her rich alto voice , her ministry and her work in Africa, died Friday in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands where she had gone to perform, the Detroit News reports. She was 70.

Whistler RCMP and the provincial coroner continue to investigate the suspicious death of a 19-year-old man early Sunday morning.

Canada are the new Ice Hockey World Champions after beating defending champions Russia in a one-sided final in Czech Republic. Canada came out 6-1 winners.

Porsche has officially taken the wraps off its new GT3 contender, the 911 GT3 R, which is on track to make its race debut at next year’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Home sales continue to climb this year. An industry group says the average resale home in the Vancouver area went for 8.5 per cent more than a year earlier, while Toronto was up 8.4 per cent. But those figures are based on an index of adjusted prices — the increase in Vancouver’s unadjusted prices was 12.2 per cent year-over-year to …

Chinx Drugz has been shot dead in Queens, New York, according to reports. Lionel Pickens, 31, whose stage name is Chinx, and his 27-year-old passenger were shot at about 4am when travelling down Queens Boulevard by attackers in another vehicle, police said.

Great white shark cruising East Coast becomes Twitter star, helping draw attention to research. An organization studying great white sharks is enjoying some welcome attention after one of the creatures they’ve been monitoring started gaining a loyal social media following. @MaryLeeShark is the fake Twitter handle for a very real, nearly 3,500-pound great white whose movements can be tracked online …

RMIT University researchers have mimicked the way the human brain processes information with the development of an electronic long-term memory cell.

Bombardier has confirmed plans to scale down production of Global 5000 and Global 6000 business jets, placing around 1,750 jobs at risk.

Dairy Queen is removing soda from its kids’ menu, joining a growing list of fast-food chains to take such action. Dairy Queen’s move will follow chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Chick-fil-A, according to a statement on Thursday from the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. While children can still have a soda with a kids meal, …

Angelika Graswald – A woman accused of murdering of her fiancé allegedly told investigators it “felt good knowing he was going to die” as she watched him drown after sabotaging his kayak, a court heard.