Birmingham City University scientists have created a mobility cane that links to a visually impaired user’s smartphone to provide facial recognition capabilities. The ‘XploR’ mobility cane, being developed by ICT students Steve Adigbo, Waheed Rafiq and Richard Howlett, uses smartphone technology to recognise familiar faces from up to 10 metres away. The cane also features GPS functionality to aid navigation.

A Nova Scotia woman is fighting to have her deceased son’s social media account removed. Joanne MacLean says she finds it terribly upsetting when she logs onto Facebook and her son’s profile pops up, nearly two years after he died. MacLean’s youngest son, Craig Farrell, died in November 2013.

The Ontario Provincial Police say that impaired drivers continue to be an issue on GTA roads. Over the past 30 days, officers with the provincial force have laid more than 180 alcohol-related criminal driving charges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas.

Missing Boy Found Dead, Brother Found Alive In Dumpster. Authorities say they’ve found the body of a 5-year-old boy whose adult brother is charged in the killing of their mother and whose younger brother was found alive in a dumpster.

First it was Walmart and Canadian Tire, and now Lowe’s has reached a deal to buy some former Target locations in Canada.

Rob Lowe sober 25 years, gives new hope to others struggling with addiction. The star was well known for his womanizing ways and his heavy drinking and drug use during his youth, but he managed to kick the habits in 1990.

A frail Burt Reynolds stunned fans Saturday during a rare public appearance at the Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia. Walking with the aid of a cane, Burt wore a black suit, rose-tinted glasses and sported his signature mustache. Though he was in good spirits, fans couldn’t help but notice how gaunt he looked as he ambled along with the …

A new mom is recovering after giving birth on an Air Canada flight to Tokyo. In a turn of events the father of the baby has deemed “completely unexpected”, the 23-year-old woman was on board an Air Canada flight when she went into labour.

The BC Coroners Service has dispatched an investigator from Prince George to Mackenzie after a man was found dead, possibly killed by a bear.

George Clooney Explains Why He Fell in Love with Amal Alamuddin. The couple are rarely pictured without one another these days and when George was quizzed on his other half during a recent interview, he couldn’t resist gushing over the gorgeous brunette.

Five rare cars dating from 1908 to 1938 were discovered in near perfect condition in an Austin, Texas barn. “It’s the Holy Grail for a car guy,” Antonio Brunet said.