It has been reported that NASA’s Orion spacecraft is all set to be launched for its first test flight as per schedule on December 4. The Orion spacecraft has been specifically designed to carry astronauts to deep space destinations including Mars.
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Apple : iOS Dominates Thanksgiving Shopping
Did you buy some discounted goodies between courses on Thanksgiving Day? Some of you sure did, according to stats from IBM, which saw a 25.4 percent year-over-year increase in sales made from mobile devices, with iOS leading the way.
Read More »Halifax : Parents set up Rehtaeh Parsons Society
A new organization has been established by the parents of Rehtaeh Parsons to address the prevalence of cyberbullying, youth sexual violence and the distribution of images among young people. The Rehtaeh Parsons Society will raise money to provide education, skills and tools to help young people.
Read More »Three people found dead in Thorncliffe Park apartment
Homicide detectives are investigating after three people were found dead in an apartment in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood on Saturday. Toronto Paramedics said they responded to a call at 85 Thorncliffe Dr. at 4:41 p.m. and found three deceased inside. Paramedics said police then took over the scene.
Read More »‘Snooki’ Wedding Dress : ‘Jersey Shore’ star “Snooki” Polizzi Marries Jionni LaValle – See Stunning Wedding Dress!
“Snooki” Marries Jionni LaValle, See Stunning Wedding Dress! The MTV Reality TV star tied the knot with her fiance Jionni LaValle in front of 500 guests of family and friends on Saturday, November 29 at a ceremony taking place at the St. Rose of Lima, a Catholic church in East Hanover, New Jersey.
Read More »Multiple accidents and road closures due to ice and snow (Video)
Metro Vancouver and B.C.’s South Coast woke up to snow in the ground for the first time this season. About two to five centimetres of the white stuff fell in the Vancouver area. A multi-vehicle crash closed the eastbound lanes on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gaglardi Way in Burnaby on Saturday morning, backing up traffic.
Read More »Swiss ‘gold referendum’ on Sunday : Switzerland votes on gold hoarding and immigration
Swiss Voters Reject Gold Referendum, voters appear to have rejected a referendum proposal that would have forced the country’s central bank to hold 20 per cent of its assets in gold, according to early vote projections. Proposals for drastic curbs on immigration and for ending property tax breaks for wealthy foreigners also seem to have failed.
Read More »13-year-old girl struck by two cars in North Vancouver
A 13-year-old girl is in hospital after she was struck by two vehicles in different directions while jaywalking in North Vancouver.
Read More »Kendall Jenner strikes a sexy Santa pose in lacy bra (Photo)
Kendall Jenner is kicking off Christmas in sexy style this year, by slipping into black lace lingerie, stockings and suspenders, for Love magazine’s advent calendar.
Read More »Researchers discover treatment breakthrough for advanced bladder cancer
Researchers from Queen Mary University, London, carried out an early-stage trial of a new therapy for advanced bladder cancer and have received success in it. The news is quite significant as around 5,000 people lose their lives in the UK every year due to bladder cancer.
Read More »Graphene shows promise for bulletproof armour, New Study (Video)
Engineers in the U.S. have shown that graphene — a remarkable material that’s only 10 to 100 nanometers thick — could make for excellent body armor, absorbing 10 times the amount of energy than steel before failing.
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