A 23-year-old man has lost one arm and one hand after he was attacked by a shark while surfing in Western Australia.

Researchers may have discovered a new way to tackle life-threatening asthma attacks. Research published in Science Translational Medicine journal, which sought to explain why the common cold could bring on life-threatening asthma attacks has been hailed as an “exciting” potential development in the treatment of the chronic illness.

Mounties in Selkirk are warning the public about a medication scam. They say a 70 year old woman handed over two weeks worth prescription meds after getting a knock on her door yesterday.

TransCanada Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its remaining 30 per cent interest in Bison Pipeline LLC (Bison) to its master limited partnership, TC PipeLines, LP (the Partnership) for cash proceeds of US$215 million. The sale is expected to close on October 1, 2014.

It’s being hailed as the largest illegal steroid seizure ever by a Canadian policing agency. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team says 350,000 pills, 10,000 vials and more than three-dozen types of chemical precursors and additives were seized in Edmonton.

An Ontario coffee roaster and grinder is suing U.S. coffee goliath Keurig for anti-competitive behaviour, claiming it is keeping the price of single-serve coffee pods artificially high for consumers. Club Coffee’s $600-million lawsuit against coffee supplier and equipment maker Keurig Green Mountain alleges the U.S. chain is flouting the rules to maintain a near monopoly and keep single-serve coffee prices …

A teenage girl was left disfigured after two older girls decided to slash her with knives because she was too attractive and got all the attention in their Argentinian hometown. Julia Alvarez, 15, had been to visit friends and was walking home when she was approached by the two sisters who started hitting her and kicked and punched her to …

A new animal study reveals mothers who smoke during pregnancy may impact the fertility of their sons. The scientists, led by Eileen McLaughlin of the University of Newcastle in Australia, placed 27 female mice in a machine where they inhaled smoke, the equivalent of 24 cigarettes a day in humans. Another 27 mice were not exposed to smoke. After six …

A British transgender woman is announcing that after six years of living as a woman, she wants to have surgery to go back to being a man. Chelsea Attonley, who was born a boy called Matthew, was encouraged to have a $20,000 sex change by British glamour model Katie Price.

Nova Scotia is getting tougher on people who use cellphones while driving. Beginning Feb. 1, fines for using hand-held devices while driving, including use of a cellphone for texting, will increase and demerit points will be added, the province said in a news release Wednesday.

Toronto will become the center of the universe this week as the city hosts the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2014. Taking place from September 29th to October 3rd, the annual international convention will bring space to Canada.