Baboons groom other, more powerful members of their groups early in the morning so that they will be favoured through the rest of the day, a study has found.

The Canadian Found Inspection Agency is advising all of those who shop for baby formula at Walmart stores west of Toronto to be on high alert. Several complaints were made about bottles of Enfamil A+ Ready to Feed Formula after the seal was broken and blue tape was applied instead.

An injured puppy, less than 3 weeks old, was rescued from the garbage behind Planeview Travel Plaza in Oshkosh. A worker says he heard whimpering as he dumped boxes, and found the puppy in a black plastic bag Thursday.

It wasn’t your normal christening, but then the youngster involved was a bit flighty. Salveo is a baby peregrine falcon born at the Lakeridge Health Oshawa site about one month ago. A naming contest was held on Friday with staff, doctors and the public putting forward submissions via social media.

Health Minister Gaétan Barrette has ordered the McGill University Health Centre to cancel the remainder of a $600,000 contract with a Montreal PR firm, saying it’s a waste of money given that the MUHC already has a public-relations department.

The colors you wear can speak volumes. Men are apparently more attracted to a woman in red than, say, a woman in white, and women see red when they see other women in red. Through five psychological experiments, Andrew Elliot, professor of psychology, and Daniela Niesta, post-doctoral researcher, demonstrate that the color red makes men feel more amorous toward women. …

A plastic bag with human remains was found on a remote road in Mexico, next to a motorcycle belonging to a day trader from Westchester. Harry Devert, 32, went missing on January 25, over a month into his trip across Latin America.

A rare brain-eating amoeba kills a Kansas City area girl. The amoeba that killed nine-year-old Hally Yust from Spring Hill, Kansas, is found in fresh water. The amoeba entered through her nose leading to meningitis-like symptoms and, ultimately, her death.

A 16-year-old Houston girl is stepping forward and taking a stand against her alleged rapists after photos of her semi-naked body were posted to social media. The girl, who was identified only as Jada, told local television station KHOU 11 in an interview that she was invited to a party last month where she was offered a cup of punch …

Police in Georgia want to know if the high-end prostitute accused of murdering one of her clients in California, did the same thing to her boyfriend just months before. Former Google executive Forrest Hayes’ body was found on his yacht in November.

Texting and driving might be the new epidemic in our society. The 2013 Student Drug Use and Health Survey found that one-third of licensed Ontario students in grades 10 to 12 reported having texted while driving at least once in the past year. When looking at Grade 12s alone, the percentage rises to 46% of licensed students.