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Officer in York Regional Police helicopter spied a driver swerving all over the road in Vaughan at about 3:20 a.m. Monday near Keele St and Teston Rd. Video from the chopper shows the car making abrupt turns, driving on the wrong side of the street sometimes stopping dead in the roadway. Police say on Monday August 8 at 3:23 a.m., …

Fresh off a major refresh for the 2016 model year, Mazda is once again updating its midsize Mazda6 sedan. According to a press release from Mazda, the 2017 Mazda6 will feature updated high-tech safety features, a quieter ride, new interior options, and sharper handling. Exterior The 2014 redesign and tweaks for 2016 carry over to 2017 with only slightly reshaped …

As well as inspiring the next generation of sports stars, the Rio Olympics has sparked interest in the traditional Chinese therapy of cupping. US swimmer Michael Phelps was seen with round purple spots on his shoulder and back. These weren’t bruises from training hard – but cupping marks. The alternative therapy is popular with celebrities including Jennifer Aniston – who …

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Instagram to call out his male co-stars from Fast and Furious on Monday. “This is my final week of shooting ‘Fast and Furious 8.’ There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one,” The Rock said on his official Instagram page Monday. “An incredible hard working crew. UNIVERSAL has been …

BlackBerry has filed a patent lawsuit (PDF) against Internet telephony firm Avaya. The dispute marks a turning point for Blackberry, which pushed into the Android market last year but has been struggling. The patents include numbers 9,143,801 and 8,964,849, relating to “significance maps” for coding video data; number 8,116,739, describing methods of displaying messages; number 8,886,212, describing tracking location of …

Facebook Starts Testing Snapchat-Like Camera With Filters & Stickers In Brazil And Canada. Users who have been chosen to test out the feature should be able to expect an interface like the one you see above, where you can add filters and stickers, thanks to Facebook’s acquisition of MSQRD.

The Weeknd has donated $50,000 to the University of Toronto to help start an Ethiopic Studies program. The Toronto Star reports that the singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, donated the money after a request from the Ethiopian-Canadian organization Bikila Award. U of T professor Michael Gervers had previously pledged to contribute $50,000 if the university and/or Ethiopian community …

Canadians can now use Apple Pay and a compatible iPhone to make purchases at vending machines across the country. People can use Apple Pay to fund the PayRange iOS app, which is being supported by members of the Canadian National Vending Alliance, the latter organization said. The app can only be used at machines equipped with a BluKey dongle, although …

A new research from Indiana University researchers shows that although most people who engage in sexting expect their messages to remain private, nearly one in four people are sharing the sexual messages they receive. The study, “Sexting among singles in the USA: Prevalence of sending, receiving, and sharing sexual messages and images,” was led by Justin Garcia, Ruth Halls Assistant …

Not only do millennials have to face issues like rising house prices, managing huge student debts and balancing their pokemon go obsession whilst holding down a full time job, now a new study has found millennials are having less sex than their parents generation. A new study reveals that more Millennials, born in the 1990s in particular, are nevertheless forgoing …

Pokemon Go has raked in a whopping $200 million during its debut month. Thus this game has beaten Candy Crush by a wide margin. The revenue comes from in-app purchases Pokemon Go players make. You can buy Poke Balls, which are tossed at Pokemon to catch them. Players can also pay for things like Lures and Incense, to attract Pokemon. …