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The man killed Tuesday during an anti-terror raid south of Brussels has been identified as Mohammed Belkaid, a 36-year-old Algerian national who was in Belgium illegally. Four police officers, including one French policewoman, were wounded during the raid, which was carried out jointly by Belgian and French authorities. Anti-terror police arrived at a flat for a routine search. They came …

Nissan has released a rather uninformative teaser image for the updated GT-R that will make its official debut during the upcoming New York Auto Show. Reportedly drawing upon the boundary-pushing Nismo GT-R, engine power is likely to be boosted from today’s 550hp, potentially up to the same 600hp as the Nismo itself.

In a North American first, researchers at Rockyview General Hospital are using technology that tracks changes in heart rate to predict health outcomes in patients and indicate overall health and wellness. Heart rate variability is an indicator of stress response in the body and can act as an early warning sign for the onset of illness. Using small portable monitors, …

Tesla’s Model 3, which is a very ambitious project for the company and could be called its most important car as well, will be unveiled in Los Angeles on March 31. The electric car maker recently sent out invites to the press confirming the announcement date. The Model 3 isn’t due to start delivery until late 2017. When it arrives, …

A Nova Scotia man lost nearly 200 pounds after he was warned by doctors that he would die by the age of 30 if he failed to do something about his weight. Ryan Clarke weighed more than 27 stone when doctors told him he needed to lose weight for the sake of his health. The 24-year-old embarked on a strict …

Researchers say that despite a Health Canada warning, about one in five kids under age six continue to be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. The federal department issued a warning in October of 2009 against use of the products in young children. Since then, Health Canada has required that labels on cough and cold medications carry a warning that …

Last year we were all thrilled when Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, pledged to take down ISIS through their dangerous social media webs. Now, the online vigilantes have set their sights on another target — Donald Trump. The group issued a call to arms in a YouTube video, urging hackers to shut down Trump’s websites and expose “what he doesn’t want …

Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will be reteaming for a fifth Indiana Jones movie, which is set for release on July 19, 2019. It will be released by the Disney-owned Lucasfilm with veteran producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall at the helm. The statement, released on Tuesday, read: “Indiana Jones will return to the big screen on July 19, 2019, …

Samsung is after a slice of the social networking pie – or perhaps waffle is more appropriate. At any given moment, thousands upon thousands of people can be found plugged in and online, thumbs scrolling through social media feeds, eyes glued to seemingly unrelated photos and videos posted by their friends. Yet, despite the diversity of current platforms, many share …

Donald Trump has rocketed to a new high in a poll of likely Republican primary voters, scoring a clear majority at the national level for the first time. A poll from The Economist and YouGov found the billionaire front-runner has the support of 53 per cent of the GOP’s voting electorate, up nine points in the last three weeks. The …

Omar al-Shishani, a top commander of the Islamic State (ISIS) with a $5 million US bounty on his head, has died of injuries sustained in coalition airstrikes in northern Syria, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. Earlier reports suggested that Omar al-Shishani, who held numerous senior military positions within the group, including “minister of war,” had been badly wounded after airstrikes …