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Canadian families spent over $190 each month last year on their communications services as the costs for wireless, TV and Internet services all grew at a rate higher than inflation, according to the 2014 edition of the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report.

Alerting teens about how much walking or running they would have to do in order to burn off the calories in a soda or other sugary drink might convince them to choose a lower-calorie beverage, researchers say.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is taking a leave of absence from Fox & Friends after undergoing surgery.

Jude Law’s ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his baby. This will be the fifth child for the British actor. Law’s representative confirmed the pregnancy news to People magazine on Thursday.

The boyfriend of Ebola patient Nina Pham has been placed in isolation

Best-selling author John Grisham has suggested people who watch child pornography are not “real paedophiles” and do not deserve harsh prison sentences. The novelist, 59, said many people who look at child pornography “probably had too much to drink” as he revealed one of his “good buddies” had been caught in an FBI sting for downloading illegal images.

Being physically active lowers the risk of depression by 16 percent, according to a University of College London study. The researchers said that people, who were physically active at least three times a week, reported fewer depressive symptoms. And those with more symptoms were less active, particularly at younger ages.

Elizabeth Pena, an actress who starred on “Modern Family” and in “Lone Star”, died on Tuesday, October 14 at the age of 55. Her nephew, Latino-Review writer Mario-Francisco Robles, confirmed the sad news on the site.

A day after Long Beach music legend Isaiah “Ikey” Owens was found dead in a hotel in Mexico, the official website for Jack White, with whom Owens was touring, posted an update saying the 38-year-old keyboardist died of a heart attack.

Keyshia Cole is now facing more than just criminal charges in the aftermath of her scuffle at rapper Birdman’s condo last month. The other woman involved in the case is now suing the singer for the injuries she sustained during the confrontation.

A steady supply of crystal methamphetamines kept Adolf Hitler awake while he was leading Nazi Germany during World War II, The New York Daily News reported on Tuesday.