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Lifestyle | 207769 hits | 12:32 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
While wealthy foreign investors swoop in to buy homes that often sit empty, the city has become unaffordable for everyday people. What’s going on in Vancouver, and will the phenomenon spread to other cities in Canada?Children are asked to choose what gender they are BEFORE they start school
Brighton and Hove City Council sent a letter to hundreds of families telling them which primary school their child would attend and asked parents to record which gender their child most 'identified with'.
Lifestyle | 207817 hits | 12:35 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Brighton and Hove City Council sent a letter to hundreds of families telling them which primary school their child would attend and asked parents to record which gender their child most 'identified with'.Gay pastor Jordan Brown sues Whole Foods after Texas store wrote homophobic slur on cake
A gay pastor may soon be countersued by Whole Foods after he filed a lawsuit claiming the company wrote a gay slur on top of his custom cake.
Lifestyle | 207853 hits | 3:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A gay pastor may soon be countersued by Whole Foods after he filed a lawsuit claiming the company wrote a gay slur on top of his custom cake. Halifax Chronicle Herald retracts refugee story after public outcryLifestyle | 206932 hits | 2:20 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Story alleges numerous acts of abuse at Chebucto Heights Elementary School, including an incident in which a “refugee boy” choked a girl Her name is IsisLifestyle | 206790 hits | 9:04 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If you were a terrorist, would you use the moniker of your affiliated group as your given name? Ottawa bus driver credited with helping woman flee reported assaultLifestyle | 206850 hits | 9:00 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A good deed by an Ottawa bus driver is getting plenty of recognition after a passenger snapped a photo of the man comforting a woman who was reportedly escaping a domestic assault. Syrian refugees straining local food banksLifestyle | 206841 hits | 8:54 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Food bank workers say an influx of Syrian refugees is straining their resources, because taxpayer support for the new arrivals isn’t sufficient. Activist seeks to make size, shape and weight discrimination illegal in OntarioLifestyle | 206973 hits | 1:36 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
She says weight deserves the same attention as discrimination by age, sex, disability, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.Swindon takeaway chef prepared food after wiping his bottom with his bare hands
A takeaway chef wiped his bottom using his hands before preparing food because he does not use toilet paper for 'cultural reasons', a court heard.
Lifestyle | 208064 hits | 10:15 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A takeaway chef wiped his bottom using his hands before preparing food because he does not use toilet paper for 'cultural reasons', a court heard. Jewish groups slam York University's council on inclusionLifestyle | 206953 hits | 2:24 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It’s akin to pouring gasoline on a
raging fire. B.C. First Nations tourist draw has a big piece of tawdry Trump historyLifestyle | 206815 hits | 1:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A First Nations band is planning to start luring tourists this summer to the northern B.C. ghost town where Donald Trump’s pioneering grandfather once ran a brothel. Worker Hangs Mexican Flag Atop Donald Trump's Vancouver HotelLifestyle | 206991 hits | 5:24 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A worker who helped build Trump International Hotel in Vancouver says he took a stand against the building's namesake and his immigration policies over the weekend.Edinburgh University student Imogen Wilson violated 'safe space' by putting her hand
Imogen Wilson wanted to make a point at Thursday's student council session at the University of Edinburgh when she was told off by officials.
Lifestyle | 207257 hits | 12:36 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Imogen Wilson wanted to make a point at Thursday's student council session at the University of Edinburgh when she was told off by officials.100-year-old woman booted from her Palm Desert home
Evelyn Heller, who was born in 1915, was evicted after a brief trial in Palm Springs on Friday morning.
Lifestyle | 206865 hits | 12:34 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Evelyn Heller, who was born in 1915, was evicted after a brief trial in Palm Springs on Friday morning. NDP 'too white,' party president Rebecca Blaikie saysLifestyle | 207035 hits | 9:07 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The president of the New Democratic Party thinks her party is "too white" and needs to aggressively diversify its ranks in order to better reflect Canadian society.NRA family website reimagines fairy tales with guns
Imagine a world where the characters from your favourite childhood fairy tales are armed
Lifestyle | 207710 hits | 12:14 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Imagine a world where the characters from your favourite childhood fairy tales are armed Erroneous Facebook post leads to backlash against girls in Trail B.C.
The 12 and 13-year old girls who posted a photo on Facebook of a man they thought was taking photos of them are now the victims of backlash on social media. California girl to be taken away from foster family over Natve American ethnicityLifestyle | 207947 hits | 12:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Lexi, a six-year-old who is less than two per cent Choctaw, is about to be ripped out oh her loving foster home because of a federal law that requires Native American children to live with Native parents. Survivor tells story of terrifying plunge inside an avalanche
A relaxing Sunday in the mountains near Jasper took a terrifying turn when Dana Ruddy found himself being carried down the side of a mountain by an avalanche. Prehistoric kitchen tools boosted human evolution: study
Developing tools with which to slice and mash their food meant our ancestors needed to chew much less, leaving more time for honing language and other skills instead, evolutionary scientists said Wednesday. Scotch shortage no barrel of laughs for whisky-drinkers
The glass is half-empty these days for whisky-drinkers with a taste for Scotch, as a worldwide shortage is beginning to make the alcohol more difficult to find – and more expensive. Are crickets the next lobster' High protein insect dishes and Canadian cuisine
Sure they're protein and popular in much of the world, but eating insects as part of the regular diet is not something that North Americans have embraced with culinary gusto, writes food columnist Andrew Coppolino. Carlie Weinreb, 8, offers income tax training for adultsLifestyle | 206976 hits | 1:31 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Carlie Weinreb is only eight years old, but she’s already offering adults lessons in how to fill out their dreaded tax returns. Dildo Pond fishing derby results annulled; entrants to receive refunds
After nearly two weeks of debate and controversy, organizers of the Dildo Pond fishing derby have decided to annul all results and refund participants. 'Dangerous machine': Ont. man loses son in snowmobile crash, 1 year after brother diedLifestyle | 207716 hits | 1:38 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Ottawa-area man says he will never use his snow machine again after losing his 26-year-old son in an snowmobiling accident earlier this week -- one year after he lost his brother the same way. Fussy millennials shunning cold breakfast cereal
Millennials are no longer following their noses to a box of cereal in the morning, and that's slowly starving the breakfast cereal industry, according to a new report.Labrador retrievers hit 25th year as top U.S. dog breed
Labrador retrievers still reign supreme after a quarter century as America's most prevalent purebred dog. But French bulldogs are riding their je ne sais quoi toward new heights, and some lesser-known breeds are climbing the popularity ladder.
Labrador retrievers still reign supreme after a quarter century as America's most prevalent purebred dog. But French bulldogs are riding their je ne sais quoi toward new heights, and some lesser-known breeds are climbing the popularity ladder. A permanent zip line likely coming to a Vancouver park this springLifestyle | 206777 hits | 7:24 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Plans are zipping along for the possible installation of a permanent zip line in a Vancouver park this summer.Lifestyle | 206871 hits | 12:15 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Los Angeles man with an unusual passion for phone systems created a new robotic answering service that wastes telemarketers' time 
A young Ottawa woman who is almost constantly glued to her iPhone won’t be getting her driver’s licence anytime soon. The 19-year-old’s father says he won’t allow her to drive until she tackles her cellphone 'addiction.' Ottawa to restore and expand health care for refugeesLifestyle | 206792 hits | 6:22 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government will deliver more than it pledged during last year's election campaign by expanding the Interim Federal Health Program for refugees.Duck or rabbit optical illusion takes social media by storm |
Rabbit or duck, duck or rabbit? Test your brain to find out what you see first - and how long it takes you to see the second animal. This illusion tests how fast your brain is and how creative you are.
Lifestyle | 206986 hits | 12:32 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rabbit or duck, duck or rabbit? Test your brain to find out what you see first - and how long it takes you to see the second animal. This illusion tests how fast your brain is and how creative you are. Waving great-granny gets Valentine's Day surprise from Comox Valley teens
Great-grandmother Tinney Davidson waves to students walking to school every morning from her front window. For Valentine's Day, a group of them wanted to show how much her warmth and smile mean to them. The hottest thing in Shanghai: live Canadian lobster
Perhaps one of the best and most recent examples showing the potential of the Chinese market involves the humble Canadian lobster. In 2014, Chinese people bought 100 tonnes of Canadian lobster on Alibaba. Vancouver 4/20 event moving to Sunset Beach in 2016
Organizers of Vancouver's annual 4/20 celebration say they're planning to move the pro-marijuana event to Sunset Beach from its usual location at the Vancouver Art Gallery, but the Park Board says it's not welcome. Syphilis rate among gay men in B.C. reaches highest level in 30 years
The rate of syphilis in gay men has reached its highest level in 30 years in British Columbia.Clifford Durand pledges to 'smash b**ch's computer' over Donald Trump sticker
The student, named online as Clifford Durand, who attends St John's University, New York, later bragged about getting into a fight with the female pupil, saying she 'got shoved in the neck.'
Lifestyle | 207105 hits | 11:36 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The student, named online as Clifford Durand, who attends St John's University, New York, later bragged about getting into a fight with the female pupil, saying she 'got shoved in the neck.' Pride flag found burned at University of B.C. during annual LGBTQ celebrationLifestyle | 206843 hits | 12:08 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In a statement released Tuesday, the university condemned the incident as an act of hate that violated the school’s deeply held values of equity, inclusion and respect. David Suzuki's world view profoundly influenced by Haida ties
David Suzuki will never forget the day, 30 years ago, he interviewed Haida activist and artist Guujaaw about his fight against logging operations on Haida Gwaii. Growing number of snowbirds selling U.S. properties due to exchange rateLifestyle | 206841 hits | 9:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A growing number of Canadian snowbirds are selling their U.S. sunbelt properties, taking profits as a rising U.S. dollar boosts their Canadian-dollar value.Makers of 'mindblowing' sex robot with virtual vagina swamped with orders
Warning - graphic content : Randy men can't get enough of innovate VirtuaDolls sex aid - prompting the firm behind it to make an astonishing admission
Lifestyle | 208317 hits | 9:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Warning - graphic content : Randy men can't get enough of innovate VirtuaDolls sex aid - prompting the firm behind it to make an astonishing admissionPeople aged 65 to 79 'happiest of all', study suggests
Sixty-five to 79 is the happiest age group for adults, while middle-aged people have the lowest levels of well-being, a UK study suggests.
Sixty-five to 79 is the happiest age group for adults, while middle-aged people have the lowest levels of well-being, a UK study suggests.No spare change' Homeless panhandler accepts credit card donations too
If you don't have any spare change to give Detroit homeless man Abe Hagenston, that's no problem. He takes credit card donations too. The 42-year-old panhandles by the Eight Mile Road overpass of Highway I-75, and has been homeless for about a decade.
If you don't have any spare change to give Detroit homeless man Abe Hagenston, that's no problem. He takes credit card donations too. The 42-year-old panhandles by the Eight Mile Road overpass of Highway I-75, and has been homeless for about a decade. B.C. man urges crackdown over spitting at public poolsLifestyle | 207705 hits | 11:23 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Arguing that his local pool is awash with people spitting into showers and hawking into pool grates, a Richmond, B.C., man is urging a city crackdown on public expectoration. Vancouver "Chick" was just voted world's best gin cocktail makerLifestyle | 206606 hits | 10:36 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thieves steal custom-built bike from North Vancouver man who suffered strokeLifestyle | 206864 hits | 11:09 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thieves struck overnight Wednesday, robbing Michael Twyman of his $15,000 custom-built tricycle and the mobility it gave him.Vietnam mourns death of sacred turtle and speculates on omens for ruling communists
Demise of ancient reptile in Hanoi lake as party delegates prepare to choose new leaders prompts grief and questions
Lifestyle | 206892 hits | 2:15 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Demise of ancient reptile in Hanoi lake as party delegates prepare to choose new leaders prompts grief and questions Stomach worms from raw fish bought in Calgary believed to be 1st of its kind in Canada
Calgary doctors say they've treated what's believed to be the first case of stomach worms resulting from consumption of raw fish purchased at a Canadian grocery store.North Korea boasts of Koryo Liquor, a hangover-free alcohol
North Korea has created a hangover-free liquor that is between 30 and 40 per cent alcohol but leaves you clear-headed in the morning, according to state media.
North Korea has created a hangover-free liquor that is between 30 and 40 per cent alcohol but leaves you clear-headed in the morning, according to state media. Lifestyle | 206910 hits | 5:34 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Lucky Lager is the most popular drink in the Harbour City, and has been a top seller over the past five years, data from the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch shows.Back to Canada News
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