Trump's running mate slips from debate jabs, into a parallel universe
Donald Trump's running mate good-naturedly smiled, shook his head, and denied things his partner has said when confronted with those words during the election's only vice-presidential debate Tuesday. Political veteran Mike Pence bobbed and weaved with the dexterity of a pro when his partner's statements were tossed at him. He switched the subject. A few times, he switched to a parallel universe. "The campaign of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine has been an avalanche of insults," said the Indiana governor as he calmly parried the aggressive attacks of his Democratic counterpart Tim Kaine.
The Canadian PressSex after baby: new study offers surprising finding about new fathers
The one-time survey of 255 first-time parents with infants, published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, found that new mothers reported lower sexual desire when their partner expressed more empathy — a finding that turns conventional wisdom on its head. "You can be sexually satisfied and having no sex," said Rosen.
The Canadian PressQuebec couple left stuck at truck stop with newborn after police impound vehicle
A Gatineau, Que., mother is upset an unpaid parking ticket led the provincial police to impound her car and strand her family hours from home at a gas station. Chelsey Massé says on the evening of Sept. 26 she was driving on Highway 85 through Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Que., — near the New Brunswick border — when a Sûreté du Québec officer pulled her over. Massé said the officer told her an unpaid parking ticket in Gatineau had caused her licence to be suspended on Sept. 23.
CBCTTC bus driver caught eating being the wheel
Tue, Oct 4: 17-year-old student Gabriel's video shows TTC bus driver eating with his leg elevated while the bus is in motion. The video was recorded last Wednesday in the Eglinton Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road area.
Global NewsOne dead, husband and wife severely beaten in Edmonton home invasion
An early morning home invasion Tuesday in northeast Edmonton has left one person dead and the homeowners severely beaten, police say.
CBCBen Stiller reveals secret battle with an 'aggressive' form of cancer
Ben Stiller has been secretly battling an "aggressive" form of cancer, but the actor now revealed his diagnosis from two years go. After learning of his condition, the Zoolander star underwent surgery to remove his prostate and has since made a full recovery, he told Howard Stern on Tuesday (Oct. 4). Speaking about his illness for the first time, Ben said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014 and underwent surgery two months later.
hello!Quebec lottery winners say they won't change much after $37.5-million jackpot
Loto-Quebec unveiled the winners of Friday's Lotto Max at a news conference Tuesday — a Montreal family who said they are determined to not let their good fortune lead to upheaval. "We each have our dreams, but we are people who don't want our lives to change," said Johanne Leblond, one of the lucky quartet who'll split the prize. Leblond will share the winnings with her husband Patrick Lamothe, their son Yanick Lamothe-Leblond and her father Guy Leblond.
The Canadian PressHells Angels, Vikings, fentanyl: possible deadly mix in Newfoundland and Labrador
When the police made 12 arrests and laid dozens of charges last week, including murder, they linked the local Vikings Motorcycle Club to the notorious Hells Angels. Red and white are the Angels' official colours, notes Conohan. The Hells Angels are like a multinational corporation, he says.
CBCTruck driver says Winnipeg police officer's vehicle veered into him
A gravel truck operator says he is shaken after a Winnipeg police officer's pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic and hit his truck. "I swerved but it was too late, he was already there … He came straight on," said Robert Morgan, who was travelling westbound on Garven Road, south of Birds Hill Provincial Park, when Const. Trent Milan's vehicle hit the truck.
CBCChrissy Teigen admits to opening Rihanna's mail
A new house comes with the promise of new memories and more often than not, old mail. If you're Chrissy Teigen, you open it! Chrissy and her husband John Legend bought Rihanna's old pad in Los Angles and since moving in the model has been collecting the singer's mail.
hello!The world's 15 least powerful passports
These are the 20 passports that are the least powerful, according to Arton Capital’s Passport Index. The index ranks every passport according to how many countries it allows the holder to enter without a visa. Owners of powerful passports – Germany and Sweden hold the number one spot jointly – can travel the world generally unhindered by red tape. But a person travelling on one of the least powerful passports will need to obtain a visa before entering a the majority of countries. An Afghan passport – the least powerful globally – permits the holder to enter 24 countries visa-free, whereas a Swedish or German passport holder can enter 158. Restrictions to travel are generally decided by the relationship between countries. A poor relationship between two governments may result in piles of paperwork and fees for citizens wishing to travel between the nations, whereas a political alliance is likely to see citizens welcomed with open arms.
Matilda LongFan throws can at Kim during wild card game
A fan threw a can at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during the seventh inning of Tuesday's AL wild card game. With the score tied 2-2, pinch hitter Melvin Upton Jr. flied out to the track in left. Centre fielder Adam Jones gestured toward the seats, and manager Buck Showalter came out to register his displeasure with the umpires for several minutes.
The Canadian PressAnti-Muslim posters at University of Calgary prompt rally of support
Students, faculty and administrators gathered at the University of Calgary Tuesday to condemn anti-Muslim posters that were plastered around the campus overnight. About 40 posters were discovered in various locations Tuesday morning, and the university was asking for any others that are found to be turned in to campus security. "To see something like this is truly disturbing," university president Elizabeth Cannon said.
CBCEdmonton highway sign gets attention for all the wrong reasons
It’s unclear who chose the wording used in the sign, but Alberta’s Transportation Ministry was certainly made aware of it. “Two-thousand people worked very hard to bring this project to completion and there’s obviously a lot of pride in that work,” a ministry spokesperson told Global News.
The Daily BuzzA child's scraped knee a life or death matter in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco's parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more of it.
The Canadian PressBodies found in car were there for some time, police say
Two men, whose bodies were found in a parked car in near a Winnipeg elementary school, had been there for days and likely died from a drug overdose, police say. Shelley Marshall, a public health nurse with Street Connections, said there is an element of uncertainty involved in using street drugs that can prove fatal in some cases. While the investigation is in the early stage, there was evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, he said.
CBCPrince Charles brings special flowers to first visit of grandmother Princess Alice of Greece's grave
Prince Charles experienced an emotional first on Friday (Sept. 30) when he visited the grave of his paternal grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece. Following the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, the royal discreetly travelled to the crypt of Prince Philip's mother in Jerusalem, where he laid a special bouquet of flowers he had hand-picked at his Scottish retreat Birkhall at her final resting place. Princess Alice is buried at the beautiful Church of St Mary Magdalene, above the Garden of Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives.
hello!Trudeau's plan for escalating carbon price sparks battle over bottom line
The Liberal government's decision to impose a national floor price on carbon emissions dominated the House of Commons on Tuesday, with critics saying the plan punishes consumers while doing little to combat climate change. All but lost in the immediate, breathless reaction was the reality that the plan announced a day earlier by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't have much impact, if any, on 87 per cent of Canadians — or their carbon footprint — for the next four years.
The Canadian PressComplaint of kids alone leads Lloydminster RCMP to stolen property
A complaint that two young children were left alone on a street in Lloydminster led RCMP to a cache of stolen property. In a news release Tuesday, Lloydminster RCMP said they got a complaint that two young children were on a street alone at about 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. Police also found two stolen motorcycles, a stolen Ford Escape, and numerous tools that had been stolen from Cold Lake, Kitscoty and Lloydminster.
CBCDuterte tells Obama 'you can go to hell,' warns of breakup
Since becoming president in June, Duterte has had an uneasy relationship with the U.S. and with Obama and has declared intentions to bolster relations with China and Russia as he revamps Philippine foreign policy that has long leaned on Washington. The brash-speaking leader also has been hypersensitive to criticism over his anti-drug crackdown, which has left more than an estimated 3,000 suspected drug dealers and pushers dead in just three months, alarming the United Nations, the EU, the U.S. and human rights watchdogs.
The Canadian PressMajor destruction reported as Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti
Tue, Oct 4: The most powerful tropical storm in almost a decade has made landfall in Haiti with winds of 230 kilometers an hour. As Mike Armstrong reports, Hurricane Matthew is now headed north. States of emergency are in effect in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and millions of coastal residents are being warned to be on evacuation alert.
Global NewsWoman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter testifies at her mischief trial
A Toronto woman who is on trial for giving water to pigs on their way to slaughter told court on Monday that feeding bacon to children is tantamount to child abuse, comparing the popular breakfast staple to cigarettes. Anita Krajnc, 49, testified that the negative health effects of bacon were on her mind when she poured water through the portholes of a truck carrying pigs to a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ont., on a hot day in June 2015. Krajnc, an activist with the group Toronto Pig Save, has pleaded not guilty to a mischief charge in the incident, although she has admitted that she gave water to the pigs.
The Canadian PressJack Nicklaus, other players say farewell to Arnold Palmer
"I hurt like you hurt," Nicklaus said. The service Tuesday at Saint Vincent College in Palmer's hometown was filled with just as much laughter and warmth from stories of the most significant figure in modern golf. "We were looking down at the air strip and the fog just suddenly lifted," Ernie Els said after landing in one of several private jets that descended on Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe.
The Canadian PressNew Brunswick fisherman catches rare albino lobster
A New Brunswick fisherman couldn’t help but think it was his lucky day after getting his hands on an uncommon crustacean. Eugene Richard caught the albino lobster last Tuesday, according to Global News, who reported the rare find makes up only one out of 100 million lobsters. The 64-year-old man and his wife, Bernice, have already donated the catch to the New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Centre where it was analyzed and confirmed to be an albino, Global News reported.
The Daily BuzzVancouver homeowners missing out on $30 M in grants, says councillor
A Vancouver city councillor is asking the provincial government to review the homeowner grant program because he says vulnerable homeowners in the city are missing out on $30 million of provincial grant money due to outdated criteria. Raymond Louie said residential properties valued at $1.2 million or less are currently eligible for the grant, with supplemental grants provided to seniors and veterans. Today, with Vancouver home assessment values topping $1.2 million, Louie argues only 64.7 per cent of homeowners are now eligible for the grant.
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