Toronto, Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow continued her attack on rival John Tory Tuesday by attempting to draw comparisons between the frontrunner and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. While speaking to reporters outside Queen’s Park, Chow said that by electing Tory, Torontonians would just be replacing one conservative mayor with another. “LikeRead More

  SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. — Police say a car was driven deliberately into two soldiers, killing one of them in what Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney called an act of violence against Canada that was “clearly linked” to terrorist ideology. Blaney said Tuesday that Canada is taking terrorist threats seriously, addingRead More

  OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously supported bestowing honorary Canadian citizenship upon Pakistani teenager and co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai. The honour comes on the eve of Yousafzai’s visit to Canada where she’ll participate in an event on women’s rights in Toronto. PrimeRead More

  THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A WestJet flight travelling from Edmonton to Toronto has made an emergency landing in Thunder Bay, Ont., after a report of possible smoke in the cabin. Airline spokesman Robert Palmer says the flight was carrying 95 passengers and six crew members and took off fromRead More

  London: Women are at a higher risk of developing anxiety and depression after a heart attack than men, new research shows. In a study involving 160 patients from Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics in Lithuania, researchers investigated the impact of gender and cardio-vascular disease risk factors on the riskRead More

Washington: A new study has found that men who have Type 2 diabetes and low testosterone levels face more risk of developing atherosclerosis, than men with diabetes but normal testosterone levels. Atherosclerosis occurs when fats, cholesterol and other substances build up in and on the walls of the body’s arteries.Read More

  Singapore: Imagine a dead smartphone battery getting charged up to 70 percent in flat two minutes? By using a common ingredient found in sunscreen, researchers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a smart battery that uses a gel-based material to speed up the charging process. ToRead More

  London: Myths about the brain are common among teachers worldwide and are hampering teaching, according to new research. The report highlights several areas where new findings from neuroscience are becoming misinterpreted by education, including brain-related ideas regarding early educational investment, adolescent brain development and learning disorders such as dyslexiaRead More

  Toronto: Imagine no tears during infant vaccination and no fear for those scared of the needle! Painless injections could be possible with a device that applies pressure and vibration to block the brain’s pain receptors while the needle is inserted in the skin, according to a new study. “AsRead More

  New Delhi, The Indian Under-21 hockey team returned home to a rousing welcome here after clinching the Sultan of Johor Cup with the upbeat players terming the victory as a stepping stone for bigger challenges ahead. The players were received at the IGI airport by their family, friends, officialsRead More