A Brampton driver was arrested for impaired driving after arriving at a car dealership in Vaughan in a damaged car he demanded be repaired. York Regional Police were called to a dealership on Auto Park Circle, near Weston Road and Hwy. 7, at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after employees noticed a man pull into the parking lot with a flat …

The cost of owning a vehicle will get a little pricier for some Ontario drivers in the new year. The province is continuing with its rollout of a series of driver and vehicle licence fee increases and as of Jan. 1 a number of fees will be going up. The annual fee for vehicle permit, number plate and validation fees …

The FDA formally lifted its 32-year ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men on Monday, but it also left new restrictions in place that still limit who can donate. According to federal health officials, men who have sex with men, or MSM, can give blood so long as they were abstinent for 12 months prior to donation. The …

Changes to the Workers Compensation Act that recognize PTSD as work-related occupational disease come into effect in the new year. President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour Kevin Rebeck recognizes that while it’s not a very common disease, getting people help is critical. “For those that it does happen to, that aren’t covered right now, that’s their whole world. It …

Sea snake species, previously thought to be extinct, reappeared at Ningaloo Reef. The snakes appeared to be alive and in good health. These snakes were last seen fifteen years ago living off the northern coast of Australia in the Timor Sea. The identity of one species, the short nose sea snake, was confirmed after an Australian wildlife official sent a …

The temperature hit 51 degrees below zero at Denver’s Antero Reservoir weather station last week, tying a record low, Denver Water, the reservoir owner, reported. The last time that happened was on Feb. 8, 1989. “It was verified with another thermometer, both of which have been inspected and approved by the National Weather Service,” said Travis Thompson, Sr. Media Coordinator …

Quebec can proceed with its dying with dignity law because the Criminal Code provisions banning assisted suicide are invalid, the province’s top court ruled Tuesday. The Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision aimed at suspending implementation of the province’s assisted-dying legislation.

SpaceX made history as its Falcon 9 rocket blasted 11 satellites to orbit and successfully landed back down upright at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The triumphant return of the reusable rocket after liftoff is a big step towards the reusability or recyclability of spacecraft, cutting the expense of space travel. It was the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land …

As many as 3200 inmates may have been mistakenly released early from Washington state prisons since 2002 because of errors in calculating sentences, Governor Jay Inslee said on Tuesday. The mistakes occurred during a 13-year period and began after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Corrections must apply “good time” credits earned in county jail to state …

The driver of a minivan continued to travel for 1 km after crashing into a light standard in Headingley on the weekend. Police say on Saturday morning, a 48-year-old man struck a light standard on Highway 1 near Headingley.

The Hello Kitty database has leaked online, exposing 3.3 million user accounts and placing an unknown number of kids at risk. The sanriotown.com breach had been discovered online by researcher Chris Vickery who informed security blog Salted Hash. The exposed records include users’ names, birthdates, gender, nationality, email addresses, unsalted SHA-1 password hashes, and password hint questions.