Police in Philadelphia say a man used a banana he swiped from a convenience store counter to simulate a gun while he robbed the place.

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario is now confirming four cases of enterovirus D68 (EV D68). These cases mark the first ones confirmed in Ottawa.

The ringleader of an Ottawa terror cell pleaded guilty Wednesday to terrorism offences under a deal that will see him sentenced to 24 years in prison.

A skunk with a beer can stuck on its head had to be rescued near a fraternity house in southwestern Ohio.

A simple blood test could help doctors to treat prostate cancer by identifying when treatment shifts from being helpful to harmful. Scientists found that some treatments for prostate cancer were initially effective but in time began to actually drive tumour growth.

“Healthy” might be a misnomer. According to a new study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, healthy humans can unknowingly house viruses in their bodies.

The wild Chinese sturgeon is at risk of extinction, state media reported, after none of the rare fish were detected reproducing naturally in the polluted and crowded Yangtze river last year.

The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden now has the Guinness World Record’s largest mosasaur on display anywhere in the world. That confirmation just came in.

In what is perhaps a surprise to no one, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts will be running for the federal Conservatives in South Surrey.

Family members of a murdered little boy and his grandparents had to see the accused killer in person at the Calgary Courthouse Wednesday afternoon. Douglas Garland, 54, said nothing during the brief appearance and his case was set over for a preliminary inquiry from May 19th to the 29th.

New York Times writer Maureen Dowd has literally become the poster woman for responsible pot consumption, after a public awareness campaign turned her bad edibles trip into a cautionary tale.