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A TTC bus driver is being investigated after a video posted on YouTube on Saturday appeared to use the driver using a phone on the job Thursday afternoon. The driver, wearing a shirt with a TTC logo, can be seen operating the moving bus while holding and using a cellphone with their right hand. Read More »

Canada has made great strides in organ donation over the past decade, but there’s still a shortage with 4,600 patients waiting for a transplant, a new Canadian Blood Services report says. British Columbia is leading the way when it comes to deceased and living organ donors, followed by Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The numbers increased by 42 per cent, ... Read More »

The Kraft Heinz company has issued a recall of Heinz brand strained prunes due to the possible presence of pieces of rubber. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the nationwide recall was prompted by a consumer complaint. Read More »

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. today confirmed it has been working with Health Canada following its announcement of battery cell issues related to the Galaxy Note7. Samsung is working with Health Canada on a corrective action plan to expedite a Canadian recall of the product affecting the following model numbers of the Galaxy Note 7: Read More »

Samsung Electronics’ woes mounted Friday with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urging consumers to power down and stop charging or using their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, after reports of the overheating and bursting of the lithium-ion battery in the device in some cases. The warning follows aviation authorities and airlines worldwide banning the use of the device on board ... Read More »

A British charity worker in Iran has been sentenced to five years in prison after a trial in which the charges against her were not revealed. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, called him on Friday morning to confirm the sentence for what he said was a “punishment without a crime”. The 37-year-old charity worker from London was arrested ... Read More »

Once again, Kim Kardashian put her impressive assets on display when she bared her nipples in a sheer tank top while out and about in New York. Kim was photographed going braless while wearing a high-cut, see-through bodysuit that she teamed with dark-colored pants and nude-colored heels. Letting her long tresses down, she wore black shades and clutched a black ... Read More »

In an effort to reduce the number of accidental opioid overdoses, Vancouver police officers and support staff will soon be armed with nasal Naloxone. Doctor Mark Lysyshyn of Vancouver Coastal Health says it would happen most often during drug busts. “There could be fentanyl that’s present in the air that they could inhale, or there could be fentanyl on substances ... Read More »

As had been rumored, Apple removed the headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and introduced wireless AirPods for listening to music, talking to Siri and making phone calls. Phil Schiller said that Apple was abandoning the headphone jack because it was the only company “courageous” enough to make such a drastic and bold decision. In ... Read More »

A three-wheeled electric microcar made in Vancouver debuted today, with an eye on the huge US auto market. The tiny battery-powered car is called the Solo, because it has just one seat. Here are the basics, according to Eletra Meccanica. The SOLO uses a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery to power the single rear wheel with an electric motor capable of ... Read More »

BlackBerry’s Hub+ productivity suite has been completed with the release of the remaining five apps. Hub+ can now be used on Android Lollipop phones as well as those running Marshmallow. BlackBerry Hub+ is a suite made up of eight apps. Early last month, BlackBerry made this available to Android users running a device powered by Marshmallow (Android 6.0). Now, the ... Read More »