The body of Amy Winehouse, the disturbed soul singer, has been discovered lifeless in her London residence.  She had been endeavouring to make a comeback following years battling dependence to alcohol and drugs. Universal, her record label affirmed the death of the 27-year-old singer on Saturday, announcing that all Universal employee’s were “deeply saddened at [...]

The United States EPA and the FDA have announced that very low radiation levels have been recorded in a Washington milk sample, but federal authorities advise consumers that there is no reason for concern. The Food & Drug Administration said these types of findings are not unexpected to be occurring in the upcoming days since [...]

The sudden death of Berlin’s beloved Knut, a polar bear whose rise to global stardom when he was born and raised by Berlin zookeepers has left his keepers and the country stunned. The infamous bear passed away by himself inside his enclosure with no forewarning, said Heiner Kloes, bear keeper. Kloes said that it was [...]

Patients needing brain surgery could benefit from a new surgical training centre being opened in Toronto’s Western hospital that could result in a superior level of care from more skilled and confident surgeons. The new facility is a giant jump forward for training in brain surgical techniques and the care of patients.  It permits surgeons [...]

Health Canada has approved a new capsule that has been developed for treatment of multiple sclerosis.  Up until this announcement, the only options for drug therapy for Multiple Sclerosis patients in Canada were through infusion or injection. The new medication named Gilenya, or fingolimod, is a once a day capsule taken by people afflicted with [...]

Tragedy struck in Loysville, Pennsylvania when seven children were killed in a house fire on Tuesday night. The children’s father, Theodore Clouse, was on his route with his milk truck while the children’s mother, Janelle Clouse, was milking the cows at the barn, when their three-year-old young daughter came running for help saying that she [...]

A Longueuil, Quebec 7-year-old boy, is breathing and healthy after being buried alive in a snow bank for almost 3 hours previously this week. On Monday young Olivier Prescott was having fun in the school grounds directly across from his home, when a passing snowplough went past and completely covered him up in a big [...]

Almost 38% of American adults, in a United States sleep study, admitted to falling asleep involuntarily at some point in the day while 4.7% said they fell asleep while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle at least 1 day in the preceding month. The study revealed that men are most likely to admit to [...]

A lot of Canadians are used to winters with blowing cold wind and snow falling and covering everything in sight.  At times, many Canadians, especially those in northern regions wonder if spring will ever come, as winter wears out its welcome. Most simply accept it as one of the prices to be paid for living [...]

A council in London has impounded provisions of ice cream made from breast milk from a niche ice cream parlour, that introduced the novel flavour in London last week over apprehension the frozen delight may possibly spread disease. Westminster Council announced that it had investigated the Icecreamists eatery in the capital’s Covent Garden, then confiscated [...]