Blogging falls out of favour with young people
The proportion of U.S. teen and young adult internet users who blog regularly has plummeted to about 14 per cent from 28 per cent in 2006, according to a survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre.
Hyde’s cause of death challenged
The inquiry into the death of a mentally ill Nova Scotia man heard testimony Wednesday from a clinical psychiatrist who challenged the concept of excited delirium, the controversial condition that is listed as Howard Hyde’s official cause of death.
Van driver hurt after crash with fire truck
A man is in critical condition after the van he was driving collided with a Calgary fire truck Monday night.
Ex-inmate furious over jail mixup
A Calgary woman says she’s furious after the Saskatchewan corrections system put out an erroneous news release saying she had been released from jail by mistake.
3-truck crash kills 2 near Revelstoke, B.C.
A crash involving three tractor-trailers has killed two Calgary men and left a trail of twisted debris along a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke, B.C.
Counter space tight for Air Canada at Iqaluit airport
Air Canada Jazz will not get prime check-in counter space at the Iqaluit airport when it begins flying to and from the northern city in March.
Glencross nets hat trick in Calgary win
The players who comprised the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night helped get the team back in the win column, but it was a hardly a blueprint for going forward.
N.S. school contracts costing millions: audit
Nova Scotia’s Department of Education is failing taxpayers in its management of its public-private partnership contracts with more than two dozen schools, the province’s auditor general says.
Young cancer patients need more help: researcher
A new study is examining shortcomings of after-treatment care for young cancer patients in Atlantic Canada.
Bamboo textiles no more ‘natural’ than rayon
Clothing and textiles derived from bamboo must be labelled as rayon or viscose to counter a widely held but mistaken perception that the fabric is environmentally friendly, the Competition Bureau has ruled.
