A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves

A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves

While 48 French bulldogs vied Monday to be best of their breed, there were only one harrier and one English foxhound

A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves
Lisa Topol poses with her two rescue dogs, Schmutzy, right, and Plop, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Dog DNA testing takes off, and debate ensues

More than a million dogs have been tested in little over a decade

Lisa Topol poses with her two rescue dogs, Schmutzy, right, and Plop, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A Google Canada employee reclines on one of two nap pods at its offices in Kitchener, Ont., in this undated handout photo. Google Canada spokesman Aaron Brindle says nap rooms can be found in the tech giant’s offices around the world, including the Toronto office where a wellness space for nursing mothers can be reserved for taking a break, or taking a nap. Another space at their engineering headquarters in Kitchener, Ont., features two high-tech recliners with large spherical privacy visors for extra-tired employees looking to grab some shut-eye. (Google Canada/The Canadian Press)

Companies make room for the office power nap, recognizing need for rest

Employers begin to realize millennials want a more healthy workplace

A Google Canada employee reclines on one of two nap pods at its offices in Kitchener, Ont., in this undated handout photo. Google Canada spokesman Aaron Brindle says nap rooms can be found in the tech giant’s offices around the world, including the Toronto office where a wellness space for nursing mothers can be reserved for taking a break, or taking a nap. Another space at their engineering headquarters in Kitchener, Ont., features two high-tech recliners with large spherical privacy visors for extra-tired employees looking to grab some shut-eye. (Google Canada/The Canadian Press)
Texas students don wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross

Texas students don wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross

About four dozen students wore wigs, blue button-down shirts and held palettes of paint

Texas students don wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-11 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko‚Äé and CSA astronaut David Saint Jacques. (AP-Dmitri Lovetsky)

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques’ helped repair leaky space toilet: NASA

Astronauts had accidentally detached a connection point to the water system

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-11 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko‚Äé and CSA astronaut David Saint Jacques. (AP-Dmitri Lovetsky)
‘Sesame Street’ celebrates 50th anniversary

‘Sesame Street’ celebrates 50th anniversary

New primetime TV episode, several other campaigns to ring in its Golden anniversary

‘Sesame Street’ celebrates 50th anniversary
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Canadians cut down on holiday debt in 2018: poll

The nation cut down its overspending by nearly one-third compared to 2017

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Scientists create self-aware robot

Scientists create self-aware robot

Researchers at Columbia University in New York invented the machine

Scientists create self-aware robot
Ontario police seize stolen ‘MR SEXY’ license plates found on Maserati

Ontario police seize stolen ‘MR SEXY’ license plates found on Maserati

The Maserati was being driven by a 17-year-old, who police say was speeding

Ontario police seize stolen ‘MR SEXY’ license plates found on Maserati
McAdam’s tourism centre (Tourism New Brunswick photo)

New Brunswick village inundated with calls after offering land for a loonie

The town announced in November that it would offer the deal on 16 plots of land

McAdam’s tourism centre (Tourism New Brunswick photo)
Bautista’s bat-flip ball sells at auction for more than $28,000

Bautista’s bat-flip ball sells at auction for more than $28,000

The ball was hit into the stands during Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series

Bautista’s bat-flip ball sells at auction for more than $28,000
Wiarton Willie predicts early spring; Shubenacadie Sam calls for more winter

Wiarton Willie predicts early spring; Shubenacadie Sam calls for more winter

Wiarton Willie was backed up by the most famous American groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil

Wiarton Willie predicts early spring; Shubenacadie Sam calls for more winter
VIDEO: Texas man on a tractor leads police on slow chase
VIDEO: Texas man on a tractor leads police on slow chase
Sunny weather feels far away for most of Canada, where most are stuck under blankets of snow (Maxpixels photo)

Travel searches online peak as Old Man Winter digs in, Valentine’s Day nears

Vancouver is one of the top destinations for a romantic getaway that’s warm

Sunny weather feels far away for most of Canada, where most are stuck under blankets of snow (Maxpixels photo)
Screenshot of KDKA-TV newscast.

TV producer in U.S. fired for graphic calling Tom Brady ‘cheater’

Michael Telek says he got fired for putting the phrase underneath Brady’s name in a news segment

Screenshot of KDKA-TV newscast.
14-year-old’s FaceTime bug discovery could rattle Apple

14-year-old’s FaceTime bug discovery could rattle Apple

‘I’m only 14 and I found it by accident, instead of the people at Apple that get paid to find glitches’

14-year-old’s FaceTime bug discovery could rattle Apple
Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast

Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast

Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network

  • Feb 1, 2019
Fashion Fridays: Five tips to get out the door fast
Who’s the daddy? Surprise in Swiss orangutan paternity test

Who’s the daddy? Surprise in Swiss orangutan paternity test

Suprising test results came back at Basel Zoo in northwestern Switzerland

Who’s the daddy? Surprise in Swiss orangutan paternity test
Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada’s oldest graveyards

Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada’s oldest graveyards

Archeologist Sara Beanlands says there is compelling evidence to at the unmarked site in western Nova Scotia

Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada’s oldest graveyards
Call for end to social media abuse of Duchesses Meghan, Kate

Call for end to social media abuse of Duchesses Meghan, Kate

Palace officials have been seeking help from Instagram to monitor and remove offensive comments

Call for end to social media abuse of Duchesses Meghan, Kate