2015-02-18 Canada English More Top Stories

Toronto Sun   

BC Supreme Court throws sex assault claims against John Furlong   
Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER ─The B.C. Supreme Court has found no evidence that a woman suing John Furlong on allegations of sexual assault at Immaculata Elementary in Burns Lake ever attended the school, dismissing her claim. In a decision published Tuesday, ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Health

CBC.ca   

Homeopathic vaccine warning labels not enough, doctors tell Health Canada   
CBC.ca
Ineffective homeopathic alternatives to vaccines should be taken off the market because they are a dangerous distraction, public health officials urge as infectious diseases such as measles make a comeback. Some naturopaths, homeopaths and ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Science

CBC.ca   

Dalhousie chemist awarded top Canadian science prize   
The Globe and Mail
For Axel Becke, a professor of chemistry at Dalhousie University, the turning point that would vault his career into the scientific stratosphere did not come in a campus laboratory but during a three-hour lunch on the French Riviera. It was 1991 and Dr. Becke ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Sports

CBC.ca   

Maple Leafs clawed by Panthers   
Toronto Sun
The Maple Leafs will be in the Sunshine State for next month's NHL trade deadline, while their hockey officers will be there for the June draft, two events that will be part of a facelift. The Florida Panthers, already through the worst of that rebuilding process, ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Entertainment

Vancouver Sun   

Warhol collection coming to Vancouver   
Vancouver Sun
More than 80 works by Andy Warhol are coming to Vancouver next month. The paintings and prints are from the private collection of Ron Rivlin, a Los Angeles businessman, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Rivlin is owner of Beverly Hills' ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Technology

Toronto Sun   

Neptune Duo makes the smartwatch the master   
Toronto Sun
Tech prodigy Simon Tian says the wearables market is filled with devices that are dependent on smartphones, and that's a problem. “(They act as) a notification centre or a fitness tracker of some sort,” Tian said. But because these wearables are ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Business

CTV News   

Rona swings to profit with better-than-expected 2014   
CTV News
MONTREAL -- Rona reversed last year's big loss to post a profit in 2014 as the Quebec-based home renovation retailer enjoyed its first increase in full-year organic sales in eight years. Rona (TSX:RON) capped the year by earning $5.4 million in net income ...

2015-02-18 Canada English Canada

Toronto Sun   

BC Supreme Court throws sex assault claims against John Furlong   
Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER ─The B.C. Supreme Court has found no evidence that a woman suing John Furlong on allegations of sexual assault at Immaculata Elementary in Burns Lake ever attended the school, dismissing her claim. In a decision published Tuesday, ...

2015-02-18 Canada English World

BBC News   

Putin urges Ukraine troops to give up Debaltseve   
BBC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the Ukrainian government to allow its troops to surrender to rebels in the strategic town of Debaltseve. Mr Putin also said he hoped the rebels would let any captured troops return to their families. Fierce fighting ...