Human Interest
- What makes a beer a beer? Feds brew changes to national beer standards
- Thousands of animals seized in giant crackdown against wildlife crime in 92 countries
- University of Guelph giving raises to full-time female faculty after review
- Pay-what-you-can grocery opens in The Junction
- It's a girl: Toronto Zoo reveals name and gender of new baby gorilla
- Cirque du Soleil plans to open entertainment centres in retail spaces
- Toronto's Alo makes prestigious list of world's 100 best restaurants
Health
- Measles outbreak in Romania sees 200 new cases per week
- Hepatitis C screening recommended for those born between 1945 and 1975
- Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
- Loblaw recalls No Name chicken burgers due to salmonella fears
- Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls
- STIs on rise in Canada; social media, dating apps possible factors
- Canadians confused about GM foods, support mandatory labelling: study
Technology
- Alexa, I can trust you with my checkbook, right?
- IBM's AI proves formidable against 2 human debaters
- IBM pits computer against human debaters
- Health Canada to enlist social media influencers for vaping awareness campaign
- Tesla cuts 9 per cent of workforce in bid to post a profit
- Canadian e-commerce companies increasingly taking their businesses in-store
- Trio of astronauts blast off to International Space Station
Travel
- Norwegian Air to launch Canadian service this fall to Caribbean, Dublin in March
- RBC, WestJet partner on new loyalty platform in bid to take on Aeroplan
- Oprah to serve as godmother of new Holland America ship
- Hockey, curling make Las Vegas more than a gambling mecca for Canadians
- WestJet, pilot's union agree on settlement to avoid strike
- WestJet Airlines and pilots resume contract negotiations in Calgary
- Apps and websites help air passengers get compensation for flight problems
