Girl, 16, fighting for life after being shot in the head

Yet another teenage shooting in the UK. Gun and knife crime continues to dominate news in relation to young people. This shooting is in Manchester, one of the areas along with London, Nottingham and Birmingham that have been identified as hot-spots for these types of crime...

BC's Unsolved Mystery: 4 Rights -1 Left Wondering?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA W-5 mystery, "Left" many questioning about "4 Right feet" washing up inside their sneakers on our lower mainland shores,  one at a time spanning over a...

Teenagers Get Life For Brutal Murder

What kind of society have we become?The only motive was they simply looked different. Reading this and listening to the audio on the site made me cry. Where have values and respect gone to??? "TWO teenagers were...

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead"PORT-AU-PRINCE --Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the...

US TV Networks Love Canadian Drama

Canadians are loath to proclaim their greatness, especially when it comes to culture. As a nation that favours the import of American cultural products -- especially films and television shows -- over the export of...

Heath Ledger: Further Details Emerge

Further details are emerging surrounding Heath Ledger's death:"According to The Associated Press, police estimate Ledger's time of death between 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Ledger's housekeeper, Teresa Solomon, said she...

Fair Dinkum Harassment

I read stuff like this and do a bit of a lizard laugh in my mouth: "AN Australian woman was branded a criminal by airline officials after "swearing" on an American flight - with a classic, and utterly inoffensive,...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor loves Jordan

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has come out as a secret fan of melon-breasted glamour model, Jordan

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene

Hot on the heels of these declarations Teabing shows Sophie another passage from The Gospel of Mary Magdalene which he uses to emphasise Jesus' special relationship with Mary and Peter's jealousy.Once again Dan Brown is sloppy with his description of the documents. Teabing...

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