Toronto Thrill Seekers Can Walk on Building's Edge 116 Stories Up

EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, has become Toronto's most extreme attraction. Thrill lovers will walk on the edge of one of the world's tallest buildings -- 116 stories high above the ground. Visitors will walk with a guide, in groups of six, while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 August 65 Views

Toronto Hospital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the First Successful Lung Transplant

In 1983, Tom Hall was the 45th patient in the world to receive a lung transplant, but the first to live more than a few days or weeks afterward. Hall, then 58, lived more than six years after receiving the organ. Grateful family members were reunited with the surgeon last week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic operation in Toronto.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 November 67 Views

Toronto Man Finds Woman With Ex-Girlfriend's Name for Free Trip Around World

A Toronto man looking for a travel partner with the same name as his ex-girlfriend has finally found his match.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 December 81 Views

Dog Saves Boy, 11, from Cougar Attack

A retriever protected 11-year-old Austin from a charging cougar during a bloody, against-all-odds confrontation Saturday in Canada.

By janet cook

05 January 68 Views

Reuse and Recycle: Salvaged Products Become Works of Art in New Exhibit

A new exhibition opened last week at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, exploring the creation of new designs from existing or salvaged products.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 January 90 Views

U.S. Unveils $2.2 Billion Great Lakes Fix

The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination and invasive species. The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion (U.S.) for long-awaited repairs after a century of damage to the lakes, which hold 20 percent of the world's fresh water.

By Mike Doyle

22 February 70 Views

Why Women Over 40 are Good at Math

Now there's another kind of prowess achieved by women in their 40s that men peak at earlier in life. Math. Not only do female math students outperform men at Ontario's community colleges, but it's the 40-something female multi-taskers juggling jobs, families and mortgages who edge out their classmates of either sex at any age, new research shows.

By Mike Doyle

10 March 70 Views

Can Cities Save Our Bees?

Beekeepers have discovered that bees kept in urban areas are healthier and produce better honey. Fewer pesticides and a greater biodiversity help bee colonies thrive there. Today, beehives are quietly buzzing in cities all over the globe -- Chicago, Toronto, Paris, London and New York -- where thousands of different species of plants are blossoming in the gardens and parks to benefit the bees and sweeten the honey.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 July 60 Views

Canadian Heroes of 2011

Let's take a moment to thank the people who do nice things, who take the high road, and who strive to do good every day. They're all around us, and they need to be recognized even if they don't dominate the headlines. Here are some of the little known acts of heroism and honesty that happened in the great state of Canada...

By Jeanne Goddard

02 January 64 Views

Airline Plays April Fools Joke on Canadian Families

An announcement by WestJet on Sunday seemed too good to be true, especially for parents traveling with little kids. And considering it was made on April 1, it was. On April Fools Day, the airline issued a statement saying it would start introducing child-free cabins on certain flights with an exciting VIP area for kids beneath the plane called, Kargo Kids.

By Terri Lane Robertson

02 April 73 Views

Bell Canada Erecting Cellphone Towers Disguised as Trees

Ontario residents on holiday to the cottage country may think some of the trees are growing on steroids, but they're actually Bell Canada cellphone towers. The telecommunications company plans to disguise towers it erects in the Muskoka area to look like trees so they are not such a direct eyesore.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 April 88 Views

Healthy Polar Bear Count Confounds Doomsayers

A new government survey shows the polar bear population in a crucial part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought -- 66 percent higher than earlier estimates -- and might be growing.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 April 69 Views

Canada to Help Libya Destroy Mustard Gas Stockpiles

Libya will start destroying its ageing stockpiles of mustard gas within months after Canada's donation of 4.5 million euros to the global chemical weapons watchdog, the group said Tuesday.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 April 62 Views

Boy Garners National Attention for Heartwarming Gesture, Sends Medal to Failed Olympian

A Newfoundland boy sent a letter along with his soccer medal to the Canadian men's 4X100 relay team saying he simply wanted to boost their spirits after they were disqualified from an Olympic bronze medal. His handwritten note garnered national attention after Justyn Warner, a member of the team, tweeted it.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 August 79 Views

Boy Garners National Attention for Heartwarming Gesture, Sends Medal to Failed Olympian

A Newfoundland boy sent a letter along with his soccer medal to the Canadian men's 4X100 relay team saying he simply wanted to boost their spirits after they were disqualified from an Olympic bronze medal. His handwritten note garnered national attention after Justyn Warner, a member of the team, tweeted it.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 August 63 Views