It Takes Two rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream, dead at 59

Rob Base, rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer at age 59.


Canada's John Gay set for debut marathon in Ottawa after serious injuries nearly forced him to retire

John Gay, a 2021 Canadian Olympian in the steeplechase, will toe the line for his debut marathon Sunday in Ottawa, something he and those close to him never dreamed possible as recently as a year ago.


Site C dam naming met with disbelief in northeast B.C.

In a small log cabin along what used to be the Peace River in northeastern B.C., Ken Boon has amassed a half century's worth of memorabilia from protests to stop the controversial Site C dam.


How the controversial 'Steroid Olympics' seeks to rewrite what it means to be an athlete

Two decorated Canadian athletes are among those competing at this weekend's inaugural Enhanced Games — which is either the future of sport or its downfall, depending on who you ask.


Trump calls a climate projection 'WRONG!' Turns out, climate action is working

Surely you've heard of RCP 8.5? Maybe not. But it's been in the spotlight since U.S. President Donald Trump who stirred up a conversation about a projection of future climate change that's rarely mentioned by name.


The Pizza Huts from your childhood are making a comeback. Here's why nostalgia sells

A Pizza Hut franchisee in the U.S. is betting big on nostalgia, bringing back its '90s decor, Pac-Man and salad bars.


Kevin O'Leary wants to build a massive AI data centre in Utah. Some residents aren't happy

Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary wants to bankroll an AI data centre in rural Utah he says would be nearly identical to his proposed $70-billion, 7.5-gigawatt AI data centre campus in northern Alberta. But the Utah project has already been met with fierce opposition from some in the community who are worried about the potential environmental impacts.


Trump's Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza is under growing strain as violence persists — more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began — and his Board of Peace blames Hamas’s refusal to disarm for stalling progress.


Unions warn Carney government is considering sweeping changes to labour law — including the right to strike

Ottawa is currently consulting on potential changes to the legislation that protects more than a million Canadian workers in federally regulated industries — a process the jobs minister says is needed as Canada faces "immense stress."


You got a ticket for running a red. Here's why that yellow light might have seemed short

The engineers behind those yellow lights — including the ones that seem painfully short — say a lot of science goes into how traffic lights are programmed. But they also account for the different ways drivers respond at intersections.