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  'Headspin hole': Man develops scalp tumor after decades of breakdancing

  Researchers in Denmark have published a case report revealing an unexpected consequence of one of breakdancing's most iconic moves: the headspin.

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  Economists predict inflation dipped below 2% in September

  Economists expect inflation continued its downward trend last month, giving the Bank of Canada the all-clear to continue cutting its benchmark interest rate.

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  Severe weather has some snowbirds leaving Florida, others battening down the hatches

  When Julie Riddell and her husband, Gerry, bought their Fort Myers, Fla., vacation property in 2009, it didn't cross their mind that they might be buying in a hurricane-prone area.

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  A state divided: Wisconsin's political polarization fracturing families, friendships

  Mary Herrick has lived in Washington County, just outside of Milwaukee, for 50 years but during a recent lunch with a close friend there was an uncomfortable moment: Herrick said she was going to vote for U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and her friend said she would be voting for former president Donald Trump.

• ‘I’ll make sure you live forever': Bill Vigars, the publicist responsible for promoting Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope passes away

  Vigars passed away peacefully in a B.C. hospital earlier this week. He was 78.

• Picture-perfect engagement under Manitoba northern lights

  Sometimes love is written in the stars, but for one couple, it’s written in the aurora borealis.

• 5 things not to say to a grieving friend

  It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say something comforting. Very few of us know what that is.

• Bomb threat sent to BC NDP campaign office on Vancouver Island

  A BC NDP campaign office in Campbell River received a bomb threat Friday afternoon, according to the party.

• Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

  A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation memorial register.

• A vehicle dropping off a shooting victim struck 3 nurses, critically wounding 1

  A vehicle fleeing a Philadelphia hospital after dropping off a gunshot victim early Saturday struck three nurses who were trying to treat the patient, injuring one critically, authorities said.

• Longueuil woman charged after 10-year-old boy scalded with boiling water

  A woman from Montreal's South Shore appeared in court on Friday on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly scalding a 10-year-old boy with boiling water more than one week ago.

• Murder charges for two men in connection with Old Montreal fire

  Two young men are facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal fire in Old Montreal that killed Léonor Geraudie, 43, and her daughter Vérane Reynaud-Geraudie on Oct. 4.

• Possible Listeria contamination leads to the recall of Rana brand sauce: CFIA

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall for Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken and Mushroom sauce, citing possible Listeria contamination.

• Prime minister faces mounting pressure to step aside from inside caucus

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face mounting pressure from his caucus this week to step down from the leadership of the Liberal party.