Nearly 200-minute hockey game ends after 8 OT periods

Hockey history was made in Rosetown, Sask., on Friday night — and Saturday morning — when two groups of teenage girls played a game that went into eight overtime periods and lasted almost 200 minutes. It is believed to be the longest game ever played...

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Gassy cows blamed for German barn blast

New Roof damaged and one cow slightly injured. CBC News Posted: Jan 28, 2014 10:37 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 28, 2014 10:42 AM ET A herd of dairy cows nearly lifted the roof off their barn in central Germany when methane released by...

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Want to get the flu in the name of science?

Forget being sneezed on: U.S. government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses. It may sound bizarre, but the rare type of research is a step in the quest for better flu vaccines....

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Europeans had dark skin, blue eyes 7,000 years ago

A genetic analysis of an ancient European hunter-gatherer reveals that his face was a striking combination of dark skin and blue eyes. Spanish researchers recovered DNA material from the 7,000-year-old skeletal remains of two specimens, nicknamed La...

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Shoppers flocking to British stores to stock up on Marmite, Irn-Bru

Some Ottawa shoppers are rushing to stores that sell popular British and Scottish foods such as Marmite and Irn-Bru, which contain some ingredients that are banned in Canada. Earlier this week, a Saskatoon store owner said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

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Want to buy a castle for $700K?

People looking to buy a private castle with an on-site chapel, stained glass windows and parking are in luck: New Brunswick's Castle Manor is on the market.  The Gothic Revival-style Castle Manor on Moncton's Mountain Road was built between 1906...

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52-year-old rookie to play for Canadiens alumni tonight

Audio Yellowknifer learned to skate after winning player slot in charity auction CBC News Posted: Jan 25, 2014 6:39 AM CT Last Updated: Jan 25, 2014 8:47 AM CT Bernie Bennett ready to play hockey 6:46 Bernie Bennett ready to...

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Shoppers flocking to British stores to stock up on Marmite, Irn-Bru

Some Ottawa shoppers are rushing to stores that sell popular British and Scottish foods such as Marmite and Irn-Bru, which contain some ingredients that are banned in Canada. Earlier this week, a Saskatoon store owner said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...

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New beer-flavoured jelly beans 'clean, crisp, mildly bready'

If you've ever had a craving for candy with a more grown-up punch, you're in luck — Jelly Belly, the California company known for their creative confections, has just introduced beer-flavoured jelly beans. The Hefeweizen-inspired ale flavour, which...

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Woman nabbed 7 years after losing false teeth during robbery

A thief in Winnipeg lost her false teeth, which came back to bite her after police used them to obtain a DNA sample. The robbery happened in October 2007, when a woman confronted staff at a convenience store in the 800 block of Arlington...

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Wolf-man a suspect in Hamilton gas bar robbery

Police have released surveillance photos of two suspects in a gas station robbery in Hamilton. (Hamilton Police) Hamilton police are seeking two suspects in a gas station robbery, including a man who was seen sporting a wolf-face-shaped hat in surveillance...

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Baby doesn't wait, is born on sled in Philadelphia

A Philadelphia woman is going to have quite a story to tell her daughter about the day she was born. Bella Sophia Bonanni was born on a sled at around 6 a.m. Wednesday in the city's Roxborough neighbourhood. 'I was on the phone with 911, talking...

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Ontario artist uses toothpicks to paint detailed portraits

An Ontario artist captures portraits in great detail with toothpicks and paint despite his near blindness. Michael Rilstone, of Grimsby, Ont., went legally blind at the age of 59, losing sight in one of his eyes within less than 24 hours. "My retina...

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Mars mystery rock resembling 'jelly doughnut' stumps NASA

What's that red jelly doughnut-shaped thing doing on the red planet? 'It's like nothing we've ever seen before.'- Steve Squyres, lead Mars Exploration rover scientists That's what befuddled NASA engineers are asking themselves, after the Mars rover...

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Have you heard the Most Beautiful Sound in the World?

A two-minute recording from a Malaysian swamp at dusk has been judged The Most Beautiful Sound in the World in an online competition. Sound expert Julian Treasure launched the competition last October on the online association BeautifulNow. Treasure,...

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Groom got cold feet? You can buy insurance against that

Worried about the groom getting cold feet? There's an insurance policy for that. With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a growing number of policies to protect against losses from extreme weather,...

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'Al Capone's' propeller saved from scrap metal yard, again

A propeller rumoured to have connections to American gangster Al Capone has been recovered once again from a scrap metal dealer after being stolen from the yard of a West Vancouver home. The former rum runner was brought to the West Coast in 1938 and...

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Winnipeg man opens massive backyard rink, snow bleachers

Winnipegger Bill Martens's labour of love — a massive outdoor backyard rink and bleachers made entirely of snow and ice — is ready to host hundreds of hockey fans and several charity games. Martens has spent weeks building the outdoor ice surface,...

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Drake spoofs Degrassi days in Saturday Night Live promo

Toronto-born rap superstar Drake made fun of his days as an actor on the locally-produced television show Degrassi: The Next Generation in a video to promote role as host and musical guest on this weekend's Saturday Night Live. Drake was on the show...

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World's longest echo created by acoustic expert's gunshot

Trevor Cox, an acoustics expert from England, has smashed the world record for the longest echo. The teacher of acoustic engineering at the University of Salford in Manchester recorded the sound of a gunshot echo that lasts a full 75 seconds....

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Vulcan harp app developer gets $15K from Saskatchewan

The government of Saskatchewan has awarded a grant of $14,755 to a Regina-based company that recently developed an app for the Vulcan harp, a favoured instrument of Mr. Spock on the TV series Star Trek. The grant, announced in a news release Wednesday,...

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No bananas today: U.K. zoo stops feeding the fruit to its monkeys

A U.K. zoo says it has stopped feeding bananas, and other fruit, to its monkeys, instead giving the primates more vegetables. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press) Monkeys at a zoo in England have been banned from eating bananas — for their own...

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Baby born in rush-hour traffic jam, 1 block from St. John's hospital

Melissa Maher's new baby will have quite the story to tell about the day she was delivered in the middle of rush hour traffic, a block away from a St. John's hospital. Baby Julia's parents and grandmother were on their...

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Sensors glued to bees to track movements in Australia

Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honey bees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out populations in the northern hemisphere. Scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific...

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How to hold an Arctic bonfire, at -26

The Inuvik Sunrise Festival was a big success with many turning out for a bonfire and fireworks, despite the -26 C temperatures.  The festival is held each year to mark the return of the sun after 30 days of winter darkness.  A new addition...

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How to hold an Arctic bonfire, at -26

The Inuvik Sunrise Festival was a big success with many turning out for a bonfire and fireworks, despite the -26 C temperatures.  The festival is held each year to mark the return of the sun after 30 days of winter darkness.  A new addition...

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Olympic 'lucky loonie' unveiled in Banff

The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its 2014 "lucky loonie" Saturday at the Canadian Olympic team's Sochi Block Party event in Banff, Alta. The 2014 lucky loonie is a circulation coin that features the familiar design of a loon spreading its...

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Even mouse gets saved during brutal Newfoundland cold

A Newfoundland woman with a phobia of rodents nursed a wild mouse back to health in her home this week, and said said she'd do it all over again.  "It was just sitting there by the gate, it was Old Christmas Day, it was almost dead," said...

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Scorpion stowaway shows up in Manitoba woman's bathroom

A Manitoba woman has an unusual new pet after a South African scorpion hitched a ride home in her luggage when she returned from a vacation. Theresa Arnott noticed her stowaway — which she has since named Harold — on Monday,...

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Easy on the cinnamon! Danish rolls too spicy for EU rules

Easy on the cinnamon! That advice from Denmark's food authority has rankled pastry chefs whose cinnamon rolls were found to violate the European Union's spice rules. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration recently discovered that Danish cinnamon...

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Ancient carnivore ancestor a tiny woodland mammal

A primitive ancestor of some of nature's fiercest meat-eating beasts looked more like a nimble squirrel than today's lions, tigers and bears, according to scientists who have uncovered new fossils in Belgium. The newly discovered species, known as Dormaalocyon...

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Scorpion stowaway shows up in Manitoba woman's bathroom

A Manitoba woman has a venomous new pet after a South African scorpion hitched a ride home in her luggage when she returned from a vacation. Theresa Arnott noticed her stowaway — which she has since named Harold — on Monday,...

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Time travel experiment fails to find online evidence

Time travellers, if they really exist, seem to be keeping their adventures to themselves. Researchers with perhaps a bit too much time on their hands conducted an extensive internet and social media search for evidence of time travellers going back...

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Ron Brigham and his legendary Canadian stamp collection

Ron Brigham has built up a Canadian stamp collection that is considered to be amongst the greatest of its kind. Over the years, the well-known collector from Brampton, Ont., has gathered material so rare that Canada Post once had to borrow some one-of-a-kind...

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What freezes first, regular mustard or Dijon mustard?

Chilly weather has returned to Calgary after a relatively balmy break, spurring the CBC Calgary web team to try its hand at some mad science. Send in photos of your wacky weather experiments to calgaryphotos@cbc.ca With temperatures hovering around...

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TV comedy fan busted for watching while driving through storm

Watching an episode of the TV comedy Tosh.0 while driving through a snowstorm on the weekend turned out to be no laughing matter for a 28-year-old Edmonton man. Alberta Sheriffs were alerted by a concerned motorist about a vehicle travelling southbound...

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Qapla'! Town councillor writes resignation letter in Klingon

David Waddell uses language of Star Trek warrior race to step down The Associated Press Posted: Jan 03, 2014 10:04 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 03, 2014 10:26 AM ET Call it boldly going where no politician has gone before. On Thursday,...

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Duck Dynasty family releases their own gun line

The controversial family at the centre of Duck Dynasty has now released their own gun line. It's only been a few days since A&E reinstated Phil Robertson and his clan following his remarks about gay people and women, and there's already another...

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Selfie, twerk top 2013's annoying words list

A U.S. university has issued its annual list of annoying words, and those flexible enough to take selfies of themselves twerking should take note. In addition to selfie and twerking, there was a strong sense among those who nominated words to this...

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Las Vegas hangover 'cure' available after New Year's Eve

Las Vegas has already promised the largest fireworks display in the U.S. to ring in the new year, so it's only fitting that the gambling town offers a service to take care of revellers who drink to excess. A company called Hangover Heaven will treat...

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