quote [ Harjit Sajjan: Meet Canada's new 'badass' defence minister
Sajjan served with the Canadian military in Bosnia and Afghanistan, a VPD detective ]

quote [ A totally new Star Trek television series is coming in January 2017! The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast of the premiere episode on the CBS Television Network, and the premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access. ]

quote [ Have you ever watched a political ad and thought to yourself, This is boring, or I've heard all these talking points before? What about, Not enough dragon-slaying for my taste? ]

quote [ The stage was set. Anxious, controlling parents, a child whose issues exceeded their understanding, a society that valued secrecy, underlying mental health issues ? add in rock & roll and drugs and the drama began. ]

quote [ EVER THOUGHT YOUR LIFE is too expensive? Well, if you?re living in the western world, it probably is, but it?s probably not as expensive as life in Switzerland. Movehub, an international moving company, put together this incredible infographic to show you where the cheapest places in the world are, and where the most expensive are, with a bit of info on every country in between as well. ]

quote [ AUTHOR TERRY PRATCHETT, who was renowned for his fantasy novels most notably the Discworld series, has died at the age of 66. ]

quote [ Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.

The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature.

Such TV sets "listen" to some of what is said in front of them and may share details they hear with Samsung or third parties, it said. ]

quote [ ?Man as Vegan,? exploited gender stereotypes for laughs. In the ad, which appeared on the crowd-funding site, a woman in yoga gear prepares a green smoothie in the kitchen as she brags to a friend about how virile her boyfriend has become since she convinced him to go vegan. In another room, the boyfriend mocks her claims while attributing his newfound virility to the Carnivore Club?s selection of fancy meats. ]

quote [ A record-breaking number of poppy sales has led to a potential poppy shortage in Canada.

With four days to go until Remembrance Day, CBC News reports 19 million poppies have already been sold across the country this year. Last year, the campaign distributed 18 million. ]

quote [ Toronto Police said Friday evening it has opened an investigation into allegations of abuse by former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi after complaints made by two women. ]