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Michalek comes through for Sharks Michalek comes through for Sharks

The NHL's best road team is going home to play at least one more game.

Posted:9:54 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181759
Rating: 18176
Poster: Hyack
Brenda Martin agrees to five years in Canadian prison Brenda Martin agrees to five years in Canadian prison

Brenda Martin has agreed to serve a five-year sentence in a Canadian prison - but she's counting on a shot at immediate parole.

Posted:8:18 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181754
Rating: 18175
Poster: Hyack
Only five out of 500 ducks survive tailings pond disaster Only five out of 500 ducks survive tailings pond disaster

FORT McMURRAY - Syncrude has vowed to avoid a repeat of the wildlife incident that killed almost all of the ducks that landed on one of its tailings pond

Posted:8:10 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 182279
Rating: 18228
Poster: Hyack
Ex-commando arrested one day before JTF2 tell-all hits bookstores Ex-commando arrested one day before JTF2 tell-all hits bookstores

An ex-commando was arrested just 24 hours before the release of his candid memoir about life in Canada's elite Joint Task Force 2, leading his co-author to suggest authorities are trying to discredit the book's claims.

Posted:8:02 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181988
Rating: 18200
Poster: snookums
Fredericton residents face worst flood in decades Fredericton residents face worst flood in decades

Fredericton's flood levels are expected to match -- or even surpass -- the worst flood to hit the New Brunswick capital in recorded history, as the St. John River seeps into the city.

Posted:7:35 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181799
Rating: 18180
Poster: Hyack
Russia warned over Georgia move Russia warned over Georgia move

Nato has warned Russia that its recent troop build-up in Georgia's two breakaway regions undermines its neighbour's territorial integrity.

Posted:7:31 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181879
Rating: 18188
Poster: Hyack
Global warming may 'stop', scientists predict Global warming may 'stop', scientists predict

Researchers studying long-term changes in sea temperatures said they now expect a "lull" for up to a decade while natural variations in climate cancel out the increases caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions

Posted:7:28 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181950
Rating: 18195
Poster: Hyack
Cheap beer may not last much longer Cheap beer may not last much longer

The rising price of hops, malt barley and aluminum, along with higher energy and fuel costs, are pressuring breweries to increase the cost of suds. But Labatt Breweries and Sleeman Breweries, in southern Ont., are holding off as long as they can

Posted:7:25 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181624
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
Canada's fortune in Kandahar depends on action in Kabul Canada's fortune in Kandahar depends on action in Kabul

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - In Kandahar, a poverty-racked city of mud walls and thatch roofs, suicide bombers prowl and a charismatic young governor derided by critics as corrupt and immoral has lost the confidence of both his constituents and the Canadian mi

Posted:7:20 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181736
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
Bone fragments belong to czar's kids: DNA tests Bone fragments belong to czar's kids: DNA tests

MOSCOW - For nine decades after Bolshevik executioners cut down Czar Nicholas II and his family, there were no traces of the remains of Czarevich Alexei, the hemophiliac heir to Russia's throne.

Posted:7:18 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181736
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
Pentagon officials contemplate beefing up U.S. role in southern Afghanistan Pentagon officials contemplate beefing up U.S. role in southern Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war command in Afghanistan to extend U.S. control of forces into the country's volatile south. The idea is partly linked to an expectation of a fresh infusion of U.S. com

Posted:7:15 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181556
Rating: 18156
Poster: Hyack
Canadiens fall to Flyers, down 3-1 in series Canadiens fall to Flyers, down 3-1 in series

PHILADELPHIA - The Montreal Canadiens are one game away from elimination despite yet another night of outshooting and outchancing the Philadelphia Flyers.

Posted:7:11 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181590
Rating: 18161
Poster: Hyack
Another convicted killer escapes from B.C. prison Another convicted killer escapes from B.C. prison

Yet another convicted murderer has gone missing from a minimum-security prison in B.C.

Posted:7:05 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181741
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
HBC unveils Team Canada's Olympic uniforms HBC unveils Team Canada's Olympic uniforms

Canada's Olympic athletes will wear read and white uniforms decorated with a fusion of Canadian and Chinese symbols at the Beijing Summer Games.

Posted:7:04 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 182424
Rating: 18242
Poster: Hyack
MacKay mum on possibility of cancelling helicopter deal MacKay mum on possibility of cancelling helicopter deal

Defence Minister Peter MacKay was tight-lipped Wednesday about a report that the federal government might cancel its $5 billion contract to replace Canada's aging fleet of Sea King helicopters.

Posted:5:51 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 182011
Rating: 18203
Poster: Hyack
Prenatal vitamins cuts kids' cancer risk Prenatal vitamins cuts kids' cancer risk

The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, estimates prenatal multivitamin supplements "may prevent 900 cases of pediatric leukemia and 300-400 cases of pediatric brain tumours annually in the United States

Posted:5:46 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181743
Rating: 18174
Poster: Newspartnergroup
A crime time machine A crime time machine
Posted:2:16 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181878
Rating: 18188
Poster: stemmer
Stephane Ortelli's crash during Le Mans Series at Monza Stephane Ortelli's crash during Le Mans Series at Monza

If Stephane Ortelli Had Nine Lives, He Just Spent Fifteen Of Them

Posted:1:49 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Videos
Hits: 182389
Rating: 18240
Poster: WDHIII
Five American Manufacturer's Doing it Right Five American Manufacturer's Doing it Right
Posted:11:34 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181802
Rating: 18181
Poster: stemmer
Military judge rejects bid to release Khadr Military judge rejects bid to release Khadr

Defence lawyer Lt.-Cmdr. William Kuebler argued three months ago that prosecuting Khadr contravenes international law, including the Child Soldier Protocol signed by the United States.

Posted:11:13 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181623
Rating: 18162
Poster: mtbr
Manager recounts shooting in West Palm Beach grocery Manager recounts shooting in West Palm Beach grocery
Posted:8:45 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181897
Rating: 18190
Poster: stemmer
'Duct Tape Bandit' pleads guilty 'Duct Tape Bandit' pleads guilty

Posted:8:36 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181966
Rating: 18195
Poster: WDHIII
Concentration camp doctor tops list of 10 most-wanted Nazis Concentration camp doctor tops list of 10 most-wanted Nazis

BADEN-BADEN, Germany - Former SS doctor Aribert Heim tops a list of most-wanted suspected Nazi war criminals released Wednesday. He is a man so brutal that witnesses remember him as the worst they saw, though he was only at Mauthausen concentration camp f

Posted:8:32 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181855
Rating: 18187
Poster: WDHIII
Inmates can keep on puffing, for now Inmates can keep on puffing, for now

Federal prisons were supposed to go completely smoke-free on Wednesday, but Correctional Service of Canada has decided to instead phase its smoking ban in gradually.

Posted:8:29 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181700
Rating: 18170
Poster: WDHIII
MLA's 'wine and beer' comment sparks accusation of racism MLA's 'wine and beer' comment sparks accusation of racism

The grand chief of Manitoba's Southern Chiefs Organization is demanding an official apology from the provincial Conservative party for what he labels a racist remark made by an MLA.

Posted:8:26 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 182228
Rating: 18222
Poster: WDHIII
Treating patients in hallways the 'new norm' in Calgary: CHR head Treating patients in hallways the 'new norm' in Calgary: CHR head

A fast-growing and aging population means more hospital patients are being cared for in hallways and tub rooms, the CEO of the Calgary Health Region said Tuesday.

Posted:8:23 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181684
Rating: 18169
Poster: WDHIII
Don't blame son for father's sins: Khadr lawyer Don't blame son for father's sins: Khadr lawyer

Omar Khadr's lawyer made a forceful plea before a federal subcommittee Tuesday, asking Ottawa to help get his Canadian client out of a U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Posted:8:19 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181794
Rating: 18180
Poster: WDHIII
Nearly naked anti-fur protesters visit trade show Nearly naked anti-fur protesters visit trade show

Nearly naked, green-painted anti-fur campaigners converged on a Montreal trade show Tuesday, hoping to convince passers-by that no matter what their thoughts may be on animal cruelty, fur is bad for the environment.

Posted:8:17 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181729
Rating: 18174
Poster: WDHIII
Quebec town under water as river continues to rise Quebec town under water as river continues to rise

A small town northeast of Gatineau is almost completely under water after rising waters from the Petite Nation River surrounded the area.

Posted:8:16 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181721
Rating: 18173
Poster: WDHIII
N.B. officials still on alert as river remain high N.B. officials still on alert as river remain high

Emergency officials in Fredericton, N.B. are still on high alert as the St. John River continues to swell, threatening homes along its banks.

Posted:8:13 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181735
Rating: 18175
Poster: WDHIII
Ont. proposes to ban smoking in cars with children Ont. proposes to ban smoking in cars with children

TORONTO -- A government-backed proposal to ban smoking in cars with children is being introduced today in the Ontario legislature.

Posted:8:04 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181845
Rating: 18186
Poster: WDHIII
Canadians deported prior to Hong Kong torch relay Canadians deported prior to Hong Kong torch relay

At least seven activists, including two Canadians, have been deported from Hong Kong, prior to the Olympic flame's return to Chinese soil after a turbulent 20-nation tour.

Posted:8:01 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181636
Rating: 18166
Poster: WDHIII
2 Canadians deported from Hong Kong ahead of torch relay 2 Canadians deported from Hong Kong ahead of torch relay

Two Canadian activists planning to protest during Hong Kong's leg of the Olympic torch relay were among a handful of foreigners promptly deported upon arrival at Hong Kong's international airport Tuesday, the activists say.

Posted:12:09 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181771
Rating: 18177
Poster: Hyack
Millions of Canadians scramble to file as income tax deadline looms Millions of Canadians scramble to file as income tax deadline looms

TORONTO - With Wednesday's midnight deadline bearing down, millions of procrastinators across Canada are scrambling to get their income taxes done and filed.

Posted:12:05 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181727
Rating: 18175
Poster: Hyack
Albert Hofmann, father of LSD, dies in Switzerland at age 102 Albert Hofmann, father of LSD, dies in Switzerland at age 102

NEW YORK - Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious "problem child," died Tuesday. He was 102.

Posted:10:05 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181705
Rating: 18171
Poster: Hyack
Hundreds of ducks trapped on toxic Alberta oilsands pond Hundreds of ducks trapped on toxic Alberta oilsands pond

Hundred of migrating birds are dying after landing on a tailings pond in northern Alberta owned by Syncrude, environment officials confirmed Tuesday.

Posted:10:03 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181868
Rating: 18185
Poster: Hyack
Datsyuk scores twice; Red Wings go up 3-0 on Avs Datsyuk scores twice; Red Wings go up 3-0 on Avs

DENVER - The usually heated Colorado-Detroit matchup has never been this one-sided, on the scoreboard or in the trainer's room.

Posted:9:59 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181584
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
Canada’s Air Force boosts its heavy lift capacity into Afghanistan

ABOARD CANFORCE 99 - The lights of a lonely village twinkled below as Maj. Tim Burke manoeuvred the giant, camouflaged C-17 Globemaster into position for a spine-tingling, rapid descent into Kandahar Airfield

Posted:8:15 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181947
Rating: 18196
Poster: Hyack
Norstrom scores winner in OT for Dallas Norstrom scores winner in OT for Dallas

San Jose captain Patrick Marleau finally found the back of the net, but it still wasn't enough for the Sharks.

Posted:8:11 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181866
Rating: 18188
Poster: Hyack
Penguins too potent for Rangers in Game 3 Penguins too potent for Rangers in Game 3

The Pittsburgh Penguins remain perfect in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and in position for a second straight series sweep.

Posted:8:10 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181851
Rating: 18186
Poster: Hyack
Toxic spill shuts B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway Toxic spill shuts B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway

Truck crashes have closed two major B.C. highways. The Coquihalla Highway, the north-south freeway that runs through the B.C. Interior between Kamloops and Hope, has been closed in both directions just south of Merritt after a truck carrying formaldehy

Posted:4:50 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181830
Rating: 18184
Poster: WDHIII
Montreal bills firefighters for Habs graffiti cleanup Montreal bills firefighters for Habs graffiti cleanup

The City of Montreal has sent firefighters a cleaning bill for $500,000 after it removed Habs-inspired graffiti and slogans from fire stations across the island.

Posted:4:39 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181684
Rating: 18169
Poster: WDHIII
Solving global warming with giant vacuums Solving global warming with giant vacuums

Klaus Lackner, a physicist at Columbia University, said placing enough carbon filters around the planet could reel the world's atmosphere back toward the 18th century, like a climatic time machine.

Posted:3:01 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181720
Rating: 18172
Poster: Newspartnergroup
Ontario will be a have-not province: TD Ontario will be a have-not province: TD

And the central Canadian province could even start getting payments next year, they warn. Data to calculate who should get what is notoriously delayed, and since Ontario is on the edge next year in TD's calculations, its fortunes could go either way.

Posted:10:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181911
Rating: 18192
Poster: mtbr
Oil boom fuels whopping N.L. surplus Oil boom fuels whopping N.L. surplus

Premier Danny Williams called the budget, which forecasts a surplus of $544 million for the coming fiscal year, "unprecedented" and said it represents "an outstanding turnaround in four short years."

Posted:10:54 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181895
Rating: 18193
Poster: mtbr
B.C. gas prices to rise 2.4 cents with carbon tax B.C. gas prices to rise 2.4 cents with carbon tax

The high price of gasoline is about to get higher in B.C. once the provincial government's carbon tax is fully implemented.

Posted:8:36 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181794
Rating: 18179
Poster: WDHIII
Residents brace for floods in west New Brunswick Residents brace for floods in west New Brunswick

New Brunswick residents are keeping close watch on the swelling St. John River Tuesday as a forecast of rain threatens to bring the water to dangerous levels.

Posted:8:35 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181726
Rating: 18174
Poster: WDHIII
Gay bar settles human rights complaint with woman Gay bar settles human rights complaint with woman

MONTREAL -- A Montreal gay bar that caters to male clients has settled a discrimination complaint with a woman who was thrown out of the premises.

Posted:8:32 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181729
Rating: 18175
Poster: WDHIII
Video of terrified wife shown at Oak Bay inquest Video of terrified wife shown at Oak Bay inquest

VICTORIA -- A coroner's jury watched a chilling video Monday in which a terrified woman told police how she was worried her husband's anger, violence and his fixation with knives could eventually lead him to harm his family.

Posted:8:31 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181693
Rating: 18171
Poster: WDHIII
Ailing auto industry needs Ottawa's help: CAW Ailing auto industry needs Ottawa's help: CAW

The head of the local Canadian Auto Workers union in Oshawa said he felt like he was "kicked in the gut" after hearing news that nearly 1,000 jobs would be cut from the city's car plant.

Posted:8:22 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181841
Rating: 18186
Poster: WDHIII
Ottawa accused of abandoning Canadian in Sudan Ottawa accused of abandoning Canadian in Sudan

The federal government is facing some harsh accusations from the advocates of a Canadian citizen who returned to his native Sudan several years ago but has not been allowed to come home.

Posted:8:19 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181567
Rating: 18158
Poster: WDHIII
Lawyer hopes committee will call for Khadr's return Lawyer hopes committee will call for Khadr's return

Omar Khadr's lawyer says he hopes that a federal subcommittee's hearings this week will result in a decision to push for his client's return to Canada.

Posted:8:18 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181497
Rating: 18151
Poster: WDHIII
Bye lap dance, hello laptop Bye lap dance, hello laptop

Strip clubs are chafing under a proposed federal crackdown on dancers and the lure of the Internet

Posted:6:31 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 182118
Rating: 18214
Poster: kitty
California speeder claims ignorance of metric system California speeder claims ignorance of metric system

Another speeder has felt the wrath of Essex OPP -- and this time the driver is Californian. OPP said the U.S. woman's Mercedes Benz was clocked at a speed of 140 km/h heading west on Highway 401 just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Posted:6:23 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181725
Rating: 18175
Poster: kitty
Gordon Ramsay heats up Star kitchen Gordon Ramsay heats up Star kitchen

The minute smoke started pouring out of the oven and the bread inside spontaneously combusted, I knew I was toast. Again.

Posted:6:18 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181748
Rating: 18177
Poster: kitty
Austrian 'man of stature' led a double life of horror Austrian 'man of stature' led a double life of horror

With his Mercedes and the rings on his fingers, Josef Fritzl looked every inch a property owner, said neighbours and shopkeepers in this tidy Austrian town. Even when running errands, they said, he wore a natty jacket, crisp shirt and a tie.

Posted:6:15 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181878
Rating: 18190
Poster: kitty
Toronto-based consortium to seek cancer's genetic origins Toronto-based consortium to seek cancer's genetic origins

Posted:6:12 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181481
Rating: 18150
Poster: kitty
Disney child star upset over Vanity Fair pictures Disney child star upset over Vanity Fair pictures
Posted:5:36 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181568
Rating: 18157
Poster: stemmer
U.S. Marines launch operation into Taliban-held part of southern Afghanistan U.S. Marines launch operation into Taliban-held part of southern Afghanistan

OUTSIDE GARMSER, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan's most violent province early Tuesday in the first major American operation in the region in years

Posted:8:50 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181499
Rating: 18152
Poster: Hyack
Flyers frustrate Canadiens, gain series lead Flyers frustrate Canadiens, gain series lead

The Philadelphia Flyers scored three times in the second period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night, chasing Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price from the game and taking a 2-1 series lead

Posted:8:44 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181581
Rating: 18159
Poster: Hyack
Task group prepares for overseas mission Task group prepares for overseas mission

Posted:2:53 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181698
Rating: 18173
Poster: Hyack
Globemasters to land at CFB Trenton; Extra planes equal extra work for squadron Globemasters to land at CFB Trenton; Extra planes equal extra work for squadron

More planes and more work are on the agenda for this base's 429 Transport Squadron, and its commander says his team is ready for both.

Posted:10:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181822
Rating: 18185
Poster: Hyack
Ashley Force -  first woman to win  a national event in Funny Car Ashley Force - first woman to win a national event in Funny Car

Posted:8:49 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181572
Rating: 18159
Poster: WDHIII
Stars head home with commanding lead on Sharks Stars head home with commanding lead on Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski collapsed like a kid on rented skates, nudging the puck straight to Brad Richards as he fell. Richards, who has a few big playoff goals in his past, turned that turnover into the Dallas Stars' tying score before the Sharks

Posted:8:45 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181561
Rating: 18157
Poster: WDHIII
Canada's the 'apartment above the party': Ferguson Canada's the 'apartment above the party': Ferguson

WASHINGTON - Comedian Craig Ferguson has come up with a new way of describing the Canada-U.S. relationship.

Posted:8:26 AM on Monday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182116
Rating: 18214
Poster: WDHIII
Woman says father held her captive for 24 years Woman says father held her captive for 24 years

Warning: Elements of this stories may disturb some readers

Posted:8:24 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181664
Rating: 18168
Poster: WDHIII
Immigration boom crowds Manitoba school halls Immigration boom crowds Manitoba school halls

School divisions in southern Manitoba are struggling to keep up with a growing number of students who are arriving in the area as part of an immigration boom.

Posted:8:22 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181560
Rating: 18157
Poster: WDHIII
BlackBerry, cellphone use out of control at federal ministry: audit BlackBerry, cellphone use out of control at federal ministry: audit

Cellphone and BlackBerry use at a major federal department has been out of control, with costs skyrocketing in a chaotic atmosphere, says a new audit.

Posted:8:18 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181686
Rating: 18171
Poster: WDHIII
Canada will 'maintain' balanced budget: Flaherty Canada will 'maintain' balanced budget: Flaherty

With gas prices on the rise and an economic slowdown forecasted, the Conservative government is facing new, tough questions from a nervous public.

Posted:8:17 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181498
Rating: 18152
Poster: WDHIII
Tim Hortons dragged into blog-based libel suit Tim Hortons dragged into blog-based libel suit

OTTAWA -- Three of Canada's best-known institutions the post office, its militant union and Tim Hortons are at the centre of an unusual libel action that erupted over a controversial posting in the swelling blogosphere.

Posted:8:14 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181594
Rating: 18160
Poster: WDHIII
Caledonia protesters will stay until OPP back off Caledonia protesters will stay until OPP back off

DESERONTO, Ont. -- Six Nations protesters in Caledonia say they won't remove a blockade until the police back down at another aboriginal protest in eastern Ontario.

Posted:8:12 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181441
Rating: 18145
Poster: WDHIII
Vancouver safe injection site fight heads to court Vancouver safe injection site fight heads to court

VANCOUVER -- The fight to keep the doors open at Canada's only safe injection site heads to the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver today.

Posted:8:09 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181616
Rating: 18162
Poster: WDHIII
Kenney won't put timeline on Martin's return Kenney won't put timeline on Martin's return

MP Jason Kenney said Monday he doesn't know how long it will take to get Brenda Martin back to Canada, but he's optimistic it will be soon.

Posted:8:08 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181643
Rating: 18164
Poster: WDHIII
Cartoon Cartoon
Posted:7:43 AM on Monday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182014
Rating: 18203
Poster: WDHIII
Shark-bitten San Jose in big trouble Shark-bitten San Jose in big trouble

Home ice advantage proved to be no advantage at all for the San Jose Sharks.

Posted:10:19 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181511
Rating: 18152
Poster: Hyack
Minor earthquake rumbles off Vancouver Island Minor earthquake rumbles off Vancouver Island

An earthquake measuring about 4.8 on the Richter scale shook the seabed off the northern tip of Vancouver Island Sunday afternoon.

Posted:4:37 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181676
Rating: 18171
Poster: Hyack
Off endangered list, wolves face new pressure from hunters in U.S. Rockies Off endangered list, wolves face new pressure from hunters in U.S. Rockies

BILLINGS, Mont. - Tony Saunders stalked his prey for 55 kilometres by snowmobile through western Wyoming's Hoback Basin, finally reaching a clearing where he took out a .270-calibre rifle and shot the wolf twice from 30 metres away.

Posted:4:10 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181634
Rating: 18163
Poster: Hyack
Staal leads Penguins to 2-0 series lead Staal leads Penguins to 2-0 series lead

Scores winning goal, while Fleury stops 26 shots for 2nd career playoff shutout

Posted:4:07 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181617
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
Canada Post, its union and Tim Hortons tangled in libel suit Canada Post, its union and Tim Hortons tangled in libel suit

the main protagonists, Greene and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, appear to have locked horns in determined fashion after the union's former president posted a blog last month satirizing Greene's decision to take the Tim Hortons seat.

Posted:3:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181608
Rating: 18161
Poster: mtbr
US warns Iran of retaliation over Iraq action US warns Iran of retaliation over Iraq action

Posted:2:10 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181592
Rating: 18160
Poster: Hyack
Bloggers offer uncensored glimpse into Cuba Bloggers offer uncensored glimpse into Cuba

HAVANA -- Only a month has passed since ordinary Cubans won the right to own computers, and the government still keeps a rigid grip on Internet access.

Posted:2:04 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181616
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
A look beyond the handgun ban A look beyond the handgun ban

Chicago outlawed handgun sales in 1981. In the past week, there have been 40 shootings

Posted:1:34 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181559
Rating: 18157
Poster: RUEZ
Quilchena Hotel: 100 years of stories Quilchena Hotel: 100 years of stories

Guy Rose, the owner of the 100-year-old Quilchena Hotel, is explaining the history of three bullet holes in the wooden panelling of the hotel's saloon.

Posted:12:08 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 181804
Rating: 18180
Poster: Hyack
Shots chase Karzai, Canadian envoy Shots chase Karzai, Canadian envoy

Posted:12:03 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181518
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
Toronto transit workers ordered back to work Toronto transit workers ordered back to work

The Ontario government and opposition parties united Sunday to pass back-to-work legislation, ordering an end to a surprise Toronto transit strike that idled the country's largest fleet of subways, streetcars and buses.

Posted:11:56 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181536
Rating: 18154
Poster: Hyack
Non-white military might needs boost Non-white military might needs boost

OTTAWA -- Canada's military is struggling to shed its "white guys" image, embracing more culture and diversity to put a more colourful face on the armed forces.

Posted:11:52 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181988
Rating: 18201
Poster: Hyack
Sin City for fraudsters Sin City for fraudsters

Calgary's the nation's hot spot for inventive crooks using a series of new and unscrupulously creative ways to skim debit card information from businesses for later raids on victims' bank accounts, says a city cop.

Posted:11:46 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181526
Rating: 18154
Poster: Hyack
Doomed Chornobyl reactor to be buried in giant steel coffin, 22 years later Doomed Chornobyl reactor to be buried in giant steel coffin, 22 years later

KYIV, Ukraine - Twenty-two years after the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, work is underway on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power plant.

Posted:11:41 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181518
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
Alberta suspends grizzly hunt for fourth year while awaiting survey results Alberta suspends grizzly hunt for fourth year while awaiting survey results

CALGARY - Alberta will continue to suspend its controversial spring grizzly bear hunt into 2009 amid growing evidence that numbers of the iconic carnivore are significantly lower than earlier estimates.

Posted:11:35 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181529
Rating: 18155
Poster: Hyack
Toilet training cat was a crappy idea Toilet training cat was a crappy idea

Posted:7:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181981
Rating: 18199
Poster: kitty
Flyers stymie Canadiens to tie series Flyers stymie Canadiens to tie series

This time, Martin Biron got the better of the Montreal Canadiens.

Posted:7:52 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181693
Rating: 18170
Poster: Hyack
Sharpton vows to 'close' NYC after officer acquittals Sharpton vows to 'close' NYC after officer acquittals

NEW YORK -- Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to "close this city down" to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed a groom on his wedding day and

Posted:6:56 PM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181519
Rating: 18152
Poster: WDHIII
Florida lawmakers consider bill banning ornamental testicles Florida lawmakers consider bill banning ornamental testicles

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - They're proudly displayed by any self-respecting bull, but dangling big metal ones on the back end of a truck could be banned in Florida.

Posted:6:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181583
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
Doan earns captain's C for Team Canada Doan earns captain's C for Team Canada

Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman is sticking with what works, naming Phoenix Coyote Shane Doan captain for the upcoming world men's hockey championship

Posted:6:45 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181723
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
Franzen ignites Red Wings attack Franzen ignites Red Wings attack

Johan Franzen is doing his best to make the ailing Colorado Avalanche trio of Peter Forsberg, Wojtek Wolski and Scott Hannan feel much worse.

Posted:6:40 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181609
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
Below Windsor? Holy Cowtown Below Windsor? Holy Cowtown

Here's a question to ponder over the weekend: Would you rather live in Windsor, where the summer heat turns the city into an oven and where unemployment is high, or would you rather live in Calgary, where the summers are short but beautiful and workers a

Posted:10:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181786
Rating: 18180
Poster: WDHIII
Facial with nightingale excrement takes flight at New York spa Facial with nightingale excrement takes flight at New York spa

Forget avocado, evening primrose oil or other exotic ingredients, the latest facial to hit New York is a mask made with bird excrement.

Posted:10:10 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181679
Rating: 18170
Poster: kitty
Hipsters Move To Their Own Soundtrack at 'Silent Raves' Hipsters Move To Their Own Soundtrack at 'Silent Raves'

In what looked like an improbable dance scene from a zombie movie, nearly 1,000 people gathered recently in New York to gyrate en masse as part of the latest hipster diversion: the silent rave

Posted:10:07 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 182011
Rating: 18202
Poster: kitty
Philly gas station sells 76-cent fuel in honour of 76ers Philly gas station sells 76-cent fuel in honour of 76ers

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers are in the playoffs for the first time in three years, but motorists were the ones celebrating on Friday.

Posted:10:01 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181611
Rating: 18163
Poster: WDHIII
'Scud Stud' sues over footage in Hanks film 'Scud Stud' sues over footage in Hanks film

Canadian journalist Arthur Kent -- best known as the "Scud Stud" for his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War for NBC -- is suing the makers of the movie Charlie Wilson's War for unauthorized use of his voice-over and footage in the film's depiction of the S

Posted:9:44 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181612
Rating: 18163
Poster: WDHIII
Church of pot lands pair in slammer Church of pot lands pair in slammer

HAMILTON - Two men who operated a church where marijuana was sold as a sacrament were sentenced to prison Friday.

Posted:9:39 AM on Saturday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182208
Rating: 18222
Poster: WDHIII
Town under fire for killing woman's dogs Town under fire for killing woman's dogs

REGINA - The mayor of a town that allegedly seized a woman's dogs, then killed them because she was on welfare, is getting an earful.

Posted:9:35 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181660
Rating: 18169
Poster: WDHIII
Rising beer prices difficult to swallow Rising beer prices difficult to swallow

Beer lovers are grumbling as prices have begun rising in the city. Skyrocketing prices for everything from barley to hops to fuel are pushing up prices around the city.

Posted:9:33 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181560
Rating: 18158
Poster: WDHIII
Alberta fights 'dirty oil' stigma Alberta fights 'dirty oil' stigma

With $100 billion worth of bitumen projects on tap, the province is ready to battle environmental groups trying to turn public opinion against what they call 'dirty oil'

Posted:9:29 AM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181609
Rating: 18163
Poster: WDHIII
Murder suspect hit semi Murder suspect hit semi

Wife found dead one hour after violent husband was killed on highway

Posted:9:25 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181471
Rating: 18149
Poster: WDHIII
Canada’s drug crime bill brings calls for caution from U.S.

Ten years ago this spring, Karen Garrison watched as her twin sons were locked up in prison, for longer than she ever thought possible.

Posted:9:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181576
Rating: 18158
Poster: WDHIII
Student gets $628 ticket for sitting on park ledge Student gets $628 ticket for sitting on park ledge

Posted:9:06 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181574
Rating: 18160
Poster: kitty
Gas prices to double by 2012: economist Gas prices to double by 2012: economist

Gasoline prices in North America will soar over the next four years to $2.25 a litre, causing a massive jolt to the continent's manufacturing base not seen since the oil shocks of the 1970s, a leading economist is warning.

Posted:9:09 AM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181529
Rating: 18153
Poster: WDHIII
Late N.L. war hero’s medals return home

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The Victoria Cross and other medals belonging to a celebrated Newfoundland war hero are back in his home province after four-and-a-half years in Ottawa.

Posted:9:07 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181625
Rating: 18163
Poster: WDHIII
Witness hiding in Canada warned about assassins Witness hiding in Canada warned about assassins

MONTREAL -- Colombia's witness-protection agency has warned a former paramilitary turned state witness that two assassins posing as tourists plan to travel to his new home in Canada to kill him.

Posted:9:02 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181462
Rating: 18147
Poster: WDHIII
Vandals paint words Vandals paint words "FLQ" and "traitor" on Pierre Elliott Trudeau's tomb

MONTREAL - Vandals have defaced the tomb of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Posted:8:52 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181680
Rating: 18171
Poster: WDHIII
Penguins rally on Rangers to grab game 1 Penguins rally on Rangers to grab game 1

PITTSBURGH - The young and skilled outfit that is the Pittsburgh Penguins added another important entry Friday night in a story that has years left to play out.

Posted:8:43 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181547
Rating: 18157
Poster: WDHIII
Morrow scores overtime winner as Stars beat Sharks Morrow scores overtime winner as Stars beat Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Their dressing room is small and spare, and the teal-coloured crowd despises them. Yet the Dallas Stars feel right at home these days in the Shark Tank

Posted:8:40 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181516
Rating: 18154
Poster: WDHIII
Arrested Ont. Mohawk protesters to appear in court Arrested Ont. Mohawk protesters to appear in court

DESERONTO, Ont. -- Seven Mohawk protesters arrested during a tense standoff with police in eastern Ontario on Friday are to appear in court today.

Posted:8:38 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181437
Rating: 18146
Poster: WDHIII
B.C. church floor collapse injures 42 people B.C. church floor collapse injures 42 people

The floor of an Abbotsford, B.C. church collapsed during a Christian rock concert on Friday night, leaving 42 people injured.

Posted:8:36 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181530
Rating: 18155
Poster: WDHIII
Canada's Wonderland unveils Behemoth coaster Canada's Wonderland unveils Behemoth coaster

A handful of thrill-seeking ride enthusiasts braved high-speed twists and stomach-churning drops as they test-drove the country's tallest and fastest roller coaster today at Canada's Wonderland.

Posted:8:26 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 182047
Rating: 18207
Poster: kitty
Some Toronto grocers putting caps on rice sales Some Toronto grocers putting caps on rice sales

Step inside Azim Popat's small shop on Gerrard St. E., and you'll see every kind of basmati rice, from the finest polished grain to the cheaper, lower-grade kernels, proudly displayed and piled in 4.5-kilogram bags. For now, the shelves are stocked a

Posted:8:22 AM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181510
Rating: 18153
Poster: kitty
TTC back by Monday? TTC back by Monday?

The TTC strike should be over by Monday morning. The Liberal government is scrambling to have the back-to-work legislation introduced tomorrow with a rare Sunday sitting in the Legislature, sources told the Star this morning.

Posted:8:19 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181503
Rating: 18152
Poster: kitty
TTC Strike survival guide TTC Strike survival guide

Posted:8:16 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181842
Rating: 18186
Poster: kitty
Ignatieff flexing leadership muscle Ignatieff flexing leadership muscle

In one particularly delicious and telling moment, Mr. Ignatieff invoked Senator David Smith as the father of his candidacy. Mr. Smith was sitting but feet away. "I was the establishment candidate because I knew David Smith," Mr. Ignatieff nodded to the

Posted:7:53 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181610
Rating: 18162
Poster: mtbr
New Democrats cashing in on Liberals' indecisiveness New Democrats cashing in on Liberals' indecisiveness

Party becoming `true opposition' as Dion forced to dodge Tories

Posted:7:51 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181713
Rating: 18171
Poster: mtbr
Conservatives lose support Conservatives lose support

The Conservatives stand at 33 per cent support across Canada, a loss of three percentage points since a similar poll in March. The Liberals have been the prime beneficiaries of that slide, up four percentage points to 30 per cent, according to the online

Posted:7:48 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181686
Rating: 18171
Poster: mtbr
Morrow gives Stars OT opening win Morrow gives Stars OT opening win

Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow scored his second goal 4:39 into overtime to give his club a 3-2 opening win in their Western Conference semifinal against the San Jose Sharks.

Posted:10:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181467
Rating: 18147
Poster: Hyack
Penguins win Game 1 thriller Penguins win Game 1 thriller

The Pittsburgh Penguins weathered an early storm and then stormed out to an amazing victory Friday night.

Posted:10:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181499
Rating: 18150
Poster: Hyack
OPP draw weapons in tense standoff with natives OPP draw weapons in tense standoff with natives

The Ontario Provincial Police were involved in a tense standoff with Mohawk protesters in Deseronto, about 220 kilometres east of Toronto, on Friday.

Posted:10:42 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181828
Rating: 18184
Poster: Hyack
Scientists find 17 descendants of 'iceman' found in glacier Scientists find 17 descendants of 'iceman' found in glacier

Scientists have found 17 living relatives of a centuries-old "iceman," whose remains were discovered in a melting glacier in northern British Columbia nine years ago.

Posted:10:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181775
Rating: 18178
Poster: Hyack


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