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News Image Collage for 11-2008

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NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2008

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Truck airbags spontaneously deployed Truck airbags spontaneously deployed

TORONTO -- A Scarborough man is lucky to be alive after the airbags in his pickup truck spontaneously deployed yesterday.

Posted:8:06 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206514
Rating: 20652
Poster: WDHIII
Excess lead prompts recall of plush toy Mounties Excess lead prompts recall of plush toy Mounties

Health Canada has issued a recall of millions of plush toy animals dressed as Mounties because they contain hazardous levels of lead and are a choking hazard for children.

Posted:8:01 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206636
Rating: 20666
Poster: WDHIII
Bin Laden deputy uses racial epithet to insult Obama Bin Laden deputy uses racial epithet to insult Obama

CAIRO, Egypt -- Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted on the Internet on Wednesday, describing the U.S. president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

Posted:7:57 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20652
Poster: WDHIII
Ontario to join B.C. in offering high-tech driver's licences to cross border Ontario to join B.C. in offering high-tech driver's licences to cross border

Ontario will join British Columbia in offering enhanced driver's licences as an alternative to a passport for residents who travel to the United States, despite claims by critics that the new system could be wide open for privacy abuses.

Posted:7:50 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206495
Rating: 20651
Poster: WDHIII
Syncrude reaches royalty deal with Alberta Syncrude reaches royalty deal with Alberta

Syncrude has reached a new Crown agreement with the Alberta government that will see the partners in the project pay an additional $975 million in royalties from 2010 to 2015

Posted:7:48 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206592
Rating: 20660
Poster: WDHIII
Ministers head to U.S. to investigate auto bailout plan Ministers head to U.S. to investigate auto bailout plan

A delegation of federal and provincial officials is headed to the U.S. Wednesday to investigate how a proposed U.S. bailout of automakers could affect Canada.

Posted:7:42 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206404
Rating: 20641
Poster: WDHIII
Nicholson: Hockey Canada won't back down in Logo dispute Nicholson: Hockey Canada won't back down in Logo dispute

Hockey Canada plans to fight to use its logo at the 2010 Olympic Games, reports the Globe and Mail.

Posted:7:41 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206635
Rating: 20666
Poster: WDHIII
Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijacked by pirates off Africa Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijacked by pirates off Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A major Norwegian shipping group on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker carrying US$100 million in crude.

Posted:9:55 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206529
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Third ship seized off coast of Somalia Third ship seized off coast of Somalia

A Thai fishing boat taken hostage in the Gulf of Aden is now one of three vessels that have reportedly been hijacked off the coast of Somalia this week

Posted:9:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206484
Rating: 20649
Poster: Hyack
Anti-Olympic activists woo world press attention in Vancouver Anti-Olympic activists woo world press attention in Vancouver

As the international press learns this week how much it will cost to cover the 2010 Winter Games, activists hope they will also learn how much the Olympics are costing Vancouver.

Posted:9:45 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206543
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Russian spy may have passed along NATO secrets Russian spy may have passed along NATO secrets

A high-ranking Estonian defence official has been charged with treason, accused of passing sensitive NATO information to the Russian government for the past several years.

Posted:9:43 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206488
Rating: 20649
Poster: Hyack
BC's German Ferries May Be Lemons BC's German Ferries May Be Lemons

On Dec. 13, 2007, the first of three Super C-class vessels built for $542 million in Germany arrived in B.C. to much fanfare. Less than 10 months later, B.C. Ferries announced the Coastal Renaissance would be spending more days tied up at the terminal tha

Posted:9:34 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206630
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
China rules out sending troops to Afghanistan China rules out sending troops to Afghanistan

BEIJING - China says it will not send any troops to Afghanistan - rejecting recent speculation that Beijing might support the international coalition there.

Posted:9:28 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206700
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
B.C. town up in arms over bear shooting at mall B.C. town up in arms over bear shooting at mall

Police on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast say they made the right decision to fatally shoot a bear outside of a shopping centre in the tiny town of Gibsons

Posted:9:15 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206666
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Man pleads guilty in satellite piracy case, Moncton, N.B. Man pleads guilty in satellite piracy case, Moncton, N.B.

On November 3, 2008, Marcel Basque of Saint Maurice pled guilty in Richibucto Provincial Court to two charges under the Radiocommunication Act. These charges relate to the possession of numerous pirated, or illegal satellite TV receivers, including Canadi

Posted:3:27 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207991
Rating: 20800
Poster: tritium
Milliken survives challenge, is reelected Speaker Milliken survives challenge, is reelected Speaker

The first order of parliamentary business since last month's federal election turned into a drawn-out affair Tuesday as MPs voted to elect a Speaker for the House of Commons.

Posted:1:46 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206507
Rating: 20652
Poster: hurley_108
Victoria balcony climber falls to her death from highrise Victoria balcony climber falls to her death from highrise

VICTORIA - A Victoria-area woman is dead after falling 15 storeys from her highrise apartment Monday following an ill-fated attempt to enter through her balcony.

Posted:8:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206792
Rating: 20681
Poster: WDHIII
Winnipeg man escapes from Greek jail Winnipeg man escapes from Greek jail

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man serving a life sentence in a Greek prison for drug smuggling is now considered an international fugitive after he vanished last week after nine years in custody, the Winnipeg Free Press has learned.

Posted:8:51 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206735
Rating: 20675
Poster: WDHIII
MP3 fans told to turn it down MP3 fans told to turn it down

TORONTO -- Earbuds may be hip, but the MP3 generation of high-school students is listening to personal music players at dangerously high volume levels, a survey indicates.

Posted:8:48 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206732
Rating: 20674
Poster: WDHIII
Stone-age family unearthed Stone-age family unearthed

WASHINGTON - A Stone Age burial site in central Germany has yielded the earliest evidence of people living together as a family.

Posted:8:40 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206458
Rating: 20647
Poster: WDHIII
Women ski jumpers clear hurdle in uphill battle Women ski jumpers clear hurdle in uphill battle

Women ski jumpers have cleared the next hurdle in their uphill legal battle for the right to compete at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Posted:8:36 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206599
Rating: 20661
Poster: WDHIII
Oldest polar bear dies at Winnipeg zoo Oldest polar bear dies at Winnipeg zoo

Debby, the oldest living polar bear, had to be euthanized because of declining health, Winnipeg zoo officials have announced.

Posted:8:34 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206564
Rating: 20658
Poster: WDHIII
Oil drops below $55 a barrel Oil drops below $55 a barrel

Fears of a prolonged recession in developing countries and weak crude demand sent oil prices drifting below $55 a barrel Tuesday.

Posted:8:30 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206609
Rating: 20662
Poster: WDHIII
Albertan harassed after buying repossessed house Albertan harassed after buying repossessed house

A Kensington, P.E.I., man was sentenced on mischief charges Monday after leaving a dead cow and tonnes of manure on the edge of a property he used to own

Posted:8:29 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206869
Rating: 20689
Poster: WDHIII
Islanders sink Canucks in shootout Islanders sink Canucks in shootout

It's not often Roberto Luongo is outplayed by an opposing netminder, but such was the case Monday night on Long Island.

Posted:7:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206678
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
Army orders more minesweepers for engineers in Afghanistan Army orders more minesweepers for engineers in Afghanistan

OTTAWA - Canada's Defence Department has ordered more specialized roadside detection vehicles for combat engineers in Afghanistan.

Posted:7:18 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206854
Rating: 20686
Poster: Hyack
Harper dispatches GG on arts-promotion trip Harper dispatches GG on arts-promotion trip

OTTAWA - After arts cuts that sparked a furor in the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dispatching Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean on a two-week tour of European countries to promote art and cultural links with Canada.

Posted:7:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206783
Rating: 20680
Poster: Hyack
Women ski jumpers to plead case in B.C. court Women ski jumpers to plead case in B.C. court

It turns out that the women, who have been fighting for the right to fly at the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler, will get their day in court.

Posted:7:13 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206630
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Georgia calls for independent war probe into last August's Russian invasion Georgia calls for independent war probe into last August's Russian invasion

UNITED NATIONS - Georgia's UN ambassador has called for an independent international investigation to determine whether Georgia or Russia started the war in South Ossetia in August that badly damaged ties between Moscow and the West.

Posted:7:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206539
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Winnipeg zoo euthanizes world's oldest polar bear Winnipeg zoo euthanizes world's oldest polar bear

Winnipeg zoo officials euthanized the oldest living polar bear on Monday, after a clinical exam found Debby was suffering from multiple organ failure.

Posted:7:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206473
Rating: 20647
Poster: Hyack
University of Toronto system joins supercomputer elite University of Toronto system joins supercomputer elite

A University of Toronto supercomputer still in the process of being built was powerful enough already to make a list of the fastest supercomputers in the world.

Posted:7:01 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206855
Rating: 20686
Poster: Hyack
Teens plead guilty to lesser charges in cat microwaving case Teens plead guilty to lesser charges in cat microwaving case

Two teens in Camrose, Alta., pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges of break and enter in a December 2007 home invasion where a cat was killed in a microwave.

Posted:6:58 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206553
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Warning issued over fake letter from Canada Revenue Agency Warning issued over fake letter from Canada Revenue Agency

Police and tax officials are warning about a letter and e-mail fraud scheme that attempts to pry confidential banking information and passport numbers from Canadians.

Posted:6:56 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206627
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
UPS dress code case settled UPS dress code case settled

Eight Muslim women who filed a human rights complaint against the United Parcel Service (UPS) over a dress code dispute, have settled with the company.

Posted:3:48 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206719
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
Michael Jackson sued by Arab sheikh Michael Jackson sued by Arab sheikh

Posted:3:47 PM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206705
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Media should clam up when lives at risk: military boss Media should clam up when lives at risk: military boss

OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says the next time someone is kidnapped in Afghanistan, he hopes the media shows the same kind of restraint it did in the case of captured CBC journalist Mellissa Fung.

Posted:3:42 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206538
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
NHLers warned about blows to the head by league NHLers warned about blows to the head by league

The NHL's Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations, Colin Campbell, had the following memo, obtained by TSN, posted in every NHL dressing room on Friday.

Posted:3:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206545
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Trial begins for man charged with murder of Canadian model in China Trial begins for man charged with murder of Canadian model in China

SHANGHAI, China - The trial of an 18-year-old man accused of murdering Canadian model Diana O'Brien in China began Monday in a Shanghai courtroom.

Posted:3:33 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206507
Rating: 20652
Poster: Hyack
Shark-cam captures ocean motion Shark-cam captures ocean motion

It is as thick as your arm, gungy and smells disgusting - and it has just been caught on camera for what is thought to be the first time.

Posted:12:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206945
Rating: 20698
Poster: Hyack
Mosque in hot water again Mosque in hot water again

The Toronto mosque that once warned its members to avoid wishing others "Merry Christmas," equating it with murder, is once again pitted in controversy.

Posted:11:49 AM on Monday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 207019
Rating: 20705
Poster: Hyack
2,100 Canada Post workers hit the picket lines 2,100 Canada Post workers hit the picket lines

Canada Post administrative and technical workers are on strike Tuesday after rejecting a final offer from their employer late last week.

Posted:11:44 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206508
Rating: 20651
Poster: Hyack
Canadians to use civilian helicopters in Afghanistan in stopgap measure Canadians to use civilian helicopters in Afghanistan in stopgap measure

PASAB, Afghanistan - Until they get their own helicopters next year, Canadian troops in Afghanistan will have access to six civilian choppers to lessen the risk of coming under insurgent attack while moving along the country's notoriously dangerous roads.

Posted:11:41 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206809
Rating: 20683
Poster: Hyack
Afghan girls returning to school after acid attack Afghan girls returning to school after acid attack

Students are slowly returning to classes at a Kandahar City girls' school following an attack last week that left several girls with acid burns on their faces.

Posted:11:37 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206705
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
Weakening winds help crews battle Southern California fires Weakening winds help crews battle Southern California fires

Three major fires continue to burn in southern California Monday as fire crews take advantage of weakening winds to gain a foothold against the blazes

Posted:11:33 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20651
Poster: Hyack
Somali pirates seize supertanker off Kenyan coast Somali pirates seize supertanker off Kenyan coast

Somali pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker off the coast of Kenya and are taking it to a Somali port, the U.S. Navy said Monday.

Posted:11:30 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206399
Rating: 20640
Poster: Hyack
Investigators head to site of B.C. plane crash that killed 7 Investigators head to site of B.C. plane crash that killed 7

Transportation Safety Board representatives were expected to arrive at the scene of a deadly airplane crash off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast on Monday to begin an investigation.

Posted:11:26 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206475
Rating: 20648
Poster: Hyack
After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US

In rural Georgia, a group of high-schoolers gets a visit from the Secret Service after posting "inappropriate" comments about President-elect Barack Obama on the Web. In Raleigh, N.C., four college students admit to spraying race-tinged graffiti in a pede

Posted:9:14 AM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207023
Rating: 20704
Poster: bootlegga
Ontario teen road rules hailed Ontario teen road rules hailed

TORONTO -- New zero-tolerance laws that will combat drinking and speeding among young drivers are a "major step in the right direction," road-safety advocates said yesterday

Posted:8:53 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206695
Rating: 20672
Poster: WDHIII
Phone call leads to train crash Phone call leads to train crash

CALGARY -- An out-of-province driver stopped his car to talk on a cellphone yesterday but picked a bad place to do it.

Posted:8:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206543
Rating: 20656
Poster: WDHIII
Dying wish wrapped in red tape Dying wish wrapped in red tape

LONDON -- The cancer makes her weaker every day. Sometimes it's too much even to open her eyes. Still, she never fails to ask for her daughter.

Posted:8:46 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20653
Poster: WDHIII
Great Big Sea still haven't given up on dreams Great Big Sea still haven't given up on dreams

TORONTO -- Great Big Sea no longer wants to be the party band known mostly for jumping up and down onstage with boundless energy.

Posted:8:43 AM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206627
Rating: 20665
Poster: WDHIII
Canadian election was 'so meh,' dictionary says Canadian election was 'so meh,' dictionary says

LONDON -- Are Canadian elections boring? Well, according to the folks in Britain who put out the Collins English Dictionary, it seems our elections practically define the term.

Posted:8:40 AM on Monday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 207130
Rating: 20715
Poster: WDHIII
Bronfmans offer reward in million-dollar jewel heist Bronfmans offer reward in million-dollar jewel heist

Posted:8:38 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206603
Rating: 20662
Poster: WDHIII
Suicide blast kills three in southern Afghanistan Suicide blast kills three in southern Afghanistan

Two Afghan police officers and one civilian are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a meeting between tribal leaders and Canadian provincial reconstruction officials in Kandahar on Monday.

Posted:8:34 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206414
Rating: 20643
Poster: WDHIII
Donors replace smashed monument to 1903 Stanley Cup win Donors replace smashed monument to 1903 Stanley Cup win

A new monument to the original Ottawa Senators' first Stanley Cup win more than a century ago will be unveiled Monday to replace the one destroyed by vandals this past spring, thanks to donors such as the grandson of one of the hockey players who took par

Posted:8:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206558
Rating: 20658
Poster: WDHIII
Cultural institutions pool funds to buy treasures Cultural institutions pool funds to buy treasures

OTTAWA-A massive haul of valuable Canadiana comprising 1,200 artworks, artifacts and historical documents from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries has just been repatriated from England

Posted:9:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206496
Rating: 20650
Poster: Hyack
DND seeks more than $2B for vehicles for Afghanistan DND seeks more than $2B for vehicles for Afghanistan

OTTAWA-The Department of National Defence plans to ask the government to approve a multibillion-dollar package to purchase new armoured vehicles and rebuild others that have been worn down by continued use in Afghanistan.

Posted:8:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206569
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Nesbitt just can't be beat in 1,000 metres Nesbitt just can't be beat in 1,000 metres

The Canadian speedskating team added another three medals to its World Cup tally at Heerenveen, the Netherlands on Sunday.

Posted:8:54 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206662
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Luongo ready for new memories Luongo ready for new memories

Hockey's hottest puck stopper returns to his first NHL home Monday and even Roberto Luongo can't fathom a guess if anyone will care.

Posted:8:51 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206591
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
TransLink defends executive pay hikes TransLink defends executive pay hikes

TransLink and B.C.'s transportation minister are defending pay raises of up to 90 per cent over six years for top TransLink executives.

Posted:8:38 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206578
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Canada's highest point seems to be higher, new readings say Canada's highest point seems to be higher, new readings say

Canada's highest point - the ice-covered peak of Yukon's soaring Mount Logan - may be due for an official re-measurement after an American researcher on a neighbourly flyby took readings that suggest this country's superlative summit has experienced a gro

Posted:8:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206558
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
7 dead in plane crash off B.C. coast 7 dead in plane crash off B.C. coast

Seven people have died in a small plane crash on South Thormanby Island off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, a spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria has confirmed.

Posted:8:03 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206567
Rating: 20660
Poster: Hyack
Churchill's great mistakes Churchill's great mistakes

Much of the western world just honoured the millions of soldiers fallen in two world wars. But we also need to look beyond post-war myths and understand the tragic political mistakes that sent these soldiers to die in wars that might have been avoided.

Posted:1:44 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 206854
Rating: 20688
Poster: Hyack
Jury out on global warming Jury out on global warming

Michael Crichton was a Harvard trained medical doctor with post-doctoral hitches at Cambridge, England, and the Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies at La Jolla, California.

Posted:1:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206761
Rating: 20679
Poster: Hyack
Mother of all ice ages may be looming Mother of all ice ages may be looming

The planet could face a freeze worse than an Ice Age starting in as little as 10,000 years, giving future societies a headache the opposite of coping with global warming, scientists said this week.

Posted:1:39 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206828
Rating: 20687
Poster: Hyack
Taliban �Robin Hood� dishes out Nato booty

Posted:1:35 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206698
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Canadians escape Afghanistan explosion Canadians escape Afghanistan explosion

LAKOKHEL, Afghanistan -- Three Canadian soldiers narrowly escaped a booby-trap blast that seriously injured three Afghan army troops early Sunday morning.

Posted:1:33 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206639
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Cautiousness marks anniversary of Taliban's fall Cautiousness marks anniversary of Taliban's fall

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Seven years ago Thursday, people celebrated in the streets of Kabul as members of the Northern alliance rolled into the capital of Afghanistan, driving the Taliban and their al-Qaida allies into hiding in the south.

Posted:1:24 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206435
Rating: 20646
Poster: Hyack
IED explosion sends Afghan soldiers into care of Canadian soldiers IED explosion sends Afghan soldiers into care of Canadian soldiers

LAKOKHEL, Afghanistan - Improvised explosive devices are the deadliest obstacle NATO soldiers face in the Afghan trenches - a fact driven home Sunday by the sight of a bloodied Afghan soldier being cared for by one of his young Canadian mentors.

Posted:1:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206532
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Deaths uncounted in China's tainted milk scandal Deaths uncounted in China's tainted milk scandal

LITI VILLAGE, China -- Li Xiaokai died of kidney failure on the old wooden bed in the family farmhouse, just before dawn on a drizzly Sept. 10.

Posted:1:18 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206550
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Largest plant DNA project may lead to new medicines Largest plant DNA project may lead to new medicines

EDMONTON -- A rising star in the field of genome research has been lured back to Canada from the U.S. to carry out the world's largest plant DNA project at the University of Alberta.

Posted:1:16 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206720
Rating: 20674
Poster: Hyack
Albertans debate over the safety of working alone Albertans debate over the safety of working alone

EDMONTON -- The 2006 rape of a female security guard in Calgary has reignited the sometimes bitter debate over whether there needs to be better laws to protect employees who work alone at night.

Posted:1:14 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206572
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Calmer winds help tame California wildfires Calmer winds help tame California wildfires

Calmer winds have helped slow down a series of wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of houses in Southern California since Thursday evening.

Posted:1:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206353
Rating: 20637
Poster: Hyack
Canadian sergeant back to work two weeks after being wounded Canadian sergeant back to work two weeks after being wounded

PASHMUL, Afghanistan - It's 15 seconds of his life that Sgt. Deryk McGougan will never get back.

Posted:12:50 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206912
Rating: 20695
Poster: Hyack
Australian desert deemed too dangerous for visitors Australian desert deemed too dangerous for visitors

For the first time, Australia's vast Simpson Desert Conservation Park will be closed during the fierce heat of summer to protect unwary tourists

Posted:12:48 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206560
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Tsunami warning lifted after Indonesia quake Tsunami warning lifted after Indonesia quake

A strong earthquake off Indonesia's Sulawesi island triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted

Posted:12:47 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206489
Rating: 20651
Poster: Hyack
No hope for Montreal Grand Prix No hope for Montreal Grand Prix

Quebec Premier Jean Charest confirmed on Sunday that all efforts to save the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal have failed

Posted:12:39 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206524
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Yes, you are a cyber criminal Yes, you are a cyber criminal

Posted:6:37 AM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207294
Rating: 20731
Poster: kitty
Ottawa ready to boost spending Ottawa ready to boost spending

The Conservative government is going to open its wallet to help boost the Canadian economy as part of a global effort to stave off a deepening recession, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

Posted:6:35 AM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206573
Rating: 20658
Poster: kitty
Bonne Canuck, bad Canuck Bonne Canuck, bad Canuck

With Corner Gas closing its pumps, perennial good guy Eric Peterson is ready for something completely different: playing a malignantly evil patriarch

Posted:5:41 AM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206596
Rating: 20662
Poster: kitty
Why you won't eat at 7:30 Why you won't eat at 7:30

If we're paying someone else to make us dinner, shouldn't we be able to eat any time we want? Not really.

Posted:5:36 AM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207165
Rating: 20719
Poster: kitty
Five beaten, robbed of iPods and cellphones Five beaten, robbed of iPods and cellphones

Nine teenagers face 81 charges after at least five victims were beaten with a steel meat tenderizer and robbed for their iPods and cellphones within two hours early this morning.

Posted:5:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206544
Rating: 20656
Poster: kitty
Musketeer D'Artagnan's grave in Netherlands, historian says Musketeer D'Artagnan's grave in Netherlands, historian says

PARIS - A five-year quest to locate the tomb of d'Artagnan -- the inspiration for Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers -- has led to a small Dutch church where new research suggests the swashbuckling hero is buried.

Posted:9:04 PM on Saturday
Topic: History
Hits: 206758
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
B.C. pine beetle solution may cause toxic trees B.C. pine beetle solution may cause toxic trees

What was hoped to halt the spread of the B.C. mountain pine beetle may actually be hazardous to human health.

Posted:8:57 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206597
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
California fires destroy hundreds of homes California fires destroy hundreds of homes

Devastating wildfires fed by hurricane-like winds again ravaged Southern California on Saturday, destroying hundreds of homes, closing down freeways and threatening Los Angeles with power failures.

Posted:8:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206496
Rating: 20650
Poster: Hyack
Canadian soldier keeping memoirs of experiences in Afghanistan Canadian soldier keeping memoirs of experiences in Afghanistan

BAZAR-E PANJWAII, Afghanistan - In the heat of battle, thoughts of home or loved ones don't flash through the minds Canadian soldiers, the usual reaction is nothing at all.

Posted:8:45 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206776
Rating: 20679
Poster: Hyack
How orcas find chinook hidden in a school of sockeye How orcas find chinook hidden in a school of sockeye

Resident killer whales know the precise sound of their favourite dinner, according to a new study by a team of Canadian and U.S. researchers.

Posted:8:34 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206627
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Canucks dispose of Leafs Canucks dispose of Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally learned the difficult task of scoring on Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo

Posted:7:02 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206626
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Stampeders earn a trip to the Grey Cup Stampeders earn a trip to the Grey Cup

The Calgary Stampeders are Grey Cup-bound for the first time in seven years

Posted:7:01 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206610
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Als will host Grey Cup game after beating Eskimos Als will host Grey Cup game after beating Eskimos

Larry Taylor was hardly the name on everyone's lips as the CFL's "East" final got underway on Saturday afternoon.

Posted:6:59 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206564
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Via Rail wants extra cash selling music, video online? Via Rail wants extra cash selling music, video online?

The Crown corporation is looking for a business partner to set up a web-based entertainment store so customers can download songs and videos for a fee. The proposal to compete with giants like Apple Inc.'s iTunes store was issued electronically last w

Posted:10:09 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206603
Rating: 20661
Poster: WDHIII
Gangster back on Calgary streets Gangster back on Calgary streets

Immigration officials have ordered yesterday the release of a known city gangster. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decided that Nghia Trong Nguyen-Tran, known as Jackie Tran, did not violate the terms and conditions of his release from imm

Posted:10:04 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206776
Rating: 20679
Poster: WDHIII
Man wanted in abduction, assault captured Man wanted in abduction, assault captured

Calgary police have arrested a man wanted in the abduction and sexual assault of a woman who was working at a northeast business, less than 24 hours after they issued a warrant.

Posted:10:02 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206507
Rating: 20651
Poster: WDHIII
RCMP cadet discrimination case attracts international attention RCMP cadet discrimination case attracts international attention

The discrimination case of an Iranian-born man who was tossed out of the RCMP training program has caught the attention of a visible minority police officers group in the United Kingdom.

Posted:9:56 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206577
Rating: 20659
Poster: WDHIII
Journalist Arthur Kent sues CanWest over election coverage Journalist Arthur Kent sues CanWest over election coverage

Canadian journalist Arthur Kent, known as the "Scud Stud" for his live NBC reports during the 1991 Gulf War, has filed a libel lawsuit against Canada's biggest media group, CanWest Global Communications Corp.

Posted:9:52 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206721
Rating: 20673
Poster: WDHIII
Calgary man convicted of movie piracy Calgary man convicted of movie piracy

A Calgary man is believed to be the first person convicted in Canada under new movie pirating legislation when he pleaded guilty to the unauthorized recording of the Johnny Depp movie Sweeney Todd.

Posted:9:49 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206736
Rating: 20675
Poster: WDHIII
Ottawa seeks to block hearings in detainee transfer controversy Ottawa seeks to block hearings in detainee transfer controversy

The federal government is trying for a third time to block public hearings into whether it allowed the transfer of prisoners to Afghan authorities, despite having knowledge they could be tortured, according to a Globe and Mail report.

Posted:9:39 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206495
Rating: 20651
Poster: WDHIII
Judge orders publication ban in Paris blast case Judge orders publication ban in Paris blast case

A judge has ordered a publication ban at a hearing for an Ottawa sociology instructor wanted by French authorities in connection with a deadly bomb attack in Paris nearly 30 years ago.

Posted:9:37 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206599
Rating: 20661
Poster: WDHIII
Eva Aairiak becomes Nunavut's first woman premier Eva Aairiak becomes Nunavut's first woman premier

IQALUIT, Nunavut -- Eva Aariak, Nunavut's former languages commissioner, is now its premier.

Posted:9:36 AM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 206981
Rating: 20699
Poster: WDHIII
Bitter fight to become Vancouver's mayor decided today Bitter fight to become Vancouver's mayor decided today

VANCOUVER -- Voters across B.C. go to the polls today to elect their local councils, and never has the battle been more bitter than in Vancouver where the new mayor will lead the city into the 2010 Olympic games.

Posted:9:34 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206555
Rating: 20657
Poster: WDHIII
Border guards find gun training tough Border guards find gun training tough

12 per cent fail 3-week certification course on first try, papers reveal

Posted:7:58 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Sea King report pulls no punches Sea King report pulls no punches

Posted:7:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206633
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa contemplating joint Canada-U.S. auto bailout Ottawa contemplating joint Canada-U.S. auto bailout

Posted:8:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206609
Rating: 20661
Poster: hurley_108
Mysterious glowing aurora over Saturn confounds scientists Mysterious glowing aurora over Saturn confounds scientists

A stunning light display over Saturn has stumped scientists who say it behaves unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system

Posted:3:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206872
Rating: 20688
Poster: Hyack
Remembrance Day in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Remembrance Day in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

At this time on Remembrance Day, the members of Task Force Balkans deployed in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, remember our fellow Canadians who lost their lives in the struggle to bring peace to this country that has suffered so much war, corruption and mi

Posted:3:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206684
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
Korean War vet recalls battle for Hill 187, Part 1 Korean War vet recalls battle for Hill 187, Part 1

Posted:3:43 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206716
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Rare Champlain map of Canada sells for $250,000 Rare Champlain map of Canada sells for $250,000

A rare print of a 396-year-old map of Canada created by French explorer Samuel de Champlain has sold at an auction in Britain for nearly $250,000, triple the expected price.

Posted:3:39 PM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 206701
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Canadian troops face risks even on goodwill patrols in Afghanistan Canadian troops face risks even on goodwill patrols in Afghanistan

BAZAR-E PANJWAII, Afghanistan - It's the kind of image the public has grown to expect - a group of Canadian soldiers going through the villages of southern Afghanistan handing out aid and assistance to the delight of throngs of screaming and smiling small

Posted:3:35 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206639
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
New NASA gadget turns urine into drinking water New NASA gadget turns urine into drinking water

Along with delivery of regular household items like a fridge and exercise equipment, the International Space Station is getting a gadget you won't find at home: a machine that turns urine into drinking water.

Posted:3:33 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206737
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Control of California wildfire 'not even in sight' Control of California wildfire 'not even in sight'

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for Santa Barbara County on Friday, as firefighters and aircraft battled a raging wildfire that has destroyed about 100 multimillion-dollar homes and burned across 800 hectares of land.

Posted:3:29 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206696
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Canucks lose Bieksa for 2-4 weeks Canucks lose Bieksa for 2-4 weeks

Defenceman Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks will be out of the lineup from two to four weeks, the club announced on Friday

Posted:3:28 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206536
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Bomb-sniffing dogs added to security on BC Ferries Bomb-sniffing dogs added to security on BC Ferries

Passengers may see some four-legged security guards patrolling British Columbia ferry terminals in the near future

Posted:3:25 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206558
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Louis Riel poetry manuscripts to be auctioned Louis Riel poetry manuscripts to be auctioned

Posted:3:24 PM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 206673
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Joint study needed on Baffin Bay polar bear numbers Joint study needed on Baffin Bay polar bear numbers

A Canadian expert on wildlife co-management systems says a joint survey of polar bear populations in Nunavut's Baffin Bay region could resolve disagreements between biologists and Inuit hunters over how many polar bears are there.

Posted:3:22 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206611
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Eva Aariak topples incumbent to become Nunavut's 2nd premier Eva Aariak topples incumbent to become Nunavut's 2nd premier

First-time member of the legislative assembly Eva Aariak defeated incumbent Paul Okalik to become Nunavut's second premier Friday, and the northern territory's first female premier.

Posted:3:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206886
Rating: 20689
Poster: Hyack
Canadiens boosted by suspicious all-star voting Canadiens boosted by suspicious all-star voting

The NHL is investigating a suspicious spike in votes for Montreal Canadiens players in all-star fan balloting.

Posted:1:06 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206779
Rating: 20679
Poster: snookums
Oilsands companies can sue against regulation under NAFTA Oilsands companies can sue against regulation under NAFTA

U.S. oil companies in Alberta can use NAFTA to sue the Canadian government if any level of government passes a law restricting their profits, says Maude Barlow, a senior advisor to the United Nations.

Posted:10:01 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206802
Rating: 20683
Poster: Robair
Stapleton ends '72 puck caper Stapleton ends '72 puck caper

SARNIA -- What happened to the puck Paul Henderson fired into the net to win hockey's legendary '72 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union has been one of the enduring mysteries of Canadian sports.

Posted:8:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206716
Rating: 20673
Poster: WDHIII
Warrant issued for Calgary man for Monday's kidnapping, carjacking and sexual assault Warrant issued for Calgary man for Monday's kidnapping, carjacking and sexual assault

Calgary Police have identified the suspect who kidnapped a woman and sexually assaulted her Monday, and have issued a warrant for his arrest. Police say they are looking for Michael Peter Nadolnick, 41, of Calgary. Nadolnick is wanted for kidnapping a

Posted:8:53 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206521
Rating: 20653
Poster: WDHIII
HPV vaccine can protect men too HPV vaccine can protect men too

MONTREAL - Soon girls may not be the only ones getting Gardasil injections. Merck Frosst is moving ahead with plans to extend the use of its controversial Gardasil vaccine to boys and young men.

Posted:8:51 AM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20662
Poster: WDHIII
Ottawa U prof arrested for 1980 Paris synagogue blast Ottawa U prof arrested for 1980 Paris synagogue blast

OTTAWA - An Ottawa university professor has been arrested for the infamous terrorist bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980 that killed four, injured scores and put synagogues around the world on a tough new security footing.

Posted:8:47 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206572
Rating: 20658
Poster: WDHIII
Good news can't last for Canadian economy, analysts warn Good news can't last for Canadian economy, analysts warn

OTTAWA - It was another tale of two diverging North American economies early Friday with news of stronger than expected factory shipments and auto sales in Canada but much weaker than anticipated retail sales in the U.S.

Posted:8:40 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206579
Rating: 20660
Poster: WDHIII
Canadian soldier killed in 1944 buried in France Canadian soldier killed in 1944 buried in France

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE, France -- More than 60 years after he died on a French battlefield in the Second World War, a Canadian soldier has received a proper funeral

Posted:8:37 AM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206563
Rating: 20657
Poster: WDHIII
Halifax man released after witnesses recant Halifax man released after witnesses recant

The Crown has withdrawn charges against a Halifax man who spent two years behind bars awaiting trial, after two witnesses recanted their stories.

Posted:8:32 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206737
Rating: 20675
Poster: WDHIII
Ottawa school bus driver fired after allegedly drinking on job Ottawa school bus driver fired after allegedly drinking on job

Posted:8:29 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206607
Rating: 20662
Poster: WDHIII
Sharks devour Flames, 6-1 Sharks devour Flames, 6-1

The Flames - outshot 20-5 and outscored 4-0 in the first period - yanked goalie Miikka Kiprusoff after 20 minutes.

Posted:6:02 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206663
Rating: 20668
Poster: mtbr


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