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News Image Collage for 04-2009

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NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 04-2009

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Places to find meteors: 1. The moon. 2. Newmarket Places to find meteors: 1. The moon. 2. Newmarket

Posted:8:06 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208394
Rating: 20839
Poster: kitty
Are Jeans Dead Are Jeans Dead

Posted:8:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208515
Rating: 20853
Poster: kitty
Out of control' Halifax brush fire destroys homes Out of control' Halifax brush fire destroys homes

A massive "out of control" forest fire is burning within the city limits of Halifax and has already badly damaged a number of homes and is threatening more.

Posted:6:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206481
Rating: 20648
Poster: mtbr
Canada, Ontario to own 2 per cent of Chrysler Canada, Ontario to own 2 per cent of Chrysler

Canada and the province of Ontario will jointly own a two per cent equity stake in the newly restructured Chrysler. In exchange, the governments will provide $2.42 billion in financing to the struggling automaker.

Posted:5:26 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208162
Rating: 20816
Poster: mtbr
Car drives into Dutch crowd as it races toward Queen Beatrix; 4 dead Car drives into Dutch crowd as it races toward Queen Beatrix; 4 dead

A speeding car raced toward an open bus carrying Dutch Queen Beatrix and her family during a holiday parade Thursday and plowed into spectators, killing four people and injuring 13 others, authorities said.

Posted:8:25 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 209208
Rating: 20921
Poster: bootlegga
This day in history: Adolf Hitler commits suicide. This day in history: Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
Posted:8:03 AM on Thursday
Topic: History
Hits: 208756
Rating: 20876
Poster: Jenuine
Tories court Bloc and NDP in bid to hold onto power Tories court Bloc and NDP in bid to hold onto power

Tory insiders say the party is hatching a survival plan to keep the surging Liberals at bay and delay any potential election long enough to enjoy the international limelight at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

Posted:7:35 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208562
Rating: 20857
Poster: Canadaka
100 things that leave us Lost 100 things that leave us Lost

In honour of Lost's 100th episode tonight (on ABC and A at 9 p.m.) our entertainment staff who are fans of the show brainstormed 100 questions. They range from the large (Why does the island keep moving?) to the small (How come the Dharma Initiative food

Posted:8:12 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208449
Rating: 20845
Poster: kitty
Hollywood holy war erupts Hollywood holy war erupts

Pope fiction creates uproar as filmmakers accused of sending fake tourists inside Vatican to take pictures

Posted:8:05 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208478
Rating: 20848
Poster: kitty
Wanted: Plumbers. Must not be foreign Wanted: Plumbers. Must not be foreign

Red tape bars immigrants who could end skills shortage

Posted:8:03 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208374
Rating: 20837
Poster: kitty
Kandahar Airfield: Dusty chaos in perpetual motion Kandahar Airfield: Dusty chaos in perpetual motion

Posted:6:51 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208596
Rating: 20860
Poster: SigPig
USA Buys Enough Guns in 3 Months to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Army USA Buys Enough Guns in 3 Months to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Army

Posted:5:47 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 209103
Rating: 20910
Poster: ridenrain
Couillard's sexy dress sells for $1,000 at auction Couillard's sexy dress sells for $1,000 at auction

Julie Couillard's infamously revealing dress sold at a charity auction on Tuesday night for $1,000.

Posted:6:03 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208678
Rating: 20867
Poster: Canadaka
Alberta's fugitive finders have tracked down 406 villains in just 12 months Alberta's fugitive finders have tracked down 406 villains in just 12 months

Two SUVs glide quickly into the west-end cul-de-sac and abruptly pull up to the curb. Three armed men leap out and silently make a B-line for one of the homes, pulling off their jackets to reveal body armour emblazoned with a single word: "SHERIFF."

Posted:5:38 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208244
Rating: 20824
Poster: Alta_redneck
Canucks, Blackhawks open Round 2 on Hockey Night in Canada Canucks, Blackhawks open Round 2 on Hockey Night in Canada

The puck drops on the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday night when the Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.

Posted:10:40 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208123
Rating: 20813
Poster: Hyack
Luongo key figure in Canucks' matchup with Blackhawks Luongo key figure in Canucks' matchup with Blackhawks

On paper, there appears to be very little separating the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks as the NHL clubs set to begin their clash in the Western Conference semifinal Thursday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 9 p.m. ET) at GM Place.

Posted:10:39 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208254
Rating: 20826
Poster: Hyack
Hockey fans vote to follow Canucks over election Hockey fans vote to follow Canucks over election

The upcoming contest between the Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks is what people are talking about around the water cooler, not BC Liberals, the NDP of British Columbia, or the Green Party of B.C.

Posted:10:29 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208166
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Death toll rises in California bus crash, dozens hurt Death toll rises in California bus crash, dozens hurt

SOLEDAD, Calif. -- At least four people are dead and dozens injured in a tour bus crash on a Central California highway overpass, authorities said Tuesday.

Posted:10:24 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208120
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
Young drinkers keep clubs in business Young drinkers keep clubs in business

Despite all the economic doom and gloom permeating the news, Toronto's bar and club businesses seem to be doing as well as ever, if not better.

Posted:7:47 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208438
Rating: 20844
Poster: kitty
A streetcar named Inspire? A streetcar named Inspire?

TTC head hails decision to go ahead with Bombardier-built light-rail vehicles

Posted:7:43 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208327
Rating: 20833
Poster: kitty
Calgary Flames farm team moving to B.C. Calgary Flames farm team moving to B.C.

The American Hockey League (AHL) board of directors has approved the move of the Flames farm team from Moline, Illinois, to Abbotsford. The team will begin playing in Abbotsford next season.

Posted:2:55 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208382
Rating: 20840
Poster: Hyack
Stellar explosion reveals most distant known object in universe Stellar explosion reveals most distant known object in universe

Scientists say a faint burst of radiation discovered last week is the remnant of a massive stellar explosion that took place more than 13 billion years ago, or only about 630 million years after the big bang.

Posted:2:52 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208322
Rating: 20834
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada scores 7-3 victory over Slovakia Team Canada scores 7-3 victory over Slovakia

The Canadian team is firing on all cylinders at the men's world hockey championship. Shea Weber scored one of Canada's five power-play goals and added three assists Tuesday en route to a 7-3 victory over Slovakia in Kloten, Switzerland.

Posted:2:49 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208278
Rating: 20829
Poster: Hyack
7 more swine flu cases confirmed in Canada, all mild 7 more swine flu cases confirmed in Canada, all mild

The number of Canadians confirmed to have suffered mild cases of the human form of swine flu swelled to 13 on Tuesday, with new cases reported in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia.

Posted:2:44 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208178
Rating: 20819
Poster: Hyack
Kesler nominated for Selke Kesler nominated for Selke
Posted:9:46 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208151
Rating: 20815
Poster: TattoodGirl
Another early exit destroys all faith Another early exit destroys all faith

First, they lost the war of attrition. Then they lost focus, poise, character and, predictably, the series. Now they're going to lose their coach, several assistants, a pile of season-ticket holders and the previously unquestioned faith Darryl Sutter has

Posted:6:23 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208230
Rating: 20824
Poster: Alta_redneck
Alberta gambling revenue expected to outstrip oilsands royalties Alberta gambling revenue expected to outstrip oilsands royalties

Alberta will take in more money from gambling than it will from oilsands royalties, according to provincial budget forecasts for 2009-10.

Posted:5:45 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 208373
Rating: 20835
Poster: hurley_108
And then there was one: Canucks only Canadian team left in NHL playoffs And then there was one: Canucks only Canadian team left in NHL playoffs

The hopes of producing the first Canadian Stanley Cup champion since 1993 now rest firmly on the shoulders of Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks.

Posted:11:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208233
Rating: 20824
Poster: Hyack
Canucks will face Blackhawks in round two of playoffs Canucks will face Blackhawks in round two of playoffs

Posted:10:59 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208202
Rating: 20823
Poster: Hyack
Air Canada Pilot arrested 'for failing breath test' Air Canada Pilot arrested 'for failing breath test'

A pilot was marched off his plane and arrested for being over the alcohol limit moments before he was set to take off from Heathrow Airport.

Posted:10:23 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 209739
Rating: 20974
Poster: Alta_redneck
Passed over for Vezina, Luongo eyeing Stanley Cup Passed over for Vezina, Luongo eyeing Stanley Cup

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - If Roberto Luongo gets any trophy recognizing his goaltending excellence this year, the Stanley Cup is going to have to do.

Posted:10:19 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208397
Rating: 20840
Poster: Hyack
Blackhawks extinguish Flames' season Blackhawks extinguish Flames' season

They didn't go down quietly in these Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Calgary Flames' season finally ended Monday night at the Pengrowth Saddledome.

Posted:9:21 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208071
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Military's 'Polar Breeze' cloaked in secrecy Military's 'Polar Breeze' cloaked in secrecy

Posted:4:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208834
Rating: 20885
Poster: Hyack
GG pitches Candu reactors to Ukraine GG pitches Candu reactors to Ukraine

Governor-General Michaelle Jean is calling for intensified energy cooperation with Ukraine, including in the nuclear sphere, to help it achieve energy self-sufficiency.

Posted:4:26 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208150
Rating: 20815
Poster: Hyack
Low-flying planes cause panic in NYC Low-flying planes cause panic in NYC

Posted:4:23 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208060
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Upshall suspended one game for hit Upshall suspended one game for hit

Canadian forward Scottie Upshall has been suspended one game following his actions in a 9-0 win over Hungary at the World Hockey Championships on Sunday.

Posted:4:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208153
Rating: 20815
Poster: Hyack
WHO boosts pandemic alert level to 4 WHO boosts pandemic alert level to 4

The World Health Organization raised its global pandemic alert from Level 3 to Level 4 on Monday, meaning the global health body feels the virus causing the swine flu outbreak can easily transmit between people

Posted:4:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208090
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
NHL suspends Brashear 6 games for 2 incidents NHL suspends Brashear 6 games for 2 incidents

Capitals tough guy Donald Brashear will miss Tuesday's Game 7 against the New York Rangers and five additional contests should Washington advance to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Posted:4:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208202
Rating: 20820
Poster: Hyack
Zenn gets a jolt Zenn gets a jolt

Electric car maker's shares soar after partner hails test results as `huge milestone' in groundbreaking battery it's developing

Posted:1:31 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208605
Rating: 20861
Poster: tritium
Tim Horton's facing Hep A scare Tim Horton's facing Hep A scare

It's feared thousands of Tim Hortons customers in Newmarket may have been exposed to hepatitis A by two employees who are believed to have contracted the highly contagious virus.

Posted:1:35 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208277
Rating: 20829
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada blanks Hungary 9-0  at  world championships Team Canada blanks Hungary 9-0 at world championships

By the time Team Canada needed a second hand to count the goals it scored against Hungary, the players toned down their celebrations. No more raising the stick in the air when a muted tap of the gloves would suffice.

Posted:11:34 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208139
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Egypt unveils ancient burial site Egypt unveils ancient burial site

ILLAHUN, Egypt - Egyptian archeologists Sunday unveiled mummies, brightly painted sarcophagi and dozens of ancient tombs carved into a rocky hill in a desert oasis south of Cairo.

Posted:11:13 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 208228
Rating: 20823
Poster: Hyack
Van Doos commander has a message for Canadians: the threat is real Van Doos commander has a message for Canadians: the threat is real

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The commander of the Royal 22e Regiment in Afghanistan says Canadians need to be reminded of why their soldiers are fighting in the war-torn country.

Posted:11:06 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208330
Rating: 20835
Poster: Hyack
Hydro power production electrifies B.C. election campaign Hydro power production electrifies B.C. election campaign

Most British Columbians know well the names of the man-made behemoths that straddle their rivers and produce hydroelectricity: the W.A.C. Bennett, Keenleyside, Mica and Revelstoke dams.

Posted:11:01 PM on Sunday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 208092
Rating: 20809
Poster: Hyack
Health officials confirm 6 cases of swine flu in Canada Health officials confirm 6 cases of swine flu in Canada

Federal health officials have confirmed six cases of human swine influenza in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and are warning more cases are likely in the near future

Posted:10:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207963
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Man behind infamous Dion video to produce tribute Man behind infamous Dion video to produce tribute

Gzowski, a documentary film-maker and former official videographer for the Liberal leader, was blamed -- some say scapegoated -- when Dion flubbed a golden opportunity to sell the merits of a coalition government to millions of Canadians via a televised a

Posted:7:22 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208196
Rating: 20820
Poster: mtbr
Hargrove 'angry as hell' over Chrysler concessions Hargrove 'angry as hell' over Chrysler concessions

I'm angry as hell. I'm not angry at my union, they've done an incredible job. I'm angry at a government. A government that has used a heavy hand -- Mr. Clement and Mr. Bryant, the provincial government as well -- to force workers to give up things that th

Posted:12:01 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208242
Rating: 20824
Poster: mtbr
Italian cruise ship fires on Somali pirates Italian cruise ship fires on Somali pirates

ROME -- An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday.

Posted:9:08 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208024
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Blackhawks douse Flames, lead series Blackhawks douse Flames, lead series

The Chicago Blackhawks have kept the home-ice trend going in their series with a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the United Center on Saturday to take Game 5.

Posted:8:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208190
Rating: 20820
Poster: Hyack
Kandahar suicide bombing shows need for Canadian troops: MacKay Kandahar suicide bombing shows need for Canadian troops: MacKay

A suicide bombing that killed five Afghan police officers and wounded nine others Saturday in Kandahar shows why Canadian troops are so badly needed there, said Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

Posted:7:41 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208067
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Tortorella suspended 1 game over dispute with fan Tortorella suspended 1 game over dispute with fan

The NHL has suspended New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella for one game over a dispute involving a fan in Game 5, Friday night in Washington.

Posted:7:38 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208144
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Garbage in, garbage out: Vancouver to send trash to U.S. Garbage in, garbage out: Vancouver to send trash to U.S.

"We have to find a solution to our garbage problem, and the only one that's left standing is exporting to the United States," she said Friday. The move to the U.S. would allow the region to export more than 600,000 tonnes of waste annually until an altern

Posted:7:22 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208176
Rating: 20818
Poster: mtbr
Majority of aircraft in Canada using outmoded emergency beacons Majority of aircraft in Canada using outmoded emergency beacons

HALIFAX, N.S. - The majority of commercial and private aircraft in Canada are flying with emergency locator beacons that use an outmoded satellite frequency, effectively silencing a lifeline that tells searchers where a plane is if it crashes or needs hel

Posted:4:00 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208043
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
Migrating whales an unexpected sight off northern Newfoundland Migrating whales an unexpected sight off northern Newfoundland

A mass gathering of beluga whales off St. Anthony, on Newfoundland's northern coast, caught residents by surprise Saturday morning.

Posted:3:58 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207825
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
New U.S. swine flu cases spread pandemic fears New U.S. swine flu cases spread pandemic fears

Posted:2:32 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208008
Rating: 20801
Poster: mtbr
'Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at the age 86 'Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at the age 86

Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details.

Posted:2:11 PM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208333
Rating: 20833
Poster: mtbr
Political leaders hit the road as campaign heats up Political leaders hit the road as campaign heats up

The leaders of British Columbia's two major political parties hit the campaign trail in different parts of the province on Saturday.

Posted:12:19 PM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207920
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Tree poachers hit B.C. conservation area Tree poachers hit B.C. conservation area

VANCOUVER -- When an old-growth maple tree falls in the majestic woods of British Columbia's Burnaby Mountain, does it make a sound? Yes . . . but only once it's been transformed into a guitar.

Posted:12:04 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207865
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
We left 20 wallets around the GTA. Most came back We left 20 wallets around the GTA. Most came back

Take 20 wallets. Fill each with $43.77 (enough change for a TTC ride and a little extra for good measure), photo ID, baby pictures, a grocery list, receipts, a contact number, an ATM card, a fancy hankie and a handwritten love note. Now "lose" the wall

Posted:8:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208413
Rating: 20840
Poster: kitty
Probe begins after soldier found dead in Afghanistan Probe begins after soldier found dead in Afghanistan

Investigators have begun a probe into the death of a Canadian soldier whose body was found Thursday afternoon in her room at Kandahar airfield.

Posted:10:00 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208241
Rating: 20824
Poster: Hyack
Alleged 'UN Gang' leader to plead guilty in Seattle Alleged 'UN Gang' leader to plead guilty in Seattle

A Canadian who authorities allege is the head of a gang they say is behind increasing violence and targeted killings in southern British Columbia has agreed to plead guilty to U.S. federal charges related to a massive drug conspiracy.

Posted:9:57 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207829
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Women's ski jumping lawsuit wraps up in Vancouver Women's ski jumping lawsuit wraps up in Vancouver

Legal arguments over whether Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee, known as VANOC, are at the crux of a B.C. Supreme Court case that wrapped up Friday.

Posted:9:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207913
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Snowbirds get ready for air show season kick-off Snowbirds get ready for air show season kick-off

431 Air Demonstration Squadron-better known as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds-based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Sask., is getting ready to kick off the 2009 air show season.

Posted:8:14 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207862
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Scientists defend seal hunt Scientists defend seal hunt

Canadian politicians and scientists signed a declaration yesterday defending the Canadian seal hunt, as former Beatle Paul McCartney called on the European Parliament to adopt a ban on the seal trade.

Posted:8:11 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208238
Rating: 20825
Poster: Hyack
Bombardier wins massive Toronto streetcar contract Bombardier wins massive Toronto streetcar contract

Posted:8:01 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207976
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
B.C. police officer catches man, woman having sex in garbage dumpster B.C. police officer catches man, woman having sex in garbage dumpster

SAANICH, B.C. - A Saanich, B.C., police officer who responded to a suspicious persons call probably wishes he hadn't after he stumbled upon two naked adults in a garbage dumpster.

Posted:7:55 PM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208338
Rating: 20835
Poster: Hyack
Pyatt returns to Canucks after death of fiancee Pyatt returns to Canucks after death of fiancee

Posted:7:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207850
Rating: 20785
Poster: Hyack
B.C. safety minister suspended from driving for speeding violations B.C. safety minister suspended from driving for speeding violations

Posted:5:41 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207900
Rating: 20793
Poster: RUEZ
GM to pull the plug on Pontiac GM to pull the plug on Pontiac

General Motors is preparing to announce that the Pontiac car brand, once marketed as GM's "Excitement division," will be killed off, according to a source familiar with the decision.

Posted:5:39 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208060
Rating: 20806
Poster: mtbr
Chrysler and CAW reportedly have a deal Chrysler and CAW reportedly have a deal

Details aren't available yet, but one analyst said earlier that Chrysler's Canadian operations should suffer minimally as the company struggles to survive.

Posted:5:35 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207925
Rating: 20793
Poster: mtbr
John McCain says 9-11 terrorists came from Canada John McCain says 9-11 terrorists came from Canada

"Well, some of the 9-11 hijackers did come through Canada, as you know," McCain, last year's Republican presidential candidate, said on Fox News on Friday.

Posted:3:04 PM on Friday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208341
Rating: 20834
Poster: Robair
Canada trounces Belarus to open Worlds Canada trounces Belarus to open Worlds

Steven Stamkos scored a pair of goals in his first World Championship game - one a converted pass from fellow 19-year-old Drew Doughty - and was named Player of the Game as Canada escaped from penalty trouble in the second period and routed Belarus 6-1.

Posted:2:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207906
Rating: 20791
Poster: Alta_redneck
Adult sentence in Jane Creba slaying Adult sentence in Jane Creba slaying
Posted:10:35 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208145
Rating: 20816
Poster: Jenuine
Soldiers bid farewell to Maj. Michelle Mendes Soldiers bid farewell to Maj. Michelle Mendes

Soldiers from Canada and around the world bid a final farewell to Maj. Michelle Mendes, as her flag-draped casket was lifted onto a military transport on the tarmac of Kandahar Airfield.

Posted:5:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208439
Rating: 20844
Poster: Loader
Yellow submarine to try again for Atlantic glide Yellow submarine to try again for Atlantic glide

WASHINGTON - A second try is about to get under way at sending a little yellow submarine, about five feet long, gliding across the Atlantic Ocean to collect scientific data from beneath the waves.

Posted:11:14 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207983
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Canada's Afghan mission on the 'cusp' of transformation Canada's Afghan mission on the 'cusp' of transformation

Posted:11:09 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207963
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Top court won't hear medical marijuana appeal Top court won't hear medical marijuana appeal

OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that effectively loosened Ottawa's control over access to medicinal marijuana.

Posted:11:04 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207832
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Travel advisory warns of severe respiratory illness in Mexico Travel advisory warns of severe respiratory illness in Mexico

Canadians who have recently returned from Mexico should be on alert for flu-like symptoms that could be connected to a severe respiratory illness, federal health officials said Thursday in issuing a travel advisory.

Posted:10:54 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207711
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
A day at Kandahar Airfield (KAF) A day at Kandahar Airfield (KAF)

The effect is stunning, a total surprise. It's like finding yourself, without warning, facing the bleak landscape of another planet. The whole thing can be summed up in two words: dust and noise. It's chaos in perpetual motion

Posted:10:05 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208215
Rating: 20822
Poster: Hyack
HMCS Winnipeg experiences intense counter-piracy action HMCS Winnipeg experiences intense counter-piracy action

A day of piracy ended badly for seven men who unwisely attacked a Norwegian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, near coalition and NATO warships conducting counter-piracy operations.

Posted:9:54 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208068
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver police arrest 6 more alleged members of Sanghera gang Vancouver police arrest 6 more alleged members of Sanghera gang

Vancouver police say they have dismantled one of the city's most violent gangs after arresting six alleged members of the Sanghera crime group in South Vancouver on Wednesday.

Posted:9:49 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207998
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Corporate Canada steps up for winter athletes Corporate Canada steps up for winter athletes

Worrying about rent and car insurance slows Regan Lauscher down on the luge track.

Posted:9:45 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207941
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Hells Angels informer will earn millions for crackdown help Hells Angels informer will earn millions for crackdown help

A former Hells Angel turned informant, whose co-operation with police led to a massive crackdown on Quebec's most notorious biker gang this spring, will earn nearly $3 million for snitching on his comrades.

Posted:9:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208325
Rating: 20833
Poster: Hyack
Michael Ignatieff's tax talk taking toll, poll finds Michael Ignatieff's tax talk taking toll, poll finds

The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicates that 30 per cent of respondents nationwide are less likely to vote Liberal in the next election as a result of the party leader's reflections on taxes last week; only 16 per cent are more likely to support

Posted:11:11 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208164
Rating: 20817
Poster: mtbr
Revenue Canada refuses to pay for million-dollar mistake Revenue Canada refuses to pay for million-dollar mistake

Posted:6:57 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208325
Rating: 20834
Poster: tritium
Flames too much for Blackhawks in Game 4 Flames too much for Blackhawks in Game 4

Eric Nystrom broke a 4-4 deadlock with 6:56 remaining, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarter-final at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Wednesday night.

Posted:9:35 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208040
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
New capability in Afghanistan will help save lives: Air Force commander New capability in Afghanistan will help save lives: Air Force commander

Posted:8:23 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207870
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Scientists find big space blob from early universe Scientists find big space blob from early universe

Astronomers are puzzled by a strange giant space "blob" spotted when the universe was relatively young

Posted:8:21 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207981
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai

CAIRO -- Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt, antiquities authori

Posted:8:19 PM on Wednesday
Topic: History
Hits: 208061
Rating: 20806
Poster: Hyack
2 Canadian diplomats freed after 4-month hostage ordeal in Africa 2 Canadian diplomats freed after 4-month hostage ordeal in Africa

Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed Wednesday that two Canadian diplomats held hostage by African militants for four months have been freed.

Posted:8:17 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207945
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Bruins sweep Canadiens out of playoffs Bruins sweep Canadiens out of playoffs

Michael Ryder scored twice and added an assist on Wednesday night, giving the Boston Bruins a playoff series sweep and bringing a resounding end to the centennial season of the Montreal Canadiens.

Posted:8:12 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208066
Rating: 20806
Poster: Hyack
'We did what we had to do': pilot of hijacked CanJet plane 'We did what we had to do': pilot of hijacked CanJet plane

The pilot of the CanJet plane hijacked in Jamaica issued a statement for the first time on Wednesday, saying the ordeal forced him and his crew to live through one of their "worst nightmares."

Posted:8:10 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207883
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Arctic fossil points to missing link between seals and land mammals Arctic fossil points to missing link between seals and land mammals

The fossil remains of a flipper-free mammal related to modern seals have been discovered in Nunavut by Ottawa researchers who stumbled upon them after their ATV ran out of gas.

Posted:8:07 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208091
Rating: 20809
Poster: Hyack
Minuteman founder to run for Senate against McCain‎ Minuteman founder to run for Senate against McCain‎

The founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is expected to announce his intentions to challenge Republican US Sen.

Posted:11:35 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207897
Rating: 20792
Poster: tritium
Victoria Stafford suspect sketch released Victoria Stafford suspect sketch released
Posted:7:40 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208761
Rating: 20876
Poster: stemmer
Canucks sweep Blues, advance to second round Canucks sweep Blues, advance to second round

The Vancouver Canucks are the first team to advance to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Posted:8:53 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207876
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
B.C. is greenest province in Canada  B.C. is greenest province in Canada

British Columbia is the greenest province in Canada while Prince Edward Island is the least environmentally friendly, according to a nationwide report set for release on Wednesday, which is Earth Day.

Posted:8:51 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208254
Rating: 20826
Poster: Hyack
Ignatieff to meet with Obama's inner circle Ignatieff to meet with Obama's inner circle

Ignatieff will deliver an off-the-record keynote address on Afghanistan on Thursday to an exlusive group of U.S. policymakers that includes Richard Holbrooke, the president 's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Liberal insiders say.

Posted:8:04 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208378
Rating: 20836
Poster: mtbr
Craigslist Killer Caught Craigslist Killer Caught

The manhunt is over; police say they've caught the man known as the Craigslist killer -- and that's he's originally from Central New York. ...

Posted:5:38 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208088
Rating: 20809
Poster: tritium
President Obama says attorney general could prosecute Bush officials for use of torture President Obama says attorney general could prosecute Bush officials for use of torture

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he'lll leave decision to Eric Holder on whether to pursue torture-related charges

Posted:5:37 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208195
Rating: 20821
Poster: tritium
Obesity killing the planet, U.K. researchers say Obesity killing the planet, U.K. researchers say

The researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say overweight people cause excess greenhouse gas emissions because they eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car.

Posted:3:01 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208006
Rating: 20800
Poster: mtbr
Roughriders GM pleads not guilty to sex assault Roughriders GM pleads not guilty to sex assault

When the charge was first laid, the married father of two suggested there was more to the story and said he would rely on the justice system to air the facts. The Crown has opted to proceed summarily against him, meaning the allegations are considered

Posted:11:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207911
Rating: 20791
Poster: Robair
What Suzuki didn't tell you - Opinion What Suzuki didn't tell you - Opinion

Linking specific weather events, like Hurricane Katrina, to global warming is bad science

Posted:10:15 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208300
Rating: 20830
Poster: Hyack
Officers entered hijacked plane through cockpit Officers entered hijacked plane through cockpit

The armed gunman who hijacked a CanJet plane in Jamaica was captured after tactical officers used a cockpit window to board the aircraft, CTV News has learned.

Posted:10:11 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207916
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
China's Great Wall longer than previously thought China's Great Wall longer than previously thought

BEIJING -- The Great Wall of China is even greater than once thought.

Posted:10:09 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207854
Rating: 20785
Poster: Hyack
Scientists discover planet close to Earth in size Scientists discover planet close to Earth in size

HATFIELD, England -- Scientists have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is close to Earth in size -- far different from the behemoths previously detected, researchers said Tuesday.

Posted:10:06 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207817
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Stephen Hawking expected to recover: family Stephen Hawking expected to recover: family

The family of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking expects him to recover fully from a chest infection that has left him hospitalized, Cambridge University said in a statement Tuesday.

Posted:10:04 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207902
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Canucks not getting ahead of themselves Canucks not getting ahead of themselves

Yes, the Vancouver Canucks enjoy a 3-0 lead over the St. Louis Blues in their Western Conference quarter-final.

Posted:8:27 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207837
Rating: 20785
Poster: Hyack
Bank of Canada slashes interest rate to 0.25% Bank of Canada slashes interest rate to 0.25%

Posted:7:32 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207917
Rating: 20792
Poster: hurley_108
Iran's leader sparks Western walkout at UN meeting Iran's leader sparks Western walkout at UN meeting

GENEVA -- Dozens of Western diplomats walked out of a U.N. conference and a pair of rainbow-wigged protesters threw clown noses at Iran's president Monday when the hard-line leader called Israel the "most cruel and repressive racist regime."

Posted:10:40 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207707
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Corner Gas, 22 Minutes pick up TV screenwriting honours Corner Gas, 22 Minutes pick up TV screenwriting honours

Brent Butt, Don McKellar and the This Hour Has 22 Minutes team are among the winners at the annual Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards.

Posted:10:35 PM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208277
Rating: 20828
Poster: Hyack
NTCL opens new western Arctic sealift route from B.C. NTCL opens new western Arctic sealift route from B.C.

Communities along the Beaufort Sea will have a new, cheaper option for shipping up goods from southern Canada this summer, when the Northern Transportation Company Ltd. launches a West Coast barge route from Richmond, B.C.

Posted:10:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208871
Rating: 20887
Poster: Hyack
Air Force becomes command authority for CFS Alert Air Force becomes command authority for CFS Alert

Responsibility for Canadian Forces Station Alert-- the most northern, permanently inhabited location in the world-changed hands on April 1, 2009.

Posted:10:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207940
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Harper doesn't recognize France's seabed claim Harper doesn't recognize France's seabed claim

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Canada does not acknowledge France's claim to a larger, potentially energy-rich swath of the Atlantic seabed for St-Pierre-Miquelon, an archipelago south of Newfoundland, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

Posted:10:05 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207968
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Harper, Jamaican PM praise troops for ending hijacking Harper, Jamaican PM praise troops for ending hijacking

The prime ministers of Canada and Jamaica heaped praise on Jamaican troops Monday for their handling of a hijacked of Canadian charter flight that ended with the rescue of six crew members and the arrest of a gunman.

Posted:10:03 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207856
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Flames strike back in Game 3 Flames strike back in Game 3

The Calgary Flames have never come back to win a playoff series in which they trailed 2-0, but they took a first step toward ending that trend Monday night.

Posted:9:59 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208011
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
B.C. Green party seeks support from marijuana activists B.C. Green party seeks support from marijuana activists

High-profile cannabis activist Marc Emery, president of the B.C. Marijuana Party, endorsed the Greens back in February and has said his party won't field candidates against the Greens in the May 12 provincial election.

Posted:9:57 PM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207816
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Thousands enjoy a puff of pot to celebrate 4/20 Thousands enjoy a puff of pot to celebrate 4/20

Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts came together in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery Monday to celebrate April 20th -- better known by weed smokers as 4/20.

Posted:9:51 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207918
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
Canadian crew of hijacked jet praised as drama ends safely in Jamaica Canadian crew of hijacked jet praised as drama ends safely in Jamaica

HALIFAX, N.S. - The eight crew members of CanJet Flight 918 were heartily praised for their calm professionalism Monday as details emerged of their harrowing encounter with an armed hijacker on the tarmac of a Jamaican airport.

Posted:9:48 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207770
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Bruins have Habs on the brink Bruins have Habs on the brink

Michael Ryder haunted his former club on Monday night, scoring the key goal to help put the Boston Bruins on the verge of a sweep of the Montreal Canadiens in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Posted:9:46 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207971
Rating: 20797
Poster: Hyack
Dozens of freed passengers back in Canada Dozens of freed passengers back in Canada

Dozens of Canadians who were among 159 passengers held hostage aboard a plane in Jamaica have arrived back home, while others are forging ahead with their vacations.

Posted:9:42 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207920
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Sources: Chrysler Financial Refused Government Loan Over Limits on Executive Pay Sources: Chrysler Financial Refused Government Loan Over Limits on Executive Pay

Top officials at Chrysler Financial turned away a $750 million government loan because executives didn't want to abide by new federal limits on pay, sources familiar with the matter say.

Posted:2:33 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207793
Rating: 20779
Poster: hurley_108
Autos spurred the credit boom Autos spurred the credit boom

Americans haven't always had a love affair with borrowing and credit. Stephen Smith reports on how General Motors and the automobile paved the way for consumer credit nearly a century ago.

Posted:2:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207950
Rating: 20795
Poster: hurley_108
Layton puts leash on election hounds Layton puts leash on election hounds

Posted:2:27 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208389
Rating: 20839
Poster: hurley_108
'Adver-tweets' eroding trust among Twitterers: critics 'Adver-tweets' eroding trust among Twitterers: critics

An ad network that lets users profit from Twitter is making it harder to distinguish between autobiography and advertising on the social networking site.

Posted:2:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208076
Rating: 20808
Poster: hurley_108
Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill

Posted:2:09 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207966
Rating: 20798
Poster: hurley_108


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