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News Image Collage for 05-2009

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Last survivor of Titanic dies at 97 Last survivor of Titanic dies at 97

Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic and was the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, died Sunday at age 97

Posted:8:36 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208409
Rating: 20841
Poster: Hyack
Red Wings down Pens in Game 2 for 2-0 series lead Red Wings down Pens in Game 2 for 2-0 series lead

Stanley Cup finals often produce a surprising hero, but no one could have seen Justin Abdelkader coming.

Posted:8:33 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208050
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Alberta students to restore Avro Arrow model Alberta students to restore Avro Arrow model

Students and instructors from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are working to restore a full-scale model of Canada's legendary Avro Arrow fighter jet.

Posted:8:29 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208114
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
18 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan fighting 18 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan fighting

KABUL -- Afghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, officials said.

Posted:8:31 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208043
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
George W. Bush: Defiant and in search of a new role? George W. Bush: Defiant and in search of a new role?

Standing on a stage in Toronto in a navy blue suit and sharp baby blue tie, former U.S. president George Walker Bush looked younger, more confident and sounded more relaxed than he had in years.

Posted:8:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208206
Rating: 20821
Poster: Hyack
English language to hit one million words English language to hit one million words

According to the Global Language Monitor, a group that tracks new additions to the lexicon, it will hit one million words at 5:22 a.m. ET on June 10.

Posted:8:20 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208162
Rating: 20816
Poster: Hyack
New U.S. border rules kick in Monday New U.S. border rules kick in Monday

Tough new border regulations come into effect Monday, requiring anyone entering the U.S. to carry a passport or equivalent identification.

Posted:7:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208192
Rating: 20819
Poster: tritium
Iraqi boy meets girl . . . bombs house Iraqi boy meets girl . . . bombs house

Skills learned in warfare are deployed in 'love IEDs' after men have had romantic advances spurned

Posted:6:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208200
Rating: 20820
Poster: kitty
Illegal to pick a trillium? Not quite Illegal to pick a trillium? Not quite

Posted:6:27 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208196
Rating: 20819
Poster: kitty
Police find York U student's body in Lake Ontario Police find York U student's body in Lake Ontario

Police have recovered the body of a York University student who vanished more than two weeks ago, in Lake Ontario close to where he was last seen.

Posted:6:25 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208102
Rating: 20809
Poster: kitty
NATO moves to counter Taliban propaganda machine NATO moves to counter Taliban propaganda machine

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban ``never lie.'' So says one of the insurgent group's usual spokesmen, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, speaking via cellphone recently from an undisclosed location.

Posted:8:38 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208117
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
Satellites show North Korea missile preparations Satellites show North Korea missile preparations

Spy satellites have captured images that appear to show North Korea making preparations to move a long-range missile from a weapons factory to a launch pad in the country's northeast, a South Korean official said Saturday

Posted:8:31 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208280
Rating: 20828
Poster: Hyack
Hurricane barriers floated to keep sea out of New York City Hurricane barriers floated to keep sea out of New York City

NEW YORK - When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York City strike tends to be high on the list.

Posted:8:27 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208211
Rating: 20821
Poster: Hyack
Detroit beats Pittsburgh 3-1 in Game 1 Detroit beats Pittsburgh 3-1 in Game 1

The Detroit Red Wings literally used home ice to their advantage against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.

Posted:8:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208123
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
GG seal-snacking inspires dreams for Inuit food industry GG seal-snacking inspires dreams for Inuit food industry

Inuit leaders want to capitalize on the promotional bonanza offered by images broadcast around the world of Canada's vice-regal munching on a raw slice of seal heart.

Posted:8:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208184
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver city council mulls car-free Sundays Vancouver city council mulls car-free Sundays

Regular car-free Sundays could be coming to four Vancouver neighbourhoods this summer.

Posted:8:10 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208164
Rating: 20816
Poster: Hyack
Police Tasered men up to 24 times Police Tasered men up to 24 times

Two young men who had never been in trouble with the law say they were beaten and Tasered as many as 24 times by York cops after innocently ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Posted:12:37 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208412
Rating: 20841
Poster: llama66
Tory MP makes racial gaffe. Tory MP makes racial gaffe.
Posted:6:59 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208471
Rating: 20845
Poster: DerbyX
Man sought panda sex with teen Man sought panda sex with teen

PITTSBURGH - A former Pennsylvania Senate staffer has been arrested on charges he wanted to engage in sex acts with a 15-year-old boy while dressed in a panda costume, state Attorney General Tom Corbett said.

Posted:7:56 PM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208245
Rating: 20825
Poster: Hyack
Personal ad calls for Obama's assassination Personal ad calls for Obama's assassination

WASHINGTON - Some are convinced he's the Antichrist. Others have made jokes about watermelon and fried chicken, and sent emails containing racist slurs. And now a personal ad in a Pennsylvania newspaper has called for his assassination.

Posted:7:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208508
Rating: 20851
Poster: Hyack
Seal-skinning earns GG rock-star status among Inuit Seal-skinning earns GG rock-star status among Inuit

IQALUIT, Nunavut -- It may have bombed in Brussels, but Michaelle Jean's seal-skinning performance has earned her rock-star status on the tundra.

Posted:7:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208027
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Public will be informed about fate of bus beheader Public will be informed about fate of bus beheader

WINNIPEG -- The public will find out after all whether the man who decapitated a fellow Greyhound passenger and then mutilated his body will be kept in an institution or granted a conditional release.

Posted:7:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208054
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Phil Spector gets 19 to life on murder conviction Phil Spector gets 19 to life on murder conviction

Former record producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Posted:7:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208343
Rating: 20834
Poster: Hyack
Eco-warrior Prince Philip attacks big families Eco-warrior Prince Philip attacks big families

He has championed youth achievement and the conservation of wildlife. Now the Duke of Edinburgh has turned his thoughts to solving the global food crisis.

Posted:2:44 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208273
Rating: 20828
Poster: stemmer
Medicine Hat preps soldiers for urban environment Medicine Hat preps soldiers for urban environment

Posted:9:06 AM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208250
Rating: 20825
Poster: Hyack
Big Ben rings in its 150th anniversary Big Ben rings in its 150th anniversary

LONDON - Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st century.

Posted:9:04 AM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 208145
Rating: 20815
Poster: Hyack
Upset with a McDonald’s worker, man calls 911

Posted:8:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208224
Rating: 20823
Poster: Hyack
North Korea test-fires another missile, slams Security Council as hypocrites North Korea test-fires another missile, slams Security Council as hypocrites

YEONPYEONG, South Korea - North Korea warned Friday it would act in "self-defence" if provoked by the UN Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions over the communist country's nuclear test, and followed the threat with the test launch of anot

Posted:8:51 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208060
Rating: 20806
Poster: Hyack
Canfor to close 3 B.C. mills, lay off 570 workers Canfor to close 3 B.C. mills, lay off 570 workers

Posted:8:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208060
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Schools fear fallout of rugby verdict Schools fear fallout of rugby verdict

Manslaughter ruling puts contact sports on hot seat

Posted:5:18 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208022
Rating: 20802
Poster: kitty
Barrie woman seeks child support from Keanu Reeves Barrie woman seeks child support from Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves doesn't even know her, his spokeswoman says

Posted:5:16 AM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208750
Rating: 20873
Poster: kitty
Police officer shoots dog Police officer shoots dog

The owner of the German shepherd that police shot this afternoon is relieved to know her dog has been found but angry with the officer who shot 6-year-old Coco

Posted:5:15 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208561
Rating: 20856
Poster: kitty
The embarrassing case of the little red dress The embarrassing case of the little red dress

Socialite left red-faced after her cocktail 'slip' is exposed

Posted:5:10 AM on Friday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208784
Rating: 20876
Poster: kitty
B.C. Premier demands single standard for EI B.C. Premier demands single standard for EI

Posted:5:03 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208080
Rating: 20807
Poster: Canadaka
Vancouver gets tough with slum landlords Vancouver gets tough with slum landlords

The city of Vancouver is prepared to go to court to fight against delinquent landlords who failed to repair mouldy bathrooms, water leaks, cabinets falling off the walls and, worse of all, sewage backing up into suites.

Posted:11:22 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207922
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
She's our very own Braveheart! - Opinion She's our very own Braveheart! - Opinion

Posted:11:02 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208357
Rating: 20836
Poster: Hyack
Arctic contains 13% of remaining oil Arctic contains 13% of remaining oil

The forbidding landscape of the Arctic contains 13 per cent of the world's remaining undiscovered oil and as much as 30 per cent of its natural gas deposits, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey says.

Posted:11:01 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207982
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Airlines fume over Canada Post deal Airlines fume over Canada Post deal

Canada Post awarded a five-year contract worth more than $100-million last year to fly its mail, without going to tenders, in a move reminiscent of the sole-sourced advertising contracts that got it into hot water at the Gomery inquiry.

Posted:10:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207944
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
China volcano may have caused mass extinction China volcano may have caused mass extinction

A mass extinction some 260 million years ago may have been caused by volcanic eruptions in what is now China, new research suggests.

Posted:10:48 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208053
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Photos of young Obama reveal a campus hunk Photos of young Obama reveal a campus hunk

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - He was tall and stunningly good looking, a guy who could appear pensive and serious one moment and then, with smoke from an unfiltered cigarette swirling around his face, morph into the hippest looking dude this side of James Dean

Posted:10:45 PM on Thursday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208093
Rating: 20809
Poster: Hyack
Child in custody battle called stepfather 'skinhead' Child in custody battle called stepfather 'skinhead'

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba girl at the heart of a custody dispute told a social worker her stepfather was a skinhead who drank up to 10 beers a day

Posted:10:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208290
Rating: 20829
Poster: Hyack
June 1 passport deadline looms for some travellers June 1 passport deadline looms for some travellers

Canadian travellers heading to the U.S. on trains, boats and automobiles will need valid passports starting June 1 as part of increased U.S. border security.

Posted:10:36 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207949
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
CPP bosses to receive millions in bonuses CPP bosses to receive millions in bonuses

The heads of the Canada Pension Plan are slated to take home millions in bonus payouts this year, even as the fund struggles and the economy slips deeper into recession.

Posted:10:34 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208203
Rating: 20820
Poster: Hyack
Canada's $50M Dahla dam project in Afghanistan shows few signs of life Canada's $50M Dahla dam project in Afghanistan shows few signs of life

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The bread basket of Afghanistan remains decidedly frayed - and signs of Canada's almost year-old promise to help restore at least some of its former glory remain conspicuously scant.

Posted:10:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207998
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
Abundant oil means stable gas prices this summer, says energy regulator Abundant oil means stable gas prices this summer, says energy regulator

With oil prices slated to remain stable, consumers can be assured that the cost of gas this summer won't approach last year's record highs, says Canada's national energy regulator.

Posted:10:25 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207775
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Aspirin's risks outweigh benefits for healthy people: review Aspirin's risks outweigh benefits for healthy people: review

Aspirin and ASA are generally recommended to prevent non-fatal heart attacks among people who already had a heart attack or stroke. But the value of its long-term use by healthy people is uncertain, given the increased risk of internal bleeding.

Posted:10:23 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
South Korea, U.S. troops on alert after North's threats South Korea, U.S. troops on alert after North's threats

South Korean and U.S. troops raised their alert Thursday to the highest level since 2006 after North Korea renounced its truce with the allied forces and threatened to strike any ships trying to intercept its vessels.

Posted:10:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207949
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Inadequate brakes caused fatal CN derailment: report Inadequate brakes caused fatal CN derailment: report

A Canadian National train derailment that killed two people near Lillooet, B.C., in 2006 was caused by an inadequate braking system used in the steep mountain canyon, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Posted:10:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207868
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
Payette to join fellow Canadian Thirsk in space on 'historic' mission Payette to join fellow Canadian Thirsk in space on 'historic' mission

Watching fellow Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk blast off into space Wednesday for a trip to the International Space Station brought back memories for Julie Payette who made her first space flight 10 years ago.

Posted:10:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207864
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
'Floatables' flow as Halifax removes sewage screens 'Floatables' flow as Halifax removes sewage screens

First a sewage treatment plant failed, and now the Halifax Regional Municipality is giving up on attempts to screen out solids from flowing into the harbour

Posted:10:01 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208085
Rating: 20809
Poster: Hyack
ICBC faces government audit after privacy breaches ICBC faces government audit after privacy breaches

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has identified three privacy breaches involving claim histories of jurors being inappropriately accessed by outside lawyers representing it during court proceedings.

Posted:9:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207835
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Tories make another push for Senate term limits Tories make another push for Senate term limits

When it comes to Senate reform, the Conservative government is applying the old adage: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. On Thursday, the government reintroduced for the third time legislation that would force senators to retire after serving

Posted:9:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207775
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Canada eyes sale of stake in AECL reactor business Canada eyes sale of stake in AECL reactor business

Posted:9:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207635
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Pet tiger faces eviction from Highlands, B.C., property Pet tiger faces eviction from Highlands, B.C., property

Posted:9:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207838
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Nazi symbols on boat raises concerns off Jericho Beach Nazi symbols on boat raises concerns off Jericho Beach

Vancouver police say they have concerns about a sailboat decorated with Nazi symbols that is anchored off Jericho Beach.

Posted:10:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207757
Rating: 20776
Poster: tritium
Cancer drug erases man's fingerprints, doctor says Cancer drug erases man's fingerprints, doctor says

(CNN) -- A Singapore man undergoing treatment for cancer was detained for four hours by U.S. immigration officials after the drug he was taking caused his fingerprints to disappear.

Posted:7:37 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207658
Rating: 20766
Poster: stemmer
Man gunned down in Burnaby highrise parking lot has gang links Man gunned down in Burnaby highrise parking lot has gang links

Police have identified the man gunned down in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday night and said he is a well-known gang member.

Posted:7:01 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207674
Rating: 20768
Poster: TattoodGirl
Losing out on green energy Losing out on green energy

Canada continues to lag behind the rest of the world in the use of renewable energy and could fall further, warns a senior policy and technical analyst with the Pembina Institute in Ottawa.

Posted:5:18 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207686
Rating: 20769
Poster: stemmer
'Bury' new tax, McGuinty told 'Bury' new tax, McGuinty told

Premier faces pressure from fellow Liberals to embed blended levy in prices next year

Posted:5:15 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207704
Rating: 20770
Poster: kitty
Get your hands off my boyfriend jacket Get your hands off my boyfriend jacket

It's the most popular item this season and two local designers have sales buttoned up

Posted:5:11 AM on Thursday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207982
Rating: 20797
Poster: kitty
Would have been an 'insult' not to accept seal heart: Gov. Gen. Would have been an 'insult' not to accept seal heart: Gov. Gen.

Posted:11:17 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207910
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
South Korea troops on high alert amid North Korea threats South Korea troops on high alert amid North Korea threats

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean and U.S. troops facing North Korea boosted their alert level Thursday to the highest category since 2006, after the North threatened military strikes on allied troops in escalating tension over its nuclear test.

Posted:8:34 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207578
Rating: 20758
Poster: Hyack
CTV broke codes in Dion interview, CBSC finds CTV broke codes in Dion interview, CBSC finds

The airing of Stephane Dion's false starts from an interview with CTV anchor Steve Murphy last October violated broadcasting codes and ethics, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled

Posted:8:22 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207954
Rating: 20794
Poster: Canadaka
Archie spurns Betty to wed Veronica Archie spurns Betty to wed Veronica
Posted:5:52 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 208267
Rating: 20828
Poster: DerbyX
Military trade show draws protest in Ottawa Military trade show draws protest in Ottawa

Both military buffs and protesters converged on Ottawa's Lansdowne Park on Wednesday for the opening of Canada's largest military trade show.

Posted:10:05 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208128
Rating: 20815
Poster: WDHIII
Soaring deficit undermines confidence in finance minister, say Liberals Soaring deficit undermines confidence in finance minister, say Liberals

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has "lost credibility" after announcing Canada's deficit will soar to a record level, Liberal finance critic John McCallum said Wednesday.

Posted:9:46 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208120
Rating: 20812
Poster: WDHIII
Canseco strikes out in MMA debut Canseco strikes out in MMA debut

Posted:9:25 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207818
Rating: 20782
Poster: WDHIII
Gov. Gen. rankles bleeding hearts Gov. Gen. rankles bleeding hearts

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean's gutting of a seal before eating a piece of its raw heart has inflamed an emotional debate, with animal welfare groups accusing her of using the Inuit subsistence hunt to legitimize Canada's commercial seal tra

Posted:8:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207728
Rating: 20773
Poster: WDHIII
'Worst' inmate wants bail 'Worst' inmate wants bail

EDMONTON -- A high-risk convict called the "most difficult" inmate in the Edmonton Remand Centre wants out on bail on charges of starting a fire in his cell and assaulting two guards.

Posted:8:49 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208051
Rating: 20806
Poster: WDHIII
Canada's Bob Thirsk blasts into space Canada's Bob Thirsk blasts into space

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk is on his way to a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

Posted:8:44 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207783
Rating: 20778
Poster: WDHIII
OPP to conduct a review of Amber Alert system OPP to conduct a review of Amber Alert system

The Ontario Provincial Police said it will be conducting a review of the province's Amber Alert system after more than 20,000 people signed a petition calling for changes.

Posted:8:39 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207741
Rating: 20774
Poster: WDHIII
B.C. attorney general loses seat in recount B.C. attorney general loses seat in recount

B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal has lost his provincial seat in an electoral recount to Independent challenger Vicki Huntington, a stunning result which has dethroned one of the province's most famous politicians.

Posted:8:37 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207771
Rating: 20778
Poster: WDHIII
GM bankruptcy likely as bondholder offer falls apart GM bankruptcy likely as bondholder offer falls apart

General Motors Corp.'s offer to bondholders to swap their debt for company stock has failed, which means the ailing automaker is likely headed for bankruptcy protection.

Posted:8:35 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207648
Rating: 20765
Poster: WDHIII
Cyber security the new 'arms race,' Van Loan says Cyber security the new 'arms race,' Van Loan says

Canada's Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said cyber security is the new "arms race" as the government fights to protect its information systems from nefarious threats around the world.

Posted:8:33 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207787
Rating: 20779
Poster: WDHIII
Nanny quit, made sham claims, boss says Nanny quit, made sham claims, boss says

The Toronto-area father who brought Magdalene Gordo to Canada to care for his four children plans to tell a news conference today that the Filipina nanny, one of two caregivers alleging Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla mistreated them, abruptly walked off the job i

Posted:7:46 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207779
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests

One of Canada's top Arctic archeologists says the remnants of a stone-and-sod wall unearthed on southern Baffin Island may be traces of a shelter built more than 700 years ago by Norse seafarers, a stunning find that would be just the second location in t

Posted:7:39 AM on Wednesday
Topic: History
Hits: 208310
Rating: 20832
Poster: Hyack
Hopefuls strut their stuff to be Miss Hooters Hopefuls strut their stuff to be Miss Hooters

WINNIPEG -- This city is going to sizzle tonight. And we're not talking about the weather.

Posted:7:36 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208743
Rating: 20875
Poster: Hyack
How to get free HDTV in Canada How to get free HDTV in Canada

Posted:11:22 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 209911
Rating: 20990
Poster: Hyack
North Korea warns of military action against South Korea North Korea warns of military action against South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's military says it considers South Korea's participation in a U.S.-led program to intercept ships suspected of spreading weapons of mass destruction tantamount to a declaration of war against the North.

Posted:11:18 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207651
Rating: 20765
Poster: Hyack
Pittsburgh books a spot in Stanley Cup final for second consecutive year Pittsburgh books a spot in Stanley Cup final for second consecutive year

The Pittsburgh Penguins punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup final on Tuesday, and booked a spot in the record books as well

Posted:9:07 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207637
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Former NHLr Peter Zezel passes away at age 44 Former NHLr Peter Zezel passes away at age 44

Former NHL player Peter Zezel passed away at a Toronto hospital on Tuesday, after a long battle with a blood disorder.

Posted:4:32 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207972
Rating: 20796
Poster: WDHIII
Bison Mobile Repair Team vehicle delivered to CF Bison Mobile Repair Team vehicle delivered to CF

Posted:4:19 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207940
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
PETA Launches Canadian Maple Syrup Boycott Over Annual Seal Slaughter PETA Launches Canadian Maple Syrup Boycott Over Annual Seal Slaughter

Montpelier, Vt. -- PETA will launch an international boycott of Canadian maple syrup on Tuesday to protest Canada's annual seal massacre

Posted:4:16 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207905
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
DND eyes 20 armoured vehicles DND eyes 20 armoured vehicles

Posted:4:14 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208237
Rating: 20824
Poster: Hyack
Navy faces seven-year wait for new ships, Senate hears Navy faces seven-year wait for new ships, Senate hears

Posted:4:08 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207706
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Fate of Greyhound bus killer may never be known Fate of Greyhound bus killer may never be known

WINNIPEG - The public may never know if a man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus will be kept in an institution or given a conditional release.

Posted:4:04 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207697
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Russia OKs launch of Canadian, two other astronauts Russia OKs launch of Canadian, two other astronauts

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- Russia's space agency Tuesday gave the go-ahead for this week's launch of a rocket carrying three astronauts, including a Canadian, to the International Space Station.

Posted:3:59 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207649
Rating: 20765
Poster: Hyack
Penguins seek clean sweep of Hurricanes Penguins seek clean sweep of Hurricanes

If you're a hockey fan, you know the quote that comes quickly after a squad goes down 3-0 in a series:

Posted:3:55 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207803
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Thousands of Canadians taxed on 'phantom income' Thousands of Canadians taxed on 'phantom income'

Thousands of Canadian workers who purchased stock options from their employers before the market downturn are expected to pay millions of dollars in taxes on income they haven't received because the shares have lost their value.

Posted:3:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207748
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Manley's Afghan equipment list to cost $1.1 billion Manley's Afghan equipment list to cost $1.1 billion

OTTAWA - Fulfilling the Manley commission's conditions to extend Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan to 2011 will cost more than $1.1 billion, say federal budget documents.

Posted:3:50 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207821
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Gov. Gen's show of solidarity for seal hunt offensive: animal rights group Gov. Gen's show of solidarity for seal hunt offensive: animal rights group

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean's public gutting of a seal in an Inuit community was a repugnant attempt to legitimize the sealing trade, an opponent of Canada's commercial hunt said Tuesday

Posted:3:43 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207766
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Famed U.S. fishing captain says she was in Canadian waters by accident Famed U.S. fishing captain says she was in Canadian waters by accident

A Maine-based fishing captain famous for her books and her role in the book and movie The Perfect Storm, told a St. John's courtroom Tuesday she accidentally ended up in Canadian waters because another boat cut her fishing gear during the night.

Posted:3:33 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207825
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Huntington defeats Oppal in B.C. election recount Huntington defeats Oppal in B.C. election recount

Independent candidate Vicki Huntington has defeated high-profile B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Wally Oppal in the riding of Delta South in one of two provincial election recounts concluded on Tuesday.

Posted:3:30 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207791
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
OPP stop man from raising Canadian flag OPP stop man from raising Canadian flag

May 25, 2009 - The Hamilton Spectator - CALEDONIA (May 25, 2009) A man was subdued by police during an attempt by a Caledonia group to raise the Canadian flag across from Douglas Creek Estates yesterday.

Posted:4:40 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208093
Rating: 20809
Poster: stemmer
Bikes win in Jarvis overhaul Bikes win in Jarvis overhaul

City council backs removal of centre lane as critics predict backlash by voters

Posted:4:05 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207836
Rating: 20784
Poster: kitty
New North Korean launches New North Korean launches

North Korea launched tests today of two more short-range missiles a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, a news report said, pushing the regime's confrontation with world powers further despite the threat of UN Security Council action.

Posted:4:02 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208045
Rating: 20805
Poster: kitty
Boyle, Potts prove power of popular plainness Boyle, Potts prove power of popular plainness

"You, too, my darling, can be a star one day." Besides those reassuring words, mothers of fame-struck children can now console their offspring by pointing to Britain's Got Talent sensations Susan Boyle and Paul Potts, two people as ordinary as a Wal-Ma

Posted:3:59 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208088
Rating: 20809
Poster: kitty
Picking a perfect prom dress Picking a perfect prom dress

Clothing program helps high school grads feel like princesses at the prom

Posted:3:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207978
Rating: 20798
Poster: kitty
Northern Irish soccer mob beats Catholic man to death Northern Irish soccer mob beats Catholic man to death

Militant Protestant supporters of a Scottish soccer team beat to death a Roman Catholic man in the latest sign of how sports rivalries inspire sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland, police and politicians said yesterday.

Posted:3:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208805
Rating: 20881
Poster: kitty
Triple, triple toil and trouble at Tim Hortons test kiosk Triple, triple toil and trouble at Tim Hortons test kiosk

A new "self-order kiosk" was set up at my neighbourhood Tim Hortons and I was eager to try it.

Posted:3:51 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208001
Rating: 20800
Poster: kitty
Canadians dragging around too much debt Canadians dragging around too much debt

Spending `spiralling' out of control, accountants warn

Posted:3:44 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207895
Rating: 20790
Poster: kitty
Deficit bigger than expected, Flaherty says Deficit bigger than expected, Flaherty says
Posted:12:12 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207827
Rating: 20783
Poster: DerbyX
Outrage over N Korea nuclear test Outrage over N Korea nuclear test

As seismologists confirmed it had had the power of a 4.5 quake, the US president said North Korea's programme posed a "grave threat" to world peace.

Posted:8:40 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207819
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Canada pushes past North Pole in Arctic survey Canada pushes past North Pole in Arctic survey

Mapping flights enter territory claimed by Russia as part of a high-stakes drive by several countries to establish clear title to the polar region and its seabed riches

Posted:8:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207741
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Military needs more drones for 'dull, dirty and dangerous' missions Military needs more drones for 'dull, dirty and dangerous' missions

OTTAWA -- The Canadian military plans to acquire a "family" of aerial drones over the next decade to complete "dull, dirty and dangerous" missions against a range of threats at home and abroad, including terrorism and failed or failing states, newly relea

Posted:8:32 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207803
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Canadian team predicts impact of aurora borealis Canadian team predicts impact of aurora borealis

The brilliant, haunting phenomenon known as the Northern Lights can also be a potentially deadly source of energy in outer space

Posted:8:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207732
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
GM workers approve deal; 86 per cent vote yes GM workers approve deal; 86 per cent vote yes

General Motors workers in Southern Ontario have voted to approve a labour concession package tonight, with 86 per cent supporting the plan.

Posted:8:27 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207674
Rating: 20767
Poster: Hyack
Scientists propose helping wildlife relocate due to climate change Scientists propose helping wildlife relocate due to climate change

Rapid climate change is forcing scientists to consider for the first time whether to help wildlife relocate to places where they are not currently found, says a group of international researchers who have created a tool for evaluating such relocations

Posted:8:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207878
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Studies track fishing industry's history over 1,000 years Studies track fishing industry's history over 1,000 years

Almost 30,000 right whales cruised the coasts of New Zealand while sharks were so plentiful they darkened waters off England 200 years ago, according to an ambitious project that has traced the history and worrisome decline of several marine species.

Posted:8:20 PM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 207769
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Golden Ears Bridge to open early Golden Ears Bridge to open early

The new Golden Ears Bridge east of Vancouver will open about two weeks ahead of schedule, officials with TransLink confirmed Monday.

Posted:8:19 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207866
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
AECL rival offers to help Canada through Chalk River shutdown AECL rival offers to help Canada through Chalk River shutdown

OTTAWA - Atomic Energy of Canada's chief rival to build a nuclear power plant in Ontario has offered to help the federal government through the shutdown of the Chalk River reactor

Posted:8:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207745
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
Gov. Gen. eats slaughtered seal's raw heart to show support for seal hunt Gov. Gen. eats slaughtered seal's raw heart to show support for seal hunt

RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - On the first day of her trip to the Arctic Michaelle Jean gutted a freshly slaughtered seal, pulled out its raw heart, and ate it.

Posted:8:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208077
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
Several injured as man fires pellet gun near Burnaby school Several injured as man fires pellet gun near Burnaby school

Police have arrested a young man after as many as six people were injured Monday afternoon when someone hiding in bushes near a Burnaby, B.C., school fired a pellet gun at people standing at a bus stop, police said.

Posted:8:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207642
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Victoria Cross sold at auction to Canadian War Museum for $240,000 Victoria Cross sold at auction to Canadian War Museum for $240,000

Fears that a Victoria Cross medal belonging to a Canadian war hero would be auctioned off to a private collector were allayed Monday evening when the Canadian War Museum bought it for $240,000.

Posted:8:02 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207792
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Canada's ethnic mix a 'success' Canada's ethnic mix a 'success'

Canada has an unprecedented track record around the world for its successful integration of immigrants, says expert

Posted:11:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 208008
Rating: 20802
Poster: tritium
New Requirements on Border ID Stir Worries at Crossings New Requirements on Border ID Stir Worries at Crossings

After years of delay and hundreds of millions of dollars in preparations, Customs and Border Protection officials said new security measures would go into effect on June 1, requiring Americans entering the country by land or sea to show government-approve

Posted:8:44 AM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207850
Rating: 20787
Poster: tritium
Canada widens job benefits; election threat lingers Canada widens job benefits; election threat lingers

Canada's minority Conservative government unveiled an expansion of jobless benefits on Monday but rejected demands from opposition parties to relax current eligibility rules or risk facing an election over the issue.

Posted:8:39 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207710
Rating: 20772
Poster: tritium
Canada's Dollar Falls From Highest Since October as Crude Drops Canada's Dollar Falls From Highest Since October as Crude Drops

Posted:8:35 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207724
Rating: 20772
Poster: tritium
Is $100 oil coming soon? Is $100 oil coming soon?

Rash of cancelled or postponed projects plus resurgent economic demand may have set the stage for crude rebound

Posted:4:16 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207980
Rating: 20799
Poster: kitty
This old house: Is it being left to fall apart? This old house: Is it being left to fall apart?

Toronto's Catholic school board is being accused of wilfully neglecting a historical building so it can get approval to tear it down.

Posted:4:14 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207730
Rating: 20772
Poster: kitty
Susan Boyle does it again Susan Boyle does it again

Surprise singing sensation hits another high note by making it to the finals on Britain's Got Talent

Posted:4:10 AM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208089
Rating: 20808
Poster: kitty
We shouldn't be judging the 'chemo kid' We shouldn't be judging the 'chemo kid'

The hell of treatment gives cancer survivors insight into Hauser's decision to flee

Posted:4:09 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207748
Rating: 20774
Poster: kitty
Pickup artist makes a clean sweep Pickup artist makes a clean sweep

'Litter guy' pays rent by filling up to 80 garbage bags a day in several city neighbourhoods

Posted:4:01 AM on Monday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207930
Rating: 20792
Poster: kitty
North Korea says it has conducted nuclear test North Korea says it has conducted nuclear test

North Korea claims it has successfully conducted a second nuclear weapons test, defying international warnings and drastically escalating tensions with the country

Posted:11:04 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207835
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Road wars: Can cyclists and motorists get along? Road wars: Can cyclists and motorists get along?

City plan for $70 million in cycling infrastructure needs to be cohesive to work, commuters say

Posted:7:48 PM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207973
Rating: 20797
Poster: kitty
Cellphones as parents' helpers: they teach letters, listen for crying babies Cellphones as parents' helpers: they teach letters, listen for crying babies

Posted:7:34 PM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207665
Rating: 20766
Poster: kitty


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