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Canada sets Winter Games gold medal record Canada sets Winter Games gold medal record

These were indeed the best Games ever - at least if the measure is Team Canada's medal haul.

Posted:8:58 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208334
Rating: 20835
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver Winter Olympics officially closed Vancouver Winter Olympics officially closed

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, officially closed the 2010 Winter Games Sunday evening and thousands of enthusiastic people in Vancouver's B.C. Place who wanted the thrill of competition to keep on coming responded with a

Posted:8:43 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208132
Rating: 20816
Poster: Hyack
True North stronger after gold-medal hockey win, Winter Olympics triumph True North stronger after gold-medal hockey win, Winter Olympics triumph

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Brimming with pride as Olympic hosts, Canada exploded in a collective spasm of national joy Sunday as hockey hero Sidney Crosby dispatched the United States in a tightrope-tense hockey thriller that capped the Games with a record-setting

Posted:8:28 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208212
Rating: 20821
Poster: Hyack
Iran: Nuclear watchdog under U.S. influence Iran: Nuclear watchdog under U.S. influence

Posted:5:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207953
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
No more opposite-sex screening at airports: agency No more opposite-sex screening at airports: agency

Posted:4:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208098
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
Former NHL player Ramage appeals fatal crash conviction Former NHL player Ramage appeals fatal crash conviction

Posted:4:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208030
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Bus service halted in and out of downtown Vancouver Bus service halted in and out of downtown Vancouver

Bus service in and out of downtown Vancouver was suddenly halted Sunday afternoon, less than an hour after Team Canada beat the US men's hockey team in the 2010 gold-medal game. TransLink said just before 4 p.m. it was shutting down service into the city

Posted:4:51 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Hockey fans shout down anti-Olympic protesters Hockey fans shout down anti-Olympic protesters

About 150 anti-Olympic protesters held a final, spirited march through downtown Vancouver but their chants were often drowned out by hecklers watching the Canada-U.S.. Hockey game.

Posted:4:43 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208561
Rating: 20856
Poster: Hyack
Was Noah's ark round? Was Noah's ark round?

Posted:4:40 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 208845
Rating: 20886
Poster: Hyack
Downtown Vancouver erupts after Team Canada takes gold Downtown Vancouver erupts after Team Canada takes gold

As the men's Olympic gold medal hockey game between Team Canada and the U.S. went into overtime Sunday, tens of thousands of fans in downtown Vancouver stood in agonizing anticipation. Just off the intersection of Granville and Georgia streets, crowds cra

Posted:4:25 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208385
Rating: 20841
Poster: Hyack
Golden finish for Canada: OT hockey win! Golden finish for Canada: OT hockey win!

In a game for the ages, it was Crosby - leader of Canada's Generation Next - that provided Canada with the Golden Goal 7:40 into overtime. Crosby's fourth of the tournament gave Canada's men's Olympic hockey team a thrilling 3-2 victory over their arch ri

Posted:2:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208319
Rating: 20833
Poster: tritium
Will Olympics inspire us to get up off the couch? Will Olympics inspire us to get up off the couch?

Canadians have been watching these Olympic Games in record numbers, awed by our country's greatest amateur athletes. But has it been enough to spur Canadians into finding their own inner Olympians?

Posted:2:43 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207992
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
Charges laid in Burnaby double fatal crash Charges laid in Burnaby double fatal crash

The driver in an early morning crash that killed two young people and seriously injured three others in Burnaby, B.C., has been charged with 10 criminal offenses.

Posted:2:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208217
Rating: 20823
Poster: Hyack
Large head of Pharaoh Amenhotep III unearthed in Egypt Large head of Pharaoh Amenhotep III unearthed in Egypt

Posted:1:53 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208072
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Norway's Northug golden in 50K, Canada's Kershaw 5th Norway's Northug golden in 50K, Canada's Kershaw 5th

Canadian cross-country skier Devon Kershaw missed winning a medal by about the length of ski in the men's classical 50-kilometre race at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Posted:1:47 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208106
Rating: 20811
Poster: Hyack
Gold-medal mania hits Canadians from BC to Britain Gold-medal mania hits Canadians from BC to Britain

Canadians all over the world, from the Arabian desert to downtown London, are cheering on their homeland in the quest for hockey gold. In London, patrons of the city's only Canadian bar -- The Maple Leaf -- were lining up nine hours before game time to gu

Posted:1:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208156
Rating: 20816
Poster: Hyack
A roundup of some surprising home-energy hogs A roundup of some surprising home-energy hogs

Posted:1:02 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208004
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM - Israeli riot police dispersed a crowd of masked Palestinian youths throwing stones in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday

Posted:12:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208015
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Afghan troops trade shots over Canada-USA hockey game Afghan troops trade shots over Canada-USA hockey game

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A friendly rivalry is brewing between Canadians and Americans stationed at Kandahar Airfield.

Posted:12:57 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208182
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver plans lighthearted Games farewell Vancouver plans lighthearted Games farewell

The closing of the Vancouver Olympics on Sunday is expected to be more light-hearted than the show that opened the Games on Feb. 14.

Posted:12:15 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207980
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Rideau River gets blown up Rideau River gets blown up

Posted:12:10 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208140
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Scientists restart world's largest atom smasher Scientists restart world's largest atom smasher

Posted:12:08 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208102
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
3.9-magnitude earthquake rattles western Quebec 3.9-magnitude earthquake rattles western Quebec

The quake hit at about 10:50 p.m. local time, according to Earthquakes Canada. Its epicentre was 13 kilometres northwest of Lachute, a town of about 12,000 located 75 km northwest of Montreal.

Posted:12:03 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208034
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Fierce winter storm kills at least 51 across Europe Fierce winter storm kills at least 51 across Europe

Posted:11:59 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207907
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Sharp rise in Chile quake death toll Sharp rise in Chile quake death toll

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile is now blamed for the deaths of at least 708 people, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Sunday.

Posted:11:55 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208012
Rating: 20801
Poster: Hyack
Hockey Day in Canada as U.S., Olympic hosts square off for puck supremacy Hockey Day in Canada as U.S., Olympic hosts square off for puck supremacy

VANCOUVER, B.C. - For Canadian hockey fans, it all comes down to this. Sunday's second lease on life for Team Canada after an early loss to the United States will yield a medal, win or lose. But in this country, which suddenly finds itself poised to s

Posted:11:52 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207723
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Troops in Afghanistan urged to don red and white face paint for gold-medal game Troops in Afghanistan urged to don red and white face paint for gold-medal game

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It'll be double-doubles and doughnuts in the desert as Canadians serving in Afghanistan take in Canada's gold-medal hockey game against the United States.

Posted:11:44 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208020
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Joannie Rochette will carry Canadian flag Joannie Rochette will carry Canadian flag

Joannie Rochette will carry the Canadian flag into tonight's closing ceremony for the Vancouver Olympics. The 24-year-old figure skater from Ile-Dupas, Que., won a bronze medal less than a week after her mom Therese died of a heart attack.

Posted:11:34 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207986
Rating: 20798
Poster: Scape
Breast implants save woman from point blank gunshot Breast implants save woman from point blank gunshot

If there was ever a question over the safety of breast implants then this will prove critics wrong, as a woman's silicone D cup's saved her life from gunshot.

Posted:11:38 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 209570
Rating: 20958
Poster: Hyack
PM won't commit to 'Own the Podium' PM won't commit to 'Own the Podium'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the government will continue to finance elite athletes, but shied away from giving any specific commitments to renewing the Own the Podium program credited with helping the Olympic team win a record number of me

Posted:11:02 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208036
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
Babcock wants win, not miracles Babcock wants win, not miracles

Calgary Flames defenceman Robyn Regehr sent out a Twitter message on Saturday that read: "If the Americans win, they'll probably make a movie about it, so we don't want to see that happen."

Posted:11:00 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207880
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Cherry picking: Canada 5-3 over U.S. Cherry picking: Canada 5-3 over U.S.

Don Cherry is wearing a giant maple leaf on his heart. Or, at least right next to it, emblazoned on a tie, accenting his bright red suit with his Hockey Canada cufflinks.

Posted:10:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208039
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Gold-medal mania: tickets to Canada-U.S. grudge match worth their weight in gold Gold-medal mania: tickets to Canada-U.S. grudge match worth their weight in gold

VANCOUVER, B.C. - It may be the hottest ticket in Canadian sports history. Seats for the gold-medal rematch between Canada's men's hockey team and their U.S. rivals on Sunday have long since sold out but were still up for grabs online and from ticket brok

Posted:10:50 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208142
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Hockey nut Harper has some advice for Team Canada heading into gold medal match Hockey nut Harper has some advice for Team Canada heading into gold medal match

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has some advice for Team Canada heading into Sunday's gold-medal match. The prime minister, a self-professed hockey nut, said he'll be attending the game and he expects Canada to win.

Posted:10:27 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208045
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Wisconsin Teen Gets 15 Years for Facebook Sex-Extortion Scam Wisconsin Teen Gets 15 Years for Facebook Sex-Extortion Scam

Posted:10:20 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208610
Rating: 20861
Poster: commanderkai
Chile suffers one of the strongest quakes on record Chile suffers one of the strongest quakes on record

A violent 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday morning, killing more than 200 people, damaging hundreds of thousands of homes and setting off tsunami warnings across the Pacific Rim.

Posted:10:00 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207875
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Canada golden in men's curling Canada golden in men's curling

It may have taken eight years, but Kevin Martin took that next step up the podium he was seeking with a 6-3 win over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud in the Olympic men's curling final Saturday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.

Posted:5:42 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208067
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
A bronze Rush for Canada in 4-man bobsleigh A bronze Rush for Canada in 4-man bobsleigh

Canada's Lyndon Rush raced off with an Olympic bronze medal in the men's four-man bobsleigh competition at Whistler Sliding Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Posted:4:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206294
Rating: 20629
Poster: Hyack
Tsunami reaches Hawaii Tsunami reaches Hawaii

Scientists have confirmed that the tsunami triggered by the earthquake in Chile has reached Hawaii, but the extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

Posted:3:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208069
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Courageous performances earn Rochette, Majdic inaugural Terry Fox award Courageous performances earn Rochette, Majdic inaugural Terry Fox award

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic are the winners of the Terry Fox Award at the Vancouver Olympics.

Posted:3:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207945
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Canada tops Olympic gold medal total, sets host-country Winter record Canada tops Olympic gold medal total, sets host-country Winter record

VANCOUVER - Canada set a new personal best for Olympic gold Saturday and a new record for most golds claimed by a country at its own Winter Games with back-to-back medals in men's speedskating and for snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson.

Posted:2:52 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207987
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
Canada wins gold in men's speedskating pursuit Canada wins gold in men's speedskating pursuit

A solid gold touch of redemption shone on Canada's men's long-track speedskaters on Saturday as they brought home the gold medal in team pursuit.

Posted:2:31 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207825
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Canada's Anderson wins snowboarding gold Canada's Anderson wins snowboarding gold

Jasey-Jay Anderson of Mont-Tremblant, Que., has won the gold medal in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding event at the Vancouver Olympics.

Posted:2:30 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207894
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Chile tsunami hits New Zealand islands Chile tsunami hits New Zealand islands

A 20cm tsunami generated by a huge earthquake in Chile has hit New Zealand's eastern Chatham Islands, and officials have warned that bigger waves are to follow.

Posted:1:28 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208434
Rating: 20843
Poster: tritium
Racial incidents rock U.S. campus Racial incidents rock U.S. campus

SAN DIEGO - Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor's office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.

Posted:12:58 PM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208367
Rating: 20837
Poster: Hyack
Anderson, Lambert, Morison advance in snowboarding Anderson, Lambert, Morison advance in snowboarding

Canadians Jasey-Jay Anderson, Michael Lambert and Matthew Morison advanced to the round of 16 in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding event on a rainy and foggy Saturday at Cypress Mountain.

Posted:12:56 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207842
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Athletes in red may seem to go faster Athletes in red may seem to go faster

Athletes who wear red could have a subtle advantage, say Canadian researchers, who have found that the eye perceives red as moving faster than other colours.

Posted:12:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208024
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
B.C. woman fights for right to die B.C. woman fights for right to die

A 94-year-old Victoria woman is making no secret of her wish to commit suicide, but she can't find anyone to give her the lethal medication she needs to end her life.

Posted:12:50 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
Canada's last WWI vet honoured in U.S. Canada's last WWI vet honoured in U.S.

John Babcock, Canada's last known First World War veteran, was being honoured Saturday in a memorial service in his adopted hometown in Washington state.

Posted:12:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208165
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Yanks talking tough, but Canucks in Afghanistan have gold in their sights Yanks talking tough, but Canucks in Afghanistan have gold in their sights

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A friendly rivalry is brewing between Canadians and Americans stationed at Kandahar Airfield. And as with many things Canadian, it's over a hockey game - in this case, Sunday's gold-medal match between Team Canada and Team U.S.A.

Posted:12:41 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207989
Rating: 20799
Poster: Hyack
Return of iconic robotic arm being discussed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency Return of iconic robotic arm being discussed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency

MONTREAL - It has travelled thousands of kilometres in space, repaired orbiting satellites, unclogged astronauts' toilets, and helped build the International Space Station. Now the Canadarm appears set to come home.

Posted:12:36 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207933
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
Martin set for Olympic redemption Martin set for Olympic redemption

The immortal deities of Mount Olympus are smiling on Kevin Martin's rink in Vancouver.

Posted:12:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207772
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
London to emulate Vancouver Games London to emulate Vancouver Games

The head of London's Olympic Organizing Committee says there is much Vancouver has done right for its Games and it plans to copy many of the city's best practices when it stages the Summer Olympics in 2012.

Posted:12:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208080
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Pit bull rescued twice in a week Pit bull rescued twice in a week

For the second time in a week, Dano is resting at the Saint John Animal Rescue League after being rescued.

Posted:12:10 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207947
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Maritimers regroup after storm Maritimers regroup after storm

Maritimers are assessing the damage after Friday's storm that produced gusts of wind reaching 130 kilometres per hour.

Posted:12:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207756
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Canada poised to finish top of the podium Canada poised to finish top of the podium

With two short track gold medals Friday Canada now stands a reasonable chance of tying the Winter Games record of 13 gold medals.

Posted:11:29 AM on Saturday
Topic: CKA
Hits: 210609
Rating: 21062
Poster: Scape
CNN : 40 Meter Tsunami Wave Hits Juan Fernández Island from Chile Quake

40 meter tsunami waves hit the Juan Fernandez islands more than 600 kilometers off the coast of Chili in the Pacific Ocean, reports said.

Posted:3:19 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208103
Rating: 20810
Poster: tritium
8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile - Tsunami 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile - Tsunami

An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours.

Posted:1:02 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208066
Rating: 20807
Poster: tritium
Alliance calls for better marmot habitat protection Alliance calls for better marmot habitat protection

An alliance of environmental groups is accusing the B.C. government of not protecting enough of the critical habitat of the Vancouver Island marmot, the real-world counterpart of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games' mascot Mukmuk.

Posted:12:51 AM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207741
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Olympic coaches won’t start partially blind Canadian cross-country skier

WHISTLER, B.C. - Canadian cross-country ski coaches decided late Friday not to start legally blind skier Brian McKeever on Sunday in the 50-kilometre mass start classic race at the Vancouver Olympics, a team spokesman said.

Posted:11:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207634
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
After Canadian Gold, Cigars and Champagne After Canadian Gold, Cigars and Champagne

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The women of the Canadian hockey team politely accepted their gold medals and waved to an adoring crowd. And then the real celebration began.

Posted:11:00 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207924
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Elite force operates in Kandahar shadows Elite force operates in Kandahar shadows

Posted:10:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208269
Rating: 20827
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa proceeds with plans to regulate ships using Arctic waters Ottawa proceeds with plans to regulate ships using Arctic waters

OTTAWA - The federal government is moving ahead with plans to require large vessels to report to authorities as they sail through Canada's northern waters.

Posted:9:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207729
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada squeaks into gold-medal game Team Canada squeaks into gold-medal game

The Canadians hung on for a nervous 3-2 victory in their semifinal against Slovakia on Friday, a few hours after the U.S. dispatched Finland 6-1. The gold-medal showdown is set for Sunday afternoon (3 p.m. ET, noon PT).

Posted:9:16 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207810
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Canada hits 10 gold with short-track haul Canada hits 10 gold with short-track haul

Under heavy criticism for underperforming at the Vancouver Games, the Canadian men's short-track team responded on the final night of competition at Pacific Coliseum with gold in the 5,000-metre relay, and gold and bronze in the 500 metres.

Posted:8:28 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207687
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Canada wins gold, bronze in men's short track Canada wins gold, bronze in men's short track

Canada's Charles Hamelin took the gold medal in the men's 500 metres and Francois-Louis Tremblay won the bronze on the final night of Olympic short-track speedskating at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Posted:7:36 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207633
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Canada wins silver in women's curling final Canada wins silver in women's curling final

Cheryl Bernard and her Calgary-based rink of Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel and Susan O'Connor fell one game short of striking gold in Vancouver on Friday.

Posted:6:15 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207685
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
Tiger Woods dropped by Gatorade Tiger Woods dropped by Gatorade

Add Gatorade to the list of endorsement deals that golfer Tiger Woods has lost.

Posted:5:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207906
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Canada's pursuit team will earn medal Canada's pursuit team will earn medal

With a little something to prove, the Canadian men's speedskating pursuit team guaranteed themselves a medal by defeating Norway in the semifinals at the Richmond Oval on Friday.

Posted:4:22 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207716
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
New search dog joins CF security team at Olympics New search dog joins CF security team at Olympics

Posted:3:03 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207705
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
HMCS Halifax to return from Haiti on Tuesday HMCS Halifax to return from Haiti on Tuesday

After spending six weeks providing help to earthquake victims in Haiti, HMCS Halifax and its 225-member crew will return to its home port Tuesday morning, according to a news release.

Posted:2:59 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207904
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited

Posted:2:56 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207761
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Switzerland faces 'holy war' with Gadhafi's Libya Switzerland faces 'holy war' with Gadhafi's Libya

Posted:2:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208076
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada apologizes for post-game behaviour Team Canada apologizes for post-game behaviour

VANCOUVER - Hockey Canada apologized Thursday for an impromptu party the Olympic women's hockey team threw for itself on the Canada Hockey Place ice after winning the gold medal.

Posted:2:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207809
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Cruise liner hits dock, kills 3 crew members in Egypt Cruise liner hits dock, kills 3 crew members in Egypt

Posted:2:45 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207706
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Jack Layton's son considering politics Jack Layton's son considering politics

TORONTO - The son of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton may be about to follow his father and grandfather into politics.

Posted:2:37 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207951
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Quake strikes southwestern China Quake strikes southwestern China

BEIJING - At least 29 people were injured and hundreds of buildings damaged in an earthquake in southwestern China's Yunnan province, reports said Friday.

Posted:2:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207846
Rating: 20785
Poster: Hyack
Bernard needs her best vs. Norberg Bernard needs her best vs. Norberg

Cheryl Bernard didn't need her best to get into the gold-medal game. But she will to win it. The Canadian skip looks to unseat reigning champion Anette Norberg of Sweden and return the women's curling gold medal to Canada in the Olympic title game in Vanc

Posted:2:28 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207789
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
U.S. trounces Finland to reach men's hockey final U.S. trounces Finland to reach men's hockey final

On the strength of a stunning start that saw them score six times before the game was 13 minutes old, the United States steamrolled into the men's hockey gold-medal final.

Posted:2:25 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207593
Rating: 20759
Poster: Hyack
Canada's speedskating pursuit team shocked Canada's speedskating pursuit team shocked

Canada's women's speedskating pursuit team, ranked first in the world and in possession of the world record, was eliminated Friday in the Olympic quarter-finals.

Posted:2:23 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207624
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
NATO prepares for major Kandahar offensive NATO prepares for major Kandahar offensive

Officials in Kandahar province have begun humanitarian preparations in advance of fighting later this year, when NATO forces are expected to launch their most ambitious assault on Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan since 2001.

Posted:2:21 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207659
Rating: 20766
Poster: Hyack
Quake measuring 6.9 recorded off Japan Quake measuring 6.9 recorded off Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit off Japan's southern coast on Saturday, prompting the country's meteorological agency to issue a tsunami warning in the region.

Posted:2:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207675
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Canadians not taking Slovakia lightly Canadians not taking Slovakia lightly

Canada-Slovakia doesn't have the same ring to hockey fans in this country as Canada-Russia or even Canada-United States.

Posted:2:18 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207634
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag at end of Games Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag at end of Games

As speedskater Clara Hughes recognized, being chosen Canada's Olympic flag-bearer is a most distinguished honour. While Hughes held the title at this year's opening ceremony, equally as honourable is performing the same duty at the close of the Games.

Posted:2:14 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207615
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Feds to present widow of last Canadian WWI vet with Peace Tower flag Feds to present widow of last Canadian WWI vet with Peace Tower flag

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn will present the widow of Canada's last-known First World War veteran with the flag that flew over Parliament the day he died.

Posted:2:12 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207809
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver braces for big crowds Vancouver braces for big crowds

Vancouver police are ordering downtown liquor stores to close early on Friday evening in anticipation of the large crowds expected to watch Canada's men take on Slovakia in the Olympic hockey semi-final.

Posted:2:08 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207677
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Winter storm hits Eastern Canada Winter storm hits Eastern Canada

Flights were cancelled or delayed at Canada's largest airport, and thousands of residents in Quebec and Eastern Canada faced power outages after a windy, snowy storm arrived Thursday evening from the northeast U.S.

Posted:2:06 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207759
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Ford receives  Ontario government aid. Ford receives Ontario government aid.

The Ontario government will invest up to $81-million to help retain and create up to 757 jobs during the next five years at the Ford Motor Co. Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ont.

Posted:1:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207847
Rating: 20785
Poster: blvd88
Ontario Legislature Denounces Israel Apartheid Week Ontario Legislature Denounces Israel Apartheid Week

Posted:10:37 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207668
Rating: 20767
Poster: Dillon
On this day: Korean War - The Princess Patricias go into battle On this day: Korean War - The Princess Patricias go into battle

Broadcast Date: Feb. 26, 1951 After six weeks of supplementary training upon their arrival in Korea, the troops of the Princess Patricias go into the front lines as part of 27th British Commonwealth Brigade. On Feb. 22, the Canadians suffer their first c

Posted:10:15 AM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 207458
Rating: 20746
Poster: WDHIII
Ottawa suicide reviewed by U.S. prosecutor Ottawa suicide reviewed by U.S. prosecutor

The death of Carleton University student Nadia Kajouji was among the cases submitted to a U.S. prosecutor this week to determine if charges of assisting suicide should be laid against a Minnesota man.

Posted:10:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207732
Rating: 20773
Poster: WDHIII
Google warned by EU over Street View photos Google warned by EU over Street View photos

European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.

Posted:10:06 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207679
Rating: 20768
Poster: WDHIII
Woman murdered after cellphone distress call; police see 'gap in system' Woman murdered after cellphone distress call; police see 'gap in system'

Fifteen hours before a Calgary woman was killed inside her northwest home, someone called 911 from her cellphone -- and no one came.

Posted:9:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 209309
Rating: 20931
Poster: WDHIII
DNA links man sexually to 1984 murder victim DNA links man sexually to 1984 murder victim

Posted:9:57 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207854
Rating: 20785
Poster: WDHIII
Bodies found during prison renovations Bodies found during prison renovations

Posted:9:49 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207812
Rating: 20781
Poster: WDHIII
Dream dog fetches beer Dream dog fetches beer

Posted:9:47 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207933
Rating: 20793
Poster: WDHIII
Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast

Posted:8:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207544
Rating: 20754
Poster: stemmer
New UN Resolution to Call for Gaza Probe New UN Resolution to Call for Gaza Probe

Posted:8:04 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207618
Rating: 20762
Poster: Dillon
US diplomats add a moat to their expenses at $1bn London embassy US diplomats add a moat to their expenses at $1bn London embassy

Posted:6:24 AM on Friday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207826
Rating: 20783
Poster: commanderkai
Killer whale won't be released or destroyed Killer whale won't be released or destroyed

SeaWorld says it will keep a killer whale that drowned a trainer at the famous wildlife park, despite calls that the animal should be released into the wild or destroyed.

Posted:11:19 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207803
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Death on Vancouver luge track will always mark 2010 Games, says IOC president Death on Vancouver luge track will always mark 2010 Games, says IOC president

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A death at the Vancouver Olympics will forever place an asterisk next to its place in the history books, the president of the IOC said Thursday, and he has taken steps to ensure it doesn't happen again at the next Winter Games.

Posted:10:56 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207719
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
IOC's Rogge demands better women's hockey IOC's Rogge demands better women's hockey

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge warned women's ice hockey officials on Thursday to improve the parity in competition or risk having the sport dropped from the Games.

Posted:10:52 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207753
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
IOC looks into celebrations by women's hockey team IOC looks into celebrations by women's hockey team

The International Olympic Committee will investigate the behaviour of the Canadian women's hockey players who celebrated their gold medal at the Vancouver Games by drinking alcohol on the ice.

Posted:10:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208075
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Protesters drive up Olympic crime rate Protesters drive up Olympic crime rate

Violent crime in Vancouver has spiked 17 per cent since the start of the Winter Olympics but it's almost entirely due to anti-Games protests that marked the Olympics' first two days, police say.

Posted:10:49 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207697
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
U.S. bobsledder arrested in Vancouver U.S. bobsledder arrested in Vancouver

A member of the U.S. Olympic team has been arrested for alleged assault in Whistler, B.C.

Posted:10:42 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207734
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Rochette wins figure skating bronze Rochette wins figure skating bronze

Canadian Joannie Rochette won the hearts of the Pacific Coliseum crowd on Thursday with a gutsy performance to earn an Olympic bronze medal just days after her mother's death.

Posted:9:04 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207868
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Troops push out Taliban, gov't takes back Marjah Troops push out Taliban, gov't takes back Marjah

An Afghan flag has been raised in Marjah and a town administrator appointed, while Afghan and NATO troops continue their quest to push out the local Taliban and restore government control of the Helmand province town.

Posted:6:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207581
Rating: 20758
Poster: Hyack
Bombardier lands $3.1B US airliner deal Bombardier lands $3.1B US airliner deal

Bombardier Aerospace has a $3.1 billion US deal to sell 40 of its CS300 jet airliners to Republic Airways Holdings, a U.S. operator of 1,600 daily flights under half a dozen different airline names.

Posted:6:33 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207877
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Will the next Winter Games be in a war zone? Will the next Winter Games be in a war zone?

As the Vancouver Winter Games draw to a close this weekend, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will hand the Olympic flag to IOC president Jacques Rogge, who in turn will hand it to Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov. Sochi, Russia, is the home of the 2014 Winter

Posted:6:29 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208279
Rating: 20829
Poster: Hyack
Canada blanks U.S. to win gold in women's hockey Canada blanks U.S. to win gold in women's hockey

The Canadians won their third consecutive gold medal at the Olympics with an efficient 2-0 victory against the rival United States on Thursday.

Posted:5:54 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207780
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Martin to battle Norway for men's curling gold Martin to battle Norway for men's curling gold

Kevin Martin will get his chance to defend Canada's Olympic title in men's curling after his rink dispatched Niklas Edin's Swedish foursome 6-3 in a semifinal on Thursday in Vancouver.

Posted:5:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207604
Rating: 20760
Poster: Hyack
Missing actor's body found in Vancouver park, source says Missing actor's body found in Vancouver park, source says

(CNN) -- Actor Andrew Koenig, missing since February 14, was found dead in Vancouver, British Colombia, Thursday, a source close to the family told CNN.

Posted:4:25 PM on Thursday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208218
Rating: 20822
Poster: Brenda
Speedskater Hughes donates medal bonus Speedskater Hughes donates medal bonus

Canadian long-track speedskater Clara Hughes is donating her $10,000 bronze-medal bonus to the Take A Hike Foundation.

Posted:3:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207758
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Countries urged to reject U.S. ban on polar bear trade Countries urged to reject U.S. ban on polar bear trade

A U.S. proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear products should be rejected, according to the secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Posted:2:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207826
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
How Greenpeace beat Hill security: RCMP How Greenpeace beat Hill security: RCMP

The RCMP says it has cracked the case of how 19 Greenpeace protesters were able to climb onto the roofs of the Parliament buildings in December and unfurl banners calling for action on climate change.

Posted:2:57 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207821
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Big deer-poaching ring busted in southern Quebec Big deer-poaching ring busted in southern Quebec

Wildlife agents say they've broken up a deer-poaching ring that involved more than 80 suspects.

Posted:2:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208447
Rating: 20845
Poster: Hyack
Bernard curls into gold-medal game Bernard curls into gold-medal game

Canada's Cheryl Bernard will play for Olympic gold in women's curling after defeating two-time silver medallist Switzerland 6-5 in Thursday's semifinals in Vancouver.

Posted:2:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207861
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
Man Given 6 Months for Swedish Riot Man Given 6 Months for Swedish Riot

Posted:11:51 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207747
Rating: 20775
Poster: Dillon
Tim Hortons Q4 profit rises 31.6 per cent Tim Hortons Q4 profit rises 31.6 per cent

Even in a recession we Canadians love our donuts!

Posted:8:59 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207679
Rating: 20768
Poster: Dillon
3,000-Year Old Wall Found in Jerusalem 3,000-Year Old Wall Found in Jerusalem

Posted:8:36 AM on Thursday
Topic: History
Hits: 207856
Rating: 20786
Poster: Dillon
Dalton McGuinty to prorogue Ontario legislature for 4 days Dalton McGuinty to prorogue Ontario legislature for 4 days

Apparently Canadian politics is all about the prorogue lately!

Posted:7:58 AM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207749
Rating: 20775
Poster: Dillon
Slovakia to face Canada after dethroning Sweden Slovakia to face Canada after dethroning Sweden

There will be a new Olympic champion this year as Slovakia have booked a semifinal date with Canada after beating Sweden 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Posted:11:27 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207838
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Kiprusoff sends Finns to hockey semis Kiprusoff sends Finns to hockey semis

Niklas Hagman tipped home a power-play goal with 6:26 to play to break open a scoreless game as Finland beat the Czech Republic 2-0 Wednesday night in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic hockey tournament.

Posted:11:22 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207912
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Canada gaining momentum at Games Canada gaining momentum at Games

Canada's 2010 Olympic outlook was considerably brighter Wednesday thanks to a four-medal performance that tied the country's record for medals won on a single day.

Posted:11:21 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207690
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Rare skulls reveal new dinosaur species Rare skulls reveal new dinosaur species

Posted:10:35 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208265
Rating: 20827
Poster: Hyack
Hot planet's atmosphere spilling out Hot planet's atmosphere spilling out

A hot gas giant planet discovered in 2008 is losing its atmosphere to its star at a rate of 189 million billion tonnes a year, astronomers in China say.

Posted:10:34 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207907
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack


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