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Second volcano erupts in Indonesia Second volcano erupts in Indonesia

Just as residents are fleeing from Mount Merapi's volcanic eruptions in central Java, Indonesia, warnings have been issued for two other volcanoes while a third one has been producing small eruptions since last week.

Posted:9:05 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181505
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
Woman dies trying to slide down stair rail Woman dies trying to slide down stair rail

A 23-year-old public school teacher from the Chicago area died at a Halloween party Saturday night when she fell trying to slide down a stair rail.

Posted:9:01 PM on Sunday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 182167
Rating: 18217
Poster: wildrosegirl
Texas State Supreme Court Ruling Cites Spock Texas State Supreme Court Ruling Cites Spock

In the case of Robinson v. Crown Cork and Seal, Justice Don R. Willet quoted Mr. Spock, the Vulcan and used his logic for legal precedent.

Posted:5:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181850
Rating: 18186
Poster: Curtman
Canadian swimmer Pierse has dengue fever Canadian swimmer Pierse has dengue fever

Canadian swimmer Annamay Pierse has revealed she's been battling a case of dengue fever since returning from this month's Commonwealth Games.

Posted:8:52 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181587
Rating: 18159
Poster: wildrosegirl
Stroke rate slashed at prevention clinic Stroke rate slashed at prevention clinic

A new stroke prevention clinic in Ottawa is helping patients treated for mini-strokes from developing the full-blown version, doctors report.

Posted:8:49 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181564
Rating: 18156
Poster: wildrosegirl
Hurricane hits eastern Caribbean Hurricane hits eastern Caribbean

Hurricane Tomas hit the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Saturday night, causing extensive damage.

Posted:8:48 AM on Sunday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 181816
Rating: 18182
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ottawa-area man found dead in Mexico Ottawa-area man found dead in Mexico

An Ottawa-area businessman who was reported missing in Mexico has been found dead, his family says.

Posted:8:17 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181650
Rating: 18165
Poster: wildrosegirl
Scientists grow human livers in lab Scientists grow human livers in lab

Scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina have created functioning walnut-sized livers by combining human cells with animal livers.

Posted:8:13 AM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181506
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
Not expressing oneself is a free-speech right Not expressing oneself is a free-speech right

Does freedom of expression include the right not to express yourself? A recent decision of the Superior Court of Ontario seems to say "No."

Posted:8:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181952
Rating: 18195
Poster: Bodah
System needed to monitor oceans' vital stats: scientists System needed to monitor oceans' vital stats: scientists

Scientists are urging governments around the world to invest in a ocean-based system that could provide warnings of droughts, floods and other environmental disasters.

Posted:8:09 AM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181471
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
From trade to taxes: Issues to watch in U.S. midterms From trade to taxes: Issues to watch in U.S. midterms

Americans are set to vote this week in midterm elections that will likely change the course of Barack Obama's presidency and push issues such as immigration and health care back to the forefront in Congress.

Posted:8:08 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181563
Rating: 18157
Poster: wildrosegirl
Indonesia volcano continues to spew hot ash Indonesia volcano continues to spew hot ash

A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers who had taken advantage of a lull in activity to rush home and check on their livestock.

Posted:8:05 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181462
Rating: 18146
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ivory Coast holds first election since 2002 Ivory Coast holds first election since 2002

The West African nation of Ivory Coast held a long-awaited presidential election Sunday, the first since civil war erupted in 2002 and split the world's leading cocoa producer in half.

Posted:8:02 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181503
Rating: 18150
Poster: wildrosegirl
Suspected suicide bomber wounds 32 in Istanbul Suspected suicide bomber wounds 32 in Istanbul

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday beside a police vehicle in a major Istanbul square near tourist hotels and a bus terminal, wounding 32 people, including 15 policemen.

Posted:7:51 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181543
Rating: 18154
Poster: wildrosegirl
No one injured as plane skids off runway in N.L. No one injured as plane skids off runway in N.L.

Police say a small plane carrying six people went off the end of a runway in Gander, N.L., on Saturday, possibly because of weather conditions.

Posted:7:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181518
Rating: 18152
Poster: wildrosegirl
No need for public inquiry in Henry acquittal: lawyer No need for public inquiry in Henry acquittal: lawyer

The lawyer for a B.C. man who spent 27 years in prison for a series of rapes he didn't commit says she doesn't think there's a need for a public inquiry.

Posted:7:47 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181561
Rating: 18156
Poster: wildrosegirl
Franzen, rock star of the book world, still shy Franzen, rock star of the book world, still shy

Jonathan Franzen is the closest thing we have to a literary rock star.

Posted:7:41 AM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181601
Rating: 18160
Poster: wildrosegirl
Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes

One of two powerful bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues travelled on two passenger planes within the Middle East, a spokesman for Qatar Airways said Sunday. The U.S. said the plot bears the hallmarks of al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen.

Posted:7:38 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181508
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
3 dead after being hit by VIA train near Montreal 3 dead after being hit by VIA train near Montreal

Three young men are dead after they were struck by a VIA Rail train in southwest Montreal early Sunday morning.

Posted:7:37 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181448
Rating: 18145
Poster: wildrosegirl
N.W.T. ex-chief charged with sexual assault N.W.T. ex-chief charged with sexual assault

Joe Rabesca, who was until recently a top Dene leader in the Northwest Territories, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman.

Posted:8:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181577
Rating: 18158
Poster: wildrosegirl
MacKay apologizes to mother of dead soldier MacKay apologizes to mother of dead soldier

The mother of a soldier who took his own life after serving in Afghanistan has received an apology from the minister of defence.

Posted:8:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181589
Rating: 18159
Poster: wildrosegirl
Loaded rocket launcher still a mystery Loaded rocket launcher still a mystery

Bomb disposal experts say a rocket launcher discovered on a major highway north of Victoria earlier this week is the first such live explosive device ever found in B.C.

Posted:8:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181623
Rating: 18162
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alleged serial killer of 3 women has long criminal history Alleged serial killer of 3 women has long criminal history

Alleged serial killer Peter Dale MacDonald grew up in an ordinary family but quickly fell into a life of increasingly violent crime, people who knew him say.

Posted:8:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181575
Rating: 18158
Poster: wildrosegirl
'Parking lot rage' suspect sought in Alberta 'Parking lot rage' suspect sought in Alberta

Police in southern Alberta are looking for a suspect after a pregnant woman alleged she was assaulted outside a mall by an irate motorist who claimed she'd done a poor job of parking.

Posted:8:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181657
Rating: 18166
Poster: wildrosegirl
Man dies from caffeine overdose Man dies from caffeine overdose

A 23-year-old British man died after ingesting two spoonfuls of caffeine powder that had the same potency as 70 cans of energy drinks

Posted:7:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 182001
Rating: 18200
Poster: wildrosegirl
Hurricane Tomas hits Caribbean, fears for Haiti Hurricane Tomas hits Caribbean, fears for Haiti

Hurricane Tomas battered east Caribbean islands with winds, rain and surf Saturday, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines on a westward track that will put earthquake-hit Haiti at risk next week.

Posted:7:43 PM on Saturday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 181809
Rating: 18181
Poster: wildrosegirl
Gunmen kill 14 on sports field in Honduras Gunmen kill 14 on sports field in Honduras

Gunmen opened fire on a group of people on a neighborhood sports field in northern Honduras and killed at least 14, authorities said Saturday.

Posted:7:40 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181552
Rating: 18155
Poster: wildrosegirl
Eliminating malaria impossible without vaccine: experts Eliminating malaria impossible without vaccine: experts

Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions -- but medical experts say right now that goal remains completely unrealistic.

Posted:7:37 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181573
Rating: 18157
Poster: wildrosegirl
Tories tightly scripted Regis and Kelly: docs Tories tightly scripted Regis and Kelly: docs

It may be called LIVE! with Regis and Kelly, but new documents reveal just how tightly the Harper government scripted the announcement that the popular morning show was coming to Prince Edward Island last summer.

Posted:7:35 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181561
Rating: 18156
Poster: wildrosegirl
Cancer survivor wraps up 25-day stint in underwear Cancer survivor wraps up 25-day stint in underwear

Mark McIntyre is used to receiving horrified looks when he greets people at the door. But he hopes that'll change soon.

Posted:7:33 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181577
Rating: 18158
Poster: wildrosegirl
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO

YouTube CEO Chad Hurley is surrendering the reins of the popular video website that he started with two buddies as a quirky curiosity and went on to groom into a media magnet that shows more than two billion clips a day.

Posted:7:30 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181724
Rating: 18172
Poster: wildrosegirl
Health spending to reach $192 billion in 2010: report Health spending to reach $192 billion in 2010: report

Total health-care spending in Canada this year is predicted to reach almost $192 billion, up almost five per cent over 2009, says a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Posted:7:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181467
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
$5 billion, 15 years to fix up Parliament Buildings $5 billion, 15 years to fix up Parliament Buildings

With a price tag well into the billions and a timeline that could stretch to 2025, the modernization of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings isn't the average renovation project.

Posted:7:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181507
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
The tendency to vote liberal might be in your genes The tendency to vote liberal might be in your genes

Whether you lean "left" or "right" in your political views might have a lot to do with your genes, intriguing new research suggests.

Posted:7:24 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181537
Rating: 18154
Poster: wildrosegirl
Misinformation the enemy in Haiti's cholera battle Misinformation the enemy in Haiti's cholera battle

As Haiti enters its third week of an outbreak of cholera, health workers on the ground say they are fighting against a tide of misinformation in their fight to educate Haitians on how to combat the illness.

Posted:7:20 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181456
Rating: 18146
Poster: wildrosegirl
'I'm on Everest:' High-speed Internet at base camp 'I'm on Everest:' High-speed Internet at base camp

How's this for a Facebook status update: "About to start scaling Mount Everest."

Posted:7:19 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181454
Rating: 18145
Poster: wildrosegirl
Cargo ship docks with international space station Cargo ship docks with international space station

Russian news agencies say a cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station, bringing 2.5 tons of food, water, oxygen and fuel for the orbiting laboratory and its U.S.-Russian crew.

Posted:7:16 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181555
Rating: 18156
Poster: wildrosegirl
New N.S. Tory leader promises to repeal HST increase New N.S. Tory leader promises to repeal HST increase

Nova Scotia's new Tory leader promised Saturday to repeal a controversial two per cent sales tax hike and bring back a balanced budget law if elected premier.

Posted:7:14 PM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181658
Rating: 18166
Poster: wildrosegirl
Murder charge laid after truck hits people outside bar Murder charge laid after truck hits people outside bar

Police have charged a Calgary man with first-degree murder after a pickup truck plowed through a group of people standing outside a bar early Friday.

Posted:7:12 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181742
Rating: 18174
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alta. Tories debate how to counter anti-oilsands groups Alta. Tories debate how to counter anti-oilsands groups

Alberta is suffering an "image deficit" over criticism of the province's oilsands and provincial Conservatives called for a new campaign to minimize the damage to business and tourism.

Posted:7:11 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181518
Rating: 18152
Poster: wildrosegirl
First Nations chiefs want B.C. mines minister to quit First Nations chiefs want B.C. mines minister to quit

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is calling for the resignation of B.C.'s minister of state for mining over what it says were "shockingly offensive" comments.

Posted:7:09 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181461
Rating: 18146
Poster: wildrosegirl
Sunday marks 90 years since Banting's idea for insulin Sunday marks 90 years since Banting's idea for insulin

Sir Frederick Banting awoke early on the morning of Oct. 31, 1920 with an idea that some call the most important medical discovery of the 20th century -- insulin.

Posted:7:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: History
Hits: 181752
Rating: 18175
Poster: wildrosegirl
One winning ticket for $50M Lotto Max draw sold in B.C. One winning ticket for $50M Lotto Max draw sold in B.C.

There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw, and it was sold somewhere in British Columbia.

Posted:7:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181472
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Vancouver police warn of gang-related violence Vancouver police warn of gang-related violence

Vancouver Police are warning about a true threat hiding among Halloween celebrants this weekend.

Posted:7:05 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181455
Rating: 18146
Poster: wildrosegirl
Virtue competed in pain en route to winning gold medal Virtue competed in pain en route to winning gold medal

Tessa Virtue struggled with pain in her legs last season that was so overwhelming that just walking for 10 minutes at a stretch could be an excruciating endeavour.

Posted:7:02 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181472
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Death of isolated inmate likely an accident: report Death of isolated inmate likely an accident: report

The case of a troubled teenage inmate thought to have killed herself in an isolation cell has taken an unexpected twist as an internal report now reveals the death was likely an accident.

Posted:6:59 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181518
Rating: 18152
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian astronauts reflect on Discovery's final trip Canadian astronauts reflect on Discovery's final trip

Thirteen years after Bjarni Tryggvason blasted into space on board the space shuttle Discovery, the veteran astronaut will travel to the U.S. to witness its final flight.

Posted:6:57 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181866
Rating: 18187
Poster: wildrosegirl
Indonesian volcano unleashes biggest blast yet Indonesian volcano unleashes biggest blast yet

Clouds of grey ash rumbled down the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano Saturday in its most powerful eruption of a deadly week, prompting soldiers to force reluctant villagers to evacuate amid fears of a larger blast.

Posted:6:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181470
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Thousands gather in Montreal to honour Saint Andre Thousands gather in Montreal to honour Saint Andre

A humble Quebecer promoted to sainthood was honoured Saturday by tens of thousands of people, who gathered at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

Posted:6:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 181893
Rating: 18189
Poster: wildrosegirl
Jury retires to consider sentence for Omar Khadr Jury retires to consider sentence for Omar Khadr

The jury at Omar Khadr's war-crimes trial spent more than five hours considering a sentence for the 24-year-old Canadian before breaking for the day.

Posted:6:43 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181420
Rating: 18142
Poster: wildrosegirl
Burris dissects vaunted Tiger-Cats defence Burris dissects vaunted Tiger-Cats defence

Romby Bryant had three touchdown catches Friday as the Calgary Stampeders demolished the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 55-24.

Posted:10:56 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181532
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
Eutelsat suffers spacecraft loss Eutelsat suffers spacecraft loss

The Paris-based Eutelsat company says its latest spacecraft has failed less than 24 hours after being launched on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana.

Posted:10:50 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181442
Rating: 18144
Poster: Hyack
UK and US probe terror risk after Yemen cargo finds UK and US probe terror risk after Yemen cargo finds

The US and UK are investigating the extent of a terror threat after explosives were found in two packages bound for the US from Yemen.

Posted:10:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181386
Rating: 18139
Poster: Hyack
F-35 buy could trigger Arctic arms race: expert F-35 buy could trigger Arctic arms race: expert

A government purchase of F-35 fighter jets could cause "angst in Russia" and trigger an Arctic arms race, Arctic sovereignty expert Michael Byers said Thursday.

Posted:10:44 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181653
Rating: 18165
Poster: Hyack
A Canadian icon celebrates a milestone A Canadian icon celebrates a milestone

The pursuit of perfection, professionalism, and strong team spirit are virtues that Canadian Forces members strive to possess and which the iconic Snowbirds have come to symbolize with their distinctive red and blue flight suits, smoke-trailing CT-114 Tut

Posted:10:38 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181440
Rating: 18144
Poster: Hyack
No-checking hockey stirs controversy No-checking hockey stirs controversy

A new non-checking hockey league this season on Prince Edward Island isn't popular with some players who want to take part in the traditional game.

Posted:10:06 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181754
Rating: 18175
Poster: Hyack
Argos blow shot at 2nd place in CFL East Argos blow shot at 2nd place in CFL East

Dahrran Diedrick's moment in the sun could only happen in the Canadian Football League.

Posted:10:04 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181455
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
Campbell's address cost taxpayers $240,000 Campbell's address cost taxpayers $240,000

B.C. taxpayers spent close to $240,000 Wednesday evening so Premier Gordon Campbell could go on prime-time television to announce a 15-per-cent personal income tax cut.

Posted:9:56 PM on Friday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181465
Rating: 18147
Poster: Hyack
Football players given suspensions after brawl Football players given suspensions after brawl

Posted:9:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181320
Rating: 18132
Poster: Hyack
NASA probing feasibility of one-way mission to Mars NASA probing feasibility of one-way mission to Mars

It's been more than 40 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's walk on the moon turned the world's imagination to space exploration. Predictions mankind would soon be stepping onto Mars have languished. But that may be about to change.

Posted:9:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181590
Rating: 18159
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver police brace for weekend violence Vancouver police brace for weekend violence

It could be a genuinely frightening Halloween in Vancouver as police say there is, "a high probability of an increase in gang-related violence" this weekend.

Posted:9:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181353
Rating: 18135
Poster: Hyack
Teen pleads guilty to killing boy over scratched floor Teen pleads guilty to killing boy over scratched floor

The senseless murder of a 15-year-old West Kildonan Collegiate student last fall was made even more shocking Friday when it was revealed what mundane incident sparked the killing.

Posted:9:06 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181480
Rating: 18148
Poster: wildrosegirl
Missing boy found safe Missing boy found safe

An Amber Alert issued for 12-year-old Jacob Telford has been cancelled by Strathcona County RCMP.

Posted:6:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181589
Rating: 18160
Poster: wildrosegirl
N. Korea, S. Korea exchange gunfire N. Korea, S. Korea exchange gunfire

North Korea fired two rounds toward South Korea at their tense border and South Korean troops immediately fired back, an official said Friday.

Posted:3:32 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181787
Rating: 18179
Poster: Hyack
N.S. soldier to be retried in shooting death N.S. soldier to be retried in shooting death

A new court martial has been granted for a Nova Scotia soldier who won an appeal and had his guilty verdict set aside in the fatal shooting of his friend and comrade in Afghanistan.

Posted:3:30 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181519
Rating: 18152
Poster: Hyack
Amber Alert issued in Alberta Amber Alert issued in Alberta

A 12-year-old boy from Sherwood Park, Alta., is believed to have been abducted by his mother, RCMP in Alberta said Friday.

Posted:3:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181381
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
CFL fines Blue Bomber for pink gloves CFL fines Blue Bomber for pink gloves

Winnipeg Blue Bombers fullback Jon Oosterhuis has been fined by the CFL for wearing pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness during a recent football game.

Posted:1:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181754
Rating: 18175
Poster: Robair
Israel, US discuss land lease from Palestinians Israel, US discuss land lease from Palestinians

Palestinian sources confirmed that both sides were discussing the option that Israel would lease land in east Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley from the Palestinian state for 40-99 years.

Posted:12:02 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181287
Rating: 18129
Poster: Curtman
'Nothing innocent' about sexual touches 'Nothing innocent' about sexual touches

OTTAWA - A 24-year-old man fondled a 14-year-old girl while her 11-year-old brother sucked his fingers and licked his ear in a Place d'Orleans food court, a judge concluded Thursday.

Posted:1:14 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181925
Rating: 18193
Poster: Hyack
Accused killer mom collapses in prisoner's box Accused killer mom collapses in prisoner's box

Posted:1:11 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181816
Rating: 18182
Poster: Hyack
U.S. firms fight to keep global warming data secret U.S. firms fight to keep global warming data secret

Posted:1:08 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181703
Rating: 18170
Poster: Hyack
Teachers skeptical about Campbell's education promise Teachers skeptical about Campbell's education promise

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell has promised that within five years, every grade-four student will be reading, writing and doing math at their grade level, but teachers say the goal is unlikely to be reached.

Posted:1:04 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181471
Rating: 18147
Poster: Hyack
Mom kills baby for interrupting 'Farmville' game Mom kills baby for interrupting 'Farmville' game

Posted:1:01 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 182111
Rating: 18212
Poster: Hyack
Hall scores 1st NHL goal in Oilers' loss Hall scores 1st NHL goal in Oilers' loss

The wait may be over for Taylor Hall, but it's not over for his Edmonton Oilers. The 18-year-old rookie scored his first career NHL goal and had an assist to help the Oilers into extra time with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, but Hall's squad was

Posted:12:55 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181449
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Acidic ash from erupting volcano threatens Indonesia's famed Borobudur temples Acidic ash from erupting volcano threatens Indonesia's famed Borobudur temples

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - Volcanic ash that has fallen like heavy rain onto a 9th-century temple complex is threatening one of Indonesia's most popular tourist attractions, officials said Friday.

Posted:12:52 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181386
Rating: 18139
Poster: Hyack
Australian, US rescuers search for French helicopter missing off Antarctica with 4 on board Australian, US rescuers search for French helicopter missing off Antarctica with 4 on board

ADELAIDE, Australia - International rescuers were searching for a helicopter that disappeared in poor weather off Antarctica with four French people on board, rescue co-ordinators said Friday.

Posted:12:48 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181296
Rating: 18130
Poster: Hyack
Ex B'nai Brith head ashamed of child porn Ex B'nai Brith head ashamed of child porn

The former director of B'nai Brith Quebec says he's ashamed he had pornographic videos on his computer, but Bill Surkis maintains he's not a sex offender.

Posted:12:42 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181621
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
Defence chief apologizes to soldier's mother Defence chief apologizes to soldier's mother

Canada's chief of defence staff has offered an apology to the mother of a soldier who took his own life after serving in Afghanistan.

Posted:12:39 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181576
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
Military rocket launcher found near Victoria Military rocket launcher found near Victoria

A loaded rocket-propelled grenade launcher has been found in woods just metres from a major highway north of Victoria, police say.

Posted:12:35 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181737
Rating: 18175
Poster: Hyack
High speed Internet comes to Mt Everest High speed Internet comes to Mt Everest

A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal's first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest.

Posted:9:16 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181495
Rating: 18150
Poster: Hyack
Ancient bugs found in 50-million-year-old Indian amber Ancient bugs found in 50-million-year-old Indian amber

More than 700 new species of ancient insect have been discovered in 50-million-year-old amber.

Posted:8:52 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181698
Rating: 18171
Poster: Hyack
Assassin bug lures spiders by mimicking prey Assassin bug lures spiders by mimicking prey

Scientists have described how a species of insect lures spiders by mimicking prey caught in webs.

Posted:8:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181467
Rating: 18147
Poster: Hyack
Neutron star packs two Suns' mass in London-sized space Neutron star packs two Suns' mass in London-sized space

Astronomers have discovered what they say is the mightiest neutron star yet. The super-dense object, which lies some 3,000 light-years from Earth, is about twice as massive as our Sun.

Posted:8:49 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181447
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Earth-sized worlds much more common than giant planets Earth-sized worlds much more common than giant planets

Nearly one in four stars like the Sun could have Earth-sized planets, according to a new estimate published in the journal Science.

Posted:8:44 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181343
Rating: 18134
Poster: Hyack
EU backs limited treaty change to ward off crises EU backs limited treaty change to ward off crises

(Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday supported calls by Germany and France for limited changes to the bloc's main treaty to help shore up Europe's defenses against any new financial crises.

Posted:6:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181334
Rating: 18133
Poster: Khar
Hopes fade for Indonesian tsunami survivors Hopes fade for Indonesian tsunami survivors

Hopes are fading for 334 people still registered missing after Monday's tsunami in Indonesia, as the death toll climbs to 370.

Posted:6:56 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181511
Rating: 18151
Poster: Khar
Consumer complaints about wireless service on the rise Consumer complaints about wireless service on the rise

Canadians are registering more complaints about cellphone contracts and billing information because of a flood of overly complex or confusing options and company errors, according to a new report.

Posted:6:54 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181575
Rating: 18158
Poster: Khar
Khadr to widow: ‘I'm really, really sorry'

Posted:6:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181594
Rating: 18159
Poster: Khar
Jon Stewart and His Rally May Shun Politics, but Attendees Are Embracing It Jon Stewart and His Rally May Shun Politics, but Attendees Are Embracing It

Posted:6:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181584
Rating: 18158
Poster: Khar
No guarantee on revised ER wait times in Alberta No guarantee on revised ER wait times in Alberta

Just a day after the province announced it wants to implement new rules in Alberta emergency rooms, the health minister is being vague on whether all patients should expect to be in and out of the ER in the revised time frame of four hours.

Posted:6:48 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181423
Rating: 18142
Poster: Khar
Payments to MDs to top $26-billion Payments to MDs to top $26-billion

Posted:6:47 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181372
Rating: 18137
Poster: Khar
Poppy tax rebate takes effect this year Poppy tax rebate takes effect this year

The Royal Canadian Legion's full refund on the harmonized sales tax it pays on poppies and wreaths will take effect immediately, the federal Conservatives announced Thursday.

Posted:6:45 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181389
Rating: 18139
Poster: Khar
‘Star whackers' out to kill him, Quaid says

Posted:6:37 PM on Thursday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181739
Rating: 18174
Poster: Khar
Multiple communities declare state of emergency following storm Multiple communities declare state of emergency following storm

Almost a dozen Manitoba communities were under a state of emergency Thursday after a storm brought strong winds and heavy rains to the province Wednesday.

Posted:6:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181362
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Homework assigned to divorcing couple Homework assigned to divorcing couple

A Brampton judge has thrown three books at an estranged couple and assigned them some homework that's due before their next court date.

Posted:6:12 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181344
Rating: 18134
Poster: wildrosegirl
Full dinosaur skeletons found in China Full dinosaur skeletons found in China

Posted:6:09 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181373
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Afghan withdrawal on track, Gen. Natynczyk says Afghan withdrawal on track, Gen. Natynczyk says

Posted:6:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181450
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Saving a B.C. lake one $10 click at a time Saving a B.C. lake one $10 click at a time

Eighty-six-year-old Bob McMinn has embarked on an unprecedented social networking campaign to save a Vancouver Island lake, and he's betting $100,000 of his own money on its success.

Posted:6:06 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181382
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Inuit bid for EU seal ban exemption rejected Inuit bid for EU seal ban exemption rejected

A court ruling Thursday means Inuit will not be exempt from a European Union ban on imports of Canadian seal products.

Posted:5:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181367
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
N.S. man arraigned on prostitute murder charge N.S. man arraigned on prostitute murder charge

A Nova Scotia man charged with second-degree murder in the case of a sex worker who disappeared three months ago made a brief appearance in Dartmouth provincial court Thursday.

Posted:5:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181376
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
P.E.I. lobster landings hit all-time high P.E.I. lobster landings hit all-time high

Lobster landings in Prince Edward Island reached an all-time high this year, says the provincial fisheries minister.

Posted:5:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181390
Rating: 18139
Poster: Hyack
Fish farms begin use of new pesticide Fish farms begin use of new pesticide

New Brunswick salmon farmers have started the use of a restricted pesticide that fights sea lice on farmed Atlantic salmon

Posted:5:43 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 184645
Rating: 18465
Poster: Hyack
Woman guilty of obstructing hit-and-run probe Woman guilty of obstructing hit-and-run probe

A New Westminster woman has been found guilty of obstruction of justice for repairing a vehicle that she knew was likely involved in a 2006 fatal hit and run.

Posted:5:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181457
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver gang sweep nets 2 Vancouver gang sweep nets 2

Two men remain in custody after a several alleged gang members were arrested and weapons were seized in Vancouver Wednesday, police say.

Posted:5:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181397
Rating: 18140
Poster: Hyack
Proposed B.C. gold and copper mine generates anger, barbs, and threats Proposed B.C. gold and copper mine generates anger, barbs, and threats

VANCOUVER - A battle over the proposed Prosperity Gold and Copper Mine in B.C.'s central Interior has turned caustic as players and politicians trade barbs and threats, including a suggestion that some First Nations could bring out their shotguns.

Posted:5:37 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181450
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Canadian soldiers resume mentoring Afghan National Army after turbulent spring Canadian soldiers resume mentoring Afghan National Army after turbulent spring

HAJI BABA, Afghanistan - It was shaping up to be a boring summer for Capt. Pete Reintjes and his small team of mentors for the Afghan National Army. That was back in the spring.

Posted:5:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181326
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
Internal DND audit uncovers more red flags in other aircraft purchases Internal DND audit uncovers more red flags in other aircraft purchases

OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department audit has raised red flags about another major aircraft purchase that's failed to get off the ground.

Posted:5:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181447
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
NDP calls Campbell's tax cut desperate NDP calls Campbell's tax cut desperate

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell took to the airwaves on Wednesday night to defend the HST and promise a tax cut that will leave hundreds of dollars more in taxpayers' pockets, but the NDP Opposition is calling it a desperate move.

Posted:5:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181365
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Six Navy heroes recognized in Senate Six Navy heroes recognized in Senate

Six Navy heroes, chosen to represent the work of Canadian sailors, were recognized in the Senate Chamber of Canada October 19 as part of Navy Appreciation Days on Parliament Hill organized by the Navy League of Canada (NLC).

Posted:2:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181570
Rating: 18157
Poster: Hyack
Soldier's mother wants DND apology Soldier's mother wants DND apology

The New Democrats are calling on Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Canada's chief of defence staff to meet with the mother of a soldier who took his own life after serving in Afghanistan.

Posted:2:47 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181386
Rating: 18139
Poster: Hyack
Military cuts to target reservists, paper pushers, general says Military cuts to target reservists, paper pushers, general says

The soldier in charge of coming up with a leaner Canadian Forces is signalling that the axe will fall on the defence bureaucracy and the ranks of reservists to spare a fighting force that will be deployed to war zones and natural disasters.

Posted:2:46 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181595
Rating: 18160
Poster: Hyack
Canada to thank U.A.E. despite eviction from airbase Canada to thank U.A.E. despite eviction from airbase

Even though the United Arab Emirates evicted Canada from an airbase used to supply troops in Afghanistan there will be a Camp Mirage closing ceremony to thank the U.A.E., Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday.

Posted:2:37 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181360
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
No Khadr return deal in place: Cannon No Khadr return deal in place: Cannon

The Canadian government has not committed to repatriating Omar Khadr as part of the Guantanamo Bay prisoner's plea deal with U.S. authorities, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says

Posted:2:31 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181290
Rating: 18129
Poster: Hyack
Volcano eruptions in east Siberia spread ash Volcano eruptions in east Siberia spread ash

Two volcanoes erupted Thursday on Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, tossing massive ash clouds kilometres into the air, forcing flights to divert and blanketing one town with thick ash.

Posted:2:29 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181366
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Are these cops above the law? Are these cops above the law?

Posted:10:29 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 182154
Rating: 18215
Poster: xerxes
Bra count climbing in efforts to span Red Deer River Bra count climbing in efforts to span Red Deer River

Posted:6:53 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181435
Rating: 18144
Poster: Alta_redneck
Free-trade deal with EU could cost thousands of Canadian factory jobs Free-trade deal with EU could cost thousands of Canadian factory jobs

Posted:10:22 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181465
Rating: 18147
Poster: Hyack
N. Korea demands S. Korea resume large-scale food aid N. Korea demands S. Korea resume large-scale food aid

Posted:10:04 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181566
Rating: 18157
Poster: Hyack
Report: Russia seeks to limit new NATO members Report: Russia seeks to limit new NATO members

Posted:9:49 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181399
Rating: 18140
Poster: Hyack
Canada to announce tougher sanctions against N. Korea Canada to announce tougher sanctions against N. Korea

Posted:9:40 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181463
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
B.C. cuts personal income taxes by 15 per cent B.C. cuts personal income taxes by 15 per cent

British Columbians earning up to $72,000 per year will see a 15 per cent cut in their income taxes beginning Jan. 1.

Posted:7:57 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181544
Rating: 18154
Poster: Hyack
Iran, which stones women, is vying to join board of UN agency promoting equality for women Iran, which stones women, is vying to join board of UN agency promoting equality for women

Iran, where a woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning, is likely to become a member of the board of the new U.N. agency to promote equality for women, prompting outrage from the U.S. and human rights groups.

Posted:6:10 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181569
Rating: 18157
Poster: Hyack
Indonesia tsunami death toll hits 272 Indonesia tsunami death toll hits 272

At least 272 people are dead and more than 400 are missing after a tsunami swept through a string of remote Indonesian islands, a local official says.

Posted:6:09 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181264
Rating: 18126
Poster: Hyack
Afghan mission enters 'crucial' phase: MacKay Afghan mission enters 'crucial' phase: MacKay

Defence Minister Peter MacKay says "crucial work" lies ahead for the Canadian Forces in the final nine months of its military mission in Afghanistan.

Posted:6:07 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181362
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Liberals vow to cancel stealth fighter deal, hold competition to replace CF-18s Liberals vow to cancel stealth fighter deal, hold competition to replace CF-18s

OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff stole a page from former prime minister Jean Chretien's political playbook on Wednesday, announcing that a Liberal government would scrap the multibillion-dollar, stealth-fighter contract.

Posted:6:03 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181533
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
Tailings ponds duck death toll rises Tailings ponds duck death toll rises

Oilsands giant Syncrude says 350 birds have now died after landing on the Mildred Lake tailings pond Monday night while Suncor said the grim tally on their ponds rose to 40 ducks.

Posted:6:01 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181585
Rating: 18159
Poster: Hyack


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