news Canadian News
Good Evening Guest | login or register
  • Home
    • Canadian News
    • Popular News
    • News Voting Log
    • News Images
  • Forums
    • Recent Topics Scroll
    •  
    • Politics Forums
    • Sports Forums
    • Regional Forums
  • Content
    • Achievements
    • Canadian Content
    • Famous Canadians
    • Famous Quotes
    • Jokes
    • Canadian Maps
  • Photos
    • Picture Gallery
    • Wallpapers
    • Recent Activity
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Link to Us
    • Points
    • Statistics
  • Shop
  • Register
    • Gold Membership
  • Archive
    • Canadian TV
    • Canadian Webcams
    • Groups
    • Links
    • Top 10's
    • Reviews
    • CKA Radio
    • Video
    • Weather

News Image Collage for 10-2010

Canadian Content
940 images in this month
Also see the CKA News Wall

NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 10-2010

Previous Months: 09-2010 - 08-2010 - 07-2010 - 06-2010 - 05-2010 - 04-2010 - 03-2010 - 02-2010 - 01-2010 - 12-2009 - 11-2009 - 10-2009 - 09-2009 - 08-2009 - 07-2009 - 06-2009 - 05-2009 - 04-2009 - 03-2009 - 02-2009 - 01-2009 - 12-2008 - 11-2008 - 10-2008 - 09-2008 - 08-2008 - 07-2008 - 06-2008 - 05-2008 - 04-2008 - 03-2008 - 02-2008 - 01-2008 - 12-2007 - 11-2007 - 10-2007 -

Rich Iott, Republican House Candidate, Dressed As A Nazi (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Rich Iott, Republican House Candidate, Dressed As A Nazi (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

An election year already notable for its menagerie of extreme and unusual candidates can add another one: Rich Iott, the Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio's 9th District, and a Tea Party favorite, who for years donned a German Waffen SS uniform an

Posted:11:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207664
Rating: 20766
Poster: tritium
US Jobs Gloom: 95,000 More Out Of Work US Jobs Gloom: 95,000 More Out Of Work

Widespread US government cuts led to a surprise net loss of 95,000 jobs in September, new figures show.

Posted:10:59 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206726
Rating: 20673
Poster: tritium
Canucks edge visiting Panthers Canucks edge visiting Panthers

Daniel Sedin scored twice Monday as the Vancouver Canucks won their first game of the season, 2-1 over the Florida Panthers on Monday at Rogers Arena.

Posted:9:44 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206598
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Bombers stun Lions with wild rally Bombers stun Lions with wild rally

Deon Beasley returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown in overtime Monday to seal the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' stunning 47-35 win over the B.C. Lions.

Posted:9:40 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206580
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
1st patient treated in stem-cell trial 1st patient treated in stem-cell trial

Geron Corp. has begun testing an embryonic stem-cell treatment on a patient in Georgia with spinal cord injuries, marking the first time such a drug has been used on a human.

Posted:8:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206833
Rating: 20684
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian track stars earn 3 more medals Canadian track stars earn 3 more medals

Canada picked up three track and field medals Monday, while Aussie Sally Pearson finally got her Commonwealth Games gold and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker added another to his collection.

Posted:8:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206581
Rating: 20659
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canada vies for UN Security Council seat Canada vies for UN Security Council seat

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon spent Thanksgiving weekend campaigning at the United Nations on behalf of Canada, which is vying for a seat on the Security Council.

Posted:8:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206707
Rating: 20671
Poster: wildrosegirl
Human trafficking charge laid Human trafficking charge laid

The alleged head of a crime family wanted in a massive human trafficking investigation was arrested over the weekend.

Posted:8:22 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206779
Rating: 20679
Poster: wildrosegirl
Authorities almost ready to begin Chile mine rescue Authorities almost ready to begin Chile mine rescue

Chilean engineers have successfully tested the rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where 33 miners have been stranded for nine weeks, hundreds of metres underground.

Posted:8:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206657
Rating: 20667
Poster: wildrosegirl
Surging gold price brings new life to old mines Surging gold price brings new life to old mines

Many long-abandoned gold mines in northern Ontario have been getting a whole new chance to shine, thanks to record gold prices.

Posted:4:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207012
Rating: 20703
Poster: Hyack
Que. mother survives shoelace attack Que. mother survives shoelace attack

A Longueuil, Que., man is expected to be charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to strangle his mother with his shoelaces, police say.

Posted:4:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206634
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Longueuil father in custody after girl, 13, dies Longueuil father in custody after girl, 13, dies

Quebec prosecutors are considering homicide charges against a father in Longueuil, Que., after his 13-year-old daughter died over the weekend.

Posted:4:07 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206822
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack
Cahoon sets CFL receiving mark in Als win Cahoon sets CFL receiving mark in Als win

Sure-handed, durable and intelligent, record-setting Montreal Alouettes slotback Ben Cahoon is also true to his word.

Posted:4:06 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206565
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
'SNL' Does The Best Parody Of Christine O'Donnell's 'Not A Witch' Ad Yet (VIDEO) 'SNL' Does The Best Parody Of Christine O'Donnell's 'Not A Witch' Ad Yet (VIDEO)

Parodies of Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch, I'm you" campaign ad have been all over the Internet lately, but Kristen Wiig's interpretation on last night's "Saturday Night Live" was the best we've seen yet.

Posted:12:50 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207296
Rating: 20730
Poster: tritium
Man Streaks At Obama Rally In Philadelphia Man Streaks At Obama Rally In Philadelphia

Philadelphia may be the City of Brotherly Love, but apparently not everyone attending a President Obama-headlined rally there this weekend feels that way -- and at least one person takes that feeling a little too close to heart.

Posted:12:45 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206724
Rating: 20673
Poster: tritium
U.S. Rescue Forces May Have Killed Abducted Briton U.S. Rescue Forces May Have Killed Abducted Briton

A kidnapped British aid worker may have been killed by her American rescuers, rather than her Taliban captors, officials said Monday. The U.S. is leading a joint investigation with the British into the death.

Posted:12:43 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207719
Rating: 20772
Poster: tritium
Anna Chapman, 'Bombshell' Russian Spy, Becomes New Face Of Moscow Bank Anna Chapman, 'Bombshell' Russian Spy, Becomes New Face Of Moscow Bank

Russian spy Anna Chapman has become the new celebrity face of a Moscow bank.

Posted:12:39 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206977
Rating: 20698
Poster: tritium
Dutch Antilles dissolves, new countries created Dutch Antilles dissolves, new countries created

The former Dutch Caribbean colonies of Curacao and St. Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sunday in a change of constitutional status dissolving the Netherlands Antilles.

Posted:11:32 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206692
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
RCMP Commissioner William Elliott moves to assert control RCMP Commissioner William Elliott moves to assert control

RCMP Commissioner William Elliott has been meeting with some of his fiercest critics inside and outside the national police force, hoping to showcase a tight grip on his position and promising swift changes among his management team.

Posted:11:26 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206571
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Hillier slams 'field marshal wannabes' in memoir Hillier slams 'field marshal wannabes' in memoir

Posted:11:22 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206696
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
Lost 1927 flight may have ended off Canada Lost 1927 flight may have ended off Canada

New evidence has surfaced in one of aviation history's most puzzling mysteries that shows it may have ended on North American shores.

Posted:11:21 AM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 206757
Rating: 20677
Poster: Hyack
West Edmonton mall fire 'suspicious' West Edmonton mall fire 'suspicious'

The fire broke out early Saturday morning in an outside area used to store cardboard. It caused damage to the outside of the building, and smoke from the blaze seeped inside.

Posted:9:08 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206732
Rating: 20674
Poster: tritium
Virgin's SpaceShipTwo makes first solo glide flight Virgin's SpaceShipTwo makes first solo glide flight

Posted:11:02 PM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206887
Rating: 20690
Poster: Hyack
Yukon First Nation bars social workers Yukon First Nation bars social workers

A Whitehorse First Nation is banishing Yukon government social workers from its lands over frustration about how children are being apprehended.

Posted:10:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206795
Rating: 20681
Poster: Hyack
Scientists to look for China's Bigfoot Scientists to look for China's Bigfoot

BEIJING - A group of Chinese scientists and explorers is looking for international help to mount a new search for the country's answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the "Yeren," or "wild man."

Posted:10:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206645
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
T.O. reporter's body located in Nicaragua, 23 years later T.O. reporter's body located in Nicaragua, 23 years later

TORONTO - Mystery surrounding the horrific death of Toronto Sun freelancer Peter Bertie, who died covering hostilities in Nicaragua more than 23 years ago, has been laid to rest.

Posted:10:44 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206637
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Cops and ambulances involved in crashes Cops and ambulances involved in crashes

WINNIPEG - Saturday was not a good day on the road for city police and paramedics.

Posted:10:41 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206572
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Deadly shooting rocks Winnipeg Deadly shooting rocks Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - A young woman is dead after being shot in the city's north end early Sunday. Police and emergency personnel were called to Selkirk Ave. house about 4:20 a.m. after a shooting was reported and found a 21-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot w

Posted:10:37 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206606
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Visitors get rare glimpse of 1,200-year-old mosaic Visitors get rare glimpse of 1,200-year-old mosaic

Posted:10:31 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 206713
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
Secret base to be shuttered over failed airline talks Secret base to be shuttered over failed airline talks

The Canadian Forces may be getting the boot from a semi-secret Middle East base, as the United Arab Emirates warns Ottawa's refusal of its repeated requests will "undoubtedly" affect relations between the two countries.

Posted:10:26 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206759
Rating: 20677
Poster: Hyack
'Experimental Eskimos' tells story of attempt to assimilate Inuit kids in 1960s 'Experimental Eskimos' tells story of attempt to assimilate Inuit kids in 1960s

MONTREAL - When federal bureaucrats plucked three smart young Inuit boys from their families in the 1960s and sent them to high school in the south, they probably had little idea that they would help transform Canada.

Posted:10:15 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206585
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Queen Mary 2 answers distress call off N.S. Queen Mary 2 answers distress call off N.S.

The Queen Mary 2 luxury ocean liner changed course in response to a distress call early Sunday from a 13-metre pleasure boat off Nova Scotia.

Posted:10:14 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206603
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Ont. migrant workers march in protest Ont. migrant workers march in protest

Migrant workers in Ontario have passed the halfway point in their 50-kilometre march for better working and housing conditions

Posted:9:39 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206603
Rating: 20660
Poster: tritium
B.C. highway crash kills 2 B.C. highway crash kills 2

RCMP in southern B.C. say speed is considered a contributing factor in a car crash that has left two people dead.

Posted:9:33 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206608
Rating: 20661
Poster: tritium
Toronto man faces more ATM fraud charges Toronto man faces more ATM fraud charges

An Ontario man accused of ATM fraud in Winnipeg faces more charges in connection with similar allegations in other Prairie cities.

Posted:6:48 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206618
Rating: 20662
Poster: tritium
Saskatoon woman beaten for hours Saskatoon woman beaten for hours

A Saskatoon woman was held captive and severely beaten for nearly 12 hours this weekend before she escaped her attackers and found help at a hospital, police say.

Posted:6:45 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206592
Rating: 20659
Poster: tritium
Wife of Chinese Nobel laureate under house arrest after weekend visit Wife of Chinese Nobel laureate under house arrest after weekend visit

Posted:3:48 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206631
Rating: 20664
Poster: tritium
Strike multiculturalism from the national vocabulary Strike multiculturalism from the national vocabulary

Posted:3:45 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207014
Rating: 20701
Poster: tritium
Four young men die as car slams into tree Four young men die as car slams into tree

Investigators are piecing together the sequence of events leading to a horrific car crash in Drummondville that killed four young men.

Posted:3:44 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206739
Rating: 20674
Poster: tritium
Kiwis appal at beer fest Kiwis appal at beer fest

Drunken kiwis have shocked spectators at the world's biggest beer festival with a public booze session that involved drinking vomit and urine.

Posted:12:51 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206962
Rating: 20696
Poster: snookums
Roadside bombs kill 5 Afghan civilians, 2 NATO troops Roadside bombs kill 5 Afghan civilians, 2 NATO troops

Roadside bombs killed seven people including two NATO troops in war-torn Afghanistan Sunday, as a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle near a military convoy, killing a child and wounding two other people.

Posted:7:58 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206686
Rating: 20669
Poster: wildrosegirl
Hungary sludge reservoir wall expected to fall Hungary sludge reservoir wall expected to fall

The northern wall of a reservoir containing toxic red sludge outside an alumina plant in Hungary will collapse and set off another wave of mud and water to nearby villages, an official said Sunday.

Posted:7:57 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206608
Rating: 20661
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian cases of elder financial abuse rising: police Canadian cases of elder financial abuse rising: police

As he pored over the accounts of the Nova Scotia nursing home he manages, John Budgell noticed a pattern -- a relative of an 85-year-old resident hadn't been paying the medical bills to help the woman cope with advanced Alzheimer's.

Posted:7:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206838
Rating: 20684
Poster: wildrosegirl
Arena renamed Scotiabank Saddledome Arena renamed Scotiabank Saddledome

The Calgary Flames have signed a deal to call their home arena the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Posted:7:48 AM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206813
Rating: 20681
Poster: tritium
Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Solomon Burke, the larger-than-life "King of Rock and Soul," whose songs blended soul, gospel, country and R&B, died early Sunday at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport at age 70.

Posted:7:47 AM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207054
Rating: 20705
Poster: wildrosegirl
Health Canada warns against popular hair treatment Health Canada warns against popular hair treatment

A popular hair-smoothing treatment hailed as a revolution in hairstyling could be harmful to users as well as the stylists who apply it.

Posted:7:46 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207720
Rating: 20774
Poster: wildrosegirl
A dozen girls sickened by date-rape drug spiked vodka A dozen girls sickened by date-rape drug spiked vodka

More than a dozen college freshman and underage teen girls were hospitalized after drinking vodka which cops suspect was spiked with a date rape drug, KOMO-TV reported today.

Posted:7:44 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206797
Rating: 20680
Poster: tritium
Convoy attacks expose Achilles' heel of Afghan war Convoy attacks expose Achilles' heel of Afghan war

The imminent reopening of a crucial border crossing in the Khyber Pass has laid bare one of the vulnerabilities NATO forces are grappling with in prosecuting the war in Afghanistan -- the uneasy, love-hate relationship between Pakistan and the United Stat

Posted:7:30 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206586
Rating: 20659
Poster: wildrosegirl
Plane makes emergency landing on Hwy. 407 Plane makes emergency landing on Hwy. 407

Drivers on Highway 407 in Markham, Ont., just north of Toronto, got a bit of a shock Friday night when a small plane made an emergency landing on the toll road's westbound lanes.

Posted:3:57 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206667
Rating: 20668
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canada's Whitten, Bell add cycling bronze Canada's Whitten, Bell add cycling bronze

Canadian track cyclists won two more bronze medals Friday in Delhi, as Tara Whitten added her third medal of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Zach Bell picked up his first.

Posted:3:49 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206598
Rating: 20661
Poster: wildrosegirl
EI programs under review: Flaherty EI programs under review: Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's not closing the door on extending some employment insurance programs now under review.

Posted:3:45 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206727
Rating: 20673
Poster: wildrosegirl
Abducted British aid worker killed Abducted British aid worker killed

A British aid worker kidnapped nearly two weeks ago was killed when one of her captors detonated a bomb as NATO forces were trying to rescue her in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Posted:3:38 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206706
Rating: 20671
Poster: wildrosegirl
T.O. woman to be featured in Bazooka Joe comic T.O. woman to be featured in Bazooka Joe comic

Salma Arbach, 29, was often called "bubble gum queen" when she was a kid for chewing lots of the pink sticky stuff. But on Saturday, she earned that title for blowing the biggest gum bubble at Toronto's Eaton Centre.

Posted:3:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206783
Rating: 20678
Poster: wildrosegirl
Hot tub party turned terror Hot tub party turned terror

A hot tub party in Edmonton morphed to a bloody bad time early Saturday with two men suffering serious stab wounds.

Posted:3:24 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206643
Rating: 20664
Poster: wildrosegirl
Boil order affects thousands in Ont. Boil order affects thousands in Ont.

Thousands of people in Sault Ste. Marie were told not to shower and to boil their drinking water Saturday.

Posted:3:21 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206611
Rating: 20661
Poster: wildrosegirl
Iran ready for nuclear talks Iran ready for nuclear talks

Iran is ready to hold talks with six major powers over its nuclear program "in late October or early November," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday.

Posted:3:12 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206526
Rating: 20653
Poster: wildrosegirl
North Korea's Kim, son appear together North Korea's Kim, son appear together

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son, heir apparent Kim Jong-un, appeared together at a massive military parade Sunday amid celebrations marking the founding of the country's ruling party.

Posted:10:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207039
Rating: 20705
Poster: Hyack
Community comes together to help B.C. family Community comes together to help B.C. family

Posted:10:50 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206715
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Henrik Sedin named 13th captain of Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin named 13th captain of Vancouver Canucks

Henrik Sedin, the soft-spoken Swede who leads by example, was named the 13th captain of the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Orland Kurtenbach, captain of the first Canuck team to play in the NHL, presented Sedin with the sweater with the "C" minutes before

Posted:10:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206526
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Kings ruin Canucks' opener Kings ruin Canucks' opener

The Los Angeles Kings spoiled the Vancouver Canucks' opening night, just as they did 40 years ago. After a lengthy pre-game ceremony commemorating Vancouver's 40th season in the NHL, Jack Johnson scored the shootout winner and Jonathan Quick made 23 sa

Posted:10:44 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206554
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Inmate killed after brawl inside Saskatchewan prison Inmate killed after brawl inside Saskatchewan prison

Nearly 30 inmates brawled inside a Saskatchewan prison, leaving one man dead, according to the institution's deputy warden.

Posted:8:33 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206850
Rating: 20685
Poster: wildrosegirl
KITT? Google's self-driving cars already on roads KITT? Google's self-driving cars already on roads

In an unassuming blog post, Google has modestly announced that it is not only developing cars that can drive themselves, but that they are already plying the roads alongside unsuspecting motorists.

Posted:8:31 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206674
Rating: 20667
Poster: wildrosegirl
Schaefer looks to contribute in Canucks season opener Schaefer looks to contribute in Canucks season opener

Peter Schaefer has come a long way from the rec hockey league he played in last year. When the puck drops on the Vancouver Canucks 40th NHL season on Saturday night, he'll be patrolling the left wing on the third line against the Los Angeles Kings.

Posted:6:59 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206579
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Military's search for Battle of Tarawa remains shows difficulty of finding war missing Military's search for Battle of Tarawa remains shows difficulty of finding war missing

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Forensic anthropologist Gregory Fox and his team sifted dirt on the remote Pacific atoll of Tarawa at what they thought might be the graves of U.S. Marines and sailors killed in one of World War II's most savage battles.

Posted:6:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: History
Hits: 206617
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Canada's Real estate picture improving: Re/Max Canada's Real estate picture improving: Re/Max

Posted:5:38 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206669
Rating: 20668
Poster: tritium
2 teens shot dead in lobby of Regent Park highrise 2 teens shot dead in lobby of Regent Park highrise

Behind an apartment building at 605 Whiteside Place is The Dreamers Peace Garden, an homage to lives lost in violent crimes in Regent Park and a symbol of hope for the future.

Posted:5:19 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206901
Rating: 20690
Poster: tritium
Terrorist supporter might make Toronto his home Terrorist supporter might make Toronto his home

A Somali-born Canadian deported from the United States for giving material support to Al Qaeda is considering making Toronto his home, his lawyer says.

Posted:5:14 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206738
Rating: 20675
Poster: tritium
Police urge caution after man approaches girl Police urge caution after man approaches girl

Police in Delta, B.C., are investigating after an eight-year-old girl was approached by a man claiming to be a police officer.

Posted:3:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206660
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
14 rehabilitated harbour seals released back into ocean 14 rehabilitated harbour seals released back into ocean

VANCOUVER - Fourteen harbour seals that were rescued and rehabilitated by the Vancouver aquarium have been released back into the ocean.

Posted:3:28 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206828
Rating: 20684
Poster: Hyack
Russia to repay Iran for cancelled missile order Russia to repay Iran for cancelled missile order

Russia will pay back Iran's downpayment on an order for a missile system after refusing to fulfil the contract, a top Russian official says.

Posted:2:45 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206782
Rating: 20677
Poster: Hyack
Toxic algae rapidly kills coral Toxic algae rapidly kills coral

Scientists studying coral reefs in the Gulf of Oman have issued the warning after being shocked by the impact of one large-scale bloom, which destroyed a coral reef in just three weeks.

Posted:2:42 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206751
Rating: 20677
Poster: Hyack
Sex list rating female university student's lovers becomes internet sensation Sex list rating female university student's lovers becomes internet sensation

A student has been left devastated after an elaborate sex list she created ranking university men she had slept with became an internet sensation.

Posted:2:40 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207442
Rating: 20746
Poster: Hyack
From soldiering to the streets From soldiering to the streets

Posted:2:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206830
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack
Empty ferry on fire after explosion in Baltic Sea Empty ferry on fire after explosion in Baltic Sea

A 650-foot ferry was ablaze in the Baltic Sea on Saturday after an explosion on the upper deck, and firefighting ships were spraying the vessel with water to keep it from breaking apart and spilling some 170 tons of fuel, officials said.

Posted:2:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206559
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Hungary fears 2nd reservoir breach Hungary fears 2nd reservoir breach

The cracking wall of an industrial plant reservoir could collapse at any moment and send a new wave of caustic red sludge into towns in Hungary devastated by a toxic deluge this week, the country's prime minister said Saturday.

Posted:2:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206599
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Drill reaches Chilean miners' chamber Drill reaches Chilean miners' chamber

Rescue workers have finished drilling an escape shaft for Chile's 33 trapped miners, offering them a way out of their underground cavern, where they have remained trapped for two months.

Posted:2:16 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206716
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Confident NATO sketches what end-game might look like in Kandahar Confident NATO sketches what end-game might look like in Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Senior military officials in the restive southern province of Kandahar have been expressing a confidence of late that has some daring to outline what an end-game with the Taliban might look like.

Posted:2:01 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206652
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
One inmate dies after fight at Saskatchewan Penitentiary One inmate dies after fight at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Police and Correctional Service officials were piecing together what triggered a melee at a Saskatchewan prison that left one inmate dead.

Posted:1:57 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206632
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Surf's up for Tofino world-class event Surf's up for Tofino world-class event

Some of the best surfers in the world are hitting the beaches of Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian leg of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic surf series.

Posted:1:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206525
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Assaults prompt warning on UBC campus Assaults prompt warning on UBC campus

Police are urging women not to walk alone at night on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver after two women were groped.

Posted:1:50 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206617
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Bank of Canada rate on hold as jobs plummet Bank of Canada rate on hold as jobs plummet

Unemployment rate drops to eight per cent, but it was driven by more people either returning to school or opting to end their job-hunting.

Posted:1:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206589
Rating: 20659
Poster: tritium
Construction workers stop school gunman Construction workers stop school gunman

Scott Chandler stood over the lone gunman after he was tackled near the elementary school and yelled: "Why are you shooting kids?"

Posted:1:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206874
Rating: 20687
Poster: DerbyX
5.9 Quake Shook Costa Rica Friday Night 5.9 Quake Shook Costa Rica Friday Night

Posted:12:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206620
Rating: 20662
Poster: tritium
Lou Dobbs: Immigration 'hypocrite' or liberal-media target? Lou Dobbs: Immigration 'hypocrite' or liberal-media target?

Posted:12:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206776
Rating: 20678
Poster: tritium
Rescue close as drill nears trapped Chilean miners Rescue close as drill nears trapped Chilean miners

Chilean officials believe a drill carving an escape route for 33 trapped miners will reach them within the next 24 hours.

Posted:9:15 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206640
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Tests suggest sludge disaster may be localized Tests suggest sludge disaster may be localized

Fears that Europe's second-longest river may be severely polluted by a flood of red toxic sludge were eased Friday, after officials reported that toxic heavy metals in water flowing into the Danube had receded to levels permitted in drinking water.

Posted:9:14 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206668
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Family of bears wanders through B.C. neighbourhood Family of bears wanders through B.C. neighbourhood

A neighbourhood in Coquitlam, B.C., was kept on edge for most of Friday while a family of black bears camped out in local backyards.

Posted:8:23 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206707
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Glenn's 3 TD passes propel Ticats past Eskimos Glenn's 3 TD passes propel Ticats past Eskimos

Kevin Glenn threw three touchdown passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 36-11 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos on Friday night.

Posted:8:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206574
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Powerful earthquakes continue in Alaska's Aleutians; no tsunami alert Powerful earthquakes continue in Alaska's Aleutians; no tsunami alert

PALMER, Alaska - Strong aftershocks continue to follow a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck a remote area of Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

Posted:8:17 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206687
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize

Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Liu is a 54-year-old literary critic and democracy activist who was awarded the prize for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China,"

Posted:8:13 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206697
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
Heavy rains forecast for coastal B.C. Heavy rains forecast for coastal B.C.

A rainfall warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver and sections of B.C.'s coast, Environment Canada says.

Posted:8:11 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206569
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
New monument honours CF sacrifices in Afghanistan New monument honours CF sacrifices in Afghanistan

The monument commemorates the sacrifices of soldiers, and their families, who served during the Canadian contribution to the NATO campaign in Afghanistan.

Posted:6:15 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206869
Rating: 20690
Poster: Hyack
UAE threatens to kick Canada out of covert military base Camp Mirage UAE threatens to kick Canada out of covert military base Camp Mirage

It was during a secret meeting in Paris this September that Canada realized there was little room for a compromise that would enable its Afghanistan-bound troops to keep using a covert military base near Dubai.

Posted:6:12 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206994
Rating: 20699
Poster: Hyack
Ignatieff vows to fight F-35 'all the way' Ignatieff vows to fight F-35 'all the way'

HOURS after Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets at Winnipeg's Bristol Aerospace plant, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff was at a North Winnipeg school calling the deal "undemocratic."

Posted:6:05 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207104
Rating: 20711
Poster: Hyack
Hamilton family accused of 'modern-day slavery' Hamilton family accused of 'modern-day slavery'

Mounties in the Hamilton area are on the hunt for a family they allege has been running a human trafficking ring, taking advantage of poor immigrants they lured to the country.

Posted:6:02 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206782
Rating: 20678
Poster: Hyack
Ontario Amber Alert system reaches Facebook users Ontario Amber Alert system reaches Facebook users

Ontario's Amber Alert system has launched a Facebook alert program that will allow users in the province to immediately know when a child has gone missing.

Posted:5:59 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206768
Rating: 20678
Poster: Hyack
North Korean official confirms Kim Jong Un as leader North Korean official confirms Kim Jong Un as leader

Posted:5:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206639
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Hundreds mourn moose crash victims Hundreds mourn moose crash victims

Hundreds of people gathered at a church in northeastern New Brunswick on Thursday to mourn a young couple who died when their vehicle hit a moose last weekend.

Posted:5:29 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206668
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Fuel tube problems could delay N.B. nuclear plant Fuel tube problems could delay N.B. nuclear plant

NB Power has announced that Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. will have to start over with one of the most important parts of the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear plant.

Posted:5:24 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206624
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
PM announces $1.9M for Alberta high tech PM announces $1.9M for Alberta high tech

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced an $1.95 million investment in the Alberta high-technology sector during his visit to Edmonton Friday.

Posted:5:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Emily Carr statue to be unveiled Emily Carr statue to be unveiled

One of Canada's most eccentric and well-known artists is being honoured with a bronze statue in a prime Victoria location near the B.C. legislature buildings.

Posted:5:17 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206556
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Case of slain B.C. teen has few leads Case of slain B.C. teen has few leads

Police in Delta, B.C., say there have been no breakthroughs in the case of a teenager slain in a daytime attack at a suburban Vancouver park.

Posted:5:15 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Hungary sludge death toll rises to 7 Hungary sludge death toll rises to 7

Rescue workers in Hungary have found three more victims of the catastrophic flood of toxic sludge, raising the death toll to seven. The body of an 81-year-old man who died from injuries sustained in the torrent and two other bodies were found Friday after

Posted:5:10 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206710
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
'Cannon fodder' phrase pulled from video 'Cannon fodder' phrase pulled from video

The Quebec Federation of Women has dropped a controversial phrase from an online video that referred to Canadian soldiers as "cannon fodder."

Posted:5:07 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206591
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
What was the point of the Macintyre - Ivanans fight? What was the point of the Macintyre - Ivanans fight?

Based entirely on the premise that it's never too early in the season to be called a pussy(cat), can someone please explain to me the purpose/meaning/significance of the Steve MacIntyre smackdown of Raitis Ivanans last night in Edmonton?

Posted:3:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206698
Rating: 20670
Poster: Alta_redneck
No right to lawyer during questioning, SCC rules No right to lawyer during questioning, SCC rules

Canadians do not have a constitutional right to have a lawyer present during questioning by authorities, the Supreme Court of Canada said today.

Posted:11:19 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206675
Rating: 20668
Poster: DerbyX
African Brand Is Sweet on Obama African Brand Is Sweet on Obama

Posted:10:58 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206874
Rating: 20686
Poster: CommanderSock
Southern Baptist leader nixes yoga for Christians Southern Baptist leader nixes yoga for Christians

Southern Baptist Seminary President Albert Mohler says the stretching and meditative discipline derived from Eastern religions is not a Christian pathway to God.

Posted:5:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206814
Rating: 20681
Poster: DerbyX
B.C. oysters, mussels could contain paralytic toxin B.C. oysters, mussels could contain paralytic toxin

Consumers are being warned that some oysters and mussels for sale in B.C. could contain a toxin that can cause paralysis or even death.

Posted:9:36 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206721
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
Veteran calls for public inquiry into privacy breach Veteran calls for public inquiry into privacy breach

A Canadian Gulf War veteran is calling for a full public inquiry after the federal privacy commissioner found Veterans Affairs officials broke the law by sharing his sensitive personal and medical information.

Posted:9:34 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206791
Rating: 20679
Poster: Hyack
Scientists say B.C.'s fossil treasures are plundered Scientists say B.C.'s fossil treasures are plundered

The B.C. government is under fire from scientists who say that priceless fossils near Cache Creek aren't being protected.

Posted:6:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206648
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
German POW reunites with sister after 80 years German POW reunites with sister after 80 years

DUMFRIES, Scotland - When Heinz Roestel was separated from his younger sister Edith aged six, he little thought it would be nearly 80 years before he saw her again.

Posted:6:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206785
Rating: 20680
Poster: Hyack
Typo makes man think he's a millionaire Typo makes man think he's a millionaire

Posted:6:16 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206929
Rating: 20694
Poster: Hyack
Harper calls F-35 fighter best jet for Canada's airforce Harper calls F-35 fighter best jet for Canada's airforce

Posted:6:10 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206968
Rating: 20698
Poster: Hyack
Woman learns on live TV missing daughter is dead Woman learns on live TV missing daughter is dead

Posted:6:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206643
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Migrants discovered at Montreal port Migrants discovered at Montreal port

Nine migrants have been taken into custody by the Canada Border Services Agency at the Port of Montreal.

Posted:6:05 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206943
Rating: 20694
Poster: Hyack
Archbishop Desmond Tutu retires Archbishop Desmond Tutu retires

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is retiring from public life.

Posted:6:00 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206713
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
France's burka ban ruled constitutional France's burka ban ruled constitutional

France's constitutional watchdog on Thursday endorsed a divisive law forbidding face-covering Islamic veils anywhere in public but expressed concern about applying it in places of worship, such as a mosque.

Posted:5:58 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206738
Rating: 20674
Poster: Hyack
Hungary sludge nears Danube River Hungary sludge nears Danube River

The toxic sludge that poured through several communities in Hungary has reached a branch of the Danube River, an environmental official says. The caustic red slurry was released Monday in Ajka, about 160 kilometres southwest of Budapest, after a reservoir

Posted:5:54 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206695
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Anti-war video:Military 'mom Anti-war video:Military 'mom" actress, calls soldiers 'cannon fodder'

MONTREAL - A fictional military mom packs an AK-47 into a duffel bag. She adds a stuffed doll. Then, staring coldly into the camera, she says she might never have had kids had she known they'd grow up to become "cannon fodder" in Afghanistan.

Posted:5:52 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206943
Rating: 20694
Poster: Hyack
The case for legalizing marijuana The case for legalizing marijuana

Posted:1:26 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206900
Rating: 20690
Poster: Curtman
Ford pulls ahead of its rivals Ford pulls ahead of its rivals

...Ford, operating free of interference by the court or the federal government is moving even faster and is beginning to put real distance between itself and its two domestic rivals.

Posted:12:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206857
Rating: 20686
Poster: Robair
Declining solar activity linked to recent warming Declining solar activity linked to recent warming

Posted:12:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206644
Rating: 20664
Poster: DrCaleb
Standing on the sidelines is not an option for immigrants Standing on the sidelines is not an option for immigrants

Seven emerging leaders and their thoughts on immigration, philanthropy, success and influence

Posted:6:04 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206801
Rating: 20681
Poster: CommanderSock
Facebook unveils tools for downloading info Facebook unveils tools for downloading info

Posted:1:23 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206671
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Businesses backing away from Olympic Village Businesses backing away from Olympic Village

Condo buyers aren't the only ones staying away from the troubling development at the Olympic Village -- now business owners are delaying their scheduled openings

Posted:1:20 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206662
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack


PREV  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NEXT  

Previous Months: 09-2010 - 08-2010 - 07-2010 - 06-2010 - 05-2010 - 04-2010 - 03-2010 - 02-2010 - 01-2010 - 12-2009 - 11-2009 - 10-2009 - 09-2009 - 08-2009 - 07-2009 - 06-2009 - 05-2009 - 04-2009 - 03-2009 - 02-2009 - 01-2009 - 12-2008 - 11-2008 - 10-2008 - 09-2008 - 08-2008 - 07-2008 - 06-2008 - 05-2008 - 04-2008 - 03-2008 - 02-2008 - 01-2008 - 12-2007 - 11-2007 - 10-2007 -



Share on Facebook Submit page to Reddit
CKA About |  Legal |  Advertise |  Sitemap |  Contact   canadian mobile newsMobile

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2025 by Canadaka.net