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Paratroopers defend airborne Paratroopers defend airborne

OTTAWA - Members of the international brotherhood of paratroopers are defending the disbanded Canadian Airborne Regiment.

Posted:9:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208709
Rating: 20872
Poster: Hyack
Canucks' Malhotra misses practice Canucks' Malhotra misses practice

Vancouver Canucks centre Manny Malhotra's inspirational comeback was put on hold Tuesday, raising questions about whether he will be able to compete in the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.

Posted:9:25 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208098
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
Taser, rubber bullets fail against sword-wielding man Taser, rubber bullets fail against sword-wielding man

Vancouver police were forced to chase and tackle a sword-wielding man in the city's core Monday afternoon after rubber bullets and a Taser failed to subdue the suspect during a standoff.

Posted:7:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208373
Rating: 20837
Poster: wildrosegirl
Thrashers' sale to Winnipeg could be complete soon Thrashers' sale to Winnipeg could be complete soon

The Winnipeg NHL watch continues with reports that the Atlanta Thrashers' sale could be complete this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.

Posted:7:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207893
Rating: 20789
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canada Post union gives final offer, sets strike deadline Canada Post union gives final offer, sets strike deadline

Canada Post's urban workers could go on strike late Thursday night if the Crown corporation declines to accept its latest offer, as seven months of heated negotiations between the two sides appears ready to come to a head.

Posted:7:33 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207909
Rating: 20791
Poster: wildrosegirl
Harper visits troops in Afghanistan Harper visits troops in Afghanistan
Posted:12:49 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208359
Rating: 20838
Poster: Toner
Harper appoints interim replacement for outgoing Auditor General Fraser Harper appoints interim replacement for outgoing Auditor General Fraser

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that Deputy Auditor General John Wiersema will take over from outgoing Auditor General Sheila Fraser Tuesday until a full-time replacement has been found.

Posted:10:29 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208237
Rating: 20824
Poster: DerbyX
Bureaucrats 'obligated' to use Harper Government in place of Government of Canada The Canadian Press Bureaucrats 'obligated' to use Harper Government in place of Government of Canada The Canadian Press

Now, internal government documents obtained by The Canadian Press show that civil servants were being ordered by minister's offices to use the term, and that they were "obligated to do so if asked."

Posted:10:19 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208701
Rating: 20869
Poster: DerbyX
Sri Lanka execution video 'authentic': UN envoy Sri Lanka execution video 'authentic': UN envoy

A UN envoy confirmed Monday that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, and that the action were "definitive war crimes".

Posted:8:32 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208357
Rating: 20836
Poster: DerbyX
Plan used in official Titanic inquiry sells for $363,000 Plan used in official Titanic inquiry sells for $363,000

A large-scale plan of the Titanic, prepared for the official inquiry into the ship's sinking, has fetched 220,000 pounds ($363,000) in a British auction.

Posted:12:25 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207972
Rating: 20797
Poster: wildrosegirl
Arctic naval facility years from completion Arctic naval facility years from completion

Environmental and funding concerns are adding years to the construction of an Arctic naval port considered crucial to enforcing Canadian control of the Northwest Passage.

Posted:12:22 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208309
Rating: 20831
Poster: wildrosegirl
Son: Mladic had nothing to do with Srebrenica massacre Son: Mladic had nothing to do with Srebrenica massacre

Ratko Mladic -- charged with genocide by a UN war crimes court -- claims he did not order the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica when it fell during the 1992-1995 war, his son said Sunday.

Posted:12:19 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207970
Rating: 20797
Poster: wildrosegirl
Dermatologists dismiss sunscreen worries Dermatologists dismiss sunscreen worries

Dermatologists are kicking sand in the face of two reports that claim two common sunscreen ingredients aren't safe for use.

Posted:12:16 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207994
Rating: 20799
Poster: wildrosegirl
AG calls on gov't to address First Nations issues AG calls on gov't to address First Nations issues

Outgoing Auditor General Sheila Fraser says it is "incumbent" upon her office to speak out about dismal conditions on First Nations reserves, which, despite billions of dollars in federal funding, still suffer crushing social and economic hardships.

Posted:12:15 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208187
Rating: 20819
Poster: wildrosegirl
Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station crew Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station crew

The astronauts on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight floated out of the International Space Station on Sunday and then closed the hatch behind them, after one final round of warm wishes and embraces.

Posted:12:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207939
Rating: 20794
Poster: wildrosegirl
Obama tours tornado destruction in Missouri Obama tours tornado destruction in Missouri

U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday, a week after a deadly tornado killed more than 130 people and devastated one third of the city.

Posted:12:11 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207877
Rating: 20788
Poster: wildrosegirl
Fires doused at Pickton farm, two nearby properties Fires doused at Pickton farm, two nearby properties

RCMP arson investigators are combing over the scenes of three suspicious fires doused in Port Coquitlam overnight, including one at the infamous Pickton farm.

Posted:7:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208044
Rating: 20804
Poster: wildrosegirl
IHIT investigating murder in Hope, B.C. IHIT investigating murder in Hope, B.C.

Homicide police are investigating a murder in Hope, B.C. at the same motel where reality TV star Ryan Jenkins took his own life.

Posted:7:26 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208342
Rating: 20834
Poster: wildrosegirl
Officials grappling with waste, sanitation in Slave Lake Officials grappling with waste, sanitation in Slave Lake

The waste services manager for an Alberta town ravaged by fire says his workers are racing against the clock to deal with refrigerators that are being dumped by returning residents.

Posted:7:18 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207967
Rating: 20797
Poster: wildrosegirl
Investors look to BoC rate decision for direction Investors look to BoC rate decision for direction

The Canadian dollar could be under additional pressure on commodity markets this week after the Bank of Canada delivers its next announcement on interest rates on Tuesday.

Posted:7:16 AM on Sunday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 208182
Rating: 20818
Poster: wildrosegirl
Harper visits site of Second World War Greek massacre Harper visits site of Second World War Greek massacre

Canada's prime minister is usually the focus of attention when he travels abroad, but the excitement around Stephen Harper's trip Sunday had more to do with someone who came with him.

Posted:7:15 AM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 208261
Rating: 20826
Poster: wildrosegirl
Lockheed Martin suffers 'tenacious' cyber attack Lockheed Martin suffers 'tenacious' cyber attack

A major defence contractor says it sustained a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack but kept its secrets safe.

Posted:7:13 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208004
Rating: 20800
Poster: wildrosegirl
NATO airstrike kills 14 Afghan civilians NATO airstrike kills 14 Afghan civilians

Fourteen women and children are dead after a NATO airstrike flattened two homes in southwestern Afghanistan, a government official said Sunday -- an incident that stands to add to the strain between alliance and Afghan officials over civilian deaths.

Posted:7:12 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207935
Rating: 20794
Poster: wildrosegirl
Harper, Netanyahu did not discuss 1967 borders: PMO Harper, Netanyahu did not discuss 1967 borders: PMO

Canada appears to have prevented the G8 from endorsing U.S. President Barack Obama's plan for a Palestinian state based on Israel's 1967 borders, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office denies it was at the behest of the Israeli government.

Posted:7:10 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208124
Rating: 20812
Poster: wildrosegirl
Free software campaigner Richard Stallman cancels Israel lectures due to Palestinian pressure Free software campaigner Richard Stallman cancels Israel lectures due to Palestinian pressure

The American software freedom activist Richard Stallman has cancelled a lecture that he was scheduled to give at Tel Aviv University due to pressure from the Palestinian Authority.

Posted:7:00 AM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208201
Rating: 20820
Poster: Curtman
Hundreds of women report rapes by Gadhafi forces Hundreds of women report rapes by Gadhafi forces

At first, the responses to the questionnaire about the trauma of the war in Libya were predictable, if tragic: 10,000 people suffering post-traumatic stress, 4,000 children with psychological problems. Then came the unexpected: 259 women said they had bee

Posted:7:03 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207955
Rating: 20796
Poster: wildrosegirl
Defecating postman keeps job Defecating postman keeps job

A Portland, Ore., mailman still has a job with the U.S. Postal Service despite making a stinky delivery on his route.

Posted:4:11 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208506
Rating: 20851
Poster: wildrosegirl
Decreased HST gets majority support: poll Decreased HST gets majority support: poll

In light of Finance Minister Kevin Falcon's announced cut to the Harmonized Sales Tax, a new poll finds the controversial levy supported by a narrow majority of British Columbians.

Posted:3:28 PM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 208405
Rating: 20841
Poster: wildrosegirl
Death toll from Missouri tornado hits 142 Death toll from Missouri tornado hits 142

The death toll from the monster tornado last week in Missouri has risen by three to at least 142, Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said during a news conference Saturday. That makes this the deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950, based on an assessment of

Posted:3:24 PM on Saturday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 208165
Rating: 20817
Poster: wildrosegirl
Conditions 'favourable' for tornadoes in Manitoba Conditions 'favourable' for tornadoes in Manitoba

Environment Canada says "conditions are favourable" for funnel clouds or tornadoes to develop over the city of Winnipeg and surrounding areas Saturday with little or no warning.

Posted:3:23 PM on Saturday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 208339
Rating: 20834
Poster: wildrosegirl
Egypt permanently opens Gaza border crossing Egypt permanently opens Gaza border crossing

Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Palestinian territory in a move that bolstered the Hamas government while dealing a setback to Israel's attempts to is

Posted:3:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207972
Rating: 20797
Poster: wildrosegirl
Charest appeals for calm as Que. floodwaters rise Charest appeals for calm as Que. floodwaters rise

Quebec Premier Jean Charest appealed for people to get themselves to safety as forecasts called for more high winds and rising levels in the Richelieu Valley, south of Montreal.

Posted:1:09 PM on Saturday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 208163
Rating: 20816
Poster: wildrosegirl
Bid to build 20 navy ships awash in hype Bid to build 20 navy ships awash in hype

Posted:11:47 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208684
Rating: 20868
Poster: Scape
Support continues for displaced residents who lost their homes Support continues for displaced residents who lost their homes

As efforts continue to rebuild the Town of Slave Lake, officials are working to find longer-term housing for displaced residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged in the wildfires.

Posted:11:37 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207966
Rating: 20797
Poster: wildrosegirl
Manitoba Hydro plugs into electric vehicles Manitoba Hydro plugs into electric vehicles

With electric cars soon to hit the local market, Manitoba Hydro is planning for its role as the 'filling station' of the future.

Posted:10:20 AM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208230
Rating: 20823
Poster: Curtman
Flood evacuation ordered in northwest B.C. Flood evacuation ordered in northwest B.C.

An evacuation order has been issued for a rural area just outside the town of Smithers in northwest British Columbia because of flooding along the Bulkley River and its tributaries.

Posted:9:45 AM on Saturday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 208365
Rating: 20837
Poster: wildrosegirl
2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950 2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950

This year is now the deadliest year for tornadoes in the U.S. since 1950.

Posted:9:43 AM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207926
Rating: 20793
Poster: wildrosegirl
Soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan Soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan

A Canadian soldier was found dead in Afghanistan on Friday, following what military officials are calling a "non-hostile" incident.

Posted:8:48 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208045
Rating: 20805
Poster: wildrosegirl
Horton's late goal sends Bruins to Cup final Horton's late goal sends Bruins to Cup final

Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 left in Game 7, sending the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in more than two decades with a 1-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference final on Friday night.

Posted:7:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208070
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Canada Post still negotiating to avoid strike Canada Post still negotiating to avoid strike

The union executive for urban workers at Canada Post said it would meet with its bargaining committee on the weekend to plan their next move as there was a pause in talks aimed at averting a strike.

Posted:7:42 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207930
Rating: 20793
Poster: wildrosegirl
Blockbuster sells off inventory ahead of store closings Blockbuster sells off inventory ahead of store closings

One of the giants of the movie rental business is liquidating inventory at 146 Canadian stores slated for closure next month.

Posted:7:32 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207899
Rating: 20790
Poster: wildrosegirl
Rain, melting snow spur more flood warnings in B.C. Rain, melting snow spur more flood warnings in B.C.

Surging water levels in the Bulkley River have triggered a flood warning for parts of northwest B.C. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says the river has been rising sharply in the last 24 hours because of heavy rain and melting snow, and some areas will be

Posted:4:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207956
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Pavel Bure hopes Canucks accomplish what 1994 team didn't Pavel Bure hopes Canucks accomplish what 1994 team didn't

Pavel Bure didn't make it back to Vancouver for a reunion of the 1994 Canucks team earlier this week, but he's well aware of the excitement that is gripping the city. The Russian Rocket lived it himself 17 years ago and is hoping the current version of th

Posted:4:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208020
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Three VPD officers and police dog injured in violent arrest Three VPD officers and police dog injured in violent arrest

Three Vancouver police officers and a police dog were injured Thursday night in Yaletown when an arrest turned violent.

Posted:4:42 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208392
Rating: 20839
Poster: Hyack
Bear cubs overwhelm Vancouver Island rehab centre Bear cubs overwhelm Vancouver Island rehab centre

Staff at an animal rescue centre on Vancouver Island says a government policy designed to help save baby bears has stretched its resources to the breaking point.

Posted:4:40 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208004
Rating: 20801
Poster: Hyack
Beast of Bowen Island shot by trapper Beast of Bowen Island shot by trapper

A trapper has shot and killed the wolf-dog cross that had been stalking pets and livestock on Bowen Island, just north of Vancouver.

Posted:4:35 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208096
Rating: 20811
Poster: Hyack
Surrey eyes Central City for Canucks celebrations Surrey eyes Central City for Canucks celebrations

The City of Surrey is looking at opening up the Central City plaza in Whalley to show Canucks games and host post-game celebrations.

Posted:4:33 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207961
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Playoff diet hazardous Canucks fans warned Playoff diet hazardous Canucks fans warned

Dieticians are warning Canucks fans overindulging during the long run to the Stanley Cup Finals could be hazardous to their waistlines.

Posted:4:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208096
Rating: 20811
Poster: Hyack
Lightning, Roloson can extend elimination streaks Lightning, Roloson can extend elimination streaks

The Boston Bruins thought they excised the specter of last season's postseason collapse when they finished off the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference semifinals this year. Yet here they are again, one round later, trying to turn back another co

Posted:4:29 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207847
Rating: 20785
Poster: Hyack
Flooding forces out some High River residents Flooding forces out some High River residents

Heavy rain has caused flooding in southern Alberta, where some roads are submerged and dozens of people in the town of High River have been forced from their riverside homes.

Posted:4:25 PM on Friday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 207931
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
Taliban fire on Canadian ceremony Taliban fire on Canadian ceremony

The Taliban tried to crash a Canadian Forces party in Afghanistan on Friday.

Posted:4:21 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207954
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Pirate Blackbeard's anchor recovered Pirate Blackbeard's anchor recovered

Archeologists recovered the first anchor from what's believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship off the North Carolina coast on Friday, a move that might change plans about how to save the rest of the almost 300-year-old artifacts from t

Posted:3:32 PM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 208070
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
PM wants Libyan mission extended PM wants Libyan mission extended

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is planning to extend the Canadian military mission in Libya, saying that although progress has been made against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, more needs to be done.

Posted:3:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207759
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Canucks' Malhotra cleared for contact, questionable for final Canucks' Malhotra cleared for contact, questionable for final

Vancouver Canucks centre Manny Malhotra has been cleared for light contact in practice but general manager Mike Gillis still isn't sure if he can play in the Stanley Cup final, which begins Wednesday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 4:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. ET) at

Posted:3:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207657
Rating: 20767
Poster: Hyack
Beluga tailing western Nfld. lobster fishermen Beluga tailing western Nfld. lobster fishermen

Fishermen in Port au Port Bay, in western Newfoundland, say a large white mammal has been a constant companion while they set their lobster traps this spring.

Posted:3:24 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207933
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
Report: Marine never fired on SWAT officers who fatally shot him Report: Marine never fired on SWAT officers who fatally shot him

A U.S. Marine who died in a flurry of bullets during a drug raid near Tucson never fired on the SWAT team that stormed his house, a report by the Pima County Sheriff's Department shows.

Posted:9:41 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207678
Rating: 20768
Poster: DerbyX
Hero school kids thwart girl's abduction Hero school kids thwart girl's abduction

Three Hastings schoolboys rescued a 12-year-old girl by threatening to attack two men who were trying to drag her away.

Posted:8:15 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208690
Rating: 20869
Poster: DerbyX
Canadianized? No. Vancouverized? Yes Canadianized? No. Vancouverized? Yes

Posted:12:47 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207864
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Breast-flashing trend picks up where Calgary left off Breast-flashing trend picks up where Calgary left off

Posted:12:46 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208200
Rating: 20820
Poster: Hyack
?Vancouverized? Henrik Sedin relishes finals bid to bring Stanley Cup home ?Vancouverized? Henrik Sedin relishes finals bid to bring Stanley Cup home

Posted:12:44 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207580
Rating: 20758
Poster: Hyack
Campers discover two human skulls near Grande Prairie Campers discover two human skulls near Grande Prairie

Campers investigating a rotten smell on the long weekend stumbled across two human skulls and another bone, all partially buried under leaves near Grand Prairie, Alta.

Posted:12:42 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207780
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
Harper gets tough with Arab world Harper gets tough with Arab world

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Thursday for Yemen's embattled president to quit, but refused at the G8 Summit here to pledge major new money to help the region transform from dictatorship to democracy.

Posted:12:40 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207982
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Slave Lake residents can go home Friday Slave Lake residents can go home Friday

Residents of Slave Lake, Alta., who didn't lose their houses in the May 15 wildfire can go home Friday.

Posted:12:03 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207744
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Water rising again in Que. flood zone Water rising again in Que. flood zone

Posted:12:01 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207624
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Missing kids website revives old cases Missing kids website revives old cases

A new social-media website that catalogues missing children across Canada and links national police forces could prove invaluable for helping to reunite families.

Posted:11:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207716
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Royal swans in need of new winter home Royal swans in need of new winter home

The capital's dozen royal swans, descendents of a flock donated some 40 years ago by Queen Elizabeth II, must find a new winter home, Ottawa city officials said.

Posted:11:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207605
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Four chicks hatched by Winnipeg falcons Four chicks hatched by Winnipeg falcons

There are four fluffy new falcons chicks in Winnipeg, taking in their first rays on sunlight on the rooftop of the downtown Radisson Hotel.

Posted:11:39 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207639
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Tests show Arctic reindeer 'see in UV' Tests show Arctic reindeer 'see in UV'

Arctic reindeer can see beyond the "visible" light spectrum into the ultra-violet region, according to new research by an international team.

Posted:11:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207705
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Moon's interior water casts doubt on formation theory Moon's interior water casts doubt on formation theory

An analysis of sediments brought back by the Apollo 17 mission has shown that the Moon's interior holds far more water than previously thought.

Posted:11:23 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207583
Rating: 20758
Poster: Hyack
DND to cut 2,100 jobs, documents show DND to cut 2,100 jobs, documents show

Posted:11:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207917
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Canadian and American forces recover downed Canadian helicopter Canadian and American forces recover downed Canadian helicopter

Canadian and U.S. forces safely recovered a downed Canadian Forces CH-147 Chinook helicopter during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 17.

Posted:11:17 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207713
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
HMCS Charlottetown supports mine-clearance in Misratah Harbour HMCS Charlottetown supports mine-clearance in Misratah Harbour

Posted:11:14 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207630
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
First Canadian to be world's weatherman forecasts more focus on North First Canadian to be world's weatherman forecasts more focus on North

Posted:11:12 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207650
Rating: 20765
Poster: Hyack
Canadian lasers help plan to land on asteroid Canadian lasers help plan to land on asteroid

NASA has approved an $800-million proposal to land an unmanned probe on a distant asteroid that's hurtling towards this planet. The mission would employ three high-precision, Canadianbuilt lasers to help guide the lander and bring samples of the space roc

Posted:11:08 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207562
Rating: 20756
Poster: Hyack
Gas tax highest in Vancouver: advocacy group Gas tax highest in Vancouver: advocacy group

Drivers in Metro Vancouver are paying the highest gasoline taxes in Canada, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Posted:10:16 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207520
Rating: 20752
Poster: Hyack
B.C. premier plans tax hike to pay for HST cut B.C. premier plans tax hike to pay for HST cut

Posted:10:12 PM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207741
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Missing Edmonton soldier's body found Missing Edmonton soldier's body found

EDMONTON - The body of a missing soldier has been found nearly a month after he seemingly vanished during a run in the river valley.

Posted:10:10 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208035
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
Iran's largest lake turning to salt Iran's largest lake turning to salt

The long popular lake, home to migrating flamingos, pelicans and gulls, has shrunken by 60 per cent and could disappear entirely in just a few years, experts say -- drained by drought, misguided irrigation policies, development and the damming of rivers t

Posted:10:08 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207734
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Canada pledges $30M to help stabilize Chernobyl Canada pledges $30M to help stabilize Chernobyl

Canada will provide $30 million in funding to help complete safety and stabilization work at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed on Thursday.

Posted:10:05 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207559
Rating: 20756
Poster: Hyack
8 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan 8 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan

Posted:10:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207500
Rating: 20750
Poster: Hyack
Canada's Arctic criticism is unfounded: Russian official Canada's Arctic criticism is unfounded: Russian official

Russia's ambassador-at-large for Arctic issues, Anton Vasiliev, fired back Thursday at the frequent complaints that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet ministers have levelled at Russia for what they see as provocative behaviour in the Arctic.

Posted:9:57 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207599
Rating: 20760
Poster: Hyack
Prisoners would be forced to work under Ont. Tories Prisoners would be forced to work under Ont. Tories

Ontario could be the first province in Canada to force inmates to earn their keep by picking up garbage along highways and clean graffiti from city walls if the Progressive Conservatives take the reins of power.

Posted:9:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207612
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Canucks try to seal the deal after letdowns in '82, '94 Canucks try to seal the deal after letdowns in '82, '94

After exorcizing their demons against the Chicago Blackhawks, putting away the Nashville Predators and eliminating the San Jose Sharks, the city of Vancouver is off to its third Stanley Cup Final in their 40-year history.

Posted:9:48 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207539
Rating: 20755
Poster: Hyack
Car hits school bus in Manitoba, four people dead Car hits school bus in Manitoba, four people dead

Four people are dead after their car collided with a school bus carrying 16 children in Manitoba Thursday.

Posted:9:43 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207698
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
Cool, wet weather mars B.C. spring Cool, wet weather mars B.C. spring

Posted:9:34 PM on Thursday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 207851
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
N.L. company tangled up in Doctor Who controversy N.L. company tangled up in Doctor Who controversy

A Newfoundland and Labrador clothing company has found itself at the middle of an international controversy, involving the BBC television show Doctor Who.

Posted:9:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207855
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Experts charged in Italian quake warning failure Experts charged in Italian quake warning failure

Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009.

Posted:9:28 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207584
Rating: 20758
Poster: Hyack
Southeastern B.C. braces for flooding and heavy rain Southeastern B.C. braces for flooding and heavy rain

Officials with the City of Cranbrook, B.C., say they expect localized flooding in the city within the next 24 hours after a flood watch for the region was issued on Thursday morning.

Posted:9:26 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207476
Rating: 20748
Poster: Hyack
Dad who killed daughter's boyfriend found guilty Dad who killed daughter's boyfriend found guilty

A jury has found 54-year-old Kim Walker of Yorkton, Sask., guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his daughter's boyfriend eight years ago.

Posted:9:24 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207544
Rating: 20754
Poster: Hyack
Harper, Obama talk plans for security perimeter Harper, Obama talk plans for security perimeter

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada and the U.S will have a plan in place by the summer for a North American security perimeter agreement.

Posted:9:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207435
Rating: 20744
Poster: Hyack
Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday

The Vancouver Canucks, who will be playing in the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 17 years, begin their quest for hockey's grand prize on home ice next Wednesday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET).

Posted:4:46 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207804
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa student dies after explosion at school Ottawa student dies after explosion at school

An 18-year-old high school student remains in critical condition after he was injured in an explosion at an Ottawa high school autoshop. The 18-year-old critically injured in an explosion Thursday at an Ottawa high school has died from his injuries

Posted:3:30 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208662
Rating: 20866
Poster: Hyack
Astronomers complete mammoth 3D map of the local universe Astronomers complete mammoth 3D map of the local universe

After more than a decade of calculations and observations, a team of astronomers has revealed a monstrous 3D map of the stars. Covering a distance of 380 million light-years, it's the most complete 3D atlas of the local universe ever made.

Posted:9:42 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207815
Rating: 20782
Poster: DrCaleb
Displaced marmot needs ride home Displaced marmot needs ride home

Wildlife rescue workers are trying to arrange safe passage home for a yellow-bellied marmot who hitched a ride at a truck stop and wound up hundreds of kilometres away in the big city.

Posted:10:06 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207924
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Major B.C. drug ring busted: police Major B.C. drug ring busted: police

B.C. police have smashed a major drug ring they say was operating so-called "super labs" to churn out methamphetamines and ecstasy at several locations, including Kamloops and Surrey.

Posted:10:01 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207865
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
Early Bronze Age battle site found on German river bank Early Bronze Age battle site found on German river bank

Fractured human remains found on a German river bank could provide the first compelling evidence of a major Bronze Age battle.

Posted:9:58 PM on Wednesday
Topic: History
Hits: 207907
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images

Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt.

Posted:9:55 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207835
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Sudan's Abyei dispute: 'Shots fired' at UN helicopters Sudan's Abyei dispute: 'Shots fired' at UN helicopters

Shots have been fired at UN helicopters in the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei, the UN says.

Posted:9:53 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207600
Rating: 20760
Poster: Hyack
Cosmic distance record 'broken' Cosmic distance record 'broken'

A cataclysmic explosion of a huge star near the edge of the observable Universe may be the most distant single object yet spied by a telescope.

Posted:9:51 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207724
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Canada among 10 most peaceful countries Canada among 10 most peaceful countries

Posted:9:47 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207912
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Seeing-eye sheep, goats guide blind horse Seeing-eye sheep, goats guide blind horse

SALMON, Idaho - Michelle Feldstein was prepared to provide special accommodations for the blind horse she recently added to the flightless ducks, clawless cats and homeless llamas inhabiting her animal shelter in Montana.

Posted:9:45 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207945
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
N.S. bounty yields 2,600 coyote pelts N.S. bounty yields 2,600 coyote pelts

Trappers killed more than 2,600 coyotes during the first year of Nova Scotia's pay-per-pelt program, which is intended to make the animals fear humans.

Posted:9:43 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207890
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Superstar discovered in nearby galaxy Superstar discovered in nearby galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a massive new superstar in a nearby galaxy that is three million times brighter than the sun.

Posted:9:41 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207774
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Austrian town revokes Hitler's honourary title Austrian town revokes Hitler's honourary title

Posted:9:40 PM on Wednesday
Topic: History
Hits: 208031
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver police to boost playoff presence Vancouver police to boost playoff presence

Vancouver police say they will significantly increase the number of officers on patrol downtown during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Posted:5:12 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207792
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
No internet in 1/5 Canadian homes No internet in 1/5 Canadian homes

About a fifth of Canadian households, many among the poorest in the country, still had no internet access in 2010, a survey suggests.

Posted:4:59 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208323
Rating: 20832
Poster: Hyack
Norwegian group seeks Amundsen's ship from Canada Norwegian group seeks Amundsen's ship from Canada

The sunken remains of a ship belonging to famed Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen could be lifted out of Canadian waters and returned to Norway if a group of investors has its way.

Posted:4:56 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207791
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
Bruins still see room for improvement Bruins still see room for improvement

The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again hitching their hopes of blocking Boston's path to the Stanley Cup finals on goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

Posted:4:54 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207692
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Bettman preaching patience with Thrashers Bettman preaching patience with Thrashers

Virtually everyone agrees a deal to move the Atlanta Thrashers to the Manitoba capital is all but done as talks between True North Sports and Entertainment and the Thrashers quietly continue. The only question now is when will it be made official so celeb

Posted:4:51 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207825
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Canadian papers move to paid website Canadian papers move to paid website

The websites of the Montreal Gazette and Victoria Times Colonist newspapers will no longer be free to all visitors as parent company Postmedia is testing a new subscription-based model.

Posted:4:50 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207817
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Tornado-battered U.S. hit with more storms Tornado-battered U.S. hit with more storms

The U.S. Midwest, already reeling from deadly tornadoes and brutal weather, was hit with more violent storms on Wednesday.

Posted:4:44 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 207839
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Air hose mishap turns trucker into human balloon Air hose mishap turns trucker into human balloon

A New Zealand truck driver said he blew up like a balloon when he fell onto the fitting of a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock and forced air into his body at 100 pounds a square inch.

Posted:4:39 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207923
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Rogers Arena to open for Canucks road games Rogers Arena to open for Canucks road games

The Vancouver Canucks will open up Rogers Arena for fans to watch road games on the giant screens during the upcoming Stanley Cup final, the team has confirmed.

Posted:3:07 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208063
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Canada drops 240 bombs in Libya air campaign Canada drops 240 bombs in Libya air campaign

Canadian warplanes have dropped 240 laser-guided bombs on Libya so far in the NATO-led mission, according to the military.

Posted:3:05 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207676
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
B.C. promises HST cut to 10% by 2014 B.C. promises HST cut to 10% by 2014

The government will reduce the HST by one percentage point in July of next year and then another point in July of 2014, cutting the tax from 12 to 10 per cent, if the tax survives the referendum, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced on Wednesday mornin

Posted:2:32 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 208077
Rating: 20808
Poster: Canadaka
NASA plans capsule to take humans into deep space NASA plans capsule to take humans into deep space
Posted:8:45 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208176
Rating: 20818
Poster: canuckns
Canucks fans rejoice as team advances Canucks fans rejoice as team advances

Fans of the Vancouver Canucks are rejoicing as the club is headed to its first Stanley Cup final in 17 years.

Posted:11:53 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207900
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Canucks bound for Stanley Cup final Canucks bound for Stanley Cup final

The Vancouver Canucks repeated history. They found a dramatic way to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the last time they won the Western Conference final with a 3-2 double overtime to dispose of the San Jose Sharks amid a festive atmosphere before a capa

Posted:9:58 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208018
Rating: 20804
Poster: Hyack
24,000 BitTorrent Users Sued For Allegedly Pirating 'The Hurt Locker' 24,000 BitTorrent Users Sued For Allegedly Pirating 'The Hurt Locker'

They've already snagged an Oscar. Now Voltage Pictures, makers of the 2010 Best Picture, The Hurt Locker, have another milestone in their crosshairs: the biggest file-sharing lawsuit of all time. Voltage Pictures is trying to recoup money it says it lo

Posted:6:48 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208054
Rating: 20805
Poster: Scape
B.C. caps ferry fare hikes during review B.C. caps ferry fare hikes during review

The B.C. government has brought in legislation to cap fare increases on BC Ferries next year and block the ferry company from reducing service until a review of fares is completed.

Posted:3:50 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207874
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption

In a report to be released Tuesday, the group singled out Canada as the only G7 country that has been stuck at the bottom of bribery-fighting rankings since TI began issuing its reports in 2005.

Posted:3:49 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207642
Rating: 20764
Poster: Curtman
Okla. hit by tornado as Joplin braces Okla. hit by tornado as Joplin braces

Posted:3:47 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207618
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Canada ranks high on 'better life index' Canada ranks high on 'better life index'

Canadians make more, work less, are happier with their lives and better educated than most residents of the 34 countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a new index suggests.

Posted:3:45 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207636
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
B.C. pot bears wake up with the munchies B.C. pot bears wake up with the munchies

The infamous black bears of Christina Lake, B.C., appear to be weaning themselves off dog food, according to the man who once fed them $100 worth of kibbles a day.

Posted:3:43 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207754
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
Canada announces sanctions against Syria Canada announces sanctions against Syria

Canada is imposing sanctions against the Syrian government and its president, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced late Tuesday afternoon.

Posted:3:40 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207659
Rating: 20766
Poster: Hyack
Canucks draw on 1994 team for inspiration Canucks draw on 1994 team for inspiration

It was 17 years ago tonight the Canucks were at home with a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference final and successfully closed out the Toronto Maple Leafs to earn a trip to the Stanley Cup final.

Posted:3:38 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207653
Rating: 20766
Poster: Hyack


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