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Thousands to complain about 'lifetime tracker' payments Thousands to complain about 'lifetime tracker' payments

Thousands of borrowers are set to make official complaints about a sudden increase in their mortgage rates, which takes effect on Wednesday 1 May.

Posted:10:32 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208307
Rating: 20831
Poster: martin14
Some Tory MPs reject anti-Trudeau taxpayer-funded flyer Some Tory MPs reject anti-Trudeau taxpayer-funded flyer

More Conservative MPs join chorus shying away from taxpayer-funded mail-out as backbenchers seek more freedoms in the Commons

Posted:10:29 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208043
Rating: 20804
Poster: Zipperfish
Alberta jail guards end illegal strike, will return to work | CTV News Alberta jail guards end illegal strike, will return to work | CTV News

Guards at Alberta correctional facilities are ending their illegal job action and will return to work Wednesday. The Alberta Union of Public Employees said late Tuesday that an agreement had been reached with the provincial government.

Posted:10:18 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208078
Rating: 20808
Poster: putz
Canada can't account for $3.1B in anti-terror funding, AG finds Canada can't account for $3.1B in anti-terror funding, AG finds

The Canadian government can't account for $3.1 billion allocated for anti-terrorism funding, Auditor General Michael Ferguson says in his spring report released today, and he also identified problems in a number of other areas including search and rescue

Posted:2:02 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 208489
Rating: 20849
Poster: ShepherdsDog
Six admit planning to bomb English Defence League rally Six admit planning to bomb English Defence League rally

Six men from the West Midlands admit planning an attack on an English Defence League rally that was thwarted after they arrived late.

Posted:12:35 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208164
Rating: 20816
Poster: martin14
Justin Bieber: 'hopefully Anne Frank would have been a belieber' Justin Bieber: 'hopefully Anne Frank would have been a belieber'

Justin Bieber is facing a public backlash for writing a self-promoting message in the guestbook of the Anne Frank House – declaring the hope that the Holocaust victim “would have been a belieber”.

Posted:11:10 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208153
Rating: 20815
Poster: martin14
Pacific Highway closed after 5 die in Surrey, B.C. car crash Pacific Highway closed after 5 die in Surrey, B.C. car crash

A stretch of Pacific Highway has been closed in both directions in Surrey, B.C., following a serious crash involving two cars that rolled over.

Posted:3:18 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208171
Rating: 20817
Poster: Hyack
B.C. Conservatives fire fourth candidate B.C. Conservatives fire fourth candidate

The B.C. Conservative Party has fired another candidate prior to next month's provincial election, the fourth such firing since last week.

Posted:12:06 PM on Sunday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207979
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Canada wins gold at IIHF U18s Canada wins gold at IIHF U18s

Frederik Gauthier's second-period goal stood as the winner as Canada won the world under-18 men's hockey championship on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the United States.

Posted:11:10 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207994
Rating: 20799
Poster: Hyack
All 16 teams decided for the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs; seeds still TBD All 16 teams decided for the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs; seeds still TBD

The 16 teams that will take part in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs have been settled. The question of who plays who is still up in the air.

Posted:11:19 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207751
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
N.Y. police: Landing gear part found, is tied to 9/11 N.Y. police: Landing gear part found, is tied to 9/11

An aircraft part apparently from the September 11 attack has been found in Lower Manhattan, New York police say.

Posted:6:38 PM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 208186
Rating: 20819
Poster: commanderkai
Government pledges to hire more injured vets Government pledges to hire more injured vets

Veterans Affairs Canada is set to expand a program designed to give injured veterans priority hiring in the public service after jobs dried up due to federal cuts.

Posted:5:07 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207808
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
4 service members die in plane crash in southern Afghanistan: NATO 4 service members die in plane crash in southern Afghanistan: NATO

A plane crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing four international service members on the same day the Taliban said they were gearing up to launch their spring offensive with attacks on military and diplomatic targets.

Posted:1:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207809
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
U.S. tourists swim 14 hours to survive Caribbean shipwreck U.S. tourists swim 14 hours to survive Caribbean shipwreck

Two tourists from the U.S. swim between 12 and 14 hours to reach dry land after the boat they chartered sank off the coast of St. Lucia. The captain and first mate were also rescued.

Posted:1:44 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207801
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
North Korea charges U.S. man with plotting to overthrow regime North Korea charges U.S. man with plotting to overthrow regime

North Korea has announced that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a crime that could draw the death penalty if he is convicted.

Posted:1:35 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207875
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Workers at 9 Alberta jails walk off the job: union | CTV News Workers at 9 Alberta jails walk off the job: union | CTV News

Health and safety issues at a newly-built mega-jail in Alberta have prompted staff at nine correction facilities throughout the province to walk off the job.

Posted:12:15 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 209243
Rating: 20924
Poster: putz
Country star George Jones dies at 81 Country star George Jones dies at 81

George Jones, the hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic He Stopped Loving Her Today, has died.

Posted:10:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208066
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Rare Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.1m Rare Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.1m

A century-old US five-cent coin - illegally cast, found in a car crash, deemed a fake and abandoned for decades - is sold for $3.1m at auction.

Posted:10:26 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208121
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
Prince Philip presented with Order of Canada at start of visit Prince Philip presented with Order of Canada at start of visit

Prince Philip was named a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Commander of the Order of Military Merit, a surprise honour as his brief visit to Toronto got underway Friday afternoon.

Posted:10:25 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207939
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Bank of Canada to unveil new $5 and $10 polymer bills next week Bank of Canada to unveil new $5 and $10 polymer bills next week

The Bank of Canada will unveil new $5 and $10 polymer bills next week during an official ceremony in Ottawa.

Posted:10:24 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207840
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Earth's core 1,000 degrees hotter than thought, on par with the sun Earth's core 1,000 degrees hotter than thought, on par with the sun

Posted:10:18 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208472
Rating: 20847
Poster: Hyack
Top soldier defends committee's danger pay decision Top soldier defends committee's danger pay decision

The committee that decided to cut danger pay for Canadian troops serving on four international missions followed current regulations, Canada's chief of defence staff says.

Posted:10:16 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208178
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Prince Philip begins Toronto visit Prince Philip begins Toronto visit

Prince Philip has arrived in Toronto to take part in the city's festivities commemorating the War of 1812.

Posted:10:12 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207820
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Hitler's food taster reveals haunting past Hitler's food taster reveals haunting past

Posted:10:10 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207936
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
30 Thoughts: Canucks discover winning ugly is beautiful thing 30 Thoughts: Canucks discover winning ugly is beautiful thing

Long considered a team with an elegant style, the Vancouver Canucks have adopted a more grinding approach in clinching their fifth consecutive Northwest Division title.

Posted:7:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207803
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear found in NYC Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear found in NYC

A rusted 1.5 metre-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been discovered wedged between a mosque site and a luxury high-rise apartment building near the World Trade Center.

Posted:5:55 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207838
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Canada beats Finland to advance to U18 men's world hockey final Canada beats Finland to advance to U18 men's world hockey final

Canada defeated Finland 3-1 on Friday to lock up a berth in the gold-medal game at the world under-18 hockey championship.

Posted:5:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207731
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Canada's vets given chance to say goodbye to buddies killed in Korea Canada's vets given chance to say goodbye to buddies killed in Korea

A group of aging Korean war veterans are taking a last chance to say goodbye to buddies they lost in battle over six decades ago.

Posted:5:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207779
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Navy destroyer, submarine dock in Vancouver Navy destroyer, submarine dock in Vancouver

Visitors will have the chance to tour two Canadian Navy vessels anchoring in Vancouver this weekend.

Posted:5:41 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207992
Rating: 20799
Poster: Hyack
Food menus that list exercise costs could lead to healthier choices Food menus that list exercise costs could lead to healthier choices

If you knew it would take two hours of intensive walking to burn off that dessert tempting you at your favourite rstaurant, would you still choose it?

Posted:12:53 PM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207800
Rating: 20780
Poster: BeaverFever
BC Conservative fired over 'single mother' remarks BC Conservative fired over 'single mother' remarks

For the second time this week, the B.C. Conservative Party has dismissed a candidate over inappropriate remarks.

Posted:10:42 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207816
Rating: 20782
Poster: BeaverFever
Einstein's theory of general relativity seen in action by astronomers Einstein's theory of general relativity seen in action by astronomers

The neutron star, which is just 12 miles across but weights twice as much as our own sun, has gravity that is 300 billion times stronger than that felt on the surface of Earth. At the centre of this star, a billion tonnes of matter would be squeezed in

Posted:9:07 AM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208039
Rating: 20804
Poster: DrCaleb
Man survives harpoon through skull with no brain damage Man survives harpoon through skull with no brain damage

A Brazilian man reportedly survived a harpoon through the brain, following a freak accident in which he accidentally shot himself through the left eye while cleaning his harpoon gun.

Posted:9:01 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207921
Rating: 20792
Poster: DrCaleb
Alberta, NWT in ‘serious talks' to connect oil sands to Tuktoyaktuk | Energy | News | Financial Post

Posted:8:29 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207786
Rating: 20779
Poster: DrCaleb
Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval

They are to notify a liaison office that co-ordinates RCMP strategy with the office of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.

Posted:4:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207966
Rating: 20797
Poster: Curtman
FBI allowed to operate in Canada FBI allowed to operate in Canada

The foiling of what is alleged to be an attempted terrorist attack targeting a passenger train traveling from Toronto to New York is raising questions about the authority of United States officials to operate abroad.

Posted:9:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208437
Rating: 20844
Poster: BeaverFever
U.S. Steel to lock out Nanticoke, ON  workers U.S. Steel to lock out Nanticoke, ON workers

For the third time since it was allowed into Canada, U.S. Steel will lock out a portion of its Canadian workforce Sunday at 9 a.m. to back demands for contract concessions

Posted:8:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208221
Rating: 20822
Poster: BeaverFever
4 facts about the pink full moon 4 facts about the pink full moon

Although it's not actually pink in colour, April's full moon has historically been a sign of the arrival of spring. And tonight when it rises, it will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse.

Posted:6:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208361
Rating: 20836
Poster: Hyack
Canada blanks Czech Republic 6-0 in World Under-18 Hockey Championship. Canada blanks Czech Republic 6-0 in World Under-18 Hockey Championship.

Connor McDavid's hat trick paced Team Canada to a 6-0 win over the Czech Republic Thursday at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Sochi. Sam Reinhart, Nick Baptiste and Laurent Dauphin also scored for Canada while Player of the Game Philippe Desrosi

Posted:1:31 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208121
Rating: 20812
Poster: Hyack
Quebec junior brawl results in 12 player suspensions Quebec junior brawl results in 12 player suspensions

The brawling Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Baie-Comeau Drakkar will be short-handed for their next meeting in the QMJHL playoffs after 12 suspensions were handed out, including to all 4 goalies.

Posted:1:19 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208414
Rating: 20841
Poster: Hyack
Canadian woman dies with aid of doctor in Switzerland Canadian woman dies with aid of doctor in Switzerland

Susan Griffiths won her battle Thursday for the right to die on her own terms, with the help of a doctor, before her body could be completely taken over by multiple system atrophy. atrophy. Griffiths, 72, died peacefully with some family members by her si

Posted:8:12 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208453
Rating: 20845
Poster: Strutz
Canada to allocate $250 million for global fight against polio Canada to allocate $250 million for global fight against polio

The federal government will allocate $250 million between 2013 and 2018 to support the global goal of eradicating polio.

Posted:8:12 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208229
Rating: 20823
Poster: Strutz
Harper hints he'd be open to moving Commonwealth summit from Sri Lanka Harper hints he'd be open to moving Commonwealth summit from Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is hinting he'd like to see this year's Commonwealth summit moved out of Sri Lanka in protest over the country's human rights record.

Posted:7:50 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208287
Rating: 20829
Poster: Strutz
A hands-on look at BlackBerry's keyboard-based Q10 A hands-on look at BlackBerry's keyboard-based Q10

Many Blackberry loyalists are holding out for the keyboard-based Q10 -- and consumer technology reporter Michael Oliveira says they won't be disappointed. The devices are set to arrive in Canadian stores May 1.

Posted:4:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208142
Rating: 20814
Poster: -Wario-
NHL fans should plan for playoff ticket sticker shock NHL fans should plan for playoff ticket sticker shock

Post-season ticket prices for the Canadian teams that have so far clinched NHL playoff berths are set to spike by between 50 and 75 per cent.

Posted:10:48 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208318
Rating: 20832
Poster: Strutz
Fuel barges explode, catch fire on Mobile River in Alabama Fuel barges explode, catch fire on Mobile River in Alabama

Firefighters from Mobile, Ala., and U.S. Coast Guard crews responded Wednesday night to four explosions and a fire on fuel barges in the Mobile River.

Posted:10:47 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208267
Rating: 20827
Poster: Strutz
Conservative MPs urged to send out anti-Trudeau flyers at taxpayer expense Conservative MPs urged to send out anti-Trudeau flyers at taxpayer expense

The campaign urges Tory MPs to use their mailing privileges to blanket their ridings with flyers bashing the new Liberal leader

Posted:9:01 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208104
Rating: 20810
Poster: BeaverFever
Effort afoot to keep UN aviation HQ in Canada Effort afoot to keep UN aviation HQ in Canada

The federal government is hoping to convince the United Nations to keep its civil-aviation headquarters in Montreal before a vote by member states this fall.

Posted:2:27 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208371
Rating: 20837
Poster: BeaverFever
After Supreme Court decision, Ontario court orders woman to remove veil to testify After Supreme Court decision, Ontario court orders woman to remove veil to testify

Posted:2:11 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208177
Rating: 20818
Poster: Curtman
1-way Mars trip starts accepting astronaut applications 1-way Mars trip starts accepting astronaut applications

Want to spend the rest of your life on Mars? Mars One, which plans to send humans to establish a permanent settlement on Mars in 2023, began accepting online applications this week.

Posted:12:39 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208494
Rating: 20849
Poster: Strutz
Stop killer robots before it's too late, Human Rights Watch warns Stop killer robots before it's too late, Human Rights Watch warns

Visions of a sci-fi future where armed robots patrol the Earth and humans live in fear for their lives are realistic enough that Human Rights Watch is calling for a ban on the development of "autonomous weapons" -- while humans still have the upper hand.

Posted:12:02 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208149
Rating: 20815
Poster: Strutz
East Coast seal hunt continues in spite of legal battle over EU ban East Coast seal hunt continues in spite of legal battle over EU ban

A ruling Thursday from a European court is expected to reignite an international debate over Canada's annual East Coast seal hunt, which started with little notice earlier this month off the north coast of Newfoundland.

Posted:11:23 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207908
Rating: 20791
Poster: Strutz
Ontario intervenes to save Experimental Lakes Area Ontario intervenes to save Experimental Lakes Area

Posted:10:17 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208137
Rating: 20814
Poster: BeaverFever
Theft of $26,000 scotch not your average heist Theft of $26,000 scotch not your average heist

50-year-old Glenfiddich Single Malt taken from a locked display case in the vintage section of a Toronto outlet

Posted:9:51 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208266
Rating: 20828
Poster: BeaverFever
Trawler strikes navy ship sending 6 to B.C. hospital Trawler strikes navy ship sending 6 to B.C. hospital

Six people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a Royal Canadian Navy frigate was struck by a U.S. fishing trawler near CFB Esquimalt on Vancouver Island.

Posted:5:05 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208670
Rating: 20867
Poster: Gunnair
Sixties folk troubadour Richie Havens dead at 72 Sixties folk troubadour Richie Havens dead at 72

Soulful singer-songwriter was best known for his intense musical style and his extended performance at Woodstock Festival in 1969

Posted:12:31 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207569
Rating: 20757
Poster: Freakinoldguy
French embassy in Libya hit by 'car bomb' in Tripoli French embassy in Libya hit by 'car bomb' in Tripoli

A car bomb explodes outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage, officials say.

Posted:12:43 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207714
Rating: 20771
Poster: martin14
Canucks clinch Northwest with win over Blackhawks Canucks clinch Northwest with win over Blackhawks

Posted:9:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207513
Rating: 20751
Poster: Hyack
Baby's Latest: Going Diaperless Baby's Latest: Going Diaperless

Parents who are raising children with a practice known as elimination communication say it can keep diapers out of landfills and help them bond with their offspring.

Posted:7:32 PM on Monday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206607
Rating: 20661
Poster: commanderkai
Alleged terror plot thwarted by arrests in Ontario, Quebec Alleged terror plot thwarted by arrests in Ontario, Quebec

Canadian police and intelligence agencies will announce later today they have thwarted a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack, arresting two suspects in Montreal and Toronto, CBC News has learned.

Posted:11:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208238
Rating: 20824
Poster: Zipperfish
'Israel seeks Turkish airbase to enable Iran strike' | The Times of Israel 'Israel seeks Turkish airbase to enable Iran strike' | The Times of Israel

Netanyahu's national security adviser travels to Ankara offering advanced defense technology in exchange for an airstrike launching platform, the Sunday Times reports

Posted:7:44 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207810
Rating: 20781
Poster: commanderkai
Boston Marathon Inquiry Shifts to Suspect's Russia Trip Boston Marathon Inquiry Shifts to Suspect's Russia Trip

Posted:9:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207557
Rating: 20756
Poster: commanderkai
Grouse Mountain's resident grizzlies end hibernation Grouse Mountain's resident grizzlies end hibernation

The North Shore's two resident grizzly bears decided their five-month hibernation was over and emerged from their man-made den this week.

Posted:11:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207749
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
China earthquake toll rises to 180 China earthquake toll rises to 180

Residents in China's southwestern Sicuan province huddled outdoors Saturday night in a town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck earlier in the day, leaving at least 180 people dead and more than 11,000 injured, nearly five years after

Posted:11:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207606
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver Canucks clinch playoff berth with 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks clinch playoff berth with 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings

Maxim Lapierre scored in the shootout and Cory Schneider made 33 saves as the Vancouver Canucks clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. The Canucks (25-13-7) posted their seventh consecutive victory at hom

Posted:9:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207514
Rating: 20751
Poster: Hyack
Victoria constable suspended for 2 days for kicking man Victoria constable suspended for 2 days for kicking man

A Victoria police constable has received sanctions in a case that received wide attention after a video of an arrest surfaced on YouTube.

Posted:8:02 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207741
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver 4/20 pot rally heaven for vendors Vancouver 4/20 pot rally heaven for vendors

Thousands of pot fans were drawn to the public squares around the Vancouver Art Gallery Saturday for the annual marijuana celebration and rally known as 4/20

Posted:8:01 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207614
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Maple Leafs earn 1st playoff berth since 2004 Maple Leafs earn 1st playoff berth since 2004

James Reimer made 49 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday to qualify for the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2004.

Posted:7:56 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207621
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Roads closed, homes evacuated in central Ontario flooding Roads closed, homes evacuated in central Ontario flooding

Ontario Provincial Police say they expect more roads to be closed and more homes evacuated as the flooding continues in central Ontario.

Posted:7:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207626
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Boston bombing suspects' Chechen family fled from war to U.S. Boston bombing suspects' Chechen family fled from war to U.S.

The two brothers accused of blowing up homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon came from a Chechen family that for decades had been tossed from one country to another by war and persecution.

Posted:7:25 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207682
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Troubling elephant slaughter discovery in Africa Troubling elephant slaughter discovery in Africa

Conservationists have long warned of the existential danger that poachers pose to Africa's elephants. And it's in Tanzania, home of the Serengeti game reserve and one of the world's two largest elephant populations, that the scale of the killings and the

Posted:6:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207764
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Russian security told FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radical Islam follower Russian security told FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radical Islam follower

The Russian FSB intelligence security service told the FBI in early 2011 about information that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, was a follower of radical Islam, two law enforcement officials said Saturday.

Posted:6:10 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207502
Rating: 20750
Poster: Hyack
Shots fired at Denver pro-marijuana gathering; 2 hurt Shots fired at Denver pro-marijuana gathering; 2 hurt

Denver police say shots have been fired at a marijuana celebration held to mark the counterculture holiday 4/20. They say one person has been hit in the leg and another is down with unknown injuries.

Posted:6:00 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207513
Rating: 20751
Poster: Hyack
B.C. gang member sentenced to 12 years for conspiring to kill B.C. gang member sentenced to 12 years for conspiring to kill

A senior Vancouver-area gang member, who pleaded guilty to a murder plot and killing amid a bloody gang war that tragically underscored how easily innocent victims could be caught in the violence, was sentenced Friday to 12 years.

Posted:5:58 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207598
Rating: 20760
Poster: Hyack
No reading of Miranda rights for Boston suspect No reading of Miranda rights for Boston suspect

A U.S. Justice Department official says the Boston Marathon bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights because the government is invoking a public safety exception.

Posted:5:55 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207542
Rating: 20754
Poster: Hyack
First test of Supreme Court's new face-veil rules imminent First test of Supreme Court's new face-veil rules imminent

Can a Muslim woman be ordered to testify without a face veil? The Toronto case that sparked a legal challenge enters a final phase as the trial judge is promising to decide shortly on the new Supreme Court rules put in place for wearers of the niqab.

Posted:5:49 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207503
Rating: 20750
Poster: Hyack
French pitch new warships for next Canadian navy vessels French pitch new warships for next Canadian navy vessels

France showcased its latest warship to federal defence minister Peter MacKay Saturday in Halifax, as the Royal Canadian Navy considers options for designs of its next generation of combat vessels.

Posted:5:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208348
Rating: 20835
Poster: Hyack
8,000 suspected pot cookies found in White Rock home 8,000 suspected pot cookies found in White Rock home

An armed home invasion in White Rock led to the discovery of thousands of marijuana cookies on Thursday.

Posted:5:44 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207492
Rating: 20749
Poster: Hyack
B.C. pot grower sues RCMP for bust B.C. pot grower sues RCMP for bust

A grandmother from the West Kootenays is suing the RCMP for allegedly barging into her home and arresting her for growing marijuana.

Posted:5:43 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207779
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Residents allowed home after Texas plant explosion Residents allowed home after Texas plant explosion

The first group of residents in the Texas town battered by a massive fertilizer plant explosion have started the process of returning to their homes but have been warned there is limited access to water, electricity and natural gas.

Posted:5:42 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207681
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Indian girl, 5, in serious condition after rape Indian girl, 5, in serious condition after rape

A five-year-old girl is in serious condition after being raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India's capital for two days, officials say.

Posted:5:41 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207689
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Boston suspect in 'serious condition,' awaits questioning Boston suspect in 'serious condition,' awaits questioning

A special task force of federal investigators is waiting to question its prime suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who remains in hospital in serious condition with bullet wounds to his neck and leg.

Posted:5:37 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207568
Rating: 20757
Poster: Hyack
Coffee fungus killing crops, jobs from Mexico to Peru Coffee fungus killing crops, jobs from Mexico to Peru

A fungus shows up as yellow spots on the leaves of coffee plants, then it curls them up and causes the round coffee fruits to drop to the ground before they can mature.

Posted:8:51 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207439
Rating: 20744
Poster: Hyack
Senators fans plan Matt Cooke Hatefest in Ottawa Senators fans plan Matt Cooke Hatefest in Ottawa

Ottawa fans are planning a harsh reception for Penguins forward Matt Cooke, who pays a visit Monday night for the first time since his skate blade cut Senators star defenceman Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon during a Feb. 13 game in Pittsburgh.

Posted:8:50 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207606
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Restaurateurs shame rude patrons in growing 'culture war' Restaurateurs shame rude patrons in growing 'culture war'

Posted:8:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207704
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
Canadian glow-in-the-dark toilet seats to light the way Canadian glow-in-the-dark toilet seats to light the way

Tim Fittler of Fittler Sales & Marketing is the man behind NightGlow Toilet Seats, a line of glow-in-the-dark toilet seats developed and manufactured in Windsor, Ont.

Posted:8:44 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207952
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Seal boards Royal Navy ship on exercise off Carnoustie Seal boards Royal Navy ship on exercise off Carnoustie

A seal boards a Royal Navy amphibious-assault ship as it prepares to carry out military exercises near Carnoustie.

Posted:7:58 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208001
Rating: 20800
Poster: Hyack
Kissing cousins? Icelandic app warns if your date is a relative Kissing cousins? Icelandic app warns if your date is a relative

You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin?

Posted:7:54 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207628
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish

Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated 'living fossil' fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor.

Posted:7:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207735
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Branch Davidian survivors mark 20th anniversary of end of Waco standoff Branch Davidian survivors mark 20th anniversary of end of Waco standoff

On a grassy Texas prairie two decades ago, massive flames engulfed a religious sect's compound where nearly 80 people -- including two dozen children -- had been holed up since a botched federal raid seven weeks earlier.

Posted:7:51 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207909
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Powerful earthquake hits China's Sichuan province Powerful earthquake hits China's Sichuan province

A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least two people in the same area where a devastating quake struck five years ago.

Posted:7:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207521
Rating: 20752
Poster: Hyack
Toronto aunt of Boston bombing suspects says nephews 'innocent' Toronto aunt of Boston bombing suspects says nephews 'innocent'

The aunt of the two suspects in the Boston bombings says she doesn't believe they were involved in the crime and says the FBI has no evidence other than pictures of the two young men walking on the street near the finish line.

Posted:7:47 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207639
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Boston Marathon bombing suspect in custody Boston Marathon bombing suspect in custody

The 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after an extensive manhunt involving thousands of law enforcement officials, police say.

Posted:7:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207690
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Texas town grieves as 14 confirmed dead in plant explosion Texas town grieves as 14 confirmed dead in plant explosion

The bodies of 14 people have been recovered from the remnants of a tiny Texas farm town that was rocked by a roaring explosion at a fertilizer plant, authorities said, confirming for the first time the number of people who perished in the accident.

Posted:7:45 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207600
Rating: 20760
Poster: Hyack
Tornado confirmed in Ontario community Tornado confirmed in Ontario community

Massive winds from a tornado destroyed a large riding barn and caused other damage just outside of Shelburne, Ont., Thursday.

Posted:1:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 207887
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Cash-strapped Tory fundraising company owes federal government $1 million in unpaid taxes Cash-strapped Tory fundraising company owes federal government $1 million in unpaid taxes

Posted:6:39 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207502
Rating: 20750
Poster: Curtman
Police: One Boston bombing suspect dead, another on the run Police: One Boston bombing suspect dead, another on the run

Police sealed off densely populated portions the Boston metro area early Friday after a violent night of chasing the Boston Marathon terror suspects left one of the men and a police officer dead.

Posted:5:36 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207670
Rating: 20767
Poster: commanderkai
Boston's MIT issues campus alert after reports of gunshots Boston's MIT issues campus alert after reports of gunshots

Posted:8:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207975
Rating: 20798
Poster: Strutz
China's largest bank to finance Kitimat refinery China's largest bank to finance Kitimat refinery

China's largest bank will be helping to finance the proposed Kitimat refinery that would process oil shipped by pipeline or rail from the Alberta oilsands.

Posted:7:06 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207811
Rating: 20781
Poster: Strutz
Taste of beer alone triggers happy brain chemicals Taste of beer alone triggers happy brain chemicals

Posted:12:17 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207847
Rating: 20785
Poster: Strutz
2 super-Earths found in habitable zone of star 2 super-Earths found in habitable zone of star

Two newly discovered planets in a five-planet system are the right distance from their star to support liquid water and are potentially habitable to life as we know it.

Posted:12:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207764
Rating: 20776
Poster: Strutz
Environment Canada name stripped from weather website Environment Canada name stripped from weather website

Canadians checking the local weather on the federal government's website may have to squint to see the Environment Canada logo, but they'll get an eyeful of the Conservative economic action plan.

Posted:11:28 AM on Thursday
Topic: Websites
Hits: 210155
Rating: 21016
Poster: Strutz
Obama: Gun control defeat 'shameful day for Washington' Obama: Gun control defeat 'shameful day for Washington'

The U.S. Senate blocked bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening restrictions on the sale of firearms, a huge defeat for President Barack Obama and a rejection of personal pleas by families of the victims of last winter's mass elementary schoo

Posted:3:28 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207805
Rating: 20781
Poster: Strutz
FBI and al Qaeda both FBI and al Qaeda both "struggling" to identify culprit behind Boston Marathon bombing

John Miller says al Qaeda appears hopeful a "lone wolf" following the terror group's playbook was behind the deadly attack

Posted:9:58 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207913
Rating: 20791
Poster: stemmer
Cape Breton singer Rita MacNeil dies at 68 Cape Breton singer Rita MacNeil dies at 68

The woman known around the world as Cape Breton's first lady of song died at age 68 following complications from surgery. The singer and former CBC-TV star from Big Pond, Nova Scotia inspired dozens of young songwriters and performers after her big break

Posted:5:31 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208020
Rating: 20802
Poster: Regina
Manitoba Budget highlights 2013 Manitoba Budget highlights 2013

Higher PST, no school taxes for seniors and yet a higher minimum wage yet no firm numbers on how much it will all cost.

Posted:6:15 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207952
Rating: 20795
Poster: Benn
Trains 'slaughter' 13 elk near Sudbury Trains 'slaughter' 13 elk near Sudbury

WARNING: This story contains graphic details and images. Two weeks ago, a Canadian National train struck and killed a group of elk in Burwash, south of Sudbury. Four of them were pregnant.

Posted:1:41 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208326
Rating: 20833
Poster: Hyack
Teen pleads guilty to bludgeoning seals on P.E.I. Teen pleads guilty to bludgeoning seals on P.E.I.

A Murray Harbour teenager accused of bludgeoning seals on an eastern P.E.I. shore pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in Charlottetown provincial court Tuesday.

Posted:12:16 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207768
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Government, big oil, others engaged in ‘fraud' at consumers' expense, B.C. economist argues

Posted:12:35 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207654
Rating: 20765
Poster: DrCaleb
Boston Marathon bombs said to be made from pressure cookers Boston Marathon bombs said to be made from pressure cookers

The FBI says it is co-ordinating a worldwide investigation into the twin bomb blasts that killed three people and wounded more than 170 others near the Boston Marathon finish line, while the U.S. president vows police will 'get to the bottom of what happe

Posted:12:06 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207571
Rating: 20757
Poster: Hyack
Smoking reduces house value by 30%, realtor survey finds Smoking reduces house value by 30%, realtor survey finds

Homeowners risk coughing up big bucks if they're also smokers, according a survey of Ontario real estate agents and brokers.

Posted:8:13 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207553
Rating: 20755
Poster: Regina
Conservative ex-cabinet minister Penashue unlikely to win seat: poll Conservative ex-cabinet minister Penashue unlikely to win seat: poll

Ms. Jones had the support of 63 per cent of the decided poll respondents, compared to 20 per cent who said they would vote for Mr. Penashue and 17 per cent who said they favoured Mr. Borlase.

Posted:8:41 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207726
Rating: 20773
Poster: Curtman
NASA Rushing Orion Capsule for 2014 Launch For Asteroid Plan NASA Rushing Orion Capsule for 2014 Launch For Asteroid Plan

NASA has a plan to wrangle an asteroid and park it in lunar orbit, or as we've come to know it -- the plan to to give the Moon a moon. One step in that plan is to send astronauts into space to visit the Moon's moon, and to do that, they'll need the Orion

Posted:10:38 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206491
Rating: 20649
Poster: DrCaleb
Oilers fire Steve Tambellini, name Craig MacTavish new GM Oilers fire Steve Tambellini, name Craig MacTavish new GM

The Edmonton Oilers announced on Monday that they have dismissed general manager Steve Tambelllini and replaced him with former Oilers player and coach Craig MacTavish.

Posted:9:52 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207578
Rating: 20758
Poster: Regina
BBC under fire for secret trip to North Korea BBC under fire for secret trip to North Korea

One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using them as cover for a covert reporting trip to North Korea.

Posted:5:24 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207717
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Prisoners, guards clash at Guantanamo Bay Prisoners, guards clash at Guantanamo Bay

Detainees at Guantanamo Bay have clashed with guards who fired rubber pellets to counter inmates reportedly armed with makeshift weapons that included broomsticks.

Posted:5:23 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207774
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Ocean temperatures spark concerns of early lobster harvest, blockade in Canada Ocean temperatures spark concerns of early lobster harvest, blockade in Canada

Ocean temperatures have been higher than normal in the Gulf of Maine, creating worries among lobstermen that there could be a repeat of last spring's early harvest that resulted in a market glut, a crash in the prices fishermen get and a blockade of Maine

Posted:4:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207640
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Canadian, U.S. pilot killed after plane crashes in Guyana Canadian, U.S. pilot killed after plane crashes in Guyana

Aviation officials say an American pilot and a Canadian technician have died when a small plane crashed as they were doing work for a hydroelectric project in Guyana.

Posted:4:57 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207690
Rating: 20769
Poster: Hyack
Canadian documents helping polar bear poachers, Russians say Canadian documents helping polar bear poachers, Russians say

Russian officials are becoming increasingly concerned about polar bear poachers in their country using Canadian documents to disguise illegally hunted pelts.

Posted:4:50 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207630
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Hundreds of foreign farm workers delayed from entering Quebec Hundreds of foreign farm workers delayed from entering Quebec

Some Quebec farmers are worried they won't be able to find workers to plant their spring crops after hundreds of farm workers form Guatemala were blocked from entering the country.

Posted:4:47 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207621
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
OPP issue Amber Alert for Peterborough-area teen OPP issue Amber Alert for Peterborough-area teen

Ontario provincial police have issued an Amber Alert for a 13-year-old girl from Douro-Dummer Township, near Peterborough.

Posted:4:43 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207775
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Canadian cowgirl hopes to buck her way to Stampede Canadian cowgirl hopes to buck her way to Stampede

Canadian cowgirl Kaila Mussell is the first professional female bronc rider on the continent and is hoping to buck her way into the Calgary Stampede.

Posted:4:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207829
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Liberals choose Justin Trudeau as new leader Liberals choose Justin Trudeau as new leader

Newly elected Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau took to the stage before a crowd of over 1,000 supporters with a message of unity and hope with an eye to the next election in 2015.

Posted:4:23 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207766
Rating: 20777
Poster: Canadaka
Jan Hejda, Avalanche stun Canucks with comeback win Jan Hejda, Avalanche stun Canucks with comeback win

The Colorado defenseman scored his first goal of the season - not that he even got to see it - with 7.6 seconds remaining to help the Avalanche rally for a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

Posted:4:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207590
Rating: 20759
Poster: Hyack
Clark buys TV time to broadcast pre-election pitch to B.C. voters Clark buys TV time to broadcast pre-election pitch to B.C. voters

Premier Christy Clark is buying some TV time Sunday to make a scripted, 30-minute pre-election pitch to voters less than 48 hours before the official start of the British Columbia election campaign.

Posted:4:16 PM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207641
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Puerto Rico protects coastal nesting site of endangered turtle Puerto Rico protects coastal nesting site of endangered turtle

Puerto Rico's governor on Saturday signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island's northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world's largest turtle species.

Posted:4:15 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207618
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack


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