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U of W student vote on boycotting Israel sparks hate crime U of W student vote on boycotting Israel sparks hate crime

A controversial University of Windsor student referendum on boycotting Israel has sparked what police call a hate crime after someone ransacked an office and spray painted �racist� graffiti on a flag supporting Canadian soldiers.

Posted:8:01 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181748
Rating: 18175
Poster: commanderkai
'Rock snot' found to be native algae species in N.B. 'Rock snot' found to be native algae species in N.B.

Posted:11:48 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181700
Rating: 18170
Poster: DrCaleb
Michael Schumacher may not make full recovery, neurologists say Michael Schumacher may not make full recovery, neurologists say

Nearly two months after Michael Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident and was placed in a drug-induced coma, some neurologists say the seven-time Formula One champion seems unlikely to make a full recovery.

Posted:10:56 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181560
Rating: 18156
Poster: DrCaleb
Report: Lake Erie's health threatened, needs nutrient diet Report: Lake Erie's health threatened, needs nutrient diet

The quality of water in Lake Erie has been falling for a decade and decisive government action is needed, a new report says.

Posted:10:28 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181499
Rating: 18150
Poster: DrCaleb
Calgary-based Transalta accused of manipulating energy prices Calgary-based Transalta accused of manipulating energy prices

A Calgary-based energy corporation is being accused of unfairly driving up energy prices by the Government of Alberta.

Posted:10:27 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181463
Rating: 18146
Poster: DrCaleb
The phony crisis of the middle class The phony crisis of the middle class

Posted:1:15 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181792
Rating: 18179
Poster: OnTheIce
Aga Khan praises Canada's commitment to pluralism and education Aga Khan praises Canada's commitment to pluralism and education

Canada will sign a protocol of understanding with the Aga Khan in an effort to strengthen its relationship with the spiritual leader, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says

Posted:10:50 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181441
Rating: 18144
Poster: DrCaleb
Yahoo webcam images from millions of users intercepted by GCHQ Yahoo webcam images from millions of users intercepted by GCHQ

GCHQ files dating between 2008 and 2010 explicitly state that a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats in bulk and saved them to agency databases, regardless of whether individual users were an intelligence

Posted:10:44 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181604
Rating: 18160
Poster: DrCaleb
School choice greatest in Alberta, Fraser Institute says School choice greatest in Alberta, Fraser Institute says

Alberta provides more choice in schools than any other province, according to a report released by the Fraser Institute on Thursday.

Posted:8:29 AM on Thursday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181503
Rating: 18150
Poster: DrCaleb
New particle called quantum droplet discovered New particle called quantum droplet discovered

Physicists have discovered an exotic new type of particle that they call a quantum droplet, or dropleton.

Posted:8:24 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181651
Rating: 18165
Poster: DrCaleb
Yukon avalanche forecasts: money running out Yukon avalanche forecasts: money running out

Posted:8:04 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181523
Rating: 18153
Poster: wildrosegirl
California's crippling drought could cost – and benefit – Canadians

For Canadians who crave fresh strawberries in winter, California's devastating drought may mean having to pay more for certain produce. But the agricultural havoc in the Golden State may have a silver lining for at least some Canadian exporters.

Posted:8:03 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181510
Rating: 18152
Poster: wildrosegirl
From Uganda to the U.S. Bible Belt, the proliferation of gay discrimination laws From Uganda to the U.S. Bible Belt, the proliferation of gay discrimination laws

Uganda's harsh anti-gay law sparked a firestorm of disapproval in the West. But not in the U.S. Bible Belt where evangelical groups have pressed a dozen states to consider gay discrimination laws in the name of religious freedom. Arizona actually passed o

Posted:8:01 AM on Thursday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181820
Rating: 18183
Poster: wildrosegirl
Creator of 'Thank an Indian' shirts hits business snag Creator of 'Thank an Indian' shirts hits business snag

Posted:7:53 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181682
Rating: 18168
Poster: wildrosegirl
Heinz signs deal with company to keep jobs in Leamington Heinz signs deal with company to keep jobs in Leamington

H.J. Heinz Co. has signed a letter of intent with Highbury Canco Corp. to acquire the Heinz Leamington facility and become a contract packer for the food giant.

Posted:7:51 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181382
Rating: 18139
Poster: wildrosegirl
B.C. nurses face daily violence from child forensic patients B.C. nurses face daily violence from child forensic patients

Imagine going to work every day knowing you will likely be punched, kicked or spit on. That's what workers say happens at a Burnaby, B.C., centre for children with mental illness.

Posted:7:47 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181723
Rating: 18174
Poster: wildrosegirl
New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening' New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening'

A coalition of groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro.

Posted:7:34 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181671
Rating: 18167
Poster: DrCaleb
NASA admits astronaut's suit leaked the week before near-drowning during spacewalk NASA admits astronaut's suit leaked the week before near-drowning during spacewalk

NASA today will admit that the near-death of an astronaut during a spacewalk last year could have been avoided, according to a report from ABC News. In a report to be released Wednesday morning, NASA will acknowledge that astronaut Luca Parmitano's suit l

Posted:6:45 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181815
Rating: 18182
Poster: DrCaleb
Chile's stunning fossil whale graveyard explained Chile's stunning fossil whale graveyard explained

Scientists think they can now explain the astonishing discovery of a graveyard of fossil whales in Chile that accumulated more than five million years ago.

Posted:6:42 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 182151
Rating: 18215
Poster: DrCaleb
Quebec store owner ordered to translate Facebook page to French Quebec store owner ordered to translate Facebook page to French

A store owner in Chelsea, Que., has been told to change her Facebook page from English to French or she could face legal action, but the owner argues social media is not part of Quebec's language law.

Posted:6:42 AM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181656
Rating: 18166
Poster: DrCaleb
Uranium ETF Breaks Out on Japan's Pro-Nuclear Stance Uranium ETF Breaks Out on Japan's Pro-Nuclear Stance

The uranium miner-focused exchange traded fund is heating up as the Japanese government reversed plans to shift away from atomic energy for good, revealing a new nuclear energy plan Tuesday.

Posted:11:52 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181483
Rating: 18148
Poster: DrCaleb
The Blood Harvest The Blood Harvest

Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are captured and bled alive to create an unparalleled biomedical technology. The thing about the blood that everyone notices first: It's blue, baby blue.

Posted:11:18 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181780
Rating: 18178
Poster: DrCaleb
Lee Rigby killers sentenced to life, 45 years in U.K. hacking death Lee Rigby killers sentenced to life, 45 years in U.K. hacking death

Posted:10:16 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181652
Rating: 18165
Poster: DrCaleb
Pollution hides Beijing skyline; statues get masks Pollution hides Beijing skyline; statues get masks

The smog is so bad even the statues wear masks. Or at least they do in pictures of a campus stunt that circulated online Tuesday as parts of northern China suffered a sixth straight day of severe pollution.

Posted:7:02 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181542
Rating: 18154
Poster: DrCaleb
Extreme heat days multiply despite global warming 'hiatus' Extreme heat days multiply despite global warming 'hiatus'

The number of extremely hot days has been increasing steadily globally despite a "pause" in the rise of average surface temperatures over the past 15 years, a new study has found.

Posted:6:57 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181424
Rating: 18142
Poster: DrCaleb
Turkey calls out Canada on human rights over Quebec secular charter Turkey calls out Canada on human rights over Quebec secular charter

A Canadian official says his attempt to discuss human rights with a foreign government prompted it to throw Quebec's controversial values charter back at him.

Posted:6:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181487
Rating: 18149
Poster: DrCaleb
Acidic ocean deadly for Vancouver Island scallop industry Acidic ocean deadly for Vancouver Island scallop industry

The deteriorating health of B.C.'s oceans is impacting not only the province's marine life, but also its economy. Millions of shellfish are dying off before they can be harvested at Island Scallops, near Parksville, B.C., due to increased acidity levels i

Posted:6:50 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181617
Rating: 18162
Poster: DrCaleb
Prospectors Say Drought Has Created California's 2nd Gold Rush Prospectors Say Drought Has Created California's 2nd Gold Rush

Prospectors in Southern California are heading to the hills, saying the severe drought has exposed gold that has never been touched by human hands. As water levels continue to drop more nooks and crannies are easier for these gold hunters to access. News,

Posted:12:43 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 180664
Rating: 18066
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Boy, 9, found hanged 'was bullied for being white' Boy, 9, found hanged 'was bullied for being white'

Kelly-Marie Dugmore, 30, and husband Paul Jones, 43, spoke out today about the bullies who allegedly taunted their son Aaron Dugmore for 'being white'.

Posted:10:16 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181699
Rating: 18170
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Amber Alert issued in Alberta for 7-month-old girl in stolen truck | CTV News Amber Alert issued in Alberta for 7-month-old girl in stolen truck | CTV News

Police in northwestern Alberta have issued an Amber Alert after a truck was stolen with a seven-month-old girl inside.

Posted:2:12 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181583
Rating: 18158
Poster: Robair
Canadians can come to us, Tories tell NDP on elections bill review Canadians can come to us, Tories tell NDP on elections bill review

Posted:11:39 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181408
Rating: 18141
Poster: DrCaleb
Michael Mann Loses His Media Allies as He Fights Transparency | Heartlander Magazine Michael Mann Loses His Media Allies as He Fights Transparency | Heartlander Magazine

The Associated Press, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and Reuters are part of a group of 18 media groups that filed a friend of the court brief urging the Virginia Supreme Court to put a stop to Mann hiding his taxpayer funded activities from publ

Posted:11:03 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181426
Rating: 18143
Poster: stemmer
Half of Quebec non-francophones consider leaving Half of Quebec non-francophones consider leaving

The economy, political uncertainty, taxes and jobs are all reasons why 51 per cent of English-speakers said they had considered moving out of the province, a new EKOS poll commissioned by the CBC suggests.

Posted:7:06 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181771
Rating: 18177
Poster: DrCaleb
Biologist proposes renaming all life on Earth (Wired UK) Biologist proposes renaming all life on Earth (Wired UK)

A researcher at Virginia Tech has developed a novel way of classifying and naming organisms based on their genome sequence, allowing scientists to communicate more specifically about different species

Posted:6:47 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181499
Rating: 18150
Poster: DrCaleb
Ex-Liberal senators' expenses missing key details Ex-Liberal senators' expenses missing key details

A CBC examination of federal Liberal Party documents released Monday reveals that key details are still missing, eight months after the party announced it would make its travel expenses transparent, as it began a release of travel claims by senators who w

Posted:5:29 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181451
Rating: 18145
Poster: DrCaleb
Ford Said to Drop Microsoft for BlackBerry QNX in Sync Systems Ford Said to Drop Microsoft for BlackBerry QNX in Sync Systems

Posted:5:06 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181709
Rating: 18171
Poster: DrCaleb
Human rights judge under scrutiny for anti-immigration tweets after ruling in favour of Czech man who failed exam Human rights judge under scrutiny for anti-immigration tweets after ruling in favour of Czech man who failed exam

The human rights adjudicator ordered Alberta's association for engineers to pay $10K for 'discriminating' against a Czech immigrant who failed the professional exam

Posted:10:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181439
Rating: 18144
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Estranged husband disguised himself in burka for 'honour' killing Estranged husband disguised himself in burka for 'honour' killing

A Muslim man wore a traditional woman's burka and female shoes before he strangled his estranged wife in the company of their toddler son.

Posted:8:40 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181634
Rating: 18163
Poster: llama66
Pyeongchang in spotlight as focus turns to 2018 Winter Games Pyeongchang in spotlight as focus turns to 2018 Winter Games

With the curtain having finally closed on the Sochi Olympics, all eyes are turning on the 2018 Winter Games, with some wondering whether Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be able to pull off a Games as successful as those hosted by Russia.

Posted:4:18 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181482
Rating: 18148
Poster: Strutz
Man who beheaded Greyhound bus passenger should have more freedom: psychiatrist Man who beheaded Greyhound bus passenger should have more freedom: psychiatrist

A man who beheaded and then ate parts of a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus almost six years ago might soon be granted unescorted day trips outside his mental hospital.

Posted:4:12 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181543
Rating: 18154
Poster: Strutz
Saskatchewan wants Ottawa to act on grain negotiations to clear backlog Saskatchewan wants Ottawa to act on grain negotiations to clear backlog

Saskatchewan wants the federal government to immediately oversee talks between grain companies and railways to set parameters for getting grain to port. Economy Minister Bill Boyd says there need to be service agreements with financial penalties for both

Posted:10:08 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181760
Rating: 18176
Poster: Robair
Anger over plan to dig up 350,000 bodies in historic London cemetery for Muslim burial site Anger over plan to dig up 350,000 bodies in historic London cemetery for Muslim burial site

A row has erupted over a plan to dig up a third of a million bodies from an historic east London cemetery to make way for a new Muslim burial site

Posted:10:05 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181836
Rating: 18185
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canada siding with U.S., Denmark on High Arctic fishing moratorium Canada siding with U.S., Denmark on High Arctic fishing moratorium

Russia and Norway will be urged at Greenland meeting to join other three Arctic states in support of agreement

Posted:9:55 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181465
Rating: 18147
Poster: DrCaleb
North Koreans really are kept in the dark! NASA picture shows the isolated communist state almost completely devoid of lights | Mail Online North Koreans really are kept in the dark! NASA picture shows the isolated communist state almost completely devoid of lights | Mail Online

The remarkable satellite image shows the stark contrast between North and South Korea which glows bright next to its neighbour.

Posted:9:54 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181620
Rating: 18163
Poster: DrCaleb
Canada's Lancaster bomber to cross Atlantic for U.K. tour Canada's Lancaster bomber to cross Atlantic for U.K. tour

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's WWII Lancaster bomber will soon be flying across the Atlantic to join the only other airworthy plane of its kind for a series of special flights over the U.K.

Posted:9:35 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 182123
Rating: 18212
Poster: DrCaleb
Supreme Court hearing arguments in case that deals with climate change, executive power Supreme Court hearing arguments in case that deals with climate change, executive power

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is squaring off at the Supreme Court with industry groups and Republican-led states over a small but important program aimed at limiting power-plant and factory . . .

Posted:7:24 AM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181339
Rating: 18135
Poster: stemmer
Scientists Track Where All The Debris From The Japanese Tsunami Is Going Scientists Track Where All The Debris From The Japanese Tsunami Is Going

University of Hawaii scientists have been tracking the spread of debris from the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.

Posted:7:32 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181603
Rating: 18160
Poster: DrCaleb
Alice Herz-Sommer, oldest-known Holocaust survivor, dies Alice Herz-Sommer, oldest-known Holocaust survivor, dies

Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at age 110. The accomplished pianist's death comes just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music is up for an Oscar.

Posted:2:43 AM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 181587
Rating: 18159
Poster: commanderkai
Canada retains gold medal record at Winter Olympics Canada retains gold medal record at Winter Olympics

The Canadian Olympic team may not have hit the medal count they were hoping for in Sochi, but they can be secure in the knowledge that a record they set in Vancouver will live on.

Posted:10:16 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181582
Rating: 18159
Poster: Hyack
Olympic hockey fans crowd bars early to cheer gold medal win Olympic hockey fans crowd bars early to cheer gold medal win

Hockey-crazed Canadians from coast to coast thought nothing of getting an early morning start and streaming into bars to watch and triumphantly celebrate Team Canada capturing Olympic gold.

Posted:10:13 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181581
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
Federal Liberals call for de-criminalization of physician-assisted death Federal Liberals call for de-criminalization of physician-assisted death

Posted:7:42 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181364
Rating: 18136
Poster: Curtman
Arctic military exercises underway in Nunavut Arctic military exercises underway in Nunavut

Hundreds of soldiers are learning cold-weather survival and warfare techniques with the help of Canadian Rangers in the Kivalliq and the Kitikmeot regions of Nunavut this month.

Posted:7:37 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181758
Rating: 18176
Poster: Hyack
Gilmore Junio, Calgary speedskater, could get special medal Gilmore Junio, Calgary speedskater, could get special medal

The Calgary speedskater who gave up his spot at the Olympics could be honoured with a special medal if one Toronto design firm gets its way.

Posted:7:32 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181333
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada wins gold in men's Olympic hockey Team Canada wins gold in men's Olympic hockey

Posted:4:20 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181313
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
Canada's appeal of men's ski cross result dismissed Canada's appeal of men's ski cross result dismissed

Canada will not be adding a gold medal to its tally after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal that tried to disqualify three French medallists in the Olympic men's ski cross event.

Posted:7:07 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181367
Rating: 18137
Poster: wildrosegirl
Olympic hockey fans prep for early morning gold medal game Olympic hockey fans prep for early morning gold medal game

Posted:12:36 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181384
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse named Canada's flag-bearers Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse named Canada's flag-bearers

Repeat bobsled champions Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the closing ceremony at the Sochi Olympics.

Posted:12:35 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181378
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
HMCS Iroquois crew cheer on men's hockey team HMCS Iroquois crew cheer on men's hockey team

Watch as crew on the HMCS Iroquois cheer on the men's Olympic hockey team as they fight for gold.

Posted:12:34 AM on Sunday
Topic: Videos
Hits: 182678
Rating: 18268
Poster: Hyack
Sex act on Air Canada flight leads to more charges for pair Sex act on Air Canada flight leads to more charges for pair

A man and a woman who were detained in January after allegedly committing a sexual act on an Air Canada plane are now facing more charges.

Posted:12:33 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181370
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Cape Dorset crew rescued, vessel sank off Burin Peninsula Cape Dorset crew rescued, vessel sank off Burin Peninsula

The fishing crew aboard the Cape Dorset is safe after the vessel sinks off the Burin Peninsula.

Posted:12:32 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181458
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
French ski cross suits too fast French ski cross suits too fast

Sports arbitration court to rule Sunday on illegal aerodynamicity.

Posted:6:10 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181449
Rating: 18145
Poster: wildrosegirl
'Viking apocalypse' due to bring world's end tomorrow ... maybe 'Viking apocalypse' due to bring world's end tomorrow ... maybe

Posted:1:39 PM on Saturday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 181775
Rating: 18178
Poster: N_Fiddledog
The 2.99% 5-year fixed mortgage is back The 2.99% 5-year fixed mortgage is back

The five-year fixed mortgage at an advertised rate below three per cent has returned to Canada for the first time since last year.

Posted:1:20 PM on Saturday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 181624
Rating: 18162
Poster: wildrosegirl
Extreme Air Park disparages mother of autistic boy Extreme Air Park disparages mother of autistic boy

The mother of an autistic child is livid with a Langley, B.C., theme park after she received a crude email in response to her complaint about the park's admission policies.

Posted:1:17 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181487
Rating: 18149
Poster: wildrosegirl
Loretta Saunders's boyfriend: 'She meant everything to me' Loretta Saunders's boyfriend: 'She meant everything to me'

The boyfriend of a missing Halifax woman told CBC News he is suspicious about the last text message he received from his girlfriend's cellphone before she mysteriously disappeared.

Posted:1:15 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181421
Rating: 18142
Poster: wildrosegirl
Dog pooping on gravesite photo sparks public shaming debate Dog pooping on gravesite photo sparks public shaming debate

A photo posted online of a Calgary woman standing with her dog as it defecated on a gravesite has sparked a debate on public shaming.

Posted:1:14 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181444
Rating: 18144
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alberta bars can serve alcohol at 5 a.m. for Olympic men's hockey game Alberta bars can serve alcohol at 5 a.m. for Olympic men's hockey game

Alberta bars will be able to open and serve early Sunday morning for the men's hockey final.

Posted:1:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181421
Rating: 18142
Poster: wildrosegirl
Road collapse leaves 8-metre wide sinkhole at tunnelling site Road collapse leaves 8-metre wide sinkhole at tunnelling site

A sinkhole eight metres wide and 12 metres deep opened up at the construction site digging the eastern entrance to Ottawa's light rail tunnel. The cause isn't yet known, city officials say.

Posted:1:12 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181338
Rating: 18134
Poster: wildrosegirl
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Canadian cardinal, installed at Vatican

Posted:1:11 PM on Saturday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 181514
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
Venezuela streets burn during violent anti-government protests Venezuela streets burn during violent anti-government protests

The harsh police response to protests against the sexual assault of a student led to widespread anger at the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.

Posted:1:01 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181261
Rating: 18126
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Ukraine's president Yanukovich 'flees' Kiev as protesters claim control Ukraine's president Yanukovich 'flees' Kiev as protesters claim control

Ukrainian protesters said they had taken control of the presidential administration building in central Kiev, as opposition leaders pressed for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich today.

Posted:1:00 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181253
Rating: 18125
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Michael Mann Faces Bankruptcy as his Courtroom Climate Capers Collapse Michael Mann Faces Bankruptcy as his Courtroom Climate Capers Collapse

Massive counterclaims, in excess of $10 million, have just been filed against climate scientist Michael Mann after lawyers affirmed that the former golden boy of global warming alarmism had sensationally failed in his exasperating three-year bid to sue sk

Posted:7:35 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 190004
Rating: 19000
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Washington Post Opinion: The myth of ‘settled science'

Scientists who pretend to know the effect of carbon dioxide emissions decades hence are propagandists.

Posted:7:22 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181487
Rating: 18149
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Scientists: Don't make “extreme cold” centerpiece of global warming argument

Posted:7:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181237
Rating: 18124
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Manitoba first to declare Hells Angels criminal organization Manitoba first to declare Hells Angels criminal organization

Manitoba is the first jurisdiction in North America to declare the Hells Angels as a criminal organization, Justice Minister Andrew Swan said today.

Posted:3:24 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181510
Rating: 18151
Poster: Curtman
Met Office report told councils winter will be 'drier than normal' just before floods Met Office report told councils winter will be 'drier than normal' just before floods

In the worst weather prediction since Michael Fish reassured the nation in October 1987 that there was no hurricane on the way, forecasters said the Somerset Levels and the rest of the West Country would be especially dry.

Posted:11:44 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181486
Rating: 18149
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Mauna Kea telescope, world's biggest, closer to completion Mauna Kea telescope, world's biggest, closer to completion

The proposed world's-largest optical telescope, designed in Canada, is one step closer to construction after the University of Hawaii approved a plan to lease land at the summit of the island's Mauna Kea volcano.

Posted:8:19 AM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181395
Rating: 18140
Poster: DrCaleb
Warming Arctic changing jet stream and our weather: expert | KNLive Warming Arctic changing jet stream and our weather: expert | KNLive

When severe storms hit one question that is often asked is if the storm is somehow connected to climate change. Scientists are often quick to point out that storms and weather are caused by the jet stream.

Posted:7:07 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181439
Rating: 18144
Poster: DrCaleb
Cat soaked in oil pops out of engine at Winnipeg garage Cat soaked in oil pops out of engine at Winnipeg garage

Posted:8:42 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181537
Rating: 18155
Poster: Hyack
Team Canada not fazed by panicked hockey fans back home Team Canada not fazed by panicked hockey fans back home

Posted:8:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181380
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Tiny the cat to be honoured at N.B. legislature Tiny the cat to be honoured at N.B. legislature

Posted:8:33 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181348
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa man facing human trafficking charges | CTV Ottawa News Ottawa man facing human trafficking charges | CTV Ottawa News

An Ottawa man is among 10 others facing charges after a human trafficking investigation in York Region.

Posted:4:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181438
Rating: 18144
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Child sex gang members jailed for abusing girls with learning difficulties and aged as young as 12 Child sex gang members jailed for abusing girls with learning difficulties and aged as young as 12

Four members of a gang of immigrants who raped and sexually abused girls as young as 12 and with severe learning difficulties were today jailed.

Posted:4:30 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181448
Rating: 18145
Poster: N_Fiddledog
4 cougars shot near school in Cranbrook, B.C. 4 cougars shot near school in Cranbrook, B.C.

Conservation officers in Cranbrook, B.C., say they were forced to shoot a group cougars after they were spotted feeding on a deer in a residential neighbourhood.

Posted:2:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181463
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
Hayley Wickenheiser elected to IOC athletes commission Hayley Wickenheiser elected to IOC athletes commission

Posted:2:01 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181501
Rating: 18152
Poster: Hyack
Dumpster puppies get loving care after Valentine's Day rescue Dumpster puppies get loving care after Valentine's Day rescue

Homes are being sought for five puppies that were found in a dumpster in North Battleford on Valentines Day.

Posted:1:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181217
Rating: 18123
Poster: Hyack
Reindeer get fluorescent antlers to reduce roadkill Reindeer get fluorescent antlers to reduce roadkill

Posted:1:25 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181413
Rating: 18142
Poster: Hyack
ICE license-plate tracking plan withdrawn amid outcry about privacy ICE license-plate tracking plan withdrawn amid outcry about privacy

Homeland security officials on Wednesday abruptly shelved a proposal to build a national database of license-plate scans after criticism from privacy advocates.

Posted:1:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181360
Rating: 18136
Poster: DrCaleb
Debate on Who Is Smart Enough to Be Executed Debate on Who Is Smart Enough to Be Executed

The Supreme Court will soon grapple with the science of how intellectual disability is measured. The arguments will bear on applying the death penalty to people who don't understand the legal process

Posted:12:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181521
Rating: 18153
Poster: DrCaleb
Canada's women defend Olympic hockey gold in OT thriller Canada's women defend Olympic hockey gold in OT thriller

The Canadian women's hockey team staged a late third-period rally and then defeated the U.S. in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win Friday at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi.

Posted:11:59 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181602
Rating: 18160
Poster: Canadaka
Conservatives eye Arctic reindeer reserve for oil and gas Conservatives eye Arctic reindeer reserve for oil and gas

Tracts of land that had been set aside for reindeer grazing in Canada's North have instead been offered up by the Conservative government for oil and gas exploration, newly released documents show.

Posted:11:07 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181340
Rating: 18134
Poster: DrCaleb
'Wait For Me, Daddy' subject revisits spot of iconic WW II photo 'Wait For Me, Daddy' subject revisits spot of iconic WW II photo

More than 70 years after dashing out toward his father as he marched off to the Second World War, Warren (Whitey) Bernard has revisited the B.C. street corner where the iconic image was taken.

Posted:8:38 AM on Thursday
Topic: History
Hits: 181682
Rating: 18168
Poster: Regina
Spanish incursion off Gibraltar prompts UK protest Spanish incursion off Gibraltar prompts UK protest

The Foreign Office is making a "formal protest" to the Spanish authorities after a warship entered British-controlled waters around Gibraltar.

Posted:8:13 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181503
Rating: 18150
Poster: maldonsfecht
Middle-class family income in Conservative budget called 'make believe' Middle-class family income in Conservative budget called 'make believe'

Middle-class families are struggling economically, but at least one of them is doing quite well, thank you very much: the working parents with two kids who appear as a fictitious examples in the federal budget each year. Critics say the family's rapidly r

Posted:7:00 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181393
Rating: 18139
Poster: DrCaleb
155% rise in children groomed by sex gangs 155% rise in children groomed by sex gangs

The rise recorded by National Crime Agency could be down to better awareness, thought the number of trafficking and domestic slavery cases have also shot up.

Posted:12:56 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181457
Rating: 18146
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Protesters of Filer Dog Shooting Try to Disrupt Council Meeting Protesters of Filer Dog Shooting Try to Disrupt Council Meeting

Posted:12:39 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181296
Rating: 18130
Poster: N_Fiddledog
The Official Forecast of the U.S. Government Never Saw This Winter Coming The Official Forecast of the U.S. Government Never Saw This Winter Coming

Posted:12:36 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181284
Rating: 18128
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Science Linking Drought to Global Warming Remains Matter of Dispute Science Linking Drought to Global Warming Remains Matter of Dispute

President Obama pushing at the boundaries of scientific knowledge about the relationship between climate change and drought.

Posted:12:32 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181250
Rating: 18125
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Toronto Hydro execs charge ratepayers for booze, membership renewals Toronto Hydro execs charge ratepayers for booze, membership renewals

Posted:12:28 AM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181577
Rating: 18159
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Offshore wind farm scrapped due to fears over birds Offshore wind farm scrapped due to fears over birds

Blow for government as one planned wind farm scrapped, another scaled back and industry chief warns turbines are unlikely to be manufactured in the UK

Posted:12:20 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181297
Rating: 18130
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Venezuelan beauty queen among six killed in continuing protests Venezuelan beauty queen among six killed in continuing protests

Posted:12:18 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181265
Rating: 18127
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Waters off B.C. coast awash in plastic particles, says head of new ocean pollution program Waters off B.C. coast awash in plastic particles, says head of new ocean pollution program

Water samples from off the B.C. coast have found up to about 9,200 particles of plastic per cubic metre, the director of a new ocean pollution program at the Vancouver Aquarium said Tuesday. Based on 34 water samples taken between inshore waters and 1,20

Posted:9:30 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181346
Rating: 18135
Poster: DrCaleb
Another scary NASA picture of the California drought | UTSanDiego.com Another scary NASA picture of the California drought | UTSanDiego.com

Posted:7:24 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181484
Rating: 18148
Poster: DrCaleb
Canada's Arctic ice caps melting rapidly since 2005, according to documents Canada's Arctic ice caps melting rapidly since 2005, according to documents

Posted:7:22 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181333
Rating: 18133
Poster: DrCaleb
North American leaders called upon to save monarch butterfly North American leaders called upon to save monarch butterfly

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto are being urged to do something to save a delicate symbol of the continent: the monarch butterfly. The three leaders are being asked to review farming and

Posted:7:20 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181274
Rating: 18127
Poster: DrCaleb
Online ‘trolls' show signs of being sadists, psychology study finds

Posted:7:12 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181374
Rating: 18137
Poster: DrCaleb
Nun Megan Rice gets 3 years for Tennessee nuke plant break-in Nun Megan Rice gets 3 years for Tennessee nuke plant break-in

An 84-year-old nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into and defacing a storage bunker holding bomb-grade uranium in a peace demonstration at a Tennessee weapons plant.

Posted:12:01 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181379
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Why did the grizzly cross the road? To find love Why did the grizzly cross the road? To find love

Grizzly and black bears are using overpasses and underpasses crossing the Trans-Canada Highway to rendezvous with members of the opposite sex, a new study confirms.

Posted:11:59 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181358
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Iran 'may send forces to Pakistan' after capture of guards Iran 'may send forces to Pakistan' after capture of guards

Iran warns it may send forces into Pakistan if it does not take action to free five border guards seized in Sistan Baluchistan earlier this month.

Posted:3:44 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181315
Rating: 18132
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Firearms officer wins sex discrimination case against police chiefs Firearms officer wins sex discrimination case against police chiefs

Victoria Wheatley, who serves with the unit which protects the Sellafield nuclear site, complained that her gun and body armour were too big for her.

Posted:3:34 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181728
Rating: 18173
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Kids' hockey brawl not surprising: Hockey Manitoba manager Kids' hockey brawl not surprising: Hockey Manitoba manager

Posted:3:32 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181301
Rating: 18130
Poster: Hyack
In Mackenzie Delta, songbird wake-up a thing of the past In Mackenzie Delta, songbird wake-up a thing of the past

The sweet melodic sounds of songbirds have become a distant memory for some people in the Mackenzie Delta.

Posted:3:30 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181372
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Capt. Aaron Noble, Igloolik rescue commander, to be honoured Capt. Aaron Noble, Igloolik rescue commander, to be honoured

Capt. Aaron Noble, the commander of a 2011 search and rescue mission near Igloolik that cost a searcher his life, will receive a Meritorious Service Cross at Rideau Hall this morning.

Posted:3:25 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181428
Rating: 18143
Poster: Hyack
Carey Price to start for Canada in quarter-final game Carey Price to start for Canada in quarter-final game

Four years ago, Carey Price went ice fishing near his hometown of Anahim Lake, B.C., caught a couple rainbow trout and then settled in to watch Sidney Crosby put the entire country in a euphoric state with his golden goal.

Posted:1:33 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181355
Rating: 18136
Poster: wildrosegirl
Syrian wounded flee to hospitals in Israel: Derek Stoffel Syrian wounded flee to hospitals in Israel: Derek Stoffel

Although Syria and Israel have officially been at war since 1948, Israel has quietly offered state-of-the-art medical treatment to hundreds of Syrians wounded in the civil war in the past 13 months, writes Derek Stoffel.

Posted:1:27 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181761
Rating: 18176
Poster: wildrosegirl
RCMP officers bring union bid to Supreme Court RCMP officers bring union bid to Supreme Court

RCMP members are before the Supreme Court of Canada making a final pitch for their right to form an independent union.

Posted:1:26 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181502
Rating: 18150
Poster: wildrosegirl
$228K Tiffany engagement ring subject of B.C. lawsuit $228K Tiffany engagement ring subject of B.C. lawsuit

Jerry Renkers, a 65-year-old widower, has filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court in an attempt to retrieve a Tiffany engagement ring that cost nearly $228,000.

Posted:1:24 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181484
Rating: 18148
Poster: wildrosegirl
Mavis Gallant, short story maven, dies at 91 Mavis Gallant, short story maven, dies at 91

Mavis Gallant, the internationally celebrated Canadian short story writer who lived and worked for most of her life in Paris, has died in the French capital. She was 91.

Posted:1:23 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181415
Rating: 18142
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ukraine violence grows, as 13 people killed in fiery mayhem Ukraine violence grows, as 13 people killed in fiery mayhem

Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons charged into the large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital that has been the epicentre of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clas

Posted:1:18 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 184404
Rating: 18440
Poster: wildrosegirl
Endangered whale meat shipped via Halifax en route to Japan Endangered whale meat shipped via Halifax en route to Japan

Environmentalists are pushing for stricter trade laws in Canada involving at-risk species after the recent shipment of fin whale meat across the country.

Posted:11:55 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181200
Rating: 18120
Poster: DrCaleb
Section of Kyiv protest camp engulfed in flames as police advance after nine people killed in street clashes Section of Kyiv protest camp engulfed in flames as police advance after nine people killed in street clashes

Using water cannons and stun grenades, Ukrainian riot police moved in against the sprawling protest camp in the center of Kyiv

Posted:11:54 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181309
Rating: 18131
Poster: DrCaleb
Russia's underwear trade ban incites panty protests Russia's underwear trade ban incites panty protests

A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbours with their knickers in a twist. The ban will outlaw any underwear containing less than six per cent cotton from being imported, made, or sold in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Posted:10:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181445
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Bars, pubs to stay closed during gold medal game Bars, pubs to stay closed during gold medal game

Bid to have bars, pubs open early for Olympic final raises too many issues, according to B.C.'s Justice Minister

Posted:7:25 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181336
Rating: 18134
Poster: Hyack
Asteroid flyby to be streamed live tonight Asteroid flyby to be streamed live tonight

An asteroid estimated to be the size of three football fields is set for its close-up on a live webcast as it whizzes by Earth on Monday, roughly a year after one exploded over Russia and injured 1,200 people.

Posted:4:03 PM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181466
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
SARS-like virus claims 60th victim in Saudi Arabia SARS-like virus claims 60th victim in Saudi Arabia

A man in Saudi Arabia has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 60 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the centre of the outbreak.

Posted:4:03 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181292
Rating: 18129
Poster: wildrosegirl
Jamaica's Old Harbour awaits Panamax port development Jamaica's Old Harbour awaits Panamax port development

As Jamaica joins a rush to lure the bigger, deeper-drafting ships expected to cross an expanded Panama Canal by mid-2015, political leaders and civic boosters envision the Old Harbour area as a cornerstone of what they envision as a transformative, dream

Posted:3:56 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181344
Rating: 18134
Poster: wildrosegirl


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