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Israel Claims Nearly 1,000 Acres of West Bank Land Near Bethlehem Israel Claims Nearly 1,000 Acres of West Bank Land Near Bethlehem

Posted:11:31 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181857
Rating: 18186
Poster: N_Fiddledog
U.S. and Iran Unlikely Allies in Iraq Battle U.S. and Iran Unlikely Allies in Iraq Battle

Posted:10:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181917
Rating: 18192
Poster: Delwin
Riders host Bombers as Weston Dressler returns Riders host Bombers as Weston Dressler returns

Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders may want to temper their expectations for slotback Weston Dressler ahead of Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Posted:11:51 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181334
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
In baseball, 1,000 instant replays already this season In baseball, 1,000 instant replays already this season

In a new era of expanded replay in baseball, there have been more than 1,000 reviews already.

Posted:11:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181361
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Canadian duo wins women's world rowing silver Canadian duo wins women's world rowing silver

Canada's Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee raced to a silver medal in the women's lightweight double at the world rowing championships Saturday.

Posted:11:46 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181378
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Ontario says 'No' to removing citizenship by birth on soil Ontario says 'No' to removing citizenship by birth on soil

"There is not enough evidence to justify the effort and expense required for such a system-wide program change," said Ontario Deputy Immigration Minister.

Posted:11:48 AM on Sunday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181660
Rating: 18167
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Bardarbunga volcano: Iceland lowers aviation warning after no ash detected Bardarbunga volcano: Iceland lowers aviation warning after no ash detected

Iceland cut its ash alert level for aviation to orange from red on Sunday after raising it to the maximum level earlier in the day because of a fresh eruption from a fissure in the Bardarbunga volcano system.

Posted:11:02 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181460
Rating: 18146
Poster: Hyack
NATO pushes for bigger crisis response brigade NATO pushes for bigger crisis response brigade

Canada will send troops, jets and warships to participate in a massive NATO training exercise next year in a deployment that could be the first step towards deeper involvement in the alliance's long-term strategy to counter a resurgent Russia.

Posted:11:00 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181359
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Mint unveils four new Superman coins at Fan Expo 2014 Mint unveils four new Superman coins at Fan Expo 2014

DC Comic's Man of Steel is now the man of gold and silver after The Royal Canadian Mint unveilled four limited-edition Superman coins at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto.

Posted:10:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181433
Rating: 18143
Poster: Hyack
N.W.T.’s Bluenose-East, Bathurst caribou in ‘alarming’ decline

Posted:10:40 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181405
Rating: 18141
Poster: Hyack
City officials 'optimistic' Tim Hortons Field can open for Monday's game City officials 'optimistic' Tim Hortons Field can open for Monday's game

City officials expect to be able to issue an occupancy permit for the annual Labour Day classic.

Posted:10:39 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181327
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
Rescued false killer whale 'Chester' moves to bigger pool Rescued false killer whale 'Chester' moves to bigger pool

Chester, the false killer whale calf found stranded on a Tofino, B.C., beach in July, continues to show signs of improvement and has been moved to a larger pool at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Posted:10:37 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181342
Rating: 18134
Poster: Hyack
Surrey manhunt continues after sexual assault of 9-year-old Surrey manhunt continues after sexual assault of 9-year-old

A manhunt continues in Surrey after a nine-year-old girl was lured to a nearby park from her home and sexually assaulted.

Posted:10:36 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181280
Rating: 18128
Poster: Hyack
Man wins $13M jackpot after playing same numbers for 28 years Man wins $13M jackpot after playing same numbers for 28 years

Duarte Almeida has played the same numbers on Lotto 6/49 since 1986. Now, he has collected at $13.6M jackpot.

Posted:10:16 AM on Sunday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181564
Rating: 18156
Poster: Hyack
B.C. tour bus crash: Half of injured passengers released from hospital B.C. tour bus crash: Half of injured passengers released from hospital

Almost half of the passengers taken to hospitals after a tour bus flipped over on a British Columbia highway have been released, health officials said Saturday.

Posted:10:14 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181307
Rating: 18131
Poster: Hyack
Joining the military jarring for some aboriginals Joining the military jarring for some aboriginals

The move from small and isolated communities to larger urban centres can be quite jarring for aboriginals who join the Canadian Armed Forces, says a newly released document.

Posted:10:00 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181591
Rating: 18159
Poster: Hyack
Thrill of the hunt attracting more Alberta women Thrill of the hunt attracting more Alberta women

Hunting is becoming increasingly popular for women in Alberta, a promoter of the sport says.

Posted:1:25 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181377
Rating: 18138
Poster: Hyack
Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker

Seven years after Al Gore's warning the Arctic ice cap is far from vanishing and has expanded for the second year in succession.

Posted:12:56 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181435
Rating: 18144
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canada completes first delivery of military supplies to forces fighting ISIL Canada completes first delivery of military supplies to forces fighting ISIL

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster III strategic airlifter has completed its first delivery of military equipment, donated by the Republic of Albania, to security forces in Iraq fighting the Is

Posted:12:31 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181610
Rating: 18161
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Transgender 'doctor' Tracy Lynn Garner guilty of murder Transgender 'doctor' Tracy Lynn Garner guilty of murder

A Mississippi "woman" was convicted yesterday of murder in connection to illicit silicone buttocks injections that led to a Georgia woman's death.

Posted:12:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181534
Rating: 18153
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Killer Jermaine Rutherford claims he's gay to halt deportation to Jamaica Killer Jermaine Rutherford claims he's gay to halt deportation to Jamaica

Posted:12:26 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181447
Rating: 18145
Poster: N_Fiddledog
O.J. Simpson plans to convert to Islam O.J. Simpson plans to convert to Islam

O.J. Simpson has been studying the Koran and is converting to Islam, according to reports.

Posted:12:25 AM on Sunday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 181418
Rating: 18142
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Cameron faces Ukip by-election bloodbath Cameron faces Ukip by-election bloodbath

Turncoat MP Douglas Carswell, pictured with Nigel Farage, is set to humiliate David Cameron at the Clacton by-election sparked by his defection.

Posted:12:15 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181290
Rating: 18129
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Ecuador plans first government-issued digital currency Ecuador plans first government-issued digital currency

Ecuador is planning to create what it calls the world's first digital currency issued by a central bank, which some analysts believe could be a first step toward abandoning the country's existing currency, the U.S. dollar.

Posted:10:23 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181322
Rating: 18132
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Oil tanker carrying $100million cargo mysteriously disappears off the coast of Texas Oil tanker carrying $100million cargo mysteriously disappears off the coast of Texas

A tanker loaded with $100 million of crude oil that has been at the center of a dispute over Iraq's oil billions vanished off the coast of Texas on Thursday. The Kurdish tanker disappeared from Coast Guard radar screens...

Posted:12:47 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181530
Rating: 18153
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Burmese beauty queen dethroned, accused by organizers of running off with $100,000 crown Burmese beauty queen dethroned, accused by organizers of running off with $100,000 crown

Posted:12:45 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181396
Rating: 18140
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Tania Pontbriand was convicted of sexual exploitation and sexual assault Tania Pontbriand was convicted of sexual exploitation and sexual assault

The two-year relationship started in 2002, when Pontbriand was 32 and the male victim was 15. The victim went to police in 2007

Posted:12:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181632
Rating: 18163
Poster: N_Fiddledog
A town north of Baghdad is surrounded by ISIS, but the residents decided to fight them off instead of flee A town north of Baghdad is surrounded by ISIS, but the residents decided to fight them off instead of flee

The wheat and barley farmers took up arms, dug trenches and posted gunmen on the rooftops, and against all odds they have kept the ISIS fighters out of town

Posted:12:38 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181381
Rating: 18138
Poster: N_Fiddledog
B.C. woman sues ex-boyfriend for tuition after she fails class following breakup B.C. woman sues ex-boyfriend for tuition after she fails class following breakup

Posted:12:36 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181588
Rating: 18159
Poster: N_Fiddledog
B.C. man accused of money laundering for Mexican cartel to be extradited to U.S. after losing appeal B.C. man accused of money laundering for Mexican cartel to be extradited to U.S. after losing appeal

A B.C. man who has been ordered extradited to the United States for allegedly conspiring to money-launder $1 million for a Mexican drug cartel has lost his appeal.

Posted:12:34 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181320
Rating: 18132
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Tiny Washington state city continues to fight against pot shops despite marijuana legalization Tiny Washington state city continues to fight against pot shops despite marijuana legalization

A lawyer for a man who wants to open a marijuana shop in the small Washington city of Fife is asking a judge to strike down its ban on marijuana businesses.

Posted:12:32 AM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181405
Rating: 18141
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Edmonton man found guilty of dousing neighbours in gasoline Edmonton man found guilty of dousing neighbours in gasoline

Posted:12:26 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181346
Rating: 18135
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Respect MP George Galloway has 'jaw and rib broken by attacker who shouted comment about the Holocaust as he posed for pictures in Notting Hill' | Mail Online Respect MP George Galloway has 'jaw and rib broken by attacker who shouted comment about the Holocaust as he posed for pictures in Notting Hill' | Mail Online

The assailant shouted a comment about the Holocaust before attacking the politician as he was posing for photos with residents in Notting Hill, west London, his spokesman said.

Posted:12:18 AM on Saturday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182195
Rating: 18220
Poster: N_Fiddledog
FBI National Domestic Threat Assessment Omits Islamist Terrorism FBI National Domestic Threat Assessment Omits Islamist Terrorism

Internal report labels white supremacists, black separatists, militias, abortion extremists main domestic extremists

Posted:12:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181299
Rating: 18130
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Scientist transmits message into mind of colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves Scientist transmits message into mind of colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves

Posted:12:13 AM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181430
Rating: 18143
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Man claims to be 'Dark Lord', burns Bible outside mission Man claims to be 'Dark Lord', burns Bible outside mission

A 22-year-old man allegedly burned a Bible and urinated on it in from of rescue mission on Thursday night.

Posted:12:08 AM on Saturday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 181633
Rating: 18163
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Petawawa neighbourhood cordoned off as OPP face armed man Petawawa neighbourhood cordoned off as OPP face armed man

The OPP have cordoned off a Petawawa neighbourhood and deployed their tactical response unit as part of a standoff with an armed man.

Posted:5:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181342
Rating: 18134
Poster: Goober911
Study Says ZMapp Works Against Ebola Study Says ZMapp Works Against Ebola

A new study provides strong evidence that the experimental drug given to two American aid workers stricken with Ebola in Africa really works and could make a difference in the current outbreak � if more of it could be produced. In the study, all 18 m

Posted:2:33 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181466
Rating: 18147
Poster: Goober911
Survivor of ISIS children's camp reveals how boys made to watch men being crucified Survivor of ISIS children's camp reveals how boys made to watch men being crucified

Mohammed, whose name has been changed out of fears for his safety, was just 13 when he was made to attend one of the terror group's camps in northern Syria.

Posted:2:19 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181517
Rating: 18153
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Foreign criminal avoided deportation from Sweden for a decade saying he can't remember home Foreign criminal avoided deportation from Sweden for a decade saying he can't remember home

The man, 44, was jailed for a robbery in Stockholm in 1997, and has since claimed he hails from Canada, South Africa and Kazakhstan.

Posted:12:29 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181449
Rating: 18146
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Little beads causing big problems Little beads causing big problems

The dangers that plastics pose to wildlife and waterways is well known. Most of us have seen pictures of turtles tangled in plastic shopping bags, or seabirds strangled by sixpack rings. What is harder to see and take pictures of is the damage being done

Posted:11:18 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181330
Rating: 18133
Poster: DrCaleb
Putin says Russia aims to strengthen its Arctic position Putin says Russia aims to strengthen its Arctic position

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has to strengthen its position, economically and militarily, in the resource-rich Arctic region, where other countries are vying for influence.

Posted:9:27 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181315
Rating: 18132
Poster: Hyack
CP train derailment near Swift Current, Sask., blamed on plow wind CP train derailment near Swift Current, Sask., blamed on plow wind

A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed near Waldeck Sask., on Thursday night amid severe thunderstorms and strong winds.

Posted:9:25 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181291
Rating: 18129
Poster: Hyack
B.C. wildfires could set record for area burned B.C. wildfires could set record for area burned

B.C. could set a new record for the total amount of forest burned by wildfires this summer if the forecasts for a warm, dry fall are correct, say officials with B.C.'s Wildfire Management Branch.

Posted:9:21 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181309
Rating: 18131
Poster: Hyack
Montreal mom fights no-street-hockey rule in east end Montreal mom fights no-street-hockey rule in east end

A Pointe-aux-Trembles mother is upset after a group of children in her neighbourhood, including two of her sons, were told they are not allowed to play street hockey.

Posted:9:17 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181282
Rating: 18128
Poster: Hyack
Is it time for higher speed limits on Canada's highways' Is it time for higher speed limits on Canada's highways'

B.C. is taking the lead and boosting speed limits on some provincial highways this summer. But setting the appropriate limit for Canada's roads is proving to be a complex equation of engineering, politics and road safety concerns.

Posted:9:14 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181291
Rating: 18129
Poster: Hyack
Experimental aircraft crashes near Brantford airport Experimental aircraft crashes near Brantford airport

An experimental, lightweight aircraft crashed near the Brantford airport Friday morning, fire officials say, sending two people to hospital with serious injuries.

Posted:9:12 AM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181340
Rating: 18134
Poster: Hyack
Gannet population in grave shape off Newfoundland, scientists warn Gannet population in grave shape off Newfoundland, scientists warn

Seabird experts are deeply worried about the state of Canada's northern gannet population, with chicks appearing to be starving to death while their parents struggle to find food.

Posted:8:48 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181289
Rating: 18129
Poster: Hyack
Iraq to receive $2.75M in Canadian aid as military supplies arrive Iraq to receive $2.75M in Canadian aid as military supplies arrive

Canada is dispatching $2.75 million in humanitarian aid to northern Iraq, International Development Minister Christian Paradis said today, as the government also confirmed the first Canadian delivery of arms to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Islamic mi

Posted:8:32 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181215
Rating: 18122
Poster: DrCaleb
Shell nears oilsands carbon capture launch Shell nears oilsands carbon capture launch

With the United Nations' climate change panel warning this week that global warming is already affecting the planet, and calling for urgent action, Shell Canada announced it's put in place the final module for its carbon capture and storage project to red

Posted:8:30 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181286
Rating: 18129
Poster: DrCaleb
Downtown Edmonton's $2.6-billion gamble Downtown Edmonton's $2.6-billion gamble

Forget Vegas. Albertans will come here to play instead. Multinational companies will consider setting up their headquarters. Everyone from career-minded university graduates to well-off retirees will want to relocate, even NHL players.

Posted:8:28 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181344
Rating: 18134
Poster: DrCaleb
Is mapping the North Pole seabed worth the time and money' Is mapping the North Pole seabed worth the time and money'

An international law professor says Canada is wasting time and money by sending two icebreakers to the North Pole. Michael Byers says under international law Canada will not be able to claim the Pole.

Posted:8:27 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181240
Rating: 18124
Poster: DrCaleb
Gregory and Collin Gordon, Calgary brothers, join ranks of Canadians fighting for ISIS Gregory and Collin Gordon, Calgary brothers, join ranks of Canadians fighting for ISIS

Posted:6:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181386
Rating: 18139
Poster: DrCaleb
Inuit were not the first people to settle in the Arctic Inuit were not the first people to settle in the Arctic

Posted:6:49 AM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181418
Rating: 18142
Poster: DrCaleb
Death by underpants: Man OD's on underwear Death by underpants: Man OD's on underwear

A jail inmate is dead and police say he died by swallowing drug-soaked underwear.

Posted:12:33 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181447
Rating: 18145
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Growing corporate profits an encouraging sign for Canada’s economy

Canadian companies saw their profits continue to mount in the first half of 2014, a signal they are beginning to benefit from signs of improving domestic and global economies

Posted:12:30 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181264
Rating: 18127
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Polygamy effectively decriminalized in Utah Polygamy effectively decriminalized in Utah

A federal judge in Utah has issued a final ruling that strikes down parts of the state's anti-polygamy law in a lawsuit filed by the family that appears in the reality TV show 'Sister Wives'.

Posted:12:27 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181570
Rating: 18157
Poster: N_Fiddledog
‘Cops’ TV crew member killed by police officer’s stray bullet during gun fight

When the call came from an officer who needed help facing an armed robber at a fast-food restaurant, two members of a reality television show riding along with Omaha police hustled to record the confrontation.

Posted:12:24 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181310
Rating: 18131
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Mohammed is most popular name in Oslo Mohammed is most popular name in Oslo

For the first time in the capital city's history, Mohammed is the common name for boys and men, said a study on Thursday.

Posted:12:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181349
Rating: 18135
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Florence Storch, 101, wins silver at Canada 55+ Games Florence Storch, 101, wins silver at Canada 55+ Games

Posted:11:04 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181321
Rating: 18132
Poster: Hyack
Penhold's Look-Up lines a first in Canada |  Local Sports | Innisfail Province Penhold's Look-Up lines a first in Canada | Local Sports | Innisfail Province

Originally an innovation of Thomas E. Smith, a former hockey player who battled back from a spinal cord injury due to a hockey accident in 2008 when he hit the boards behind the net headfirst, their introduction into hockey arenas is just beginning.

Posted:10:47 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181339
Rating: 18134
Poster: Alta_redneck
B.C. tour bus crashes on Coquihalla Highway, 56 injured, 6 critically B.C. tour bus crashes on Coquihalla Highway, 56 injured, 6 critically

Police say 56 people have been injured, several critically, in a tour bus crash on the Coquihalla Highway, 30 kilometres south of Merritt, B.C.

Posted:7:31 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181362
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
�Sons of Guns� reality show star Will Hayden arrested for rape of 11-year-old child �Sons of Guns� reality show star Will Hayden arrested for rape of 11-year-old child

The star of the Discovery Channel�s reality show Sons of Guns was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated rape of his daughter.

Posted:6:15 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181571
Rating: 18157
Poster: xerxes
Landmark civil rights legal records deleted from Pacer Landmark civil rights legal records deleted from Pacer

Numerous records relating to civil rights cases have disappeared from the US government's online legal archive. The state-run Public Access to Court Electronic Records (Pacer) service deleted numerous court documents deemed incompatible with a software up

Posted:11:44 AM on Thursday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181325
Rating: 18134
Poster: DrCaleb
'Everything is burned:' N.W.T. hunters fear for wildlife 'Everything is burned:' N.W.T. hunters fear for wildlife

Posted:11:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181313
Rating: 18132
Poster: Hyack
Two tank columns from Russia enter Ukraine Two tank columns from Russia enter Ukraine

Two columns of tanks and military vehicles rolled into southeastern Ukraine from Russia on Thursday after Grad missiles were fired at a border post and Ukraine's overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian official said.

Posted:11:27 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181374
Rating: 18137
Poster: Hyack
Syria conflict: UN peacekeepers held in Golan Heights Syria conflict: UN peacekeepers held in Golan Heights

Forty-three UN peacekeepers are being held by an armed group in the Syrian Golan Heights, amid heavy fighting between rebels and the army.

Posted:11:21 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181362
Rating: 18136
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canadian fighter jets edge closer to Russian airspace Canadian fighter jets edge closer to Russian airspace

Canadian fighter jets will be patrolling the edge of Russian airspace next week as part of NATO's response to the unravelling situation in Ukraine.

Posted:11:20 AM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181580
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
NHL expansion plans in the works NHL expansion plans in the works

The NHL is considering expanding by as many as four teams, according to a pair of reports on Tuesday, with Toronto and Quebec City both in the mix to land new franchises.

Posted:11:11 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181502
Rating: 18150
Poster: Hyack
Father, daughter rescued after hours clinging to capsized boat in Lake Ontario Father, daughter rescued after hours clinging to capsized boat in Lake Ontario

Alun Phillips and his teenage daughter Morgan told jokes, sang songs and worked to keep each other's spirits up for close to six hours, after a routine afternoon boat trip out of Burlington went sour and his 18-foot catamaran sailboat capsized.

Posted:11:09 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181247
Rating: 18125
Poster: Hyack
PETA takes aim at Kennebecasis deer hunting pilot project PETA takes aim at Kennebecasis deer hunting pilot project

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is taking aim at a pilot project in New Brunswick's Kennebecasis Valley that will see hunters targeting more urban deer.

Posted:11:08 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181288
Rating: 18129
Poster: Hyack
Canadians' science literacy ranks 1st among 35 countries Canadians' science literacy ranks 1st among 35 countries

Canadians are among the most scientifically literate people in the world, a new report reveals. But don't get too smug yet.

Posted:11:05 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181255
Rating: 18126
Poster: Hyack
Toddler injured after pool lifeguards insist on swim top Toddler injured after pool lifeguards insist on swim top

The mother of a three-year-old says her daughter was injured at a Montreal swimming pool after she refused to comply with lifeguards' request that the child wear a bathing suit top.

Posted:11:03 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181423
Rating: 18142
Poster: Hyack
Husband dies, wife survives 8 days after canoe capsizes in northern Sask. Husband dies, wife survives 8 days after canoe capsizes in northern Sask.

A woman has survived eight days in the northern Saskatchewan wilderness after her canoe capsized and her husband perished.

Posted:11:02 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181359
Rating: 18136
Poster: Hyack
Des Hague, U.S. CEO agrees to $100K donation for abusing dog Des Hague, U.S. CEO agrees to $100K donation for abusing dog

A CEO caught on video abusing his dog in a Vancouver hotel elevator has agreed to donate $100,000 US toward the establishment of an animal welfare foundation.

Posted:10:59 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181316
Rating: 18132
Poster: Hyack
Woman who abused Chihuahua gets 60-day jail sentence Woman who abused Chihuahua gets 60-day jail sentence

A judge has taken the rare step of handing a jail sentence to a woman who was convicted of abusing a dog.

Posted:10:58 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181282
Rating: 18128
Poster: Hyack
Two Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers reach North Pole Two Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers reach North Pole

The CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent and the CCGS Terry Fox arrived at the North Pole at 7:26 p.m. Wednesday night. A hockey game quickly ensued.

Posted:10:57 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181219
Rating: 18122
Poster: Hyack
'Stunning' fossils recovered 'Stunning' fossils recovered

Researchers wrapping up a summer of digging at a �stunning� Rocky Mountain fossil site say they�ve uncovered a dozen new animal species and a better understanding of early evolution.

Posted:6:11 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181357
Rating: 18136
Poster: DrCaleb
Canada beats Sweden, 9 other nations in scientific literacy | Toronto Star Canada beats Sweden, 9 other nations in scientific literacy | Toronto Star

Canada ranks higher than 10 other developed nations in scientific literacy, or the ability of citizens to read and fully comprehend a lengthy article about science in a newspaper, according to a report released Thursday by the Council of Canadian Academie

Posted:6:10 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181239
Rating: 18124
Poster: DrCaleb
Tsarnaev sister arrested in New York City; threatened victim with bomb Tsarnaev sister arrested in New York City; threatened victim with bomb

Posted:1:58 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181448
Rating: 18145
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Walking bichir fish may reveal how vertebrates moved onto land Walking bichir fish may reveal how vertebrates moved onto land

Fish that are forced from a young age to walk instead of swim reveal how our ancient fishy ancestors may have emerged from the ocean to colonize the land, an Ottawa scientist has found.

Posted:11:49 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181365
Rating: 18137
Poster: DrCaleb
Alberta expects $1.4-billion surplus after higher oil, bitumen royalties Alberta expects $1.4-billion surplus after higher oil, bitumen royalties

Despite the increase in some energy royalties, the Tories expect royalties for natural gas and its by-products to drop by $35-million to $788-million

Posted:11:07 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181467
Rating: 18148
Poster: DrCaleb
Heartless Connecticut CEO caught kicking puppy in Canadian elevator Heartless Connecticut CEO caught kicking puppy in Canadian elevator

A heartless CEO blamed said "minor frustrations" led him to viciously beat his friend's 1-year-old Doberman pinscher.

Posted:9:42 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 182100
Rating: 18210
Poster: DrCaleb
Douglas McAuthur McCain, American militant, killed in Syria, U.S. says Douglas McAuthur McCain, American militant, killed in Syria, U.S. says

An American man believed to have been killed in Syria was there to fight alongside an extremist militant group, most likely the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

Posted:7:03 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181320
Rating: 18132
Poster: DrCaleb
Full extent of global coal 'binge' is hidden, say researchers Full extent of global coal 'binge' is hidden, say researchers

The climate impacts of the world's fossil-fuelled power plants are being underestimated because of poor accounting, say researchers.

Posted:6:36 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181310
Rating: 18132
Poster: DrCaleb
Warren Buffett will pay $3B for Burger King to buy Tim Hortons — and avoid U.S. taxes

Posted:12:32 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181430
Rating: 18144
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Accused serial killer offers self serving version of his ‘involvement’ in women’s deaths

Cody Legebokoff took the witness stand in his own defence to put before B.C. Supreme Court Judge Glen Parrett and a jury

Posted:12:26 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181384
Rating: 18138
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Anti-Date Rape 'Undercover' Nail Polish Changes Colour When Drinks are Spiked with Rohypnol and GHB Anti-Date Rape 'Undercover' Nail Polish Changes Colour When Drinks are Spiked with Rohypnol and GHB

North Carolina State University students create nail polish which detects date rape drugs in drinks

Posted:12:24 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181639
Rating: 18165
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Naked man damaged cars, kicked officer at hemp festival Naked man damaged cars, kicked officer at hemp festival

A naked man had to be sedated at a hemp festival in southern Oregon after police said he damaged cars, started fights and kicked officers.

Posted:12:23 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181380
Rating: 18138
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Family Angry After It Says Airline Lost Aging Mother Family Angry After It Says Airline Lost Aging Mother

A Denver family is angry at an airline they say lost their diabetic and slightly forgetful mother.

Posted:12:19 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181334
Rating: 18133
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Stephen Harper raises spectre of Russian threat in Arctic speech to troops Stephen Harper raises spectre of Russian threat in Arctic speech to troops

Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke of how Canada must never drop its guard in the face of growing Russian aggression in a chest-thumping address to troops who took part in a series of military manoeuvres off the coast of Baffin Island today.

Posted:7:37 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181553
Rating: 18155
Poster: Hyack
Archeologists discover Labrador's 1st snowmobile Archeologists discover Labrador's 1st snowmobile

Posted:7:25 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181330
Rating: 18133
Poster: Hyack
Canadian rangers ask for modern equipment to deal with climate change Canadian rangers ask for modern equipment to deal with climate change

A new report says global warming has so altered the Arctic that the Canadian Rangers -- largely aboriginal reservists who patrol the North -- need new equipment to navigate a vast terrain they barely recognize anymore.

Posted:7:15 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181534
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
U.S. shooting instructor dies after showing girl, 9, how to use Uzi U.S. shooting instructor dies after showing girl, 9, how to use Uzi

Authorities say a shooting instructor has died after he was accidentally shot while showing a 9-year-old girl how to use an automatic Uzi.

Posted:2:21 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181490
Rating: 18149
Poster: Hyack
LobsterCam in Halifax harbour is live once again LobsterCam in Halifax harbour is live once again

The popular lobster camera is back up and running in Halifax harbour.

Posted:2:17 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Videos
Hits: 182817
Rating: 18283
Poster: Hyack
Foggy the humpback whale returns to Bay of Fundy after close call Foggy the humpback whale returns to Bay of Fundy after close call

A whale that was feared dead after becoming tangled in fishing gear in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Nova Scotia is back.

Posted:2:03 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181336
Rating: 18135
Poster: Hyack
ALERT investigating illegal online weapons sales in northern Alberta ALERT investigating illegal online weapons sales in northern Alberta

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams are joining up with other enforcement agencies to crack down on illegal weapons in the province.

Posted:1:58 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181388
Rating: 18140
Poster: Hyack
Winnie the Pooh saga turns 100 years old Winnie the Pooh saga turns 100 years old

One hundred years ago today a Canadian soldier adopted a black bear cub and named it after his adopted hometown of Winnipeg, launching the saga of Winnie the Pooh.

Posted:1:55 PM on Tuesday
Topic: History
Hits: 181728
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
Military watchdogs investigating bureacrats' treatment of wounded soldiers Military watchdogs investigating bureacrats' treatment of wounded soldiers

Two military watchdogs are opening a joint investigation into how ill and injured soldiers are treated during their transition to civilian life.

Posted:1:53 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181395
Rating: 18140
Poster: Hyack
The Real Reason USS Cowpens' Commanding Officer Was Fired The Real Reason USS Cowpens' Commanding Officer Was Fired

Posted:11:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181927
Rating: 18193
Poster: N_Fiddledog
A US jihadi serial killer A US jihadi serial killer

Posted:11:47 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181372
Rating: 18136
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Mozilla announces $36 Intex Cloud FX smartphone for India Mozilla announces $36 Intex Cloud FX smartphone for India

A smartphone that costs just $36 Cdn and runs Firefox OS has been launched this week in India, a country where smartphone adoption is skyrocketing. The Intex Cloud FX, billed as the country's lowest priced smartphone, was announced by Mountain View, Calif

Posted:11:36 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181425
Rating: 18143
Poster: DrCaleb
'Maternity tourism': Report recommends limiting citizenship by birth 'Maternity tourism': Report recommends limiting citizenship by birth

The federal government should restrict granting citizenship by birth on Canadian soil to children with at least one parent who is a citizen or permanent resident, according to a recently released policy reform proposal.

Posted:10:04 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181292
Rating: 18130
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Rotherham child abuse scandal: 1,400 children exploited, report finds Rotherham child abuse scandal: 1,400 children exploited, report finds
Posted:6:50 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181563
Rating: 18157
Poster: martin14
ICREACH: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google ICREACH: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google

The National Security Agency is secretly providing data to nearly two dozen U.S. government agencies with a �Google-like� search engine built to share more than 850 billion records about phone calls, emails, cellphone locations, and internet chats, ac

Posted:6:01 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181203
Rating: 18120
Poster: DrCaleb
Why do humans grow up so slowly' Blame the brain Why do humans grow up so slowly' Blame the brain

Study suggests that humans' hungry brains divert energy from our bodies, slowing growth and leading to a long childhood and adolescence

Posted:5:59 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181249
Rating: 18125
Poster: DrCaleb
Cambodian rat meat: A growing export market Cambodian rat meat: A growing export market

A unique harvest is under way in the rice fields of Cambodia, where tens of thousands of wild rats are being trapped alive each day to feed a growing export market for the meat of rural rodents.

Posted:12:17 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181645
Rating: 18165
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Is B.C. Hydro playing smoke and mirrors over smart-meter fires' Is B.C. Hydro playing smoke and mirrors over smart-meter fires'

B.C. Hydro insists its spiffy new smart meters have not caused any fires, even though the technology has been blamed for blazes in other jurisdictions.

Posted:12:14 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181373
Rating: 18137
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Blue lobster caught in Maine spared the dinner table, will head to aquarium Blue lobster caught in Maine spared the dinner table, will head to aquarium

A lobsterman says one of his traps caught a one-in-two-million crustacean: a blue lobster.

Posted:2:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181321
Rating: 18132
Poster: N_Fiddledog
British embassy celebrating 200th anniversary of day Canadians helped burn White House British embassy celebrating 200th anniversary of day Canadians helped burn White House

The British embassy in Washington, D.C., was forced to apologize for a tweet playfully commemorating the anniversary of the burning of the White House

Posted:2:19 PM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 181577
Rating: 18158
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Egypt and UAE teamed up to launch secret airstrikes in Libya, enraging U.S. Egypt and UAE teamed up to launch secret airstrikes in Libya, enraging U.S.

The U.S. was caught by surprise: Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners, acted without informing Washington or seeking its consent

Posted:2:14 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181336
Rating: 18134
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Amish family to build garage for couple who returned their missing girls in northern New York Amish family to build garage for couple who returned their missing girls in northern New York

The girls' father told the couple that he would be offended if he could not help rebuild their garage after they returned his kidnapped children

Posted:2:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 181511
Rating: 18151
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canadian flotilla to retrace the path of Franklin Expedition Canadian flotilla to retrace the path of Franklin Expedition

A naval expedition including the Royal Canadian Navy will soon travel through the Northwest Passage in search of the doomed Franklin Expedition, but also to reinforce Canada's claims to the Arctic.

Posted:10:42 AM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 181457
Rating: 18146
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Caribou habitat in Alberta ravaged beyond repair Caribou habitat in Alberta ravaged beyond repair

Scientists studying the ravaged caribou habitat of Alberta's northwestern foothills say they have found so much disturbance from decades of industrial use that restoration of the terrain will have to be selective.

Posted:10:45 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181391
Rating: 18139
Poster: DrCaleb
Glacier-like hazards found on Ben Nevis Glacier-like hazards found on Ben Nevis

Neve is the first stage in the formation of glaciers. The team has also encountered sheets of snow weighing hundreds of tonnes and tunnels and fissures known as bergschrunds. The large, deep cracks in the ice are found at the top of glaciers.

Posted:10:18 AM on Monday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 181738
Rating: 18174
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge

Since Illinois started granting concealed carry permits this year, the number of robberies that have led to arrests in Chicago has declined 20 percent from last year, according to police department statistics.

Posted:10:12 AM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 181352
Rating: 18135
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Ocean circulation explains why the Arctic affected by global warming more than the Antarctic Ocean circulation explains why the Arctic affected by global warming more than the Antarctic

Over recent decades, scientists have watched a climate conundrum develop at the opposite ends of Earth: The Arctic has warmed and steadily lost sea ice, whereas Antarctica has cooled in many places and may even be gaining sea ice. Now, MIT researchers hav

Posted:7:59 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181387
Rating: 18139
Poster: DrCaleb
'Widespread methane leakage' from ocean floor off US coast 'Widespread methane leakage' from ocean floor off US coast

Researchers say they have discovered more than 500 bubbling methane vents on the seafloor off the US east coast. The unexpected discovery indicates there are large volumes of the gas contained in a type of sludgy ice called methane hydrate.

Posted:7:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181437
Rating: 18144
Poster: DrCaleb
Could Dressler be heading back to Riderville' | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League Could Dressler be heading back to Riderville' | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League

The Roughriders' receiving corps has the potential to get a lot stronger in the very near future, as Weston Dressler has been released by the Chiefs.

Posted:7:00 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181362
Rating: 18136
Poster: Robair
Europeans weren’t the first to bring tuberculosis to Americas, study says

Tuberculosis spread from people in Africa to seals and sea lions, which spread it to people in South America long before Christopher Columbus set foot there.

Posted:1:19 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181357
Rating: 18136
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Topless protester’s dream of freely roaming around Vancouver bare-breasted

Posted:1:02 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181511
Rating: 18151
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Boko Haram release video that shows massacre of prisoners Boko Haram release video that shows massacre of prisoners

Abubakar Shekau claims the town of Gwoza in Borno state, which was seized by the rebels earlier this month, now has 'nothing to do with Nigeria'.

Posted:12:30 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181273
Rating: 18127
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Un-muzzle the scientists' Not so fast. Un-muzzle the scientists' Not so fast.

Those with the lab coats do not have a monopoly on evidence

Posted:12:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181529
Rating: 18153
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Rap mogul Suge Knight injured in shooting at pre-VMA party Rap mogul Suge Knight injured in shooting at pre-VMA party

Death Row Records founder and rap mogul Marion Suge Knight was injured in an early morning shooting Sunday in a packed nightclub but was expected to survive, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant said.

Posted:12:24 AM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181454
Rating: 18145
Poster: N_Fiddledog
For sale: Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe For sale: Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe

FCC to look into possible misuse of tracking technology that collects location data from carrier databases

Posted:12:17 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181423
Rating: 18142
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Iran unveils new missiles, drones Iran unveils new missiles, drones

Iran on Sunday unveiled two new missiles and two new drones it said have been added to its arsenal, in a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani.

Posted:12:16 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181217
Rating: 18122
Poster: N_Fiddledog


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