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Annual Thetford Chicken Massacre angers animal rights groups MONTREAL The Thetford Chicken Massacrewith its hatchetsbooze and bloody headless fowlhas ruffled the feathers of animal welfare activists.

Time: 12:21 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 9
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080819/n081996A.html

SkyTrain windows hit in mystery attack "The next thing I heard was a bigloud crash and I turned right beside me and I turned and I looked and here was this white spot with spider web effect and the only thing I could think of wassomebody shot,she said.

Time: 12:00 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 13
Poster: tritium

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/08/19/bc-skytrain

Quebec to spend $1.9B on lone nuclear power plant Quebec will retain its toehold in Canada's nuclear industry by going ahead with a major retrofit of its lone nuclear power plant

Time: 6:28 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 25
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/08/19/mtl-becancour0819.h

Scientists study slow march of plants, trees into Canadian Arctic Federal researchers are using satellite photos of a national park in the western Arctic to show how climate change is prompting vegetation from southern Canada to creep into the tundrapossibly threatening the northern ecosystem.

Time: 6:25 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 24
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/08/19/arctic-plants.html

MacKay launches Arctic sovereignty operation Nanook in Iqaluit Defence Minister Peter MacKay travelled to Iqaluit Tuesday to launch Operation NanookCanada's annual military operation to exercise Arctic sovereignty and prepare for emergencies in the North

Time: 6:17 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 26
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/08/19/mackay-nanook.html

Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror, It had been thought only chimpanzeesdolphins and elephants shared the human ability to recognize their own bodies in a mirror. But German scientists reported on Tuesday that magpies -a species with a brain structure very different from mammals -c

Time: 4:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 31
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=magpies-are-no-bird-brain

Bertuzzi acted in 'direct disobedience': Crawford Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Marc Crawford claims that Todd Bertuzzi acted in "direct disobedienceto instructions from the bench when he attacked Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore

Time: 2:21 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 34
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/08/19/nhl-bertuzz

The man behind the Sidewinder investigation When Canada's Department of External Affairs staff read his first reporthe says"I was told people sucked in windshocked because they probably recognized some of the names they'd thought were upstanding Hong Kong businessmen. "My first report was

Time: 12:44 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 39
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=e4eaad87-209d-4

Bounty on killers Samson Cree Nation chief and council have posted a financial award for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals responsible for the five homicides on the reserve this yearChief and council are offering $10,

Time: 11:54 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 49
Poster: Alta_redneck

http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Bounty_on_k

Burnett wins silver in men's trampoline Canada's Jason Burnett won silver Tuesday in men's trampoline at the Beijing Games.

Time: 10:13 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 26
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/trampoline/story/2008/08/19/olympics-trampo

Lopes-Schliep wins hurdles bronze Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep won a bronze medal in the 100-metre hurdles final late Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics

Time: 10:11 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 33
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletics/story/2008/08/19/olympics-track-e

Bear attack survival 'amazing' Luck and skill combined to save the life of a hiker mauled by a grizzly bear on the weekend"He is one tough dudeI meanwhat a morning for him,said Cadomin firefighter Zane Kreiderone of the first emergency personnel to attend"Considering this w

Time: 10:10 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 57
Poster: Alta_redneck

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2008/08/19/6498196-sun.html

Despatie wins silver in men's diving for Canada Alexandre Despatie won Canada's third medal on Day 11finishing second in the men's three-metre springboard diving competition at the Beijing Olympics.

Time: 10:10 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 30
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/diving/story/2008/08/19/olympics-diving-men

Taboo costs for CBC Documents obtained by Sun Media through Access to Information show that five managers of the taxpayer-funded CBC spent $9,559.17 for a weekend at the Taboo ResortGolf and Spa during the 2005 dispute.

Time: 9:23 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 46
Poster: Alta_redneck

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2008/08/19/6498826-sun.html

PM to spend 'few weeks' pondering election call CTV.ca News Staff Prime Minister Stephen Harper built up more speculation on Tuesday surrounding an imminent electionsaying opposition parties don't want to hold out until the fixed vote date of October 2009. Harper said he will spend the "next fe

Time: 9:20 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 39
Poster: uwish

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080819/election_

Canadians warming to federal election, poll says , It put the Conservativespopularity at 36 per centthe Liberals at 30 per centthe NDP at 14 per cent and the Green party at 10 per centSix per cent were undecided.

Time: 7:53 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 32
Poster: mtbr

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=2998a60b-1a20

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