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Canada sheds 51,600 jobs to push up unemployment rate, but full-time work risesEconomics | 119 hits | 11:23 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's seesawing employment report posted particularly volatile numbers last month that showed big, mid-summer gains had essentially been wiped out by August. Transgender prisoner rapist who identifies as a woman admits sexually assaulting fellow inmatesLaw & Order | 76 hits | 11:10 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Karen White had previously admitted two other counts of rape and one count of grievous bodily harm, which took place prior to her being in prison, Leeds Crown Court heard.What babies' nappies tell us about Iran's economic woes
The soaring cost of nappies is the latest consequence of renewed US sanctions.
Misc World | 63 hits | 10:53 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The soaring cost of nappies is the latest consequence of renewed US sanctions.Giant plastic catcher heads for Pacific Ocean clean-up
A Dutch-led operation is set to tow a giant boom to the Great Garbage Patch to corral plastic litter.
Environmental | 65 hits | 10:21 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Dutch-led operation is set to tow a giant boom to the Great Garbage Patch to corral plastic litter. U.S. has seen proof Syria is preparing chemical weapons in Idlib, envoy saysMisc World | 97 hits | 10:19 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
There is "lots of evidence" that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in northwest Syria, the new U.S. adviser for Syria says, warning of the risks of an offensive on the country's last big rebel enclave. Anonymous sources — why media outlets use them, and why it’s not ‘phony’ or ‘fake news’Misc World | 69 hits | 10:10 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The New York Times has promised to offer more information on the anonymous op-ed and answer reader questions. Data shows Toronto’s gun ‘surge’ never happenedMisc CDN | 114 hits | 9:36 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Data from Toronto police shows there has been no surge in crime guns that can be traced back to licensed Canadian gun owners, Matt Gurney says. Bad acid trip: Dozens of cars written off, thousands of insurance claims filed after chemical spillEnvironmental | 65 hits | 7:48 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
ICBC is wading through some 2,500 insurance claims, hundreds of which are resulting in writeoffs, following two acid spills on the highway in Trail, B.C. Grounded cruise ship rescue in Nunavut cost Canada's Armed Forces $513K
It cost $513,025.44 for the Canadian Armed Forces' efforts to help 162 passengers and crew on the Akademik Ioffe, a ship carrying tourists and researchers that hit a rock late this summer, according to a Forces spokesperson. Catholic priests accused of having oral sex in car spark international uproar
The arrests have led to swift action by the church and have drawn attention to its issues with priests' sexualityBrazil's far-right presidential candidate survives life-saving surgery after being stabbed
Shocking footage showed the moment far-right election hopeful Jair Bolsonaro was knifed in the stomach in the midst of a crowd in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, south east Brazil.
Misc World | 99 hits | 1:24 AM on Friday | posted by martin14
Shocking footage showed the moment far-right election hopeful Jair Bolsonaro was knifed in the stomach in the midst of a crowd in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, south east Brazil. Trudeau to apologize Nov. 7 for 1939 decision to turn away Jewish refugees fleeing Nazis
On November 7 the Liberal government will officially apologize for the 1939 decision to turn away the MS St. Louis carrying 907 German Jews fleeing the Nazi regime. More Cockroaches: A sign of Edmonton’s growing diversity'Health | 96 hits | 8:00 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
According to a local exterminator, a rise in cockroach numbers may be a sign of Edmonton’s growing diversity. Vancouverites wave goodbye to summer as cold, wet weather moves in
Fall patterns expected earlier than normal this year, according to Environment Canada. A hot Thursday afternoon marked one of the final sunny days Vancouverites will enjoy before a cold weather system sweeps over the region.San Francisco taxi drivers are told to stop urinating and defecating outside airport
Furious officials sent a letter to drivers last week saying they have had to increase security patrols to prevent the streets outside the Airport becoming a 'health hazard'.
Lifestyle | 61 hits | 3:16 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Furious officials sent a letter to drivers last week saying they have had to increase security patrols to prevent the streets outside the Airport becoming a 'health hazard'. Lillooet mayor renews call to restore rail service between North Vancouver and Prince George
It has been 16 years since B.C. had a rail service that ran from North Vancouver to Prince George, but Lillooet Mayor Marg Lampman is hoping to change that. Actor Burt Reynolds dead at 82Arts & Entertainment | 63 hits | 12:24 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Burt Reynolds, who starred in films including Deliverance and Boogie Nights, has died at age 82, according to his agent. Melting glaciers are triggering the world's biggest tsunamisEnvironmental | 101 hits | 12:23 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A powerful wave as tall as a 55-storey building crashed through a fjord in Alaska in 2015, stripping the mountainsides of trees and dirt. It was triggered by a landslide — and researchers say such tsunamis could pose an increasing risk in places like West Ford Government Purges High-Profile Liberal Appointees with Ridiculous SalariesProvincial Politics | 116 hits | 10:42 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As The Star reports, Premier Doug Ford has quietly been removing people from their government patronage posts since defeating the Wynne Liberals and assuming office. 'A large grain of salt': Why journalists should avoid reporting on most food studies
Should journalists just stop writing about food studies and end the noisy battle between headlines claiming that coffee or alcohol or some other common nutrient will save us or kill us? A scientific methodology researcher from Stanford thinks so. B.C. First Nations ban moose hunt after wildfires destroy habitatsEnvironmental | 54 hits | 9:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Two First Nations governments in the B.C. Interior are joining together to ban all limited-entry hunting for moose in their respective territories, while accusing the province of not taking effective action to protect the animals. Canada's special forces kept too many secrets about Afghan missions, says report
Canada’s special forces and elite counterterrorism units took secrecy too far and left their commanders — and sometimes the units themselves — in the dark about critical and occasionally deadly missions in Afghanistan, says the final report of a long-awai Weak regulations make Canada a money-launderer's playground, says report
A new report by the C.D. Howe Institute castigates Ottawa and the provinces/territories for failing to tighten corporate disclosure rules, allowing Canada to become a haven for money-launderers and others intent on hiding dirty money. The report repeats dJocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3 million prize for discovering pulsars
The astronomer was famously excluded from the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The astronomer was famously excluded from the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics.With net neutrality gone, carriers throttle YouTube, Netflix, other streamers
Following the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reverse its position on net neutrality under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, researchers are stepping in to monitor how web traffic is affected — and the results are not s
Following the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reverse its position on net neutrality under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, researchers are stepping in to monitor how web traffic is affected — and the results are not sParrot that inspired 2011 blockbuster film "Rio" joins list of extinct bird species
Just seven years ago, the hit animated comedy Rio featured a Spix's macaw in the title role. Now that bird, along with seven others, is extinct.
Environmental | 101 hits | 6:52 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Just seven years ago, the hit animated comedy Rio featured a Spix's macaw in the title role. Now that bird, along with seven others, is extinct.Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan drowned after excessive drinking, inquest reveals
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub in a London hotel after drinking excessively, a coroner's inquest concluded Thursday.
Arts & Entertainment | 104 hits | 6:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub in a London hotel after drinking excessively, a coroner's inquest concluded Thursday. Black bear on the loose in Ottawa’s Byward Market
Ottawa police say a bear has been wandering the city's downtown.Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan confirms first worker death from radiation
The death of a worker from lung cancer was linked to radiation exposure after the 2011 disaster.
Misc World | 88 hits | 5:14 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The death of a worker from lung cancer was linked to radiation exposure after the 2011 disaster. Alaska volcano restless again; scientists issue aviation advisoryMisc World | 48 hits | 11:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists increased the threat level of Mount Veniaminof yellow to orange Tuesday, indicating sudden explosions could send ash above 6,100 metres and threaten international airplanes. Alberta premier hints province has road map to restart Trans Mountain, respect court rulingProvincial Politics | 65 hits | 11:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hours ahead of her meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Rachel Notley said her officials have come up with strategies that can restart construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion while still respecting last week's court ruling thaNationalist vote set to shatter Swedish calm
Sweden's decades-old centrist politics looks set to be shaken up in Sunday's election.
Misc World | 124 hits | 11:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sweden's decades-old centrist politics looks set to be shaken up in Sunday's election.Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg grilled in Congress as their stocks drop
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter boss Jack Dorsey became the latest tech executives to get a grilling from Congress over foreign manipulation.
Law & Order | 55 hits | 11:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter boss Jack Dorsey became the latest tech executives to get a grilling from Congress over foreign manipulation. Company fixing Churchill rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days
With work set to begin Sept. 8, the goal is to complete the project before the onset of winter weather, according to Paradox Access Solutions, an Edmonton, Alta.-based company. The eagle has landed: Bird of prey swoops in on B.C. fishing trip
The eagle was said to be surprisingly docile. “It didn’t seem fussed by us at all. It was like a budgie in a cage," Derril McKenzie said. Vancouver Airport latest victim of power outlet sticker prank sweeping North America
Vancouver International Airport is the latest victim of a fake outlet sticker prank sweeping airports across North America since last year. ‘No one available to work’: How labour woes are crimping our economy's prospects
Our notoriously weak commitment to productivity and innovation has caught up with usBritain charges 2 Russians over nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy and daughter
British officials announce they have charged two Russian men with the nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury — though they hold out little hope of being able to bring them to justice.
Law & Order | 64 hits | 5:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
British officials announce they have charged two Russian men with the nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury — though they hold out little hope of being able to bring them to justice.Deadly typhoon hits western Japan, flooding major airport
A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region's main international airport, blowing a tanker into a nearby bridge, and leaving thousands of air travellers stranded.
A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region's main international airport, blowing a tanker into a nearby bridge, and leaving thousands of air travellers stranded.Tropical storm Gordon expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall
Boaters are evacuating to safe harbours, and motorists are fleeing barrier islands as the U.S. Gulf Coast hustles to get ready for tropical storm Gordon, which is on track to hit Mississippi as a Category 1 hurricane sometime after nightfall.
Boaters are evacuating to safe harbours, and motorists are fleeing barrier islands as the U.S. Gulf Coast hustles to get ready for tropical storm Gordon, which is on track to hit Mississippi as a Category 1 hurricane sometime after nightfall.German officials begin monitoring far-right party’s youth wing, call it ‘pure racism’
German authorities said they would tighten surveillance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s youth wing amid concerns of extremism.
Misc World | 107 hits | 1:00 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
German authorities said they would tighten surveillance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s youth wing amid concerns of extremism.Nike customers BURN clothes to protest Colin Kaepernick announcement
Furious critics of the sportswear firm's move uploaded videos of themselves setting their apparel alight and questioning how the firm could support Kaepernick.
Furious critics of the sportswear firm's move uploaded videos of themselves setting their apparel alight and questioning how the firm could support Kaepernick.German politicians call for surveillance of party stoking resentment against immigrants
In recent days leaders of the Alternative for Germany party were seen marching beside supporters of the anti-Islam Pegida movement in the eastern city of Chemnitz
Misc World | 123 hits | 10:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In recent days leaders of the Alternative for Germany party were seen marching beside supporters of the anti-Islam Pegida movement in the eastern city of ChemnitzSupreme Court nominee Kavanaugh hearing rocked by 'mob rule'
Democrats demand an adjournment and two dozen protesters are dragged out in chaotic scenes.
Law & Order | 136 hits | 9:40 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Democrats demand an adjournment and two dozen protesters are dragged out in chaotic scenes. Man killed in Coronation Park the fourth shot dead in GTA on SundayLaw & Order | 90 hits | 1:45 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Toronto Police say they're searching for several suspects following a fatal shooting at a busy lakefront park near the CNE, the fourth to claim a life in the GTA on Sunday.Witnesses reported multiple gunshots around 6:15 p.m.8 shot at Southern California apartment complex, no fatalities
Eight people were shot at a San Bernardino, Calif., apartment complex, including a 17-year-old boy who was in critical condition, police said on Monday.
Law & Order | 126 hits | 12:30 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
Eight people were shot at a San Bernardino, Calif., apartment complex, including a 17-year-old boy who was in critical condition, police said on Monday.Muslim women caned in Malaysia over same-sex behaviour
Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sexual relations were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that was slammed by rights activists as a grave miscarriage of justice.
Misc World | 95 hits | 12:29 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sexual relations were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that was slammed by rights activists as a grave miscarriage of justice.Ninety per cent of sexual assaults at public swimming pools happen in unisex changing rooms
Ninety per cent of assault, voyeurism and harassment cases happen in gender neutral zones which have been branded a 'magnet' for sexual predators.
Lifestyle | 119 hits | 11:03 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ninety per cent of assault, voyeurism and harassment cases happen in gender neutral zones which have been branded a 'magnet' for sexual predators.Brazil museum fire: ‘incalculable’ loss as 200-year-old Rio institution gutted | World news | The Guardian
Brazil’s oldest and most important historical and scientific museum has been consumed by fire, and much of its archive of 20m items is believed to have been destroyed.
Brazil’s oldest and most important historical and scientific museum has been consumed by fire, and much of its archive of 20m items is believed to have been destroyed.US cuts Pakistan aid over lack of 'decisive actions' against terror groups
Earlier this year Donald Trump accused Pakistan of rewarding past financial assistance with "nothing but lies and deceit".
Misc World | 141 hits | 4:28 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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