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Would-be robber splits after store clerk brandishes bananaLaw & Order | 255 hits | 10:02 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
An attempted robbery at an Ontario convenience store was foiled when the would-be thief was struck with a banana.Reports of meteorite strike in western Cuba
Residents and tourists in a town in western Cuba saw a flare pass through the sky and heard an explosion Friday in what officials said was a meteorite strike.
Residents and tourists in a town in western Cuba saw a flare pass through the sky and heard an explosion Friday in what officials said was a meteorite strike.Staggering Uganda wildlife bust worth some US$3.5M
Officials say a staggeringly large bust of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales in Uganda is worth $3.5 million.
Law & Order | 230 hits | 11:09 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
Officials say a staggeringly large bust of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales in Uganda is worth $3.5 million.Virginia Gov. Northam says he was not in racist picture, says he will not resign
A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam has told The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no...
Uncle Sam | 366 hits | 8:38 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam has told The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no... Parliament Hill hero Kevin Vickers retiring as ambassador to Ireland
FREDERICTON — Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers says he is retiring next month as Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, potentially setting himself up for a bid to become New Brunswick Liberal leader. Intrigue grows, clue surfaces in snow bear's belly button mystery
No one has taken credit for drawing the bear, but photographic evidence gives us some hints. Canada forced to pay bigger share of F-35 fighter jet development costs — even though it may never buy any
Canada has pitched in more than half-a-billion dollars over the last 20 years, including $54 million last year Facebook’s Fake News Problem Is Way Bigger Than Hoaxes
In February, the YourNewsWire page on Facebook was at its peak popularity, boosted by its salacious post claiming that Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, was Fidel Castro’s love child.
That story, shared 1,800 times, represented exactly the k Biggest-ever U.S. fentanyl bust made in Arizona: border agencyLaw & Order | 353 hits | 1:53 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the synthetic drug that is helping fueling a national epidemic of fatal opioid overdoses from a sec Spread of 'zombie' disease killing off starfish linked to rising ocean temperaturesEnvironmental | 366 hits | 6:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Warm waters and infectious disease have been determined as the causes of a die-off of sunflower starfish along the Pacific coast, says a newly released study. The nature of the disease itself still eludes scientists, but one of the research theorize an in Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath AntarcticaEnvironmental | 422 hits | 12:08 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Antarctica is not in a good place. In the space of only decades, the continent has lost trillions of tonnes of ice at alarming rates we can't keep up with, even in places we once thought were safe. Something mysterious is blocking vehicle key fobs from working in a small Alberta town
Key fobs that suddenly won't unlock vehicles. Cars that won't start. Alarms that go off for no reason. Something mysterious is thwarting drivers outside a grocery store in the small Alberta town of Carstairs — and it's sparking all kinds of theories. Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records
When hackers breached companies like Dropbox and LinkedIn in recent years—stealing 71 and 117 million passwords, respectively—they at least had the decency to exploit those stolen credentials in secret, or sell them for thousands of dollars on the dark we Supreme Court rules energy companies cannot abandon old wellsEnvironmental | 374 hits | 6:38 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that energy companies cannot abandon old oil and natural wells in the case of bankruptcy. Take that, Norway! Brewery donates $25,000 to make Moose Jaw statue tallest again
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tallest in the world once again. Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door
It looks like Facebook was not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps to sidestep the App Store and collect extensive data on users.
Google has been running an app called Screenwise Meter, which bears a strong resemblan Counting underway in high-stakes Nanaimo byelectionProvincial Politics | 325 hits | 8:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Voters in Nanaimo, B.C. hit the polls on Wednesday in a high-stakes byelection that has the potential to tip the balance of power in the legislature. Online immigrant-sponsor application discriminatory, immigration lawyers sayMisc CDN | 349 hits | 4:49 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants seeking to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada is being condemned as "profoundly discriminatory" after the program opened and closed in less than 10 minutes on Monday. Feds unveil plan to fight foreign interference in 2019 federal electionPolitical | 346 hits | 2:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
A federal task force will watch for foreign interference in the 2019 federal election, ministers announced on Wednesday. An Unexpected New Measurement of The Universe Suggests We Need to Update Our Physics
For the first time, astronomers have used supermassive black holes from just after the Big Bang to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. Now, we have a bigger mystery on our hands than the answer this effort provided. John Bolton's notes about '5,000 troops to Colombia' raise questions about U.S. military role in Venezuela
It was also not clear whether Bolton's disclosure at a press briefing of the notes — Colombia borders Venezuela — was intentional Mark Norman's defence accuses military of using aliases to conceal documents
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers have released a list of elaborate codenames they claim defence officials used in an attempt to bury documents sought by the defence in relation to his breach-of-trust case. Codename 'Kracken': U.S. intelligence warns China is single largest espionage threat as Canada mulls Huawei ban
United States intelligence officials and politicians are escalating their fight against Chinese espionage in the wake of two wide-ranging indictments of Huawei Technologies Co. and they’re calling for American allies to join the battle. Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June an Feds to offer $114M in new money to provinces, cities for asylum seeker housingPolitical | 312 hits | 12:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals plan to spend an extra $114.7 million to help pay for temporary housing for asylum seekers — a sum Ontario’s government criticized as being hundreds of millions short of what is needed. It’s getting so cold in parts of southern Ontario, there’s a risk of frostbiteWeather | 307 hits | 12:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Frostbite - it's when the cold gets into the layers beneath the skin. Canada's Wireless Providers Make Most Revenue Per GB In The World: StudyBusiness | 292 hits | 12:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian telcos make 70 times as much per gigabyte, per person as telcos in India, and 23 times as much as Finland.Cyanide scare as 18 Japanese firms receive poisoned extortion letters
Eighteen companies across Japan have received envelopes containing what a white powder that authorities have confirmed is highly toxic potassium cyanide along with a note demanding money.
Misc World | 204 hits | 12:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Eighteen companies across Japan have received envelopes containing what a white powder that authorities have confirmed is highly toxic potassium cyanide along with a note demanding money. The soaring cost of insulin
Diabetics in the U.S. are dealing with the rising cost of insulin. Canadians may not be immune to cost issues either. Two probes launched into claims that military blocked information requests in Norman case
There are now at least two investigations underway into allegations Department of National Defence officials intentionally tried to subvert the federal access to information system in the breach-of-trust case involving the military's former second-in-comm Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of 1st-degree murderLaw & Order | 228 hits | 7:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by llama66
Notley encouraged by industry interest in building new Alberta refineryProvincial Politics | 244 hits | 6:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government has met with about a dozen companies about potentially building a new oil refinery. Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks
It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to parts of the U.S. thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the Arctic.
Get used to it. The polar vortex has been wandering more often in recent years. CAQ government wants to know how many teachers wear religious symbols
The request comes as the CAQ prepares legislation that would block public workers in positions of authority, including teachers, from wearing religious symbols. Jailed Pakistani Christian woman heading to Canada:Misc World | 300 hits | 5:38 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Trump warns Midwest about frigid temps, asks global warming to 'please come back fast'
President Donald Trump on Monday mocked climate scientists as he jokingly pleaded for global warming to “come back fast, we need you!” while warning the Midwest of impending freezing temperatures.
Weather | 206 hits | 12:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Donald Trump on Monday mocked climate scientists as he jokingly pleaded for global warming to “come back fast, we need you!” while warning the Midwest of impending freezing temperatures. Halifax police dog retires after eight years on dutyLaw & Order | 200 hits | 7:00 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
A police dog in Halifax named Steeler is hanging up his collar after eight years on duty and more than 200 arrests.This ‘doomsday prepper dream home’ in the Nevada desert is on sale for $900,000 — take a look inside
Ever wish you could get away from it all?
This four-story, 22-room, 8,000-square-foot castle for sale for $900,000 in the Nevada desert is one solution.
“In a lot of ways, it’s a ‘doomsday prepper’ dream home...extremely self-sustaining, secure and
Lifestyle | 258 hits | 4:42 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ever wish you could get away from it all?
This four-story, 22-room, 8,000-square-foot castle for sale for $900,000 in the Nevada desert is one solution.
“In a lot of ways, it’s a ‘doomsday prepper’ dream home...extremely self-sustaining, secure and People robbed of Canada Goose coats at gunpoint in ChicagoLaw & Order | 215 hits | 4:39 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chicago police are reporting gunpoint robberies targeting people wearing pricey Canada Goose jackets as temperatures plunge in the city. US files charges against China's Huawei and CFO Meng WanzhouLaw & Order | 212 hits | 3:36 PM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Among the charges are accusations of fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology. UCP candidate stands by claim that her church expects $50,000 carbon tax billProvincial Politics | 238 hits | 11:52 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A United Conservative candidate who says her church is expecting a carbon tax bill totalling $50,000 is making waves on social media, with critics questioning whether the astounding number is fact or fiction. First Nations, environmental groups sue Ottawa to step up protections of Alberta’s boreal caribouEnvironmental | 182 hits | 10:05 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
First Nations and environmental groups launched legal action Thursday to force the federal government to safeguard critical habitat for boreal woodland caribou in northern Alberta’s oil sands region, urging new protections for an iconic species scientistsDenmark Begins Building Anti-Boar Border Wall Next to Germany
Denmark began construction of a border fence with Germany Monday in an effort to keep out African Swine Fever, which threatens the nation's industry.
Misc World | 253 hits | 9:06 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Denmark began construction of a border fence with Germany Monday in an effort to keep out African Swine Fever, which threatens the nation's industry.#JusticeforKhadija: The long road to justice for a student stabbed 23 times
Khadija Siddiqui's attacker was sensationally acquitted in Pakistan last year, but she didn't give up.
Law & Order | 200 hits | 8:54 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Khadija Siddiqui's attacker was sensationally acquitted in Pakistan last year, but she didn't give up.2013 Mac Pro wasn't built in the U.S. because Apple couldn't get enough screws, report says
In 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly announced that one line of Apple's Mac products will be made in the United States.
Well, it never happened for precisely the reasons you'd think of: Supply chain issues. More precisely, according to a New York Times
In 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly announced that one line of Apple's Mac products will be made in the United States.
Well, it never happened for precisely the reasons you'd think of: Supply chain issues. More precisely, according to a New York Times Why incels are a 'real and present threat' for CanadiansLaw & Order | 328 hits | 7:53 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Criminologists and sociologists are sounding the alarm over extreme and violent internet subcultures that include incels, saying the threat they pose isn’t being taken seriously enough. Alberta election commissioner probes interference in Jeff Callaway campaign investigationProvincial Politics | 169 hits | 7:52 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta's election commissioner is probing allegations that someone is obstructing his investigation into claims of "irregular financial contributions" made during the United Conservative Party leadership contest.Back to Canada News
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