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Law & Order | 152 hits | 9:29 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Earlier this week, the government introduced the Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4), the latest attempt to update Canada's private sector privacy law. The bill is the third try at privacy reform stemming from the 2006 PIPEDA review, with the prior two bills l

Arts & Entertainment | 92 hits | 9:20 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina

CBS Television has announced that Stephen Colbert, currently host of The Colbert Report on The Comedy Network, will be the new host of Late Night after the departure of current host David Letterman.

Sports | 154 hits | 9:17 AM on Thursday | posted by maldonsfecht

The Atlanta Braves wanted to put on a good show for their fans before their 2014 home opener on Tuesday, but things didn't go as planned. During pregame introductions, the franchise decided to try something new...

Strange | 94 hits | 6:03 AM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

A 9-month-old Pakistani boy has been swept up in an attempted murder investigation that highlights the country's dysfunctional criminal justice system where even children are not immune from questionable legal decisions.

Political | 105 hits | 5:50 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

With just days to go before Parliament is scheduled to shut down for a two-week constituency break, tempers flared after the New Democrats accused a Conservative cabinet minister of making "an inappropriate gesture" at NDP member Niki Ashton.

Law & Order | 92 hits | 5:49 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau was arrested early this morning in Gatineau, Que., and is facing charges including possession of cocaine, assault and uttering threats, Gatineau police say.

Uncle Sam | 239 hits | 2:23 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

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For 20 years an old hard-bitten Nevada rancher and the federal government have been locked in a bitter range war over cattle grazing rights.

Military | 134 hits | 2:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by maldonsfecht

William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the "Band of Brothers" miniseries, has died. He was 90.

Misc World | 142 hits | 1:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by martin14

Liberal arts college in Massachusetts says 'we cannot overlook certain of her past statements that are inconsistent with our core values'

Business | 133 hits | 11:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14

The Canada Revenue Agency has shut down the public access portion of its website due to a recently discovered software vulnerability known as the "Heartbleed bug."

Misc CDN | 114 hits | 11:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

‘The Wilderness City’ has a new draft plan that would see five new parks within municipal boundaries, including one that’s 19 times the size of Vancouver’s Stanley Park.

Business | 134 hits | 10:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14

Interactive maps: The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a milestone toward Canada's independence, but for Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver it was WW1's bloodiest day.

Misc CDN | 130 hits | 10:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Reports say officers from the police unit are executing a search warrant at the suburban house of former Montreal city manager Robert Abdallah

Economics | 150 hits | 9:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

For every $10 invested in housing the mentally ill or drug addicted, $9.60 was saved in taxpayer-funded services such as emergency rooms and shelter beds, according to a $110-million national study. In other words, by spending four-per-cent more, society’

Misc World | 170 hits | 8:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

The head of the British branch of the Muslim Brotherhood warned on Sunday that Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement last week that his government would investigate the group’s activities in the United Kingdom could invite terrorist attacks against

Political | 120 hits | 8:15 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

The Conservative government is looking for input on a plan to give security screeners the power to break a lock off a bag when an X-ray flags a concern.

Law & Order | 108 hits | 8:14 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Senators doing a pre-study on proposed changes to how Canadians vote got an earful from former auditor general Sheila Fraser this afternoon. Fraser is following up that appearance with testimony before MPs tonight. Preston Manning will also appear.

Law & Order | 125 hits | 7:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina

Toronto police are responding to reports that as many as five people have been stabbed in an office building near Yonge Street and York Mills Avenue.

Environmental | 146 hits | 7:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Navy researchers demonstrate proof-of-concept in first flight of an internal combustion powered model aircraft fueled by a novel gas-to-liquid process that uses seawater as carbon feedstock.

Law & Order | 98 hits | 7:04 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina

As many as 20 students have been injured in multiple stabbings at a high school in Murrysville, Pa., 29 kilometres east of Pittsburgh. One student has been taken into custody.

Military | 179 hits | 3:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by maldonsfecht

The U.S. Army's new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist.

Uncle Sam | 108 hits | 12:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango, who was denied asylum in the United States but stayed illegally for years, died Tuesday at age 61.

Business | 96 hits | 12:09 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard crews kept up their battle Monday to clear pathways for vessels hauling vital raw materials on the ice-clogged Great Lakes, where a shipping logjam forced a weeklong shutdown of the nation's largest steel factory.

Arts & Entertainment | 123 hits | 11:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

The Ultimate Warrior, a wrestler who just days ago was inducted into the WWE hall of fame, has died at the age of 54.

Sports | 118 hits | 2:00 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager and president of hockey operations Mike Gillis on Tuesday, less than a day after the team was officially eliminated from the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.

Strange | 129 hits | 1:49 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

First Air says the pilots of a flight that went hundreds of kilometres off course on March 31 have been suspended with pay until an investigation is complete.

Misc World | 106 hits | 10:41 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Latvia is joining Lithuania in banning Russian state television broadcasts because it found that several programs about the Ukraine crisis were tendentious and not in the Baltic nation’s security interests.

Environmental | 145 hits | 10:39 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Scientists have discovered a hole in the atmosphere that allows ozone-depleting compounds and other chemicals to bypass the atmosphere’s natural “washing machine” layer. The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, known as the troposphere, is full of hydroxyl

Business | 95 hits | 10:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

Some Canadian employers are willing to incur the added cost of hiring temporary foreign workers because they believe they have a better work ethic than Canadians, says the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Environmental | 114 hits | 10:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Greenpeace Canada is asking Elections Canada to investigate whether the Ethical Oil Institute is colluding with the Conservative Party in order to get around rules that limit donations to political parties.

Science | 105 hits | 10:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

Four men who had each been paralyzed from the chest down for more than two years and been told their situation was hopeless regained the ability to voluntarily move their legs and feet — though not to walk — after an electrical device was implanted in the

Business | 90 hits | 10:10 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

The business community is breathing a sigh of relief in reaction to the news that the Quebec Liberals have been swept back into power, with the loonie moving to its highest level in two months and cautious optimism on the stock market.

Law & Order | 135 hits | 10:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

The former co-manager of Attawapiskat First Nation is facing fraud and theft charges for writing a $51,000 cheque.

Arts & Entertainment | 155 hits | 9:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina

Riverdale's teen everyman Archie Andrews, the comic world's good-hearted small-town hero, will sacrifice his own life to save a friend as the conclusion of the series Life with Archie.

Law & Order | 98 hits | 9:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai

Detroit police say they have arrested two more men in connection with the severe mob beating of a Macomb Co. motorist who had accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy who stepped in front of his truck.

Health | 70 hits | 8:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai

Officials say more than 100 people have died in an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, where the disease may have infected as many as 175 people.

Military | 91 hits | 8:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai

The United Nations mission in Somalia says gunmen inside an airport have shot and killed two consultants working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Political | 72 hits | 8:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Palestinian ambassador to Prague who died in a blast in January was most likely killed by a decades-old charge of Semtex plastic explosive concealed in a book, a newspaper reported

Military | 175 hits | 8:01 AM on Tuesday | posted by QBall

The U.S. Navy is planning sea trials for a weapon that can fire a low-cost, 23-pound (10-kg) projectile at seven times the speed of sound using electromagnetic energy, a "Star Wars" technology that will make enemies think twice, the Navy's research chief

Provincial Politics | 165 hits | 8:33 PM on Monday | posted by JaredMilne

Nineteen months after they were ousted from power, the Liberals in Quebec will form a majority government.

Arts & Entertainment | 221 hits | 3:45 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Rapper Jay-Z took to court side with wife Beyonce at a recent Nets game sporting a medallion that touts the tenants of the Nation of Islam-tied Five Percent Nation — including the belief that all white people are "wicked" and all blacks are superior.

Arts & Entertainment | 199 hits | 11:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Peaches Geldof, a model and the daughter of Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof, has died at age 25, according to media reports.

Law & Order | 128 hits | 10:17 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

A Nova Scotia man wrongly labelled a rapist for 40 years testifies at his civil trial against the RCMP and provincial government, and says being a convicted sex offender has greatly damaged his life and career prospects.

Provincial Politics | 127 hits | 9:53 AM on Monday | posted by martin14

Health | 134 hits | 9:03 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

With swimsuit season right around the corner, a new science-based, anti-diet book offers the most enabling advice we’ve heard this year: Those thunder thighs you hate so much might be key to long life.

Lifestyle | 98 hits | 8:30 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Researchers are working to get a clearer sense of the differences between online and print reading and are grappling with what these differences could mean for understanding difficult material at work and school.

Uncle Sam | 133 hits | 7:36 AM on Monday | posted by stemmer

An annual charity ice hockey game between police and firefighters in New York erupted into a mass brawl.

Business | 140 hits | 11:12 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog

McDonald’s is under federal investigation for possible abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker program at a franchise outlet in B.C.

Arts & Entertainment | 128 hits | 10:15 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina

Actor Mickey Rooney, the pint-sized screen dynamo of the 1930s and 1940s best known for his boy-next-door role in the Andy Hardy movies, died on Sunday at 93, the TMZ celebrity website and Variety reported.

Misc World | 140 hits | 6:09 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Philadelphia police say a 2-year-old got hold of a loaded gun and fatally shot his 11-year-old sister.

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