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The world's oldest shipwreck: 2,400 year old 'Odysseus' ship found at the bottom of the Black Sea
The 75ft shipwreck, found 1.3 miles under the surface of the Black Sea, could shed new light on the ancient Greek tale of Odysseus tying himself to a mast to avoid being tempted by sirens.
Science | 252 hits | 11:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The 75ft shipwreck, found 1.3 miles under the surface of the Black Sea, could shed new light on the ancient Greek tale of Odysseus tying himself to a mast to avoid being tempted by sirens.Thousands of Swedes are getting microchip IDs inserted into their hands
Thousands of Swedes have been implanted with a microchip that allows them to replace cash, tickets and access card with a chip the size of a grain of rice.
Tech | 350 hits | 11:25 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of Swedes have been implanted with a microchip that allows them to replace cash, tickets and access card with a chip the size of a grain of rice.
Small New Brunswick village removes ‘straight pride’ flag after backlashLifestyle | 147 hits | 11:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chipman Mayor Carson Atkinson says the flag met the village council's criteria because it "recognizes, accepts and respects the rights of individuals under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms."NYPD boss accused of stuffing her panties in co-worker’s mouth
Sgt. Ann Marie Guerra, the second-in-command at the 72nd Precinct Detectives Squad, flipped out on Detective Victor Falcon when he complained about her leaving her underwear all over the unisex locker room, sources said.
Law & Order | 329 hits | 9:37 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sgt. Ann Marie Guerra, the second-in-command at the 72nd Precinct Detectives Squad, flipped out on Detective Victor Falcon when he complained about her leaving her underwear all over the unisex locker room, sources said. Air Canada flight clipped by plane after landing at New York's LaGuardiaMisc World | 254 hits | 7:04 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Authorities say two arriving airplanes, including an Air Canada flight, touched wingtips while taxiing at New York's LaGuardia airport, but the planes were able to continue to their gates. Canadian embassy in Athens attacked with sledgehammers, red paint
A Greek anarchist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Canadian embassy in the country early Sunday morning. Ontario psychic charged with pretending to practice witchcraft for allegedly taking more than $100,000 from clientsLaw & Order | 275 hits | 5:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Police say she told highly vulnerable customers she needed to 'cleanse' their cash and jewellery of 'evil spirits' in order to cure their ailments Ocean water too warm to cool Canadian science ship's engines
Offshore Nova Scotia surface ocean temperatures were so warm earlier this month they forced a Canadian research ship that uses seawater to cool its engines to slow down. Several earthquakes strike off Vancouver Island, with no reports of damage
A series of three large earthquakes struck off the coast of British Columbia late Sunday, followed by aftershocks early Monday morning. British Columbia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an active seismic zone where thousands of mostly small earthquPaul to Saudi foreign minister: 'It takes a lot of damn gall' to lecture the US
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul pushed back on the Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir Monday who criticized him for suggesting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's death.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul pushed back on the Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir Monday who criticized him for suggesting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's death. Canada's new steel tariffs will 'kill businesses' in push to please U.S., lawyers warn
Canada's embrace of American-style protectionist measures to prop up domestic steelmakers is set to increase costs for consumers and secondary manufacturers - assuming they can even find steel to purchase amid current shortages. It's also offending key tr 'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico
Forecasters say Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path that could smash into Mexico's western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days. Debt a bigger issue than the carbon tax, Alberta Party leader saysProvincial Politics | 195 hits | 8:12 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says he doesn't understand why the United Conservative Party has turned the carbon tax into such a huge issue when debt will hurt the province more. Trump wants to have a giant signing ceremony for the updated US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, but the other two countries are refusing because of tariffs
President Donald Trump's trade policy is getting in the way of his desire to hold a ceremony to claim a major trade victory. Alberta farmer donates 10,000 kg of root vegetables to food banks
An Alberta farmer has donated 10,000 kilograms to the Edmonton and Calgary food banks and plans to donate more this week. Liberal government writes off $1.1B US loan to Chrysler, plus interest, docs show
CBC News has learned that the Liberal government has written off a loan made to Chrysler in 2009 to bail out the auto sector. The taxpayer-funded loan has been accruing interest for nine years without payments, and the write-off represents a loss of publi Canada deems U.S. a safe country for asylum seekers, despite Trump’s crackdownLaw & Order | 230 hits | 6:55 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Canadian immigration officials have determined that the United States remains a safe country for asylum seekers, despite the Trump administration's crackdown on what it terms illegal aliens. Cases of rare, polio-like paralysis targeting kids appear in Canada
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported a small surge in cases of a mysterious disease in children. More than 60 cases of the polio-like illness have been confirmed in 22 U.S. states in recent weeks. Now, doctors at the Hospital for Sick US air pollution deaths nearly halved between 1990 and 2010
Air pollution in the US has decreased since about 1990, and a new study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now shows that this air quality improvement has brought substantial public health benefits. The study, published in the jo
Environmental | 202 hits | 6:49 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Air pollution in the US has decreased since about 1990, and a new study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now shows that this air quality improvement has brought substantial public health benefits. The study, published in the joSomeone has stolen a giant inflatable colon from a US hospital
The colon's owners - who were using it to spread awareness of cancer - are asking whoever stole it to dump it so they can continue their work.
Law & Order | 246 hits | 4:08 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The colon's owners - who were using it to spread awareness of cancer - are asking whoever stole it to dump it so they can continue their work.Migrants building £2.6bn windfarm paid fraction of minimum wage
Workers on Beatrice project in Scotland have included irregular migrants on under £5 an hour
Business | 107 hits | 3:50 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Workers on Beatrice project in Scotland have included irregular migrants on under £5 an hour6 people injured in shooting near Jacksonville Jaguars stadium, 3 in critical condition
Six people were injured Sunday in a shooting that took place five blocks away from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
Law & Order | 207 hits | 2:36 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Six people were injured Sunday in a shooting that took place five blocks away from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Trans cyclist defends her championship win after 3rd place competitor complained 'it's NOT fair'Sports | 315 hits | 10:49 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trans women Rachel McKinnon has taken to Twitter to defend the validity of her cycling championship win while competing against cisgendered female cyclists. Defender of Sir John A. statue serves mayor defamation noticeMisc CDN | 123 hits | 7:28 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
VICTORIA, BC: Mayor Lisa Helps and the City of Victoria were issued defamation notices earlier today by local taxpayer advocate and Victoria resident Aaron Gunn for false and defamatory statements made by the Mayor on October 16th, 2018 on CFAX radio.Donald Trump confirms US will pull out of nuclear arms pact with Russia
President Donald Trump has announced he will pull the United States out of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons deal with Russia. The president has accused Russia of violating the 1987 pact, but provided no further details.
Misc World | 218 hits | 6:57 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Donald Trump has announced he will pull the United States out of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons deal with Russia. The president has accused Russia of violating the 1987 pact, but provided no further details. Look up, way up! It's International Observe the Moon Night SaturdayMisc World | 184 hits | 10:22 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Though it's our nearest celestial neighbour, we take the moon for granted. However, this weekend, you’re encouraged to bundle up, step outside and look up for International Observe the Moon Night. Dodgers beat Brewers in NLCS Game 7, will face Red Sox in World Series
Yasiel Puig broke open a tight game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Chris Taylor robbed Christian Yelich with a super catch as the Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Satur Bo Horvat leads Canucks to OT win over Bruins
Sutter opened the scoring less than four minutes into the game following a scramble in front of Boston's net. The centreman grabbed the puck from the fracas and slipped it in under Halak's leg for his third of the season. Bo Horvat scored at 3:12 of overt Mom, I'm in trouble': Grande Prairie woman faces decade in Thai prisonLaw & Order | 215 hits | 9:04 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One of two tourists charged with vandalism for spray painting graffiti on an ancient red-brick wall in northern Thailand is from Grande Prairie, Alta.Diners confront Mitch McConnell at restaurant, get told to ‘leave him alone’ by others
An angry diner confronted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at a restaurant Friday night, but was met with calls from other customers to leave the Kentucky Republican alone.
Uncle Sam | 112 hits | 8:58 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An angry diner confronted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at a restaurant Friday night, but was met with calls from other customers to leave the Kentucky Republican alone. Torontonians support smaller council: POLLProvincial Politics | 183 hits | 8:57 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A majority of Torontonians support the Doug Ford government's reduction of city council believing fewer councillors will help save money and get things done, a new DART Insight poll shows.Russian charged with conspiring to interfere in 2018 U.S elections
Uncle Sam | 245 hits | 5:44 AM on Saturday | posted by BeaverFever
'Son of the blob': Unseasonably warm weather creating new anomaly off B.C. coast
A meteorologist says unseasonably warm weather in B.C. is once again causing a large area of the Pacific Ocean to heat up considerably, emulating a phenomenon from past years known as the “blob.” U.S. tariffs talks continue as official insists Canada won’t agree to ‘ridiculous’ quotas
A Canadian source close to the ongoing talks to resolve U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum is insisting Canada is not about to agree to quotas or other limits on its exports in order to get the levies lifted. Lockheed Martin selected as preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships
A group of companies led by multinational defence giant Lockheed Martin has been selected as the preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships, the Liberal government said Friday. The pressure is on for Senate to pass a massive Asia-Pacific trade deal quickly
The push is on for Parliament to quickly ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement so that Canada can reap the benefits that come from being an early adopter of the deal — and there's a race on now to beat Customers file human rights complaints against police during Nyala Lounge meetingLaw & Order | 81 hits | 7:36 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
More business owners, customers and human rights advocates are rallying behind the owner of a McCauley bar who has been complaining for months about what he says is unfair and unjustified police presence in his establishment. Bowfort interchange public art project won't be completed, says cityProvincial Politics | 72 hits | 7:24 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Plans for public art at the Bowfort interchange were paid for, but more than a year after the piece was partially unveiled, CBC Calgary has learned it will never be completed. Yes, there's still hope for the planet, says climate guru Michael Mann
In the first issue of our new environmental newsletter, What on Earth?, we talk to climate scientist Michael Mann, explore the world of waste-free takeout and examine plant-based Lego blocks. How a shift in Ottawa's bookkeeping is going to make the deficit loom larger
The deficit and debt numbers in the federal government’s Annual Financial Report being released today will be higher than projected because of a significant accounting change Ottawa is making. Canada drops tariff on U.S.-made aluminum cans amid beer can shortage
The tariff on cans hit a product already in short supply after the closure of a plant in Massachusetts in JanuaryA water fight in Chile's Atacama raises questions over lithium mining
Earlier this year, the world’s two biggest lithium producers publicly celebrated new deals with Chile’s government that will allow them to vastly increase output of the ultralight battery metal from the Atacama, the world’s driest desert.
Environmental | 97 hits | 6:23 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Earlier this year, the world’s two biggest lithium producers publicly celebrated new deals with Chile’s government that will allow them to vastly increase output of the ultralight battery metal from the Atacama, the world’s driest desert. Say cheese: U.S. airports plan to scan your face at security, bag check and boarding
If you're travelling by plane in the United States any time soon, you may come across facial recognition technology to check in, drop off a bag, go through security and board your flight. Canadian, Brit face 10 years in Thai jail for spray painting ancient wallLaw & Order | 118 hits | 6:13 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said Friday. Remote South Atlantic Islands Are Flooded With PlasticEnvironmental | 78 hits | 5:12 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
In less than ten years, plastic pollution around St. Helena, East Falkland and Ascension Islands has increased tenfold, and 100 times in the last 30 years Microplastics found in 90 percent of table saltEnvironmental | 105 hits | 5:10 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Microplastics were found in sea salt several years ago. But how extensively plastic bits are spread throughout the most commonly used seasoning remained unclear. Now, new research shows microplastics in 90 percent of the table salt brands sampled worldwid The Dirt on Clean Electric CarsEnvironmental | 91 hits | 1:14 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
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