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'It was not a cover-up': Police chief faces mounting questions over Dafonte Miller caseLaw & Order | 319 hits | 4:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Frost warning in July' It's no joke
It might be July but a frost warning has been issued for parts of northwestern New Brunswick. Environment Canada says temperatures will drop to 7 C but will dip to 2 C in low lying areas. Mystery solved: 'Thing in the woods' revealed as CIA spy camera, 55 years later
The mystery that has plagued a New Brunswick family for more than five decades has been solved, with a satisfying Cold War espionage-flavoured denouement. It turns out it was a high-altitude balloon-mounted spy camera developed in part by the CIA to secre Lake Country wildfire that destroyed 8 homes was deliberately set, say RCMPLaw & Order | 286 hits | 4:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A fire in B.C.'s Lake Country that destroyed eight homes in the Central Okanagan was arson, Kelowna RCMP said Wednesday. The fire forced the evacuation of more than 300 homes in the Central Okanagan community and damaged more than 30 properties, in additi Flock of sheep stroll through Montreal to carry out landscaping jobsEnvironmental | 299 hits | 4:06 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
With the gentle chime of a bell to keep them moving along, a flock of sheep carefully made its way from a Montreal park to new grazing grounds early Wednesday afternoon. Canada's endangered wild ginseng under threat from poachersLaw & Order | 269 hits | 4:03 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Conservation officers in Ontario and Quebec are using surveillance and other techniques to outsmart poachers bent on digging up Canada's most endangered plant: wild American ginseng, which can sell for anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dol Aggressive tick whose bite makes people allergic to red meat is arriving in Canada
A tick species from the southeastern U.S, known to cause meat allergies, is hitching rides north. Attack by a lone star tick is difficult to diagnose because symptoms do not appear immediately Scientists find new evidence of water in the moon
New satellite data has found numerous volcanic deposits across the moon that add to the growing weight of evidence that there's a surprising amount of water beneath its barren-looking surface. Cruise missile threat biggest priority in upcoming Norad makeoverMisc World | 248 hits | 12:12 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The Trudeau government is committed in its recent defence policy to overhaul Norad in lockstep with Washington. But it could be a costly venture that forces Canada to make tough political and military decisions. Future of B.C.'s grizzly trophy hunt uncertain as fall hunt approaches
The B.C. NDP promised to end the grizzly bear trophy hunt, but there are few details about how and when a ban would be implemented as the September hunt rapidly approaches. Climate change to bring great white sharks to B.C. says UBC profEnvironmental | 215 hits | 12:07 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Great white sharks are only rarely seen in B.C.'s chilly waters now, but that's expected to change under a warming climate, says a UBC fisheries researcher. Cougar killed after sightings near Willow Park golf course
Officers have killed a cougar that was spotted roaming around the Willow Park area in southeast Calgary this morning. Injured eagle gets second chance after northern Ontario rescueEnvironmental | 180 hits | 12:02 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
An injured bald eagle that couldn't fly has received a second-chance at life after being rescued by Sandy Lake residents and taken to an animal rehabilitation facility.Teacher who cartwheeled without underwear given probation
A former substitute teacher in Oklahoma who exposed herself to students when she did a cartwheel while wearing a long skirt but no underwear has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Law & Order | 168 hits | 11:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A former substitute teacher in Oklahoma who exposed herself to students when she did a cartwheel while wearing a long skirt but no underwear has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.Fires force evacuation of 12,000 in 3 French Riviera towns
French authorities ordered the evacuation of up to 12,000 people around a picturesque hilltop town in the southern Cote d'Azur region as fires hopscotched around the Mediterranean coast for a third day Wednesday.
Misc World | 155 hits | 11:48 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
French authorities ordered the evacuation of up to 12,000 people around a picturesque hilltop town in the southern Cote d'Azur region as fires hopscotched around the Mediterranean coast for a third day Wednesday.Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood
It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs.
It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs. 'This guy thinks he is a bald eagle': young hawk defies odds in Sidney, B.C.
A young red-tailed hawk that has been raised by a pair of bald eagles in a Sidney, B.C., nest continues to defy the odds. The young hawk ended up in the bald eagle's nest in Roberts Bay in early June — likely intended as the next meal for their eaglets. Best rescue ever: Canadian Coast Guard retrieves golden retriever
The head of the Canadian Coast Guard rescue team says it was her best day of five years on the job.The rescue began after the dog took to the waters at Conrad's Beach, at Lawrencetown on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore.Hackers plan to break into 30 voting machines to put election meddling to the test
Think of it as a stress test for democracy. Hackers plan to spend this weekend trying to break into more than 30 voting machines used in recent elections to see just how far they can get. U.S. election officials have consistently said that despite Russian
Think of it as a stress test for democracy. Hackers plan to spend this weekend trying to break into more than 30 voting machines used in recent elections to see just how far they can get. U.S. election officials have consistently said that despite Russian Let's ensure gender parity in politics isn't just a fadProvincial Politics | 67 hits | 9:55 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Last week, the NDP in British Columbia was sworn into government after 18 years in opposition. Newly minted Premier John Horgan unveiled the first gender parity cabinet in the province’s history. Liberals' legacy of wasteProvincial Politics | 175 hits | 9:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario wasted more than a $1 billion worth of energy in 2016. Ontario family stranded in Cuba after son falls ill on vacationHealth | 160 hits | 9:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Hamilton-area mother is trying to get her son back on Canadian soil after he fell ill while on vacation in Cuba. Hypocrites on climate change – and incompetentsEnvironmental | 209 hits | 9:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Anyone who believes you can’t suck and
blow at the same time has never met
the Ontario Liberals when they’re
explaining their plan to — insert laughter here —
“fight” global warming. ‘A tragedy for Canada’: Petronas cancels $36B LNG project as B.C. jacks up demandsBusiness | 122 hits | 9:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Can we create life from scratch' Scientists start with yeast
The research may reveal basic, hidden rules that govern the structure and functioning of genomes. But it could also open the door to life with new and useful characteristics. Supreme Court quashes seismic testing in Nunavut, but gives green light to Enbridge pipelineLaw & Order | 101 hits | 8:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the go-ahead to conduct disruptive testing. Study: US is slipping toward measles being endemic once again
With firm vaccination campaigns, the US eliminated measles in 2000. The highly infectious virus was no longer constantly present in the country—no longer endemic. Since then, measles has only popped up when travelers carried it in, spurring mostly small o Google enters race for nuclear fusion technology | Environment | The Guardian
The tech giant and a leading US fusion company have developed a new computer algorithm that has significantly speeded up progress towards the goal of unlimited energy 'The thing in the woods' still puzzles Moncton-area family after 55 years
In 1962 woodsman David McPherson Sr. found himself deep in the forest of Lutes Mountain staring upwards at a 181-kilogram white box with cameras and hanging from a tree by a deteriorated parachute. Young grizzly chases cyclist near Radium Hot Springs
A U.S. couple got more than they bargained for while travelling in their RV from B.C. to Lake Louise, Alta., hoping to get a glimpse of the area’s renowned wildlife. This report just shredded every myth claiming Canadian medicare is superior — or fairHealth | 270 hits | 12:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Brian Lee Crowley: Our health-care system was recently ranked not just below average, but at the bottom of the heap, barely outperforming France and medicare’s arch-enemy, the U.S Mother says doctor brought up assisted suicide option as sick daughter was within earshotHealth | 123 hits | 12:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A St. Anthony, N.L., mother who says she was told assisted suicide is an option for her 25-year-old daughter wants an apology from Labrador-Grenfell Health.Richard Dawkins is banned from California radio station
The British biologist had been due to speak at an event hosted by California-based station KPFA about his latest book, but it was cancelled because of 'hurful' statements.
Religion | 99 hits | 12:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The British biologist had been due to speak at an event hosted by California-based station KPFA about his latest book, but it was cancelled because of 'hurful' statements. Man charged with 1st-degree murder after stabbing of pregnant wife, death of babyLaw & Order | 135 hits | 12:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Montreal man accused of stabbing his pregnant wife, who remains in hospital, and prompting the baby's death has been charged with attempted murder and first-degree murder. Fraser River sockeye fishery closed after low early returnsEnvironmental | 143 hits | 12:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The situation could change but lower-than-expected returns for two early runs means there's no fishing allowed on Fraser River sockeye, the regulatory panel decided Tuesday.Orca Assault Shakes Up Boaters at Biorka
Victor Littlefield, his 14-year-old son and two of his son’s friends were on his 33-foot aluminum boat Sunday as it lay anchored near Little Biorka Island when the boat suddenly lurched violently to one side.
Strange | 64 hits | 12:08 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Victor Littlefield, his 14-year-old son and two of his son’s friends were on his 33-foot aluminum boat Sunday as it lay anchored near Little Biorka Island when the boat suddenly lurched violently to one side. The woman who has spent 40 years alone on Sable IslandLifestyle | 133 hits | 12:06 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Zoe Lucas, 67, has spent more than 40 years living on Sable Island, a large smile-shaped sandbar off the coast of Canada measuring around 26 miles long.Sperm counts in the West plunge by 60% in 40 years
Sperm counts have plunged by nearly 60 per cent in just 40 years among men living in the West, according to a major review of scientific studies that suggests the modern world is causing serious damage to men’s health. Pesticides, hormone-disrupting chemi
Health | 313 hits | 11:17 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sperm counts have plunged by nearly 60 per cent in just 40 years among men living in the West, according to a major review of scientific studies that suggests the modern world is causing serious damage to men’s health. Pesticides, hormone-disrupting chemi Deal reached to save 18 alleged Ontario fighting dogs from death row
A Chatham, Ont., court has ordered three people accused of running a dogfighting ring to surrender ownership of the banned pit bulls to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which has been holding the animals since seizing them in Vitamins, supplements effective at boosting call volume to poison centers
Regardless the type of dietary supplements—from vitamins, energy drinks, herbal medicines, homeopathic products, to some hormonal treatments—they usually come with big claims about boosting health and wellbeing. While those claims are questionable (and ofBelgium fights for its fries… and wins as European Union pardons national dish
Thick-cut and double-fried, frites are a Belgian delicacy. When it looked like a European Union proposal could threaten the way Belgians have been making their national dish for centuries, they put up a fight.
Lifestyle | 120 hits | 1:44 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thick-cut and double-fried, frites are a Belgian delicacy. When it looked like a European Union proposal could threaten the way Belgians have been making their national dish for centuries, they put up a fight. U.S. Army medic has no regrets about saving Omar Khadr's life
Former U.S. Army medic Donnie Bumanglag, in a series of Canadian Press interviews and in a podcast he co-hosts, said he doesn't regret saving Omar Khadr's life in 2002.Japanese underwater robots dive inside Fukushima reactor to capture photographs of likely melted fuel
The photos mark a potential milestone in the cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history
Misc World | 323 hits | 10:05 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The photos mark a potential milestone in the cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history 'Battle for the centre' emerges in Alberta as unite-the-right vote succeedsProvincial Politics | 329 hits | 6:36 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The 95 per cent approval to merge Alberta's Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties has drawn a mix of reactions from Albertans of all political stripes. Young black bear on Dorion, Ont. doorstep captured on video
A resident of Dorion, Ont., a small rural community just east of Thunder Bay, was able to capture a quick encounter with a young black bear. Bear warning issued for popular Canmore lakes
Bears feeding on berries near Canmore have prompted a warning from Alberta officials. An Alberta Parks official said the warning is meant to give people a heads up about bear activity in the area. Running, ducking, shooting: Handgun aficionados descend on Alberta for national competition
The sport involves navigating a series of courses, ducking, running, bobbing and weaving as you shoot a handgun at targets, reloading your weapon as you go. Approximately 380 competitors were on hand for the nationals. The lost art of play: No resilience without risk, says researcher
Parents might want to shield their children from unpleasant experiences but experts say that playing it too safe is actually harmful. "The movement now is towards overprotective parenting, this constant need to avoid any stress on our children". Learning on the fly: Island high school students take up art of fishing
A Campbell river high school teacher is gearing up to hit the river, rod and reel in hand, with 30 students. Red cloud: Environmental experts fear for fish as wildfires drive more fire retardant dropsEnvironmental | 355 hits | 2:46 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
With more than 700 wildfires burning through British Columbia's forests since this spring, environmental experts fear the increasing use of chemical fire retardants may be putting wild fish at risk.Back to Canada News
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