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Weather | 215 hits | 10:44 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz

Two tropical stormjs advanced across the Caribbean Saturday as potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast, one dumping rain on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while the other was pushing toward the tip of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, whose spra

Political | 191 hits | 10:04 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz

All ballots have now been cast in the federal Conservative Party's leadership race, and by the end of the weekend Canadians will know who will be taking the helm of the party positioning itself to be a government-in-waiting.

Environmental | 165 hits | 9:40 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Humanity will have burned through all the natural resources that the planet can replenish for 2020 by Saturday, according to researchers who said the grim milestone is slightly later than last year after the pandemic slowed runaway overconsumption.

Economics | 208 hits | 8:21 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever

In our recent work, we show how fiscal austerity contributed to Nazi electoral success in the early 1930s (Galofré-Vilà et al. 2020). Localities that experienced larger declines in spending and higher rises in taxes had higher vote shares for the Nazi Par

Provincial Politics | 114 hits | 7:37 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

The site of a hotly-contested $595-million capital project now returns to relative obscurity.

Weather | 235 hits | 7:31 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

This Atlantic hurricane season has set all kinds of records. Most notably, we have already run through the "K" name, with Tropical Storm Kyle forming on August 14 off the coast of the Carolinas. This beat the earliest ever "K" storm, the highly memorable

Misc World | 214 hits | 7:27 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

China is targeting top scientific and technological expertise in the U.S. and other advanced nations through an expanding network of 600 talent-recruitment stations world-wide, a new report partly funded by the U.S. State Department has found.

Business | 141 hits | 7:00 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

UK-based offshore drilling contractor Valaris has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, offering creditors to swap some $6.5 billion of its $7.8-billion debt pile for equity

Environmental | 122 hits | 6:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than 1.25 metres of water, a new study said. After two years when summer ice melt had been minimal, last summer shattered all reco

Political | 205 hits | 10:42 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy

The Trudeau government seems bent on bribing voters with mountains of new debt that it will leave for others to pay

Tech | 200 hits | 10:06 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape

Yesterday, Facebook infuriated the VR world, announcing plans to require a Facebook login for future VR headsets. The decision broke an early promise from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey and was almost universally reviled online, with critics raising concern

Uncle Sam | 212 hits | 6:17 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever

Before Trump ended zero tolerance by executive order on June 20, 2018, over 2,800 children had been separated from their parents. As a result, some took months to reunite, and, in hundreds of cases, parents were deported from the U.S. without their childr

Law & Order | 138 hits | 12:10 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online scheme ostensibly raising funds for U.S. President Donald Trump's wall on the Mexico-U.S. border.

Tech | 148 hits | 9:09 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The satellite that provides internet to Haida Gwaii has reached the end of its life, and while some residents can switch to another service provider, others are left with no options.

Law & Order | 114 hits | 9:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Federal lawyers are being asked to avoid prosecuting simple drug possession cases unless major public safety concerns are at play — a move that comes amid a push on the federal government to reconsider decriminalization.

Environmental | 124 hits | 7:49 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

A German icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the High Arctic has reached the North Pole, after making an unplanned detour because of lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions.

Law & Order | 112 hits | 6:44 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Colombians who fled to Canada during five decades of armed conflict in the Latin American country country are now telling their stories of displacement and violence to the Colombian Truth Commission. The effort aims to understand what happened, and help i

Law & Order | 187 hits | 6:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

All that glitters is not gold as scammers posing as stranded motorists keep targeting Good Samaritans with worthless trinkets, the OPP warns. The force keeps getting complaints from motorists who encounter the typically well-dressed and well-spoken fra

Misc World | 130 hits | 6:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was in a coma in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking a cup of tea that his spokesperson said she believed was laced with poison.

Environmental | 183 hits | 3:43 AM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever

In a nationwide blitz, gas companies and their allies fight climate efforts that they consider an existential threat to their business

Political | 174 hits | 10:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz

A new fence is now under construction on the American side of the U.S.-Canada border near Lynden, Washington.

Business | 176 hits | 6:48 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz

Popular pasta sauce brand Ragu has stopped selling their products in Canada, according to the company's social media.

Political | 242 hits | 12:37 PM on Wednesday | posted by Robair

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is weighing sweeping changes to the country's social welfare system and a series of economic measures that will align Canada with ambitious climate goals, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan to bo

Health | 118 hits | 11:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy

Another group of international flights have arrived in Canada with passengers who have now tested positive for COVID-19.

Business | 182 hits | 9:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Current owner Jeff Lowe announced the decision after "false accusations" were made against him.

Environmental | 121 hits | 7:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Calgary is in the midst of a heat wave, so it's probably hard to imagine that around this time in 1992, the city was dealing with a persistent overnight frost. Gardeners, in particular, may remember that summer with frustration; temperatures dropped be

Business | 121 hits | 7:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Cronk came on the radar earlier this summer after a Calgary researcher tweeted out some vintage ads from the Calgary Herald, published in the late 1880s, and the discussion went viral.

Law & Order | 124 hits | 7:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Geoff Shoesmith has seen his share of competition from the gas station down the road from his long-time family business but never did he expect the RCMP to get involved or that he'd end up in hospital with a concussion and a black eye.

Sports | 135 hits | 6:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

New video footage shows Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri was shoved twice before pushing back against Alameda County sheriff's deputy Alan Strickland while trying to reach the court after the team won the NBA championship in June 2019.

Strange | 157 hits | 6:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

When a ventilation system inside a Lindt and Spruengli company factory broke down, it caused a dust of cocoa powder to shoot skywards

Misc World | 109 hits | 5:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Soldiers who ousted Mali's president and government in a military coup that drew condemnation abroad promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a "reasonable" time.

Military | 154 hits | 8:55 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape

What seems to be data from the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada was leaked on the dark web this week, after the institution was targeted by a cybersecurity attack in early July. The Department of National Defence (DND) did not confirm the leak co

Economics | 187 hits | 6:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

At America’s 350 largest companies, the pay ratio between chief executives and workers was 320 to 1, researchers found

Environmental | 144 hits | 5:18 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

More than 10 times as much plastic has been found in the Atlantic ocean than previously estimated to be there, showing the the world’s plastic problem is likely to be much greater than realised.

Uncle Sam | 134 hits | 4:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

A report by the Senate intelligence committee provides a treasure trove of new details about Donald Trump’s relationship with Moscow, and says that a Russian national who worked closely with Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 was a career intelligence

Environmental | 171 hits | 1:09 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape

NASA researchers say the Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot and it's splitting in two, impacting satellites and other spacecraft.

Political | 117 hits | 10:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to hit the reset button on his Liberal government that is now mired in an ethics controversy by seeking to prorogue Parliament until October, CBC News has learned from multiple sources.

Environmental | 141 hits | 9:09 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Fish market favourites such as orange roughy, common octopus and pink conch are among the species of fish and invertebrates in rapid decline around the world, according to new research. In the first study of its kind, researchers at UBC, the GEOMAR Hel

Business | 110 hits | 8:33 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering and eating at home.

Political | 130 hits | 8:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by uwish

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning on a major summer reset of his government, starting with a small shuffle to move Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland into the finance minister job on Tuesday. He is then expected to move to prorogue Parliament

Environmental | 93 hits | 8:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

A rare white orca was spotted off the southeast coast of Alaska earlier this month, creating excitement for researchers and whale watchers alike.

Funny | 157 hits | 7:55 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Guess they don’t always land on their feet. A Chinese dog owner likely prefers pooches even more now, after he was knocked out cold by a falling cat, as seen in a viral video from Aug. 14.

Political | 91 hits | 6:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has incurred unnecessary costs and security risks on account of her disregard for the taxpayer-funded RCMP detail paid to protect her, according to RCMP sources.

Misc World | 140 hits | 6:16 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

As temperatures began to rise in California on Friday and again on Saturday, the manager of much of the state’s electric grid called on utilities to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers. But the rolling blackouts on those days left some of t

Political | 194 hits | 4:38 PM on Monday | posted by llama66

Bill Morneau has resigned as finance minister, sources tell Radio-Canada and CBC News. Morneau was scheduled to address reporters at 7:15 p.m. tonight after having met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss reported disagreements over COVID-19

Strange | 161 hits | 4:22 PM on Monday | posted by Scape

Two men have been arrested after appearing on a Canadian beach spattered in blood and wielding chainsaws. Witnesses alleged that they menaced and “charged” at various people gathered at Toronto‘s Cherry Beach on Sunday morning, before police quickly in

Environmental | 193 hits | 3:52 PM on Monday | posted by Scape

Crops in 57 Iowa counties sustained damage from the 100-mph, hurricane-force windstorm that swept through the state last Monday, according to Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Darren Frye, president and CEO of Water Street Solutions, a commodit

Environmental | 99 hits | 2:17 PM on Monday | posted by Scape

A thermometer at Death Valley's Furnace Creek in the Southern California desert has soared to 54.4 C (130 F), the highest global temperature in more than a century, the U.S. National Weather Service said.

Sports | 99 hits | 2:16 PM on Monday | posted by Scape

The CFL has cancelled its 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the first year the Grey Cup won't be presented since 1919.

Environmental | 191 hits | 9:42 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. At least 50 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help

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