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Judge rules that North Bay grandparents don't owe child supportLaw & Order | 342 hits | 12:12 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
A North Bay couple won't have to pay child support for their granddaughter, but their legal struggles aren't over. Mother was asking for $760 per month, plus $47,000 in back pay How the FBI helped Canada get back a pair of mammoth tusksLaw & Order | 188 hits | 12:06 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
New details are emerging about how the FBI helped return a pair of mammoth tusks taken from Canada more than 50 years ago. The story -- which is not yet over -- reads like a detective novel. 'An unjustified infringement': First Nation sues Ottawa, British Columbia over oil tanker banEnvironmental | 247 hits | 10:31 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Claudia Cattaneo: As protesters in B.C. go berserk over tankers, First Nations in the Northern Coast are suing governments for banning them Quebec sends hefty bill to federal government for migrant asylum seekersMisc CDN | 79 hits | 3:03 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
This week the province of Quebec sent a bill to Ottawa of some $146 million. This is the amount it says it has had to pay so far to accommodate thousands of migrants who crossed illegally into Canada at a point along the Quebec-U.S. border and who have ma China's Tiangong-1 Space Lab Expected to Fall to Earth Over Easter Weekend
China’s Tiangong-1 space lab will likely fall to Earth between March 30 and April 2, according to the latest prediction by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Debris Office in Darmstadt, Germany.Gunman in French hostage situation shot dead by police after killing at least
The gunman who reportedly swore allegiance to ISIS and barricaded himself inside a supermarket in southern France, killing at least two people, has been shot to death by police
Misc World | 318 hits | 7:13 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The gunman who reportedly swore allegiance to ISIS and barricaded himself inside a supermarket in southern France, killing at least two people, has been shot to death by police Inflation heats up to 2.2% in February as energy and food prices spikeEconomics | 265 hits | 7:09 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The cost of living went up at a 2.2 per cent annual pace in February, its highest level since 2014, mainly because of a sharp increase in the price of energy. It's official — the Harper government muzzled scientists. Some say it's still happening
An investigation by the Information Commissioner of Canada concludes the Harper government muzzled scientists. Alberta grain producers call on Ottawa to speed new transportation legislation
Alberta grain producers are advocating for changes to new transportation legislation, which they say will help reduce a serious backlog of deliveries. Supreme Court to rule on influence peddling case of former Harper aide
The Supreme Court of Canada will rule today on a influence peddling case against a former top adviser to Stephen Harper. Bruce Carson was found not guilty for trying to persuade First Nations communities to buy water treatment systems being sold by the coFrench PM says shootings in country's south are likely 'terrorist act'
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says all information suggests that a shooting inside a supermarket in southern France and an earlier shooting of a police officer "seems to be a terrorist act."
Misc World | 1652 hits | 5:20 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says all information suggests that a shooting inside a supermarket in southern France and an earlier shooting of a police officer "seems to be a terrorist act." B.C.-born professor awarded 'Nobel Prize' of mathematics
Robert Langlands, 81, was awarded the Abel prize for developing "a grand theory unified theory of mathematics."Origin of 'six-inch mummy' confirmed
Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish is medical history.
Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish is medical history. Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 16 times bigger than previously estimated, study findsEnvironmental | 362 hits | 9:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A new study suggests that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area spanning 1.6 million square kilometres, contains more than 79,000 tonnes of floating plastic — 16 times more than previous estimates. Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017Environmental | 3393 hits | 9:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatonnes last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher energy demand and the slowing of energy efficiency improvements, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Liberals' claim of 'steady increase' in gun crime rests on a 'drastic' comparison to a low-crime year
The Liberal government claims Canada has experienced a sharp uptick in gun crime since 2013. But that year is a statistical outlier, with the lowest crime rates recorded in the past half-century - and appears to have been chosen to make other years look b Cop who shot him was just doing his job, says man who threatened motorists with rifleLaw & Order | 221 hits | 5:03 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists record orca mimicking 'hello' and other human words
Scientists have taught a captive killer whale to imitate human speech, and have recorded the female orca mimicking words including "hello" and "one two three."
Scientists have taught a captive killer whale to imitate human speech, and have recorded the female orca mimicking words including "hello" and "one two three."Minke whale captured in rare underwater footage
Researchers have captured rare underwater footage of minke whales in Antarctica that could reveal new insights about their lifestyles. The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star had earlier cut a channel through the ice which then provided a kind of highw
Researchers have captured rare underwater footage of minke whales in Antarctica that could reveal new insights about their lifestyles. The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star had earlier cut a channel through the ice which then provided a kind of highw RCMP get their man after chase with snowmobiles, helicopterLaw & Order | 259 hits | 11:32 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
RCMP in southern Alberta have arrested a suspected thief following a chase that included a helicopter, snowmobiles, a police dog team and the suspect's Labrador retriever. At the time of his arrest, he was wanted on 29 outstanding warrants. The Mountie wh Canadian gov’t agency bans ‘mother’ and ‘father’ to be more gender inclusive | News | LifeSitePolitical | 2808 hits | 4:38 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Forbidden terms include 'mother,' 'father,' 'sir,' 'madam,' 'Mr.,' 'Mrs.,' and 'Miss.' What a hoot: Owl makes itself at home after crashing through apartment window
Imagine coming home to a great horned owl perched in your living room, because that was a reality for one apartment resident in downtown Regina on Saturday. The owl appeared to have been chasing its dinner — a pigeon — and the two flew right through the a Small Newfoundland community fixated on plight of trapped dolphins
The small Newfoundland community of Heart's Delight has become fixated on the plight of six dolphins trapped by ice in its harbour. Wayne Ledwell of the Whale Release and Strandings Group said heavy ice off Heart's Delight has cut off the exit route for t Canadian NASA astronaut blasts off for space station
A NASA astronaut with ties to Canada launched aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station today on a visit that will last nearly six months. Sea lion with nylon rope around its neck rescued by Vancouver Aquarium
A Steller sea lion that had a thick piece of braided plastic cutting deeply into its neck has been saved by the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. The aquarium team also tried to help a younger animal entangled in a plastic packing strap, b B.C. scientists 'horrified' as they watch 1st documented killer whale infanticide
For the first time ever, marine scientists in B.C. have documented a killer whale drowning a baby of the same species. Researchers suspect male orca killed baby in Johnstone Strait so he could mate with its mother Footprints on dangerous cornice over 300-metre cliff prompt warning from mountain rescuers
Footprints on a snowy mountaintop dangerously close to the edge of a cliff prompted rescue officials to post the picture on Facebook as a prime example of how not to stay safe. World's Media Bungled Twin Astronauts Study So Bad That NASA Had to Step InMisc World | 226 hits | 8:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A NASA ‘twins study‘ examined the effects of being in space on the human body by comparing data from astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 340 days aboard the International Space Station, with that obtained from his twin brother, Mark Kelly, who stayed on Eart Canadians are realizing foreign groups sabotaged our energy economy — for no good reason
Our landlocked oil is sold at a huge discount to U.S. customers and Scotiabank estimates delayed pipelines cost the Canadian economy about $15.6 billion a year Russian biathletes get a taste of Canadian kindness after locals lend rifles
Russian biathlon athletes were stripped of their rifles at the Russian border last week — risking their chances of competing at the Arctic Winter Games.Japan Coast Guard recommends negligent homicide charges in Fitzgerald collision
The guidance, announced Thursday, comes at the conclusion of an investigation that determined both officers were responsible for the June 17 incident that killed seven Fitzgerald sailors after the destroyer crashed into the cargo ship about 60 miles south
The guidance, announced Thursday, comes at the conclusion of an investigation that determined both officers were responsible for the June 17 incident that killed seven Fitzgerald sailors after the destroyer crashed into the cargo ship about 60 miles southChinese Companies Are Buying Up Cash-Strapped U.S. Colleges
Chinese companies are taking advantage of America’s financially strapped higher-education system to buy schools, and the latest deal for a classical music conservatory in Princeton, New Jersey, is striking chords of dissonance on campus.
Chinese companies are taking advantage of America’s financially strapped higher-education system to buy schools, and the latest deal for a classical music conservatory in Princeton, New Jersey, is striking chords of dissonance on campus. Israel's warning to enemies confirms destruction of 2007 Syria nuclear reactorMisc World | 324 hits | 6:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Israeli military confirmed Wednesday it carried out the 2007 airstrike in Syria that destroyed what was believed to be a nuclear reactor, lifting the veil of secrecy over one of its most daring and mysterious operations in recent memory.Bombing suspect kills himself in Austin, Texas, police chief says
Police in Texas say a 24-year-old white male suspect in a recent spate of bombings in the state capital and other areas is dead, but they weren't prepared yet to release his identity or speculate on a potential motive for the attacks.
Law & Order | 1537 hits | 5:15 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Police in Texas say a 24-year-old white male suspect in a recent spate of bombings in the state capital and other areas is dead, but they weren't prepared yet to release his identity or speculate on a potential motive for the attacks.Ricky Gervais backs convicted man who filmed pug giving Nazi salutes
Ricky Gervais has backed Mark Meechan, a dog owner
who was convicted on Tuesday of being 'grossly offensive' online after he filmed his girlfriend's pug giving Nazi salutes.
Arts & Entertainment | 719 hits | 11:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ricky Gervais has backed Mark Meechan, a dog owner
who was convicted on Tuesday of being 'grossly offensive' online after he filmed his girlfriend's pug giving Nazi salutes. 'A wake-up call': Thick, High Arctic ice flowing south thanks to climate change, researcher saysEnvironmental | 871 hits | 7:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
After a Canadian icebreaker was diverted from a research mission in the Arctic to assist with never-before-seen levels of ice off the coast of Newfoundland, a climate-change researcher is sounding the alarm about the potential for increasingly treacherous Idea of getting firearms vendors to track sales revives old gun control debateLaw & Order | 611 hits | 7:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Liberal government is expected to introduce legislation tomorrow that will further tighten firearms laws to reduce gun violence — a move welcomed by gun control advocates but feared by lawful owners who say new restrictions will do little to prevent c Elections Canada prepares to fight fake news, foreign influence in 2019 vote
Elections Canada is building multiple lines of defence to fight fake news, cyber-attacks and foreign interference in next year's federal election campaign. Alberta suspends caribou protection plan, asks for assistance from OttawaProvincial Politics | 336 hits | 6:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta is suspending portions of its draft plan to protect threatened woodland caribou, saying more research needs to be done and that Ottawa needs to help out. Censorship is patronizing. Always has been, always will be: Neil Macdonald
The censor never accepts the notion that his or her own values are damaged by reviewing offensive material. Rather, the censor believes he or she is acting to protect those with feebler, more gullible minds. Autopsy planned to determine if Nain boy died of tuberculosis
Residents of Nain are in shock after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Labrador community died Sunday in St. John's — and fear it was tuberculosis. Glacier mass loss passes the point of no return, researchers reportEnvironmental | 755 hits | 6:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Researchers from the Universities of Bremen and Innsbruck have shown in a recent study that the further melting of glaciers cannot be prevented in the current century—even if all emissions were curtailed. However, due to the slow reaction of glaciers to c There's a way to relieve farmers of the railroad backlog, but Ottawa's ignoring it
Grain farmers need a secure cash flow to repay loans and purchase seed and fertilizer for the new crop yearLast male northern white rhino is put down
Environmental | 731 hits | 5:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Sunken USS Juneau Famous for the Sullivan Brothers Discovered on St. Patrick’s Day | Paul Allen
Wreckage from the USS Juneau (CL-52) was discovered on March 17, 2018, by the expedition crew of Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. The Juneau was sunk by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Guadalcanal, ultimately killing 687 men including all five of the
Wreckage from the USS Juneau (CL-52) was discovered on March 17, 2018, by the expedition crew of Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. The Juneau was sunk by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Guadalcanal, ultimately killing 687 men including all five of theAustralia bushfire: Dozens of buildings feared lost in Tathra
More than 70 homes and buildings are feared lost after the blaze, authorities say.
More than 70 homes and buildings are feared lost after the blaze, authorities say.Anger as TV broadcasts exclude Crimea from Ukraine map
When maps of Ukraine excluding the region annexed by Russia were broadcast, social media users took notice.
Misc World | 369 hits | 10:57 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
When maps of Ukraine excluding the region annexed by Russia were broadcast, social media users took notice. Canadian comedian Mike MacDonald dies at 62Arts & Entertainment | 380 hits | 7:44 AM on Monday | posted by Robair
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