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Robert Wood not guilty in Elliot Lake mall collapse trialMisc CDN | 377 hits | 2:03 PM on Thursday | posted by ShepherdsDog
A former engineer has been found not guilty of two counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm in connection with a deadly northern Ontario mall roof collapse. Federal warship replacement cost swells to $62 billion, now more than twice the original budget: PBO
Jean-Denis Frechette's analysis says the per-ship price tag has swelled to $4.1 billion — up from the $1.7-billion estimate in 2008 Boeing scraps fighter jet announcement after defence minister Sajjan blasts planemaker
Even lower-level Canadian officials were not visiting the company's stand at the defense industry exhibition, said one source familiar with the matter Ex-nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer felt 'red surge' before killing elderly patientsLaw & Order | 313 hits | 10:34 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Ex-nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, accused of killing eight people in long-term care homes, admits in court today that she injected patients with insulin with the intention of killing them.Woman who took in refugee had kindness thrown in her face
After being affected by the ‘almost daily horror stories’ of migrants during the summer Lynn Barber moved an asylum seeker called Mohammed to move into her London home.
Lifestyle | 317 hits | 9:22 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After being affected by the ‘almost daily horror stories’ of migrants during the summer Lynn Barber moved an asylum seeker called Mohammed to move into her London home. 2 men in truck chased, rammed, shot at after becoming lost northeast of AirdrieLaw & Order | 245 hits | 9:11 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
LIGO spots a third black hole merger, tightens mass limits on gravitons
Today, the team behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is announcing the detection of a third black hole merger, the first from its second operational run. The merger shares some features with the previous ones: the black ho Common acne medicine reduces risk of multiple sclerosis, Calgary researchers find
Millions of people already take minocycline to treat acne, but University of Calgary researchers have found the inexpensive antibiotic also helps to control multiple sclerosis. Liberals grow the ranks of permanently gagged public servants
The Privy Council Office recently bound another 94 current and former staffers to a lifetime of secrecy, complete with the threat of prison should they ever discuss their work. Washing hands in cold water 'as good as hot'
A US study says there is no benefit in terms of hygiene from washing in hot water rather than cold. The world's coral reefs are in trouble, but don't give up on them yetEnvironmental | 205 hits | 7:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The world's coral reefs are undoubtedly in deep trouble. But as we and our colleagues argue in a review published today in Nature, we shouldn't give up hope for coral reefs, despite the pervasive doom and gloom.US begins sending weapons to Kurdish YPG in Syria | Syria News | Al Jazeera
Despite condemnation from Turkey, US sends arms to YPG ahead of upcoming offensive to recapture Raqqa from ISIL.
Despite condemnation from Turkey, US sends arms to YPG ahead of upcoming offensive to recapture Raqqa from ISIL. Montreal contractor paves around car, the internet laughs
An unpaved section of a Montreal street has become the subject of ridicule online and stirred controversy over how the city handles construction projects. Black bear sighting scares Burnaby school and neighbourhood
A Burnaby neighbourhood was on high alert Monday afternoon when a black bear cub wandered through a residential area. Fries with that' Motorist charged after feeding bear in Kootenay no-stopping zone
An 11-kilometre no-stopping zone set up in southern Kootenay National Park east of Radium Hot Springs to discourage human-wildlife interaction, nabbed its first offender, just hours later on Sunday. Wolf put down after attacking dogs at Long Beach, B.C.
Park rangers at Pacific Rim National Park have put down a wolf following multiple attacks on leashed dogs. Aggressive sea lion forces closure of Powell River fish cleaning stations
The animal, dubbed "Walter" by locals, was first spotted city's north harbour last year. "We did hear incidents of people wanting to take photos of the sea lion and enticing it with food," said Cator. "It's getting a little bit more aggressive." 'It's a fantasy': Vancouver's goal to make False Creek 'swimmable' by 2018 unrealistic, say criticsEnvironmental | 150 hits | 10:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
City council has voted to clean up the E. coli-stricken waterway, but its legacy of industrial waste and sewage discharge have some critics calling it a pipe dream. Locations announced for 4 new lifeboat stations on the B.C. coast
The Canadian Coast Guard is promising more co-operation with coastal First Nations as it sets up new lifeboat stations in Victoria, Hartley Bay, Port Refrew and Nootka.Trump will take U.S. out of Paris climate deal, reports say
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to follow through on a campaign pledge to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, a source who was briefed on the decision tells Reuters, a move that should rally his support base at hom
Political | 233 hits | 2:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to follow through on a campaign pledge to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, a source who was briefed on the decision tells Reuters, a move that should rally his support base at hom Homolka volunteered at Montreal elementary school; superintendent says no reason for concern | National PostLaw & Order | 239 hits | 12:18 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
U.S. softwood lumber duties to cost 2,200 jobs, Conference Board of Canada says
The Conference Board of Canada says U.S. softwood lumber duties will cut $700 million from Canadian exports over two years and result in the reduction of 2,200 jobs. Killer antibiotic now 25,000× more potent—and resistant to drug resistance
Chemical changes give drug three killing methods plus a way to daze evolution. Document forgery in financial industry more common than you'd think, past employees say
Employees in Canada's financial industry are speaking out about falsifying documents, telling Go Public that potentially criminal acts — like forging and photocopying customer signatures, adding initials to blank documents and using Wite-Out to conceal in 'Very, very serious situation': In northern Labrador, it's getting harder to eat
New research points to a growing difficulty finding, and paying for, food in all five of Labrador's Inuit communities. Wood Buffalo mayoral candidate condemns 'racist attacks'Provincial Politics | 256 hits | 6:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Fort McMurray lawyer and mayoral candidate Don Scott is condemning what he calls a series of 'racist attacks' sent to him by mail and voicemail after he announced he was running for the mayor's chair.Pissed-off artist adds statue of urinating dog next to ‘Fearless Girl’
Gee whiz, artists are so sensitive!
City sculptor Alex Gardega — seething over the “Fearless Girl” statue being placed across from Wall Street’s...
Funny | 309 hits | 3:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Gee whiz, artists are so sensitive!
City sculptor Alex Gardega — seething over the “Fearless Girl” statue being placed across from Wall Street’s...Manuel Noriega dead aged 83
Manuel Noriega, the former military ruler of Panama who was ousted by a US invasion in 1989, has died aged 83.
Misc World | 305 hits | 2:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by martin14
Manuel Noriega, the former military ruler of Panama who was ousted by a US invasion in 1989, has died aged 83.Robert Bigelow 'absolutely convinced' of aliens on Earth
Robert Bigelow, whose Las Vegas-based company Bigelow Aerospace has built expandable space habitats with Nasa, was speaking in an interview with 60 minutes.
Strange | 334 hits | 1:22 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Robert Bigelow, whose Las Vegas-based company Bigelow Aerospace has built expandable space habitats with Nasa, was speaking in an interview with 60 minutes.Police Filmed Tiger Woods DUI Debacle
Following his arrest early Monday, the golf star was transported to a Florida police precinct where he was videotaped during a 12-minute sobriety test.
Sports | 142 hits | 12:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Following his arrest early Monday, the golf star was transported to a Florida police precinct where he was videotaped during a 12-minute sobriety test.Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot
Kathy Griffin wants Donald Trump's head ... but she wants it bloody and detached from his body.
Arts & Entertainment | 368 hits | 12:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Kathy Griffin wants Donald Trump's head ... but she wants it bloody and detached from his body.Melania Trump’s ‘revenge’ on designers who won’t dress her
The first lady’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican, Belgium and Sicily — wearing mostly Dolce & Gabbana — was a fashion tour de force.
Lifestyle | 289 hits | 12:41 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The first lady’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican, Belgium and Sicily — wearing mostly Dolce & Gabbana — was a fashion tour de force.NYC college student lied to cops, claiming racists abducted him in harrowing robbery
A Queens college student who told cops he was thrown into a van and robbed by three masked men yelling racial slurs made up the chilling attack, police said Saturday.
Law & Order | 271 hits | 11:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Queens college student who told cops he was thrown into a van and robbed by three masked men yelling racial slurs made up the chilling attack, police said Saturday. Medical journal calls for tighter rules on legal pot to protect young
Marijuana legalization will harm the health of youth unless major changes to the proposed law are made to protect their developing brains, a medical journal editorial says. B.C. Greens and NDP to hold joint news conferenceProvincial Politics | 371 hits | 1:37 PM on Monday | posted by Robair
After a weekend of negotiations, the B.C. Greens and the NDP have announced plans to hold a news conference at 2 pm Monday afternoon. The expectation is Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver will announce his party's three MLAs are ready to support the NDP.Strong winds, thunderstorms kill 11 in Moscow
Thunderstorms and strong winds buffet Moscow and its surrounding areas, killing 11 people and injuring dozens.
Thunderstorms and strong winds buffet Moscow and its surrounding areas, killing 11 people and injuring dozens.Bin Laden Song sparks calls for police helicopter
A police helicopter was sent to a property in Cambridge after a well-known song mocking the death of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was played during a garden party.
Strange | 215 hits | 8:24 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A police helicopter was sent to a property in Cambridge after a well-known song mocking the death of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was played during a garden party. Jewish Ryerson student 'felt targeted'Lifestyle | 393 hits | 8:22 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
All Ryerson social work grad Rebecca Katzman wanted was to do her third-year placement at one of two respected Toronto Jewish organizations with a track record of addressing social justice issues. Ontario Liberals to unveil sweeping labour reformsProvincial Politics | 400 hits | 8:01 AM on Monday | posted by Coach85
Premier Kathleen Wynne is set to announce measures including a higher minimum wage, more paid vacation time, greater employee protections and removal of barriers to unionization. A third of the nation's honeybee colonies died last year.Environmental | 370 hits | 6:00 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
America's beekeepers watched as a third of the country's honeybee colonies were lost over the last year, part of a decade-long die-off experts said may threaten our food supply.
The annual survey of roughly 5,000 beekeepers showed the 33% dip from Apri Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”Law & Order | 404 hits | 5:59 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A shadowy international mercenary and security firm known as TigerSwan targeted the movement opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline with military-style counterterrorism measures, collaborating closely with police in at least five states, according to inter This Dog Sits on Seven Editorial Boards
An associate editor for the Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, Olivia Doll, lists some very unusual research interests, such as “avian propinquity to canines in metropolitan suburbs” and “the benefits of abdominal massage for medium-si 'Most dangerous situation I've ever seen': B.C. hot springs closed over food-habituated bearsEnvironmental | 416 hits | 12:31 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Bears have grown accustomed to eating food discarded by people at a popular recreation spot northwest of Pemberton. Alberta woman kidnapped, held for 5 days in South Carolina trailerLaw & Order | 410 hits | 9:55 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Alberta woman was held against her will and sexually assaulted over the course of five days in a South Carolina trailer after being lured with the promise of a lucrative modelling gig. Lethbridge high school grads criticized for Cowboys and Indians costume partyLifestyle | 470 hits | 12:41 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Before venturing out into the world and becoming adults, students from Chinook High School in Lethbridge, Alta., had a party on the May long weekend with a Cowboys and Indians theme, touching off a social media stir. 'I was in shock:' experienced bear hunter jumped by bruin
An experienced hunter got the birthday surprise of his life while hunting for bear in northern Ontario, and he has the video evidence to prove it. Andrew Scheer wins Conservative leadershipPolitical | 477 hits | 5:48 PM on Saturday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, earning enough down-ballot support to overcome strong early numbers by rival Maxime Bernier.Southern rock legend Gregg Allman dies, age 69
Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment | 529 hits | 4:15 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday. Speculators target B.C. farmland after foreign buyer tax introduced for residencesBusiness | 147 hits | 3:39 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sales of farmland in B.C. surged and prices jumped immediately after the provincial government announced a foreign buyer tax on residential land in July 2016, a Postmedia investigation shows.Back to Canada News
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