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Peter MacKay wishes Canada's Afghan troops had been better prepared
With Canada's mission in Afghanistan finally in the past, former defence minister Peter MacKay has acknowledged the government could have done more for its soldiers. Stanley Park lions statues vandalized, once again
Vancouver police are investigating and the park board is making repair plans after it was discovered that two of Stanley Park's iconic lions statues were vandalized — again.Vladimir Putin 'Wants to Regain Finland' Says Close Adviser
Russian President's ex-adviser makes bold claim about Putin's desire to regain Scandinavian nation.
Misc World | 240 hits | 3:58 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Russian President's ex-adviser makes bold claim about Putin's desire to regain Scandinavian nation.Graff Hallucination watch is most valuable timepiece in the world
The Graff Hallucination (pictured), designed by London jewellers Graff Diamonds, is a 110-carat watch coated in colourful rare diamonds.
Misc World | 136 hits | 3:56 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Graff Hallucination (pictured), designed by London jewellers Graff Diamonds, is a 110-carat watch coated in colourful rare diamonds.Parrot put on Prozac after being left in garage for three years for repeating name of owner's dead wife | Mail Online
Roy, a 26-year-old Congo African Grey, was driven to near-insanity and pecked off all his feathers while locked up in a dog cage with little food or water in the garage of a southern England home.
Strange | 160 hits | 3:54 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Roy, a 26-year-old Congo African Grey, was driven to near-insanity and pecked off all his feathers while locked up in a dog cage with little food or water in the garage of a southern England home.Matt Ridley—Climate Forecast: Muting the Alarm
In The Wall Street Journal, Matt Ridley writes that even while it exaggerates the amount of warming, the IPCC is becoming more cautious about its effects.
Environmental | 128 hits | 11:15 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In The Wall Street Journal, Matt Ridley writes that even while it exaggerates the amount of warming, the IPCC is becoming more cautious about its effects. Conservative budget bill loaded with unrelated measures, critics say
The federal government has unveiled a massive piece of budget legislation that critics say is chock full of things that have nothing to do with the budget. Read more and follow our live blog as CBC Parliamentary bureau reporters tweet details from the bil Brampton, Ont., courthouse shooting: Officer wounded, suspect deadLaw & Order | 126 hits | 10:43 AM on Friday | posted by Regina
World's shortest cat lives in Kitchener, Ont.
Guinness World Records has recognized a munchkin cat from Kitchener as the shortest living cat on the planet.Fatal self-defense shootings on rise in Detroit | The Detroit News
Criminals prowling for victims in Detroit are instead finding armed citizens willing to open fire. A northwest Detroit homeowner on Tuesday fatally shot two men he said were trying to break into his west-side house.
Law & Order | 126 hits | 9:10 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
Criminals prowling for victims in Detroit are instead finding armed citizens willing to open fire. A northwest Detroit homeowner on Tuesday fatally shot two men he said were trying to break into his west-side house. Saudi king's ex-wife begs Obama to help free her four starving daughtersMisc World | 159 hits | 7:46 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alanoud AlFayez, 57, appealed to Obama on Thursday as he prepares to visit Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah for just the second time.Georgia's new stand-your-ground law 'recipe for unnecessary killing': critics
Bill HS60 awaits signature from Governor Nathan Deal as state chiefs of police join anti-gun groups in opposition
Uncle Sam | 137 hits | 7:18 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
Bill HS60 awaits signature from Governor Nathan Deal as state chiefs of police join anti-gun groups in oppositionDomino's pizza outlets in New York agree payout for 'wage theft'
Six franchisees will pay $448,000 to hundreds of workers after attorney general's investigation found widespread violations
Business | 139 hits | 7:16 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
Six franchisees will pay $448,000 to hundreds of workers after attorney general's investigation found widespread violations Stephen Harper has harsh words for Putin on historic visit to UkraineMisc CDN | 118 hits | 9:33 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Visit by prime minister to Ukraine, the first by a G7 leader since crisis began, reveals his final transformation into the Hawk of Sussex Dr. Europe's dependency on Russian energy bolsters case for Canadian pipelines: BairdMisc CDN | 100 hits | 9:31 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In light of the crisis in Ukraine’s Crimea region, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says European nations’ dependency on Russian energy imports is another reason why Canada needs to move ahead with construction of oil and gas pipelines. Winnipeg pet shop with frozen pipes reported for animal abuseMisc CDN | 128 hits | 4:53 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Transcona pet store that went 32 days without running water now faces animal abuse allegations and will close March 31, its owner said on Facebook.New UN Climate Report Casts Doubt on Earlier Extinction Predictions
In 2007, the IPCC predicted that rising global temperatures would kill off many species. But in its new report, part of which will be presented next Monday, the UN climate change body backtracks. There is a shortage of evidence, a draft version claims.
Environmental | 105 hits | 4:49 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In 2007, the IPCC predicted that rising global temperatures would kill off many species. But in its new report, part of which will be presented next Monday, the UN climate change body backtracks. There is a shortage of evidence, a draft version claims. 900 Villages families jolted by huge electric bills | Windsor StarEnvironmental | 136 hits | 4:43 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Fargo Man Arrested For Clearing Snow With Flamethrower | FM Observer Fargo Moorhead News and Entertainment
Fargo, ND - Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for "reckless endangerment" and "illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry" for attacking snow
Strange | 214 hits | 4:28 PM on Thursday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Fargo, ND - Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for "reckless endangerment" and "illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry" for attacking snowDoes the Koran allow wife-beating' Not if Muslims don't want it to
Adherents must hold themselves responsible for interpreting the Koran’s modern conundrums
Religion | 139 hits | 2:56 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Adherents must hold themselves responsible for interpreting the Koran’s modern conundrums Olivia Chow tops in Star debate surveyPolitical | 126 hits | 12:24 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Toronto Star readers have spoken, choosing Olivia Chow as Wednesday’s mayoral debate winner. Twitter doesn’t seem so sure.Leland Yee Crusaded For Gun Control Before Indictment On Gun Charges
Before he was arrested and indicted on numerous federal charges Wednesday, including allegations of gun running, State Sen. Leland Yee was a major advocate for gun control and pushed to ban a device called a “bullet button.”
Law & Order | 108 hits | 12:14 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Before he was arrested and indicted on numerous federal charges Wednesday, including allegations of gun running, State Sen. Leland Yee was a major advocate for gun control and pushed to ban a device called a “bullet button.”Minnesota teen wins settlement after school takes Facebook password | Fox News
Lifestyle | 115 hits | 11:44 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Feminist comedian: I want to castrate every conservative Christian male
On Tuesday, Laura Levites, the liberal comedian who recently said she wanted to "rip out" Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodger's uterus, proved yet again that liberalism
Lifestyle | 184 hits | 11:38 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
On Tuesday, Laura Levites, the liberal comedian who recently said she wanted to "rip out" Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodger's uterus, proved yet again that liberalismJapan loses appetite for whaling industry as meat sales decline
The greatest threat to Japan's whaling industry may not be the environmentalists harassing its ships or the countries demanding its abolishment, but Japanese consumers. They've lost their appetite.
Environmental | 100 hits | 11:31 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The greatest threat to Japan's whaling industry may not be the environmentalists harassing its ships or the countries demanding its abolishment, but Japanese consumers. They've lost their appetite. Gender doesn't belong on birth certificateLifestyle | 112 hits | 11:24 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Saskatoon mom has filed a human rights complaint over the province's requirement for sex to be listed on birth certificates.Outspoken Israel critic set to replace Falk as UN monitor | The Times of Israel
American academic sidelined, as Arab pressure reportedly gives high-level Palestinian rights post to Indonesian envoy
Misc World | 83 hits | 11:23 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
American academic sidelined, as Arab pressure reportedly gives high-level Palestinian rights post to Indonesian envoy New gas plant allegations involve Dalton McGuinty aideProvincial Politics | 121 hits | 11:20 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty's ex chief of staff is accused of giving a third party access to computers in the premier's office, which resulted in sensitive information about the cancellation of gas plants being removed from hard drives.Pressure on Cameron to expel jobless EU migrants
Some Conservatives want draft proposals from a German government panel over the removal of migrants to be adopted by Britain
Misc World | 90 hits | 11:17 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Some Conservatives want draft proposals from a German government panel over the removal of migrants to be adopted by Britain Tories defend use of Kijiji data in face of opposition ridicule
Employment Minister defends decision to use website’s data to support claims of growing skills shortage, saying site is ‘the new classified ads’ Inuit go hungry more than any other indigenous group: report
A new study released Thursday highlights the fact that people in Nunavut have the highest food insecurity rate for any indigenous population in a developed country at 68 per cent.Monster 15-inch rat terrorises Swedish family after chewing through CONCRETE wall
The Bengtsson-Korsås family first noticed something was wrong when their cat refused to enter the kitchen in their flat in Solna, north-west Stockholm.
Strange | 225 hits | 10:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Bengtsson-Korsås family first noticed something was wrong when their cat refused to enter the kitchen in their flat in Solna, north-west Stockholm.Upsee harness, invention by mum of disabled son helps physically impaired children walk
A mother's invention that gave her wheelchair-bound son the chance to walk has been launched onto the worldwide market.
Business | 115 hits | 9:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A mother's invention that gave her wheelchair-bound son the chance to walk has been launched onto the worldwide market. Rob Ford wins the debate — and his opponents handed it to him | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto SunPolitical | 146 hits | 7:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A counterpuncher almost always wins. So Rob Ford won.
Whatever you think of him, his politics, his personal habits, his taste in ties, he won. TKO. Count to eight. How many fingers ya see, chumps? Vancouver tattoo parlour attack caught on camera, suspect releasedLaw & Order | 115 hits | 5:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A man charged in a vicious assault on the 50 year old, female owner of a Vancouver tattoo parlour is back on the streets, despite being wanted in connection with a series of other recent crimes. MP Steven Fletcher to introduce 2 bills on assisted suicideLaw & Order | 101 hits | 1:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Former Conservative cabinet minister Stephen Fletcher says he plans to introduce two private member's bills that would allow assisted suicide in some cases. CSIS tracking 80 Canadians after going abroad for ‘terrorist purposes’Misc CDN | 126 hits | 12:24 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Intelligence officials are aware of about 80 Canadians who have returned home after going overseas for “terrorist purposes,” according to speaking notes prepared for the director of the nation’s spy agency. Illegal tax shelter scam results in 6 arrests in Toronto
The RCMP has arrested six people in Toronto in a financial scam involving an illegal tax shelter that defrauded individual Canadians and Revenue Canada of millions of dollars.Fracking must start by end of year, says David Cameron
David Cameron has said the crisis in Ukraine was a 'wake up call' for Europe over it's reliance on Russian energy, and has vowed to make Britain more self-sufficient.
Business | 96 hits | 11:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
David Cameron has said the crisis in Ukraine was a 'wake up call' for Europe over it's reliance on Russian energy, and has vowed to make Britain more self-sufficient.Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Guilty of Conspiring to Kill Americans
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring to kill Americans and of providing material support to terrorists.
Law & Order | 88 hits | 11:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring to kill Americans and of providing material support to terrorists.Anti-hate group blamed for inspiring Family Research Council gun attack dumped by FBI
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has labeled several Washington, D.C.-based family organizations as hate groups for favoring traditional marriage, has been dumped as a resource on the FBI's Hate Crime Web page, a significant rejection of the influen
Law & Order | 86 hits | 11:49 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has labeled several Washington, D.C.-based family organizations as hate groups for favoring traditional marriage, has been dumped as a resource on the FBI's Hate Crime Web page, a significant rejection of the influenUkrainian Hipsters Say No to Sex with Russians
With Russian forces in firm control of the Crimean peninsula, a group of Ukrainian women are fighting back under a simple, attention-grabbing slogan: "Don't give it to a Russian." The campaign -- the goal of which is exactly what it sounds like: denying R
Lifestyle | 97 hits | 11:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
With Russian forces in firm control of the Crimean peninsula, a group of Ukrainian women are fighting back under a simple, attention-grabbing slogan: "Don't give it to a Russian." The campaign -- the goal of which is exactly what it sounds like: denying RUkraine's secret unit of spy DOLPHINS have defected to Russia
The Ukraine Army's dolphins, trained to hunt for mines, plant bombs on hostile ships and attack enemy divers, will be transferred to the Russian Navy.
Military | 203 hits | 11:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Ukraine Army's dolphins, trained to hunt for mines, plant bombs on hostile ships and attack enemy divers, will be transferred to the Russian Navy. North Korea: Students required to get Kim Jong-un haircut
Male university students in North Korea must get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, reports say. The state-sanctioned guideline was introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago, Radio Free Asia reports. It is now being rolled out acr Budget watchdog says Harper government wrong on labour, skill shortages in Canada
Ottawa has used skills mismatch to justify foreign temporary workers program, stricter employment insurance eligibility rules and the Canada Jobs Grant program. Canada’s budget watchdog says there’s little evidence of serious labour shortages or a skills Halifax’s free-money folk hero lands in psychiatric ward after handing out money to strangers
The sums were large: $100, $50 bills, an assortment of silver coins. The recipients were picked seemingly at random. But his daughter insists he is not mentally ill BlackBerry Ltd’s Secure Work Space enterprise software gets U.S. government clearance
BlackBerry Ltd said it received security clearance for U.S. government employees to use its enterprise software on their Android and Apple Inc smartphones and tablets. BlackBerry’s Secure Work Space software fences off corporate email, calendar, contacts, Voter intimidation allegations surface in Kahnawake
Mohawks in Kahnawake considering voting in the coming provincial election — possibly for the first time in their lives — are being met with resistance, and even intimidation, from their community. 2 CNN reporters arrested while trying to break into World Trade CenterLaw & Order | 106 hits | 8:04 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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