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New consumer-friendly wireless rules coming in OntarioBusiness | 95 hits | 6:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Ontario will soon join three other provinces with new rules for wireless contracts that the governing Liberals say will end the “horror stories” consumers report after opening their cellphone bills. MDA To Provide AeroVironment's Raven UAV To Canada's Department of National Defence | Ottawa Citizen Mystery barges on U.S. coasts might be Google data centresBusiness | 149 hits | 2:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
Three barges that showed up on the east and west coasts of the U.S. this week are fuelling intense speculation, with some convinced they are floating Google data centres and others suggesting they're an elaborate gimmick to sell Google Glass eyewear. Alcoa Threatens to Cut Aluminum Production as Contract EndsBusiness | 102 hits | 12:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
Magnum unveils track-focused MK5 | Driving
Magnum Cars pulled the wraps off the suspicously Batmobile-like MK5 supercar. New, made-in-Canada supercar is a Batmobile track toy that's also street legal U.S. Steel permanently closes Hamilton blast furnace and steelmaking
U.S. Steel will permanently close its idle iron and steel-making operations in Hamilton by the end of the year, resulting in the loss of 47 non-union jobs.More of pirate Blackbeard's cannons raised from wreck
Archeologists have recovered five more cannons from the wreck Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Archeologists have recovered five more cannons from the wreck Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. How Did It Get to Be 'OK' for People to Be Late for Everything? | Greg Savage
Why do people, invited for a dinner party at 7:30, think it's cool to arrive at 8:30? It's rude. It's inconsiderate. And it's selfish. Injured troops booted from military before qualifying for pension
OTTAWA - Gravely injured troops are being booted from the military before they qualify for a pension... - Canada - Winnipeg Free Press. Health spending expected to reach $211B in 2013
The growth of health care spending in Canada slowed to its lowest rate in nearly 15 years, according to a new report. Total health spending is expected to rise by 2.6 per cent this year, less than half the average growth of seven per cent per year between 'Fake weed' CEO arrested again in $2-million drug raidLaw & Order | 109 hits | 7:13 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The chief executive of a synthetic marijuana company whose product was being sold in Hamilton is in trouble with the law again after a $2-million drug bust. Deadly Tennessee plane crash undiscovered for 6 hours at busy airport
A plane crashed in Tennessee, and no one noticed for six hours, officials said. The single-engine Cessna slammed down at Nashville International Airport about 3 a.m., killing the pilot. The wreckage burned to charcoal gray beside one of the airport’s four Motorola's modular smartphone, Project Ara, unveiled
A smartphone that can be completely customized – with different displays, keyboards or measurement gadgets – may soon be available from Google-owned Motorola.Mini space shuttle Dream Chaser skids off runway in test
A new, smaller version of NASA's space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing.
A new, smaller version of NASA's space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing. Ottawa Tory organizer Daniel Dickin blasts ‘extreme' veterans' advocacy group
Veterans say Dickin and other government officials have undertaken a smear campaign against those like Blais who criticize the Conservative government for failing to meet the needs of former soldiers. Toronto Problem: Video of subway rider blocking doorway goes viral | Daily BrewStrange | 275 hits | 2:10 PM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656
From the blog Daily Brew: An unruly subway passenger acting in an intentionally obtuse manner, possibly drunk and probably a bit dangerous? Thanks to a new video going viral online, that can forever be known as a "Toronto Problem." A video posted on Faceb Poor tax office security leads to improper info disclosure: privacy watchdogLaw & Order | 101 hits | 8:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The privacy watchdog says weak security practices at the federal tax office led to thousands of files being inappropriately accessed for years without detection. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has more than a dozen recommendations — including bettSriracha hot sauce maker sued for plant's powerful chili odour
The maker of Sriracha hot sauce is under fire for allegedly fouling the air around its Southern California factory. The city of Irwindale filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday asking a judge to stop production at the Huy Fong Foods factory,
The maker of Sriracha hot sauce is under fire for allegedly fouling the air around its Southern California factory. The city of Irwindale filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday asking a judge to stop production at the Huy Fong Foods factory, Great white shark tracked to waters off Newfoundland
Researchers are tracking the movements of a great white shark that has made its way to Placentia Bay, in southern Newfoundland.The UN is forming an international asteroid defense team
Inspired by the meteor that took everyone by surprise when it exploded over Russia and informed by the recommendations of astronauts, the U.N.’s General Assembly approved plans to set up an international body to protect Earth from wayward space rocks.
Inspired by the meteor that took everyone by surprise when it exploded over Russia and informed by the recommendations of astronauts, the U.N.’s General Assembly approved plans to set up an international body to protect Earth from wayward space rocks. No charges in fatal Vancouver police shooting caught on cellphone video, special prosecutor rules | CTV NewsLaw & Order | 103 hits | 7:09 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A Vancouver police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting that was captured on a cellphone video won't face charges because he could reasonably argue self-defence, a special prosecutor announced Monday. Sears Canada to close flagship store, 4 others
Sears Canada is closing five of its department stores, including its flagship location in Toronto's Eaton Centre as part of a $400-million deal. Asian carp have reproduced in Great Lakes watershedEnvironmental | 125 hits | 6:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Scientists said Monday they have documented for the first time that an Asian carp species has successfully reproduced within the Great Lakes watershed, an ominous development in the struggle to slam the door on the hungry invaders that could threaten nati Thunder Bay divers discover historic wreck
Two shipwreck hunters from Thunder Bay have discovered the wreck of the first ship to be registered in Canada. Sen. Mike Duffy says Tories arranged second, $13,000 cheque to cover his legal fees | CTV News
"The PMO had the Conservative Party's lawyer, Arthur Hamilton, pay my legal fees," Duffy said in an impassioned speech. Toronto constable describes charging fellow police officerLaw & Order | 151 hits | 7:30 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Cancellation of Afrobeat band Shokazoba at Hampshire College's Hampshire Halloween creates controversy | masslive.com
Arts & Entertainment | 134 hits | 2:15 PM on Monday | posted by Zipperfish
Canadian researchers use honey bees to deliver pesticides | Geekquinox
Although honey bees have been suffering quite a bit lately due to our use of pesticides, according to Canadian researchers, it turns out that bees may actually offer us the most effective way of delivering pesticides to crops to do … Continue reading U Pipeline safety incident rate doubled in past decadeEnvironmental | 130 hits | 12:22 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Pipelines regulated by the federal government — which include some of the longest lines in the country — have experienced a swell in the number of safety-related incidents over the past decade, documents obtained by CBC News suggest. Senate puts off talk of compromise on Duffy, Wallin, Brazeau
CBC News has learned there will be no decision Monday on a change to the motions to suspend Senators Patrick Brazeau, Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin without pay over their expense claims.Report: US monitored 60 million calls in Spain
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies.
Law & Order | 84 hits | 12:16 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. Anthony Bourdain defends seal hunt, slams Canadian seafood boycott
A well-known TV chef and author says boycotting the Canadian seafood in order to protect seals is a ridiculous idea. "I'm all for protecting seals, but a total ban dooms the indigenous people above the Arctic Circle to death or relocation."Pakistan Gang on Stabbing Rampage Attacks 30 Women For 'Shopping After Sunset'
Police offer £2,000 reward for man who has stabbed at least 25 women in the last month.
Misc World | 147 hits | 11:03 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police offer £2,000 reward for man who has stabbed at least 25 women in the last month.The Barack Obama big spender myth
A recurring theme in American politics right now is that Obama's wild, uncontrolled spending is dragging a once prosperous nation into a future of indentured servitude. The reality, Neil Macdonald writes, is much different.
A recurring theme in American politics right now is that Obama's wild, uncontrolled spending is dragging a once prosperous nation into a future of indentured servitude. The reality, Neil Macdonald writes, is much different. Nunavut election day on Monday
The people of Nunavut will go to the polls on Monday for just the fourth time in the territory's history, to elect the 22 people who will be their next Members of the Legislative Assembly.Lou Reed dead at 71
Lou Reed, the punk poet of rock 'n' roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, has died at age 71.
Arts & Entertainment | 77 hits | 4:59 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Lou Reed, the punk poet of rock 'n' roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, has died at age 71.Marcia Wallace, Edna Krabappel of The Simpsons, dead at 70
Marcia Wallace, the voice of scoffing schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on 'The Simpsons, whose wise-cracking characters on The Bob Newhart Show and other prime-time hits endeared her to generations of TV viewers, has died.
Arts & Entertainment | 131 hits | 4:56 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Marcia Wallace, the voice of scoffing schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on 'The Simpsons, whose wise-cracking characters on The Bob Newhart Show and other prime-time hits endeared her to generations of TV viewers, has died. Thousands march in Montreal for values charterLaw & Order | 114 hits | 9:38 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of supporters of the proposed charter of Quebec values took to the streets of downtown Montreal in a demonstration organized by “Les Janettes,” a group founded in mid-October by the influential author, radio and TV personality, Janette Bertrand. Cop fired in mentally ill man's shootingLaw & Order | 124 hits | 6:51 AM on Sunday | posted by shockedcanadian
Cop fired in mentally ill man's shootingLaw & Order | 113 hits | 6:51 AM on Sunday | posted by shockedcanadian
Man involved in GP home invasion killed in prisonLaw & Order | 134 hits | 6:18 AM on Sunday | posted by QBC
Sarah Palin taunts Piers Morgan with picture of bear she shot dead
Sarah Palin found a novel way to turn down an interview request from Piers Morgan, posting a picture on Facebook of a bear she shot and saying she was busy.
Arts & Entertainment | 235 hits | 9:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sarah Palin found a novel way to turn down an interview request from Piers Morgan, posting a picture on Facebook of a bear she shot and saying she was busy. Patrick Brazeau says he was offered 'backroom deal'
In a dramatic moment during a Senate debate over his suspension without pay, Senator Patrick Brazeau said he was offered what he called a "backroom deal" by the government leader of the Senate Friday morning. Researchers alarmed by 'puzzling' changes in resident orcasEnvironmental | 193 hits | 8:30 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Vancouver Aquarium researcher is sounding the alarm over what he calls "puzzling" changes observed in the killer whale pods that live off the southern British Columbia coast.Back to Canada News
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