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U.S. Republican Sen. Rand Paul coming to Canada for surgery
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul plans to undergo hernia surgery at a private hospital in Canada because of injuries he suffered when a neighbour tackled him while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home. People with extreme anti-science views know the least, but think they know the most: studyMisc World | 202 hits | 9:51 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
People often suffer from an 'illusion of knowledge,' write the authors of a new study that finds that people who hold them most extreme views about genetically modified foods know the least Father of DNA stripped of honorary titles after saying he still believes in link between race and intelligence
James Watson, renowned for his landmark co-discovery of the double-helix, is known for sometimes making remarks seen as sexist, homophobic or racistInvestigation of NOAA climate scientists finds bupkis
During his run as chair of the House Science Committee, recently retired Texas Congressman Lamar Smith made a habit of accusing US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists of manipulating data to exaggerate global warming. Smith did so a
During his run as chair of the House Science Committee, recently retired Texas Congressman Lamar Smith made a habit of accusing US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists of manipulating data to exaggerate global warming. Smith did so a 'Horrendous' bomb-defusing game for kids sold at Walmart offends some shoppers
A kids' bomb-defusing game sold in Canada at Walmart has offended some shoppers who find it inappropriate. In the U.S., Target has already stopped selling the item following complaints. UCP board member and former MLA quits party citing 'dictatorship'-like controlProvincial Politics | 180 hits | 5:26 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Former conservative MLA andamp; UCP board member Ian Donovan has resigned, citing the party's "dictatorship"-like control by leader Jason Kenney. The dark side of Canada's new food guide
Many Canadians don't have the time or the money to eat according to the Canada Food Guide's nutrition standards. But what if all Canadian schools offered at least one nutritious meal every day? It's an old idea with new urgency. Canadian air traffic controllers send pizzas to U.S. counterparts working without pay
Sometimes, solidarity has a soft crust and a layer of melted cheese.Women's rights in Saudi Arabia: 'I escaped to seek a better life'
Salwa, 24, tells the BBC that she ran away from her family in Saudi Arabia to seek a better life.
Misc World | 195 hits | 12:52 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Salwa, 24, tells the BBC that she ran away from her family in Saudi Arabia to seek a better life.Police in western Germany launch massive raids against criminal clans
More than 1,300 police officers were deployed in coordinated raids against family crime syndicates across northwestern Germany. The raids are focused on shisha bars, cafes and gambling venues.
Law & Order | 198 hits | 12:48 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
More than 1,300 police officers were deployed in coordinated raids against family crime syndicates across northwestern Germany. The raids are focused on shisha bars, cafes and gambling venues. Governments have made a mess of pot legalizationBusiness | 224 hits | 12:43 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Terrible dope shortages haunt the land. Illegal dealers push their shoddy wares on the unsuspecting. Oh, the horror! Etc.Once all the various levels of government have finished blaming one another for the stalled launch of legal cannabis, here’sWaste crisis looms as thousands of solar panels reach end of life
Thousands of ageing rooftop solar panels represent a toxic time-bomb and major economic waste unless Australia acts swiftly to keep them out of landfill, conservationists and recyclers say.
Environmental | 227 hits | 12:40 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of ageing rooftop solar panels represent a toxic time-bomb and major economic waste unless Australia acts swiftly to keep them out of landfill, conservationists and recyclers say. Sheriff Scott Israel dumped over Parkland shooting failuresUncle Sam | 212 hits | 8:38 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed Broward Sheriff Scott Israel from office Friday, saying the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School "might never have happened had Broward had better leadership in the sheriff’s department.” United Nations instructs Canada to suspend Site C dam construction over Indigenous rights violationsStrange | 246 hits | 2:38 AM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
LA's Battle for Venice Beach: Homeless Surge Puts Hollywood's Progressive Ideals to the Test
With swelling transient encampments abutting seven-figure homes, the beachside enclave has emerged as a flashpoint for the inequality shaping Los Angeles — and a real-world test case for the liberal ideology of the area’s showbiz residents.
Lifestyle | 255 hits | 1:25 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
With swelling transient encampments abutting seven-figure homes, the beachside enclave has emerged as a flashpoint for the inequality shaping Los Angeles — and a real-world test case for the liberal ideology of the area’s showbiz residents. Saudi teenage girl, 18, touches down in Toronto wearing CANADA hoodie after fleeing familyMisc CDN | 329 hits | 12:49 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, won support around the world this week as people learned how she had barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to resist being sent home to her family.Requests to bring in child brides OK’d; legal under US laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied f
Lifestyle | 239 hits | 10:09 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied f Canadians could now be charged with drunk driving — even if not drunk, lawyers warnLaw & Order | 224 hits | 9:39 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Under a tough new drunk driving law passed by Parliament, Canadians could now face criminal charges for driving with illegal amounts of alcohol in their system, even if they were stone cold sober while behind the wheel, according to criminal defence lawye 74-year-old Halifax taxi driver charged with sexual assault of female passengerLaw & Order | 210 hits | 11:22 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Halifax Regional Police say yet another taxi driver in the municipality has been charged with sexual assault. 'YOU'RE A LIAR': Indigenous people voice anger at Trudeau town hallPolitical | 210 hits | 11:20 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
KAMLOOPS, B.C.; Indigenous people voiced their anger and frustration with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday at a chaotic town hall in Kamloops, B.C., loudly interrupting him to condemn the arrests of protesters at a pipeline blockade. Canada's ties to Venezuela hanging by a thread as clash escalatesMisc CDN | 201 hits | 10:42 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada has declared Venezuela is now "fully entrenched in dictatorship" and says it will now recognize opposition figure Juan Guaido as the legitimate authority in the country. GAC officials expect retaliation and are preparing to have to evacuate diploma Scientists warn Earth's magnetic North Pole has begun moving erratically at speeds of 50km a yearScience | 232 hits | 10:34 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Researchers say the magnetic North Pole is 'skittering' away from Canada, towards Siberia. Millions more needed to tackle Canada’s refugee claims backlogMisc CDN | 163 hits | 10:29 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Documents obtained under access-to-information law show the Immigration and Refugee Board drafted costing estimates in November 2017 showing it would need $140 million annuallyPompeo, at site of Obama's address to Muslim world: 'Age of self-inflicted American shame is over'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday launched an astonishing rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the site of Obama’s famous Cairo speech -- declaring that “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”
Misc World | 169 hits | 10:17 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday launched an astonishing rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the site of Obama’s famous Cairo speech -- declaring that “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”Poland: Huawei exec, Polish security expert spied for China
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for China, authorities said Friday.
Business | 163 hits | 10:12 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for China, authorities said Friday. 'Horrendous' bomb-defusing game for kids sold at Walmart offends some shoppersLifestyle | 147 hits | 10:11 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A kids' bomb-defusing game sold in Canada at Walmart has offended some shoppers who find it inappropriate. In the U.S., Target has already stopped selling the item following complaints.Seattle TV editor fired after Trump video appears altered
A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on immigration that appears to be altered.
Arts & Entertainment | 149 hits | 10:08 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on immigration that appears to be altered.NEW R Kelly accuser claims she was 16 when singer raped her and says she knows he is a 'pedophile'
Danielle Williams told WGN 9 that she was only 16 back in 1998 when she was given Kelly’s business card by his manager while out to eat one night, and that she went to his studio where she was raped.
Arts & Entertainment | 142 hits | 10:02 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Danielle Williams told WGN 9 that she was only 16 back in 1998 when she was given Kelly’s business card by his manager while out to eat one night, and that she went to his studio where she was raped.Jayme Closs kidnap: Man in custody named as Jake Thomas Patterson
Jayme Closs, 13, was abducted from her home in Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, the same day the teenager's parents, James, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, were found shot dead inside.
Law & Order | 139 hits | 9:36 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jayme Closs, 13, was abducted from her home in Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, the same day the teenager's parents, James, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, were found shot dead inside. The world's oceans are warming faster than predictedEnvironmental | 155 hits | 12:52 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The world's oceans are rising in temperature faster than previously believed as they absorb most of the world's growing climate-changing emissions, scientists said Thursday. Deal reached between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and RCMP over road access for pipeline company
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs say an agreement has been reached with RCMP over the enforcement of an interim injunction order to allow pipeline workers into the nation's traditional territory. Trudeau questioned on pipelines, carbon tax, Indigenous rights in Regina town hall
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fielded questions on everything from pipelines to Indigenous rights to his favourite childhood toy Thursday evening before a lively Regina crowd.Clubbed who ploughed 4x4 into dancefloor convicted of attempted murder
Mohammed Abdul told doorstaff he would come back and 'kill you guys' as he was ejected from Blake's nightclub in Gravesend, Kent shortly before midnight on March 17, last year.
Law & Order | 219 hits | 3:32 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mohammed Abdul told doorstaff he would come back and 'kill you guys' as he was ejected from Blake's nightclub in Gravesend, Kent shortly before midnight on March 17, last year. Calgary man convicted in gang rape where girl forced to have sex for ride homeLaw & Order | 186 hits | 3:25 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Forcing a teenage Calgary girl to engage in sex with three men for a ride home on a cold winter’s night has landed a city man a sexual-assault conviction.Miss Algeria beauty queen Khadija Ben Hamou hits back at racist abuse
Slurs about Miss Algeria's skin colour, nose and lips were made by users on Facebook and Twitter.
Arts & Entertainment | 169 hits | 3:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Slurs about Miss Algeria's skin colour, nose and lips were made by users on Facebook and Twitter. Undocumented U.S. migrants may have chance of working in Canada, immigration lawyer saysPolitical | 178 hits | 1:46 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An immigration lawyer says she believes Canada may be trying to reward those who are legally trying to enter the country. CBC Radio<g><path d=Political | 194 hits | 1:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, says it's time for Ottawa to stop dragging its heels and repatriate its citizens who fought for ISIS and are now being held in Syria and Iraq. Canada can afford new fighters or new frigates — but not both at once: reportMilitary | 208 hits | 1:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The Trudeau government can't afford to buy ultra-modern warships and advanced warplanes at the same time within its current funding envelope, a new research paper argues.Ocasio-Cortez attacks fact-checkers for 'false equivalency,' 'bias'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at fact-checkers just days after taking office, accusing them of “false equivalency” and “bias” toward her in their columns examining her statements.
Uncle Sam | 198 hits | 12:39 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at fact-checkers just days after taking office, accusing them of “false equivalency” and “bias” toward her in their columns examining her statements. Semi-trailer driver pleads guilty in Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16
The man charged in a fatal Saskatchewan highway crash between a semi-trailer truck and the Humboldt Broncos team bus has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The slow death of the duct tape militaryMilitary | 265 hits | 10:31 PM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
LIVE UPDATES: Forensic officer testifies at former Halifax taxi driver's sexual assault trialLaw & Order | 221 hits | 11:17 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The high-profile re-trial of a former Halifax taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female passenger began Monday with testimony from a forensic police officer.Trump will make primetime address to the nation on Tuesday on border 'crisis'
President Donald Trump is heading back to the U.S.-Mexico border as he doubles down on his demand for a wall amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Uncle Sam | 222 hits | 10:56 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Donald Trump is heading back to the U.S.-Mexico border as he doubles down on his demand for a wall amid the ongoing government shutdown.Saudi teenager goes into hiding following Thailand’s promise not to deport her
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, ran away from her family while they were on a trip to Kuwait three days ago and had flown to Thailand in the hope of reaching Australia to seek asylum.
Misc World | 292 hits | 10:53 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, ran away from her family while they were on a trip to Kuwait three days ago and had flown to Thailand in the hope of reaching Australia to seek asylum. Canadians REACT To Justin Trudeau’s Performance As Prime Minister of Canada!Political | 301 hits | 5:32 PM on Sunday | posted by GreenTiger
What Justice Tulloch actually said about cardingLaw & Order | 270 hits | 12:03 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The widespread confusion over what Justice Michael Tulloch said about police carding in his report released last week demonstrates why police race-crime statistics should be available to everyone.Family of suspect who killed a salon worker over a $35 manicure pleads for her to turn herself in
Sharon Whipple, the mother of 21-year-old suspect Krystal Whipple, sitting alongside Krystal's grandmother, tearfully called on her to come forward in an interview with ABC News.
Law & Order | 240 hits | 11:58 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sharon Whipple, the mother of 21-year-old suspect Krystal Whipple, sitting alongside Krystal's grandmother, tearfully called on her to come forward in an interview with ABC News.TWO black suspects in the Walmart shooting death initially thought to be a race hate crime
Police now have two suspects in custody in connection with the murder of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes who was gunned down in a Texas Walmart parking lot a week ago.
Law & Order | 244 hits | 11:54 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police now have two suspects in custody in connection with the murder of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes who was gunned down in a Texas Walmart parking lot a week ago.Guardsman to resign in disgust after his picture was used in a controversial recruitment campaign
Guardsman Stephen McWhirter, 28, based at Wellington Barracks in London, expressed his fury on Facebook in a discussion with other troops dismayed about the £1.5 million campaign.
Military | 313 hits | 11:52 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Guardsman Stephen McWhirter, 28, based at Wellington Barracks in London, expressed his fury on Facebook in a discussion with other troops dismayed about the £1.5 million campaign.Back to Canada News
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