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U.S., Canadian Coast Guard crews start icebreaking on Great Lakes
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have begun icebreaking operations to keep shipping lanes open in the Great Lakes. Coyote hunt with cash prizes draws controversy, threats in Alberta
The main organizer behind a tournament to see who can kill the most Alberta coyotes in one day says he has been receiving death threats.Minivan stuck under tractor-trailer dragged 25 km during storm
A couple called 911 during a storm and described how they were trapped in their minivan as it was dragged more than 25 kilometres along Interstate 75 in northern Michigan after it became lodged beneath the rear of a tractor-trailer.
Misc World | 101 hits | 7:55 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A couple called 911 during a storm and described how they were trapped in their minivan as it was dragged more than 25 kilometres along Interstate 75 in northern Michigan after it became lodged beneath the rear of a tractor-trailer. J.P. Parisé, known for Summit Series meltdown, dies at 73
Jean-Paul (J.P.) Parisé, a longtime NHL forward known for nearly striking an official while playing for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 73. Newborn orca J50 is a girl, researchers confirmEnvironmental | 95 hits | 7:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A newborn orca spotted last week near Vancouver Island is a girl, raising hopes for the endangered southern resident population. Hockey dad sentenced for threatening 9-year-old playerLaw & Order | 102 hits | 7:48 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A Burnaby, B.C., hockey dad was given a 12-month conditional discharge for threatening a player on his son's hockey team. Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assaultMisc World | 112 hits | 12:39 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Bodies lay strewn on the streets of a key north-eastern Nigerian town following on-going raids by militant Islamists, officials tells the BBC. CES 2015: Canadian tech firms on the pros and cons of the big show
It takes a lot to stand out at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which is why a lot of Canadian companies go once and don't return. But some that do come back end up hitting it big. Olympic gold medallist Shannon Szabados playing pro in southern U.S. leagueSports | 129 hits | 8:19 AM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
Hockey’s Southern Belle says there’s one especially great thing about being a girl goalie playing professional
hockey down here. In the Southern Professional Hockey League, Shannon Szabados says she has the best dressing rooms of any goaltender in the w Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers to be named Canada’s ambassador to Ireland
The man hailed as a hero for stopping an attack on Parliament Hill will be named the Canadian ambassador to Ireland. The Canadian Press has learned the appointment will be announced later Thursday. Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers is credited with killing aNew Paris shooting as French police hunt magazine attack suspects
Law & Order | 154 hits | 4:29 AM on Thursday | posted by GreenTiger
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Tofino, B.C., rattles houses
Vancouver Island residents reported houses rattling after an earthquake struck shortly after 6 p.m. PT Wednesday.'97% Of Climate Scientists Agree' Is 100% Wrong
Think about how many times you hear that 97 percent or some similar figure thrown around. It’s based on crude manipulation propagated by people whose ideological agenda it serves. It is a license to intimidate.
Environmental | 229 hits | 12:15 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Think about how many times you hear that 97 percent or some similar figure thrown around. It’s based on crude manipulation propagated by people whose ideological agenda it serves. It is a license to intimidate. Netflix geoblocking in Canada 'a game of whack-a-mole'Tech | 158 hits | 8:38 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
If you're among the estimated 1.92 million Canadians who may be illegally streaming TV shows meant solely for the U.S. Netflix market, rest easy. For the most part, your stealth viewing tactics should allow you to stream on, experts say. Dwight Blackwood's son's stolen ashes found in parkMisc CDN | 115 hits | 8:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A St. John's man says strangers found an urn containing some of his son's ashes in a St. John's park Wednesday evening. The urn had been stored in a safe that was stolen from the man's home during a break-in last week. Interest rate hike: Why the Bank of Canada may hold offEconomics | 104 hits | 8:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Analysts have predicted this will be the year that the Bank of Canada raises its benchmark interest rate. And it could very well be the year it does. Unless of course, it doesn't. Roberto Luongo says Heritage Classic snub led to Vancouver exit
Roberto Luongo says if things had played out differently at last season's Heritage Classic he might still be a member of the Vancouver Canucks. Canada pledges to accept 13,000 more refugees from Syria and IraqMisc CDN | 123 hits | 4:15 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It’s a huge promised increase in the number of Syrians – one that meets 10 per cent of the latest United Nations Refugee Agency appeal for nations to welcome refugees from the crisis in that country Has Curiosity Found Fossilized Life on Mars' : Discovery News
There are compelling structures in a slab of sedimentary Mars rock, but their discovery alone won't prove there was ancient life on Mars. Antibiotic discovery could relieve growing bacterial resistance
The discovery of a new antibiotic capable of killing some disease-causing bacteria is raising hopes for scientists struggling to overcome growing antibiotic resistance. Hotel Wi-Fi exposes woman's passport, credit card numbers
A woman who received an anonymous warning after logging onto a Winnipeg hotel's Wi-Fi is afraid she may be a victim of identity theft. First Air the only airline in the world with black box data streaming
Technology that could have solved the mystery of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is currently used by only one airline in the world: First Air, which flies in the Canadian Arctic. New Zealand skydivers jump to safety before plane crashesMisc World | 129 hits | 8:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
All 13 people aboard a New Zealand skydiving plane that suffered an apparent engine failure Wednesday managed to leap out in parachutes moments before the plane plunged into a lake, authorities said.Boston time capsule contains newspapers, coins, medal depicting George Washington
Early residents of Boston valued a robust press as much as their history and currency if the contents of a time capsule dating back to the years just after the Revolutionary War are any guide.
Early residents of Boston valued a robust press as much as their history and currency if the contents of a time capsule dating back to the years just after the Revolutionary War are any guide.Shooting reported at Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo
Casualties reported at newspaper that published satirical cartoons of
Mohammed, with reports of seven dead
Misc World | 209 hits | 3:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14
Casualties reported at newspaper that published satirical cartoons of
Mohammed, with reports of seven dead Canada, Saudi oil set for showdownBusiness | 199 hits | 12:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As a test of wills between OPEC nations and U.S. shale drillers fuels a global oil market slump, a brewing battle between Canadian and Saudi Arabia heavy crudes for America's Gulf Coast refinery market threatens to drive prices even lower. RCAF to test rapid rescue response time along East Coast
The air force is planning to test an expanded, more flexible response time for search and rescue along the East Coast in the coming year, even as long-delayed plans for new aircraft remain in a holding pattern.Texas military hospital shooting suspect sought
The U.S. Army is searching for a suspect after an "active shooter" was reported at a Texas military hospital.
Law & Order | 140 hits | 5:28 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
The U.S. Army is searching for a suspect after an "active shooter" was reported at a Texas military hospital.New questions raised about U.S.-Saudi relationship
Barack Obama keeps throwing sanctions at countries for human rights violations, but Washington looks the other way when it comes to Saudi Arabia, Neil Macdonald points out. What's that all about?
Misc World | 287 hits | 10:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Barack Obama keeps throwing sanctions at countries for human rights violations, but Washington looks the other way when it comes to Saudi Arabia, Neil Macdonald points out. What's that all about? Bernard Jordan, WW II veteran dubbed the 'Great Escaper,' dies at 90
Bernard Jordan has died at the age of 90. He garnered worldwide attention last year for leaving his long-term care home on a clandestine bus trip to France for D-Day Commemorations.£30bn wiped off Britain's top firms: Stock markets tumble across the globe
The FTSE 100 index fell 130.64 points or 2 per cent to 6417.16 in London, reducing the value of UK blue-chip firms by £33.2billion in a blow to millions of savers.
Business | 118 hits | 10:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The FTSE 100 index fell 130.64 points or 2 per cent to 6417.16 in London, reducing the value of UK blue-chip firms by £33.2billion in a blow to millions of savers. Landslide creates new lake in Yukon's Kluane National ParkEnvironmental | 133 hits | 9:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
A new lake discovered in Kluane National Park last year was created by a landslide that blocked Vulcan Creek. It was likely triggered by seismic activity, experts believe.
Liftoff Aborted: SpaceX Attempt at Historic Landing Delayed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX had to scrub Tuesday's attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station and make a historic rocket landing in the process.NYC police search for suspects after 2 more officers shot
Two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx were shot and wounded Monday night, and a manhunt was underway for at least two suspects, authorities said.
Law & Order | 111 hits | 7:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx were shot and wounded Monday night, and a manhunt was underway for at least two suspects, authorities said. Why a Canadian Anti-Piracy Firm May Need to Send Itself Copyright Infringement Notices
Canipre, a Montreal-based intellectual property enforcement firm, yesterday issued a press release announcing an infringement monitoring program designed to take advantage of the new copyright notice-and-notice system. The release notes that the service d New Study Casts Serious Doubt On The Concept Of 'Healthy Obesity'
There’s been this idea in the last several years that it’s OK to be obese as long as you’re otherwise healthy. Some studies, including even this one earlier in the week, have suggested that for certain people, obesity may not be such an important issue in Randy Carlyle fired by Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Randy Carlyle and will hold a news conference at 10:15 a.m. ET. The cost (and benefits) of cuddling West Coast style
A professional cuddling service based in Vancouver is hoping to find a few good huggers in the Edmonton area. Tobogganing under threat in U.S. and CanadaLifestyle | 212 hits | 12:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It’s been a beloved winter pastime for untold generations of children, but tobogganing is coming under threat in cities across the U.S. and Canada.Train, school bus collision in North Dakota, kills 2, injures 12
A school bus failed to yield to railroad crossing and stop signs and collided with an empty freight train Monday in North Dakota, killing the bus driver and a 17-year-old student and injuring 12 other people, the Highway Patrol said.
Misc World | 117 hits | 8:46 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A school bus failed to yield to railroad crossing and stop signs and collided with an empty freight train Monday in North Dakota, killing the bus driver and a 17-year-old student and injuring 12 other people, the Highway Patrol said.Florida dad asks sheriff to supervise his daughter's spanking
A Florida dad wants to spank his young daughter as a form of discipline. But, she challenges him -- claiming it's illegal for him to do so.
Law & Order | 113 hits | 8:16 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A Florida dad wants to spank his young daughter as a form of discipline. But, she challenges him -- claiming it's illegal for him to do so. Canada beats Russia for gold, ends WJC drought
Canada has won its first World Junior Championship gold medal in six years with a 5-4 win against Russia. Canada held a 5-1 lead before Ivan Barbashev, Toddler tossed in Winnipeg recycling bin was abandoned by uncle, mom saysLaw & Order | 163 hits | 6:31 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A 22-month-old girl found barely dressed and crying inside a Winnipeg recycling bin last week was allegedly tossed there by her own uncle, the child’s mother said. 21 people sent to hospital in Jasper after Greyhound bus drives off road
Greyhound Canada says 21 people were sent to hospital in Jasper, Alta., with mostly minor injuries after one of its buses drove off of a highway near the mountain resort community. Cornwall family ordered by city to dismantle neighbourhood ice rinkMisc CDN | 144 hits | 4:40 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
City of Cornwall tells a family to dismantle the ice hockey rink built on their front lawn.Archaeologists find possible site of Jesus’s trial in Jerusalem
The excavation of a jail in Jerusalem yielded signs of a palace where Jesus may have gone before Pontius Pilate.
Religion | 108 hits | 4:08 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The excavation of a jail in Jerusalem yielded signs of a palace where Jesus may have gone before Pontius Pilate.Health Care Fixes Backed by Harvard’s Experts Now Roil Its Faculty
For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in
Health | 94 hits | 4:06 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are inBritish farmer forced to turn half his murderous herd of Nazi cows into sausages
Hitler’s drive to produce the perfect Aryan race was not confined to people – it also extended to a specially bred herd of Nazi-engineered cows, which have turned out to be so aggressive that a UK farmer has been forced to turn half of them into sausages.
Funny | 216 hits | 3:59 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hitler’s drive to produce the perfect Aryan race was not confined to people – it also extended to a specially bred herd of Nazi-engineered cows, which have turned out to be so aggressive that a UK farmer has been forced to turn half of them into sausages. Slovakia upsets Sweden to win bronze medal at world juniors
Captain Martin Reway set up three goals, including Pavol Skalicky's winner early in the third period, as Slovakia capped a remarkable tournament by upsetting Sweden 4-2 on Monday to win bronze at the world junior hockey championship.Back to Canada News
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