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Huge, rare fish washes ashore in Southern CaliforniaEnvironmental | 271 hits | 7:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A huge, disk-shaped sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to live in the Southern Hemisphere. Whooping cough outbreak declared at Moncton High School
There are five diagnosed cases at the school, but a health officer suspects there are others that have not been diagnosed. Scientists brew up cannabinoids using genetically-modified beer yeast
Researchers from University of California, Berkeley, say they have produced low-cost and high-quality cannabinoids out of brewer’s yeast which could aid in more research into medical uses of cannabis. Facebook pressured Canada to ease up on data rules, U.K. reports say
Facebook promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company's non-Canadian data. Searches to resume after tornado kills 23 in Alabama
Authorities plan to resume an intense ground search Monday amid devastation from a deadly tornado that killed at least 23 people in southeast Alabama. China accuses detained Canadians of spying, days after Huawei extradition hearing approvedMisc World | 123 hits | 6:02 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
SpaceX capsule with dummy aboard docks at space station
SpaceX's new crew capsule has arrived at the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule, containing equipment and a dummy nicknamed Ripley, was developed under contract to NASA, which hopes to start flying U.S. astronauts this summer, ending the agenGas-guzzling car rides expose AOC’s hypocrisy amid Green New Deal pledge
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to save the planet with her Green New Deal, but she keeps tripping over her own giant carbon footprint.
Uncle Sam | 164 hits | 9:35 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to save the planet with her Green New Deal, but she keeps tripping over her own giant carbon footprint.At least 14 dead as storms, possible tornados hit U.S. southeast
A sheriff confirmed at least 14 people were killed by a possible tornado in Alabama on Sunday as severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and left a trial of destruction in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
A sheriff confirmed at least 14 people were killed by a possible tornado in Alabama on Sunday as severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and left a trial of destruction in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.Google refuses to remove Saudi government app that lets men control women
The tech giant says that Absher will remain available on Google Play despite the fact that it stops women fleeing from Saudi Arabia by sending alerts to men when a passport is used.
Misc World | 247 hits | 12:58 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The tech giant says that Absher will remain available on Google Play despite the fact that it stops women fleeing from Saudi Arabia by sending alerts to men when a passport is used.House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe
Declaring it's "very clear" U.S. President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as pa
Declaring it's "very clear" U.S. President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as paMexico says it won't ratify new NAFTA deal unless U.S. lifts tariffs
Unless the Trump administration lifts the punishing tariffs it has imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum imports -- duties it also imposed on Canada -- Mexico is prepared to keep the status quo with the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
Unless the Trump administration lifts the punishing tariffs it has imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum imports -- duties it also imposed on Canada -- Mexico is prepared to keep the status quo with the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Rodent's last stand against hungry silver fox
A rare shot of a silver fox staring down a vole was captured by St. John’s photographer Carol Ann Ryan – who said she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. 'Assault on the camp': Authorities move in on Maple Ridge tent cityLaw & Order | 138 hits | 10:24 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
People living in a Maple Ridge tent city have been ordered to leave after a string of fires broke out in the span of two days. Second World War vet celebrates 100th birthday
The Hope, B.C. resident celebrated his centennial surrounded by his family and friends at the local legion on Saturday. Jody Wilson-Raybould 'overwhelmed, grateful' — and seeking re-electionPolitical | 190 hits | 9:34 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jody Wilson-Raybould says she has heard from "thousands" of Canadians since her bombshell testimony in Ottawa. And she's ready to run for re-election in the fall.Britain's first transgender hate crime trial is halted after one day
Miranda Yardley, 51, was put ‘through ten months of hell’ after transgender activist Helen Islan accused her of harassment.
Lifestyle | 173 hits | 9:32 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Miranda Yardley, 51, was put ‘through ten months of hell’ after transgender activist Helen Islan accused her of harassment. Foreign aid doctors want Canada to stop sending homeopaths to HondurasHealth | 157 hits | 9:30 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Physicians who go on aid missions abroad want the federal government to review its funding of a program that sends homeopaths to Honduras because of the potential harm to local people. The Harper government passed a measure 13 years ago to catch Liberal scandals. It worked perfectlyPolitical | 222 hits | 9:25 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
ISIS terrorist hit with prison, deradicalization programLaw & Order | 257 hits | 10:12 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A former engineering student who wanted to join ISIS could be paroled in as few as three months to start a “deradicalization” plan, a judge ruled Thursday. Windsor: Pride flag to fly at all public elementary schools in JuneMisc CDN | 248 hits | 9:56 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The rainbow flag, symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, will fly in front of all public elementary schools for at least one week during Pride Month in June.California's San Bernardino County slams the brakes on big solar projects
California's largest county has banned the construction of large solar and wind farms on more than 1 million acres of private land, bending to the will of residents who say they don’t want renewable energy projects industrializing their rural desert commu
Environmental | 166 hits | 9:54 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
California's largest county has banned the construction of large solar and wind farms on more than 1 million acres of private land, bending to the will of residents who say they don’t want renewable energy projects industrializing their rural desert commu Carbon tax costs add up for Slave Lake sawmill, owner saysBusiness | 276 hits | 1:30 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The owner of a Slave Lake sawmill says he paid nearly $500,000 in carbon taxes in 2018, one day after government staff questioned whether the number was legitimate.SpaceX prepares for biggest test yet: The inaugural launch of its Crew Dragon capsule
It's been eight long years since astronauts launched from U.S. soil. Now, Elon Musk's SpaceX is readying for the test of a lifetime with the test launch of its new crew capsule.
It's been eight long years since astronauts launched from U.S. soil. Now, Elon Musk's SpaceX is readying for the test of a lifetime with the test launch of its new crew capsule. Vancouver cold: City experiences chilliest February on record
You can make fun of Vancouverites' apparent weakness for cold weather all you want, but the past month did set a record for freezing temperatures. The average daily temperature for the month was 0.3 C compared to the past 30 year average of 4.9 C, a diffe Century-old maps are helping track B.C.'s kelp forests — and their discovery was kind of an accident
A serendipitous meeting between a professor and a colleague led to a treasure trove of historical maps that indicated kelp bed locations off British Columbia's coast, helping experts understand the changes in what are known as the "rainforests of the oceaAustralia's hottest summer beats previous record by 'large margin'
As Australia welcomes the first day of autumn with a sigh of relief, the summer statistics have arrived from the Bureau of Meteorology confirming suspicions that the country just sweated through it's hottest-ever summer.
The national mean temperature f
As Australia welcomes the first day of autumn with a sigh of relief, the summer statistics have arrived from the Bureau of Meteorology confirming suspicions that the country just sweated through it's hottest-ever summer.
The national mean temperature f Canada joins NASA-led moon mission, dubbed ‘Lunar Gateway’Science | 263 hits | 10:45 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NASA is embarking on the creation of its new Lunar Gateway, a space station it plans to send into orbit around the moon starting in 2022. Canada gets closer to a right to repair law
When Michael Coteau's daughter dropped his Samsung Galaxy S8 this past fall, cracking it all over, the Ontario Liberal MPP kept using it for a while.
"But then it started irritating my ear, because the glass was kind of breaking apart," he said.. Toronto man arrested may have ties to international money launderer. Now, he’s allegedly fled CanadaLaw & Order | 231 hits | 9:35 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
North York currency exchange owner named Farzam Mehdizadeh was arrested in 2016 with more than $1 million in cash during a traffic stop. Now he has reportedly left the country. Case dismissed against Glen Assoun, who spent 16 years in prison for murderLaw & Order | 231 hits | 8:30 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
'I finally proved my innocence in a court of law,' said Glen Assoun, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 1995 death of Brenda LeAnne Way. Canada's economy shrank by 0.1% in December
Canada's economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in December and got smaller in three of the previous four months. Election Alberta issues 3rd fine this week in relation to UCP leadership raceProvincial Politics | 253 hits | 7:17 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
For the third time this week, Alberta's election commissioner has issued a fine related to contributions to Jeff Callaway's UCP leadership campaign.Netanyahu to Be Charged With Bribery Pending Hearing
Law & Order | 253 hits | 12:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Tricks
UK's Halley Antarctic base in third winter shutdown
Staff are pulled out once again amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the stability of nearby ice.
Misc World | 310 hits | 11:23 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Staff are pulled out once again amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the stability of nearby ice. Quebec adds another $215M to coffers thanks to carbon market envied by Europe
As some conservative-led provinces try to avoid the federal carbon tax, Quebec has quietly passed the $3-billion mark in total revenues from its own approach to pricing pollution — the carbon market. Why doorbell cameras are catching on with London homeowners and policeLaw & Order | 331 hits | 7:25 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An uptick in porch thefts at some London homes has meant more people are turning to smart home security systems to help protect their property and keep tabs on who's at the door. Canada to participate in U.S.-led lunar mission, according to sources
The government is expected to announce on Thursday that Canada will join the lunar space mission led by the United States, according to CBC’s French-language network Radio-Canada. Alex Janvier painting sold for world record price in EdmontonArts & Entertainment | 297 hits | 6:40 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An Alberta-based artist’s painting has sold for a “world record price” by an Edmonton auction house.Northern California town 'officially an island' as Russian River passes major flood stage
Major flooding along the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, has prompted evacuations and left two towns accessible only by boat.
Major flooding along the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, has prompted evacuations and left two towns accessible only by boat. Organized crime in India behind CRA phone scam: RCMPLaw & Order | 280 hits | 6:30 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The RCMP has worked with police in India to take down about 40 call centres and arrest 60 people allegedly behind a scam that targets Canadians with claims they owe the Canadian tax folks. Renewable energy policies actually workEnvironmental | 220 hits | 6:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Countries where emissions dropped push conservation and switching power sources. Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavior In a ‘Risk' DatabaseLaw & Order | 189 hits | 5:17 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Police, social services, and health workers in Canada are using shared databases to track the behaviour of vulnerable people—including minors and people experiencing homelessness—with little oversight and often without consent. A humpback whale was found in a Brazil forest, and scientists are stumped
The giant creature was found last week, already dead, a short distance away from the Amazon River.Police in U.K. issue warning about 'Momo Challenge' urging kids to self-harm
Police in the U.K. are warning parents about the so-called Momo Challenge, saying messages hidden in otherwise child-friendly online videos can lead to children being directed to injure themselves.
Tech | 325 hits | 8:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police in the U.K. are warning parents about the so-called Momo Challenge, saying messages hidden in otherwise child-friendly online videos can lead to children being directed to injure themselves. StatsCan data for 2017 shows poverty is declining — especially for children
The number of Canadians living below the poverty line has never been lower, new numbers from Statistics Canada suggest.Diabetic teen dies after prescribed oils instead of insulin — the herbalist is going to prison
A California herbalist charged in the death of a diabetic 13-year-old he treated with herbs instead of insulin is heading to prison for four months.
A California herbalist charged in the death of a diabetic 13-year-old he treated with herbs instead of insulin is heading to prison for four months. Somali man who illegally entered Canada to flee Trump immigrant crackdown has refugee claim rejected
Abdirizak Abdullahi Mohamed was flagged at the border as inadmissible due to the past convictions. ‘This case is a testament that the system works,’ his lawyer says Breaches of Ontario man's charter rights so 'abhorrent, egregious' that murder charge stayed, judge rulesLaw & Order | 250 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The "complete and utter failure" of Ontario's corrections system to properly manage the solitary confinement of a mentally ill man in segregation for more than four years while awaiting his murder trial has led to a judge staying the charge.Pakistan says it downed 2 Indian warplanes, captured pilots
Pakistan's air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday, a military spokesperson said.
Misc World | 308 hits | 6:49 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Pakistan's air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday, a military spokesperson said.Back to Canada News
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