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Weather | 173 hits | 9:43 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb

An intense multi-day heatwave kicked into high gear Friday, triggering power outages throughout California as the state's power grid became overwhelmed by energy demands. A Stage 3 emergency alert was declared around 6:30 p.m. by the California Indepen

Uncle Sam | 104 hits | 9:40 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor — now living in Russia — whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013.

Environmental | 160 hits | 9:31 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb

The MV Wakashio, which spilled more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil off Mauritius, has split apart.

Arts & Entertainment | 184 hits | 8:58 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape

HBO Max is giving Blazing Saddles the Gone With the Wind treatment. The streamer, which serves as the streaming home for the classic 1974 Mel Brooks comedy, has added an intro by TCM’s Jacqueline Stewart, who contextualizes both the plot and era in which

Law & Order | 208 hits | 10:22 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb

Waterloo Regional Police say a man’s body was found inside a car that exploded outside of the regional courthouse in Kitchener on Friday morning. Police said the explosion “appears to be the result of a suspected improvised explosive device.” At aro

Environmental | 470 hits | 10:20 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb

Greenland's ice sheet is likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.

Tech | 212 hits | 7:48 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb

In an award-winning paper presented at the USENIX security conference this week, a team of academics from North Carolina State University presented a list of findings from operating a massive telephony honeypot for 11 months for the sole purpose of tracki

Misc CDN | 136 hits | 10:11 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

The federal government is granting permanent residency to some asylum seekers who cared for patients in hospitals and long-term care homes at the height of the pandemic last spring, in a one-time program that became more restrictive as Ottawa negotiated w

Environmental | 149 hits | 9:06 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Pty is hoping a charm offensive, from annual fundraising parties to local refurbishments at a golf course, will help overcome opposition to a massive new coal mine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.

Business | 155 hits | 9:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into online selling powerhouse Amazon.ca to examine whether the website's U.S. owners are "impacting competition to the detriment of consumers and companies that do business in Canada."

Environmental | 218 hits | 7:42 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Brazil's Jair Bolsanaro calls new Amazon fires a "lie" — as videos show the rainforest burning By Sophie Lewis August 12, 2020 / 3:02 PM / CBS News Fires currently surging in the Amazon rainforest could be even more devastating than last year's,

Law & Order | 206 hits | 7:26 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

“Welcome to the club of international fugitives,” Chu said. “The implication is having this hearing and talking about any sort of Canadian policy towards Hong Kong that involves sanctions, is apparently something that will trigger (the new laws). It defin

Law & Order | 142 hits | 7:25 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Ten years ago on August 13, 2010, the MV Sun Sea, a cargo ship carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamils seeking asylum from civil war docked in Esquimalt.

Political | 185 hits | 4:00 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy

Nuctech is known as the 'Huawei of airport security,' supplying X-ray machines, scanners and explosive detection systems to airports and customs offices in 160 countries

Misc CDN | 260 hits | 11:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Fears about spikes in US Covid-19 cases have led to some hostility between Canadians and Americans.

Misc World | 157 hits | 10:22 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.

Environmental | 154 hits | 8:31 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The tiny nation of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean is comprised of low-lying islands and atolls — circular land masses with water in the middle — no more than two metres above sea level

Provincial Politics | 140 hits | 7:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The Alberta government has appointed eight new advisers, including a former Jason Kenney staffer, to shape a revamped school curriculum.

Law & Order | 139 hits | 7:32 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms.

Funny | 226 hits | 7:28 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

A young man suspected of causing a disturbance in Portage la Prairie ended up with a free ride to police headquarters after RCMP say he mistook an unmarked cop car for a taxi — and hopped in.

Misc CDN | 192 hits | 7:20 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

According to RCMP, one adult was swept under the falls while swimming, and two others were pulled under while trying to help.

Law & Order | 196 hits | 7:18 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Travelers heading to the US have many reasons to be cautious about their devices when it comes to privacy. A report released Thursday from the Department of Homeland Security provides even more cause for concern about how much data border patrol agents ca

Uncle Sam | 197 hits | 4:43 AM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever

If Kamala Harris fails in her bid to become vice-president of the United States, maybe she could run for leader of Canada's Conservative Party.

Strange | 161 hits | 3:44 AM on Thursday | posted by Scape

'If the hat hadn't flown off my brother-in-law's head, I doubt ... we would have seen the man in the water'

Law & Order | 152 hits | 10:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy

Strange | 169 hits | 5:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape

In a widely circulated act that Twitter user rskane called "some next level Karen-ing," the far-right conspiracy theorist verbally harassed lifeguards at Barton Springs in Austin, bullhorn in hand, all because they were doing their job. Referring to em

Law & Order | 136 hits | 11:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

An Alberta town has been fined $10,000 for not immediately reporting malfunctions with its drinking water system, and its former employee will serve house arrest for falsely filing reports.

Tech | 187 hits | 8:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

When Karen Bass, a congresswoman from Los Angeles, emerged in late July as a serious contender to be Joe Biden’s running mate, interest in her Wikipedia page exploded. By that time, the entry had grown to 4,000 words, been worked over by more than 50 diff

Military | 125 hits | 8:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Canada announced the name for its sixth and final Arctic military patrol ship — part of a fleet of surveillance ships that will help Canada ramp up its defence in the North.

Environmental | 119 hits | 7:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Salmon fishing has had its ups and downs in recent years, but the overall trend is for fewer fish to return to spawn in the important Fraser River, which drains a large part of British Columbia and is vital habitat for salmon.

Law & Order | 112 hits | 6:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Critics are asking why the Parole Board allowed serial rapist Michel Cox to be released from prison and travel freely around Montreal. Cox has been charged in the kidnapping of a teenage girl in Outremont.

Political | 140 hits | 10:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy

Uncle Sam | 201 hits | 10:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

Police officers at a Florida elementary school arrested an 8-year-old boy who had allegedly hit a teacher -- only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs

Environmental | 202 hits | 10:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Every part of the Centennial State is presently under drought or abnormally dry conditions for the first time in nearly a decade, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center. Experts say the drought conditions, which are forecasted to last into th

Environmental | 227 hits | 6:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by uwish

Before this year, the Greenland ice sheet had never grown anywhere-close to 4 Gigatons in any of the months of June, July, or August, according to DMI records (which go back to 1981). In addition, the DMI record books also reveal that yesterday’s 4 Gt GAI

Law & Order | 135 hits | 6:39 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

More than six weeks after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and sexual interference involving minors, with patients alleged to be among the victims, a Toronto dentist continues to practise.

Military | 128 hits | 6:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

A serving member of the air force, who will be released on medical grounds, has sued the defence department for negligence over mould on navy ships, which he claims is at the root of his health problems.

Misc World | 117 hits | 5:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya says she fled to Lithuania for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Law & Order | 259 hits | 9:43 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz

A doctor is dead after he was attacked at his own clinic in Red Deer on Monday.

Political | 220 hits | 7:17 PM on Monday | posted by Scape

The opposition Conservatives have questioned why the CMHC, rather than the Canada Revenue Agency, was asked to run the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program, given the revenue agency manages several other pandemic-related support programs.

Environmental | 154 hits | 10:44 AM on Monday | posted by uwish

A new temperature reconstruction indicates today’s sea surface temperatures are colder than all but a few millennia out of the last 156,000 years. A Southern Ocean site analyzed in a new study (Ghadi et al., 2020) has averaged 1-2°C during glacials and

Misc World | 119 hits | 10:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Two beluga whales have started a life closer to freedom after nearly ten years in captivity.

Uncle Sam | 123 hits | 10:10 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Puerto Ricans demanded answers Monday after botched primaries forced officials to reschedule voting at centres lacking ballots, an unprecedented decision being called a blow to the U.S. territory's democracy.

Business | 208 hits | 9:15 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China.

Law & Order | 132 hits | 8:59 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

It's been more than two weeks since someone hacked into Tara McWilliams's online account with the Canada Revenue Agency, applied for COVID-19 emergency benefits and arranged for the payments to be deposited into a bank account on the other side of the cou

Environmental | 134 hits | 7:15 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

A first of its kind study from the University of British Columbia has found that melting glaciers will bring water shortages to one in four people living in Alberta.

Health | 147 hits | 7:14 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

A group that includes orthopedic surgeons, a developer and high-powered lobbyists says it has gained tentative political support from Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro for a proposal to build and operate what would be the largest private, contracted s

Misc World | 117 hits | 7:12 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Belarusian opposition candidate Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected on Monday official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide victory, saying the vote was rigged and that protests that turned bloody on Sunday would continue.

Misc World | 165 hits | 6:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

The new national security regime installed by Beijing in Hong Kong has been used to arrest one of the city’s best-known advocates for democracy, with hundreds of police arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raiding his newspaper’s headquarters.

Tech | 109 hits | 5:53 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Argonne National Lab says it has created a new eletrochemical process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol efficiently and at low cost.

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