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Ottawa rejects contentious B.C. mine proposalThe federal government has opted to pass on a proposal to build a mine in a pristine part of the British Columbia Interior, citing "overwhelming" evidence that the project would cause significant environmental damage.
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEOYouTube CEO Chad Hurley is surrendering the reins of the popular video website that he started with two buddies as a quirky curiosity and went on to groom into a media magnet that shows more than two billion clips a day.
Misinformation the enemy in Haiti's cholera battleAs Haiti enters its third week of an outbreak of cholera, health workers on the ground say they are fighting against a tide of misinformation in their fight to educate Haitians on how to combat the illness.
The city of Toronto turns right.Rob Ford has been elected the new mayor of Toronto, beating George Smitherman in a bitterly fought race that was considered too close to call as voters headed to the polls Monday.
Driver thanks man who hit him on purpose"Basic physics: If I could get in front of him and let him hit me, the delta difference in speed would just be a few miles an hour, and we could slow down together," Innes explained.
2 more teens charged in armed heist at Vancouver mallA total of three teenagers have now been arrested and charged in connection with the brazen armed robbery of a Vancouver jewelry store last month, but police believe the masterminds behind the heist are still at large.
China's rare earth shipments to Japan yet to resumeJapanese importers said Thursday that Chinese exports of rare earth metals crucial in high-tech products are still halted after a month, and the government is investigating reports that some Chinese exporters have unilaterally scrapped contracts with Japa
China Halts Shipments to U.S. of Tech-Crucial MineralsThe move underscores a deepening U.S. vulnerability because of its dependence upon China for tech-crucial rare earth minerals (also known as rare earth elements). Small but significant amounts of the minerals go into creating everything from PCs and cellp
The world's most extreme vehicle built in TorontoIt’s late at night, and you’re heading back to the city after a weekend at your palatial country estate when the thermal imaging night vision camera on your Knight XV armoured vehicle picks up something suspicious ahead.
Fake Winnipeg election ad creates buzz on U.S. networkWhile debating the best and worst political ads of 2010, the Katz-kick spoof was featured on the morning talk show Monday along with Tea-Party-endorsed Delaware U.S. Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell's endlessly replayed "I'm not a witch . . ." commercia
New online resource debuts for Nazi-era looted artThe Nazis stripped hundreds of thousands of artworks from Jews during World War II in one of the biggest cultural raids in history, often photographing their spoils and meticulously cataloguing them on typewritten index cards.
Students protest degree for MP ToewsThe protesters, mostly students, stood quietly just outside the entrance to Duckworth Centre, where the university was holdling its fall convocation. They carried signs scrawled with public statements Toews has made about crime, immigration and same-sex m
Bombardier bets on big new business jetsBombardier Aerospace is adding two large business jets to its Global series of aircraft — one capable of carrying eight passengers non-stop to New York from Mumbai, India, the other boasting what the company says will be the largest cabin in its class.
Pentagon braces for huge WikiLeaks dump on Iraq warPentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told Reuters the timing of the leak remained unclear but the Defense Department was ready for a document dump as early as Monday or Tuesday, a possibility raised in previous WikiLeaks statements.
France facing fuel shortages amid ongoing strikesDiesel and jet fuel supplies were running low Saturday in parts of France as workers took to the streets for another nationwide protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62.
Man Streaks At Obama Rally In PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia may be the City of Brotherly Love, but apparently not everyone attending a President Obama-headlined rally there this weekend feels that way -- and at least one person takes that feeling a little too close to heart.
West Edmonton mall fire 'suspicious'The fire broke out early Saturday morning in an outside area used to store cardboard. It caused damage to the outside of the building, and smoke from the blaze seeped inside.
African Brand Is Sweet on ObamaACCRA, Ghana—The expansion of a small cookie factory on this city's outskirts offers a glimpse of how Obamamania in Africa is developing from a fad into a lasting brand for local companies across the continent, even as the U.S. president's popularity take
Typo makes man think he's a millionaireTORONTO – Do not pass Go. And do not collect $1 million. That's what McDonald's is saying to Ryan Doon, who thought he won the $1-million grand prize for playing the company's Monopoly game.
Ford pulls ahead of its rivals...Ford, operating free of interference by the court or the federal government is moving even faster and is beginning to put real distance between itself and its two domestic rivals.
BHP takeover of Potash could cost Saskatchewan $2B: reportREGINA—A report on BHP Billiton's hostile bid for PotashCorp says the takeover could reduce Saskatchewan's revenues by at least $2 billion over the next 10 years.
The report prepared for the provincial government by the Conference Board of Canada says a
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