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News Image Collage for 03-2008

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NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2008

Previous Months: 02-2008 - 01-2008 - 12-2007 - 11-2007 - 10-2007 -

MP says soldiers victims of 'blatant rip-off' MP says soldiers victims of 'blatant rip-off'

Soldiers who lose limbs, sight or hearing to roadside blasts or training accidents deserve more cash and part-time soldiers should be treated the same as full-time soldiers, say MPs demanding changes to the military amputee and injury compensation program

Posted:8:00 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208141
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Trivial Pursuit sells for a non-trivial sum: $80 million US Trivial Pursuit sells for a non-trivial sum: $80 million US

Montreal's great gift to board game fans, Trivial Pursuit, has been sold to U.S. toymaker Hasbro Inc., and not for a trivial sum.

Posted:7:54 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208139
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Tiny Hartley Bay goes dark for Earth Hour; Calgary's use of juice goes up Tiny Hartley Bay goes dark for Earth Hour; Calgary's use of juice goes up

While in Victoria some diners ate by candlelight or turned off the television, for an unimpressive reduction in power consumption of 2.6 per cent, Hartley Bay managed 100 per cent.

Posted:7:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208333
Rating: 20834
Poster: Hyack
China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has stepped up attacks on the Dalai Lama, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Monday under tight security.

Posted:7:21 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208024
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Second prison inmate dies Second prison inmate dies

AGASSIZ - A second inmate at Mountain Institution has died after a weekend riot that led to the murder of a notorious sex offender.

Posted:7:13 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208022
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Canada looks for more astronauts Canada looks for more astronauts

The federal minister responsible for Canada's space agency spoke eloquently today about this nation's contribution to space exploration as he announced a national recruitment campaign to replenish Canada's six-member astronaut corps.

Posted:7:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208010
Rating: 20801
Poster: Hyack
Islam now world’s largest religion

Posted:7:06 PM on Monday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 208697
Rating: 20870
Poster: Hyack
Air Force pilots test new helmet during Army exercise Air Force pilots test new helmet during Army exercise

The Air Force brought their newest fighter helmet to Exercise BOLD QUEST at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada. Sergeant Robert Comeau met with a CF-18 pilot. With the new helmet that the Air Force...

Posted:6:49 PM on Monday
Topic: Videos
Hits: 208877
Rating: 20889
Poster: Hyack
Stelmach 2nd in Fossil Fool of the Year competition Stelmach 2nd in Fossil Fool of the Year competition

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has won the dubious title of Fossil Fool of the Year runner-up, beating out several of North America's top energy and automaker chief executives.

Posted:6:46 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207952
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
No rush for Afghanistan reinforcements: Bernier No rush for Afghanistan reinforcements: Bernier

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier says there's no rush to find a NATO partner to ease Canada's deadly combat mission in Afghanistan - although he expects a deal very soon.

Posted:6:42 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206111
Rating: 20611
Poster: Hyack
Yahoo launching site for women 25-54 Yahoo launching site for women 25-54

NEW YORK -- Yahoo Inc. is launching a new site for women between ages 25 and 54, calling it a key demographic underserved by current Yahoo properties.

Posted:6:41 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 208179
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Sweeps of human DNA yield big discoveries Sweeps of human DNA yield big discoveries

NEW YORK -- Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.

Posted:6:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208129
Rating: 20813
Poster: Hyack
Instrument chaos led to fatal Alta. crash: TSB Instrument chaos led to fatal Alta. crash: TSB

An investigation into an air crash that killed five people in Alberta reveals the plane experienced instrument failure before spiralling downwards at such a high speed the wings and tail ripped from the fuselage in mid-air.

Posted:6:35 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207916
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
On last foreign outing as Russian president, Putin seeks to slow NATO expansion On last foreign outing as Russian president, Putin seeks to slow NATO expansion

MOSCOW - This week's NATO summit in Romania will be Vladimir Putin's last appearance at a top-level international forum before he steps down as Russian president, still pushing to halt NATO's expansion into the stomping grounds of the former Soviet Uni

Posted:6:32 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207968
Rating: 20797
Poster: Hyack
Archeologists hope first Stonehenge dig in 44 years will unravel mysteries Archeologists hope first Stonehenge dig in 44 years will unravel mysteries

LONDON - Some of England's most sacred soil is being disturbed for the first time in more than four decades. Archeologists are working to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the prehistoric monument built?

Posted:6:29 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20803
Poster: Hyack
Injured Canadian soldier flown to Germany after roadside bomb attack Injured Canadian soldier flown to Germany after roadside bomb attack

An injured Canadian soldier is being treated at a military hospital in Germany after his armoured vehicle drove over a roadside bomb outside Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan, the military said Monday.

Posted:6:27 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208021
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
3 probes launched into capsizing of sealing boat 3 probes launched into capsizing of sealing boat

RCMP and Transportation Safety Board investigators on Monday went aboard the coast guard icebreaker that was towing a fishing vessel when it overturned off Cape Breton over the weekend, killing three sealers and leaving a fourth presumed dead in icy water

Posted:6:26 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207904
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Confrontation breaks out on high seas over East Coast seal hunt Confrontation breaks out on high seas over East Coast seal hunt

HALIFAX - The Canadian government traded accusations with a militant environmental group Monday after a collision between a coast guard icebreaker and a ship owned by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on the third day of the annual East Coast seal hun

Posted:6:19 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208015
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
'Frank, it's a polar bear!' 'Frank, it's a polar bear!'

When Ivy Harnett's husband told her to rush to her cabin window Sunday to see a polar bear, she assumed he was simply teasing.

Posted:6:13 PM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208089
Rating: 20809
Poster: Hyack
Dion demotes Coderre in bid to restore discipline Dion demotes Coderre in bid to restore discipline

"Stephane Dion is trying to take control of his caucus, believing he's being undermined by people like Mr. Coderre and Michael Ignatieff, and so the knives are out," CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife told Canada AM.

Posted:10:00 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207994
Rating: 20798
Poster: mtbr
Jays play final opener at Yankee Stadium Jays play final opener at Yankee Stadium

The Toronto Blue Jays open their 2008 regular season in style on Monday, as the team participates in the final home opener to be played at Yankee Stadium.

Posted:9:05 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207913
Rating: 20792
Poster: WDHIII
Poland to offer helicopters for Afghanistan mission: sources Poland to offer helicopters for Afghanistan mission: sources

Poland appears ready to increase its offer of helicopter support for Canadian troops in Afghanistan.

Posted:8:55 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208176
Rating: 20819
Poster: WDHIII
Loss of water permit threatens big oil sands project: report Loss of water permit threatens big oil sands project: report

The federal government has revoked a key water permit for Imperial Oil Ltd.'s proposed $8-billion Kearl oilsands mine as massive projects around Fort McMurray, Alta., come under intensified environmental scrutiny, the Globe and Mail reports.

Posted:8:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207931
Rating: 20794
Poster: WDHIII
MP to introduce bill to eliminate the penny MP to introduce bill to eliminate the penny

A Winnipeg MP who thinks the penny is a nuisance and too expensive to ship around the country is expected to introduce a private member's bill on Monday to take it out of circulation.

Posted:8:47 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 208023
Rating: 20803
Poster: WDHIII
Organizers tout Canadians' embrace of Earth Hour Organizers tout Canadians' embrace of Earth Hour

TORONTO -- Canada's world-leading embrace of Earth Hour should alert the country's politicians to the deep and widespread level of concern people have about global warming, organizers said Sunday.

Posted:8:43 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207945
Rating: 20796
Poster: WDHIII
Bernier optimistic NATO will provide more troops Bernier optimistic NATO will provide more troops

Maxime Bernier says Canada will consider it a "failure" if Ottawa does not get the 1,000 additional troops that it's seeking for the NATO mission in southern Afghanistan.

Posted:8:42 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208184
Rating: 20819
Poster: WDHIII
Parliament to resume with more Liberal threats Parliament to resume with more Liberal threats

OTTAWA -- The election guessing game resumes Monday with Stephane Dion continuing to hold out the possibility that he'll finally pull the plug on Stephen Harper's minority government.

Posted:8:35 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207943
Rating: 20795
Poster: WDHIII
Dion's advisers want Ignatieff demoted: CTV Dion's advisers want Ignatieff demoted: CTV

Some of Stephane Dion's top advisers are planning to press the Liberal leader in the coming days to dump Michael Ignatieff as deputy leader, CTV News has learned.

Posted:8:32 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207994
Rating: 20800
Poster: WDHIII
N.L. premier's office knew of cancer test problems N.L. premier's office knew of cancer test problems

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Newfoundland and Labrador's former health minister says his staff made the premier's office aware of problems with breast cancer testing months before it became public.

Posted:8:30 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208178
Rating: 20819
Poster: WDHIII
No evidence Mounties did wrong on income trust No evidence Mounties did wrong on income trust

OTTAWA -- The RCMP watchdog says there's no evidence the Mounties played politics in the income trust matter during the last federal election.

Posted:8:29 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207881
Rating: 20789
Poster: WDHIII
Activists, coast guard clash over seal hunt Activists, coast guard clash over seal hunt

Always a tense time in Atlantic Canada, this year's seal hunt has proved no exception, with a conservation group clashing with the Canadian Coast Guard in the Gulf of St. Lawrence just three days into the annual seal hunt.

Posted:8:21 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208098
Rating: 20811
Poster: WDHIII
Acupuncture to be publicly insured: minister Acupuncture to be publicly insured: minister

British Columbia will be the first Canadian province to pay for acupuncture with public health insurance money, the province's health minister announced on Sunday.

Posted:9:55 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207974
Rating: 20798
Poster: RUEZ
Canucks beat Flames 6-2 Canucks beat Flames 6-2

The Vancouver Canucks moved back into playoff position Sunday - wait, that's not even the unbelievable part - driven by a two-goal performance from a player who had scored twice in his previous 29 games, which were interrupted 15 times by his placement i

Posted:9:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208127
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
MPs return to same-old same-old following Easter break MPs return to same-old same-old following Easter break

OTTAWA -- The Ontario feud. Controversial changes to immigration policy. The RCMP. These are a few of the contentious issues -- along with the ongoing Cadman-Mulroney-NAFTAgate affairs -- facing the Harper government Monday as MPs return to Parliament a

Posted:1:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208437
Rating: 20844
Poster: Hyack
Inmate killed Inmate killed

Posted:2:00 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208148
Rating: 20816
Poster: TattoodGirl
Junkets for federal parliamentarians cost taxpayers $3.7 million since 2006 Junkets for federal parliamentarians cost taxpayers $3.7 million since 2006

OTTAWA - MPs and Senators from all parties have spent more than $3.7 million of taxpayers' money travelling the world since January 2006, parliamentary records show.

Posted:1:50 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207942
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Tough questions for coast guard after sealer tragedy Tough questions for coast guard after sealer tragedy

There are still some questions the coast guard needs to answer with respect to the tragic death of several seal hunters off the coast of Iles de la Madeleine, says the town's mayor

Posted:1:49 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207938
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Jennifer Jones wins world curling championship Jennifer Jones wins world curling championship

Jennifer Jones added a couple more memorable shots to her highlight reel en route to her first world curling championship Sunday in Vernon, B.C.

Posted:1:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208154
Rating: 20819
Poster: Hyack
Poland expected to offer more Afghan choppers until Canadian Chinooks arrive Poland expected to offer more Afghan choppers until Canadian Chinooks arrive

OTTAWA - On the eve of a crucial NATO summit, Poland appears ready to increase its offer of helicopter support for Canadian troops in Afghanistan who are awaiting the arrival of their own transports.

Posted:1:45 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208068
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Symbolic dimming on frozen Arctic Ocean Symbolic dimming on frozen Arctic Ocean

Coast guard icebreaker keeps enough light to warn if polar bears try to jump on deck

Posted:9:21 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208070
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
Shocked residents grieve for 3 sealers Shocked residents grieve for 3 sealers

HALIFAX - While shocked residents of the tiny Iles-de-la-Madeleine grieved over the deaths of three sealers yesterday, questions arose over a coast guard rescue operation gone wrong, including from one of the survivors.

Posted:9:16 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207896
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Canucks look to get back in playoff spot Canucks look to get back in playoff spot

Another day, another crucial game in the highly competitive Northwest Division. The struggling Vancouver Canucks will attempt to get back into a playoff spot when they host the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Posted:8:59 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207897
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
N. Korea warns S. Korea over attack threats N. Korea warns S. Korea over attack threats

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday after Seoul's top military officer said he would consider attacking its neighbour if it tried to carry out a nuclear attack.

Posted:8:56 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207955
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Female gunners of 1 RCHA provide woman's touch in 'man's world' Female gunners of 1 RCHA provide woman's touch in 'man's world'

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In a crude bunker of wood, sandbags and mud that serves as the temporary home for a Canadian gun troop in southern Afghanistan, the typical trappings of a military that's long been dominated by men are conspicuous by thei

Posted:8:45 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208142
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Canadians embrace darkness as millions around world mark Earth Hour Canadians embrace darkness as millions around world mark Earth Hour

TORONTO - Canadians across the country embraced powerlessness Saturday, dining by candlelight, counting stars or swaying in the dark to acoustic music as they marked the country's first Earth Hour.

Posted:9:58 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207797
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Penner propels Oilers to victory Penner propels Oilers to victory

A turnover by Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf has helped Edmonton keep its Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive.

Posted:9:52 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207922
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Tragedy switches seal hunt focus from saving seals to hunter safety Tragedy switches seal hunt focus from saving seals to hunter safety

FREDERICTON - Canada's seal hunt has been dominated for years by the bitter debate over saving seals, but the deaths of at least three hunters in the icy North Atlantic is focusing attention on the safety of sealers and the risks they take to maintain a

Posted:8:02 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207868
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
Tired Habs taken apart by relaxed Leafs Tired Habs taken apart by relaxed Leafs

Montreal Canadiens will have to wait one more night to wrap up their first division title in 15 years

Posted:7:22 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207921
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Canada is off to women's curling final Canada is off to women's curling final

Jennifer Jones stole one in the 11th to complete a comeback from three down and win the semifinal at the women's world curling championships in Vernon, B.C.

Posted:3:25 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207814
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet's government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an anti-government riot.

Posted:2:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207734
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
In-flight breakup caused Alta. crash: board In-flight breakup caused Alta. crash: board

EDMONTON -- The Transportation Safety Board says an in-flight breakup caused a plane crash that killed the president and two executives from an Edmonton engineering company.

Posted:2:11 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208039
Rating: 20804
Poster: WDHIII
Villeneuve to race in Speedcar Series Villeneuve to race in Speedcar Series

When the Formula One circus shows up in Bahrain next weekend, there will be a familiar face in the paddock.

Posted:9:44 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207689
Rating: 20770
Poster: WDHIII
Card counting: Outsmarting casinos at their own game Card counting: Outsmarting casinos at their own game

The world of high-stakes gambling is nothing new to Hollywood. From "The Cincinnati Kid" to "Ocean's 11" and "Casino Royale," scoring cool cash off a hot deck of cards makes for good storytelling.

Posted:9:38 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207676
Rating: 20769
Poster: WDHIII
B.C. solicitor general resigns over allegations B.C. solicitor general resigns over allegations

VICTORIA -- B.C. Solicitor General John Les has resigned over allegations he improperly benefited from a land deal while he was mayor of Chilliwack.

Posted:9:37 AM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207885
Rating: 20790
Poster: WDHIII
Minnesota run wild over Canucks Minnesota run wild over Canucks

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild hope they've toughened up enough for the playoffs. The other parts of their game are working well, too.

Posted:9:17 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207597
Rating: 20761
Poster: WDHIII
Avs rally late, beat Oilers in shootout Avs rally late, beat Oilers in shootout

DENVER - If the Colorado Avalanche make the playoffs, they will have their captain to thank.

Posted:9:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207713
Rating: 20772
Poster: WDHIII
Higgins caps off Habs rally with OT winner Higgins caps off Habs rally with OT winner

BUFFALO, N.Y. - George Gillett walked into the visitors' dressing room at HSBC Arena and whispered to a handful of his Montreal Canadiens players.

Posted:9:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207589
Rating: 20759
Poster: WDHIII
Net used to find stolen car Net used to find stolen car

Members of a car enthusiasts' website used the Internet and a little ingenuity to take down a suspected car thief and return a prized set of wheels back to its rightful owner.

Posted:8:17 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207689
Rating: 20770
Poster: WDHIII
Man with diaper fetish jailed Man with diaper fetish jailed

A Spruce Grove sicko with a fetish for diapers and dolls was put behind bars yesterday for molesting his niece and listening to child pornography on his MP3 player.

Posted:8:15 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208003
Rating: 20801
Poster: WDHIII
Canadians aim for biggest pub crawl Canadians aim for biggest pub crawl

HALIFAX - It's being billing as "Canada's biggest party," but a critic says a bid by a Halifax-based group to set a record for the world's largest pub crawl encourages dangerous binge drinking.

Posted:8:05 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207772
Rating: 20778
Poster: WDHIII
Four men missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Cape Breton Four men missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Cape Breton

HALIFAX - A search is continuing for four men after their fishing vessel capsized off Cape Breton while under tow by a Canadian Coast Guard ship.

Posted:7:59 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207606
Rating: 20762
Poster: WDHIII
PM appears to dampen NATO meeting expectations PM appears to dampen NATO meeting expectations

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to dampen expectations Friday that all of Canada's demands on Afghanistan will be met during next week's NATO leaders summit in Romania.

Posted:7:57 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207747
Rating: 20776
Poster: WDHIII
Harper Island? Inuit to name Que. island after PM Harper Island? Inuit to name Que. island after PM

KUUJJUAQ, Que. -- Harper Island? Ile de Harper? Prime Minister Stephen Harper could end up with a remote Quebec island named after him following a land-claim deal with the Inuit of the province's northern Nunavik region.

Posted:7:56 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207653
Rating: 20767
Poster: WDHIII
So-called pot crusader says gov't nixed plea deal So-called pot crusader says gov't nixed plea deal

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's self-proclaimed "prince of pot" says the Canadian government has nixed a plea bargain with U.S. authorities that would have meant five years in prison.

Posted:7:52 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207660
Rating: 20767
Poster: WDHIII
Five dead in Alta. plane crash, cause not yet known Five dead in Alta. plane crash, cause not yet known

Five months to the day after the founder and CEO of an Edmonton engineering company died in a plane crash, the son who replaced him at the firm, along with four others, died when their aircraft crashed in Alberta Friday morning.

Posted:7:44 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207586
Rating: 20760
Poster: WDHIII
Divers recover bodies of 3 sealers in icy waters Divers recover bodies of 3 sealers in icy waters

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three sealers who were sleeping below decks when their fishing vessel rolled over in icy waters near Cape Breton early Saturday morning.

Posted:7:43 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207507
Rating: 20752
Poster: WDHIII
B.C. sets expropriation without compensation precedent B.C. sets expropriation without compensation precedent

A provincial law that gives Victoria the power to expropriate chunks of Pacific Spirit regional park without any financial compensation to Metro Vancouver is unprecedented in B.C., a lawyer for the regional government says. And regional politicians say it

Posted:10:24 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207682
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Turn off the lights for Earth Hour Turn off the lights for Earth Hour

TORONTO - Millions of people across Canada and around the globe are expected to turn out their lights Saturday evening to raise awareness about pollution and global warming in an initiative known as Earth Hour.

Posted:10:11 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207868
Rating: 20789
Poster: Hyack
B.C. solicitor general steps down B.C. solicitor general steps down

VICTORIA - B.C. Solicitor General John Les has resigned over allegations he improperly benefited from a land deal while he was mayor of Chilliwack.

Posted:10:09 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207785
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
China defeats Canada in semifinal game China defeats Canada in semifinal game

VERNON, B.C. - Canada's Jennifer Jones dropped a 7-5 decision to Bingyu Wang of China in Page playoff action Friday at the Ford world women's curling championship.

Posted:10:01 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207633
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Luongo pulled again in loss to Wild Luongo pulled again in loss to Wild

It didn't take long for the Vancouver Canucks to wipe the wide smile off the face of proud papa Roberto Luongo.

Posted:9:57 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207748
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
MacKay wants German troops in combat role MacKay wants German troops in combat role

Posted:3:38 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207780
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Taliban announces new offensive Taliban announces new offensive

THE Taliban has announced the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan, promising "painful strikes" to force all enemy soldiers to leave, according to a web message.

Posted:3:35 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207856
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Six weeks worth of mail greets Canadian gunners in Afghanistan Six weeks worth of mail greets Canadian gunners in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - It's a time-honoured tradition that's been around for as long as parents have been watching their children go off to war, and if this week's haul is any indication, it's alive and well.

Posted:3:31 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207614
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Navy explosive clearance divers honoured for Afghan service Navy explosive clearance divers honoured for Afghan service

OTTAWA - Navy divers who dismantle roadside bombs and booby traps in Afghanistan have been honoured as a group.

Posted:3:28 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207603
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Ford to reopen Windsor plant Ford to reopen Windsor plant

Ford Motor Co. will reopen a shuttered engine plant in Windsor, Ont., with financial help from the Ontario government, industry sources say.

Posted:3:26 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207768
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Canadian gunners in Afghanistan grow frustrated as airstrikes take precedence Canadian gunners in Afghanistan grow frustrated as airstrikes take precedence

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The fighter jet, probably an F-16, came from nowhere, invisible under cover of night as it unleashed a short but deadly burst of gunfire with a sound that seemed to rip a hole in the darkness.

Posted:3:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207840
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Annual seal hunt begins off East Coast amid tension on ice floes Annual seal hunt begins off East Coast amid tension on ice floes

CHARLOTTETOWN - A familiar scene is being played out on ice floes off Eastern Canada as sealers and seal hunt opponents take up their positions and ready their clubs and cameras for another season of tension on the ice.

Posted:3:18 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207600
Rating: 20761
Poster: Hyack
Harper plays down Afghan expectations ahead of NATO Summit in Bucharest Harper plays down Afghan expectations ahead of NATO Summit in Bucharest

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to dampen expectations Friday that all of Canada's demands on Afghanistan will be met during next week's NATO leaders summit in Romania.

Posted:3:16 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207636
Rating: 20764
Poster: Hyack
Harper in northern Quebec to mark land claims agreement Harper in northern Quebec to mark land claims agreement

KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Harper Island? Ile de Harper? Prime Minister Stephen Harper could end up with a northern Quebec island named after him, following a land-claim deal with the Inuit of the area

Posted:3:15 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207733
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
U.S. border cuts off Canadian war vet from his N.B. home U.S. border cuts off Canadian war vet from his N.B. home

An 85-year-old Canadian war veteran living on the Canada-U.S. border is again feeling pressure from American homeland security officials

Posted:3:08 PM on Friday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207719
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Bob Dylan to blow out birthday candles with St. John's gig Bob Dylan to blow out birthday candles with St. John's gig

Music legend Bob Dylan will celebrate his next birthday with a little salt water nearby. Dylan, who turns 67 on May 24, will perform that evening at Mile One Centre in St. John's

Posted:10:45 AM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207736
Rating: 20775
Poster: newfette
Slide risk to Pemberton real Slide risk to Pemberton real

WHISTLER -- Picturesque Pemberton in the Lillooet River Valley is living in the shadow of disasters.

Posted:9:31 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207758
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Prince of Pot's deal with U.S. shot down by Ottawa Prince of Pot's deal with U.S. shot down by Ottawa

A tentative deal between Marc Emery, Vancouver's Prince of Pot, and the U.S. government over money-laundering and drug charges has been nixed by Ottawa.

Posted:9:26 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207683
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Star's end a preview of sun's death Star's end a preview of sun's death

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers at 25 observatories around the world began aiming their telescopes this week at a preview of our sun's eventual death.

Posted:9:15 AM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207962
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Mind yourself at seal hunt, Canada warns Watson Mind yourself at seal hunt, Canada warns Watson

As the harp seal hunt opens in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada's fisheries minister is cautioning one of the world's best-known anti-sealers to be on his best behaviour.

Posted:8:54 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207651
Rating: 20766
Poster: Hyack
B.C. acquittal deals blow to efforts against Hells Angels B.C. acquittal deals blow to efforts against Hells Angels

In a case police hoped would be the beginning of the end for the Hells Angels in B.C., a veteran, full-patch member of the notorious motorcycle club was acquitted yesterday of drug-trafficking charges and acting on behalf of a criminal organization.

Posted:8:38 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207594
Rating: 20759
Poster: TattoodGirl
North Korea raises tensions with missile launch North Korea raises tensions with missile launch

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired several short-range missiles off its west coast on Friday, a South Korean news agency reported, in what analysts saw as a show of anger at Washington and the new conservative government in Seoul

Posted:10:08 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207622
Rating: 20763
Poster: Hyack
Canada in 1-2 Page playoff at curling worlds Canada in 1-2 Page playoff at curling worlds

Team Canada will be challenged by China in the 1-2 Page playoff at the world women's curling championships in Vernon, B.C. on Friday evening (6 p.m. PT).

Posted:9:57 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207563
Rating: 20756
Poster: Hyack
B.C. places moratorium on salmon farming on North Coast B.C. places moratorium on salmon farming on North Coast

A moratorium on salmon farming along British Columbia's North Coast has been put in place because of concerns about the potential impact on wild salmon stocks.

Posted:9:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207799
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Canada confident NATO will help its Afghan troops Canada confident NATO will help its Afghan troops

OTTAWA, March 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian government left little doubt on Thursday that NATO allies would send additional troops to southern Afghanistan, fulfilling a condition that Canada had set for keeping its own soldiers there.

Posted:4:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207666
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Tim Hortons franchise in Afghanistan a raging success Tim Hortons franchise in Afghanistan a raging success

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A newly arrived British soldier actually thought the hugely popular and profitable Department of National Defence-owned Tim Hortons franchise at this noisy airbase was a religious cult.

Posted:4:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207786
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Canada to rely on borrowed German tanks until 2011 Canada to rely on borrowed German tanks until 2011

OTTAWA - Canada will be forced to rely on borrowed tanks for the war in Afghanistan until 2011, a federal tendering document has revealed.

Posted:4:15 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207758
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Squid beaks may have medical application Squid beaks may have medical application

WASHINGTON -- The razor-sharp beaks that giant squids use to attack whales -- and maybe even Captain Nemo's submarine -- might one day lead to improved artificial limbs for people.

Posted:4:04 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207940
Rating: 20794
Poster: Hyack
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
Posted:12:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208160
Rating: 20818
Poster: canuckns
Free online version of Photoshop launches Free online version of Photoshop launches

SAN FRANCISCO -- The maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop on Thursday launched a basic version available for free online.

Posted:12:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207888
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Canada suffers setback at women's curling worlds Canada suffers setback at women's curling worlds

Canadian skip Jennifer Jones lost her hold on first place at the world women's curling championship on Thursday, dropping a 6-3 decision to Denmark's Angelina Jensen in Vernon, B.C

Posted:12:24 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207897
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Dion calls for party discipline in face of Quebec criticism Dion calls for party discipline in face of Quebec criticism

Posted:12:22 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207706
Rating: 20771
Poster: Hyack
Safety board urges tighter regulation of hot-air balloons Safety board urges tighter regulation of hot-air balloons

Canada's Transportation Safety Board on Thursday urged the federal government to tighten rules for hot-air balloon operators, bringing them to a level equal to those that apply to other commercial passenger aircraft

Posted:12:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207874
Rating: 20787
Poster: Hyack
SkyTrain mugger sentenced to 8 years in jail SkyTrain mugger sentenced to 8 years in jail

A man convicted in a string of violent purse snatchings near two Vancouver SkyTrain stations was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison in a B.C. provincial court.

Posted:12:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207622
Rating: 20762
Poster: Hyack
Father-to-be Luongo leaves for Florida Father-to-be Luongo leaves for Florida

DENVER - The Vancouver Canucks are gaining a baby but losing a centre. Goaltender Roberto Luongo left the team early this morning to travel home to south Florida, where his wife Gina was expected to deliver the couple's first child this afternoon.

Posted:11:15 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207685
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
Saturn moon yields organic matter Saturn moon yields organic matter

Posted:11:07 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207864
Rating: 20786
Poster: Hyack
Boeing delivers third Globemaster to Canada Boeing delivers third Globemaster to Canada

Posted:10:16 AM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20805
Poster: Hyack
Canada asserts sovereignty in the High Arctic Canada asserts sovereignty in the High Arctic

Posted:10:08 AM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207768
Rating: 20779
Poster: Hyack
Feds give Ontario $706M Feds give Ontario $706M

TORONTO - There are signs of a thaw in relations between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty in a joint, $700-million announcement Thursday.

Posted:9:49 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207819
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
Prepare for the Worst, Because Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly Prepare for the Worst, Because Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly

Every 11 years or so, the sun gets a little pissy. It breaks out in a rash of planet-sized sunspots that spew superhot gas, hurling clouds of electrons, protons, and heavier ions toward Earth at nearly the speed of light

Posted:9:45 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208074
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
'Mr. Hockey' turning 80 years young 'Mr. Hockey' turning 80 years young

Gordie Howe will turn 80 years old this Monday, March 31.

Posted:7:32 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207886
Rating: 20791
Poster: canuckns
Most Canadians unaware of debit card liability Most Canadians unaware of debit card liability

OTTAWA - Canadians are among the world's most prolific users of debit cards. However, according to new research done for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, many may be too complacent about the security of their cards.

Posted:11:26 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207814
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Two-year-old crashes car into Regina hotel Two-year-old crashes car into Regina hotel

REGINA -- Two-year-old Shaylyn Lejoure had a memorable driving experience on Wednesday morning. At about 11 a.m., the toddler drove the family vehicle into a room at the Victoria Park Inn, at 2050 Victoria Ave. East. No one was injured in the accident

Posted:11:21 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207966
Rating: 20797
Poster: Hyack
Study shows Russian and Canadian winter days much milder Study shows Russian and Canadian winter days much milder

OSLO (Reuters) - The coldest winter days in Russia and Canada have become up to 4 Celsius (7 Fahrenheit) milder since the 1950s in an extreme sign of climate change, the British Meteorological Office said on Wednesday.

Posted:11:16 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207778
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Greenpeace co-founder dies Greenpeace co-founder dies

VICTORIA -- He was nearly lost at sea, run out of town and blessed by the Pope, but for Lyle Thurston, it was all in a lifetime's work to make the world a greener place.

Posted:11:13 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207768
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Stanley Park's famous hollow tree could be laid to rest Stanley Park's famous hollow tree could be laid to rest

A thousand years and a million family photos later, Stanley Park's famed hollow tree is about to be laid to rest.

Posted:11:12 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207809
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Delta councillor fears attack of the killer bullfrogs in Burns Bog Delta councillor fears attack of the killer bullfrogs in Burns Bog

A Delta councillor fears that Burns Bog will soon be overrun by a species of voracious killer bullfrogs.

Posted:11:11 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207743
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Backlash against Canada's 275,000 seal cull Backlash against Canada's 275,000 seal cull

The European Union is considering trade sanctions against Canada in what would be the most significant challenge yet to the country's annual seal cull, due to start later this week.

Posted:9:31 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207653
Rating: 20765
Poster: Hyack
Tibet monks disrupt journalists' tour; complain about lack of religious freedom Tibet monks disrupt journalists' tour; complain about lack of religious freedom

LHASA, China - A group of Tibetan monks disrupted a tour by foreign reporters to Lhasa on Thursday, complaining there is no religious freedom and the Dalai Lama is not to blame for recent violence.

Posted:9:28 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207673
Rating: 20767
Poster: Hyack
Afghan ambassador predicts safer Afghanistan in next three years Afghan ambassador predicts safer Afghanistan in next three years

MONTREAL - Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada is hopeful the Canadian deployment to his country will have accomplished its mission in about three years time.

Posted:9:26 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207678
Rating: 20768
Poster: Hyack
Soldiers humbled by medals of valour Soldiers humbled by medals of valour

OTTAWA - Facing Taliban militants amid a rain of rockets may have been uncomfortable, but standing in Rideau Hall was downright nerve-racking for some Canadian soldiers who accepted bravery awards Wednesday

Posted:9:22 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207923
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Jones and Team Canada defeat Scotland Jones and Team Canada defeat Scotland

VERNON, B.C. - Jennifer Jones would have loved a chance to atone for Tuesday's mistake against China. Thanks to solid play from the rest of her team, she didn't have to.

Posted:9:18 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207740
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Chinese ambassador slams media, Dalai Lama Chinese ambassador slams media, Dalai Lama

China's ambassador to Canada, Lu Shumin, had some strong words Wednesday for the international news media and supporters of the Dalai Lama.

Posted:9:12 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207773
Rating: 20777
Poster: Hyack
Oilers no match for Wild in Minnesota Oilers no match for Wild in Minnesota

The Minnesota Wild regained top spot in the Northwest Division at the expense of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Posted:9:11 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207828
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack
Canucks roughed up by Avalanche Canucks roughed up by Avalanche

The Vancouver Canucks relinquished seventh place in the Western Conference to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night

Posted:9:08 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207695
Rating: 20770
Poster: Hyack
Via offers free rail travel to Canadian Forces members, veterans Via offers free rail travel to Canadian Forces members, veterans

Via Rail is offering Canadian Forces members, veterans and National Defence employees free rail travel for the month of July in a gesture of appreciation, railway officials said Wednesday in Halifax.

Posted:4:30 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208091
Rating: 20812
Poster: -Mario-
Speech row rocks multi-ethnic Canada Speech row rocks multi-ethnic Canada
Posted:2:44 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207902
Rating: 20791
Poster: canuckns
Wash. kid's message in a bottle ends up in Alaska 21 years later Wash. kid's message in a bottle ends up in Alaska 21 years later

Posted:2:33 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207801
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
German swan, swan-shaped boat to be reunited German swan, swan-shaped boat to be reunited

BERLIN - Petra the swan has a new home and so does her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat

Posted:2:29 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207805
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Canucks, Avs set for crucial game on TSN Canucks, Avs set for crucial game on TSN

(Sports Network) - The Canucks failed to distance themselves from the Avalanche last time out. Now, Vancouver will try to avoid getting passed by Colorado in the standings, as the two clubs square off tonight at the Pepsi Center.

Posted:2:26 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207828
Rating: 20783
Poster: Hyack


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