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Locked cellphones hurt consumers: critics Locked cellphones hurt consumers: critics

Posted:9:17 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181978
Rating: 18198
Poster: wildrosegirl
Many in danger as Haiti heads into hurricane season Many in danger as Haiti heads into hurricane season

A hurricane season predicted to be one of the wettest on record opens Tuesday in the Caribbean, where hundreds of thousands of Haitian earthquake victims have only tarps or fraying tents to protect them in a major storm.

Posted:8:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181697
Rating: 18170
Poster: wildrosegirl
AP source: U.S. believes No. 3 al Qaeda official dead AP source: U.S. believes No. 3 al Qaeda official dead

U.S. officials believe al Qaeda's No. 3, Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas within the past two weeks.

Posted:8:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181640
Rating: 18164
Poster: wildrosegirl
Pakistan lifts ban after Facebook removes content Pakistan lifts ban after Facebook removes content

Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.

Posted:8:23 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181728
Rating: 18174
Poster: wildrosegirl
Taiwan's AsusTek unveils tablet computer Taiwan's AsusTek unveils tablet computer

Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled Monday a portable tablet computer that runs on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, joining a slew of manufacturers trying to tap demand for the sleek devices following Apple's launch of the iPad.

Posted:8:21 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181782
Rating: 18178
Poster: wildrosegirl
Pacific volcano erupts near Marianas islands Pacific volcano erupts near Marianas islands

A volcanic eruption near the Pacific's Northern Mariana Islands shot clouds of ash and vapour nearly 13 kilometres into the sky, federal scientists said.

Posted:8:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181652
Rating: 18165
Poster: wildrosegirl
Great Lakes water levels alarmingly low, officials say Great Lakes water levels alarmingly low, officials say

After a winter of next-to-no snow, water levels all across the Great Lakes are down this spring, something government and business experts say could have an impact on the environment and the economy.

Posted:8:14 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 182000
Rating: 18200
Poster: wildrosegirl
EA brings NHL game to Wii EA brings NHL game to Wii

Wayne Gretzky admits it: The Great One is just an average hockey player. Well, not really. Only when it comes to EA Sports' National Hockey League franchise coming to the Nintendo Wii in September, just in time for the start of the next season.

Posted:8:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181651
Rating: 18166
Poster: wildrosegirl
Girl, 15 raped by baptist church member then forced to apologize to him. Girl, 15 raped by baptist church member then forced to apologize to him.

After being raped and impregnated by a fellow churchgoer more than twice her age, a 15-year-old Concord girl was forced by Trinity Baptist Church leaders to stand before the congregation to apologize before they helped whisk her out of state, according to

Posted:8:09 PM on Monday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 182424
Rating: 18241
Poster: DerbyX
Organs of drowned 'angel' donated to other kids Organs of drowned 'angel' donated to other kids

A young girl, found lifeless last week in a Brampton backyard pool, has been taken off life support so that her organs could be donated to help five other children.

Posted:7:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181882
Rating: 18188
Poster: wildrosegirl
Government to cut payments for elderly prisoners Government to cut payments for elderly prisoners

The Conservative government will table legislation on Tuesday to scrap old-age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments to inmates aged 65 and older, CTV News has learned.

Posted:7:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181661
Rating: 18166
Poster: wildrosegirl
Man who beheaded passenger may get escorted walks Man who beheaded passenger may get escorted walks

Almost two years after he stabbed, beheaded and carved up a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus, Vince Li may get the right to short, supervised walks around the grounds of the hospital where he is being held.

Posted:7:06 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181695
Rating: 18171
Poster: wildrosegirl
Needles found in sausages sold in Toronto, police say Needles found in sausages sold in Toronto, police say

Police in Toronto say someone has been tampering with Polish sausage.

Posted:7:01 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181735
Rating: 18174
Poster: wildrosegirl
Chris Haney, co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, dies at 59 Chris Haney, co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, dies at 59

Chris Haney, one of the co-creators of Canada's most famous board game, Trivial Pursuit, has died at the age of 59 after a long illness.

Posted:6:55 PM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 182185
Rating: 18219
Poster: wildrosegirl
Tropical Storm Agatha kills 144 in 3 countries Tropical Storm Agatha kills 144 in 3 countries

Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people and left thousands homeless in Central America, officials said Monday.

Posted:6:51 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181543
Rating: 18154
Poster: wildrosegirl
Syria, Lebanon say flotilla attack can lead to war Syria, Lebanon say flotilla attack can lead to war

Syrian President Bashar al�Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that Israel�s attack on a flotilla of aid bound for Gaza threatens to ignite a war in the region.

Posted:5:55 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 182055
Rating: 18206
Poster: Scape
B.C. activist part of convoy attacked by Israelis B.C. activist part of convoy attacked by Israelis

Friends of a B.C. man say he was aboard one of the six vessels that were part of a convoy attacked by Israeli commandos off the coast of Gaza.

Posted:3:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 182390
Rating: 18239
Poster: Robair
Soccer rule causing controversy Soccer rule causing controversy
Posted:2:46 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181771
Rating: 18177
Poster: Bodah
Glenn Beck Crosses Line, Teases Malia Obama‎ Glenn Beck Crosses Line, Teases Malia Obama‎

Posted:1:59 PM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 182035
Rating: 18204
Poster: tritium
Charges laid in suspicious death of foster child Charges laid in suspicious death of foster child

Morinville RCMP have laid charges in the suspicious death of a 21-month-old foster child from Morinville.

Posted:8:28 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181724
Rating: 18171
Poster: wildrosegirl
Fate of woman accused of ordering teen's death due today Fate of woman accused of ordering teen's death due today

A decision is expected today at the second trial of a Surrey, B.C., woman accused of ordering the fatal beating of a 16-year-old boy.

Posted:8:25 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181736
Rating: 18173
Poster: wildrosegirl
Woman wanted second healthy breast removed: doctor Woman wanted second healthy breast removed: doctor

A woman whose breast was removed by a surgeon in the mistaken belief it was cancerous was not upset to discover the error -- she even wanted her other breast removed just in case, the surgeon alleges in court documents.

Posted:8:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181644
Rating: 18164
Poster: wildrosegirl
Economy grew by 6.1 per cent in first quarter Economy grew by 6.1 per cent in first quarter

Canada's economy grew at an annualized rate of 6.1 per cent in the first quarter.

Posted:8:21 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181603
Rating: 18161
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ten dead after Israeli forces clash with aid flotilla Ten dead after Israeli forces clash with aid flotilla

An Israeli raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships brought unexpected casualties Monday, when at least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded by gunfire.

Posted:8:17 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 183618
Rating: 18364
Poster: wildrosegirl
Copper surfaces can kill hospital microbes, study finds Copper surfaces can kill hospital microbes, study finds

Larger trial planned to see if use reduces patient infection rates

Posted:6:00 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181571
Rating: 18158
Poster: Regina
Vague 'new' party emerges in Alberta‎ Vague 'new' party emerges in Alberta‎

If you are a centre-left progressive in Alberta who is unhappy with the existing political options of the Liberals and the NDP, and you don't know where to put your efforts until the 2012 election, you might be excited about the Alberta Party -- a "new" p

Posted:12:51 AM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181852
Rating: 18185
Poster: tritium
Gunshots fired at busy Langley intersection Gunshots fired at busy Langley intersection

Langley RCMP are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired at a busy intersection in the 20100 block of the Fraser Highway early Sunday morning.

Posted:12:39 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181808
Rating: 18181
Poster: tritium
Man arrested on warrant after flight diverted Man arrested on warrant after flight diverted

An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its airspace after a man named in an outstanding warrant was reported aboard, an official said.

Posted:12:37 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181831
Rating: 18183
Poster: tritium
Tale of Mulroney-Schreiber comes to inconclusive end Tale of Mulroney-Schreiber comes to inconclusive end

Posted:10:38 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181788
Rating: 18179
Poster: Hyack
Dario Franchitti wins Indy 500 Dario Franchitti wins Indy 500

Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then got a huge break from a spectacular crash on the last lap to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with a win at the Indianapolis 500.

Posted:10:37 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181502
Rating: 18150
Poster: Hyack
Sewage, jet fuel among millions of litres spilled in Arctic Sewage, jet fuel among millions of litres spilled in Arctic

Posted:10:27 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181621
Rating: 18163
Poster: Hyack
Via Rail gives free summer travel to soldiers, families Via Rail gives free summer travel to soldiers, families

OTTAWA - The federal government and Via Rail will announce Monday they will provide members of the Canadian Forces and veterans free train passes this summer

Posted:10:22 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181952
Rating: 18196
Poster: Hyack
'Lost tomb' of ancient Egyptian mayor found near Cairo 'Lost tomb' of ancient Egyptian mayor found near Cairo

Posted:10:19 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 181639
Rating: 18164
Poster: Hyack
British scholar says African relic is the lost ark British scholar says African relic is the lost ark

Posted:10:18 PM on Sunday
Topic: History
Hits: 181667
Rating: 18167
Poster: Hyack
BP will try new oil cap after 'top kill' fails BP will try new oil cap after 'top kill' fails

BP is working on a new plan to stop oil that's gushing from a damaged well into the Gulf of Mexico after crews spent three days pumping heavy drilling mud into the site, only to declare the operation a failure

Posted:10:11 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181578
Rating: 18158
Poster: Hyack
Alleged tryst between 'rising star,' subordinate stuns troops in Kandahar Alleged tryst between 'rising star,' subordinate stuns troops in Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The abrupt dismissal of Canada's military commander in Afghanistan over what the military described as alleged inappropriate conduct with a subordinate left troops in disbelief Sunday, wondering what became of their leader tasked w

Posted:10:06 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181768
Rating: 18176
Poster: Hyack
State of emergency in Emerson State of emergency in Emerson

The Manitoba town of Emerson has declared a state of emergency after weekend storms hammered the small community located near the U.S. border.

Posted:10:02 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181515
Rating: 18152
Poster: Hyack
Reports: Israeli ships attack aid flotilla Reports: Israeli ships attack aid flotilla

Some reports say two people have been killed and about 30 injured. Israel has declined to comment.

Posted:9:57 PM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 182126
Rating: 18214
Poster: Scape
Smoking toddler shows Indonesia's tobacco problem Smoking toddler shows Indonesia's tobacco problem

A new video of a smoking Indonesian toddler has emerged to shock health experts and provide further graphic illustration of the Southeast Asian country's growing addiction to tobacco.

Posted:9:25 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181989
Rating: 18199
Poster: wildrosegirl
Police: Head believed to be slain California man Police: Head believed to be slain California man

Posted:9:21 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181923
Rating: 18192
Poster: wildrosegirl
B.C. oil leak could spur clean-up protocol change B.C. oil leak could spur clean-up protocol change

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says he's not opposed to changing the protocols specifying how the public should be notified about environmental incidents.

Posted:9:14 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181717
Rating: 18172
Poster: wildrosegirl
OxyContin thefts put Man. pharmacists on alert OxyContin thefts put Man. pharmacists on alert

Pharmacists in Manitoba have been urged to scale back their stocks of OxyContin after the drug was targeted in four armed robberies in Winnipeg.

Posted:9:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181629
Rating: 18163
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ebola cure aided by B.C. company Ebola cure aided by B.C. company

The deadly Ebola virus has been treated successfully in monkeys using a new technology, researchers say.

Posted:9:07 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181591
Rating: 18159
Poster: wildrosegirl
Nursing home workers get bail in $340K fraud Nursing home workers get bail in $340K fraud

A mother and daughter charged with committing fraud against residents of an Ottawa long-term care facility where they worked have been released on bail.

Posted:9:03 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181621
Rating: 18162
Poster: wildrosegirl
Pakistan mosque attacks kill 80 Pakistan mosque attacks kill 80

At least 80 people are dead after armed attackers stormed two mosques packed with hundreds of people in eastern Pakistan on Friday, local officials say.

Posted:9:01 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181667
Rating: 18167
Poster: wildrosegirl
Malawi gay couple pardoned Malawi gay couple pardoned

Malawi's president on Saturday pardoned and ordered the release of a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison, but warned that homosexuality remains illegal in the conservative southern African nation.

Posted:8:58 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181714
Rating: 18171
Poster: wildrosegirl
Storm in Central America kills scores Storm in Central America kills scores

Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering landslides and floods that killed at least 90 people.

Posted:8:53 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181636
Rating: 18164
Poster: wildrosegirl
Volcanoes erupt in Ecuador, Guatemala Volcanoes erupt in Ecuador, Guatemala

Two huge volcanoes in Central and South America are spewing lava, rocks and debris, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.

Posted:8:50 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181718
Rating: 18172
Poster: wildrosegirl
Yellowknife MD fined in airport rage case Yellowknife MD fined in airport rage case

A Yellowknife doctor has been fined $3,000 for telling a local airport staff member that he hoped his bag would blow up the plane.

Posted:8:44 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181670
Rating: 18167
Poster: wildrosegirl
Calgary man hurt in Bangkok slowly recovering Calgary man hurt in Bangkok slowly recovering

Friends and family say a Canadian journalist injured in the violence in Thailand is slowly recovering.

Posted:8:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181532
Rating: 18153
Poster: wildrosegirl
Man dragged to death by truck in Edmonton Man dragged to death by truck in Edmonton

A 42-year-old Edmonton man is dead after being hit by one truck. then dragged behind a second truck for nearly 30 blocks.

Posted:8:39 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181530
Rating: 18153
Poster: wildrosegirl
Some Quebec wildfire evacuees return Some Quebec wildfire evacuees return

About 1,000 people forced from the First Nations community of Manawan because of a forest fire were told Saturday they could go home, but the danger from wildfires persists elsewhere in central and northern Quebec.

Posted:8:34 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181468
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Snow in the west, sweltering temperatures in the east Snow in the west, sweltering temperatures in the east

It was a wicked weekend for weather, no matter where you were in the country. There was snow in Alberta, near record-breaking heat in Ontario, and thunderstorms and hail in Manitoba.

Posted:6:29 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181485
Rating: 18149
Poster: PimpBrewski123
Céline Dion Is Pregnant – with Twins!

Posted:4:11 PM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 182100
Rating: 18210
Poster: Proculation
Man had his penis almost amputated after 27 hours of erection Man had his penis almost amputated after 27 hours of erection

A man tried to escape from a hospital in the Dominican Republic where he had been hospitalized for priapism, a condition characterized by a prolonged and painful erection not associated with sexual desire after learning that doctors planned to amputate hi

Posted:11:46 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 183825
Rating: 18385
Poster: snookums
TV outdoors? Best mobile TVs for beach potatoes TV outdoors? Best mobile TVs for beach potatoes

Summertime is almost here and the great outdoors are calling, but your inner sports fan and couch potato are begging to stay glued to the TV. Thankfully, there's an easy compromise that lets you watch the day game while you're soaking up the sun: Take the

Posted:8:26 AM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 182350
Rating: 18236
Poster: wildrosegirl
Israel says no to conference on nuclear-free Mideast Israel says no to conference on nuclear-free Mideast

Israel, thought to be the Middle East's only nuclear power, has rejected a new UN call to come clean about its secretive nuclear program, calling it a "deeply flawed and hypocritical" act that ignores the threat posed by its sworn enemy Iran.

Posted:8:13 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181788
Rating: 18180
Poster: wildrosegirl
China seeks to defuse tension over Korea ship sinking China seeks to defuse tension over Korea ship sinking

China's premier said Sunday that tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship urgently need to be defused, but did not join other key nations in blaming longtime ally North Korea and gave no indication he would support UN sanctions.

Posted:8:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181530
Rating: 18153
Poster: wildrosegirl
Divers to recover bodies from B.C. float plane crash Divers to recover bodies from B.C. float plane crash

RCMP divers are expected to begin a grim search Sunday, looking for the bodies of four people thought to be still inside the wreckage of a small float plane that crashed and sank in shallow waters near the B.C. native community of Ahousat.

Posted:8:09 AM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181738
Rating: 18174
Poster: wildrosegirl
Bangladesh blocks Facebook over images of prophet Bangladesh blocks Facebook over images of prophet

Bangladesh has blocked the social networking website Facebook over a page urging people to draw images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, joining Pakistan to become the second country to ban the popular site over religious concerns.

Posted:8:06 AM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181624
Rating: 18162
Poster: wildrosegirl
Tooth brushing habits linked to a healthy heart Tooth brushing habits linked to a healthy heart

Forgetting to brush your teeth not only leads to stinky breath, there's a good chance it might also lead to heart disease.

Posted:8:05 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 180631
Rating: 18063
Poster: wildrosegirl
Sandstone arch at Nevada park collapses Sandstone arch at Nevada park collapses

Posted:11:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181613
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
Convoy pays tribute to Canadian fallen soldiers Convoy pays tribute to Canadian fallen soldiers

A convoy of bright red cars and a trail of motorcycles took a long ride down a sadly familiar route Saturday, Ontario's Highway of Heroes, to pay tribute to soldiers who died on home soil from injuries suffered overseas.

Posted:11:47 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181716
Rating: 18174
Poster: Hyack
Blackhawks win wild Cup final opener Blackhawks win wild Cup final opener

Chicago Blackhawks super sub Tomas Kopecky can thank his lucky stars for emerging as the hero in the wild 2010 Stanley Cup final series opener against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Posted:11:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181560
Rating: 18156
Poster: Hyack
Phillies' Halladay throws perfect game Phillies' Halladay throws perfect game

Posted:11:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181634
Rating: 18163
Poster: Hyack
Tropical Storm Agatha hits coast of Guatemala Tropical Storm Agatha hits coast of Guatemala

The first tropical storm of the 2010 season hit the Pacific coastline of Guatemala and Mexico on Saturday, killing 12 people under landslides and rockfall triggered by torrential rains.

Posted:9:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181781
Rating: 18178
Poster: wildrosegirl
Oakland to license, tax indoor marijuana growers Oakland to license, tax indoor marijuana growers

Local governments in California and other Western states have tried to clamp down on medical marijuana, but Oakland has taken a different approach.

Posted:9:44 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181591
Rating: 18159
Poster: wildrosegirl
Low-income Canadians have more heart attacks Low-income Canadians have more heart attacks

Canadians who live in low-income neighbourhoods are more likely to have a heart attack than their wealthier counterparts, a new report indicates.

Posted:9:41 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181546
Rating: 18155
Poster: wildrosegirl
Maddox Returns Home Maddox Returns Home

A two-and-a-half year old who has captured hearts around the world is back in his home city after returning from New York late Friday night.

Posted:9:37 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181634
Rating: 18164
Poster: wildrosegirl
Four feared dead in B.C. plane crash Four feared dead in B.C. plane crash

As many as four people are feared dead after a float plane crashed into the water off Vancouver Island on Saturday.

Posted:9:33 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181456
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Mounties bust computer-controlled B.C. pot grow-op Mounties bust computer-controlled B.C. pot grow-op

Mounties say one of the latest marijuana grow-ops busted in B.C. was controlled by a computer system that could be accessed by satellite and featured an electrical panel that would be more at home in a forest mill.

Posted:9:31 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181833
Rating: 18184
Poster: wildrosegirl
President's Choice garlic bread recalled over pin President's Choice garlic bread recalled over pin

Loblaw is warning consumers across the country about one of its garlic bread products.

Posted:9:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181539
Rating: 18154
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alberta woman awaits return of son from U.S. care Alberta woman awaits return of son from U.S. care

The mother of an Alberta boy who has been in foster care in the United States for almost two years says all she really wants to do when he comes home is to hold him close.

Posted:9:27 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181449
Rating: 18144
Poster: wildrosegirl
Winds hamper efforts to battle Quebec fires Winds hamper efforts to battle Quebec fires

High winds were expected to make work difficult on Saturday for crews charged with battling dozens of fires burning throughout Quebec.

Posted:9:24 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181477
Rating: 18147
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian CO relieved of Kandahar duty Canadian CO relieved of Kandahar duty

Posted:9:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181975
Rating: 18199
Poster: Gunnair
'Top kill' BP operation to halt US oil leak fails 'Top kill' BP operation to halt US oil leak fails

BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said the firm was now shifting to a new strategy to stop the spill. In the failed procedure - known as "top kill" - the firm had been blasting waste material and heavy mud into a ruptured well. US President Ba

Posted:8:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181825
Rating: 18183
Poster: LightStarr
Protesters march against Arizona immigration law Protesters march against Arizona immigration law

Angered by Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, thousands of protesters marched through central Phoenix Saturday, urging Washington to block the new state law they call racist.

Posted:6:28 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181749
Rating: 18175
Poster: tritium
Layton blasts corporate tax breaks Layton blasts corporate tax breaks

NDP Leader Jack Layton says his party will oppose the Conservative government's budget legislation.

Posted:6:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181497
Rating: 18150
Poster: tritium
Cat goes missing on Air Canada flight Cat goes missing on Air Canada flight

Fur is flying after the cat belonging to a southern Alberta family went missing during a cross-country Air Canada flight to New Brunswick.

Posted:6:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181624
Rating: 18162
Poster: tritium
Provinces resist move to create national regulator Provinces resist move to create national regulator

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has outlined his plan for the formation of a national securities regulator and there are strong winds blowing against him from Alberta and Quebec - which might put a few kinks in the scheme but are not likely to scuttle it, a

Posted:4:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181557
Rating: 18156
Poster: tritium
Dunkirk veterans mark 70th anniversary Dunkirk veterans mark 70th anniversary

Veterans of the Second World War have gathered in Dunkirk to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuations.

Posted:4:16 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181548
Rating: 18156
Poster: tritium
Pacific Northwest at risk for a mega earthquake Pacific Northwest at risk for a mega earthquake

Every seismic tremor in British Columbia brings a question: Is it the Big One? A U.S. scientist now says there's a 10 to 15 per cent chance a mega-earthquake will strike in the next 50 years.

Posted:1:40 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181898
Rating: 18191
Poster: Hyack
BP says effort to plug Gulf well still not working as oil gushes BP says effort to plug Gulf well still not working as oil gushes

COVINGTON, La. - A risky procedure to stop the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico has yet to show much success, and BP is considering scrapping it in favour of a different method to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history, an executive said Saturday.

Posted:1:36 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181476
Rating: 18148
Poster: Hyack
Laid-off workers finding poorer-paying jobs Laid-off workers finding poorer-paying jobs

Laid-off Canadians are unlikely to find a job that provides the same level of pay or benefits as their previous positions, a continuing trend that will affect the overall health of the economy at least for the next few years, economists say.

Posted:12:56 PM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 181767
Rating: 18177
Poster: tritium
Lotto Max hits $50 million Lotto Max hits $50 million

The jackpot for Friday's Lotto Max lottery is a near-record $50 million, but your odds of winning are just under one in 29 million.

Posted:12:54 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181674
Rating: 18167
Poster: tritium
Easy Rider actor Dennis Hopper dies Easy Rider actor Dennis Hopper dies

Actor Dennis Hopper, the Hollywood elder statesman who appeared in such classic movies as Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now, has died.

Posted:11:13 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181709
Rating: 18173
Poster: WDHIII
Lawsuit could make designated drivers liable for intoxicated passengers Lawsuit could make designated drivers liable for intoxicated passengers

A lawsuit launched by a woman who leapt from a moving car during a domestic squabble may make people think twice about being a designated driver.

Posted:9:32 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181620
Rating: 18162
Poster: andyt
Robbers spraying feces at victims making ATM withdrawals Robbers spraying feces at victims making ATM withdrawals

TORONTO - A poop ploy is being used to pick-pocket people in Toronto's downtown core, police said Friday.

Posted:11:53 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181705
Rating: 18171
Poster: Hyack
Saunas, massages help Swedish sailors hunt pirates Saunas, massages help Swedish sailors hunt pirates

Posted:11:50 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181572
Rating: 18157
Poster: Hyack
Dead orca not part of B.C. whale population Dead orca not part of B.C. whale population

Posted:11:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181913
Rating: 18191
Poster: Hyack
Big volcanic eruptions shake Guatemala, Ecuador Big volcanic eruptions shake Guatemala, Ecuador

Posted:11:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181530
Rating: 18153
Poster: Hyack
N. Korea accuses S. Korea of faking ship attack N. Korea accuses S. Korea of faking ship attack

North Korea's powerful National Defence Commission accused South Korea on Friday of faking the sinking of a warship for which Pyongyang has been blamed, warning that the Korean peninsula was heading to "the brink of war."

Posted:11:40 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181707
Rating: 18171
Poster: Hyack
Venus's supersonic winds create gusty planet Venus's supersonic winds create gusty planet

Scientists think they may have solved one of the great mysteries of the solar system: why the winds on Venus blow faster than the planet's rotation.

Posted:11:34 PM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 181547
Rating: 18155
Poster: Hyack
B.C. anti-HST petition hits target B.C. anti-HST petition hits target

The former premier leading the charge against B.C.'s harmonized sales tax says a province-wide petition against the HST has reached its target, weeks ahead of schedule.

Posted:11:32 PM on Friday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 181634
Rating: 18163
Poster: Hyack
Highway of Heroes Ride to honour veterans who died after returning home Highway of Heroes Ride to honour veterans who died after returning home

TORONTO - The organizer of a ride down the Highway of Heroes wants Canadians to join him Saturday in honouring soldiers who were injured in Afghanistan and died after returning home.

Posted:11:30 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181533
Rating: 18154
Poster: Hyack
Polar bears not at risk: Nunavut Polar bears not at risk: Nunavut

The Nunavut government does not think the polar bear should be classified as a species of special concern under the federal Species at Risk Act, says territorial Environment Minister Daniel Shewchuk.

Posted:11:28 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181545
Rating: 18155
Poster: Hyack
Alberta grizzly protection lacking Alberta grizzly protection lacking

The Alberta government is failing to protect the province's declining grizzly bear population, says a new report.

Posted:11:26 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181454
Rating: 18145
Poster: Hyack
Stolen church bell's mystery endures Stolen church bell's mystery endures

A bell stolen from a church 20 years ago is still the subject of much debate in the Malpeque area of Prince Edward Island. The exact origins of the bronze bell, just over 30 centimetres wide and tall, are unknown and the source of much discussion.

Posted:11:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181663
Rating: 18166
Poster: Hyack
Lake Erie smelt died of natural process Lake Erie smelt died of natural process

Scores of dead fish have been washing up on Lake Erie shorelines because of post-spawning stress, according to the ministry of natural resources.

Posted:11:18 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181656
Rating: 18166
Poster: Hyack
Newfoundland UFOs still a mystery Newfoundland UFOs still a mystery

The unidentified flying objects spotted in January off Newfoundland remain a mystery to the government, despite extensive scrutiny, according to Department of National Defence (DND) documents.

Posted:11:12 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181677
Rating: 18168
Poster: Hyack
China 'will not protect' Korea ship attackers China 'will not protect' Korea ship attackers

China "will not protect" whoever sank a South Korean warship in March, Premier Wen Jiabao has said.

Posted:5:53 PM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 181585
Rating: 18159
Poster: Scape
Vincent Callebaut's 'Hydrogenase' - future vision not just pie in the sky Vincent Callebaut's 'Hydrogenase' - future vision not just pie in the sky

The design house has made a name for itself in part by dreaming up wild visions of how humans will one day inhabit the Earth without killing it.

Posted:1:37 PM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181822
Rating: 18182
Poster: tritium
Hundreds of Guatemalans flee volcano Hundreds of Guatemalans flee volcano

HUNDREDS of Guatemalans are in shelters after a powerful eruption at the southern Pacaya volcano killed one person and forced the international airport to close.

Posted:1:32 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181580
Rating: 18158
Poster: tritium
Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman dies Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman dies

Gary Coleman, best known as the child star of the TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage from a fall at his Utah home earlier this week.

Posted:1:13 PM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 181949
Rating: 18195
Poster: tritium
Gulf oil spill likely the largest in US history Gulf oil spill likely the largest in US history

Confronted with sobering news that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is now likely the largest in American history, President Barack Obama yesterday suspended dozens of offshore drilling projects and accepted responsibility for U.S. government errors in the ha

Posted:12:26 PM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181535
Rating: 18154
Poster: tritium
Netcrashing: Who do you think is Canadas team now? Netcrashing: Who do you think is Canadas team now?

When the Montreal Canadiens were eliminated on Monday, it meant that the Stanley Cup would definitely be claimed by an American-based team for the 16th straight season.

Posted:9:52 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 181640
Rating: 18164
Poster: WDHIII
ICBC yanks $1.7-million raunchy ad campaign ICBC yanks $1.7-million raunchy ad campaign

There are some things B.C.'s public auto insurer may wish it hadn't been caught doing -- and one of them could be producing a $1.7-million ad campaign that barely made it to air.

Posted:9:41 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181747
Rating: 18175
Poster: wildrosegirl
Halifax mayor tries to take bullet through airport Halifax mayor tries to take bullet through airport

Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly says he has talked to police and apologized for trying to board a flight to Toronto with a bullet in a bag he was carrying.

Posted:9:34 AM on Friday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182049
Rating: 18206
Poster: wildrosegirl
Woman who fell asleep on plane sues airline Woman who fell asleep on plane sues airline

A woman who fell asleep on a United Express flight to Philadelphia says she woke up and was shocked to find she was alone on the plane.

Posted:9:22 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 182359
Rating: 18236
Poster: wildrosegirl
Excitement high as iPad goes on sale in Canada Excitement high as iPad goes on sale in Canada

Eager shoppers hoping to get their hands on an iPad began queuing up early outside Apple's 16 retail shops in Canada.

Posted:9:08 AM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 181679
Rating: 18168
Poster: wildrosegirl
Internet addicts guilty of starving baby to death Internet addicts guilty of starving baby to death
Posted:9:08 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 181680
Rating: 18168
Poster: andyt
BP head says next 2 days will tell if oil leak sealed BP head says next 2 days will tell if oil leak sealed

The head of BP says it will take another two days to tell if its latest attempts to stop the flow of crude oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico will succeed.

Posted:8:57 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 181651
Rating: 18165
Poster: wildrosegirl
71 dead after train derailment in eastern India 71 dead after train derailment in eastern India

Railway officials say a bomb is the suspected cause of a deadly train derailment in eastern India, which killed at least 71 people and injured at least 200 on Friday.

Posted:8:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181517
Rating: 18152
Poster: wildrosegirl
2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks 2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks

A milkshake containing 2,010 calories -- equivalent to eating 68 strips of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies -- has topped a list of the 20 worst drinks in America compiled by Men's Health magazine.

Posted:6:46 AM on Friday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 182512
Rating: 18251
Poster: QBall
Bribe backfires for speedy driver Bribe backfires for speedy driver

A 28-year-old Toronto man will have to do 50 hours of community service after he admitted to trying to bribe his way out of a stunt driving ticket.

Posted:6:20 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181659
Rating: 18166
Poster: Benn
Russia plans big naval exercise off North Korea Russia plans big naval exercise off North Korea

Russia will hold large-scale naval exercises near North Korea next month that were planned before the current stand-off on the Korean peninsula, naval officials said on Thursday

Posted:6:19 AM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 181699
Rating: 18170
Poster: Scape
U.N. says N. Korea selling nuke technology U.N. says N. Korea selling nuke technology

North Korea is exporting nuclear and ballistic missile technology and using multiple intermediaries, shell companies and overseas criminal networks to circumvent U.N. sanctions, U.N. experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press.

Posted:1:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181622
Rating: 18162
Poster: Hyack
NKorea scraps sea accords; SKorea holds navy drill NKorea scraps sea accords; SKorea holds navy drill

Posted:1:12 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 181499
Rating: 18150
Poster: Hyack
Tanning beds greatly boost melanoma risk, study finds Tanning beds greatly boost melanoma risk, study finds

People who like to bask in the blue glow of indoor tanning beds could double their risk of developing melanoma -- the deadliest form of skin cancer, new research has found.

Posted:9:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181868
Rating: 18187
Poster: wildrosegirl
New cardiac procedure comes to Alberta New cardiac procedure comes to Alberta

For the first time in our province, seriously ill heart patients have new hope after a new cardiac procedure will be performed in Alberta.

Posted:9:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 181675
Rating: 18168
Poster: wildrosegirl
Farm worker accused of beating cows Farm worker accused of beating cows

A dairy farm worker was charged Wednesday with 12 counts of cruelty to animals after a welfare group released a video it says shows him and others beating cows with crowbars and poking them with pitchforks.

Posted:7:57 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 181573
Rating: 18156
Poster: Alta_redneck
Company vies to turn trash into energy gold Company vies to turn trash into energy gold

Posted:7:21 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 181505
Rating: 18151
Poster: wildrosegirl
Police warn of parties targeting young girls for sex Police warn of parties targeting young girls for sex

Police in Chilliwack B.C., are warning parents about so-called "little girl" parties, in which older teenagers encourage middle school girls to get drunk and engage in sexual activities.

Posted:7:12 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181756
Rating: 18176
Poster: wildrosegirl
Gallery owner says bike lanes destroyed his business Gallery owner says bike lanes destroyed his business

A Vancouver businessman says that the city's push to make the streets more bike-friendly is responsible for the drop in business that's led him to shut his doors.

Posted:7:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181608
Rating: 18161
Poster: wildrosegirl
Steve Fonyo vows to fight for Order of Canada Steve Fonyo vows to fight for Order of Canada

Steve Fonyo, the amputee who raised millions for cancer research in a cross-country run 25 years ago, says he's ready to fight to keep his Order of Canada.

Posted:7:04 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181647
Rating: 18165
Poster: wildrosegirl
Saskatchewan minister defends coyote bounty Saskatchewan minister defends coyote bounty

More than 71,000 coyotes that had a bounty on their heads have been killed in Saskatchewan, but critics say the number is appalling and doesn't solve a predator problem.

Posted:6:57 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181496
Rating: 18150
Poster: wildrosegirl


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