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Lee Harvey Oswald coffin for sale Lee Harvey Oswald coffin for sale

LOS ANGELES - For the JFK-assassination conspiracy junkie who has everything: Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin. Body not included.

Posted:10:46 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 81853
Rating: 8185
Poster: Hyack
Air Force spacecraft set to return after secret mission Air Force spacecraft set to return after secret mission

Posted:10:42 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81765
Rating: 8177
Poster: Hyack
Male-only inheritance overturned Male-only inheritance overturned

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has overturned the will of a man who left all of his assets to his only son, neglecting his four daughters.

Posted:10:40 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81903
Rating: 8190
Poster: Hyack
Bloc's Afghan motion defeated Bloc's Afghan motion defeated

Posted:10:38 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81795
Rating: 8182
Poster: Hyack
Interpol puts WikiLeaks founder on most-wanted list Interpol puts WikiLeaks founder on most-wanted list

Posted:10:37 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81754
Rating: 8176
Poster: Hyack
Road racer jailed 3½ years for N.L. death

Posted:4:38 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81723
Rating: 8172
Poster: Hyack
Snowstorm socks eastern Newfoundland Snowstorm socks eastern Newfoundland

Heavy, wet snow created dangerous driving conditions that resulted in numerous vehicle collisions on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula roads Tuesday.

Posted:4:36 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 81879
Rating: 8188
Poster: Hyack
Coyote warning for new Halifax trail Coyote warning for new Halifax trail

People who use a Halifax trail that's still under construction are being warned about encounters with coyotes.

Posted:4:34 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81695
Rating: 8171
Poster: Hyack
N.B. man now faces 25 charges in snow removal scam N.B. man now faces 25 charges in snow removal scam

A 57-year-old Dieppe man is facing a dozen more charges of fraud over an alleged snow-removal scam in southeastern New Brunswick.

Posted:4:32 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81821
Rating: 8182
Poster: Hyack
Montreal arson attacks tied to organized crime Montreal arson attacks tied to organized crime

Posted:4:30 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81678
Rating: 8168
Poster: Hyack
Mother's 3rd murder trial begins Mother's 3rd murder trial begins

A murder case derailed by the distracting behaviour of a Toronto prosecutor is continuing without a jury.

Posted:4:29 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81760
Rating: 8176
Poster: Hyack
Canadian Tire store sells questionable repairs Canadian Tire store sells questionable repairs

Posted:4:22 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81749
Rating: 8175
Poster: Hyack
Cut B.C.'s HST to 10%, Falcon proposes Cut B.C.'s HST to 10%, Falcon proposes

B.C. Liberal Kevin Falcon kicked off his campaign to become the next leader of the Liberal Party and premier of B.C. with a proposal to cut the HST to 10 per cent.

Posted:4:20 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 81696
Rating: 8170
Poster: Hyack
Anti-HST recall-Chong campaign allowed in B.C. Anti-HST recall-Chong campaign allowed in B.C.

A recall campaign targeting B.C. Science Minister Ida Chong has been has been given the green light by the province's acting chief electoral officer Craig James.

Posted:4:16 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 81735
Rating: 8174
Poster: Hyack
Dinosaur fossils brought to life by technology exhibit Dinosaur fossils brought to life by technology exhibit

The Natural History Museum - more famous as the home of ancient fossils - is using augmented reality in a novel way to reanimate extinct creatures.

Posted:4:14 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 81713
Rating: 8171
Poster: Hyack
Rainforest collapse kickstarted reptile evolution Rainforest collapse kickstarted reptile evolution

The fragmentation of tropical rainforests 300 million years ago helped pave the way for the rise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

Posted:4:10 PM on Tuesday
Topic: History
Hits: 81980
Rating: 8198
Poster: Hyack
US military unveils 'smart gun' US military unveils 'smart gun'

A new gun the US military hopes will help take on the Taliban has been unveiled. Called the XM-25 it has been described by the US Army as a 'game changer'.

Posted:4:08 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 82468
Rating: 8247
Poster: Hyack
Oldest Highland chanter returns to Scotland Oldest Highland chanter returns to Scotland

Scotland's oldest Highland bagpipe chanter has been donated to National Museums Scotland after it was taken to Canada 205 years ago.

Posted:4:03 PM on Tuesday
Topic: History
Hits: 82196
Rating: 8220
Poster: Hyack
Ex-Navy ship HMS Invincible in website auction Ex-Navy ship HMS Invincible in website auction

HMS Invincible has been put up for auction on a military disposal website.

Posted:3:57 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 82030
Rating: 8203
Poster: Hyack
Medvedev sees arms race if missile shield not agreed Medvedev sees arms race if missile shield not agreed

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said a new arms race could begin in the next decade if Nato and Moscow fail to agree on a joint missile shield.

Posted:3:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81805
Rating: 8181
Poster: Hyack
Haiti election valid despite 'irregularities', says OAS Haiti election valid despite 'irregularities', says OAS

Haiti's general election on Sunday was valid despite "serious irregularities", international observers have said.

Posted:3:52 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81815
Rating: 8182
Poster: Hyack
103 Squadron is ready to go 103 Squadron is ready to go

Eye-opening training prepares 103 Squadron for its rescue response

Posted:3:43 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81736
Rating: 8174
Poster: Hyack
Canada announces new role in Afghanistan Canada announces new role in Afghanistan

As the scheduled combat mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, the federal government announced that Canada would take on a new, non-combat training role in Afghanistan, starting in 2011.

Posted:3:31 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81729
Rating: 8173
Poster: Hyack
Garden wall gives way in Pompeii after torrential rain Garden wall gives way in Pompeii after torrential rain

Posted:3:25 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81605
Rating: 8161
Poster: Hyack
GM Canada adds 700 workers at Ontario plant GM Canada adds 700 workers at Ontario plant

Riding high on its recent record-setting initial public offering, General Motors is adding 700 employees to its flexible manufacturing line in Oshawa, Ontario.

Posted:3:22 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 81708
Rating: 8171
Poster: Hyack
Buono still wants to be Lions big boss Buono still wants to be Lions big boss

SURREY, B.C. -- Wally Buono is staying on as both head coach and general manager of the B.C. Lions, the CFL club said Tuesday.

Posted:3:20 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81747
Rating: 8175
Poster: Hyack
Veteran VPD officer found guilty in pub assault Veteran VPD officer found guilty in pub assault

A high-ranking Vancouver police officer has been found guilty of assault for an unprovoked attack on a man standing outside a Kitsilano pub last year.

Posted:3:18 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81766
Rating: 8177
Poster: Hyack
Former Vancouver cop guilty of dealing pot on job Former Vancouver cop guilty of dealing pot on job

Former Vancouver police officer Peter Hodson has pleaded guilty to dealing marijuana on and off duty. The former constable was arrested and promptly fired from the force in April after a two month investigation into his activities.

Posted:3:16 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81726
Rating: 8173
Poster: Hyack
Logger hauls away sculpture mistaken for wood pile Logger hauls away sculpture mistaken for wood pile

Posted:3:13 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 81940
Rating: 8194
Poster: Hyack
War Museum buys royal Vimy medal War Museum buys royal Vimy medal

Posted:3:04 PM on Tuesday
Topic: History
Hits: 81811
Rating: 8181
Poster: Hyack
Extreme heat will soon be norm: UN agency Extreme heat will soon be norm: UN agency

The brutal heat waves that killed thousands of Europeans in 2003 and choked Russia earlier this year will seem like average summers in the future as the Earth continues to warm, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.

Posted:2:56 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 81662
Rating: 8166
Poster: Hyack
Iran vows not to concede nuclear rights Iran vows not to concede nuclear rights

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will not make "one iota" of concessions over its nuclear rights in upcoming talks with world powers.

Posted:2:53 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81730
Rating: 8173
Poster: Hyack
'Yahoo!' New Governor General gets old-fashioned western welcome in Calgary 'Yahoo!' New Governor General gets old-fashioned western welcome in Calgary

CALGARY - Canada's Governor General received a good old-fashioned western welcome when he visited Calgary on Tuesday. David Johnston received the white cowboy hat that has become the symbol of the city from Mayor Naheed Nenshi and proudly recited an accom

Posted:2:49 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81595
Rating: 8160
Poster: Hyack
Panda paramour: Edmonton zoo ships red panda to U.S. to check out potential mate Panda paramour: Edmonton zoo ships red panda to U.S. to check out potential mate

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Valley Zoo is sending one of its red pandas on a blind date. An 18-month-old female named Sha-Lei (shay-lee) is being shipped to a zoo in Madison, Wis., as part of a program to ensure the continued survival of the threatened specie

Posted:2:45 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81647
Rating: 8165
Poster: Hyack
Canadians race to consolidate Kandahar gains; scramble to assemble training Canadians race to consolidate Kandahar gains; scramble to assemble training

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Canadian army is racing to exploit gains from a long, hard summer of fighting west of Kandahar just as defence planners scramble to assemble the new Afghan training mission promised by Ottawa.

Posted:2:41 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81655
Rating: 8166
Poster: Hyack
Oil tanker traffic ban sought by B.C. groups Oil tanker traffic ban sought by B.C. groups

A coalition of First Nations, commercial fisheries and environmental groups from Canada's Pacific Northwest Coast are demanding a ban on oil tankers in the region, claiming the local economy is in jeopardy because of increased traffic.

Posted:2:39 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 81632
Rating: 8164
Poster: Hyack
Arctic offshore drilling review underway Arctic offshore drilling review underway

The National Energy Board has kicked off its Arctic offshore drilling review by meeting with territorial and federal leaders in the North.

Posted:2:35 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81580
Rating: 8158
Poster: Hyack
MPs to vote on Bloc Afghan motion MPs to vote on Bloc Afghan motion

Posted:2:34 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81622
Rating: 8162
Poster: Hyack
Pat Burns's property stolen from widow's car Pat Burns's property stolen from widow's car

A heartbreaking crime was committed against the family of former NHL coach Pat Burns within hours of his funeral in Montreal.

Posted:2:29 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81736
Rating: 8175
Poster: Hyack
Xbox Kinect Is Holiday Season's 'It' Gadget Xbox Kinect Is Holiday Season's 'It' Gadget

Posted:11:25 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 81855
Rating: 8186
Poster: Khar
Google Canada bike directions go live Google Canada bike directions go live

Cyclists in select Canadian cities can now get bike directions using Google Maps.

Posted:11:24 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 81744
Rating: 8174
Poster: Khar
Ex-StatsCan chief to lead Ontario's welfare reform Ex-StatsCan chief to lead Ontario's welfare reform

Posted:11:23 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 81873
Rating: 8187
Poster: Khar
Win protest against Charest: Marios Win protest against Charest: Marios

Posted:11:22 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81693
Rating: 8169
Poster: Khar
Obama Faces Union Backlash After Gambling on Pay Freeze Proposal Obama Faces Union Backlash After Gambling on Pay Freeze Proposal

President Obama is hearing an earful from union allies who accuse him of chipping away at the deficit on the backs of federal employees, underscoring the political gamble he just took in proposing a two-year freeze on federal pay.

Posted:11:18 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 81930
Rating: 8193
Poster: Khar
Haiti election remains under cloud Haiti election remains under cloud

The international community has stopped short of declaring that Haiti's elections on the weekend were invalid, despite growing calls for such a move within the country.

Posted:11:17 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81611
Rating: 8161
Poster: Khar
Turkish FM: We don't hate Israel Turkish FM: We don't hate Israel

Ahmet Davutoglu brushes aside leaked US diplomatic cable that described him as 'exceptionally dangerous', says tensions with Jewish state come from sharp policy disagreements

Posted:11:16 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81630
Rating: 8163
Poster: Khar
North Korea says it has thousands of nuclear centrifuges North Korea says it has thousands of nuclear centrifuges

(CNN) -- North Korea claimed Tuesday that it is has "thousands of centrifuges" working to create nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Posted:11:15 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81594
Rating: 8159
Poster: Khar
Palestinians Protest East Jerusalem Home Teardown Palestinians Protest East Jerusalem Home Teardown

Palestinian protests erupted in east Jerusalem on Tuesday after Israeli forces demolished a home in the Arab neighborhood of Issawiya.

Posted:11:14 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81630
Rating: 8163
Poster: Khar
Iranian scientists targeted in car bombings Iranian scientists targeted in car bombings

TEHRAN - A prominent Iranian nuclear scientist was killed Monday and a second was seriously wounded in nearly simultaneous car bomb attacks in the Iranian capital, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.

Posted:11:13 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81730
Rating: 8173
Poster: Khar
Obama, GOP pledge action to resolve impasse on tax cuts Obama, GOP pledge action to resolve impasse on tax cuts

President Obama and congressional leaders agreed in a much-anticipated meeting Tuesday to set up an informal group of administration officials and lawmakers to resolve an impasse on tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of the year.

Posted:11:09 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 82036
Rating: 8204
Poster: Khar
Vitamin D, calcium supplements unnecessary: report Vitamin D, calcium supplements unnecessary: report

Most of us already get enough vitamin D and calcium from our diet and the sun and don't need to take supplements, conclude the authors of a long-awaited report on the hot-button health topic.

Posted:11:07 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81663
Rating: 8166
Poster: Khar
Google search investigation sparked by complaint from British site Google search investigation sparked by complaint from British site

Brussels opens investigation into Google's business practices after complaints about its display of internet search results

Posted:11:06 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81605
Rating: 8161
Poster: Khar
Latimer's family just wants a 'normal' life Latimer's family just wants a 'normal' life

Posted:11:05 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81588
Rating: 8160
Poster: Khar
Next election is a two-way race: Ignatieff Next election is a two-way race: Ignatieff

Posted:10:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81738
Rating: 8174
Poster: Khar
B.C. health minister enters race to replace Gordon Campbell B.C. health minister enters race to replace Gordon Campbell

Former BC health minister Kevin Falcon entered the Liberal leadership race to suceed Premier Gordon Campbell Tuesday proposing to cut the HST to make it more acceptable to voters.

Posted:10:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 81525
Rating: 8153
Poster: Khar
Nielsen's final film in limbo Nielsen's final film in limbo

The future of Leslie Nielsen's final film is in doubt because the animated movie's creator is still hunting for investors to finance the project's completion.

Posted:10:48 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 81653
Rating: 8165
Poster: Khar
Woman claims ownership of the sun. Woman claims ownership of the sun.

A Spanish woman has claimed ownership of the sun, and intends on charging everyone for its use.

Posted:5:54 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 82098
Rating: 8210
Poster: Robht
B.C. children's watchdog slams government B.C. children's watchdog slams government

B.C.'s children's watchdog has issued another scathing report on the province's child welfare system and its progress reforming its operations, on Monday morning in Victoria.

Posted:4:40 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81603
Rating: 8160
Poster: Hyack
Blind woman wins case against federal government Blind woman wins case against federal government

A blind Toronto woman who sued the federal government because she is unable to apply online for a government job has won her case.

Posted:4:37 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81708
Rating: 8171
Poster: Hyack
Montreal quietly celebrates Grey Cup victory Montreal quietly celebrates Grey Cup victory

Posted:4:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81688
Rating: 8169
Poster: Hyack
Yukon housing prices climb amid mining boom Yukon housing prices climb amid mining boom

Yukon's hot mining industry has made real estate there a rare and precious commodity, with the average Whitehorse house price going up by $40,000 this year alone.

Posted:3:46 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81635
Rating: 8164
Poster: Hyack
Alouettes' Calvillo reveals thyroid problem Alouettes' Calvillo reveals thyroid problem

Posted:3:42 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81670
Rating: 8168
Poster: Hyack
12 Days of Christmas ring in at $96,824 12 Days of Christmas ring in at $96,824

In the unlikely event that your Christmas list this year includes every item mentioned in The Twelve Days of Christmas, be prepared to pay nearly $100,000 US.

Posted:3:39 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 81749
Rating: 8175
Poster: Hyack
Winnipeg sports club wrecked by vandals Winnipeg sports club wrecked by vandals

Vandals went on a rampage inside a Winnipeg sporting complex, smashing toilets, water pipes and the club's mechanical systems.

Posted:3:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81584
Rating: 8158
Poster: Hyack
Warrant issued for former youth worker Warrant issued for former youth worker

Police in the Manitoba city of Brandon have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man accused of sexually assaulting children while working for local youth organizations in the 1980s.

Posted:3:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81665
Rating: 8167
Poster: Hyack
Riders fans disappointed ... again Riders fans disappointed ... again

It doesn't get any easier the second time around. For the second year in a row, Saskatchewan Roughriders fans have had to face the disappointment of losing the biggest Canadian Football League game of the year to the Montreal Alouettes.

Posted:3:33 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81789
Rating: 8179
Poster: Hyack
Riders feel same Grey Cup sting Riders feel same Grey Cup sting

It was a familiar, sombre scene in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' dressing room after Sunday's Grey Cup.

Posted:3:31 PM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81660
Rating: 8166
Poster: Hyack
Company from India may buy Sask. pulp mill Company from India may buy Sask. pulp mill

Saskatchewan's energy minister said Monday he's confident a buyer will be announced within days for a shuttered pulp mill in Prince Albert.

Posted:3:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 81794
Rating: 8179
Poster: Hyack
Hunters worry wildlife entering tailings pond Hunters worry wildlife entering tailings pond

Aboriginals near Fort McKay say they no longer hunt in part of their traditional hunting grounds because animals living there can access an oilsands tailings pond.

Posted:3:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 81687
Rating: 8169
Poster: Hyack
Harper dismisses Expo 2017 complaints Harper dismisses Expo 2017 complaints

The prime minister dismissed concerns Monday over Edmonton's failed Expo 2017 bid.

Posted:3:23 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 82008
Rating: 8201
Poster: Hyack
Speaker scolds Tories over budget leak Speaker scolds Tories over budget leak

House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Monday that the leak of a confidential finance committee report to five Conservative lobbyists impeded the work of MPs. His ruling was unexpected as the MP whose staffer leaked the document had apologized and

Posted:3:21 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81609
Rating: 8161
Poster: Hyack
US Diplomats Told to Spy on Other Countries at United Nations US Diplomats Told to Spy on Other Countries at United Nations

The US State Department gave its diplomats instructions to spy on other countries' representatives at the United Nations, according to a directive signed by Hillary Clinton. Diplomats were told to collect information about e-mail accounts, credit cards an

Posted:3:18 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81599
Rating: 8160
Poster: Hyack
Have they found the elixir of eternal youth? Scientists reverse the ageing process in landmark trial Have they found the elixir of eternal youth? Scientists reverse the ageing process in landmark trial

Posted:3:12 PM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 82185
Rating: 8219
Poster: Hyack
A night under the stars in Wainwright A night under the stars in Wainwright

Posted:3:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81552
Rating: 8155
Poster: Hyack
Petawawa memorial forest acts as living monument Petawawa memorial forest acts as living monument

Posted:3:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81553
Rating: 8155
Poster: Hyack
Navy recruits mascot Navy recruits mascot

Posted:3:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81698
Rating: 8170
Poster: Hyack
Top military investigator didn't see Afghan torture reports Top military investigator didn't see Afghan torture reports

Posted:3:00 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81514
Rating: 8151
Poster: Hyack
Trekkies exchange vows in Vulcan, Alta. Trekkies exchange vows in Vulcan, Alta.

Posted:2:57 PM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 81650
Rating: 8165
Poster: Hyack
Col. Williams to be discharged this week Col. Williams to be discharged this week

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Convicted sexual predator and killer Russell Williams will be discharged from the Canadian Forces this week

Posted:2:53 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81609
Rating: 8161
Poster: Hyack
17th century map of Canada found on dusty Scottish shelf 17th century map of Canada found on dusty Scottish shelf

A long-lost treasure of Canadian history -- a one-of-a-kind, 17th century map of the country, hand-drawn by the leading English cartographer of the era -- has been discovered under a thick layer of dust in the utility room of an old house in rural Scotlan

Posted:2:50 PM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 81881
Rating: 8188
Poster: Hyack
Columbus may have been exiled royal Columbus may have been exiled royal

The true origins of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered the Americas, have been uncovered five centuries after his death, according to a book that claims he was the son of a king in exile and hid his roots to protect his father.

Posted:2:47 PM on Monday
Topic: History
Hits: 81691
Rating: 8169
Poster: Hyack
Maintenance, security needs will cause fighter jet costs to soar: documents Maintenance, security needs will cause fighter jet costs to soar: documents

Canada's new stealth fighter aircraft will require extensive maintenance, as well as very expensive changes to improve security at the military bases they operate from, according to Defence Department documents

Posted:2:42 PM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81564
Rating: 8156
Poster: Hyack
Iraqi court convicts Tariq Aziz for crimes against Kurds Iraqi court convicts Tariq Aziz for crimes against Kurds

Posted:2:38 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81658
Rating: 8166
Poster: Hyack
Staggering Picasso trove turns up in France Staggering Picasso trove turns up in France

Posted:2:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 81761
Rating: 8177
Poster: Hyack
De Jong expected to enter BC Liberal leadership race De Jong expected to enter BC Liberal leadership race

The race to replace retiring B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell may be about to get crowded. Attorney General Mike de Jong is the latest to reveal he'll announce his leadership intentions this week.

Posted:2:29 PM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 81573
Rating: 8157
Poster: Hyack
1 in 40 gay men with HIV unaware of status: report 1 in 40 gay men with HIV unaware of status: report

About 2.5 per cent of gay men in Vancouver are unaware that they are HIV positive, a new study suggests.

Posted:2:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81587
Rating: 8159
Poster: Hyack
U.S. regrets leak of documents: Clinton U.S. regrets leak of documents: Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her government "deeply regrets" the disclosure of information intended to be confidential in hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. State Department documents released by website WikiLeaks.

Posted:2:25 PM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 81917
Rating: 8192
Poster: Hyack
As nuke scientists hit in bombings, Iran president admits computer worm affected centrifuges As nuke scientists hit in bombings, Iran president admits computer worm affected centrifuges

Iran's president accused Israel and the West of being behind a pair of daring bomb attacks that killed one nuclear scientist and wounded another in their cars on the streets of Tehran on Monday. He also admitted for the first time that a computer worm had

Posted:2:21 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81508
Rating: 8151
Poster: Hyack
Afghan police officer opens fire on U.S. troops during training, killing 6 Afghan police officer opens fire on U.S. troops during training, killing 6

KABUL - An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission Monday, underscoring one of the risks in a U.S.-led program to educate enough recruits to turn over the lead for security to Afghan forces by 2014.

Posted:2:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81692
Rating: 8169
Poster: Hyack
Federal prisons expanding in B.C. Federal prisons expanding in B.C.

The federal government is promising to add a total of 362 new bunks to five federal prisons in B.C., Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews announced Monday morning in Abbotsford.

Posted:2:15 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81550
Rating: 8155
Poster: Hyack
G20 probe slammed by Toronto police chief G20 probe slammed by Toronto police chief

Toronto's police chief says an Ontario police watchdog used unreliable evidence to conclude that excessive force was likely used during the arrest of a civilian at a G20 summit protest.

Posted:2:05 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81587
Rating: 8159
Poster: Hyack
B.C. wants legalized pot; rest of Canada agrees B.C. wants legalized pot; rest of Canada agrees

People in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were most likely to want legal pot, with 61 per cent of those polled expressing their support. Fifty-four per cent of British Columbians surveyed said they want to see marijuana legalized.

Posted:1:03 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81767
Rating: 8177
Poster: Curtman
Professors fed up with texting during lectures Professors fed up with texting during lectures

When his professors drone, Dan Kautz whips out his phone. Kautz, a senior at Wilkes University, might send a text message to someone across the room -- "I can't wait to get out of here" -- or make plans with his roommates.

Posted:10:36 AM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 81793
Rating: 8179
Poster: wildrosegirl
USDA asked to approve apple that won't brown USDA asked to approve apple that won't brown

A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.

Posted:10:29 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 81619
Rating: 8162
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canada-U.S. relations will endure leaks, minister says Canada-U.S. relations will endure leaks, minister says

As Ottawa braces for the promised release of more than 2,600 sensitive diplomatic documents pertaining to Canada-U.S. relations, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says the two countries will continue to enjoy "great" relations.

Posted:10:28 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81547
Rating: 8155
Poster: wildrosegirl
Scientists trick cells into switching identities Scientists trick cells into switching identities

Suppose you could repair tissue damaged by a heart attack by magically turning other cells into heart muscle, so the organ could pump effectively again.

Posted:10:24 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81642
Rating: 8164
Poster: wildrosegirl
B.C. homicide suspect nabbed by alert Mountie B.C. homicide suspect nabbed by alert Mountie

An RCMP officer's hunch to check a suspicious vehicle on a northern B.C. highway has led to discovery of the body of a 15-year-old Fraser Lake area girl and the arrest of a 20-year-old man.

Posted:10:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81617
Rating: 8162
Poster: RUEZ
Hockey world gathers for funeral of Pat Burns Hockey world gathers for funeral of Pat Burns

The hockey world is gathering together today to bid farewell to Pat Burns, a legendary hockey coach who spent much of his career in Toronto and Montreal.

Posted:10:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81575
Rating: 8158
Poster: wildrosegirl
Military doctor examines sex killer Russell Williams Military doctor examines sex killer Russell Williams

The Canadian military is another step closer to washing its hands of convicted sex killer Russell Williams.

Posted:10:21 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81635
Rating: 8164
Poster: wildrosegirl
S. Korea cancels new artillery drill on tense island S. Korea cancels new artillery drill on tense island

South Korea has cancelled plans to hold joint military exercises with the U.S. -- operations that North Korea had called a "grave military provocation."

Posted:10:19 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81613
Rating: 8161
Poster: wildrosegirl
Feds lower limits for lead in kids' products Feds lower limits for lead in kids' products

The federal government has announced regulation changes to reduce the amount of lead allowed in toys and a variety of other products young children might put in their mouths.

Posted:10:15 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81615
Rating: 8162
Poster: wildrosegirl
New twist in alleged West End 'renovictions' New twist in alleged West End 'renovictions'

Residents of the Emerald Terrace building in Vancouver's West End say they have new evidence that tenants paying lower rent were illegally evicted from their homes.

Posted:11:27 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81709
Rating: 8172
Poster: Hyack
Canadians downplay Kandahar departure as Afghans look to U.S. to continue aid Canadians downplay Kandahar departure as Afghans look to U.S. to continue aid

Posted:11:23 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81582
Rating: 8159
Poster: Hyack
Alberta puts a cork in the sale of strong beer Alberta puts a cork in the sale of strong beer

Posted:8:54 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81755
Rating: 8175
Poster: wildrosegirl
$11M in cocaine found in airport washroom $11M in cocaine found in airport washroom

Two men face drug charges following the discovery of two suitcases packed with 90 kilograms of cocaine in a bathroom at Pearson International Airport.

Posted:8:53 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81714
Rating: 8171
Poster: wildrosegirl
Leslie Nielsen, star of Naked Gun films, dead at 84 Leslie Nielsen, star of Naked Gun films, dead at 84

Edmonton � Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen, who spent much of his childhood in Edmonton, died Sunday afternoon. Nielsen died in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from complications of pneumonia. He was 84. Nielsen appeared in more t

Posted:7:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 81952
Rating: 8196
Poster: HaRdLy
Als repeat as Grey Cup champions Als repeat as Grey Cup champions

The Montreal Alouettes became the first CFL team to capture back-to-back Grey Cup titles in 13 years, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 21-18 Sunday night at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

Posted:6:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81592
Rating: 8161
Poster: Hyack
Haiti election a 'massive fraud' Haiti election a 'massive fraud'

Haiti's immediate future appears unclear after a dozen presidential candidates called for the annulment of Sunday's general election, citing widespread fraud.

Posted:6:51 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81800
Rating: 8180
Poster: Hyack
Treasury Board rules could heighten risk for soldiers Treasury Board rules could heighten risk for soldiers

The lives of Canadian soldiers could be put at greater risk because of Treasury Board regulations that prevent Task Force Kandahar from continuing to employ its best cultural advisers.

Posted:5:11 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81629
Rating: 8163
Poster: Hyack
Obama ordered diplomats to spy on Canada Obama ordered diplomats to spy on Canada

Posted:4:59 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 83191
Rating: 8320
Poster: Hyack
Record number of immigrants flunking tougher Canadian citizenship test Record number of immigrants flunking tougher Canadian citizenship test
Posted:12:47 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 82313
Rating: 8231
Poster: EyeBrock
China is winning over the heart of Africa – at the West's expense

Posted:8:00 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81794
Rating: 8179
Poster: CommanderSock
Malaria deaths far higher than records show: experts Malaria deaths far higher than records show: experts

A study by medical journal Lancet throws up shocking numbers for malaria mortality in India.

Posted:7:49 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81586
Rating: 8159
Poster: wildrosegirl
'Harry Potter' technologies may make wizards of us all 'Harry Potter' technologies may make wizards of us all

The evil wizards in the new movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sneer at magic-less humans they call "Muggles."

Posted:7:47 AM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 81750
Rating: 8175
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canada won't follow U.S. plan on greenhouse gases Canada won't follow U.S. plan on greenhouse gases

The Harper government has no plans to follow a U.S. initiative to slash the greenhouse gas emissions of big polluters.

Posted:7:40 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 81760
Rating: 8176
Poster: wildrosegirl
U.S. appeals to WikiLeaks to halt document release U.S. appeals to WikiLeaks to halt document release

The Obama administration has told whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize U.S. relations with its allie

Posted:7:39 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81729
Rating: 8173
Poster: wildrosegirl
China proposes emergency meeting amid Korean tensions China proposes emergency meeting amid Korean tensions

China tried Sunday to defuse tension over a recent North Korean attack on South Korea by proposing an emergency meeting in Beijing, hours after the U.S. and South Korea launched naval war games in a united show of force.

Posted:7:32 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 81715
Rating: 8172
Poster: wildrosegirl
N.Korea readies missiles as US-South Korea begin drill N.Korea readies missiles as US-South Korea begin drill

YEONPYEONG, South Korea - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises that have upset neighbour China.

Posted:9:07 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 81709
Rating: 8171
Poster: Hyack
Quebec woman claims she bribed doctor for treatment Quebec woman claims she bribed doctor for treatment

A Quebec woman who claims that she paid a doctor $2,000 to expedite surgery for her cancer-stricken mother is raising questions about whether bribery is being practiced in the province's health-care system.

Posted:9:01 PM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 81718
Rating: 8172
Poster: Hyack
University of Calgary appeals Facebook ruling University of Calgary appeals Facebook ruling

The University of Calgary is disputing a court decision that it infringed on the charter rights of two students when it punished them for criticizing a professor on Facebook.

Posted:6:15 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81840
Rating: 8184
Poster: Curtman
Several wounded after shootings around GTA Several wounded after shootings around GTA

There was a spate of shootings overnight in the Toronto area, leaving five people wounded in three different incidents.

Posted:5:41 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 81680
Rating: 8168
Poster: Hyack
N.W.T. ferry service resuming N.W.T. ferry service resuming

Ferry service on the Mackenzie River is set to resume late Friday, which will soon end a gas shortage in Yellowknife that has forced some drivers to pay up to $1.99 a litre to fill up.

Posted:5:37 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81764
Rating: 8176
Poster: Hyack
Saint John black community won't get GG apology Saint John black community won't get GG apology

The Governor General won't apologize to Saint John's black community for a 1785 decree that severely restricted where they could live or fish in the southern New Brunswick city.

Posted:5:31 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81778
Rating: 8178
Poster: Hyack
Grey Cup party hits downtown Edmonton Grey Cup party hits downtown Edmonton

Thousands of football fans have descended on the streets of Edmonton in anticipation of Sunday's Grey Cup game.

Posted:5:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 81674
Rating: 8167
Poster: Hyack
Jupiter's brown stripe is returning, say astronomers Jupiter's brown stripe is returning, say astronomers

One of the "stripes" on Jupiter that faded away earlier this year is making a comeback, astronomers have said. The South Equatorial Belt had blended into surrounding white clouds but an "outbreak" spotted by an amateur astronomer heralds the stripe's retu

Posted:5:20 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 81830
Rating: 8183
Poster: Hyack
Cosmos may show echoes of events before Big Bang Cosmos may show echoes of events before Big Bang

Evidence of events that happened before the Big Bang can be seen in the glow of microwave radiation that fills the Universe, scientists have asserted.

Posted:5:18 PM on Saturday
Topic: Science
Hits: 81679
Rating: 8168
Poster: Hyack


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