Fresh from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says his muscles and joints ache. His skin is so sensitive it burns when he sits or walks. And he can't sink a basketball shot.
Posted: | 1:27 PM on Friday |
Topic: | Science |
Hits: | 206881 |
Rating: | 20688 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
A couple convicted in the death of a girl in their care have been sentenced in a Regina court.
Posted: | 1:27 PM on Friday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 206473 |
Rating: | 20647 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Two Canadian police officers were accused of sexual misconduct during United Nations missions abroad last year, a report released Friday states.
Posted: | 1:26 PM on Friday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 206703 |
Rating: | 20671 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
On W5 this weekend: 'Trouble In Paradise' examines efforts by local residents to stop a contaminated soil dump site in a Vancouver Island watershed that may threaten drinking water.
Posted: | 1:13 PM on Friday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 206694 |
Rating: | 20669 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Hassan Hanafi - who has a scar similar to fictional character Frankenstein - helped the Islamist militant group, linked to al-Qaeda, by identifying possible targets among journalists between 2007 and 2011.
Posted: | 11:33 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 206541 |
Rating: | 20653 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Liberal staffer Tamara Candy (pictured), 27, was hired by Queensland MP George Christensen to research Islam's Sharia law and believes it could become part of Australia's law.
Posted: | 11:25 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 207445 |
Rating: | 20744 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Posted: | 9:41 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Health |
Hits: | 206605 |
Rating: | 20661 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Posted: | 9:20 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Weather |
Hits: | 206712 |
Rating: | 20671 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Six companies that refused to accept the nationalization of their assets have been ordered to get out so Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. can take over
Posted: | 9:15 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Misc World |
Hits: | 206809 |
Rating: | 20681 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hey, did you hear Rachel Notley has a new job? In addition to being Alberta premier (and head wrangler of the cat herd that is the NDP caucus), Notley is now moonlighting as press secretary to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.
Posted: | 8:35 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Provincial Politics |
Hits: | 206811 |
Rating: | 20681 |
Poster: | Alta_redneck |
Shared Services Canada had been talking with the military for two years about taking over a data centre at CFB Borden. But someone forgot to mention a top-secret listening post inside the building that the Canadian Forces insists on keeping.
Posted: | 6:18 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Military |
Hits: | 206937 |
Rating: | 20693 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
A diluted industrial bleach mixture � touted by an online church as a miracle cure for everything from cancer to HIV/AIDS and autism � is being promoted and sold in Canada, despite Health Canada warnings it is unsafe for human consumption, the fifth e
Posted: | 6:17 AM on Friday |
Topic: | Religion |
Hits: | 207298 |
Rating: | 20729 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Teachers at St Michael & All Angels in Upton, on the Wirral, Merseyside, referred Rhys Atkinson to the children's safeguarding hub over fears he could be 'radicalised' and turn into a terrorist.
Posted: | 4:55 PM on Thursday |
Topic: | Misc World |
Hits: | 206586 |
Rating: | 20659 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Posted: | 12:02 PM on Thursday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 207018 |
Rating: | 20703 |
Poster: | Hyack |
Lt.-Cmdr. Paul Smith has been posted to Halifax. He's commander of HMCS Summerside as part of Operation CARIBBE, which combats illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons and money from the Caribbean and Central America.
Posted: | 12:00 PM on Thursday |
Topic: | Military |
Hits: | 207078 |
Rating: | 20709 |
Poster: | Hyack |
A deer got a harsh lesson after crashing through a window at a school in St. Brieux, Sask. yesterday. The deer had to cross a highway, then run across the school's outdoor field to reach the school.
Posted: | 11:58 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Strange |
Hits: | 207052 |
Rating: | 20706 |
Poster: | Hyack |
After nearly two weeks of debate and controversy, organizers of the Dildo Pond fishing derby have decided to annul all results and refund participants.
Posted: | 11:55 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Lifestyle |
Hits: | 206781 |
Rating: | 20678 |
Poster: | Hyack |
A Washington state man was killed when he accidentally shot himself in the face while taking selfies, U.S. authorities say. The man had loaded and unloaded bullets multiple times. Clark says a bullet apparently remained in the gun the final time he fired.
Posted: | 11:48 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Uncle Sam |
Hits: | 206759 |
Rating: | 20676 |
Poster: | Hyack |
For the third time in under a year, security researchers have found a method to attack encrypted Web communications, a direct result of weaknesses that were mandated two decades ago by the U.S. government.
Posted: | 10:14 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Tech |
Hits: | 206629 |
Rating: | 20663 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
One researcher's informal review of industry-backed nutrition studies found 90 percent favored the study funder.
Posted: | 9:59 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Health |
Hits: | 206608 |
Rating: | 20661 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
In the last gasp of an historic industrialization, China's state-run "zombie" factories continue to churn out products no one buys. The CBC's new Asia Correspondent Sasa Petricic highlights the problem facing Beijing with its new talk of layoffs and restr
Posted: | 6:27 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Business |
Hits: | 206590 |
Rating: | 20659 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
The federal government is prepared to impose a national price on carbon if Canada's premiers fail to come to an agreement on their own, CBC News has learned.
Posted: | 6:21 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 206676 |
Rating: | 20668 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada's largest grocery chain is expanding a program it launched last year that saw imperfect and blemished fruits and vegetables sold for rock bottom prices in certain markets.
Posted: | 6:17 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Business |
Hits: | 206590 |
Rating: | 20659 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
James Edwards, a notorious white supremacist and radio talk show host, is promoting a recent interview with the son of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump that'll air on Saturday. Edwards talked to the real estate mogul's eldest son and c
Posted: | 6:13 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Political |
Hits: | 206538 |
Rating: | 20654 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
The biggest star to take the stage during the Academy Awards arguably was the #OscarsSoWhite controversy as Chris Rock hammered home Hollywood's diversity issues during the three-plus-hour telecast. But now that the curtain has closed, the question become
Posted: | 1:17 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
Hits: | 206997 |
Rating: | 20699 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
A gang reportedly burned seven men to death for allegedly possessing human bones intended for use in witchcraft. The incensed mob in the Nsanje district of Malawi are said to have attacked the suspects then set them on fire using petrol.
Posted: | 1:16 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Religion |
Hits: | 207005 |
Rating: | 20701 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Posted: | 12:58 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Political |
Hits: | 206684 |
Rating: | 20669 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Posted: | 12:57 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Strange |
Hits: | 206785 |
Rating: | 20679 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Posted: | 12:16 AM on Thursday |
Topic: | Sports |
Hits: | 206628 |
Rating: | 20663 |
Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
A new discovery about mysterious radio blips from deep space raises new questions and new possibilities about what might be causing them.
Posted: | 10:50 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Science |
Hits: | 206998 |
Rating: | 20700 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
The last quarter of polling has been good for the Liberals, as more Canadians support the party today than on election night. But if Canadians are warming to the Liberal government, which party are they turning away from?
Posted: | 7:01 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Political |
Hits: | 206649 |
Rating: | 20665 |
Poster: | andyt |
A Calgary woman in the final stages of ALS has died in Vancouver with the assistance of two doctors, after a court decision in Alberta allowed her to proceed with a physician-assisted death.
Posted: | 6:57 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 206636 |
Rating: | 20665 |
Poster: | andyt |
In the wake of the 2008 collapse, the booming productive capacity of China and other developing countries prompted resource analysts to crow about the commodities supercycle. Now the world is facing a supercycle of overcapacity.
Posted: | 6:27 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Business |
Hits: | 206710 |
Rating: | 20671 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
The B.C. SPCA says 20 counts of animal cruelty have been laid against Chilliwack Cattle Sales, one of Canada's largest dairy farms, and seven of its employees.
Posted: | 6:08 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Law & Order |
Hits: | 206557 |
Rating: | 20656 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Today, the US Energy Information Administration released data on planned additions to the US power grid this year. The year is notable because it will see the first new nuclear plant brought online in 20 years, contributing 1.1 GigaWatts to the grid.
Posted: | 5:10 AM on Wednesday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 206854 |
Rating: | 20685 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
Posted: | 11:00 PM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Funny |
Hits: | 207246 |
Rating: | 20725 |
Poster: | Freakinoldguy |
An unlikely friendship between a 10-year-old boy and a false killer whale is making a splash at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Posted: | 5:51 PM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Misc CDN |
Hits: | 206585 |
Rating: | 20659 |
Poster: | Hyack |
Posted: | 6:40 PM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Tech |
Hits: | 206660 |
Rating: | 20666 |
Poster: | andyt |
Scientists have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers arguing spending on infrastructure for fossil fuels may not be the most productive use of resources, while a group of 50 executives from B.C.'s clean tech industry ar
Posted: | 2:19 PM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 206851 |
Rating: | 20686 |
Poster: | andyt |
Insurance for drivers in Alberta who work for ride-hailing services like Uber will not be ready until July 1, four months after Edmonton's bylaw comes into effect.
Posted: | 11:02 AM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Business |
Hits: | 206640 |
Rating: | 20664 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic Cool Hand Luke, has died.
Posted: | 10:02 AM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
Hits: | 207021 |
Rating: | 20702 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Justice Department cannot use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data, dealing a blow to the government in its battle with the company over privacy and public safety
Posted: | 10:00 AM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Tech |
Hits: | 206642 |
Rating: | 20664 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |
The Quebec government says it will seek an injunction against TransCanada to ensure that its proposed Energy East pipeline complies with the province's environmental laws.
Posted: | 8:14 AM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Environmental |
Hits: | 206927 |
Rating: | 20694 |
Poster: | andyt |
Splitting water is a two-step process, and in a new study, researchers have performed one of these steps (reduction) with 100% efficiency.
Posted: | 8:07 AM on Tuesday |
Topic: | Tech |
Hits: | 206735 |
Rating: | 20674 |
Poster: | DrCaleb |