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Iraq takes over prison... 4 inmates escape
Four terror suspects have escaped from a Baghdad, Iraq, prison that was formerly run by U.S. forces, a senior official with the Iraqi justice ministry told CNN Friday.
Law & Order | 206628 hits | 11:01 AM on Saturday | posted by Scape
Four terror suspects have escaped from a Baghdad, Iraq, prison that was formerly run by U.S. forces, a senior official with the Iraqi justice ministry told CNN Friday.Bombings claim lives of 5 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
A pair of bombings claimed the lives of five American soldiers in Afghanistan Saturday, amid the latest push by international forces to target Taliban hot spots.
Military | 206560 hits | 8:41 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A pair of bombings claimed the lives of five American soldiers in Afghanistan Saturday, amid the latest push by international forces to target Taliban hot spots.
Police consider using body-mounted camerasLaw & Order | 206681 hits | 8:37 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Edmonton police are considering the use of body-mounted cameras. B.C. woman badly injured after breaking up attackLaw & Order | 206605 hits | 8:28 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Benita Anderson is still recovering from a vicious assault that took place in North Vancouver on Monday night after she tried to help a young woman who was being attacked. Watch the Celebration of Light live with CTV Online!Misc CDN | 212614 hits | 8:22 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Love the fireworks but can't stand the crowds? CTVBC.CA is bringing you live streaming of the Celebration of Light beginning on Saturday.China flood control at 'crucial stage': premier
China's premier said flood control efforts are at a "crucial stage" as the death toll jumped by more than a dozen Saturday and more torrential rains are expected through Sunday night.
Misc World | 206684 hits | 8:15 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
China's premier said flood control efforts are at a "crucial stage" as the death toll jumped by more than a dozen Saturday and more torrential rains are expected through Sunday night.Vaseline skin-lightening app called racist
If it's the fair, de-ethnicized look you're after, there's a Facebook app for that.
A Facebook application aimed at users in India released last month promises to lighten the skin tone of faces in profile pictures. But it's sparking cries of racism, wh
Lifestyle | 207589 hits | 8:10 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
If it's the fair, de-ethnicized look you're after, there's a Facebook app for that.
A Facebook application aimed at users in India released last month promises to lighten the skin tone of faces in profile pictures. But it's sparking cries of racism, whShips steam to safer waters as storm guns for Gulf
Ships steamed to safer waters and coastal workers packed up oil removal operations as remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie gunned for the Gulf of Mexico Saturday.
Misc World | 206625 hits | 7:57 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Ships steamed to safer waters and coastal workers packed up oil removal operations as remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie gunned for the Gulf of Mexico Saturday.U.K. reiterates BP not involved in Lockerbie release
In a letter to U.S. officials, British Foreign Secretary William Hague calls the Scottish decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing "wrong and misguided," but says there's no evidence Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was returned to Libya to fa
Misc World | 206682 hits | 7:38 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
In a letter to U.S. officials, British Foreign Secretary William Hague calls the Scottish decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing "wrong and misguided," but says there's no evidence Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was returned to Libya to fa Police suspect double murder-suicide in Montreal deathsLaw & Order | 206842 hits | 7:28 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Montreal police are investigating the killings of two young boys and a man who were found dead in an apartment on Saturday morning.India unveils $35 computer
It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 US basic touchscreen tablet computer aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production in early 2011.
Tech | 206954 hits | 9:44 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 US basic touchscreen tablet computer aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production in early 2011.Rig alarm system partly disabled at time of blast
An electronics technician aboard the ill-fated oil rig Deepwater Horizon told an investigative panel Friday that an alarm system was partially shut down on the day the rig exploded.
Tech | 206637 hits | 9:19 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
An electronics technician aboard the ill-fated oil rig Deepwater Horizon told an investigative panel Friday that an alarm system was partially shut down on the day the rig exploded. East's beasts bit by Als in road lossSports | 206661 hits | 9:19 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Getting a team-record seven field goals from Damon Duval was fine, but Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo wants touchdowns. Parker pick-six completes Argo comebackSports | 206642 hits | 9:14 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Byron Parker's interception return for a touchdown rallied the Toronto Argonauts to a historic but sloppy 24-20 win over the B.C. Lions on Friday night.China to reduce number of capital crimes: media
China will reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty from the current 68 in the latest step to cut back on the use of capital punishment, state media said Saturday.
China will reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty from the current 68 in the latest step to cut back on the use of capital punishment, state media said Saturday. Officials seize more than one million illegal cigarettesLaw & Order | 206804 hits | 7:41 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Provincial officials and police seized 1.2 million illegal cigarettes on Thursday at a vehicle-inspection checkpoint. West End convenience store owner charged for selling mouthwash to addictsLaw & Order | 206864 hits | 7:37 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Police have charged the owner of a West End convenience store with a Liquor Control Act offence for selling mouthwash as an intoxicating substance. First-time camp for the kids of fallen soldiersMilitary | 206997 hits | 7:32 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Allan's Angels Camp is a place where the children of fallen Canadian soldiers come to heal. Multiple sightings of Vader in green SUV?Law & Order | 206617 hits | 7:00 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Those who live in the area where Travis Vader was arrested say there were multiple sightings of Vader in a green SUV similar to the one that belonged to a St. Albert couple who has been missing for the past 20 days. Justice for woman whose husband was severely beatenLaw & Order | 206821 hits | 6:54 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
An emotionally draining legal battle is finally over for a woman whose husband was beaten severely ten years ago. Woman who killed boy not criminally responsible: judgeLaw & Order | 206786 hits | 6:50 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A British Columbia woman on trial for the murder of a 12-year-old autistic boy has been found not criminally responsible for the crime due to mental disorder. Customers skimping on tips as HST takes hold in B.C.Lifestyle | 207209 hits | 6:45 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The new harmonized sales tax hasn't won many friends in B.C., but people who depend on tips to make a living say they're the biggest losers.Pak Navy chief lauds performance of China's F-22P frigate, keen to expand co-operation
Two of the four F-22P frigates it ordered are already in service in the Pakistan Navy, while a third is to be commissioned on September 15 this year.
Two of the four F-22P frigates it ordered are already in service in the Pakistan Navy, while a third is to be commissioned on September 15 this year.Faulty engine nozzle blamed for latest Bulava missile failure
The Bulava has officially suffered seven failures in 12 tests. Some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures was considerably larger, with Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer contending that of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one
The Bulava has officially suffered seven failures in 12 tests. Some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures was considerably larger, with Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer contending that of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one Swiss Chalet hostage drama over as police arrest gunmanLaw & Order | 206841 hits | 5:32 PM on Friday | posted by kitty
http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/87/cc/fb9e57264a6b98d6895c07079e7e.jpegA hostage negotiator speaking to an armed man in a west-end Swiss Chalet restaurant convinced the man into surrendering peacefully, Toronto police Const. Tony Vella said Friday Canucks' Salo tears achilles during training; out indefinitelySports | 206661 hits | 4:05 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo has suffered an Achilles tendon tear, adding another injury to the already staggering list accumulated by the hard-luck NHL veteran.Mexico: Ancient woman suggests diverse migration
A scientific reconstruction of one of the oldest sets of human remains found in the Americas appears to support theories that the first people who came to the hemisphere migrated from a broader area than once thought, researchers say.
Science | 206784 hits | 4:02 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A scientific reconstruction of one of the oldest sets of human remains found in the Americas appears to support theories that the first people who came to the hemisphere migrated from a broader area than once thought, researchers say. Man barricades himself in Swiss ChaletLaw & Order | 207110 hits | 3:34 PM on Friday | posted by Schnek
Police are blocking off roads outside a Swiss Chalet in the Kipling Ave. and The Queensway area after reports of a man barricading himself inside the restaurant. Suspect sought in theft of painting from 105-year-oldLaw & Order | 206673 hits | 3:33 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 105-year-old woman is missing a treasured oil painting and a photograph of herself as a teenager after they were stolen from her room in a Vancouver rest home, and police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect. Child sex tourist was a 'customer', defence arguesLaw & Order | 206851 hits | 3:26 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Canadian man who admitted having sex with young girls in Colombia and Cambodia was a "customer" of willing participants and not an abuser, says his defence lawyer. Sex-demanding immigration judge 'sick and sorry'Law & Order | 206786 hits | 1:49 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Disgraced Immigration Board judge Steve Ellis apologized profusely Friday for propositioning an attractive South Korean refugee claimant for sex in exchange for citizenship. Date rape drug detector coming to OntarioLifestyle | 207186 hits | 1:46 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A credit-card sized toolbox that indicates if a drink has been laced with a date rape drug will make it to Ontario shelves by late August. Conrad Black, Free on Bail, Can't Go Back to CanadaBusiness | 206957 hits | 1:07 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman convicted of fraud, is free on a $2 million bail bond after signing release papers before a federal judge in Chicago. CF-18 crashes in southern Alberta; pilot alive
A CF-18 fighter jet has crashed in southern Alberta, after witnesses saw it flying at low altitude midday Friday.
The jet crashed at the Lethbridge County Airport and the pilot reportedly ejected before impact.
CTV Calgary's Jacquie Scantlebury repo On this day: 'Gimli Glider' lands without fuel
Twelve kilometres above the Manitoba countryside, the unthinkable happens: a brand new Air Canada Boeing 767 runs out of fuel. The 120-tonne, $40-million plane becomes a glider, dropping at over 600 metres per minute with no hope of reaching Winnipeg. Ama Dartmouth stores post pictures of shopliftersLaw & Order | 207294 hits | 9:23 AM on Friday | posted by stemmer
A couple of Dartmouth retailers are turning to public shame to fight shoplifting.
Pictures of shoplifters taken from in-store surveillance cameras are being posted in the stores. Fallen soldier's body to return home to CanadaMilitary | 206648 hits | 7:25 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The body of a Canadian soldier killed this week in a makeshift bomb blast while on foot patrol southwest of Kandahar City returns home today.North Korea tensions spike at Asian security forum
North Korea on Friday threatened the United States and South Korea with a "physical response" to planned weekend naval exercises as tensions with the communist nation rose in the aftermath of the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North.
Political | 206974 hits | 7:16 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
North Korea on Friday threatened the United States and South Korea with a "physical response" to planned weekend naval exercises as tensions with the communist nation rose in the aftermath of the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North. 'Shawinigan handshake' victim not laughing at gagBusiness | 207431 hits | 7:09 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Fourteen years later, the original "Shawinigan handshake" victim is still not amused by Jean Chretien's gags.British toddler killer sent to jail on child porn charges
A man who killed a toddler when he was just 10 years old in a crime that shocked Britain was sentenced to jail on Friday for new child pornography charges.
Law & Order | 207113 hits | 7:07 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A man who killed a toddler when he was just 10 years old in a crime that shocked Britain was sentenced to jail on Friday for new child pornography charges. Canada's inflation rate in June slips to 1.0 per centMisc CDN | 206570 hits | 7:04 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Statistics Canada says Canada's annual inflation rate slid to one per cent in June as gasoline prices dropped from where they were a year ago.Tropical Storm Bonnie puts BP spill efforts on hold
Oil-skimming ships near the site of the BP oil spill have been ordered to evacuate the area, as tropical storm Bonnie rolls towards the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmental | 206629 hits | 7:00 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Oil-skimming ships near the site of the BP oil spill have been ordered to evacuate the area, as tropical storm Bonnie rolls towards the Gulf of Mexico. Appalled by beaver bloodshed at parkMisc CDN | 206821 hits | 6:29 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
People are appalled a beaver was possibly shot to death at Three Mile Bend off-leash dog park. The beaver was discovered by a canoeist in one of the ponds on the weekend. Alouettes down Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37-14
MONTREAL -- Getting a team-record seven field goals from Damon Duval was fine, but Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo wants touchdowns. Sewer project halted by aboriginal history find
Thousands of artifacts, from pieces of pottery and stone arrowheads to musket flints and glass beads, have been pulled from a construction site in a small Ontario town, offering archeologists a picture of more than 2,000 years of aboriginal history. Alberta city a lightning hot spot
EDMONTON - The next time you visit Medicine Hat, you may want to wear rubber-soled shoes. The city ranks number one for lightning hot spots in Alberta.Iran cuts off hands from five thieves
TEHRAN - Iran amputated the hands of five convicted thieves inside a prison in the western city of Hamedan on Thursday
TEHRAN - Iran amputated the hands of five convicted thieves inside a prison in the western city of Hamedan on ThursdayOctopuses found with cold-resistant venom
HONG KONG - Researchers have discovered four new species of octopus in Antarctica with venom that works at sub-zero temperatures.
HONG KONG - Researchers have discovered four new species of octopus in Antarctica with venom that works at sub-zero temperatures.North Korea warns U.S. exercises threaten region
HANOI, Vietnam � North Korea warned the United States and South Korea on Thursday to call off military exercises scheduled for this weekend and to back off any new sanctions against the communist country or risk placing the entire region in danger.
Misc World | 206761 hits | 11:44 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
HANOI, Vietnam � North Korea warned the United States and South Korea on Thursday to call off military exercises scheduled for this weekend and to back off any new sanctions against the communist country or risk placing the entire region in danger.Mandela grandchildren survive gun attack
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa � Nelson Mandela's grandchildren underwent a harrowing ordeal with gunmen following the South African icon's 92nd birthday party, but no one was hurt and the attackers fled after an exchange of gunfire, police said Thursday.
Misc World | 206956 hits | 11:42 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa � Nelson Mandela's grandchildren underwent a harrowing ordeal with gunmen following the South African icon's 92nd birthday party, but no one was hurt and the attackers fled after an exchange of gunfire, police said Thursday.Back to Canada News
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