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News Image Collage for 09-2008

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NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2008

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Another woman attacked on path in Edson, Alta. Another woman attacked on path in Edson, Alta.

EDSON, Alta. -- RCMP were hunting for a suspect after a woman was attacked Tuesday on a walking path in Edson, Alta., only days after a 14-year-old girl was killed on a nearby trail

Posted:6:05 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208114
Rating: 20813
Poster: WDHIII
Goaltender Roberto Luongo named captain of the Vancouver Canucks Goaltender Roberto Luongo named captain of the Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - In a move that breaks with tradition, and the NHL rules, the Vancouver Canucks named Roberto Luongo the team's captain Tuesday, even though the goaltender will not be able to have a C sewn on his uniform.

Posted:4:02 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208363
Rating: 20837
Poster: TattoodGirl
TSX up close to 400 points TSX up close to 400 points

Posted:9:46 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208259
Rating: 20828
Poster: tritium
Do-not-call list will boost direct mail, marketers say Do-not-call list will boost direct mail, marketers say

Starting Tuesday, Canadians will be able to register their phone numbers on a national do-not-call list, but they may find telemarketing calls replaced by junk mail and spam.

Posted:8:50 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208418
Rating: 20842
Poster: WDHIII
Harper sees daughter off with pats on the shoulder Harper sees daughter off with pats on the shoulder

It appears Stephen Harper has a bit of work to do on his new warm-and-fuzzy image

Posted:8:46 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208265
Rating: 20825
Poster: WDHIII
2011 pullout not cutting and running: MacKay 2011 pullout not cutting and running: MacKay

Defence Minister Peter MacKay dismissed the suggestion that the decision to pull out of Afghanistan by 2011 is akin to cutting and running.

Posted:8:39 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208218
Rating: 20823
Poster: WDHIII
Dion always discusses policies with her, wife says Dion always discusses policies with her, wife says

After enduring allegations and denials that she has been muzzled by her husband's campaign, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's wife, Janine Krieber, says she is in fact a key member of her husband's team.

Posted:8:33 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208049
Rating: 20805
Poster: WDHIII
Man accused in arson deaths of five says he 'always wanted to be a criminal' Man accused in arson deaths of five says he 'always wanted to be a criminal'

VANCOUVER - A man accused of murdering five people in a Vancouver arson fire cast himself as a born criminal in his B.C. Supreme Court testimony Monday, saying he enjoyed "getting back" at the police

Posted:6:59 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208139
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Take your sweater-vest and get lost, Warrior Princess tells Harper Take your sweater-vest and get lost, Warrior Princess tells Harper

St. John's actor Mary Walsh revived a formerly retired character on a damp, foggy beach Monday night, to make a fiery political point about Stephen Harper

Posted:6:57 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208387
Rating: 20838
Poster: Hyack
Paul Gross war epic to screen for Canadian troops in Kandahar Paul Gross war epic to screen for Canadian troops in Kandahar

Canadian troops in Afghanistan are getting a special advance screening of Paul Gross's epic First World War film, Passchendaele.

Posted:6:53 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208125
Rating: 20813
Poster: Hyack
Barney Frank's boyfriend was Fannie Exec Barney Frank's boyfriend was Fannie Exec

Posted:9:09 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 209750
Rating: 20975
Poster: tritium
What you need to know about the Do Not Call List What you need to know about the Do Not Call List

Canadians tired of having their dinners interrupted by telemarketers can now register their home and cellphone numbers with a Do Not Call List.

Posted:7:32 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208748
Rating: 20876
Poster: WDHIII
Canadian weather station reports snow on Mars Canadian weather station reports snow on Mars

TORONTO -- A Canadian-built weather station on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds

Posted:7:29 PM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208194
Rating: 20820
Poster: WDHIII
Asian markets now open - tumble in early trading Asian markets now open - tumble in early trading

Asian markets tumbled early Tuesday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted down the $700 billion financial bailout package overnight, with shares plunging across the board. The Nikkei 225 Average slumped 4.8% to 11,178.34 and the Topix index skidde

Posted:7:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208375
Rating: 20839
Poster: tritium
US House rejects $US700b bailout plan US House rejects $US700b bailout plan

The US House of Representatives has dramatically rejected a $US700 billion ($A840 billion) Wall Street bail out, sending stocks crashing to their worst single-day loss ever and deepening the US financial crisis.

Posted:7:07 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 212106
Rating: 21212
Poster: tritium
Massive bailout bill defeated by U.S. Congress Massive bailout bill defeated by U.S. Congress

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have rejected a massive US$700 billion bailout for the struggling U.S. financial sector -- despite urgent pleas from U.S. President George Bush to push the deal through.

Posted:3:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208068
Rating: 20807
Poster: Canadaka
U.S. navy surrounds hijacked ship U.S. navy surrounds hijacked ship

Posted:12:13 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208466
Rating: 20848
Poster: Hyack
'A disgrace' 'A disgrace'

Senior waiting in ER at Montfort was ignored for nine hours as fellow patients brought him water, blankets

Posted:12:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 208439
Rating: 20844
Poster: Hyack
We are 33,311,389: StatsCan We are 33,311,389: StatsCan

Immigration accounted for a spike in the Canadian population during the second quarter of 2008, the largest increase in 17 years, according to a Statistics Canada report released Monday.

Posted:12:06 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208288
Rating: 20829
Poster: Hyack
'Horny goat weed' tested as Viagra alternative 'Horny goat weed' tested as Viagra alternative

Italian researchers are testing a promising alternative to Viagra that they're calling 3,7-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-icaritin -- or more simply put, "horny goat weed."

Posted:11:59 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 209500
Rating: 20950
Poster: Hyack
Politicians make strange bedfellows Politicians make strange bedfellows

When it comes to politics in this country, one man stands alone. Yes, that man is satirist Rick Mercer, the host of CBC's Rick Mercer Report.

Posted:11:53 AM on Monday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 208775
Rating: 20878
Poster: Hyack
Gay-bashing suspect not eligible for community court: Crown Gay-bashing suspect not eligible for community court: Crown

A man accused of attacking a gay man over the weekend in the city's West End appeared briefly in Vancouver's new community court on Monday morning.

Posted:11:53 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208211
Rating: 20822
Poster: tritium
TSX falls by 800 points; oil drops below $100 US TSX falls by 800 points; oil drops below $100 US

The Toronto stock market hit an 800-point downdraft Monday as a $700-billion US financial bailout bill was voted down in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the price of oil dropped below $100 US a barrel.

Posted:11:52 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208204
Rating: 20821
Poster: tritium
Canada eyes new fighter jets offered at $50 million US Canada eyes new fighter jets offered at $50 million US

U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin hopes to offer Canada and other nations interested in its high-tech Joint Strike Fighter a deal that would see the price of each aircraft ordered set at around $50 million US

Posted:11:46 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208564
Rating: 20857
Poster: Hyack
Size does matter! Size does matter!

Shrinkage is occurring in the natural world in all kinds of ways

Posted:11:39 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208470
Rating: 20847
Poster: Hyack
What would you name a baby beluga? What would you name a baby beluga?

The newest member of the Vancouver Aquarium's whale family needs a name - and you can help.

Posted:11:35 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208208
Rating: 20821
Poster: Hyack
Scientists hope algae will become fuel of the future Scientists hope algae will become fuel of the future

BORCULO, Netherlands -- Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics - and with increasing interest, biofuel.

Posted:11:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208067
Rating: 20807
Poster: Hyack
Jules Verne spacecraft burns up as planned Jules Verne spacecraft burns up as planned

A European spacecraft packed with garbage from the International Space Station burst into flames during a controlled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on Monday

Posted:11:25 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 208273
Rating: 20827
Poster: Hyack
Agassiz hotel destroyed in suspicious fire Agassiz hotel destroyed in suspicious fire

Officials are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed the Harrison Crossroads Hotel in the Fraser Valley town of Agassiz, B.C., Sunday night

Posted:11:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208075
Rating: 20808
Poster: Hyack
B.C. fish farm regulation faces constitutional challenge B.C. fish farm regulation faces constitutional challenge

A constitutional challenge of the B.C. government's right to regulate fish farms will be heard this week in the Supreme Court of B.C.

Posted:11:08 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207922
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
Teenager faints during live broadcast of Canada prime minister's speech Teenager faints during live broadcast of Canada prime minister's speech

As Above

Posted:8:17 AM on Monday
Topic: Videos
Hits: 209184
Rating: 20918
Poster: WDHIII
Canadians believe war on terror is a 'stalemate': Poll Canadians believe war on terror is a 'stalemate': Poll

PARIS - Canadians are among the world's most skeptical in assessing the U.S. "war on terror" launched after the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, according to a new poll of 23 countries.

Posted:8:07 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 208284
Rating: 20828
Poster: WDHIII
Woman leaves church sanctuary Woman leaves church sanctuary

MISSISSAUGA -- Ola Akinwalere was allowed to return to her Port Credit home yesterday to rejoin her family after taking sanctuary for almost two years in a church basement due to fears she'd undergo female circumcision if deported to Nigeria.

Posted:7:58 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208075
Rating: 20809
Poster: WDHIII
5-year-old dies as Alberta lake rescue goes wrong 5-year-old dies as Alberta lake rescue goes wrong

A weekend rescue attempt on a lake near the southern Alberta community of Brooks ended with the death of a five-year-old girl.

Posted:7:54 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208096
Rating: 20811
Poster: WDHIII
Tories made good on half of election promises: CP Tories made good on half of election promises: CP

OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper's government has fulfilled half the promises it made in the last election campaign, an analysis by The Canadian Press indicates.

Posted:7:51 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208114
Rating: 20813
Poster: WDHIII
Ignatieff warns of 'economic crisis' if Harper wins Ignatieff warns of 'economic crisis' if Harper wins

The Liberals are stepping up their attacks against the Conservatives as poll numbers increasingly show the Tories heading towards a strong victory in the coming election.

Posted:7:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208165
Rating: 20817
Poster: WDHIII
Kyle downgraded as N.S. and N.B. clean up Kyle downgraded as N.S. and N.B. clean up

More than 100 Nova Scotia Power crews were working Monday to restore power in parts of the province after tropical storm Kyle swept through the region

Posted:7:34 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208075
Rating: 20809
Poster: WDHIII
CBC apologizes for column maligning Sarah Palin CBC apologizes for column maligning Sarah Palin

The CBC has issued an apology and retraction for posting a controversial online column by freelancer Heather Mallick about Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin earlier this month.

Posted:6:48 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208271
Rating: 20831
Poster: tritium
NDP rolls out promises for lower income earners NDP rolls out promises for lower income earners

Posted:6:36 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208223
Rating: 20823
Poster: tritium
Canada 'not immune' from U.S. fallout: Carney Canada 'not immune' from U.S. fallout: Carney

Canada is "not immune" from the negative fallout in the U.S. financial system, Mark Carney, the Bank of Canada governor, said Thursday, warning the current credit turmoil "poses particular problems" for the Canadian economy.

Posted:6:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 209990
Rating: 21000
Poster: tritium
'Threats' force PM to campaign under high level of security 'Threats' force PM to campaign under high level of security

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been campaigning in an unusually tight cocoon of security, says he has to do so because of threats against his life.

Posted:6:21 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207904
Rating: 20791
Poster: tritium
Wachovia's shares fall 60 pct on assets concerns Wachovia's shares fall 60 pct on assets concerns

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Shares of Wachovia Corp sank 60 percent in early electronic trading on Monday on concerns about its huge portfolio of illiquid assets and no deal has yet to emerge after sources said it was in talks with Citigroup Inc and Wel

Posted:6:19 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207825
Rating: 20784
Poster: tritium
Alberta girl murdered in front of two young boys Alberta girl murdered in front of two young boys

A small community west of Edmonton is in shock after a 14-year-old girl was killed in broad daylight while out for a walk on a wooded path.

Posted:8:32 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208457
Rating: 20847
Poster: RUEZ
Critical campaign. Weathering storms from sovereignists, federalists Critical campaign. Weathering storms from sovereignists, federalists

the Bloc in Ottawa through 6,000 days of opposition has cost $350 million and produced zero concrete result.

Posted:8:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208040
Rating: 20804
Poster: Pimpbrewski
Alouettes trounce reeling Roughriders Alouettes trounce reeling Roughriders

Avon Cobourne rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown in his return from injury as the Alouettes beat the slumping Saskatchewan Roughriders 37-12

Posted:6:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208185
Rating: 20821
Poster: Hyack
Child killer Clifford Olson's web page removed from MySpace Child killer Clifford Olson's web page removed from MySpace

A profile of notorious child killer Clifford Olson on the social networking website MySpace has been taken down, but there are still unanswered questions about how new pictures of the murderer came to be posted online.

Posted:6:46 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208298
Rating: 20831
Poster: tritium
Bradford & Bingley Set for Takeover or Nationalization by UK Bradford & Bingley Set for Takeover or Nationalization by UK

Bradford & Bingley Plc, Britain's biggest lender to landlords, may be taken over by another bank or nationalized today under a U.K. government-backed plan to protect 21 billion pounds ($39 billion) of customer deposits.

Posted:4:39 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208169
Rating: 20818
Poster: tritium
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson tie the knot in B.C. Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson tie the knot in B.C.

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds married actress Scarlett Johansson in a quiet ceremony this weekend outside of Vancouver, according to People magazine.

Posted:1:02 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208311
Rating: 20833
Poster: tritium
Dion says Liberals will protect women's rights Dion says Liberals will protect women's rights

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is celebrating his 53rd birthday on the campaign trail today. He held a rally in Toronto, where he told cheering supporters the Liberals have kept their promise to run more female candidates. The party had promised that at

Posted:10:37 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207930
Rating: 20794
Poster: Eisensapper
Layton: NDP platform would help working families Layton: NDP platform would help working families

NDP Leader Jack Layton has unveiled a platform aimed at helping Canadian families at the expense of big business, but the plan would quickly increase government spending by $8 billion. In the first year, the plan would boost government spending by about

Posted:10:29 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208010
Rating: 20803
Poster: Eisensapper
Tories' focus on oil industry hurting economy: May Tories' focus on oil industry hurting economy: May

May said Friday the downturn in Canada's economy could be smoothed out by putting a moratorium on an expansion of the tar sands. "That would help bring our dollar back to more of its historic relationship with the U.S. dollar and that would help our m

Posted:9:22 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207955
Rating: 20797
Poster: Eisensapper
Kyle to hit southwestern N.S. Kyle to hit southwestern N.S.

Kyle's track is expected to bring it ashore near Point Lepreau, N.B., just west of the city of Saint John late Sunday or early Monday.

Posted:8:46 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207927
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
U.S. missile radar to shield Israel against Iran U.S. missile radar to shield Israel against Iran

Israel has received an advanced U.S.-made radar, staffed by American personnel, as part of preparations to fend off any future ballistic missile attack by Iran,

Posted:8:42 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207995
Rating: 20801
Poster: Hyack
Head-shop workers face hard time Head-shop workers face hard time

Accused pot dealers argue that they provided a community service

Posted:8:38 AM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207836
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
B.C. Rivers Day has come a long way B.C. Rivers Day has come a long way

If asked in any trivia game to name a worldwide environmental movement that began in B.C., most people would reply that it's Greenpeace -- but Mark Angelo isn't one of them.

Posted:8:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207820
Rating: 20782
Poster: Hyack
China warns against Peace Prize to one of its dissidents China warns against Peace Prize to one of its dissidents

Chinese authorities have been quick to issue warnings that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident will hurt relations between China and Norway

Posted:8:17 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207960
Rating: 20797
Poster: Hyack
Revealed: secret Taliban peace bid Revealed: secret Taliban peace bid

The Taliban have been engaged in secret talks about ending the conflict in Afghanistan in a wide-ranging 'peace process' sponsored by Saudi Arabia and supported by Britain

Posted:8:05 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208170
Rating: 20818
Poster: Hyack
Two Canadian soldiers injured Saturday in Taliban attack on outpost Two Canadian soldiers injured Saturday in Taliban attack on outpost

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Two Canadian soldiers were wounded Saturday in an attack by Taliban insurgents on a combat outpost in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan, an area that has long bedevilled NATO forces.

Posted:7:49 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207878
Rating: 20791
Poster: Hyack
Sailings of new ferries may be reduced to cut costs Sailings of new ferries may be reduced to cut costs

NANAIMO -- B.C. Ferries may reduce the number of sailings for its Super-C class vessels as part of a strategic approach to cut millions of dollars from its operating costs

Posted:10:57 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207896
Rating: 20790
Poster: Hyack
Axe killing a 50-year mystery Axe killing a 50-year mystery

When: Last seen Feb. 2, 1958, leaving a bowling alley in Campbell River

Posted:10:45 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207986
Rating: 20799
Poster: Hyack
Study says methane from ocean floor is 'time bomb' Study says methane from ocean floor is 'time bomb'

New research suggests there may be a methane "time bomb" on the ocean floor threatening to catastrophically warm the climate

Posted:10:30 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207918
Rating: 20793
Poster: Hyack
American and Russian warships watching hijacked vessel off Somalia American and Russian warships watching hijacked vessel off Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. destroyer off the coast of Somalia closed in Saturday on a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks and ammunition, watching it to ensure the pirates who seized it do not try to remove any cargo or crew.

Posted:10:25 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207801
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Lions maul Ticats Lions maul Ticats

Quinton Porter, welcome to the CFL

Posted:10:12 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 208023
Rating: 20802
Poster: Hyack
Stampeders pound Pickett, Argonauts Stampeders pound Pickett, Argonauts

With their fourth straight win, the Stampeders (9-4) moved into sole possession of first place in the ultra-competitive West Division

Posted:10:06 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207739
Rating: 20775
Poster: Hyack
Alberta deputy premier questions Harper's bitumen export promise Alberta deputy premier questions Harper's bitumen export promise

Alberta's deputy premier says Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's election promise to restrict the export of raw bitumen could infringe on the province's jurisdiction.

Posted:9:46 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207909
Rating: 20792
Poster: WDHIII
Kyle now a hurricane, on direct path to Maritimes Kyle now a hurricane, on direct path to Maritimes

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has upgraded tropical storm Kyle to hurricane status, as it continues on a collision course with the Maritimes.

Posted:4:26 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208065
Rating: 20809
Poster: WDHIII
Banking group Fortis in crisis (Belgian's AIG) Banking group Fortis in crisis (Belgian's AIG)

Banking regulators are to discuss the situation surrounding troubled Belgian Dutch financial services group Fortis, a spokeswoman for the Belgian regulators told Reuters on Saturday.

Posted:1:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208441
Rating: 20845
Poster: tritium
Canada mint says able to meet demand for gold coins Canada mint says able to meet demand for gold coins

The Royal Canadian Mint is not suspending sales of its gold bullion coins and is able to meet rising investor demand for the precious metal, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Posted:12:50 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 210250
Rating: 21025
Poster: tritium
Canada Liberal decries Canada Liberal decries "right-wing" US ideology

Opposition Liberal leader Stephane Dion, trailing badly in the Canadian election campaign, urged voters on Saturday not to follow what he called the right-wing ideology of U.S. President George W. Bush's administration.

Posted:12:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208124
Rating: 20812
Poster: tritium
Somali pirates demand $35 million ransom for ship Somali pirates demand $35 million ransom for ship

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates demanded a $35 million ransom on Saturday for a Ukrainian ship they had seized which was carrying 33 tanks and other military supplies to Kenya, a maritime official said.

Posted:9:53 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207768
Rating: 20777
Poster: WDHIII
Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space

BEIJING (Reuters) - Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering out of China's Shenzhou VII space craft in a technological feat that Beijing wants the world to marvel about.

Posted:9:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208066
Rating: 20809
Poster: WDHIII
Teen on bomb rap out on bail Teen on bomb rap out on bail

BARRIE -- A 15-year-old "loner" arrested after police found a battery of bomb-making equipment in his school locker was released on bail yesterday.

Posted:9:34 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207880
Rating: 20789
Poster: WDHIII
Man threatens staff at Winnipeg hospital Man threatens staff at Winnipeg hospital

Security has been tightened at Grace General Hospital after police arrested a St. Andrews man accused of threatening staff on a video sent by e-mail.

Posted:9:29 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207845
Rating: 20786
Poster: WDHIII
Led Zeppelin tour reportedly a go Led Zeppelin tour reportedly a go

Robert Plant apparently has said yes -- nearly 28 years to the day after Led Zeppelin disbanded.

Posted:9:22 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208065
Rating: 20809
Poster: WDHIII
Ontario woman sentenced to 6 years for 2 infanticides Ontario woman sentenced to 6 years for 2 infanticides

A 27-year-old woman was handed a six-year sentence Friday for suffocating two of her infant boys when they were just weeks old, prompting the father of one of the children to yell out in the courtroom that she'll "always be a baby killer."

Posted:9:16 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207877
Rating: 20790
Poster: WDHIII
Harper defends Calgary candidate, blames 'gotcha journalism' Harper defends Calgary candidate, blames 'gotcha journalism'

Calls for a Calgary federal election candidate to resign over remarks connecting crime with immigrants are "an extreme example of a non-story being blown up," Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says.

Posted:9:07 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207810
Rating: 20782
Poster: WDHIII
Health minister raps Calgary Catholic school ban on HPV vaccine Health minister raps Calgary Catholic school ban on HPV vaccine

The Calgary Catholic school board is putting young girls at risk by banning a vaccine that protects them from a virus that causes cervical cancer into its schools, Alberta's health minister says.

Posted:9:02 AM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207861
Rating: 20786
Poster: WDHIII
Student blinded in shooting thanks Calgary Student blinded in shooting thanks Calgary

A Brazilian student blinded last week in a downtown Calgary shooting thanked police, doctors, and the community for helping him through the ordeal.

Posted:8:53 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207900
Rating: 20791
Poster: WDHIII
Former Hamilton Ti-Cats boss Sazio has died Former Hamilton Ti-Cats boss Sazio has died

Bob O'Billovich will forever be in the debt of Ralph Sazio. It was in 1982 that Sazio, then the Toronto Argonauts president, took a chance on O'Billovich, then an up-and-coming assistant coach with the Ottawa Rough Riders, and gave him his first CFL h

Posted:8:50 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207861
Rating: 20787
Poster: WDHIII
Humane Society busts puppy mill north of Montreal Humane Society busts puppy mill north of Montreal

The Humane Society busted a puppy mill north of Montreal on Friday and seized 109 live dogs, seven cats and a rabbit. Other dogs were found dead

Posted:8:36 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207848
Rating: 20788
Poster: WDHIII
Stephane Dion blasts Harper for 'low blow' tactics Stephane Dion blasts Harper for 'low blow' tactics

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion kicked off his weekend campaign in Stoney Creek, Ont., on Saturday morning by blasting what he suggested were Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's divisive campaign tactics.

Posted:8:33 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207753
Rating: 20774
Poster: WDHIII
Paul Newman dead at 83 Paul Newman dead at 83

Paul Newman, the blue-eyed leading man who starred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, died Friday at the age of 83 after a long battle with cancer.

Posted:7:49 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208148
Rating: 20819
Poster: snookums
Liberal lose ground, NDP creep closer to official Opposition: Poll Liberal lose ground, NDP creep closer to official Opposition: Poll

Support for the federal Liberal party is crumbling, so much so that the New Democratic Party appears to have a realistic chance of forming the official Opposition, according to a new poll commissioned for Canwest News Service and Global National.

Posted:5:48 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207924
Rating: 20793
Poster: tritium
US elections: Barack Obama's team believes he can win by a landslide US elections: Barack Obama's team believes he can win by a landslide

Barack Obama's senior aides believe he is on course for a landslide election victory over John McCain and will comfortably exceed most current predictions in the race for the White House.

Posted:5:46 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207688
Rating: 20768
Poster: tritium
Tickets to 2010 Olympics will include surcharge, extra fees Tickets to 2010 Olympics will include surcharge, extra fees

A surcharge of $4 to $18 will be added to all tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic events to cover public transit and administration costs, organizers said Friday.

Posted:10:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207729
Rating: 20773
Poster: Hyack
Possibility of armed conflict in the North 'really distant' Possibility of armed conflict in the North 'really distant'

CALGARY - The international political climate is likely to get chillier as Canada and other polar countries enter a new "cold war" over the North and its resource riches, says an international expert on Arctic sovereignty.

Posted:10:44 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207843
Rating: 20784
Poster: Hyack
Explorers find remnants that may have belonged to Franklin's ships Explorers find remnants that may have belonged to Franklin's ships

Explorers found pieces of copper sheeting they think may have belonged to the ships of Sir John Franklin whose doomed 1845 journey to the Northwest Passage has captivated historians ever since, the expedition's leader said Friday.

Posted:10:39 PM on Friday
Topic: History
Hits: 208003
Rating: 20801
Poster: Hyack
Tropical storm Kyle forecasted to batter Maritimes Tropical storm Kyle forecasted to batter Maritimes

The Maritimes could be hit with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain if Tropical Storm Kyle makes landfall, the Canadian Hurricane Centre warned Friday.

Posted:8:34 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 208124
Rating: 20814
Poster: Hyack
Surging Bombers rally past Eskimos Surging Bombers rally past Eskimos

Fred Reid's four-yard touchdown run with 74 seconds left propelled the resurgent Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a dramatic 30-23 home win over the Edmonton Eskimos

Posted:8:21 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207947
Rating: 20796
Poster: Hyack
Pirates seize ship carrying tanks, ammo Pirates seize ship carrying tanks, ammo
Posted:3:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208053
Rating: 20806
Poster: canuckns
CEO of failed WaMu could get millions CEO of failed WaMu could get millions

The CEO of failed Washington Mutual Inc., on the job only a few weeks before the largest U.S. thrift was seized by the government and sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co., is entitled to more than $13 million in severance and bonus pay.

Posted:2:46 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207862
Rating: 20788
Poster: tritium
Woman says she was threatened with gun in gas line Woman says she was threatened with gun in gas line

Long gas lines are leading to short tempers. One woman told NewsChannel 36 that a man threatened her with a gun while she was waiting in line.

Posted:2:17 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207791
Rating: 20780
Poster: tritium
Confidence in US banks nosedives after Washington Mutual collapse Confidence in US banks nosedives after Washington Mutual collapse

The failure of the Seattle-based bank Washington Mutual undermined confidence in a fresh clutch of US household names today, as investors digested the implications of the biggest collapse of a high-street bank on record.

Posted:1:20 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208037
Rating: 20806
Poster: tritium
Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to " help with civil unrest"

Posted:12:39 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207847
Rating: 20786
Poster: tritium
Will Blacks Riot if Obama Loses? Will Blacks Riot if Obama Loses?
Posted:12:13 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208328
Rating: 20835
Poster: tritium
Federal surplus hits $1.69B in July Federal surplus hits $1.69B in July

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement that the numbers prove the Conservatives are best equipped to handle the economic turmoil that is rocking global markets.

Posted:10:35 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208283
Rating: 20828
Poster: mtbr
Teen mom jolted twice by Vancouver police Taser while holding her baby Teen mom jolted twice by Vancouver police Taser while holding her baby

Vancouver police say they had to use a Taser on a 16-year-old mother in order to say the life of her month-old baby. A police department release says the young mother was "touched" with a Taser on her arm and back when officers feared she was holding

Posted:8:53 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208290
Rating: 20831
Poster: bootlegga
'Fusion Man' makes historic Channel flight 'Fusion Man' makes historic Channel flight

DOVER, England - A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing Friday

Posted:8:40 AM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 207895
Rating: 20792
Poster: Hyack
China's space mission blasts off China's space mission blasts off

China successfully launched three astronauts into orbit Thursday to conduct the nation's first spacewalk -- a mission that underscores its aspirations as a global power.

Posted:1:42 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208029
Rating: 20806
Poster: tritium
China banks told to halt lending to US banks China banks told to halt lending to US banks

Chinese regulators have told domestic banks to stop interbank lending to U.S. financial institutions to prevent possible losses during the financial crisis, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.

Posted:1:40 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207869
Rating: 20787
Poster: tritium
Wall St bailout bogged down in blame game Wall St bailout bogged down in blame game

TALKS on the historic multi-billion dollar deal to rescue Wall Street and prop up the world's biggest economy have stalled, just hours after US legislators announced agreement over an in-principle plan.

Posted:12:02 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207874
Rating: 20788
Poster: tritium
Assault charge revives kirpan debate Assault charge revives kirpan debate

Posted:11:36 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208345
Rating: 20835
Poster: RUEZ
Stay of execution granted for Troy Davis Stay of execution granted for Troy Davis

The US Supreme Court has granted a week-long stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis just under two hours before he was scheduled to be put to death.

Posted:11:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208052
Rating: 20806
Poster: tritium
Mexico Bailout Mistakes May Provide Lessons for U.S. Lawmakers Mexico Bailout Mistakes May Provide Lessons for U.S. Lawmakers

U.S. legislators, under pressure to vote quickly on a $700 billion rescue fund for the U.S. financial system, may want to heed the missteps Mexico made more than a decade ago when its banks collapsed.

Posted:11:17 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207750
Rating: 20776
Poster: tritium
Harper wants to crack down on gas-price fixing Harper wants to crack down on gas-price fixing

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper announced plans Thursday to go after gas companies with price fixing legislation that would make it easier to prove collusion.

Posted:3:44 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 208041
Rating: 20807
Poster: WDHIII
Canada not immune to U.S. banking crisis: BoC head Canada not immune to U.S. banking crisis: BoC head

As Washington worked towards drafting a historic, $700-billion lifeline for Wall Street, Canada's central bank warned Thursday that Canada's economy is vulnerable to the credit storm currently ravaging U.S. markets.

Posted:3:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207721
Rating: 20773
Poster: WDHIII
Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say

Canadian and U.S. researchers say they have found the oldest rocks in the world, along the Northern Quebec coast of Hudson's Bay.

Posted:3:38 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207691
Rating: 20771
Poster: WDHIII
Conservative should resign over immigrant comments, say opponents Conservative should resign over immigrant comments, say opponents

Liberal and NDP candidates in Calgary are calling on a Conservative incumbent to resign for connecting crime with immigrants in an interview with a local weekly newspaper.

Posted:3:18 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207820
Rating: 20783
Poster: WDHIII
Health care ranks as No. 2 public concern Health care ranks as No. 2 public concern

Protecting Canada's 40-year-old universal health system has been a top issue in every federal election in recent memory. In this campaign, health care ranks as the No. 2 public concern after the economy

Posted:3:23 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207933
Rating: 20795
Poster: Hyack
Afghan mission not election issue, but continues to divide the country Afghan mission not election issue, but continues to divide the country

The Canadian Forces mission in Afghanistan is to end, or change dramatically, by 2011.

Posted:3:20 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207784
Rating: 20778
Poster: Hyack
Make-up-free Pammie in fire alert Make-up-free Pammie in fire alert

Pamela Anderson was "mortified" when she had to evacuate a hotel without any make-up on.

Posted:3:14 PM on Thursday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 208404
Rating: 20841
Poster: Hyack
China puts 3 astronauts in orbit; mission to include its first spacewalk China puts 3 astronauts in orbit; mission to include its first spacewalk

JIUQUAN, China - A three-man crew was launched into orbit Thursday on what promises to be China's most challenging mission since sending its first astronaut aloft in 2003: a mission scheduled to include the country's first spacewalk.

Posted:2:45 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207799
Rating: 20780
Poster: Hyack
Bomb threats, menacing text messages spark fears among Finnish students Bomb threats, menacing text messages spark fears among Finnish students

KAUHAJOKI, Finland - Bomb threats and a flurry of menacing mobile phone messages sparked panic Thursday among students in Finland, as fears grew that copycat attacks would follow the country's second school massacre in 10 months.

Posted:2:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207736
Rating: 20774
Poster: Hyack
Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say

Canadian and U.S. researchers say they have found the oldest rocks in the world, along the Northern Quebec coast of Hudson's Bay

Posted:2:38 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207811
Rating: 20781
Poster: Hyack
Baffin Island residents watch for rubber ducks in NASA study Baffin Island residents watch for rubber ducks in NASA study

Posted:2:34 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 208086
Rating: 20810
Poster: Hyack
Windsor, Ont., man claims wife stole winning lottery ticket before divorce filed Windsor, Ont., man claims wife stole winning lottery ticket before divorce filed

WINDSOR, Ont. - A 59-year-old Windsor, Ont., woman is being sued by her 81-year-old husband, who alleges she stole his $3.5-million winning lottery ticket before filing for divorce.

Posted:2:31 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207982
Rating: 20798
Poster: Hyack
Mission extended for Canadian frigate escorting food aid to Somalia Mission extended for Canadian frigate escorting food aid to Somalia

HALIFAX - A Canadian navy frigate will spend an extra few weeks on its current mission of helping to secure the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia.

Posted:2:26 PM on Thursday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207876
Rating: 20788
Poster: Hyack
Vancouver Olympics seeks to trademark lines of O Canada Vancouver Olympics seeks to trademark lines of O Canada

The organizing committee for the 2010 Winter Games has applied for a trademark on two lines from Canada's national anthem, raising the possibility that they'll form the slogan for the Vancouver Olympics.

Posted:11:19 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207742
Rating: 20776
Poster: Hyack
Leafs in no rush for Stanley Cup Leafs in no rush for Stanley Cup

The owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs say they would rather the team be competitive long term than win a Stanley Cup now and be lousy in the following years.

Posted:9:59 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206404
Rating: 20641
Poster: mtbr
Catholic students won't get cancer vaccine Catholic students won't get cancer vaccine

Calgary Catholic trustees have decided on moral grounds not to offer a vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer.

Posted:8:52 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207862
Rating: 20786
Poster: WDHIII
$3,500 vet bill for cruel dog owner $3,500 vet bill for cruel dog owner

A Rottweiler owner, who was handcuffed to a car by a Humane Society inspector, will pay more than $3,500 in vet bills after pleading guilty to animal cruelty yesterday.

Posted:8:46 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207824
Rating: 20783
Poster: WDHIII
Alberta company sandwiches in Listeria scare Alberta company sandwiches in Listeria scare

TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall of 16 varieties of sandwiches sparked by Listeria worries isn't linked to Maple Leaf Foods.

Posted:8:38 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207755
Rating: 20777
Poster: WDHIII
N.B. motorists told to keep heads up for moose in mating season N.B. motorists told to keep heads up for moose in mating season

Motorists in New Brunswick are being told to keep any eye out for moose wandering onto roadways because their mating season has begun.

Posted:8:32 AM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207681
Rating: 20769
Poster: WDHIII
Province kicks in $10,000 for Victoria's 'Con Air' program Province kicks in $10,000 for Victoria's 'Con Air' program

The B.C. government is using $10,000 seized from criminals to boost the Victoria Police Department's so-called Con Air program

Posted:8:30 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207777
Rating: 20779
Poster: WDHIII
Aboriginal justice workers decry Tories' plan to end house arrest sentences Aboriginal justice workers decry Tories' plan to end house arrest sentences

Conservative Leader Steven Harper's latest tough-on-crime measures are getting a harsh review from aboriginal justice workers, who say they fear his move to end conditional sentencing for more than 30 crimes will lead to more aboriginal Canadians in jails

Posted:8:27 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 208001
Rating: 20802
Poster: WDHIII
Former B.C. Supreme Court justice arrested Former B.C. Supreme Court justice arrested

A former B.C. Supreme Court justice, who now is a top judge in the Cayman Islands, has been arrested in the wealthy British dependency in connection with a corruption probe, authorities have announced.

Posted:8:24 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207904
Rating: 20791
Poster: WDHIII


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