Google unveils its own Web browser
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics
| Posted: | 11:31 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Tech |
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| Rating: | 20711 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Lions trade Smith to Bombers for Roberts
The B.C. Lions announced today they have obtained all-star running back Charles Roberts from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for running back Joe Smith.
| Posted: | 11:26 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206587 |
| Rating: | 20659 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canadian Forces Continue Assistance with U.S. Hurricane Response Efforts
The Government of Canada, in response to a request from the United States Government, deployed additional aircraft today to Florida to assist with search and rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.
| Posted: | 11:07 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 206804 |
| Rating: | 20680 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
HMCS Charlottetown Great Lakes Deployment 2008
| Posted: | 11:03 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 206744 |
| Rating: | 20674 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
DND plan to expand Arctic Rangers risky, expert says
As part of the prime minister's plan to strengthen Canada's presence in the Arctic, the Department of National Defence wants to increase the number of Canadian Rangers from 3,900 to more than 5,000, but one expert says that's not a good idea.
| Posted: | 10:59 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 206856 |
| Rating: | 20686 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canadian troops dish back-to-school gear to eager kids in Kandahar
For a group of Canadian Forces mentors nearing the end of a difficult tour of duty, providing one group of youngsters with a year's supply of their very own back-to-school swag is a legacy they're thrilled to leave
| Posted: | 10:52 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 206807 |
| Rating: | 20682 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Palin was in Alaskan seccessionist party
Palin was a member of the Alaskan Independence party (AIP) before becoming an elected Republican official, and recorded a video message for the AIP convention this year. The party's chief goal is securing Alaska a vote
| Posted: | 8:39 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 206956 |
| Rating: | 20696 |
| Poster: | C.M. Burns |
Manitoba trucker speaks about role in aftermath of grisly Greyhound killing
| Posted: | 8:19 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206629 |
| Rating: | 20663 |
| Poster: | TattoodGirl |
Past decade warmer than any in past 1,300 years
Another week, another study showing Earth is warming up - with a twist
| Posted: | 10:36 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206996 |
| Rating: | 20700 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Rising sea levels threaten Metro Vancouver
METRO VANCOUVER - The City of Richmond and Vancouver International Airport are at risk of being washed out as a result of rising sea levels, flooding and more frequent storm patterns
| Posted: | 10:30 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206809 |
| Rating: | 20681 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Stamps squashed in Labour Day loss
Of the two Alberta teams enjoying a renaissance season in the Canadian Football League, one looks an awful lot closer to the finished product.
| Posted: | 4:49 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206595 |
| Rating: | 20661 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
B.C. anglers catch a fish this big
VANCOUVER - A hook baited with salmon meat was enough to tempt a 318-kilogram Jurassic monster from the depths of the Fraser River and more than enough to keep a local fishing guide and his clients busy
| Posted: | 4:46 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206984 |
| Rating: | 20699 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Erosion chewing up Canada's coastlines
Rising sea levels and storm surges are taking a bite out of Canada's 243,000 kilometres of coastlines from the Atlantic to the Far North to the Pacific
| Posted: | 4:44 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206613 |
| Rating: | 20661 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Wolves prefer fish over steak
Wolves would rather fish than hunt, says a new Canadian study that found British Columbia wolves turn up their noses at deer when they can catch spawning salmon.
| Posted: | 4:41 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206790 |
| Rating: | 20680 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Palin says her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant
The 17-year-old daughter of the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, is pregnant, Palin said Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for
| Posted: | 9:19 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 206911 |
| Rating: | 20692 |
| Poster: | tritium |
Cosmic crash unmasks dark matter
Astronomers used the Chandra X-ray telescope to map ordinary matter in the merging clusters, mostly in the form of hot gas, which glows brightly in X-rays. As the two clusters that formed MACSJ0025 merged at speeds of millions of kilometres per hour,
| Posted: | 8:47 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 206878 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | Eisensapper |
Heritage department takes aim at religious radicals
Canadian Heritage officials, who are responsible for the promotion of citizenry, say the country has moved beyond the "mosaic" model of the 1970s and entered an era of "integrative multiculturalism" that requires, in part, a battle against youth extremism
| Posted: | 7:25 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 206824 |
| Rating: | 20682 |
| Poster: | mtbr |
Say it ain't snow!
Half of the 170 camping spots at Bow Valley Park Campground near Canmore were emptied in a hurry after the white stuff struck overnight Saturday, said office employee Jessica Clark.
| Posted: | 6:55 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206735 |
| Rating: | 20678 |
| Poster: | mtbr |