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Downsview dilemma Downsview dilemma

Ongoing efforts to save some spectacular-but-threatened hangars at Downsview Airport offer valuable lessons on the challenge of rehabilitating landmarks

Posted:7:43 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206688
Rating: 20669
Poster: kitty
Olive: China's automakers coming into view Olive: China's automakers coming into view

Strategic purchases of well-known brands and alliances with Western car firms have put China in the fast lane of industry

Posted:7:41 AM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206948
Rating: 20695
Poster: kitty
Teen txt champ working on her ,,,;;;?????!!!!!!! Teen txt champ working on her ,,,;;;?????!!!!!!!

Thumbing a sentence in under four seconds flat bestowed on Kathy "Babysweetz" Spence the title of Canada's fastest texter, but now the nimble-fingered Toronto teen is honing a new skill to win a world title.

Posted:7:39 AM on Sunday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206898
Rating: 20690
Poster: kitty
The fatal attraction of 'suicide magnets' The fatal attraction of 'suicide magnets'

Some structures exert a mysterious and powerful hold on the severely depressed. Officials in San Francisco are debating a barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge to thwart leapers, just as Toronto did with its 'Luminous Veil.'

Posted:7:31 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206746
Rating: 20675
Poster: kitty
Born to be a hero: Why Angel saved the day Born to be a hero: Why Angel saved the day

The family dog is more family than you think.

Posted:7:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206776
Rating: 20679
Poster: kitty
Saudi court revokes death sentence for Montreal man, 24 Saudi court revokes death sentence for Montreal man, 24

A Montreal man no longer faces a public beheading in Saudi Arabia, but his supporters say he still has a long way to go as he must now brave a trio of new judges and a fresh trial in connection with a fatal after-school brawl in 2007.

Posted:7:25 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206622
Rating: 20662
Poster: kitty
British reporter among 3 killed in Afghanistan British reporter among 3 killed in Afghanistan

An explosion in southern Afghanistan killed a British journalist, a U.S. Marine and an Afghan soldier, Britain's military said Sunday.

Posted:7:23 AM on Sunday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206660
Rating: 20667
Poster: kitty
Loblaws lawsuit backlash may linger: expert Loblaws lawsuit backlash may linger: expert

A marketing professor is amazed at how quickly public opinion on the internet spurred Loblaws to drop its lawsuit for damages in the 2008 New Brunswick accident that killed seven members of the Bathurst High School basketball team and the coach's wife.

Posted:12:05 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207234
Rating: 20723
Poster: tritium
Driver shot by RCMP in North Vancouver Driver shot by RCMP in North Vancouver

The RCMP said officers were pursuing a driver who had struck several other vehicles in the Deep Cove neighbourhood at about 2:30 p.m. PT.

Posted:12:05 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206655
Rating: 20666
Poster: tritium
Imams issue fatwa against attacks on Canada, U.S. Imams issue fatwa against attacks on Canada, U.S.

A group of imams from across Canada issued a fatwa Friday to condemn any attacks by extremists against Canada or the United States to be attacks against the 10 million Muslims living in North America

Posted:10:10 PM on Saturday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 206781
Rating: 20678
Poster: Hyack
PM opens bridge between N.B., U.S. PM opens bridge between N.B., U.S.

St. Stephen Mayor Jed Purcell is hoping the end of long lineups this summer will also bring an economic boost to the downtown. "It will help the businesses and help attract business, because nobody's going to open a store in this town with the backup of t

Posted:4:54 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206824
Rating: 20682
Poster: gigs
Where did San Francisco's sea lions go? Try Oregon Where did San Francisco's sea lions go? Try Oregon

Posted:3:08 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206826
Rating: 20683
Poster: Hyack
Iconic 'W' mounted atop Woodwards building Iconic 'W' mounted atop Woodwards building

Crowds gathered in the Downtown Eastside on Saturday morning to witness the return of a Vancouver landmark: A massive, 6700-lb. red 'W'.

Posted:2:54 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206865
Rating: 20687
Poster: Hyack
Flames visit red-hot Burrows, Canucks Flames visit red-hot Burrows, Canucks

Posted:2:49 PM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206710
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Ludwig released without charges Ludwig released without charges

Posted:8:42 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 209304
Rating: 20931
Poster: wildrosegirl
U.S. journal heaps praise on Ontario's health teams U.S. journal heaps praise on Ontario's health teams

Ontario's push to have family doctors work in collaborative teams with other health professionals is paying off financially for the physicians and is resulting in better patient care, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

Posted:6:38 AM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206590
Rating: 20659
Poster: kitty
Turn on morning radio — and your coffee-maker

Canada's national radio broadcaster has partnered with e-Radio Inc. of Toronto to test a way to control "smart grid" appliances using FM radio frequencies. So far, the companies say, the results are encouraging.

Posted:6:15 AM on Saturday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206665
Rating: 20668
Poster: kitty
Keep winter walks safe for Fido Keep winter walks safe for Fido

Cold winter weather has finally arrived. Even though pets have fur coats, they still require care when the mercury drops. Keep your family companions safe with a few precautions and the following tips.

Posted:5:55 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206663
Rating: 20666
Poster: kitty
Brenda Martin 'crying out for help' Brenda Martin 'crying out for help'

An Ontario woman who made national headlines for her plight in a Mexican prison and who was returned to jail on Thursday night on a charge of violating her parole, is �crying out for help,� says a close friend.

Posted:5:58 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206650
Rating: 20665
Poster: stemmer
Beauty queen stunned by gruesome doctored photo Beauty queen stunned by gruesome doctored photo

She's 19, has a gun licence and is a beauty queen being hailed as an unlikely hero of Canada's fading commercial seal hunt. Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, Sara Green, took to the airwaves Friday in defence of the centuries-old tradition after a gory d

Posted:5:50 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206652
Rating: 20666
Poster: kitty
PHONE SEX 'Sexting' nude photos a concern among teens PHONE SEX 'Sexting' nude photos a concern among teens

Sexting (text + sex) seems a logical product of a culture where cellphones and sexy, suggestive images are ubiquitous. Although there are no known Canadian statistics, a recent Pew Research Center study suggests 15 per cent of U.S. teenagers age 12 to 17

Posted:5:46 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207145
Rating: 20716
Poster: kitty
PINK: A shockingly butch cultural history of the world's prissiest colour PINK: A shockingly butch cultural history of the world's prissiest colour
Posted:5:37 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206828
Rating: 20684
Poster: kitty
Hollingsworth strikes gold with track record Hollingsworth strikes gold with track record

Posted:9:53 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206608
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Heil wins World Cup gold in Calgary Heil wins World Cup gold in Calgary

The Spruce Grove, Alta., native was nearly perfect at a World Cup moguls event Friday, earning her 22nd career World Cup title in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Canada Olympic Park near Calgary.

Posted:9:49 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206609
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Toast Elvis' 75th birthday Toast Elvis' 75th birthday

Posted:3:00 PM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206909
Rating: 20690
Poster: kitty
Northern Ireland rocked by leader's wife's affair with teen lover Northern Ireland rocked by leader's wife's affair with teen lover

The leader of Northern Ireland is under withering political fire after it emerged that his wife, a 60-year-old MP, may have given political favours to her teenage lover.

Posted:2:58 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206735
Rating: 20674
Poster: kitty
Cowabunga! Simpsons turns 20 Cowabunga! Simpsons turns 20

Documentary celebrates anniversary of Fox show that has changed the way we watch cartoons

Posted:2:48 PM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207091
Rating: 20709
Poster: kitty
Whistler's homeless relocated ahead of Olympics Whistler's homeless relocated ahead of Olympics

As Olympic organizers in Whistler, B.C., gear up for the 2010 Winter Games in February, the area's homeless are being forced to relocate.

Posted:1:27 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206784
Rating: 20678
Poster: tritium
Airplane bomb suspect pleads not guilty Airplane bomb suspect pleads not guilty

Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on December 25, pleaded not guilty Friday to six federal charges.

Posted:11:21 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206604
Rating: 20661
Poster: putz
Convicted bomber Ludwig arrested in pipeline attacks Convicted bomber Ludwig arrested in pipeline attacks

At least 30 RCMP officers have converged on the Alberta farm of Wiebo Ludwig, and have taken the convicted oil-patch bomber into custody, CTV British Columbia's Lisa Rossington reported.

Posted:11:19 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206908
Rating: 20691
Poster: putz
Cops: Man too drunk for snowblower Cops: Man too drunk for snowblower

man who decided to help clear the street with his own push snowblower ended up with a public intoxication ticket.

Posted:9:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206780
Rating: 20679
Poster: tritium
Fleury's blog rips into Flames Fleury's blog rips into Flames

Posted:7:58 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206770
Rating: 20676
Poster: gigs
Florida model murdered Florida model murdered

Paula Sladewski, a 26-year-old who once modeled for Playboy, was identified Wednesday by Miami police as the person found dead and "burned beyond recognition" in a trash bin on Sunday.

Posted:6:53 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207972
Rating: 20798
Poster: Brenda
Ripley's counting on sharks to snag aquarium visitors Ripley's counting on sharks to snag aquarium visitors

Imagine looking up from the bottom of the CN Tower and seeing the belly of a shark.

Posted:4:21 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206707
Rating: 20671
Poster: kitty
Mother elephant kills mom, baby Mother elephant kills mom, baby

Sharon Brown was hiking with family and her 1-year-old daughter in a Kenyan nature reserve when their unarmed guide suddenly froze in his tracks. Around a corner was an elephant.

Posted:4:19 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206925
Rating: 20693
Poster: kitty
Orser back in Olympic spotlight as mentor to young skater Orser back in Olympic spotlight as mentor to young skater

Hopes Kim Yu-Na will benefit from his Olympic experience

Posted:3:53 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206894
Rating: 20689
Poster: kitty
Excited astronomers say they could find Earth-like planets in just a few years Excited astronomers say they could find Earth-like planets in just a few years

WASHINGTON - Astronomers say they are on the verge of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe.

Posted:10:38 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206579
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Stricken anti-whaling boat sinks while under tow toward pristine Antarctic coast Stricken anti-whaling boat sinks while under tow toward pristine Antarctic coast

CANBERRA, Australia - The high-tech anti-whaling boat damaged in a collision with a Japanese whaler sank off Antarctica on Friday, but posed no threat to the pristine environment, a conservation group said.

Posted:10:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206628
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Sask. man fights compensation board over pot tab Sask. man fights compensation board over pot tab

A Saskatchewan man using prescribed marijuana is appealing a decision by the province's Workers' Compensation Board not to pay for the drug.

Posted:10:26 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206633
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
$5 levy set for Canada Line airport trips $5 levy set for Canada Line airport trips

People planning to take the new rapid transit line from Vancouver International Airport will have to pay a $5 surcharge on top of the regular fare if they don't have prepaid tickets, starting Jan. 18.

Posted:10:24 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Burrows records hat trick while Luongo blanks Coyotes Burrows records hat trick while Luongo blanks Coyotes

VANCOUVER - Alex Burrows recorded his second-straight hat trick and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for his 50th career shut out as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday night.

Posted:10:15 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206565
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Super-Earth 'began as gas giant' Super-Earth 'began as gas giant'

The smallest-known planet outside our Solar System, Corot-7b, probably began as a Saturn-sized "gas giant" planet, say researchers.

Posted:6:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206648
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Afghan role to be 'strictly civilian': PM Afghan role to be 'strictly civilian': PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says virtually all Canadian soldiers will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2011, making some of his most definitive statements yet on his vision of Canada's future role there

Posted:6:09 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206613
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Cold weather doesn't disprove global warming: experts Cold weather doesn't disprove global warming: experts

Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida's orange groves and beaches....Whatev

Posted:6:05 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206647
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Chilean zoo celebrates birth of 5 rare white tigers Chilean zoo celebrates birth of 5 rare white tigers

Posted:6:03 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206622
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Suicide bomber kills 7 in east Afghanistan market Suicide bomber kills 7 in east Afghanistan market

Posted:6:01 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206553
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
4 dead in bus-truck crash on Ohio highway 4 dead in bus-truck crash on Ohio highway

Posted:6:00 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206597
Rating: 20660
Poster: Hyack
Gunman kills 3, injures 5 in St. Louis plant Gunman kills 3, injures 5 in St. Louis plant

A disgruntled employee opened fire inside a St. Louis-area manufacturing plant, killing three people before turning a gun on himself, as co-workers scrambled for cover

Posted:5:58 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206588
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Michelle Lang funeral set for Monday in Vancouver Michelle Lang funeral set for Monday in Vancouver

Posted:5:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206556
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Impaired mom passes out with kids in backseat Impaired mom passes out with kids in backseat

A Vancouver Island mother got behind the wheel so drunk she ended up passing out with two of her children in the backseat, police said Thursday.

Posted:5:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206708
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
New tools help to cut post-surgery infections New tools help to cut post-surgery infections

Two new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine are offering new ideas for preventing the thousands of post-surgery infections that affect patients in Canada every year.

Posted:5:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206652
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Will Prince Rupert's missing time capsule be found? Will Prince Rupert's missing time capsule be found?

The capsule contains memorabilia, artifacts and sealed letters from politicians of the day. But the location of the capsule was never marked, and for the last few months city officials have been appealing to the public for help in finding it.

Posted:5:46 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206709
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Student evicted from dorm 13 years after graduation Student evicted from dorm 13 years after graduation

A man who's lived on campus at the University of Victoria since 1991, even though he hasn't completed a course for credit since 1997, is on his way out after losing a court battle.

Posted:5:42 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207011
Rating: 20701
Poster: Hyack
Midwest U.S. braces for heavy snow, -50 wind chills Midwest U.S. braces for heavy snow, -50 wind chills

Posted:5:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206569
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Ex-NHL prospect facing armed robbery charges Ex-NHL prospect facing armed robbery charges

A former NHL prospect once considered a rising star is facing weapons and robbery charges for allegedly holding up a convenience store in his hometown in Newfoundland.

Posted:5:37 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206608
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Influential British magazine slams Harper tactic Influential British magazine slams Harper tactic

Posted:5:36 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206718
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
'Frozen Gore' heats up climate debate 'Frozen Gore' heats up climate debate

Posted:5:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206568
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Conservation group searches for Japanese whaler by helicopter in efforts to stop the hunt Conservation group searches for Japanese whaler by helicopter in efforts to stop the hunt

SYDNEY, Australia - Conservationists monitoring Japanese whalers in the Antarctic said Friday that they remained committed to protecting whales despite a dangerous clash this week that resulted in one of their boats sinking.

Posted:5:25 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206589
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Evidence fish grew legs much earlier than thought Evidence fish grew legs much earlier than thought

Posted:5:21 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206550
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Senate feud brewing over report on RCMP Senate feud brewing over report on RCMP

Posted:5:17 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206874
Rating: 20687
Poster: Hyack
Free vibrators for Olympic medal-winners Free vibrators for Olympic medal-winners

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- If the Olympic rings don't tickle your fancy, a local store hopes theirs will.

Posted:5:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206932
Rating: 20694
Poster: Hyack
Crosses in potatoes appear to online sellers Crosses in potatoes appear to online sellers

Posted:5:09 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206660
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Two more arrests at Toronto Humane Society Two more arrests at Toronto Humane Society

TORONTO - Two more people have been arrested at the Toronto Humane Society, adding to the five senior staff who were arrested in November following the execution of a search warrant on the downtown animal shelter.

Posted:5:07 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206667
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Sexy ads being pulled from several Canadian cities Sexy ads being pulled from several Canadian cities

Posted:5:02 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207721
Rating: 20772
Poster: Hyack
Boy's death in Manitoba fire treated as homicide Boy's death in Manitoba fire treated as homicide

A fire on Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba that killed a boy is being treated as an arson-related homicide by police, who have a 16-year-old boy from the community in custody.

Posted:4:56 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206534
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Male cleaner fish punish females for poor service Male cleaner fish punish females for poor service

Scientists have found that male cleaner fish will punish their female partners if they do something that offends the larger client fish they are cleaning.

Posted:4:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206823
Rating: 20683
Poster: Hyack
Coral reefs 'cradles' for new species Coral reefs 'cradles' for new species

Coral reefs are recognized as important habitat for preserving the diversity of ocean species, but scientists now say reefs are important sources of new species, as well.

Posted:4:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206705
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Pine beetle blamed for B.C. forestry layoffs Pine beetle blamed for B.C. forestry layoffs

More than 800 B.C. forestry workers are slated to lose their jobs by the end of January, and some say the mountain pine beetle is to blame.

Posted:4:51 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206724
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
2 more arson attacks in Montreal 2 more arson attacks in Montreal

Investigators have no reason to believe two cases of arson in Montreal early Thursday morning are related to a recent string of firebombings in the city

Posted:4:50 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206583
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Slain officer honoured at massive funeral Slain officer honoured at massive funeral

An Ottawa police officer killed in the line of duty last week was honoured Thursday during a ceremonial procession and a funeral attended by thousands of police officers from across North America.

Posted:4:46 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206557
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Parks Canada planning N.L. moose cull Parks Canada planning N.L. moose cull

Parks Canada is planning to cull moose in two of Newfoundland and Labrador's national parks in order to save the region's trees, which are being damaged by the animals.

Posted:4:44 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206623
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Seal hunt opponents deface photo of Miss N.L. Seal hunt opponents deface photo of Miss N.L.

Miss Newfoundland and Labrador says she was gobsmacked when she saw what an anti-sealing group did to a picture of her wearing a sealskin fur coat that she posted on the Internet.

Posted:4:44 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206677
Rating: 20668
Poster: Hyack
Revenge factor underlies Canucks and Coyotes tilt Revenge factor underlies Canucks and Coyotes tilt

The red-hot Vancouver Canucks have just one loss in their last seven games, but tonight they face the club that dealt them that setback. Vancouver will try to turn the tables on the Phoenix Coyotes tonight in a matchup at General Motors Place.

Posted:4:02 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206618
Rating: 20662
Poster: Hyack
Spread the MacBlame Spread the MacBlame

When the most significant off-season personnel change on an 11th place roster was replacing MVP Dwayne Roloson, it almost seemed like the only plan the Oilers organization could come up with was Blame MacTavish.

Posted:6:19 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206744
Rating: 20675
Poster: Alta_redneck
IMAX rides high on Avatar success IMAX rides high on Avatar success

3-D hit Cameron's not the only one laughing all the way to the bank

Posted:3:08 AM on Thursday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207042
Rating: 20704
Poster: kitty
Canadian fashion ready for prime time Canadian fashion ready for prime time

Top designers reach new audiences by creating collections for TV

Posted:2:55 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206686
Rating: 20669
Poster: kitty
Hurdler ditches implants to go flat out Hurdler ditches implants to go flat out

For Jana Rawlinson, it was a simple choice to make: Olympics ... or bust. The Olympics won.

Posted:2:50 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206826
Rating: 20683
Poster: kitty
Teachers know decimals are a girl's best friend Teachers know decimals are a girl's best friend

Research debunks myth of gender gap in math

Posted:2:48 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206802
Rating: 20680
Poster: kitty
Lhasa de Sela: Montreal Singer Remembered Lhasa de Sela: Montreal Singer Remembered

In one of her song videos, Lhasa de Sela plunges feet-first to the bottom of a lake, where she seems to have no more trouble walking than if she were in her own home. Lhasa (as we all called her) was always getting down to the bottom of something, well be

Posted:2:46 AM on Thursday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207425
Rating: 20743
Poster: a2zme
Cyber moms targeted as lucrative, 'powerful' consumer group Cyber moms targeted as lucrative, 'powerful' consumer group

With the annual Consumer Electronics Show kicking off in Las Vegas this week, there will be the usual spotlight on new gadgets and gizmos expected to make a splash this year. But, for the first time, a special summit also will focus on a booming target ma

Posted:2:41 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206614
Rating: 20661
Poster: kitty
U.S. woman charged after tryst with Ontario teen U.S. woman charged after tryst with Ontario teen

Posted:1:54 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206804
Rating: 20680
Poster: Hyack
Monument to honour Battle of Dieppe casualties Monument to honour Battle of Dieppe casualties

A new memorial in Windsor, Ont., will commemorate Canadian casualties of a major battle during the Second World War.

Posted:1:49 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206907
Rating: 20692
Poster: Hyack
Balloon Dad denies event was a hoax Balloon Dad denies event was a hoax

Posted:1:39 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206579
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Children among 5 dead in Afghanistan blast Children among 5 dead in Afghanistan blast

An explosion tore through a group of children gathered around foreign soldiers visiting a U.S.-funded road project Wednesday, killing four kids and a policeman and wounding scores, including at least three American troops, officials said.

Posted:1:37 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206656
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Researchers to map High Arctic island Researchers to map High Arctic island

An upcoming research expedition to an Arctic island could help kickstart a new wave of oil and gas exploration in Canada's Far North

Posted:1:32 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206816
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack
Afghan women set themselves on fire to escape brutality: Foreign Affairs report Afghan women set themselves on fire to escape brutality: Foreign Affairs report

OTTAWA - More Afghan women are choosing suicide to escape the violence and brutality of their daily lives, says a new human-rights report prepared by Canada's Foreign Affairs Department.

Posted:1:30 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206667
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
'Chinese Warren Buffett' sought in alleged $30M fraud 'Chinese Warren Buffett' sought in alleged $30M fraud

Toronto police have issued an arrest warrant for a man claiming to be the "Chinese Warren Buffett" for allegedly defrauding more than 100 people of a combined $30 million.

Posted:1:20 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206587
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Toronto Hydro can't rule out street shockings Toronto Hydro can't rule out street shockings

Toronto Hydro will "continue to monitor" stray shocks such as the one that injured a Toronto dog Monday but the utility admits it cannot eradicate the problem.

Posted:1:14 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206689
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
Harper to revive Senate reform plan Harper to revive Senate reform plan

Stephen Harper will revive a contentious plan to reform the Senate after Parliament resumes in March, setting the stage for a showdown with the opposition and a handful of provinces over whether senators should be elected and held to term limits.

Posted:8:46 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206693
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
McGrath’s major progress

Major Meagan McGrath, an aerospace engineer with the Air Force, began her odyssey on Dec. 1, 2009 at approximately 80 degrees south latitude. She crossed the 87th degree on Jan. 4, 2009 and travelled 20 nautical miles, or 37 kilometres on the same day.

Posted:8:40 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206699
Rating: 20671
Poster: Hyack
Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled

The giant halo of dark matter that surrounds our galaxy is shaped like a flattened beach ball, researchers say.

Posted:8:34 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206703
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
AECL readies for restart of Chalk River's ailing reactor AECL readies for restart of Chalk River's ailing reactor

In a sign of confidence that repairs to the crippled Chalk River nuclear reactor are succeeding, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is asking the United States for a fresh supply of highly enriched uranium to make medical isotopes.

Posted:8:29 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206646
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Former N.L. politician Walsh sentenced to 22 months Former N.L. politician Walsh sentenced to 22 months

Jim Walsh, a former Liberal cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador, has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for his part in a spending scandal that rocked the province.

Posted:8:21 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206754
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Harper cools election speculation; says budget will address deficit Harper cools election speculation; says budget will address deficit

Posted:8:16 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206968
Rating: 20697
Poster: Hyack
Grand jury indicts Nigerian airline bomb suspect Grand jury indicts Nigerian airline bomb suspect

Posted:8:14 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206589
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
New sensor to monitor dangerous mountain New sensor to monitor dangerous mountain

The Alberta government has installed a new piece of equipment to monitor geological movements on a dangerous mountain, part of which collapsed in 1903, killing 70 people in the town of Frank.

Posted:7:40 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206893
Rating: 20689
Poster: Hyack
Royal Ontario Museum displays its fakes Royal Ontario Museum displays its fakes

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum is not afraid to admit it has been taken in.

Posted:7:35 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206684
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
Melt season for Canadian Arctic sea ice outpacing global average Melt season for Canadian Arctic sea ice outpacing global average

American researchers suggest the melting season for Arctic sea ice is growing faster across much of the Canadian Arctic than anywhere else in the world.

Posted:7:27 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206603
Rating: 20660
Poster: Hyack
9-year-old Vancouver girl sexually assaulted 9-year-old Vancouver girl sexually assaulted

A nine-year-old girl was sexually assaulted Monday after a teenager convinced her to follow him to a park on Vancouver's west side, police said Wednesday.

Posted:7:21 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206876
Rating: 20689
Poster: Hyack
Stampede defends 'redneck test' Stampede defends 'redneck test'

A Calgary Stampede official is defending a survey dubbed the "redneck test" by a critic because of questions dealing with the definition of marriage and women's role in the workplace.

Posted:5:57 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206654
Rating: 20665
Poster: Alta_redneck
Baby dropped from balcony during Edmonton blaze Baby dropped from balcony during Edmonton blaze

Posted:5:44 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206615
Rating: 20663
Poster: Alta_redneck
'I felt like I was a terrorist' 'I felt like I was a terrorist'

A Muslim woman alleges she was mistreated by border officials at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport after she was denied entry to the United States. Ayat Manna, who lives in Halifax, said she had a one-way ticket departing Monday for Cleveland, w

Posted:5:42 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206915
Rating: 20693
Poster: Alta_redneck
Tonnes of bomb ingredient goes missing between Alberta, Vancouver Tonnes of bomb ingredient goes missing between Alberta, Vancouver

Posted:5:26 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206728
Rating: 20674
Poster: Alta_redneck
US Holocaust museum murder suspect dies aged 89 US Holocaust museum murder suspect dies aged 89

A US white supremacist accused of murdering a guard at Washington DC's Holocaust Memorial museum has died in a prison hospital, officials say.

Posted:3:44 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 207153
Rating: 20715
Poster: snookums
TV makers bet big on 3D but payoff uncertain TV makers bet big on 3D but payoff uncertain

Television manufacturers are banking on 3D TVs for their next sales boost, with sets capable of adding that extra visual dimension expected to hit store shelves in force by the middle of 2010.

Posted:11:54 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206897
Rating: 20690
Poster: tritium
Lottery winner vanishes; cops suspect murder Lottery winner vanishes; cops suspect murder

Posted:10:56 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206876
Rating: 20688
Poster: tritium
Alberta charters luxury train for Vancouver Olympics Alberta charters luxury train for Vancouver Olympics

Alberta has reserved a luxury train during the Vancouver Olympics as part of a $7- million marketing plan meant to woo tourists and business executives.

Posted:9:54 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206947
Rating: 20695
Poster: tritium
RCMP puppy found after fall off truck RCMP puppy found after fall off truck

An RCMP puppy that fell off the back of a truck on Vancouver Island Sunday night has been found, thanks to an observant 10-year-old boy.

Posted:9:45 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206845
Rating: 20686
Poster: tritium
Town puzzled by memorial to slain teen Town puzzled by memorial to slain teen

A granite bench in Pelham, Ont., marks Aqsa Parvez's death. Her slaying struck a nerve with a local fire chief and town councillor.

Posted:4:34 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206746
Rating: 20675
Poster: kitty
Which type of shoe is healthier? Which type of shoe is healthier?

Everyone knows you shouldn't run in high heels. And running barefoot is not such a great idea, either.

Posted:4:28 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206749
Rating: 20675
Poster: kitty
Terra Cotta Warriors coming to ROM Terra Cotta Warriors coming to ROM

What can the Royal Ontario Museum do for an encore after drawing more than 300,000 visitors to its striking and engrossing Dead Sea Scrolls show, which ended its six-month run on Sunday with shivering crowds lined up all the way around the block?

Posted:4:26 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207006
Rating: 20702
Poster: kitty
Eberle MVP award small consolation Eberle MVP award small consolation

Jordan Eberle got some consolation for Canada's heartbreaking loss in the final of the world junior hockey championship.

Posted:4:22 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206817
Rating: 20682
Poster: kitty
Don Jail is out of control, critics say Don Jail is out of control, critics say

Posted:4:20 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206571
Rating: 20657
Poster: kitty
Elite dating website expels 'festive fatties' Elite dating website expels 'festive fatties'

A Danish online dating website has expelled 5,000 members, including 500 Canadians, because they no longer met the site's beauty standards.

Posted:11:51 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207114
Rating: 20710
Poster: tritium
The G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist', say researchers The G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist', say researchers

The elusive erogenous zone said to exist in some women may be a myth, say researchers who have hunted for it.

Posted:11:06 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 207211
Rating: 20722
Poster: Hyack
Nasa's Kepler planet-hunter detects five worlds Nasa's Kepler planet-hunter detects five worlds

Nasa's Kepler Space Telescope has detected its first five exoplanets, or planets beyond our Solar System.

Posted:11:03 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206841
Rating: 20684
Poster: Hyack
Another undersea quake strikes South Pacific Another undersea quake strikes South Pacific

SYDNEY, Australia -- A magnitude 6.8 undersea earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, the latest in a series near the South Pacific island nation since Monday

Posted:10:42 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206692
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe

Posted:10:39 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206748
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Conservation group's boat sinks in Antarctica Conservation group's boat sinks in Antarctica

A conservation group says one of its boats is sinking after a collision with a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica.

Posted:10:33 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206833
Rating: 20683
Poster: Hyack
Canucks bury Blue Jackets Canucks bury Blue Jackets

Alex Burrows scored three times for Vancouver on Tuesday as the surging Canucks pounded the slumping Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3.

Posted:10:24 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206724
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
Inuit input wanted on polar bears: Nunavut Tunngavik Inuit input wanted on polar bears: Nunavut Tunngavik

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) wants more Inuit to call its toll-free "polar bear hotline" and record their concerns about polar bears in the North.

Posted:10:20 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206560
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Red tape won't boost security: Harper Red tape won't boost security: Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will take whatever steps are necessary to protect the safety of airline passengers, but may not necessarily adapt a watch list approach as the United States has done.

Posted:10:19 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206639
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Canada settles for silver medal at world juniors Canada settles for silver medal at world juniors

The cardiac Canadian kids had their hearts broken and world junior gold rush ruined by a deserving United States team in Saskatoon on Tuesday evening.

Posted:10:13 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206668
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Liberals mock PM for being on vacation - while Ignatieff's on holiday Liberals mock PM for being on vacation - while Ignatieff's on holiday

The contest immediately prompted Harper's office to point out that the prime minister is not, in fact, on vacation, whether or not Parliament is sitting. He was working in his office Monday and Tuesday and gave an interview on Tuesday afternoon. The prime

Posted:7:27 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206763
Rating: 20675
Poster: gigs
Al Qaeda’s Successful Attack

Posted:5:01 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207219
Rating: 20722
Poster: tritium
Fla. man calls detectives after pot plants seized Fla. man calls detectives after pot plants seized

Investigators in the Florida Keys say they lured a suspected marijuana grower into turning himself in by leaving a ransom note in place of six seized pot plants. The sheriff's office in Monroe County says detectives discovered the plants in a wooded lot a

Posted:4:57 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206879
Rating: 20688
Poster: tritium


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