U.S. ambassador believed dead in Libya attack
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, according to reports today.
| Posted: | 4:10 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207056 |
| Rating: | 20706 |
| Poster: | ShepherdsDog |
Bluenose II to relaunch Sept. 29
The restored Bluenose II is finally ready to take its first dip into the ocean.
| Posted: | 3:04 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206904 |
| Rating: | 20690 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
America remembers Sept. 11 attacks 11 years later
Public mourning of terror attacks takes new turn at World Trade Center site without speeches from elected officials
| Posted: | 9:35 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 206936 |
| Rating: | 20694 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
Court in Quebec rebukes Harper Tories' behaviour on gun registry
The Quebec court accused the federal government of violating principles of Canadian federalism and its 42-page verdict cited the prime minister's words as evidence of that improper behaviour.
| Posted: | 12:38 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206930 |
| Rating: | 20694 |
| Poster: | Curtman |
Christian father sues Ontario school board for 'religious accommodation'
| Posted: | 8:31 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207473 |
| Rating: | 20747 |
| Poster: | OnTheIce |
Weather Network rolls out new 1-km forecasting
Forecasts an unprecedented level of precision that has taken parent Pelmorex almost two decades to perfect
| Posted: | 10:17 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207157 |
| Rating: | 20716 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Avro Arrow redesign pitched as alternative to F-35 fighter jets
An update to the storied CF-105 Avro Arrow was put forward as an alternative to the purchase of F-35 stealth fighter jets
| Posted: | 9:39 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 208328 |
| Rating: | 20833 |
| Poster: | Canadaka |
BC Pit Bull Pup found with extensive rope burns
The City of Surrey and the BC SPCA are looking for the owner of a pitbull puppy suffering from severe rope burns and multiple ailments.
| Posted: | 11:59 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207010 |
| Rating: | 20701 |
| Poster: | BeaverFever |
Prairie dwellers less supportive of evolution
The majority of Canadians think humans have evolved over millions of years, but Prairie dwellers are easily the most skeptical. According to an Angus Reid poll, 61% of Canadians believe in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, compared with 69% of Britons
| Posted: | 9:17 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207047 |
| Rating: | 20705 |
| Poster: | Alta_redneck |
Series of earthquakes in China kill at least 64
A series of earthquakes collapsed houses and triggered landslides Friday in a remote mountainous part of southwestern China where damage was preventing rescues and communications were disrupted. At least 64 deaths have been reported.
| Posted: | 3:30 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206756 |
| Rating: | 20676 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
N.L. braces for tropical storm Leslie
Newfoundland is bracing for the possible impact of tropical storm Leslie, as residents continue to grapple with memories of another devastating storm two years ago.
| Posted: | 3:20 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 206889 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Late TD gives Stamps another win over Eskimos
Jon Cornish's 59-yard touchdown run with five minutes remaining gave the Calgary Stampeders a 20-18 Labour Day rematch victory over the Edmonton Eskimos Friday night.
| Posted: | 10:11 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206838 |
| Rating: | 20684 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
NHL community remembers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 1 year later
A year ago today, the hockey world was rocked when a plane carrying the entire KHL club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed. Among those lost were former NHLers Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei, Karlis Skastins and Brad McCrimmon. Today, the hockey community remembere
| Posted: | 10:09 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206956 |
| Rating: | 20696 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canada surprises Panama in World Cup qualifying
Dwayne De Rosario scored on a quick free kick in the 77th minute to rescue Canadian World Cup qualifying hopes with a 1-0 win over Panama on Friday night at BMO Field in Toronto.
| Posted: | 10:06 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206906 |
| Rating: | 20691 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Harper meets with Putin at APEC summit
Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday at the APEC summit.
| Posted: | 10:05 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206849 |
| Rating: | 20685 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Tongue-in-cheek warning part of a public health campaign urging better preparation for disasters and emergencies
| Posted: | 10:54 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Funny |
| Hits: | 208564 |
| Rating: | 20856 |
| Poster: | saturn_656 |
Passenger cleared of any link to explosives after midair bomb hoax
Man was arrested at gunpoint then cleared of any link to explosives
| Posted: | 5:51 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 206978 |
| Rating: | 20698 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Russian hockey plane crash pilots not entitled to fly plane: investigators
| Posted: | 5:45 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206869 |
| Rating: | 20687 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Canadian economy creates 34,300 jobs in August
Jobless rate holds steady at 7.3 per cent
| Posted: | 5:42 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 207127 |
| Rating: | 20713 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Ontario Liberals fall 1 seat shy of majority after byelections
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will continue to lead a minority government after his Liberals won only one of two seats up for grabs in a pair of byelections held Thursday.
| Posted: | 7:16 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207097 |
| Rating: | 20710 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Major breakthrough in search for King Richard III
| Posted: | 7:10 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 207022 |
| Rating: | 20702 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Montana judge rules execution method unconstitutional in Canadian man's case
A Canadian who is fighting for his life on Montana's death row scored a minor legal victory Thursday after a judge declared the state's method of execution unconstitutional.
| Posted: | 7:06 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207015 |
| Rating: | 20702 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Bubble tea can contain carcinogens, researchers claim
Bubble tea -- that sweet, tea-based drink filled with giant tapioca balls -- may be a hazard to your health.
| Posted: | 4:36 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207073 |
| Rating: | 20707 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Brain disease deaths higher in NFL veterans: study
Former NFL players appear to be at an unusually high risk of dying from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease, suggests a new study that once again highlights the dangers of the game of football.
| Posted: | 4:35 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206859 |
| Rating: | 20686 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Samsung says sales of Galaxy S III hit 20 million in 100 days
Samsung says global sales of its Galaxy S III smartphone have surpassed 20 million in a little more than three months.
| Posted: | 4:28 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 206879 |
| Rating: | 20688 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Ontario Liberals hope to win majority in byelections
Premier Dalton McGuinty's bid for the majority government he was denied last October will be decided today by the voters of Kitchener-Waterloo in one of two provincial byelections.
| Posted: | 6:50 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 206865 |
| Rating: | 20687 |
| Poster: | OnTheIce |
4-year-old found alive after 8 hours beneath bodies of her slain family in French killings
British child discovered by police officers who had been guarding vehicle
| Posted: | 5:58 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206810 |
| Rating: | 20681 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Driver fined for running over woman twice
An Ontario driver who ran over a woman twice in a Walmart parking lot in this city last January has been fined $3,000.
| Posted: | 12:47 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206891 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canadian veteran gets his due 50 years later
NORTH BAY - A First World War veteran buried for nearly 50 years in an unmarked grave at St. Mary's Cemetery in North Bay will finally receive a proper military funeral.
| Posted: | 12:37 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207165 |
| Rating: | 20717 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Royals to visit Ontario, Iqaluit
Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, countess of Wessex, will be in Canada for seven days starting Sept. 11.
| Posted: | 3:30 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206954 |
| Rating: | 20695 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Wiccan priest called to perform rituals for B.C. prison inmates
Canada's federal prison agency is looking to hire a priest or priestess who will deliver spiritual services for inmates who practise witchcraft.
| Posted: | 3:06 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207128 |
| Rating: | 20713 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
NASA's Dawn spacecraft heads to dwarf planet Ceres
| Posted: | 3:03 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207114 |
| Rating: | 20712 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Suitcase containing human torso found in Lake Ontario
| Posted: | 2:50 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207063 |
| Rating: | 20706 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ottawa sinkhole swallows car, but not driver
An Ottawa man escaped a highway sinkhole, which has grown to the size of an Olympic-sized pool, after his car was swallowed during afternoon rush hour Tuesday.
| Posted: | 2:50 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206898 |
| Rating: | 20690 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
NHL labour negotiations still on hold
NHL labour talks remain in recess five days after negotiations broke down, and 10 days before the league has threatened to lock out its players.
| Posted: | 2:35 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206944 |
| Rating: | 20694 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Defeated premier Charest resigns as Liberal leader
Jean Charest, the outgoing Quebec premier, is resigning as provincial Liberal leader following Tuesday night's election loss.
| Posted: | 2:31 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 206843 |
| Rating: | 20684 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
India's emergency medical care system in tatters
Trauma care barely exists across much of India, where 160,000 people die in road accidents every year. Some of those people would surely survive if the system were better.
| Posted: | 11:13 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 206854 |
| Rating: | 20685 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
The great chestnut trees of Europe are dying
Over much of Europe - the horse chestnut tree is under threat. Sometimes they crash across boulevards and smash cars, unable to bear the weight of their own foliage. At other times, city officials move in and cut them down before they collapse.
| Posted: | 9:24 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206956 |
| Rating: | 20696 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
B.C. government workers launch 1-day strike
Picket lines went up at government offices around the province this morning as an estimated 27,000 workers from three unions walked out on strike for better wages.
| Posted: | 9:15 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206933 |
| Rating: | 20693 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
One dead at Marois Montreal victory rally shooting
| Posted: | 10:13 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207219 |
| Rating: | 20722 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Up to 13,000 horses could be euthanized in Ontario, report says
| Posted: | 10:13 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206942 |
| Rating: | 20694 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Parti Quebecois wins minority in Quebec election | CTVNews
| Posted: | 8:17 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207195 |
| Rating: | 20720 |
| Poster: | Canadaka |
CRTC sounds alarm over controversial phone apps
Telecom regulator clashes with tech firms whose products hide caller IDs and reveal private numbers The CRTC says they threaten consumer privacy and the safety of at-risk groups
| Posted: | 1:39 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 206920 |
| Rating: | 20692 |
| Poster: | Regina |
U.S. Congresswoman calls for high-speed rail linking Manhattan to Canadian cities
New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says a train link would be in the best interest of both U.S. and Canadian economies
| Posted: | 1:29 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 207152 |
| Rating: | 20715 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Hackers leak Apple device IDs allegedly stored by FBI
A group of computer hackers operating under the name AntiSec has reportedly leaked one million Apple device IDs that it says it extracted from the laptop of an FBI agent.
| Posted: | 11:19 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207009 |
| Rating: | 20701 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlets
U.S.-based chain to open first ever vegetarian-only outlets in India
| Posted: | 6:52 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207008 |
| Rating: | 20701 |
| Poster: | Regina |
How Bravo made the move from arts programming to more popular TV dramas
| Posted: | 6:34 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 207136 |
| Rating: | 20714 |
| Poster: | Regina |
RCMP tells plane carrying anti-Harper banner over Parliament Hill to land
Union accuses Mounties of using political reasons in decision
| Posted: | 6:04 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 207215 |
| Rating: | 20722 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
Oscar nominee died after nearly two months of treatment following heart attack
| Posted: | 3:10 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 207119 |
| Rating: | 20712 |
| Poster: | Regina |
Vandals topple headstones at Gatineau cemetery
More than 80 headstones at a Gatineau, Que., cemetery were toppled over this weekend in an apparent act of vandalism.
| Posted: | 1:22 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206995 |
| Rating: | 20700 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Thousands march in Toronto's 141st Labour Day Parade
Thousands are marching in Toronto's Labour Day Parade, resulting in several road closures.
| Posted: | 1:20 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207048 |
| Rating: | 20705 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Tiger-Cats' Chris Williams sets 2 CFL return records vs. Argos
Chris Williams set two CFL records at one time Monday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats star took a punt return back 82 yards for a TD in the first quarter against the Toronto Argonauts, his league-record sixth return touchdown of the season.
| Posted: | 1:19 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206868 |
| Rating: | 20687 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Roughriders embarrass new coach Burke's Bombers, 52-0
The Saskatchewan Roughriders snapped a five-game losing streak Sunday with a convincing 52-0 victory over the struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium.
| Posted: | 1:12 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 206821 |
| Rating: | 20682 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Sheriff: Man stole doctor's ID, saw 500 patients
A man stole a physician's identity and pretended to be a doctor for a year in South Carolina, and now investigators are combing through medical records to see whether he harmed any of the hundreds of patients he treated, authorities said.
| Posted: | 7:55 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206888 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Report suggests feds may be cooking sole-source contracts
A suspicious number of federal contracts for goods and services appear rigged to favour one bidder, suggests a new survey.
| Posted: | 7:54 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 206976 |
| Rating: | 20698 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
| Posted: | 7:32 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206964 |
| Rating: | 20696 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Taloyoak, Nunavut, hunters set out on bowhead whale hunt
Hunters from Taloyoak will travel 35 kilometres overland to reach the Gulf of Boothia for the community's first bowhead whale hunt in living memory.
| Posted: | 8:27 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Lifestyle |
| Hits: | 207283 |
| Rating: | 20728 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Anglophones protest PQ's plan to boost Bill 101
| Posted: | 12:44 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207168 |
| Rating: | 20717 |
| Poster: | saturn_656 |