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Cracks in Arctic ice churn up mercury concern Cracks in Arctic ice churn up mercury concern

Posted:8:14 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206709
Rating: 20671
Poster: DrCaleb
Assisted suicide appeal to be heard by Supreme Court Assisted suicide appeal to be heard by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Canada said today it will hear an appeal by the BC Civil Liberties Association that could grant terminally ill Canadians the right to assisted suicide.

Posted:7:45 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206708
Rating: 20671
Poster: DrCaleb
Contempt of cop, America's defiance revolution Contempt of cop, America's defiance revolution

Whether it's Edward Snowden's example, or a resurgent faith in the rule of law, ordinary Americans are standing up to authority, police especially, like seldom before and videotaping their triumphs, Neil Macdonald reports. The proof is all over YouTube.

Posted:7:19 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206681
Rating: 20668
Poster: DrCaleb
Ontario auto insurance rates drop 4% after Liberal deal Ontario auto insurance rates drop 4% after Liberal deal

Posted:2:57 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206725
Rating: 20673
Poster: BeaverFever
KISS star Gene Simmons to auction custom truck for Saskatchewan hospital | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News KISS star Gene Simmons to auction custom truck for Saskatchewan hospital | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News

Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is helping to boost the health of children in Saskatchewan by auctioning off a custom 1956 Ford F-100 truck.

Posted:2:27 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206783
Rating: 20678
Poster: Robair
Province chips away at labour shortage, latest forecast says Alberta will still be short 96,000 workers by 2023 Province chips away at labour shortage, latest forecast says Alberta will still be short 96,000 workers by 2023

The province will face a shortage of roughly 96,000 workers by 2023, according to the Alberta Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook, released Wednesday.

Posted:1:08 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 207184
Rating: 20718
Poster: wildrosegirl
Oilers trade Devan Dubnyk to Predators, acquire Ben Scrivens from Kings Oilers trade Devan Dubnyk to Predators, acquire Ben Scrivens from Kings

The Edmonton Oilers traded the veteran goalie Dubnyk to the Nashville PredatorsWednesday afternoon for feisty left-winger Matt Hendricks, then proceeded to peddle a third-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings for netminder Ben Scrivens.

Posted:1:07 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206797
Rating: 20680
Poster: wildrosegirl
3-D printing tries to find a home 3-D printing tries to find a home

The companies that make 3-D printers want a spot in your home. They're just not sure exactly why you need one of their futuristic devices yet.

Posted:11:41 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206734
Rating: 20673
Poster: wildrosegirl
Source: Missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl seen in video Source: Missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl seen in video

The U.S. military has obtained a new video made by those holding missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl.

Posted:11:39 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206957
Rating: 20696
Poster: wildrosegirl
Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years

Last summer British researchers provoked concern when they published a paper raising the possibility that by following an established guideline UK doctors may have caused as many as 10,000 deaths each year. Now they have gone a step further and published

Posted:11:20 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206685
Rating: 20669
Poster: DrCaleb
Land along the East Coast is sinking. Just ask Norfolk, Va. | The Chronicle Herald Land along the East Coast is sinking. Just ask Norfolk, Va. | The Chronicle Herald

Posted:11:11 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206700
Rating: 20670
Poster: DrCaleb
Snowy owls invade Ottawa area | CTV News Snowy owls invade Ottawa area | CTV News

Ottawa residents are spotting more snowy owls in the capital region this winter, thanks to an 'irruption' that's seeing more birds fly farther south of their usual range in the boreal forest.

Posted:11:04 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206751
Rating: 20675
Poster: wildrosegirl
DNA test planned in case of wrong body in casket; possible accidental cremation DNA test planned in case of wrong body in casket; possible accidental cremation

The daughter of a U.S. woman whose casket contained the wrong body says DNA tests will be performed to determine if her mother was accidentally cremated in Canada.

Posted:10:52 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206699
Rating: 20670
Poster: wildrosegirl
Foster mother on trial for manslaughter admitted using force on child Foster mother on trial for manslaughter admitted using force on child

A Morinville woman on trial for manslaughter told police she was frustrated when she sat her foster daughter down hard on the kitchen floor shortly before the girl had a seizure.

Posted:10:48 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206605
Rating: 20661
Poster: wildrosegirl
Simon Whitfield (not) rescued paddle boarding in gale Simon Whitfield (not) rescued paddle boarding in gale

Some Marine Search and Rescue volunteers near Victoria got a bit of a surprise when they responded to a report of a stand up paddle boarder in possible distress in the gale force winds blowing on Monday afternoon.

Posted:10:38 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 207323
Rating: 20732
Poster: wildrosegirl
BC Hydro working to restore power across Northern B.C. BC Hydro working to restore power across Northern B.C.

Thousands of BC Hydro customers in Northern B.C. are still without electricity after a major windstorm blew through last night. Outages did not stop Blue Rodeo concert in Dawson Creek

Posted:10:05 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 207111
Rating: 20711
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian fighting alongside al-Qaeda-linked rebels killed in Syria Canadian fighting alongside al-Qaeda-linked rebels killed in Syria

CBC News has confirmed a Canadian-born Muslim convert believed to be fighting with the militant group Jabhat al-Nusra, a branch of al-Qaeda operating in Syria, has been killed in combat.

Posted:9:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206951
Rating: 20695
Poster: DrCaleb
Guillermo Reyes Betrayed By Parrot: 'He's Drunk!' Pet Bird Squawks At Mexico City Alcohol Checkpoint, Leading To Arrest Guillermo Reyes Betrayed By Parrot: 'He's Drunk!' Pet Bird Squawks At Mexico City Alcohol Checkpoint, Leading To Arrest

Posted:9:47 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206707
Rating: 20671
Poster: DrCaleb
Google's targeted ads violate Canada's privacy law: privacy commissioner | CTV News Google's targeted ads violate Canada's privacy law: privacy commissioner | CTV News

Posted:9:40 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206703
Rating: 20670
Poster: DrCaleb
Farmer Frank Meyers vows to fight CFB Trenton expropriation Farmer Frank Meyers vows to fight CFB Trenton expropriation

Posted:9:40 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207052
Rating: 20705
Poster: DrCaleb
Man found with pipe bomb at Edmonton airport allowed to fly Man found with pipe bomb at Edmonton airport allowed to fly

An 18-year-old man who was allowed to get on a flight at Edmonton International Airport in September after he was caught bringing a pipe bomb to security has been sentenced for possession of an explosive device.

Posted:6:20 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206926
Rating: 20693
Poster: DrCaleb
Anti-piracy firm targeting Canadians who download illegally Anti-piracy firm targeting Canadians who download illegally

At the centre of the effort is Canipre, the only anti-piracy enforcement firm that provides forensic services to copyright-holders in Canada

Posted:5:50 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206937
Rating: 20694
Poster: BeaverFever
Teacher backed aikido student's request to avoid touching females on religious grounds Teacher backed aikido student's request to avoid touching females on religious grounds

Sonja Power said a man enrolled and told the Halifax school's owner that, for reasons of his Islamic faith, he was not allowed physical contact with women

Posted:11:10 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207604
Rating: 20760
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Rouhani praises nuke deal as Western 'surrender' Rouhani praises nuke deal as Western 'surrender'

Islamic Republic has prevailed with Geneva deal, Iranian president says

Posted:11:27 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206644
Rating: 20664
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Hamilton, Ontario mom wants school to ban milk, egg products Hamilton, Ontario mom wants school to ban milk, egg products

A Hamilton, Ont., mother has reportedly filed a human rights complaint after she says her daughter's school did nothing to protect the girl from potentially deadly allergens.

Posted:10:20 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206856
Rating: 20686
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Report: Government spent millions on penis pumps, paid double retail price | Fox News Report: Government spent millions on penis pumps, paid double retail price | Fox News

Posted:9:49 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 206927
Rating: 20693
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Highway 40 W reopened after concrete block falls on vehicle Highway 40 W reopened after concrete block falls on vehicle

Highway 40 W was completely closed near the Hymus exit after an object fell on a vehicle.

Posted:5:58 PM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207015
Rating: 20702
Poster: commanderkai
Two-Tier Internet Is Big Telecom's Plan For Canada: Michael Geist Two-Tier Internet Is Big Telecom's Plan For Canada: Michael Geist

Posted:11:44 AM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206931
Rating: 20693
Poster: DrCaleb
U.S. once held al-Qaida's new poster boy for the Middle East U.S. once held al-Qaida's new poster boy for the Middle East

The FBI "most wanted" mug shot shows a tough, swarthy figure, his hair in a crew-cut. The $10 million price on his head, meanwhile, suggests whoever released him from U.S. custody four years ago may now be regretting it. Taken at the U.S.-run Camp Bucca i

Posted:11:42 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206638
Rating: 20664
Poster: DrCaleb
First documented evidence found of wolverines in Great Bear Rainforest | First documented evidence found of wolverines in Great Bear Rainforest |

Evidence shows the often-reclusive wolverine has taken up residence for the first time on an island off British Columbia's Central Coast and the animal's eating habits have changed along with its relocation.

Posted:11:29 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206800
Rating: 20680
Poster: DrCaleb
Mexican vigilantes force drugs cartel out of town Mexican vigilantes force drugs cartel out of town

Armed vigilantes seized a cartel stronghold in the Mexican state of Michoacan on Sunday after a gun battle with suspected members of the notorious "Knights Templar" criminal organisation. The vigilantes say they took up arms last year because the governme

Posted:10:08 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206631
Rating: 20663
Poster: DrCaleb
U.S. FATCA tax law catches unsuspecting Canadians in its crosshairs U.S. FATCA tax law catches unsuspecting Canadians in its crosshairs

A Calgary woman's developmentally disabled son is caught in a U.S. tax quagmire that she fears may cost him the money she spent years setting aside for his financial future.


Posted:8:23 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206949
Rating: 20695
Poster: DrCaleb
Oil patch salaries rise 5 times faster than rest of Canada Oil patch salaries rise 5 times faster than rest of Canada

The average salary of young men working in Canada's oil patch increased by 21 per cent between 2001 and 2008, more than five times the pace of gain seen by those workers in other parts of the country.

Posted:8:11 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206637
Rating: 20664
Poster: DrCaleb
Lodger who 'confessed to murdering landlord over chess game cut out victim's lung and ate it' Lodger who 'confessed to murdering landlord over chess game cut out victim's lung and ate it'

Posted:8:10 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206802
Rating: 20680
Poster: DrCaleb
'Facebook banned my weight loss photo,' claims woman who lost 120lbs 'Facebook banned my weight loss photo,' claims woman who lost 120lbs

Marilyn McKenna, who has successfully lost 120 pounds, claims Facebook won't allow her to post a photo showing her dramatic weight loss because it promotes an 'idealized body image.'

Posted:6:36 AM on Monday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 208962
Rating: 20896
Poster: martin14
Majority of Congress members now millionaires Majority of Congress members now millionaires

For the first time ever, more than have of Congress members are millionaires, according to a new report from the non-profit Center for Responsive Politics.

Posted:5:26 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206705
Rating: 20671
Poster: BeaverFever
Brew U: Metro Vancouver university to offer diploma in beer Brew U: Metro Vancouver university to offer diploma in beer

A Vancouver-area university will roll out a diploma program for students wanting to hop in to the exploding craft brewing industry.

Posted:9:13 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206690
Rating: 20669
Poster: Strutz
B.C. scientists baffled by sudden deaths of thousands of starfish B.C. scientists baffled by sudden deaths of thousands of starfish

The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of thousands of starfish all along the Pacific Coast has left researchers in British Columbia scratching their heads.

Posted:9:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206723
Rating: 20672
Poster: Strutz
Woman sues solicitors because they 'did not explain that finalising her divorce would terminate her marriage' Woman sues solicitors because they 'did not explain that finalising her divorce would terminate her marriage'

Roman Catholic Jane Mulcahy argued that the lawyers should have clearly explained that a divorce would terminate her marriage.

Posted:5:29 PM on Sunday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207155
Rating: 20717
Poster: N_Fiddledog
No Pants Day 2014: Expect undie-clad Metro rail riders on Sunday No Pants Day 2014: Expect undie-clad Metro rail riders on Sunday

Yes, people do ride mass transit in Los Angeles. And once a year, they do it without pants.

Posted:10:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 207527
Rating: 20753
Poster: N_Fiddledog
7-foot-tall, goat-headed statue of Satan for Oklahoma Capitol grounds 7-foot-tall, goat-headed statue of Satan for Oklahoma Capitol grounds

Posted:10:24 AM on Sunday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 206966
Rating: 20697
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Flu forces changes to mass for Edmonton-area Catholics; new clinic seeing few cases Flu forces changes to mass for Edmonton-area Catholics; new clinic seeing few cases

For the first time since the last major influenza pandemic in 2009, the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is directing its 126 parishes and missions to make changes to mass to help stop the spread of the virus.

Posted:9:14 AM on Sunday
Topic: Religion
Hits: 207117
Rating: 20712
Poster: wildrosegirl
Your cat thinks you're a much larger cat with good taste in food | MNN Your cat thinks you're a much larger cat with good taste in food | MNN

A new book decodes cat behavior and explains what felines really think of us.

Posted:8:21 AM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207133
Rating: 20714
Poster: DonnaWho
Africa sees violent, deadly start to 2014 Africa sees violent, deadly start to 2014

The death tolls are huge and the individual incidents gruesome. One estimate says nearly 10,000 people have been killed in South Sudan in a month of warfare, while in neighbouring Central African Republic combatants in Muslim-vs.-Christian battles have be

Posted:6:43 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206945
Rating: 20695
Poster: wildrosegirl
Organic battery hailed as cheap renewable energy solution Organic battery hailed as cheap renewable energy solution

A cheap rechargeable battery that harnesses energy by using the electrochemistry of organic molecules rather than metals is being touted by Harvard researchers as a breakthrough for renewable energy.

Posted:5:53 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206826
Rating: 20683
Poster: wildrosegirl
Leaner CES a showcase for innovations that challenge status quo Leaner CES a showcase for innovations that challenge status quo

Rather than a stodgy venue where tech behemoths roll out unimpressive iterative products, the Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming what it was really meant to be: a showcase for innovative and exciting new advancements.

Posted:5:48 PM on Saturday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206755
Rating: 20676
Poster: wildrosegirl
Man charged with sexual assault taught at 3 Edmonton schools Man charged with sexual assault taught at 3 Edmonton schools

CBC News has learned the teacher facing sex charges for inappropriately touching two pre-teen girls at a pool was a substitute math teacher at Crestwood School in west Edmonton.

Posted:5:32 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207173
Rating: 20717
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian soldier's death 3rd suspected suicide in a week Canadian soldier's death 3rd suspected suicide in a week

The Canadian military is dealing with another case of suspected suicide, the third sudden death in a week.

Posted:5:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207130
Rating: 20714
Poster: wildrosegirl
Olympic 'lucky loonie' unveiled in Banff Olympic 'lucky loonie' unveiled in Banff

The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its 2014 "lucky loonie" Saturday at the Canadian Olympic team's Sochi Block Party event in Banff, Alta.

Posted:5:22 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206886
Rating: 20689
Poster: wildrosegirl
West Virginia chemical leak: 4 hospitalized West Virginia chemical leak: 4 hospitalized

A handful of people have been hospitalized and several hundred thousand remain without water after a chemical leaked from a storage tank in Charleston into the public water treatment system, state authorities said Saturday.

Posted:5:09 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206808
Rating: 20681
Poster: wildrosegirl
Toronto man charged after cocaine-filled chocolate candies seized by Canada Border Services Agency | CTV Toronto News Toronto man charged after cocaine-filled chocolate candies seized by Canada Border Services Agency | CTV Toronto News

Police in Toronto say a 37-year-old man is facing charges after cocaine-filled chocolate candies were intercepted by Canada Border Services Agency.

Posted:4:43 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206715
Rating: 20672
Poster: wildrosegirl
Robert Pickton's brother denies knowing about serial killer's crimes | CTV News Robert Pickton's brother denies knowing about serial killer's crimes | CTV News

The brother of Robert William Pickton says he had no idea sex workers were being taken to his family's property near Vancouver and murdered, and he denies ever helping the serial killer cover up his crimes.

Posted:4:42 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206735
Rating: 20674
Poster: wildrosegirl
Canadian woman sentenced for trying to entice children into illegal sexual activity | CTV News Canadian woman sentenced for trying to entice children into illegal sexual activity | CTV News

A Canadian woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for travelling to northern Virginia to have sex with two children.

Posted:4:39 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206771
Rating: 20677
Poster: wildrosegirl
Firefighter uses beer to put out blaze Firefighter uses beer to put out blaze

An off-duty Houston firefighter made the best of his resources when trying to put out a truck tire fire: He used beer the rig was hauling.

Posted:4:28 PM on Saturday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 208061
Rating: 20807
Poster: wildrosegirl
Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister, dead at 85 Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister, dead at 85

Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and controversies, died Saturday after eight years in a coma, Israeli Army Radio reported. Sharon was 85.

Posted:4:25 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206692
Rating: 20669
Poster: wildrosegirl
Coal spills after CP train operated by CN Rail derails in Burnaby Coal spills after CP train operated by CN Rail derails in Burnaby

A Canadian Pacific Railway train operated by a CN Rail crew derailed in Burnaby, B.C., sending seven cars off the tracks and spilling coal into a creek that feeds into a lake.

Posted:4:23 PM on Saturday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206848
Rating: 20685
Poster: wildrosegirl
Crown says no charges in Burns Lake sawmill blast that killed two Crown says no charges in Burns Lake sawmill blast that killed two

Nearly two years after an explosion and fire tore through a British Columbia sawmill leaving two workers dead, the Crown announced there will be no charges, pointing a finger at a questionable investigation by the province's worker safety agency.

Posted:4:21 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206661
Rating: 20666
Poster: wildrosegirl
'Elle' Mindy Kaling cover slammed as racist, 'fat-ist' 'Elle' Mindy Kaling cover slammed as racist, 'fat-ist'

She's shown in a head shot, in black and white, while three others are shot full-length, in color.

Posted:11:00 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207134
Rating: 20713
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Faces of Pot: The Vapour Lounge | Toronto Star Faces of Pot: The Vapour Lounge | Toronto Star

The Vapor Social is a hassle-free place to smoke weed

Posted:5:25 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207024
Rating: 20703
Poster: kitty
U.S. study finds that coffee doesn't make you dehydrated | CTV News U.S. study finds that coffee doesn't make you dehydrated | CTV News

Posted:2:03 PM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206738
Rating: 20674
Poster: DrCaleb
David Silver, 78, dies on porch after hospital release on -37 C night David Silver, 78, dies on porch after hospital release on -37 C night

A family is demanding answers from health officials after a 78-year-old Winnipeg man who was sent home from the hospital in a cab died on the way to his doorstep.

Posted:11:05 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206717
Rating: 20672
Poster: DrCaleb
Venezuelans blocked from buying flights out Venezuelans blocked from buying flights out

Venezuelans are finding out that their money is no good with one airline, and others may also cut off the country from flights abroad. Air Europa, a Spanish discount airline, suspended sales of tickets in bolivars, the Venezuelan currency, because Venezue

Posted:10:45 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207698
Rating: 20771
Poster: DrCaleb
People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 Levels | Zero Hedge People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 Levels | Zero Hedge

Curious why despite the huge miss in payrolls the unemployment rate tumbled from 7.0% to 6.7%? The reason is because in December the civilian labor force did what it usually does in the New Normal: it dropped from 155.3 million to 154.9 million, which mea

Posted:10:35 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206946
Rating: 20695
Poster: martin14
RCMP unveils new details in fraud allegations against former senator Mac Harb RCMP unveils new details in fraud allegations against former senator Mac Harb

The RCMP has unveiled more details about its allegations of mortgage fraud against former senator Mac Harb. In newly released court documents investigators allege that hours after Harb took out a $177,000 mortgage on his home in Cobden, Ont., in Oct. 2007

Posted:10:33 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206888
Rating: 20689
Poster: DrCaleb
How do you move a city and keep its mining industry alive? How do you move a city and keep its mining industry alive?

Posted:6:35 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206768
Rating: 20677
Poster: DrCaleb
Dogs defecate in accordance with earth's magnetic field, research finds Dogs defecate in accordance with earth's magnetic field, research finds

Posted:4:19 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207621
Rating: 20763
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Star Trek-style Tricorder that scans for signs of disease built by scientists Star Trek-style Tricorder that scans for signs of disease built by scientists

Scanadu Scout, developed at Nasa's Ames Research Center in California, is held on a person's temple and can read temperature, pulse blood oxygen levels, and more.

Posted:4:17 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206797
Rating: 20680
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Attempted murder charges likely to stem from shootout with Alberta RCMP Attempted murder charges likely to stem from shootout with Alberta RCMP

RCMP say a man who was wounded in a shootout with Mounties on a farm east of Edmonton will likely face attempted murder and firearms charges.

Posted:3:34 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206632
Rating: 20663
Poster: wildrosegirl
Husky approves two new heavy oil projects in Saskatchewan, completed by 2016 Husky approves two new heavy oil projects in Saskatchewan, completed by 2016

Husky Energy Inc. has given the green light to two new heavy oil projects in Saskatchewan that will together churn out 20,000 barrels of crude per day.

Posted:3:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206667
Rating: 20667
Poster: wildrosegirl
Best boss ever? Best boss ever?

He's selling his restaurant because one of his servers has a brain tumour.

Posted:3:31 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206877
Rating: 20689
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alberta father, two young children killed in Highway 16 crash Alberta father, two young children killed in Highway 16 crash

An Alberta man and his two children were killed and his wife and a third child were seriously injured in a crash earlier this week near Valemount, B.C., RCMP said Thursday.

Posted:1:32 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206826
Rating: 20683
Poster: wildrosegirl
Alberta reveals hundreds more children died while receiving provincial care Alberta reveals hundreds more children died while receiving provincial care

The Alberta government admitted for the first time Wednesday that 741 children and teens who were known to child welfare authorities have died since 1999.

Posted:1:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206761
Rating: 20676
Poster: wildrosegirl
Northern lights may be visible tonight Northern lights may be visible tonight

Many in Canada might get a chance to glimpse the northern lights Thursday night.

Posted:1:21 PM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206853
Rating: 20685
Poster: wildrosegirl
CES 2014: The Knightscope K5 Robot Redefines Security Industry CES 2014: The Knightscope K5 Robot Redefines Security Industry

Posted:12:41 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206973
Rating: 20697
Poster: DrCaleb
BlackBerry's QNX Software develops sound system to give quiet cars a retro roar BlackBerry's QNX Software develops sound system to give quiet cars a retro roar

Posted:11:49 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206735
Rating: 20674
Poster: DrCaleb
Winnipeg police warn of pedophile's release Winnipeg police warn of pedophile's release

Police are warning the public about the release of a convicted pedophile considered to be a high risk to re-offend. Ryan James Gabourie, 32, will be released from Headingley Correctional Institution Thursday after serving sentences for breaching the condi

Posted:11:36 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207004
Rating: 20700
Poster: DrCaleb
“If I put one of the PM's lackeys into chains and tickle him until he cries, is it a violent act?”

Posted:11:34 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 208926
Rating: 20893
Poster: DrCaleb
York U student's refusal to work with women sparks rights debate York U student's refusal to work with women sparks rights debate

A York University student who refused to work with women for religious reasons has sparked a human rights tug-of-war between a professor and campus administration.

Posted:9:48 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206915
Rating: 20693
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Agent: Michael Bradley to Toronto FC a done deal Agent: Michael Bradley to Toronto FC a done deal

Bradley's representative in Italy told a local radio station that the American's big-money move to MLS will be happening soon.

Posted:9:29 AM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206887
Rating: 20689
Poster: DanSC
Munich Re Company Reports That Extreme Weather Losses Were Low in 2013 Munich Re Company Reports That Extreme Weather Losses Were Low in 2013

Weather has been dominating the news cycle the past several days, as much of the U.S. has suffered through record-breaking cold. But while it might seem as if we've all been sucked into a polar vortex of weather news, 2013 was punctuated by coverage of ma

Posted:8:51 AM on Thursday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206727
Rating: 20674
Poster: N_Fiddledog
RCMP's pursuit of criminal charges against Nigel Wright could backfire, law experts say RCMP's pursuit of criminal charges against Nigel Wright could backfire, law experts say

Nigel Wright could avoid facing the legal consequences for his central role in the Senate expenses scandal if the RCMP remains focused strictly on possible criminal offences, parliamentary law experts say

Posted:7:55 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206739
Rating: 20674
Poster: DrCaleb
Bats dropping from trees as record heat wave grips Australia Bats dropping from trees as record heat wave grips Australia

Bats are dropping from trees, kangaroos are collapsing in the Outback and gardens are turning brown. While North America freezes under record polar temperatures, the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite extreme as heat records are being set in

Posted:7:26 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206806
Rating: 20681
Poster: DrCaleb
'Final desperate act': husband reveals details of another Canadian soldier's suicide 'Final desperate act': husband reveals details of another Canadian soldier's suicide

Posted:8:51 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207120
Rating: 20712
Poster: Strutz
H5N1 bird flu death confirmed in Alberta, 1st in North America H5N1 bird flu death confirmed in Alberta, 1st in North America

Alberta health officials have confirmed an isolated, fatal case of H5N1 or avian influenza, Health Minister Rona Ambrose said Wednesday in Ottawa.

Posted:1:33 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207045
Rating: 20705
Poster: DrCaleb
Higher insurance premiums in the forecast after months of wild weather Higher insurance premiums in the forecast after months of wild weather

After costly storms and flooding, property and casualty insurers are looking to hike rates. Some property and casualty (P&C) insurers are already charging more for home insurance following a particularly expensive year for claims from flooding, ice storms

Posted:12:30 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206690
Rating: 20669
Poster: DrCaleb
Robert Gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of Obama's leadership in ‘Duty'

Posted:11:21 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206657
Rating: 20666
Poster: DrCaleb
Air pollution killing up to 500,000 Chinese a year, admits former health minister Air pollution killing up to 500,000 Chinese a year, admits former health minister

Half a million people die each year in China because of air pollution, according to the country's former health minister. Chen Zhu, who is also a professor of medicine and a leading molecular biologist, is the most senior government official to put a huma

Posted:10:14 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206673
Rating: 20667
Poster: DrCaleb
Mark Duggan killing lawful, says jury Mark Duggan killing lawful, says jury

Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots in England in 2011, was lawfully killed by police, an inquest jury concludes by a majority of 8 to 2.

Posted:9:44 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206944
Rating: 20694
Poster: martin14
Canada Revenue Agency reviewing issue of taxpayers wrongfully declared dead Canada Revenue Agency reviewing issue of taxpayers wrongfully declared dead

Posted:9:42 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206752
Rating: 20675
Poster: DrCaleb
German man charged over WW2 Oradour massacre in France German man charged over WW2 Oradour massacre in France

An 88-year-old German man is charged with involvement in one of the most infamous World War Two Nazi atrocities, at Oradour-sur-Glane in France.

Posted:8:17 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207125
Rating: 20713
Poster: martin14
Winnipeg drivers dinged Winnipeg drivers dinged

Posted:7:50 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206873
Rating: 20687
Poster: DrCaleb
Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Inuvik , expected to make Arctic road announcement Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Inuvik , expected to make Arctic road announcement

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be making an announcement today in Inuvik that is expected to focus on an all-weather road linking Canada's Arctic coast to the south for the first time. Initial work is nearly finished on the 140-kilometre gravel highwa

Posted:7:49 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206750
Rating: 20675
Poster: DrCaleb
Police officer 'stole accident victims' details and sold them in £1m conspiracy'

Posted:11:44 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207276
Rating: 20728
Poster: N_Fiddledog
U.S. prisoner escapes then turns himself in due to bitter cold | CTV News U.S. prisoner escapes then turns himself in due to bitter cold | CTV News

Just how cold is it in the U.S.? Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to turn himself in.

Posted:7:49 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 207427
Rating: 20743
Poster: JaredMilne
Purge of Canada's fisheries libraries a ‘historic' loss, scientists say

Scientists knew last spring that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans was closing seven of its 11 regional libraries housing decades of aquatic research. But it was not until they saw the shelves being cleared, the books and journals being scooped up fo

Posted:2:20 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206623
Rating: 20662
Poster: DrCaleb
Why are we fatter than ever? Why are we fatter than ever?

On April 2 1806, an intriguing advertisement was placed in The Times. It described a Mr Daniel Lambert, "the greatest Curiosity in the World who, at the age of 36, weighs upwards of FIFTY STONE". Mr Lambert, it went on, "will see Company at his House, No

Posted:12:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206691
Rating: 20669
Poster: DrCaleb
Paul Hellyer: Aliens would share technology if earth stopped wars Paul Hellyer: Aliens would share technology if earth stopped wars

Former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer, the so-called highest-ranked alien believer on earth, says that extraterrestrials live among us and they refuse to share their advanced technology due to wars and pollution.

Posted:11:45 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207183
Rating: 20718
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Dennis Rodman's buffoonery in North Korea edges into treason: Kelly Dennis Rodman's buffoonery in North Korea edges into treason: Kelly

In the great play of life, Rodman has sided with the villains. Though no court will charge him, he is a criminal against basic decency.

Posted:11:00 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206866
Rating: 20688
Poster: DrCaleb
Chinese icebreaker Snow Dragon breaks free from sea ice Chinese icebreaker Snow Dragon breaks free from sea ice

Chinese state media say the country's icebreaker has broken free from heavy sea ice in Antarctica after becoming trapped last week.

Posted:10:48 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206845
Rating: 20686
Poster: DrCaleb
Police chief wants social assistance change Police chief wants social assistance change

EDMONTON - Edmonton's police chief wants the provincial government to consider changing the way it distributes social assistance cheques to help reduce crime against the poor and the handicapped, especially in the inner city.

Posted:10:03 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206615
Rating: 20662
Poster: DrCaleb
Military going to the ends of the earth to keep search-and-rescue airplanes flying | National Post Military going to the ends of the earth to keep search-and-rescue airplanes flying | National Post

The Canadian military has been going across the globe to keep its aging search-and-rescue airplanes flying, reiterating the desperate need for replacement aircraft following decades of delays and political squabbling.

Posted:9:55 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207081
Rating: 20708
Poster: DrCaleb
Intel Edison: an SD-card sized PC for wearable computing | News | PC Pro Intel Edison: an SD-card sized PC for wearable computing | News | PC Pro

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has revealed the company's vision for wearable computing - and at its core is an SD-card sized PC called Edison. Edison is based on Quark technology, the tiny, low-power system-on-a-chip that was designed for wearable computers, s

Posted:9:54 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206882
Rating: 20688
Poster: DrCaleb
Japanese whaling fleet 'inside ocean sanctuary' Japanese whaling fleet 'inside ocean sanctuary'

Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd said they had zeroed in on a Japanese fleet Monday, January 6, and captured evidence that four whales had been slaughtered, alleging the ships were found inside a Southern Ocean sanctuary. Sea Shepherd said it

Posted:7:35 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206783
Rating: 20678
Poster: DrCaleb
JPMorgan agrees to pay $1.7-billion to settle Madoff case JPMorgan agrees to pay $1.7-billion to settle Madoff case

Posted:7:34 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206616
Rating: 20662
Poster: DrCaleb
Discipline against officer who threatened homeless man will not be made public Discipline against officer who threatened homeless man will not be made public

The file of a Montreal police officer who threatened to tie a homeless man to a pole in sub-zero weather will be handled by the department internally.

Posted:7:30 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206773
Rating: 20677
Poster: DrCaleb
Linda McNall to be sentenced on assisting mother's suicide Linda McNall to be sentenced on assisting mother's suicide

In a first for Alberta courts, an American woman will be sentenced today for helping her seriously ill mother die while carrying out a suicide pact last May.

Posted:7:30 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206739
Rating: 20674
Poster: DrCaleb
Weird news: Angry New Zealand baker sends poo cake to customer Weird news: Angry New Zealand baker sends poo cake to customer

An engagement party got ugly after a cake arrived shaped like something that belonged in the toilet.

Posted:6:11 PM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206811
Rating: 20681
Poster: N_Fiddledog
'Jihad Jane' gets 10 years in terror plot 'Jihad Jane' gets 10 years in terror plot

Posted:6:10 PM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20651
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Province confirms 10 dead from flu Province confirms 10 dead from flu

A total of 10 people are now confirmed to have now died from H1N1 in Alberta, with about 300 having been hospitalized and another 40 in intensive care units.

Posted:5:58 PM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206642
Rating: 20664
Poster: wildrosegirl
Update: For first time crews will remove snow citywide, not just plow it aside Update: For first time crews will remove snow citywide, not just plow it aside

Posted:4:30 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207012
Rating: 20701
Poster: Alta_redneck
Afghanistan girl wearing suicide vest detained Afghanistan girl wearing suicide vest detained

An Afghan girl as young as eight has been detained wearing a suicide vest in southern Afghanistan, officials say.

Posted:10:33 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206682
Rating: 20668
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Climate change activists disrupt Stephen Harper event Climate change activists disrupt Stephen Harper event

Two climate change activists managed to sneak up behind Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday just as he was getting ready to start a question and answer session at the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Posted:10:31 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206993
Rating: 20699
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Newfoundland power outage worsens after Holyrood incident Newfoundland power outage worsens after Holyrood incident

Power outages in Newfoundland worsened Sunday night after a main generating station was knocked offline, affecting over 100,000 customers.

Posted:7:42 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206754
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Bat flies around Bell Centre, delays Canadiens vs. Senators game (Video) | Puck Daddy Bat flies around Bell Centre, delays Canadiens vs. Senators game (Video) | Puck Daddy

Posted:4:18 PM on Sunday
Topic: Funny
Hits: 207318
Rating: 20732
Poster: wildrosegirl
Budget surplus could be bigger than forecast in 2015, Flaherty tells CTV Budget surplus could be bigger than forecast in 2015, Flaherty tells CTV

myTELUS.com is operated by TELUS, one of Canada's leading telecommunication companies. It provides a full range of communications products and services for Canadians at home, in their workplace, and on the move. Telephone, Internet, IP, wireless and data

Posted:4:16 PM on Sunday
Topic: Economics
Hits: 207774
Rating: 20777
Poster: Canadian_Mind
'Gone With the Wind' actress Alicia Rhett dies at 98 'Gone With the Wind' actress Alicia Rhett dies at 98

Alicia Rhett, who had been one of the oldest surviving cast member of the classic film "Gone With the Wind," died Friday

Posted:4:10 PM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206752
Rating: 20675
Poster: wildrosegirl
Selling clicks to boost social media accounts brings hundreds of millions of dollars Selling clicks to boost social media accounts brings hundreds of millions of dollars

Celebrities, businesses and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms," where workers tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet comments to inflate soc

Posted:1:22 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206631
Rating: 20663
Poster: wildrosegirl
Joint B.C.-Alberta report looks at whether oil-by-rail a viable option Joint B.C.-Alberta report looks at whether oil-by-rail a viable option

A task force report has been handed in to the British Columbia and Alberta governments that examines the idea of transporting oilsands' crude via rail if proposed pipelines don't get the green light, government documents show.

Posted:1:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206590
Rating: 20659
Poster: wildrosegirl
B.C. resident Merle Barwis becomes country's ninth oldest Canadian on Monday B.C. resident Merle Barwis becomes country's ninth oldest Canadian on Monday

Canada�s oldest citizen � and the country�s last living link to the Victorian era � celebrated her 113th birthday just before Christmas at a B.C. residential hospital.

Posted:12:22 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206984
Rating: 20698
Poster: wildrosegirl
Edmonton woman ‘giddy' about possible one-way trip to Mars

In her Grade 8 yearbook, Christy Foley wrote that she wanted to be among the first humans to colonize the moon. She never got the chance. Instead, she might go to Mars.

Posted:12:20 PM on Sunday
Topic: Science
Hits: 207084
Rating: 20710
Poster: wildrosegirl
Saskatoon woman charged with first-degree murder in death of five-year-old boy Saskatoon woman charged with first-degree murder in death of five-year-old boy

Posted:12:19 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206628
Rating: 20663
Poster: wildrosegirl
Albertans turned away as pharmacies run out of flu vaccine Albertans turned away as pharmacies run out of flu vaccine

Pharmacies around Edmonton had to be restocked with flu vaccines Saturday as shortages led to some people being turned away.

Posted:12:17 PM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206629
Rating: 20663
Poster: wildrosegirl
Cops make arrest in hateful ‘knockout' spree

Posted:11:42 AM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206796
Rating: 20680
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Terror chief dubbed Russia's Osama Bin Laden 'will target Britons at Olympics' Terror chief dubbed Russia's Osama Bin Laden 'will target Britons at Olympics'

The document, drawn up by Canadian counterterrorism agencies and shared with British intelligence, says Doku Umarov poses the greatest terror threat for the Games at Sochi in southern Russia.

Posted:11:31 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207176
Rating: 20718
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Forest needed to cover carbon footprint of icy rescue Forest needed to cover carbon footprint of icy rescue

The hapless Australasian Antarctic Expedition is finally homeward bound - and thousands of trees will have to be planted to offset the carbon footprint from the prolonged rescue effort.

Posted:11:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206701
Rating: 20670
Poster: N_Fiddledog
H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs

The chief medical officer for Fraser Health says that more than a dozen patients are in intensive care, some on ventilators, because of the H1N1 flu virus.

Posted:8:50 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206816
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack


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