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Palestinians throw eggs at Canadian FM, escalating diplomatic spat Palestinians throw eggs at Canadian FM, escalating diplomatic spat

From Yahoo News: Palestinian protesters heckled and threw eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, denouncing Ottawa's diplomatic support for Israel. Baird was not hit, but one of the eggs smacked on

Posted:3:23 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206881
Rating: 20688
Poster: martin14
We said 2014 was the warmest year on record... but we're only 38% sure we were right We said 2014 was the warmest year on record... but we're only 38% sure we were right

Posted:12:28 AM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 207018
Rating: 20702
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Arctic blast sweeping Britain 'could kill one person every seven minutes' Arctic blast sweeping Britain 'could kill one person every seven minutes'

An elderly person could die every seven minutes because of the big freeze sweeping across Britain, with temperatures set to plummet to minus double digits in the Pennines and Scotland today.

Posted:12:23 AM on Sunday
Topic: Weather
Hits: 206792
Rating: 20679
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canada’s retail exodus: Here’s who’s closed stores in Canada

Target Canada isn't the only retailer to leave the country. Here's a list of retailers that have recently closed or are closing shop in Canada

Posted:12:21 AM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207203
Rating: 20720
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Britney Spears' pilot ex-boyfriend has been shot dead by Taliban in Afghanistan Britney Spears' pilot ex-boyfriend has been shot dead by Taliban in Afghanistan

John Sundahl, 44, was flying near Kabul, where he works, when a missile hit his helicopter last week. The news has come as a devastating blow to Spears, 33, sources claim.

Posted:12:17 AM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207365
Rating: 20737
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Toronto Maple Leafs shutout by St. Louis Blues for fourth straight loss Toronto Maple Leafs shutout by St. Louis Blues for fourth straight loss

The Leafs went 0-4 on their four-game road trip and were outscored 12-1, including being shut out three times

Posted:12:14 AM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206617
Rating: 20662
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Curvy girls producing more intelligent children say scientists Curvy girls producing more intelligent children say scientists

The claims were made by researchers from the University of Pittsburg, who added that women with large quantities of such fats in target areas were shown to produce more intelligent children.

Posted:12:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207125
Rating: 20713
Poster: N_Fiddledog
132-year-old Winchester rifle discovered leaning on tree in park 132-year-old Winchester rifle discovered leaning on tree in park

Archaeologists conducting a survey in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada have stumbled upon a 132-year-old Winchester rifle propped against a tree, possibly having been left there more than a century ago.

Posted:6:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206930
Rating: 20693
Poster: Hyack
Don Harron, Canadian entertainment icon, dead at 90 Don Harron, Canadian entertainment icon, dead at 90

Canadian entertainment icon Don Harron is dead at 90 after a battle with cancer, his eldest daughter Martha says.

Posted:3:13 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206644
Rating: 20664
Poster: martin14
Weekend Box Office: ‘American Sniper’ Set To Be Clint Eastwood’s Record Opening

Warner Bros. is reporting Friday at $30.5M for American Sniper - not only a January opening day record, but more than any Clint Eastwood film has ever made in a weekend.

Posted:2:56 PM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207040
Rating: 20704
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Radioactive Device Found in Car Radioactive Device Found in Car

Kings Highway in Fairfield is shut down near Villa Avenue while police investigate the discovery of a radioactive device in the area, according to Fairfield police spokesman Lt. James Perez.

Posted:2:54 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206552
Rating: 20655
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Canadians going to U.S. for long stays need to be mindful of changes, says MP Canadians going to U.S. for long stays need to be mindful of changes, says MP

A B.C. MP is warning people about a new information-sharing agreement between Canada and the United States that could put travellers who spend a lot of time in the U.S. at risk of significant consequences.

Posted:1:29 PM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207235
Rating: 20724
Poster: Regina
Federal government sued after tree falls on family camping in Jasper Federal government sued after tree falls on family camping in Jasper

EDMONTON - A Calgary couple is suing the federal government for $116,000 after a tree fell on their tent during a camping trip in Jasper National Park.

Posted:12:40 PM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206720
Rating: 20672
Poster: N_Fiddledog
University of Toronto professor Benjamin Levin to plead guilty to some child-exploitation charges University of Toronto professor Benjamin Levin to plead guilty to some child-exploitation charges

Posted:9:13 AM on Saturday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207062
Rating: 20706
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Obese woman files B.C. human rights complaint over alleged rehab denial Obese woman files B.C. human rights complaint over alleged rehab denial

A B.C. university professor says she didn't get intensive rehabilitation after a hip surgery because the doctors said it was a waste of time given her weight.

Posted:8:32 AM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206832
Rating: 20683
Poster: Regina
Suspect located after 2 Mounties shot in St. Albert, Alta. Suspect located after 2 Mounties shot in St. Albert, Alta.

Two RCMP officers have been shot outside of Edmonton and police are asking people to avoid the area near a golf course in St. Albert.

Posted:8:25 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206801
Rating: 20680
Poster: Regina
Lake Major dam problem will force evacuation of 135 homes Lake Major dam problem will force evacuation of 135 homes

The fear of a dam breaching has resulted in Halifax Regional Municipality officials issuing what will become a mandatory evacuation of 135 homes in the Cherry Brook area.

Posted:7:03 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206762
Rating: 20676
Poster: Hyack
Calgary's Glenmore Reservoir ice circle: mysterious or logical explanation' Calgary's Glenmore Reservoir ice circle: mysterious or logical explanation'

People are asking a lot of questions about a mysterious "ice circle" that appeared on the frozen surface of Calgary's Glenmore Reservoir.

Posted:7:01 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206759
Rating: 20676
Poster: Hyack
Canucks take the wind out of Hurricanes with shutout Canucks take the wind out of Hurricanes with shutout

Ryan Miller stopped 27 shots in his second straight shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night. Derek Dorsett, Shawn Matthias and Alexandre Burrows scored the Canucks' three goals in a span of 10 minutes, 31 seconds

Posted:6:59 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206654
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Ernest Côté, WWII veteran, discusses being tied up, robbed in condo

The 101-year-old veteran of the Second World War who made international headlines after being tied up and robbed in Ottawa in December says while he was "madder than a wasp" that day, he can't judge the man now facing criminal charges.

Posted:2:30 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206586
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Cancer survivor Dionne Warner thrilled by husband's 75-tonne gift Cancer survivor Dionne Warner thrilled by husband's 75-tonne gift

After eight cancer diagnoses in 20 years, Regina's Dionne Warner delights in chemo costumes and a pink tow truck.

Posted:12:10 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206807
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack
Man trapped in donation bin rescued with Jaws of Life Man trapped in donation bin rescued with Jaws of Life

Fire crews in New Westminster, B.C., had to use the Jaws of Life to rescue a man trapped inside a donation bin early Friday morning.

Posted:11:59 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 207008
Rating: 20701
Poster: Hyack
Irving reaches shipbuilding deal with federal government Irving reaches shipbuilding deal with federal government

Irving Shipbuilding and the federal government have signed a contract to build six Arctic offshore patrol ships and the deal guarantees the Halifax yard five ships with a ceiling of $2.3 billion.

Posted:11:11 AM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207146
Rating: 20715
Poster: DrCaleb
2014 was hottest year in modern record 2014 was hottest year in modern record

For the third time in a decade, the globe sizzled to the hottest year on record, U.S. federal scientists say.

Posted:9:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206890
Rating: 20690
Poster: Regina
Patrick Sharp, Blackhawks give blind fan 'best day of her life' Patrick Sharp, Blackhawks give blind fan 'best day of her life'

The Chicago Blackhawks surprised one of their biggest fans with an unforgettable experience as part of their "What's Your Goal" campaign.

Posted:8:32 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206919
Rating: 20692
Poster: Regina
Mars Beagle-2 lander found after 11 years missing Mars Beagle-2 lander found after 11 years missing

The European Space Agency's Beagle-2 lander, which had been lost on Mars since 2003, has been found, the agency said Friday.

Posted:7:09 AM on Friday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206836
Rating: 20684
Poster: Regina
Sonia Blanchette, Quebecer accused of killing her 3 kids, dies Sonia Blanchette, Quebecer accused of killing her 3 kids, dies

Sonia Blanchette, charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, has died after refusing to eat.

Posted:7:09 AM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206963
Rating: 20697
Poster: Regina
Raif Badawi flogging postponed for medical reasons, Amnesty says Raif Badawi flogging postponed for medical reasons, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says a second round of lashings against Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi - whose wife and three children settled in Sherbrooke, Que., as refugees - has been postponed for medical reasons.

Posted:7:01 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206597
Rating: 20660
Poster: DrCaleb
Moncton RCMP shootings report makes 64 recommendations Moncton RCMP shootings report makes 64 recommendations

A review exploring the Mounties' response to Justin Bourque's shooting spree in June in New Brunswick makes 64 recommendations, with many focusing on the way police respond to emergency situations. All of the recommendations have been accepted by the RCMP

Posted:6:49 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206534
Rating: 20653
Poster: DrCaleb
Heroic cat finds baby abandoned in a box, crawls in to keep him warm Heroic cat finds baby abandoned in a box, crawls in to keep him warm

A long-haired tabby cat has been hailed a hero after finding an abandoned baby on the street and climbing into the box he had been dumped in to keep him warm.

Posted:12:32 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206805
Rating: 20682
Poster: N_Fiddledog
7-year-old’s letter to minister Todd Stone after Lillooet car accident

Posted:12:30 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206699
Rating: 20670
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Merritt residents don't want to be known as the crap capital of Canada Merritt residents don't want to be known as the crap capital of Canada

Posted:12:27 AM on Friday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207113
Rating: 20711
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Teen Opens Pawn Shop for Sneakers Teen Opens Pawn Shop for Sneakers

Posted:12:25 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206564
Rating: 20656
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Investigation Continues Into Suburban Crematorium, Office Investigation Continues Into Suburban Crematorium, Office

An investigation into the possible illegal selling of human body parts continues after two suburban locations were raided Tuesday.

Posted:12:18 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206549
Rating: 20655
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Seattle mayor wants to allow and regulate 3 new tent cities Seattle mayor wants to allow and regulate 3 new tent cities

When passengers step off the ferries from Bremerton and Bainbridge Island and head into downtown Seattle, homelessness is just about the first thing they see.

Posted:12:15 AM on Friday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 206737
Rating: 20674
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Teen with Cotard's Syndrome spent three years thinking she was DEAD Teen with Cotard's Syndrome spent three years thinking she was DEAD

Posted:12:13 AM on Friday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207104
Rating: 20711
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Papa John's Pizza stands by employee who shot armed robber in self defense Papa John's Pizza stands by employee who shot armed robber in self defense

Papa John's Pizza is standing by a pizza delivery woman who opened fire Sunday on an armed robber in an act of self defense.

Posted:12:09 AM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206627
Rating: 20663
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Revealed: Saudi Arabia's 'Great Wall' to keep out Isil Revealed: Saudi Arabia's 'Great Wall' to keep out Isil

Middle Eastern Kingdom building 600-mile wall and ditch along its border with Iraq in effort to insulate itself from the chaos engulfing its neighbours.

Posted:12:06 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206568
Rating: 20657
Poster: N_Fiddledog
A roadmap to Fort McMurray's tanking housing market A roadmap to Fort McMurray's tanking housing market

There's a glut of homes on the market in Fort McMurray, which is bad news as oil patch layoffs start to hit

Posted:12:04 AM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 207049
Rating: 20705
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Airbus A350 takes to skies on first commercial flight from Qatar Airbus A350 takes to skies on first commercial flight from Qatar

The world's newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar.

Posted:10:45 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206584
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Sharks force Australian city to close beaches for 7th day Sharks force Australian city to close beaches for 7th day

Beaches at the Australian city of Newcastle were closed for a seventh day on Friday after at least two large sharks were sighted in coastal waters. Meanwhile, a teenager was reportedly attacked by a shark 390 kilometres (240 miles) to the south.

Posted:10:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206552
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Banff bather fined $4,500 for swimming with endangered snails Banff bather fined $4,500 for swimming with endangered snails

A judge has fined a man $4,500 for taking a dip in a thermal pool that is home to a type of endangered snail in Banff National Park.

Posted:10:39 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206633
Rating: 20663
Poster: Hyack
Canadian jets hammer targets as ISIS launches offensive in Iraq Canadian jets hammer targets as ISIS launches offensive in Iraq

A spokesman for the Canadian Joint Operations Command revealed that Canada's CF-18s recently conducted three airstrikes -- on Jan. 10, 11 and 12.

Posted:10:37 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206559
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Reclaiming the dead on Mt. Everest Reclaiming the dead on Mt. Everest

The difficulty, danger and expense of removing the bodies of climbers who died in Mount Everest's "death zone" mean most of the dead remain on the mountain as a stark reminder to other climbers of the risks.

Posted:10:35 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 207469
Rating: 20747
Poster: Hyack
Finland's Sami Päivike builds Rideau Canal-rivalling 25 kilometre rink

A Finnish man has single-handedly cleared an outdoor skating rink more than three times longer than Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway.

Posted:10:33 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206573
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
UFOs seen over Fort Smith, N.W.T., may have been birthday lanterns UFOs seen over Fort Smith, N.W.T., may have been birthday lanterns

Strange lights over Fort Smith, N.W.T., this weekend have some residents suggesting life from another planet, but one resident says Chinese lanterns were the cause.

Posted:10:28 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206802
Rating: 20680
Poster: Hyack
Coquitlam police searching for naked hiker Coquitlam police searching for naked hiker

Coquitlam police are searching for a man spotted backpacking in the buff. The man, described as a Caucasian, between 20 and 25 years old and with an athletic build, has been seen at least three times hiking around Crystal Falls trail.

Posted:10:00 PM on Thursday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206813
Rating: 20681
Poster: Hyack
Martin Couture-Rouleau peace bond denied police weeks before fatal attack Martin Couture-Rouleau peace bond denied police weeks before fatal attack

CBC News has learned the RCMP tried to restrict the movements of Martin Couture-Rouleau weeks before he used a car to run down two Canadian soldiers in Quebec, but prosecutors said they didn't have enough evidence to grant a peace bond.

Posted:8:42 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206571
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
U.S., Britain to stage cyber 'war games' later this year U.S., Britain to stage cyber 'war games' later this year

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the U.S. and the U.K. will stage cyber "war games" this year to boost both countries' resistance to cyberattacks.

Posted:8:40 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206653
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Canucks top Flyers with shutout Canucks top Flyers with shutout

Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Miller made 29 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Posted:5:02 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206611
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Manitoba students build hovercraft with Styrofoam, garbage bags Manitoba students build hovercraft with Styrofoam, garbage bags

Manitoba high school students were challenged to plan, design, build, and market their hovercraft in front of a panel of judges.

Posted:4:59 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206786
Rating: 20680
Poster: Hyack
Student with autism saves neighbour who was crushed by car Student with autism saves neighbour who was crushed by car

Posted:4:56 PM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206189
Rating: 20619
Poster: Hyack
Top mushers bolster 2015 Yukon Quest sled dog race Top mushers bolster 2015 Yukon Quest sled dog race

Organizers say preparations are on schedule for the 2015 Yukon Quest, but they are making a last-minute push for sponsorship and donations.

Posted:4:55 PM on Thursday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206613
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Grace Islet controversy ends as B.C. steps in to buy land Grace Islet controversy ends as B.C. steps in to buy land

A controversial development on Grace Islet has been stopped after the province stepped in with a plan to purchase the land.

Posted:4:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: History
Hits: 207078
Rating: 20709
Poster: Hyack
Wolf cull will see animals shot from helicopter to save B.C. caribou Wolf cull will see animals shot from helicopter to save B.C. caribou

Up to 184 wolves in British Columbia will be shot from helicopters in order to save dwindling caribou herds in the region.

Posted:4:53 PM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206717
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Dalhousie dentistry scandal won't result in police charges Dalhousie dentistry scandal won't result in police charges

Halifax Regional Police reviewed material provided by Dalhousie University connected with the school dentistry scandal and decided not to launch a criminal investigation.

Posted:1:49 PM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206545
Rating: 20656
Poster: Regina
Middle class retailers dying a slow death: Don Pittis Middle class retailers dying a slow death: Don Pittis

I've visited two dying Sears stores this month. They were both very depressing. Racks of jackets on hangers that told the wrong size. Empty cardboard boxes in big empty spaces. Despite another commitment last week by Sears Canada president Doug Campbel

Posted:12:27 PM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206593
Rating: 20660
Poster: DrCaleb
Pirate activist shows politicians what digital surveillance looks like Pirate activist shows politicians what digital surveillance looks like

How to make politicians really understand the dangers of mass digital surveillance and the importance of information security? Gustav Nipe, the 26-year old president of the Swedish Pirate Party's youth wing, tried to do it by setting up an open Wi-Fi n

Posted:12:13 PM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206710
Rating: 20672
Poster: DrCaleb
Scientists: Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine �planetary boundaries� Scientists: Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine �planetary boundaries�

At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a �safe operating space� for human beings. That is the conclusion of a new paper published Thursday in the journal Science by 18 researchers trying to gauge the breaking p

Posted:11:50 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206756
Rating: 20676
Poster: DrCaleb
Flu vaccine only 23% effective so far in U.S., could be worse in Canada Flu vaccine only 23% effective so far in U.S., could be worse in Canada

The mismatched flu vaccine seems effective by 23 per cent in preventing people from going to the doctor for the flu, an early estimate from the U.S. suggests.

Posted:11:48 AM on Thursday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206765
Rating: 20679
Poster: Regina
Supreme Court to rule whether RCMP officers have right to unionize Supreme Court to rule whether RCMP officers have right to unionize

Canada's top court will rule Friday whether the RCMP can unionize.

Posted:11:47 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206546
Rating: 20655
Poster: Regina
Martin Luther King denied 1960 vacation to New Brunswick Martin Luther King denied 1960 vacation to New Brunswick

Martin Luther King's planned vacation to Fundy National Park in New Brunswick was scuttled in 1960 after an innkeeper expressed that his presence could offend some U.S. tourists.

Posted:11:45 AM on Thursday
Topic: History
Hits: 207205
Rating: 20722
Poster: Regina
Police seize fake oxycontin, guns in major organized crime investigation Police seize fake oxycontin, guns in major organized crime investigation

A major police project targeting organized crime in Saskatchewan and Alberta resulted in the seizure of a variety of drugs, including significant amounts of counterfeit oxycontin and methamphetamine.

Posted:11:45 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206617
Rating: 20662
Poster: Regina
Sony Canada to close all Canadian stores within 2 months Sony Canada to close all Canadian stores within 2 months

Posted:10:51 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206643
Rating: 20665
Poster: Regina
Software updates, installations now require consent Software updates, installations now require consent

Starting today, it's illegal in Canada for a website to automatically install software on your computer. Your consent is now also required for updates to apps on your smartphone or tablet.

Posted:10:34 AM on Thursday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206732
Rating: 20674
Poster: Regina
Belgian counterterrorism raid in Verviers leaves 3 dead, report says Belgian counterterrorism raid in Verviers leaves 3 dead, report says

Belgium's federal prosecutor is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. ET after news reports that two people are dead in a raid on a suspected terrorist cell.

Posted:10:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206704
Rating: 20671
Poster: Regina
Sayfildin Tahir Sharif faces extradition to U.S. after Supreme Court decision Sayfildin Tahir Sharif faces extradition to U.S. after Supreme Court decision

A Canadian man wanted on terrorism charges in the United States faces extradition after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed his case Thursday.

Posted:9:23 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206793
Rating: 20681
Poster: Regina
New Ontario nursing exam administration worries Lakehead student New Ontario nursing exam administration worries Lakehead student

A nursing student at Lakehead University says she worries about her final nursing registration exam.

Posted:8:57 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206585
Rating: 20659
Poster: Regina
Cuba opens up more to U.S. travellers, trade starting tomorrow Cuba opens up more to U.S. travellers, trade starting tomorrow

New rules to significantly loosen the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and open up the communist island to greater American travel will go into effect Friday.

Posted:8:42 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206566
Rating: 20657
Poster: Regina
Real estate commissions could fall as new competition heats up Real estate commissions could fall as new competition heats up

For years, real estate agents have enjoyed a strong market where high housing prices have translated into fat commissions. But the landscape is getting crowded. More and more agents are vying for your business. And the traditional industry may be in for a

Posted:8:39 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206529
Rating: 20653
Poster: Regina
Dozens of school staff, teachers assaulted in Winnipeg in past 2 years Dozens of school staff, teachers assaulted in Winnipeg in past 2 years

Posted:8:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206694
Rating: 20670
Poster: Regina
Francis Simard, FLQ member convicted of murder, dead at 67 Francis Simard, FLQ member convicted of murder, dead at 67

Posted:8:32 AM on Thursday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 206751
Rating: 20675
Poster: Regina
Longueuil drinking water unsafe after diesel spill, Quebec official says Longueuil drinking water unsafe after diesel spill, Quebec official says

One of two main water tanks in Longueuil, Que., was contaminated following a diesel spill on Wednesday, making it unsafe to drink, a provincial government official told CBC News.

Posted:8:28 AM on Thursday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206817
Rating: 20682
Poster: Regina
Satellite images show evidence of Boko Haram massacre Satellite images show evidence of Boko Haram massacre

Human-rights groups release images of more than 3,700 damaged or destroyed houses in just two of the estimated 16 towns that the Islamist extremist militia attacked in northeastern Nigeria

Posted:7:46 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206595
Rating: 20660
Poster: DrCaleb
El Capitan: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson make historic free climb up Yosemite’s Dawn Wall

Posted:6:24 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206629
Rating: 20663
Poster: DrCaleb
Target Canada files for creditor protection, plans to close all stores Target Canada files for creditor protection, plans to close all stores

Target says it plans to discontinue all operations in Canada and seek protection from creditors, less than two years after opening to much fanfare.

Posted:6:10 AM on Thursday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206824
Rating: 20683
Poster: DrCaleb
Canadian extremists paying the price, with six reported dead over the past two months Canadian extremists paying the price, with six reported dead over the past two months

Most recently a pro-ISIS Twitter account claimed John Maguire, a Muslim convert from Ottawa who appeared in a menacing ISIS propaganda video, had died

Posted:12:11 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206904
Rating: 20690
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Olive Bailey, B.C. woman who helped crack Nazi codes in WWII Olive Bailey, B.C. woman who helped crack Nazi codes in WWII

Olive Bailey, of Victoria, B.C., is one of the last survivors of a team that pulled off one of the greatest intelligence coups of the Second World War.

Posted:11:09 PM on Wednesday
Topic: History
Hits: 207460
Rating: 20747
Poster: Regina
Brandon woman comes within one Jets goal of becoming a millionaire Brandon woman comes within one Jets goal of becoming a millionaire

Gail McDonald says she never paid as close attention to a hockey game as she did Tuesday when Matthieu Perreault went on to score 4 goals in the Jets' victory over the Florida Panthers. One more goal by Perreault and the Brandon woman could have become a

Posted:12:39 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206629
Rating: 20663
Poster: Regina
Wynne’s ‘carbon pricing’ is a cash grab

Posted:12:18 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207362
Rating: 20736
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules

Obama administration officials this morning announced a plan under which the oil and gas industry would have to cut methane emissions by 40 to 45 percent below 2012 levels by 2025. U.S. EPA will issue new regulations this summer under the Clean Air Act, a

Posted:10:20 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206558
Rating: 20656
Poster: DrCaleb
Canada’s dysfunctional military spending caused by brain drain and budget cuts, report finds

Posted:8:01 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 207256
Rating: 20726
Poster: DrCaleb
Vacation companies ‘pass the buck’ after honeymoon wrecked by hurricane

A honeymooning Edmonton couple spent three days holed up in a storm-wrecked Mexican resort, and then returned home to begin a two-month fight over compensation for the unused portion of their ruined vacation.

Posted:7:57 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206609
Rating: 20661
Poster: Regina
Flu test with antiviral treatment introduced at Alberta pharmacies Flu test with antiviral treatment introduced at Alberta pharmacies

Some pharmacists in Alberta have begun using a rapid flu screening tool while also prescribing and selling antiviral flu medication, a Canadian first that infectious-disease specialists say pushes the boundaries on health care.

Posted:7:57 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Health
Hits: 207042
Rating: 20704
Poster: Regina
International Space Station alarm confines crew to Russian section International Space Station alarm confines crew to Russian section

A problem in the U.S. segment of the International Space Station on Wednesday prompted its six-person crew to quickly lock it up and move to a Russian module, but they aren't in danger, Russian and U.S. officials said.

Posted:7:55 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206711
Rating: 20671
Poster: Regina
Kurt Busch, NASCAR driver, claims ex-girlfriend is assassin Kurt Busch, NASCAR driver, claims ex-girlfriend is assassin

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch said in court Tuesday that he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin who was dispatched on covert missions around the world and once returned to him in a blood-splattered gown.

Posted:7:52 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206919
Rating: 20693
Poster: Regina
RCMP officer Kwesi Millington recalls little of Robert Dziekanski encounter RCMP officer Kwesi Millington recalls little of Robert Dziekanski encounter

RCMP Const. Kwesi Millington tells his perjury trial that he recalls very little of the fatal encounter more than seven years ago with Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport.

Posted:7:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206718
Rating: 20673
Poster: Regina
Yukon judge rules phone wedged between ear and shoulder is 'hands-free' Yukon judge rules phone wedged between ear and shoulder is 'hands-free'

A Yukon Territory Judge says the lack of detail in regulations means going hands-free while driving can include lodging a cellphone between the shoulder and the ear.

Posted:7:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206677
Rating: 20668
Poster: Regina
Health and Human Services officials ‘too fat’ to fly coach

Posted:2:07 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207093
Rating: 20709
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Oxford University Press bans sausages and pigs from children's books Oxford University Press bans sausages and pigs from children's books

Guidance from the publisher prohibits authors from including 'pigs plus sausages, or anything else which could be perceived as pork' so that materials can be 'disseminated to the widest possible audience'.

Posted:12:51 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206865
Rating: 20687
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Ont. court to hear 'driving while black' appeal; man blames gun conviction on racial profilig Ont. court to hear 'driving while black' appeal; man blames gun conviction on racial profilig

Ontario's highest court will hear an appeal today from a man who argues his gun offence conviction is a result of racial profiling.

Posted:2:03 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206675
Rating: 20668
Poster: N_Fiddledog
Water pollution worries to surface at Energy East pipeline meetings Water pollution worries to surface at Energy East pipeline meetings

A meeting Tuesday night in Kenora signals the start of a new round of public consultations on the Energy East pipeline.

Posted:10:44 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206766
Rating: 20677
Poster: Regina
John Baird flies to Egypt to seek Mohamed Fahmy's release John Baird flies to Egypt to seek Mohamed Fahmy's release

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird left for Egypt late Monday evening to push for the release of Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, CBC News has learned.

Posted:7:53 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206801
Rating: 20680
Poster: Regina
Royal Canadian Legion needs injection of youth, Afghan vet says Royal Canadian Legion needs injection of youth, Afghan vet says

Throughout its 88 years, the Royal Canadian Legion has been recognized as the voice of veterans, particularly veterans of the world wars. But one veteran of Afghanistan wants to attract younger people to the organization and push it to advocate for a new

Posted:7:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206802
Rating: 20681
Poster: Regina
Child with Down syndrome needs GPS tracker, says family Child with Down syndrome needs GPS tracker, says family

Members of a P.E.I. family are upset they have been denied provincial funding for a GPS tracker for their son, who has Down syndrome and tends to wander.

Posted:7:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206902
Rating: 20690
Poster: Regina
Richard Atwell, Saanich mayor, admits lying about extramarital affair Richard Atwell, Saanich mayor, admits lying about extramarital affair

Saanich, B.C. Mayor Richard Atwell claims he was the victim of spying and police harassment while also admitting he lied about having an extramarital affair with one of his campaign volunteers.

Posted:7:26 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 207075
Rating: 20708
Poster: Regina
Beetle battle pits homeowners against flooring firms Beetle battle pits homeowners against flooring firms

Homeowners in Paradise, N.L., are seeking compensation following a rare insect infestation in their hardwood flooring, but the Newfoundland and Labrador retailer that sold it to them and the Quebec manufacturer that made it both say the couple is to blame

Posted:7:16 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206655
Rating: 20666
Poster: Regina
Hockey MBA through Athabasca University touted as world's first Hockey MBA through Athabasca University touted as world's first

Athabasca University is offering students a unique way to marry a passion for hockey with an education in business.

Posted:8:15 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206637
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Is this the best backyard hockey rink in Canada' Is this the best backyard hockey rink in Canada'

The Bunton family from Grimsby built a massive backyard rink that has the pro hockey world taking notice.

Posted:7:58 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207068
Rating: 20707
Poster: Hyack
Only in Iceland: beer flavoured with smoked whale testicles Only in Iceland: beer flavoured with smoked whale testicles

Posted:7:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207284
Rating: 20728
Poster: Hyack
Amanda Lang tried to sabotage a CBC story that scandalized RBC, who paid her | CANADALAND Amanda Lang tried to sabotage a CBC story that scandalized RBC, who paid her | CANADALAND

Multiple sources within CBC News have revealed to CANADALAND a shocking campaign Amanda Lang undertook in 2013 to sabotage a major story reported by her colleague, investigative reporter Kathy Tomlinson.

Posted:5:20 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 209035
Rating: 20904
Poster: Zipperfish
Squamish makes New York Times list of 52 places to go in 2015 Squamish makes New York Times list of 52 places to go in 2015

The main fuel stop on the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Whistler, B.C., and Vancouver is getting international attention as a place to do more than get gas and grab a coffee for the road.

Posted:1:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206681
Rating: 20668
Poster: Hyack
3 climbers die on Joffre Peak north of Pemberton 3 climbers die on Joffre Peak north of Pemberton

Three experienced climbers were killed in a fall on Joffre Peak in the backcountry north of Pemberton, B.C., RCMP in Whistler have confirmed.

Posted:12:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206794
Rating: 20679
Poster: Regina
Suliman Mohamed accused by RCMP of participating in terrorist group Suliman Mohamed accused by RCMP of participating in terrorist group

Suliman Mohamed, 21, is the third Ottawa man RCMP have arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences in recent days.

Posted:11:53 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206675
Rating: 20669
Poster: Regina
Great Lakes teeming with tiny plastic fibres Great Lakes teeming with tiny plastic fibres

Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibres from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products.

Posted:11:52 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206743
Rating: 20675
Poster: Regina
Ancient marine reptile found in Scotland Ancient marine reptile found in Scotland

Posted:11:51 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206804
Rating: 20680
Poster: Regina
U.S. military Twitter feed appears to have been hacked by ISIS supporters U.S. military Twitter feed appears to have been hacked by ISIS supporters

The Twitter account for the U.S. military's central command operations appears to have been hacked. A warning for American soldiers to watch their backs and other messages showed up on the feed Monday and the account was suspended shortly afterwards.

Posted:11:51 AM on Monday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206793
Rating: 20680
Poster: Regina
Saudi cleric condemns snowmen as anti-Islamic Saudi cleric condemns snowmen as anti-Islamic

Supporter of decree against snowmen: "It is imitating the infidels, it promotes lustiness and eroticism."

Posted:11:07 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206961
Rating: 20695
Poster: N_Fiddledog
What's the secret to Japan's slender population' Serious 'eating education' What's the secret to Japan's slender population' Serious 'eating education'

Since McDonald's inaugural golden arches were erected in Tokyo more than 40 years ago, fast food franchises have flourished, but Japanese waistlines haven't. It's a trend government planners say is thanks to mandatory home economics classes.

Posted:8:58 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206790
Rating: 20679
Poster: DrCaleb
NAFTA scrutiny of oilsands tailings ponds opposed by Canada NAFTA scrutiny of oilsands tailings ponds opposed by Canada

Canada is trying to stop NAFTA's environmental watchdog from taking a closer look at the environmental effects of oilsands tailings ponds in Alberta, and it appears Mexico and the U.S. will go along with efforts to stop a formal investigation.

Posted:7:40 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206703
Rating: 20671
Poster: Regina
Police forces balk at tracking fees imposed by Rogers Police forces balk at tracking fees imposed by Rogers

The RCMP and many other police forces are refusing to pay new fees imposed by Rogers Communications for helping track suspects through their mobile phones.

Posted:7:07 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206704
Rating: 20670
Poster: Regina
Dashcam footage shows arrest of woman accused of assaulting sheriff Dashcam footage shows arrest of woman accused of assaulting sheriff

A police dashcam video obtained exclusively by CBC News shows the arrest of a Camrose dentist accused of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest during a traffic stop.

Posted:6:59 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 207393
Rating: 20739
Poster: DrCaleb
Two people trampled to death by camel at Texas farm Two people trampled to death by camel at Texas farm

Authorities are reporting that a large aggressive camel trampled to death two people at a farm in Texas.

Posted:12:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206732
Rating: 20673
Poster: N_Fiddledog
AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Divers recover a black box from crash debris AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Divers recover a black box from crash debris

A team of Indonesian navy divers has retrieved the flight data recorder from an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board, a government official said Monday.

Posted:8:06 PM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206789
Rating: 20679
Poster: Regina
Protesters defy Ontario town's tobogganing rules Protesters defy Ontario town's tobogganing rules

Posted:5:11 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206679
Rating: 20668
Poster: Hyack
Child suicide bombers strike again in Nigeria Child suicide bombers strike again in Nigeria

Two suspected child suicide bombers blew themselves up in a market on Sunday, the second apparent attack in two days using young girls strapped with explosives.

Posted:5:00 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206607
Rating: 20661
Poster: Hyack
Newborn orca J50 spotted swimming with JPod family in Puget Sound Newborn orca J50 spotted swimming with JPod family in Puget Sound

Newborn female orca calf J50 was captured on video Saturday swimming with her JPod family in Puget Sound, Washington.

Posted:3:02 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206798
Rating: 20681
Poster: Hyack
Suspect arrested after 3 killed in Idaho shooting spree Suspect arrested after 3 killed in Idaho shooting spree

Investigators are probing the background of a suspect in a shooting spree in Moscow, Idaho, that left three people dead and another critically wounded.

Posted:2:27 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206823
Rating: 20682
Poster: Hyack
Scientists concerned about plastic pollution in Great Lakes Scientists concerned about plastic pollution in Great Lakes

Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibers from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products.

Posted:2:25 PM on Sunday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206720
Rating: 20673
Poster: Hyack
Anita Ekberg of La Dolce Vita fame dies Anita Ekberg of La Dolce Vita fame dies

Anita Ekberg, the Swedish-born actress and sex-symbol of the 1950s and '60s who was immortalized bathing in the Trevi fountain in La Dolce Vita, has died. She was 83.

Posted:2:23 PM on Sunday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206977
Rating: 20698
Poster: Hyack
China takes another step towards unmanned return mission to the moon China takes another step towards unmanned return mission to the moon

China's bold plan to land an unmanned spaceship on the moon before returning to Earth has moved another step forward with a test craft shifting into lunar orbit to conduct further tests, state media reported Sunday.

Posted:2:19 PM on Sunday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206720
Rating: 20672
Poster: Hyack
8 hunters rescued from ice floe south of Coral Harbour 8 hunters rescued from ice floe south of Coral Harbour

Eight men were picked up 55 kilometres south of the Nunavut community after spending two days drifting, they used GPS devices to alert officials to their exact location.

Posted:1:58 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206892
Rating: 20689
Poster: Hyack
Anti-toboggan bylaws in Canada 'stupid' Anti-toboggan bylaws in Canada 'stupid'

It's been a big week for the right to toboggan in Canada. So we sent our Saint John videojournalist Matthew Bingley to see what people in the Maritimes think about a world without toboggans.

Posted:1:56 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206761
Rating: 20677
Poster: Hyack
Montreal, Quebec City hold marches following Paris attacks Montreal, Quebec City hold marches following Paris attacks

Thousands of people marched silently through the streets of Montreal and Quebec City on Sunday to honour the 17 victims of three days of bloodshed in Paris.

Posted:1:53 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206589
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Funeral urn, kittens, guns stolen from home near Sylvan Lake Funeral urn, kittens, guns stolen from home near Sylvan Lake

Posted:1:52 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206568
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Attempted abduction of baby ends in man's arrest Attempted abduction of baby ends in man's arrest

A man has been arrested after a bizarre series of events Saturday morning that included the attempted abduction of a baby in its stroller and threats against another infant.

Posted:1:50 PM on Sunday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206529
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack


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