Lost budgie ruffles feathers in Abbotsford as police tweet to find owner
Police are looking for the owner of a budgie, as the bird appears to be lost outside in Abbotsford. The tiny bird has been nestling on a sign and ruffling feathers as locals have been trying to catch it without luck.
| Posted: | 12:54 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 209929 |
| Rating: | 20993 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Salt Spring Island and the fight over incorporation
People on the largest of B.C.'s gulf islands vote today on whether it should become a municipality. To an outsider, it may seem like a low-stakes decision. On the island, it's anything but.
| Posted: | 12:52 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 210813 |
| Rating: | 21081 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
'I thought my house blew up': Moncton home struck by lightning
The Moncton Fire Department responded to a lightning strike at a house on Arlington Drive on Saturday. "A house down the street got hit, great big hole in the side of their house,"
| Posted: | 12:47 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 208865 |
| Rating: | 20887 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
265 Canadians have asked government for help in wake of Hurricane Irma
Officials say about 265 Canadians have reached out to the Canadian government for help as Hurricane Irma turns its force on Florida after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean.
| Posted: | 12:44 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 213281 |
| Rating: | 21328 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Moose calf tranquilized outside Winnipeg stadium before CFL game
There's not much that can stop a football team, let alone two of them, but a roaming moose nearly delayed kickoff for the sold-out Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Saturday.
| Posted: | 12:43 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 210851 |
| Rating: | 21085 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Green fleet targets shrouded in hypocrisy
| Posted: | 8:10 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207248 |
| Rating: | 20725 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'I am here to continue Rob's legacy': Doug Ford is running for mayor of Toronto in 2018
Ford himself said it was the world's worst-kept secret at the annual Ford Fest barbecue in Etobicoke
| Posted: | 4:55 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 211204 |
| Rating: | 21120 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Brussels gets tough on migrants as numbers escalate
Brussels has begun to ramp up its efforts to combat the escalating number of migrants entering the area, after fears the EU capital could become the new 'Jungle'.
| Posted: | 4:53 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207717 |
| Rating: | 20772 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'Odd' that Canada hasn't joined U.S. missile defence program, ex-top general says
The best way for Canada to protect its people from a nuclearly armed North Korea is to join the U.S. anti-ballistic missile defence program, says Canada's former chief of the defence staff.
| Posted: | 4:52 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 212874 |
| Rating: | 21287 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'I was jabbing her with an arrow,' recalls Sask. hunter dragged from tree by mother bear
| Posted: | 1:44 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 211634 |
| Rating: | 21163 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
| Posted: | 7:30 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 214276 |
| Rating: | 21428 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'Did you get it all'' Experimental 'pen' could help surgeons detect remaining cancer instantly
A prototype "pen" technology aims to give cancer surgeons a better sense of whether they've removed all of a tumour while in the operating room.
| Posted: | 7:24 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 214455 |
| Rating: | 21446 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada added 22,000 jobs last month, jobless rate ticks down to 6.2%
Canada's economy added 22,000 jobs last month, with a surge in part-time work offsetting a loss of full-time jobs.
| Posted: | 7:20 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 214309 |
| Rating: | 21431 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Balls of bitumen: Calgary breakthrough could bypass pipeline problem, researcher says
A Calgary engineer thinks an invention he stumbled upon in the laboratory could transform the way Alberta gets its heavy oil to market.
| Posted: | 7:10 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 212129 |
| Rating: | 21213 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Secret Government of Canada data stored on U.S. servers' Memo raises possibility
Federal policy forbids the storage of sensitive government data on U.S. servers, to protect it from disclosure under the USA Patriot Act. But CBC News has obtained a document outlining federal discussions with Microsoft about using American `cloud` servic
| Posted: | 6:57 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 214260 |
| Rating: | 21426 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Innovative radio telescope to scan the skies from Penticton
| Posted: | 6:45 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 207947 |
| Rating: | 20795 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'No fire risk' with new lithium batteries
Lithium-ion batteries that are resistant to exploding or catching fire have been developed by scientists.
| Posted: | 6:44 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 215414 |
| Rating: | 21541 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Expedition team says prototype of Avro Arrow found at bottom of Lake Ontario
Search crews say they have found a test model of the Avro Arrow, an advanced Canadian fighter jet that was controversially scrapped in 1959, on the floor of Lake Ontario.
| Posted: | 6:43 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 212449 |
| Rating: | 21245 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Opioid maker caught on tape lying to push deadly drug on patient
| Posted: | 11:05 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 211583 |
| Rating: | 21158 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
A Simple Design Flaw Makes It Astoundingly Easy To Hack Siri And Alexa
| Posted: | 7:33 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 208711 |
| Rating: | 20871 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted
| Posted: | 7:31 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 208356 |
| Rating: | 20836 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
World War 3: China shoots down missiles near North Korea border
| Posted: | 1:47 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 215404 |
| Rating: | 21540 |
| Poster: | Freakinoldguy |
Transgender rapist who moved to women-only jail segregated
Martin Ponting, 50, a father-of-three, became Jessica Winfield in jail after being sentenced to life imprisonment in 1995. She was moved in March this year from Whitemoor to HMP Bronzefield.
| Posted: | 12:18 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207626 |
| Rating: | 20763 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
| Posted: | 12:16 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 212954 |
| Rating: | 21295 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Tiger shot dead in Henry County after it attacks dog
Henry County police and state authorities are working to determine how the tiger ended up in a residential area.
| Posted: | 12:15 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 210688 |
| Rating: | 21069 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
B.C. woman linked to bizarre U.S. plot to kidnap judge, sheriff
A B.C. woman allegedly conspired with a Tennessee associate to kidnap a judge in that state, as well as a sheriff in Nebraska.
| Posted: | 12:14 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 211604 |
| Rating: | 21160 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Runaway dump truck kills 2 in Coquitlam, including driver
The B.C. Coroners Service says two people have died as a result of a dump truck striking a number of cars near a construction site Tuesday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP say the dump truck's driver and a passenger in another vehicle were killed.
| Posted: | 6:30 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 213039 |
| Rating: | 21304 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
From petroglyphs to audio recordings, B.C. scientist advocates for examination of sasquatch evidence
With more than 50 years of wildlife biology and sasquatch expertise under his belt, John Bindernagel says the scientific community is failing amateur Bigfoot investigators who have gathered decades of evidence that deserves to be considered.
| Posted: | 6:29 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 212968 |
| Rating: | 21297 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
'A huge flash': Meteorite hunters seek fiery ball that fell over B.C.
The hunt is on for the remains of a meteorite after reports of a streaking fireball lighting up the night sky over B.C. and Alberta.
| Posted: | 5:27 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 213554 |
| Rating: | 21355 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of U.S. population
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 per cent, a transformation fuelled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
| Posted: | 4:31 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 210985 |
| Rating: | 21099 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
New Canadian navy vessel can go 'anywhere:' Federal Fleet Services
The new supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy will be able to go where it is tasked to go, says the company responsible for delivering the converted civilian vessel.
| Posted: | 4:25 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 213931 |
| Rating: | 21393 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
U.S. warns of 'massive military response' following North Korea's 6th nuclear test
U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday threatened a "massive military response" to any attack on the United States or its allies after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date.
| Posted: | 4:23 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207626 |
| Rating: | 20763 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Memorial to Israelis killed at 1972 Olympics opens in Munich
The presidents of Germany and Israel are inaugurating a memorial to the 11 Israeli athletes and a German police officer killed 45 years ago during an attack by a Palestinian militant group at the Munich Olympics.
| Posted: | 4:22 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 211311 |
| Rating: | 21132 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Everything you need to know about Hurricane Irma
| Posted: | 4:20 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 210642 |
| Rating: | 21064 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Sun unleashes most powerful solar flare since 2006
Two powerful solar flares erupted from the surface of the sun Wednesday, disrupting radio communications on Earth's day side. And we may see some other effects in the coming days, mainly in the form of northern lights.
| Posted: | 4:14 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 209963 |
| Rating: | 20996 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bears down on Caribbean
Heavy rain and 295 km/h winds rake the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast as Hurricane Irma roars through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.
| Posted: | 4:11 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 212910 |
| Rating: | 21291 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Christ's Church seeks to dig up and identify hundreds of bodies buried under parking lot
Hamilton's Christ's Church Cathedral wants to relocate the remains of about 400 people buried under a parking lot to make way for a multimillion-dollar condo and retail project.
| Posted: | 4:10 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 209274 |
| Rating: | 20927 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Loonie jumps to highest level in 2 years as Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate again
The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point to one per cent, triggering a jump in the loonie.
| Posted: | 4:09 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 209108 |
| Rating: | 20911 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Decision on navy's replacement frigate design pushed to 2018
A decision on a design for the navy's new frigates is being delayed until next year due to amendments to the request for proposals, the government says. But officials insist the delay is not related to the pushback they have received from some bidders and
| Posted: | 4:08 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 208987 |
| Rating: | 20899 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Hackers lie in wait after penetrating US and Europe power grid networks | Ars Technica
Nation-sponsored hackers have penetrated the operational networks multiple US and European energy companies use to control key parts of the power grid that supplies electricity to hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday.
| Posted: | 7:14 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 207868 |
| Rating: | 20787 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Look Up: Sun Storm May Ramp Up Auroras Tonight!
Look up tonight! A powerful solar storm is sending radiation towards Earth that could spark a stunning display of the Northern Lights. On Monday the sun bl
| Posted: | 6:17 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207499 |
| Rating: | 20750 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Northern lights linked to North Sea whale strandings
Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea.
| Posted: | 11:35 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207590 |
| Rating: | 20759 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RCMP receive dozens of calls from Alberta to B.C. about reported fireball in sky
Hundreds of people in Alberta and B.C. took to social media to report seeing a giant fireball illuminate the night sky late Monday, and the RCMP told media it received dozens of calls about what seemed to be the same event.
| Posted: | 10:45 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207659 |
| Rating: | 20766 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Smile Gang founder admits he set up Calgary home invasion for convicted killer
The man behind a random-acts-of kindness movement in Calgary called the Smile Gang helped two accused killers set up a violent home invasion where children were present, CBC News has learned.
| Posted: | 7:51 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 208841 |
| Rating: | 20884 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
McKenna hits back at 'ridiculous' Conservative language on climate change and NAFTA
Canada's push to get climate change action included in a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement is turning into a heated domestic dispute just as it makes its debut at the official negotiating table.
| Posted: | 7:40 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207991 |
| Rating: | 20799 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
4 neo-Nazi group members in British army arrested on terror charges
Four members of a banned neo-Nazi group arrested on suspicion of terrorism serve in the U.K.'s armed forces, the British Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.
| Posted: | 7:18 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207903 |
| Rating: | 20790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Power company kills nuclear plant, plans $6 billion in solar, battery investment
| Posted: | 6:48 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 208672 |
| Rating: | 20867 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ethanol: A Lethal Injection for Tumors | American Council on Science and Health
In the rich world, cancer therapy is expensive. In the developing world, it may not be available at all. Not only is cutting-edge technology in short supply, but so are things like electricity and medical personnel. The lack of necessary resources for bas
| Posted: | 6:47 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 208354 |
| Rating: | 20835 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Photos of Cameras and Lenses That Got Destroyed by the Solar Eclipse
Before the Great American Solar Eclipse happened, we shared a warning about how attempting a photo without the right solar equipment can melt your camera's guts.
| Posted: | 6:45 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207187 |
| Rating: | 20719 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
That's bananas! Vancouver's hot summer yields tropical fruit
After four years of careful cultivation, Antonio Zullo's banana plant has flowered and developed fruit. He says it's because of climate change and a tree expert doesn't disagree.
| Posted: | 7:41 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207675 |
| Rating: | 20769 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Human antidepressants building up in brains of fish in Niagara River
Researchers studying fish from the Niagara River have found that human antidepressants and remnants of these drugs are building up in their brains.
| Posted: | 7:40 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207998 |
| Rating: | 20800 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Florida, Puerto Rico declare state of emergency as Irma strengthens to Category 4 hurricane
Puerto Rico and Florida each declared a state of emergency on Monday in preparation for the landfall of Irma, the same day the dangerous hurricane was upgraded to a Category 4.
| Posted: | 7:39 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 209220 |
| Rating: | 20923 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Manchester attack: One family's story of surviving the bomb
Two sisters and their family describe their recovery after being caught up in the bombing.
| Posted: | 8:46 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Lifestyle |
| Hits: | 212415 |
| Rating: | 21242 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
| Posted: | 8:44 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 210807 |
| Rating: | 21081 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Homeland Security deem antifa 'domestic terrorists
Federal officials launched a global investigation into antifa last year to determine whether they may start committing terror attacks, like their right-wing counterparts.
| Posted: | 12:23 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 210773 |
| Rating: | 21077 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
The great saucer invasion: The day six 'spaceships' landed in England
How six flying saucers generated a real emergency response and panic across the country in 1967.
| Posted: | 12:22 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 213041 |
| Rating: | 21304 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
100 people stuck on mountain as winds stall Jasper Skytram
About 100 people spent five hours at the top of Whistlers Mountain in Jasper National Park as the Jasper Skytram stopped running amid high winds.
| Posted: | 9:36 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 212315 |
| Rating: | 21232 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Have you seen this Rembrandt' The great Montreal museum skylight caper still unsolved 45 years later
The year was 1972 and under the cover of darkness, three men descended into the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through a skylight, subdued several guards, and made off with $2 million in stolen art, precious jewels and artifacts.
| Posted: | 9:35 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207867 |
| Rating: | 20787 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ships slowing in busy West Coast channel to protect endangered orcas
The trial, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, is trying to understand whether reducing commercial vessel speeds can reduce underwater noise and benefit a small, endangered population of killer whales.
| Posted: | 7:32 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 211262 |
| Rating: | 21126 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Wind, dry conditions fuel fast-moving wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
Dozens of people living in southern British Columbia have been forced to leave their homes as winds fan a wildfire nearby.
| Posted: | 4:07 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207368 |
| Rating: | 20737 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ghostly, translucent lobster hauled from ocean off Maine
Maine lobstermen Alex Todd has hauled in blue lobsters and even some lobsters that were half blue, or half orange. But he says those don't compare on the scale of weirdness to the translucent crustacean that he recently pulled up in a trap.
| Posted: | 3:06 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 207321 |
| Rating: | 20732 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Monkey, dolphin among hundreds of new species found in Amazon
| Posted: | 2:17 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 211020 |
| Rating: | 21102 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Giant tortoise, huge carnivorous plant among Top 10 new species of 2016
A giant tortoise and a large carnivorous plant are among the Top 10 new species of 2016, the International Institute for Species Exploration says.
| Posted: | 2:12 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 212494 |
| Rating: | 21249 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Unseasonably hot temperatures continue in Metro Vancouver
| Posted: | 2:10 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 210167 |
| Rating: | 21017 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
WW II bomb defused after mass evacuation in Frankfurt
German explosives experts defused a massive Second World War bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after tens of thousands of people left their homes.
| Posted: | 12:55 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 210228 |
| Rating: | 21023 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Mona the raccoon: She's a 1st for Thunder Bay, Ont., dog rescue group
Rebecca Estey runs a dog rescue in Thunder Bay, Ont., and gets calls from people about all kids of animals, like skunks, hawks, even groundhogs. But earlier this summer, she got her first call about a raccoon.
| Posted: | 12:53 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 208460 |
| Rating: | 20846 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
B.C. First Nations occupy a second salmon farm as company raises safety concerns
Members of two British Columbia First Nations say they have occupied a salmon farm on a small island on the province's coast, the second such protest to be held in the past week.
| Posted: | 12:52 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 211369 |
| Rating: | 21137 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Drought conditions prompt B.C. to push for water conservation in Lower Fraser, Vancouver Island
The province of British Columbia is asking all water users to reduce consumption voluntarily but said it will exercise its powers if necessary to protect ecosystems.
| Posted: | 12:51 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 212233 |
| Rating: | 21223 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
U.S. warns of 'massive military response' following North Korea's 6th nuclear test
U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday threatened a "massive military response" to any attack on the United States or its allies after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date.
| Posted: | 12:04 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207687 |
| Rating: | 20769 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Gold nuggets, long associated with the Klondike, become even rarer
Fewer of the larger gold nuggets are available while demand from collectors continues.
| Posted: | 12:04 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 209244 |
| Rating: | 20924 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Inside the Iraqi courts sentencing IS suspects to death
The BBC's Yolande Knell gains rare access to trials of IS suspects in Iraq.
| Posted: | 10:19 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207628 |
| Rating: | 20763 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Al Qaeda affiliate mining uranium to send to Iran, Somali official warns US ambassador
An Al Qaeda affiliate has seized control of uranium mines in Africa with the intent of supplying the material to Iran, according to a diplomatic letter from a top Somali official appealing to the U.S. for immediate military assistance.
| Posted: | 12:07 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207630 |
| Rating: | 20763 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'Just a fantastic feeling': Entangled humpback rescued off B.C. coast
It took two-and-a-half hours of work, but marine mammal rescuers were elated this week after freeing a young humpback whale tangled in fishing gear off the B.C. coast.
| Posted: | 10:02 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 210256 |
| Rating: | 21026 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Gasoline prices expected to continue to rise over Labour Day long weekend
Analysts say average gasoline prices across Canada will continue to rise this weekend after jumping almost eight cents per litre since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas last Friday.
| Posted: | 10:00 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207922 |
| Rating: | 20792 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Metro Vancouver regional parks under extreme fire warning
With hot temperatures and extra dry conditions, Metro Vancouver is warning people using the regional park system to be vigilant about fire safety this long weekend.
| Posted: | 7:48 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 211014 |
| Rating: | 21102 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Man charged $500 fee by internet provider after losing home to B.C. wildfire
| Posted: | 7:41 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 210734 |
| Rating: | 21074 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Last Lake Superior caribou herd could vanish thanks to hungry wolves
Alarms are being raised in northern Ontario about one of the last remaining caribou herds in the province. Concerned citizens say the herd on a remote island in Lake Superior is close to being wiped out by hungry wolves.
| Posted: | 6:15 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207490 |
| Rating: | 20749 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
DFO officers step up salmon fishing enforcement
Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers are stepping up enforcement of salmon fishing closures along the Fraser River and in the tidal area at its mouth, in an effort to preserve dwindling sockeye stocks.
| Posted: | 6:11 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 212995 |
| Rating: | 21300 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Snow much for summer: Quebec-Labrador border gets blast of wintry weather
Forget autumn. Parts of Labrador and Quebec appeared to be skipping ahead to winter with an unexpected snow storm on the final day of August. That�s right, August.
| Posted: | 6:09 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 212248 |
| Rating: | 21225 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canadian troops in Latvia prepare for massive Russian military exercise
Canadian troops in Latvia will have front-row seats to a massive Russian military exercise this month that has set NATO on edge and sparked calls for calm across eastern Europe.
| Posted: | 6:08 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 209677 |
| Rating: | 20968 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Smoker hit with $575 fine for tossed cigarette butt amid B.C. wildfire crackdown
| Posted: | 6:07 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207447 |
| Rating: | 20745 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Titan in Triton: Massive, big-headed cod caught by commercial fisherman
A fisherman in Triton, in northeastern Newfoundland, landed a massive cod that he suspects is around 20 years old. Roberts said the fish weighed 30 pounds, gutted. The head and eyes are especially large.
| Posted: | 4:25 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 209059 |
| Rating: | 20906 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Utah police apologize after nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood sample
A Utah police department is making changes after an officer dragged a screaming nurse out of a hospital in handcuffs when she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient.
| Posted: | 4:20 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 210309 |
| Rating: | 21032 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Yellow lobster joins Boston aquarium's colourful collection
A rare yellow lobster has made its debut at the New England Aquarium, posing for a photo op with fellow oddly colored crustaceans.
| Posted: | 3:18 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 207788 |
| Rating: | 20779 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Researchers discover 2 century-old shipwrecks in Lake Huron
Two shipwrecks more than a century old have been found in the deep waters of Lake Huron, Maritime archaeologists announced Friday.
| Posted: | 3:12 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 207949 |
| Rating: | 20796 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new commander of its East Coast fleet
Canada's East Coast navy welcomed its new commander Friday. Rear Admiral Craig Baines took over from Rear Admiral John Newton in a ceremony on the Halifax naval dockyards.
| Posted: | 3:10 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207949 |
| Rating: | 20795 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ontario man protests in underwear outside court over seizure of pot, bong
A man from southern Ontario is resorting to some partial nudity to get his bong and medical marijuana back from local police. Shaver said he will continue his scantily clad protests until he gets his belongings back.
| Posted: | 3:05 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207257 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Hot spots from B.C. wildfires will likely burn for months, municipal official says
Chairman Al Richmond of the Cariboo Regional District said hot spots likely won't be doused until the spring, mirroring the Fort McMurray wildfire.
| Posted: | 2:59 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207425 |
| Rating: | 20743 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Car 0, grizzly 1: Bear survives without even a limp in crash that totals vehicle
A grizzly that was struck by a car travelling at about 100 km/h in Alberta doesn't seem to have suffered any lasting injuries, says the ecologist who later captured the bear to check him out.
| Posted: | 2:41 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206879 |
| Rating: | 20688 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ethylene used to make cars, milk jugs, paint and mattresses More than half of U.S. production has been knocked out. Few Americans care about ethylene. Many have probably never heard of it.
| Posted: | 10:44 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207756 |
| Rating: | 20776 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Just how hot and dry has this Calgary summer been' Take a look at the numbers
Here's a roundup of stats quantifying just how dry and hot it's been through June, July and August.
| Posted: | 6:46 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207877 |
| Rating: | 20788 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Collapse of unsafe building in Mumbai killed 33, including newborn
Rescuers on Friday ended the search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in India's financial capital of Mumbai where 33 people died.
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207413 |
| Rating: | 20741 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
$11.8 million transferred from MacEwan University accounts in phishing attack |
Low-level MacEwan University staffers were tricked into transferring $11.8 million into scammers� bank accounts in what one expert said is among the largest publicly disclosed phishing scams.
| Posted: | 6:27 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206849 |
| Rating: | 20685 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |