3 trillion tons of Antarctic ice lost since 1992, seas rising, study suggests
| Posted: | 6:11 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207447 |
| Rating: | 20745 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Alberta Transportation 'closely' monitoring new trucking company linked to Humboldt crash
| Posted: | 5:56 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207372 |
| Rating: | 20737 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
She lost her child and her leg in a horrific car crash. Now, an air force officer is fighting her military bosses
'This is for repairs for my leg from when I was still in uniform, serving my country. I find it difficult to swallow'
| Posted: | 12:14 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207451 |
| Rating: | 20745 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Angry Canadians support #BuyCanadian after attacks on Trudeau
| Posted: | 6:05 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207668 |
| Rating: | 20767 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Photos of Prince George playing with toy gun spark outrage
The Royal Family is facing criticism after Prince George was photographed playing with a toy gun.
| Posted: | 5:46 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207260 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
California to vote on splitting into 3 states
Californians will vote in November on whether or not to split into three separate states, with L.A. in one and San Francisco in another.
| Posted: | 4:55 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207141 |
| Rating: | 20714 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Mercedes cars found to be fitted with defeat devices by German authorities
According to the authorities, the cars use an illegal shut-off device that reduces exhaust gas cleaning when being driven normally on the road. One million cars could be affected globally.
| Posted: | 11:17 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207382 |
| Rating: | 20738 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
Laurier teaching assistant launches $3.6M lawsuit for university free speech abuses
A teaching assistant who endured a vicious lambasting and campaign of vitriol after daring to air a televised debate by cutting-edge professor and best-selling author Jordan Peterson has filed a $3,600,000...
| Posted: | 9:07 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207159 |
| Rating: | 20716 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Read the full text of the Trump-Kim agreement here
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement at the conclusion of Tuesday's historic summit. Here's what it says, according to a photo of Trump's signed document:
| Posted: | 8:45 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207183 |
| Rating: | 20718 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Proposal to split California into three states will be on November ballot
Dakota, Virginia and Carolina could soon be joined by California. A referendum proposal to split the Golden State into three will be on the November ballot.
| Posted: | 8:38 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 207345 |
| Rating: | 20735 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Senators' Mike Hoffman's girlfriend allegedly behind campaign of harassment against Melinda and Erik Karlsson
| Posted: | 2:55 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 207988 |
| Rating: | 20799 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Kamloops doctoral student shoots to fame with swimming-pool pee science
In study of 29 swimming pools and hot tubs in B.C. and Alberta, Lindsay Blackstock discovered equivalent of 75 litres of pee per large pool.
| Posted: | 2:24 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207882 |
| Rating: | 20788 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Arkansas man dies after being sucked into whirlpool created by underwater sinkhole
Witnesses reported that when the whirlpool formed, boaters were ejected from their boats. The victim, who was in a kayak, paddled over to try to help them
| Posted: | 2:12 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 207608 |
| Rating: | 20761 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Donald Trump's agreement with North Korea's Kim Jong-un light on specifics
| Posted: | 2:11 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206978 |
| Rating: | 20698 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Sleepy town is draped with laundry after protesting locals back mother
The rebellion across Colyton in Devon came in response to an anonymous letter criticising Claire Mountjoy for drying her washing outside her home, implying that tourists would be put off by the sight.
| Posted: | 1:49 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207407 |
| Rating: | 20741 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion that Canada “will not be pushed around” will end up costing Canadians “a lot of money.
| Posted: | 7:35 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207075 |
| Rating: | 20708 |
| Poster: | llama66 |
The woman whose attempted murder by an ex-boyfriend became a cause celebre hopes her legal battle will inspire other women
| Posted: | 4:04 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207475 |
| Rating: | 20748 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'Canadians stand together, President Trump stands alone': MPs back PM in U.S. trade dispute | CTV News
Political figures on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are coming to the federal government's defense amid ongoing attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has taken to Twitter several times over the last few days to insult Prime Minister Justin T
| Posted: | 12:28 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 207283 |
| Rating: | 20728 |
| Poster: | Robair |
Video of black driver being pepper sprayed by Montreal police goes viral
A video that shows a Montreal police officer pepper spraying a black man in the driver�s seat of a car and then being pulled from the vehicle as Grand Prix revellers thronged downtown sidewalks and roads on Saturday night had been viewed on Facebook mor
| Posted: | 6:08 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207182 |
| Rating: | 20718 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Edmonton police, RCMP, military banned from Pride Parade
Thousands lined Whyte Avenue in Edmonton Saturday for the city's annual Pride Parade. The event champions inclusion and diversity, though not everyone was welcome at this year's celebration.
| Posted: | 1:18 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Lifestyle |
| Hits: | 207611 |
| Rating: | 20761 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Police dog in Saskatoon bites girl, 8, while tracking home-invasion suspects
Saskatoon Police say an eight-year-old girl was bitten by a police dog while officers were tracking suspects in an alleged home invasion in the city.
| Posted: | 1:02 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206897 |
| Rating: | 20690 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
New gender option available on Alberta ID cards
| Posted: | 12:55 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207393 |
| Rating: | 20739 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Tornado touches down as thunderstorm moves northeast across Alberta
An Alberta Emergency Alert warned that a tornado touched down Saturday afternoon near St. Paul, Alta., about 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. The storm was moving at about 50 kilometres per hour. People in the path of the storm might see damaging win
| Posted: | 12:53 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207264 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Woman found not guilty of drunk driving, judge rules her charter rights were violated
A woman arrested and charged with drinking and driving near Yorkton, Sask., has been found not guilty, after a provincial court judge ruled her charter rights were violated in her arrest.
| Posted: | 12:48 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207530 |
| Rating: | 20753 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Nunavut hunter takes down 2 polar bears with one shot after 'scary' close call
A pair of hunters became the hunted at their camp near the floe edge near Coral Harbour, Nunavut. "It turned out I had fired both barrels simultaneously, which killed the first bear and knocked the second bear out," Netser said.
| Posted: | 9:40 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207346 |
| Rating: | 20735 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Masked gunman shoots victim point-blank on residential Yorkshire street in Wild West Britain
| Posted: | 12:46 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207149 |
| Rating: | 20715 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'And then, the bear got up': A young Inuk's harrowing rite of passage
Jack Allakariallak has been on hunting trips since he was 2 weeks old. He started with small game like ptarmigan and arctic hare, but as he got older he set his sights on harvesting a polar bear. It's a big part of Jack's Inuit culture.
| Posted: | 2:54 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207347 |
| Rating: | 20735 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Trump leaves G7 for Singapore and says he's on a 'mission of peace'
After trying to smooth over tensions with the six other leaders at the summit in Canada, Trump spoke optimistically about his looming meeting and said he believed it would go well.
| Posted: | 4:17 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207222 |
| Rating: | 20722 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Four groups will spend 16 days aboard a state-of-the-art vessel studying seamounts in July. The mountains are found in every ocean but are particularly abundant in the Pacific.
| Posted: | 1:28 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 207816 |
| Rating: | 20782 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
B.C. man facing $500 fine for putting out garbage bins too early
A B.C. man is facing the prospect of a $500 fine for leaving his garbage and recycling bins out on the curb two hours too early. According to Coquitlam bylaws, residents aren't allowed to take out their bins until 5:30 a.m. to avoid attracting bears, coug
| Posted: | 12:58 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207404 |
| Rating: | 20740 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
White House claims Trump and Trudeau are close to trade deal at G7
After Trump's bilateral meeting with Trudeau on Friday at the G7 in Quebec, Canada, there was no immediate joint statement, but the White House said the talks were a 'great meeting'.
| Posted: | 10:31 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207155 |
| Rating: | 20716 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
| Posted: | 10:26 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 211222 |
| Rating: | 21122 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
| Posted: | 10:20 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207429 |
| Rating: | 20743 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Justin Trudeau Was Accused Of "Groping" A Reporter At A Music Festival In 2000
The incident allegedly took place when Trudeau was 28. The prime minister's press secretary told BuzzFeed News he doesn't recall "any negative interactions."
| Posted: | 8:19 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207343 |
| Rating: | 20734 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
G7 summit: Violent protesters throw flares as leaders meet in Canada
A coalition of anti-colonial, anti-capitalist groups take to the streets of Quebec City in Canada despite the heavy police presence. Groups lay in streets, lit fires and flares, and destroyed flags.
| Posted: | 7:34 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207554 |
| Rating: | 20755 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
Celebrity chef, author Anthony Bourdain dead at 61
Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef who took foodies around the world as part of his travelogue programs, has died at age 61, CNN says.
| Posted: | 5:18 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 208184 |
| Rating: | 20818 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Transgender man who blames attack on having too much testosterone is jailed
Jesse Hawthorne attacked his victim with a brick and a broken beer bottle after turning up drunk at Emma Dickinson's house in Caerphilly, south Wales.
| Posted: | 2:58 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Lifestyle |
| Hits: | 207586 |
| Rating: | 20759 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Nasa Mars rover finds organic matter in ancient lake bed
Curiosity digs up carbon compounds that could be food for life in sediments that formed 3bn years ago
| Posted: | 12:23 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207522 |
| Rating: | 20752 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Carbon Engineering Makes Gasoline by Capturing Carbon Dioxide From the Air
A Harvard-affiliated Canadian company is making a liquid fuel that is carbon neutral, and they hope the economics will be in their favor.
| Posted: | 10:38 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 208174 |
| Rating: | 20818 |
| Poster: | Robair |
Religiously extreme couple loses child custody after stuffed lion purportedly transmitting the word of God acted as their lawyer
A B.C. couple whose religious views are too extreme even for churches and pastors and put them at odds with family, doctors, social workers and anyone else trying to help them with their daughter, have lost their battle for custody of her.
| Posted: | 5:48 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 207536 |
| Rating: | 20754 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Judge Orders EPA to Produce Science behind Pruitt's Warming Claims
EPA must produce the opposing body of science Administrator Scott Pruitt has relied upon to claim that humans are not the primary drivers of global warming, a federal judge has ruled.
| Posted: | 5:09 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 207349 |
| Rating: | 20735 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
The Liberal government says it will give 50,000 eligible low-income families a computer in a bid to get them online.
| Posted: | 11:54 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 206963 |
| Rating: | 20696 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
U.S. Coast Guard detentions of drug smugglers 'violating international law,' and Canada may be complicit
Canada helped intercept dozens of suspected smugglers detained by the U.S. Coast Guard over the past three years even after high-level military officials investigated allegations of detainee mistreatment, court filings and public statements suggest.
| Posted: | 7:25 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207021 |
| Rating: | 20702 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Nova Scotia shortlisted as potential site for world's first whale sanctuary
An undisclosed spot somewhere off Nova Scotia has been shortlisted as a potential site for the world's first seaside sanctuary for whales and dolphins born in captivity.
| Posted: | 7:21 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206788 |
| Rating: | 20679 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
SPCA calls for ban on horse-drawn carriage tours on Victoria streets
Despite their tourist appeal, horse-drawn carriages and trolleys in Victoria, B.C. have become a safety concern and should be confined to city parks, according to the BC SPCA.
| Posted: | 7:08 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207030 |
| Rating: | 20703 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Angry opossum found in B.C. shower wasn't a prank, police say
Police won't say how an opossum ended up in a shower at a home in the community of Ladner, B.C., but one thing is clear: the long-tailed animal wasn't happy when an officer showed up to take it away.
| Posted: | 7:07 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Strange |
| Hits: | 207512 |
| Rating: | 20751 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
'Serious unintended consequences': Climate change policies to cost oilpatch $25 billion over 10 years
Canada risks losing investment and jobs in the energy sector unless it considers changing policies to encourage growth, says CAPP
| Posted: | 1:52 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207237 |
| Rating: | 20724 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
'Never forget' message written in the sand at Omaha Beach as veterans mark years since D-Day
There was heavy mist as relatives and others paid respects at the US military cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in France, above Omaha Beach where the message 'never forget' had been written in the sand.
| Posted: | 9:40 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207487 |
| Rating: | 20749 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
'Cowardly act': Afghanistan war monument vandalized in Fort McMurray
A light armoured vehicle that sits outside the Fort McMurray Legion in commemoration of the 162 Canadians killed in Afghanistan was vandalized Monday.
| Posted: | 7:24 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207410 |
| Rating: | 20741 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Red flags about killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer were ignored, inquiry documents show
Documents uploaded on Day 1 of the Wettlaufer inquiry reveal the killer nurse had problems from the moment she was hired to look after patients in 1995.
| Posted: | 6:42 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207362 |
| Rating: | 20736 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Rare copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album found in Canada
It's considered rare even among rarities: a Canadian-made vinyl copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album. And it can be had for a cool $27,500 US.
| Posted: | 6:23 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 207907 |
| Rating: | 20791 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims
As it wrestled with accusations about a fake cyberattack last spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposely misled several news organizations, choosing to feed journalists false information, while at the same time discouraging them from ch
| Posted: | 6:21 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Uncle Sam |
| Hits: | 207287 |
| Rating: | 20729 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware' | US news | The Guardian
Five years after historic NSA leaks, whistleblower tells the Guardian he has no regrets
| Posted: | 5:51 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206831 |
| Rating: | 20683 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ferrari mixes up Toronto and Montreal, Twitter has a field day
The racing division of Italian automaker Ferrari has released a video on its social media pages ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix that mixes up Canada's two largest cities.
| Posted: | 11:38 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 207361 |
| Rating: | 20736 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Ontario teacher's licence suspended for two months after telling student to 'lick me where I fart'
The Dunnville Secondary School teacher admitted to everything from slapping a student to telling another that 'it sounds like your ass cheeks are too close together' during the 2015-16 school year
| Posted: | 10:06 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Funny |
| Hits: | 222833 |
| Rating: | 22283 |
| Poster: | Freakinoldguy |
Keep your camera handy: Stories of Manitoba lake monsters told for centuries but proof remains elusive
As the weather heats up for another Manitoba summer, don't forget the essential cottage country checklist: hat, sunscreen, bug repellent and binoculars for sighting lake monsters.
| Posted: | 7:26 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207051 |
| Rating: | 20705 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Beware the sharks, radiation, masses of garbage: Benoit Lecomte starts 9,000 km swim across Pacific
A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Benoit Lecomte starts bid to become first to swim across Pacific Ocean; lawyer Gloria Allred talks about what motivates her to fight for the rights of women; U.S. read
| Posted: | 7:21 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207310 |
| Rating: | 20731 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Vancouverites are on high alert as crows dive-bomb pedestrians
| Posted: | 7:18 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206829 |
| Rating: | 20683 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
More cougar encounters expected in B.C. as houses replace wilderness
A British Columbia conservation officer says there will be more human-wildlife conflict as real estate development continues to encroach on wilderness areas. Three cougars had to be killed between Thursday and Saturday in a residential part of Port Coquit
| Posted: | 7:13 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 206892 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Feral peacocks attacking vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
Car owners in Surrey, B.C., have been left counting the costs after their cars were attacked by feral peacocks. For years, residents in the Sullivan Heights neighbourhood have complained about the noise and property damage caused by the feathered vandals
| Posted: | 7:07 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207192 |
| Rating: | 20719 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Soldiers ordered to return sleeping bags, rucksacks due to 'shortfall of equipment'
| Posted: | 7:03 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207398 |
| Rating: | 20740 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
No charges for California teacher who fired gun in class
Prosecutors say a teacher who accidentally fired a gun inside a Northern California classroom while teaching firearm safety will not face charges. KSBW-TV reports the district attorney's office also determined Alexander didn't violate any laws when he al
| Posted: | 6:29 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207213 |
| Rating: | 20721 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Trump claims 'absolute right' to pardon himself
U.S. President Donald Trump declares that he has the "absolute right" to pardon himself, but adds he has done nothing wrong, asserting his presidential power as the White House sharpens its political and legal defences against the special counsel's Russia
| Posted: | 5:32 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207707 |
| Rating: | 20771 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Proportional representation is only great for unelectable 'professors,' Jean Chretien says
The former prime minister said that disbanding first past the post would allow untalented 'apparatchiks' to enter parliament 'through the back door'
| Posted: | 5:57 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 207355 |
| Rating: | 20736 |
| Poster: | Freakinoldguy |
Range of wildlife habitats to be protected in southeastern B.C.
Nests, dens, burrows in Kootenay Boundary not to be disturbed, with rules set to expand across province. Foresters and ranchers in B.C.'s Kootenay Boundary region will have to follow a new set of rules to ensure birds' nests, animal dens, mineral licks, b
| Posted: | 5:24 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206986 |
| Rating: | 20699 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
First Saudi women receive driving licences amid crackdown
Saudi Arabia has issued the first driving licences to 10 women as it prepares to lift the world's only ban on women driving on June 24, but the surprise move comes as a number of women who'd campaigned for the right to drive are under arrest.
| Posted: | 5:14 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207276 |
| Rating: | 20728 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Picture-perfect iceberg dazzles on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula
Crowds are flocking to the beaches of Upper Amherst Cove on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula this week to get a look at a majestic-looking iceberg about 100 metres from shore.
| Posted: | 5:12 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207434 |
| Rating: | 20743 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Cats survive in vehicle for 22 days after Edmonton Humane Society forgets them
The Edmonton Humane Society says it has adopted new procedures after a team that was transporting animals to its shelter accidentally left three cats inside a vehicle, and they weren't discovered for 22 days.
| Posted: | 5:10 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207107 |
| Rating: | 20711 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Cost estimate for navy supply ships climbs by more than $1 billion
| Posted: | 5:07 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207445 |
| Rating: | 20746 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
Canadian military falling well short of its target for recruiting women
The Canadian military has barely moved the needle on its ambitious plan to recruit more women, just over a year after the Liberal government introduced its gender-focused defence policy, new figures reveal.
| Posted: | 12:33 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207840 |
| Rating: | 20784 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Australian beaches covered with rubbish from lost sea cargo
Locals complain of "mountains of rubbish" after 83 shipping containers slipped overboard at sea.
| Posted: | 9:07 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207406 |
| Rating: | 20741 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Corvette in the spotlight after GM executive crashes pace car at Detroit IndyCar race
Roger Penske, from his perch at the Belle Isle race track in Detroit, the governor of Michigan by his side, summed it up smartly after one of General Motors top executives crashed a 2019 Corvette and delayed the start of the Detroit Grand Prix. "Come to t
| Posted: | 7:33 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 207838 |
| Rating: | 20784 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Guatemala volcano eruption death toll rises to 69
Guatemalan authorities have increased the confirmed death toll from the eruption of the Volcano of Fire to 69 as officials suspended the search until dawn on Tuesday.
| Posted: | 6:54 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 207081 |
| Rating: | 20708 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ottawa expands program to collect fingerprints, photos from foreign nationals coming to Canada
| Posted: | 6:24 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206661 |
| Rating: | 20666 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Paul Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller tells court
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday.
| Posted: | 5:20 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207165 |
| Rating: | 20717 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Man who killed B.C. RCMP officer in drunk driving crash pleads guilty to another one
Kenneth Jacob Fenton was involved in a second drunk driving crash a month and a half after the crash which killed RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett. The charges to which he pleaded guilty include causing an accident which resulted in bodily harm while under the i
| Posted: | 6:01 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207478 |
| Rating: | 20749 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
House of horrors 'serial killer' appears in court
Stewart Weldon, 40, pleaded not guilty to the separate kidnapping charge on Monday. He was arrested last week after police found the bodies of three people at his home in Springfield.
| Posted: | 1:38 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206817 |
| Rating: | 20682 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple
The Colorado baker who refused to make a gay couple's wedding cake rejoiced on Monday after the Supreme Court sided with his case.
| Posted: | 1:36 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206829 |
| Rating: | 20683 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
homeless man spends dying hours at Vancouver Tim Hortons
In Canada's most expensive city, 24-hour restaurants have become a means of survival.
| Posted: | 12:24 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207347 |
| Rating: | 20735 |
| Poster: | martin14 |
Tiny asteroid discovered Saturday disintegrates over Africa
A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated to be only about 6 feet (2 m
| Posted: | 9:07 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207667 |
| Rating: | 20767 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Scientists May Have Found Evidence of the Elusive Sterile Neutrino Particle
Scientists have potentially found proof of the existence of a long-suspected new elementary particle called the sterile neutrino.
| Posted: | 7:43 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Science |
| Hits: | 207000 |
| Rating: | 20700 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'Not even on the radar screen': Why Big Oil has abandoned Canada's once-promising energy industry
Last year, acquisitions of Canada's oil and gas assets by foreigners hit a decade-low
| Posted: | 7:31 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 206772 |
| Rating: | 20677 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Rescuers helped a grateful male orca who was caught in some commercial prawn-fishing gear off Vancouver Island.
| Posted: | 7:14 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207255 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Gas stations running dry in Regina a sign of problems in Edmonton: expert
It would appear a shortage of gas that led to pump closures in Alberta last week is rippling its way into Saskatchewan.
| Posted: | 6:18 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 207098 |
| Rating: | 20710 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Man who 'travelled from the year 6491' and says he's stuck in 2018 has PASSED a lie detector test
A man named 'James Oliver' claimed to be from the year 6491 - and PASSED a lie detector when questioned on his story. He has made incredible claims about the future of planet earth.
| Posted: | 10:55 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Funny |
| Hits: | 208012 |
| Rating: | 20801 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Increased murder and mayhem 'new norm' for Toronto'
In the wake of a recent spate of murders and with gunfire erupting more than twice as often as it did a few years ago the Toronto Police union boss says it's time to ask a dark question.
| Posted: | 10:51 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 207608 |
| Rating: | 20761 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
New California Law Limits How Much Water People Can Use
The new indoor water standard would be 55 gallons of water per person, per day by 2022, and that would fall to 50 gallons by 2030.
| Posted: | 12:41 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207424 |
| Rating: | 20742 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Inside Britain's secretive sharia courts
'Sharia courts - some enlightened, others brutally misogynistic, are on the rise in Britain. But how can we reconcile the ancient form of justice with British values?', asks David Jones.
| Posted: | 8:38 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 207468 |
| Rating: | 20747 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
No tsunami or damage expected after small earthquake off B.C. coast
A small earthquake has been detected off of British Columbia's coast. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon, 94 kilometres west of the village of Masset, B.C., in the Haida Gwaii archipelago.
| Posted: | 8:31 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207049 |
| Rating: | 20705 |
| Poster: | Hyack |
David Jones goes inside Britain's secretive sharia courts
'Sharia courts - some enlightened, others brutally misogynistic, are on the rise in Britain. But how can we reconcile the ancient form of justice with British values?', asks David Jones.
| Posted: | 2:43 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 207262 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Liberals to give $50 million to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba to help with influx of asylum seekers
The provinces have asked for much more, with Quebec saying its costs are closer to $146 million, although this includes projected future costs
| Posted: | 10:50 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 207307 |
| Rating: | 20731 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Kathleen Wynne has conceded the Liberals will not win the Ontario election.
| Posted: | 10:01 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207359 |
| Rating: | 20736 |
| Poster: | N_Fiddledog |
Even though recycling entrepreneur Eric Lundgren pleaded guilty in a court battle over computer discs, he thinks his sentence will raise awareness about e-waste.
| Posted: | 7:23 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 207084 |
| Rating: | 20708 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Sherwood Park video shows Canada geese can fly off the handle
| Posted: | 6:57 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Funny |
| Hits: | 207685 |
| Rating: | 20769 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Scammers force student into hiding, threaten family in China, Calgary police say
International students in Calgary are at risk of falling victim to an elaborate "virtual kidnapping" scam that forced one man into hiding and terrified his family in China, police say.
| Posted: | 6:57 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206952 |
| Rating: | 20695 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |