Supreme Court to hear case of Hamilton-area man who killed would-be car thief
A Hamilton-area homeowner who gunned down a would-be car thief seconds after confronting him in the dead of night succeeded on Thursday in getting the country's top court to hear his case.
| Posted: | 11:26 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206724 |
| Rating: | 20672 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRA
New York's attorney general announces a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the powerful gun lobbying group.
| Posted: | 6:57 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206775 |
| Rating: | 20678 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
China sentences third Canadian to death on drug charges
| Posted: | 7:42 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206998 |
| Rating: | 20700 |
| Poster: | Robair |
4 Canadians with terminal cancer win the right to try magic mushrooms
| Posted: | 6:43 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207034 |
| Rating: | 20703 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Health Canada recalls more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients 'not acceptable for use' that may pose health risks.
| Posted: | 12:23 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207062 |
| Rating: | 20706 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hiroshima survivor to mark 75th anniversary of atomic bomb attack
| Posted: | 11:40 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206887 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Drive by parade salutes Hutterite Colonies | The Southwest Booster
The vehicle parade was a show of support for the Hutterian communities who are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event drew support from businesses, organizations and representatives from the City of Swift Current and the RM of Swift Curre
| Posted: | 11:23 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207205 |
| Rating: | 20721 |
| Poster: | Robair |
French firm Sanofi indicted over epilepsy drug Depakine
The pharmaceutical giant is accused of manslaughter after babies died, but it denies wrongdoing.
| Posted: | 10:35 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 207126 |
| Rating: | 20713 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Two Canadian ice caps have completely vanished from the Arctic, NASA imagery shows
On frosty Ellesmere Island, where Arctic Canada butts up against the northwestern edge of Greenland, two once-enormous ice caps have completely vanished, new NASA imagery shows.
| Posted: | 8:16 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206889 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ningaloo Reef: Woman injured by humpback whale at Australian tourist spot
The woman is in a "serious but stable condition" after being hit by the whale during a group swim.
| Posted: | 8:15 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206982 |
| Rating: | 20698 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Calgary's hail storm victims still waiting on insurance companies, more than 50 days later
Unresolved insurance claims from Canada's costliest hail storm have been an ongoing frustration for northeast Calgarians for weeks. For many, no resolution is in sight.
| Posted: | 7:40 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207040 |
| Rating: | 20704 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Opponents of Alberta's rapid-fire legislation turn increasingly to the courts
Legal challenges are piling up as the UCP government moves aggressively with a host of new laws.
| Posted: | 7:05 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 207000 |
| Rating: | 20700 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Genoa has new bridge 2 years after collapse that killed 43
With a rainbow as a backdrop, Italy's president inaugurated a replacement bridge Monday in Genoa, but families of those killed when the Morandi Bridge collapsed boycotted the ceremony along with the firefighters who pulled many of the 43 dead from smashed
| Posted: | 6:33 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206874 |
| Rating: | 20687 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Giant SOS on Pacific island leads to rescue of stranded sailors
Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of rescuers, who found them three days after they went missing at sea.
| Posted: | 6:32 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 206886 |
| Rating: | 20689 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
COVID-19 blamed as work on Arctic military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing yet another delay more than 13 years after it was first promised by the federal government.
| Posted: | 7:34 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207055 |
| Rating: | 20706 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Fresh water is pouring into the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is to blame, new study says
| Posted: | 7:31 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206826 |
| Rating: | 20683 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
From London life to off-grid Yukon: How one couple took a chance and didn't look back
A decade ago, Neil Fletcher and Louise Dumayne were city folks, in London, U.K. Then they chucked it all to become homesteaders in the Yukon bush.
| Posted: | 6:35 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Lifestyle |
| Hits: | 209196 |
| Rating: | 20920 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Egypt official invites Elon Musk to see pyramids after he claims they were built by aliens
A top government official in Egypt has invited U.S. billionaire Elon Musk to see the country's Great Pyramids of Giza after the Tesla CEO claimed that the historical landmark was built by aliens.
| Posted: | 5:12 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 207848 |
| Rating: | 20785 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada
Lockheed Martin is also competing with its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Saab has submitted its Gripen E.
| Posted: | 10:16 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 207264 |
| Rating: | 20726 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Fires in Amazon rainforest up 28 per cent in July, worrying experts
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon increased 28 per cent in July from a year ago, a state agency reported Saturday.
| Posted: | 9:55 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 206797 |
| Rating: | 20680 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Isaias weakens but expected to regain hurricane strength as it nears virus-weary Florida
Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and weakened to a tropical storm as it churned toward the Florida coast, where it still threatened to complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus in a hot spot.
| Posted: | 9:52 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 207010 |
| Rating: | 20701 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Most Canadians don't want an election during COVID-19: Nanos survey
| Posted: | 7:13 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 206981 |
| Rating: | 20698 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Plane overloaded with cocaine crashes on take-off, exposing alleged crime syndicate
A light aircraft overloaded with cocaine crashed on take-off on its way to Australia, police said on Saturday, exposing a Melbourne-based crime syndicate and leading to the arrest of five men with alleged links to the Italian mafia.
| Posted: | 4:05 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 206843 |
| Rating: | 20684 |
| Poster: | Strutz |