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Riot police holding line north of G20 security zonePolitical | 206674 hits | 11:57 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A large contingent of riot police have faced off against an apparent splinter group of G20 demonstrators in downtown Toronto, as thousands march through the city's core in protest of this weekend's high-level summit.Death toll in China flooding climbs to 377
The death toll from storms that have pounded southern China for more than a week has climbed to 377, the government said Friday.
Misc World | 206694 hits | 11:52 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The death toll from storms that have pounded southern China for more than a week has climbed to 377, the government said Friday. Winnipeg man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in B.C.Law & Order | 206717 hits | 9:59 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Winnipeg man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for sexual assault charges has been arrested in B.C. Suspect arrested in connection with series of sexual assaultsLaw & Order | 206599 hits | 9:48 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
An 18-year-old man faces multiple sexual assault charges in connection with a series of incidents in Winnipeg. Body of soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives at TrentonMilitary | 206683 hits | 9:41 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A military plane carrying Macneil's casket landed at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, this afternoon. Via Rail optimistic strike can be avertedMisc CDN | 206574 hits | 9:16 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
With a strike deadline looming this weekend, Via Rail is expressing hope about the chances of hammering out a new deal with the union representing more than 2,000 of its workers. Canadians won't be penalized for confusion over TFSAsMisc CDN | 206626 hits | 9:14 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canadians who mistakenly put too much into their new tax free savings accounts are being given a break -- no penalties. Canada announces $1.1B in new maternal health fundingBusiness | 206635 hits | 9:11 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canada has committed nearly $3 billion for maternal-and-child health in the developing world over the next five year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday at the G8 meeting in Huntsville, Ont. Canada pays off its share of Haiti's debtMisc CDN | 206663 hits | 9:10 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Prime Minister Harper will announce later today that Canada has paid off its share of Haiti's debt to the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development Court martial for Semrau heads back to CanadaMilitary | 206633 hits | 9:08 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The witnesses have all spoken and the court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau, who allegedly executed an injured Taliban fighter two years ago, is headed back to Canada for its final chapter. Two winning tickets for $50 million Lotto Max jackpotMisc CDN | 207061 hits | 9:06 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A lottery player in Saskatchewan and another in Newfoundland is each $25 million richer after securing a winning ticket in Friday's Lotto Max draw.U.S. teen sailor reunited with brother after drama
Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother Saturday and defended her family against criticism that she had been too young to try to sail around the world alone.
Misc World | 206656 hits | 9:03 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother Saturday and defended her family against criticism that she had been too young to try to sail around the world alone.Tropical storm Alex puts oil cleanup in jeopardy
A tropical storm is the latest bit of bad news for crews working to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmental | 206601 hits | 9:01 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A tropical storm is the latest bit of bad news for crews working to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands to hit streets in biggest summit protest yetPolitical | 207160 hits | 8:53 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Demonstrations against the G8 and G20 summits will ramp up Saturday, with as many as 10,000 people expected to take to the streets to protest the international meetings. G8 leaders condemn Iran, N. Korea in communiquePolitical | 206630 hits | 8:48 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Leaders of the G8 nations directed harsh criticisms towards Iran and North Korea in the summit's final communiqué issued Saturday, but took a far milder stance on economic recovery. Details of Cold War intelligence pact publishedMisc World | 206711 hits | 10:24 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
LONDON — Details of the sweeping intelligence sharing pact struck between the United States and Britain at the dawn of the Cold War were made public for the first time Friday, laying bare the details of an unprecedented espionage arrangement. Via Rail workers on track for Monday strike
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers, Via's largest union, have served notice they'll walk off the job Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET unless a settlement is reached.Mars' entire surface was shaped by water
Signs of liquid water had been seen on southern Mars, but the latest findings reveal similar signals in craters in the north of the Red Planet.
Signs of liquid water had been seen on southern Mars, but the latest findings reveal similar signals in craters in the north of the Red Planet.North Korea to hold rare party meet 'to elect leaders'
North Korea's ruling communist party is to hold a rare meeting of its political bureau, state media have said. The session will be held in September to select new leaders to the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)
Misc World | 206863 hits | 9:45 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
North Korea's ruling communist party is to hold a rare meeting of its political bureau, state media have said. The session will be held in September to select new leaders to the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)German TanDEM-X satellite returns first images
Germany's new radar satellite, TanDEM-X, has returned its first images. The spacecraft was launched from Kazakhstan on Monday on a mission to make the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface.
Germany's new radar satellite, TanDEM-X, has returned its first images. The spacecraft was launched from Kazakhstan on Monday on a mission to make the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface. Snowbirds celebrate Canadian Naval Centennial
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team paid tribute to the Canadian Naval Centennial on June 12, 2010, flying over the beautiful shores of Esquimalt Lagoon with a show for the sailors, military families and citizens of Victoria, B.C. For excellence in aviation
The Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame inducted its four newest members on June 10, 2010, in a ceremony in Richmond, B.C. Plan ensures Army can meet Canada's defence objectives
Ottawa, Ontario — The Army has completed plans to ensure that vehicle fleets returning from Afghanistan in 2011 can be reconstituted and re-deployed as soon as the Government of Canada asks the land force to carry out another mission Soldiers squander disability payouts
OTTAWA — Canada’s top soldier says he’s concerned some younger vets are blowing their disability awards on trucks and sports cars instead of saving money, and he hopes Veterans Affairs will offers soldiers different payments options if they are wounded. Naval manoeuvres end today in Halifax
It cost $2 million, involved international warships, fighter jets, submarines and naval officers, and covered an area eight times the size of Nova Scotia. Imminent Canada-India nuclear pact heightens tensionsMisc World | 206734 hits | 9:21 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
An imminent deal that would open the door for Canadian exports of uranium to India, could add to nuclear tensions in South Asia, some experts say.New Papua tribe discovered
JAKARTA - A tribe of hunter gatherers living in trees in the remote forests of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region has been discovered for the first time by the country's census, an official said on Thursday.
Misc World | 206665 hits | 9:18 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
JAKARTA - A tribe of hunter gatherers living in trees in the remote forests of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region has been discovered for the first time by the country's census, an official said on Thursday. G20 protesters clash with Toronto policeLaw & Order | 206754 hits | 9:14 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A thick blue wall stood between 2,000 chanting protesters and the three-metre-high security perimeter fence that rims the G20 Red Zone.Big algae bloom expanding off China's east coast
BEIJING — A huge bright green algae bloom is blanketing the sea off China's east coast and wind is driving it closer to land, an official said Friday.
Environmental | 206724 hits | 9:11 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
BEIJING — A huge bright green algae bloom is blanketing the sea off China's east coast and wind is driving it closer to land, an official said Friday. Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years
MILWAUKEE — A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold fresh waters. Partial lunar eclipse to dominate sky
LOS ANGELES — Attention skygazers: A portion of the moon will cross into the Earth's shadow Saturday during a partial lunar eclipse visible in the western United States and Canada, the Pacific and eastern Asia.Divided Koreas remember start of Korean War
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas commemorated the 60th anniversary Friday of the outbreak of the Korean War, promoting vastly different views of the origins of the conflict that still divides their peninsula.
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas commemorated the 60th anniversary Friday of the outbreak of the Korean War, promoting vastly different views of the origins of the conflict that still divides their peninsula. Bear shot dead in West Vancouver
Police officers have shot and killed a black bear in West Vancouver after it broke into homes in the neighbourhood and stole food from their refrigerators. Canucks wheel and deal for Ballard on NHL Draft day
The Vancouver Canucks sent their first-round pick to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Keith Ballard and prospect Victor Oreskovich. Steve Bernier and Michael Grabner are also headed to Florida as part of the deal.Tropical depression raises alarm in oil-struck Gulf
The first tropical depression of the summer has formed in the western Caribbean, but it's not clear yet whether it posses a threat to the enormous cleanup effort underway in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmental | 206603 hits | 8:54 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The first tropical depression of the summer has formed in the western Caribbean, but it's not clear yet whether it posses a threat to the enormous cleanup effort underway in the Gulf of Mexico.Stalin statue torn down in Georgia
Authorities in Georgia on Friday tore down a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in his birthplace of Gori to make way for a memorial to the fallen in the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.
Misc World | 206794 hits | 8:49 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Authorities in Georgia on Friday tore down a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in his birthplace of Gori to make way for a memorial to the fallen in the Russian-Georgian war of 2008. Montreal Jazz fest kicks off 31st edition
The 31st edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival kicks off Friday night with a free outdoor show starring the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deathsEnvironmental | 206690 hits | 8:46 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,600 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds. Oilers make Hall 1st overall pick @ the 2010 Entry Draft
The Edmonton Oilers got their man as they have selected Taylor Hall with the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Los Angeles.Rand Paul Pitches Electric Underground Border Fence
Border fence proposals are a dime a dozen among Republican candidates, but Rand Paul's is different: it's underground, and it's electrified. "My plans include an underground electric fence, with helicopter stations to respond quickly to breaches of the bo
Border fence proposals are a dime a dozen among Republican candidates, but Rand Paul's is different: it's underground, and it's electrified. "My plans include an underground electric fence, with helicopter stations to respond quickly to breaches of the boGOP candidate hints White House 'wanted' leak
Yet another BP conspiracy theory has leaked -- this time from Bill Randall, a Republican candidate competing in a primary race for North Carolina's 13th district House seat.
Yet another BP conspiracy theory has leaked -- this time from Bill Randall, a Republican candidate competing in a primary race for North Carolina's 13th district House seat.Pakistan watches Google, other sites for blasphemy
Science | 206655 hits | 8:01 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
BP shares down on rising cost of Gulf spill cleanup
Business | 206535 hits | 7:59 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Anti-whaling boss on Interpol wanted list, Japan saysEnvironmental | 206546 hits | 7:56 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Sutter says Flames one player away from being a top teamSports | 206877 hits | 7:56 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
News flash for all those Calgary Flames fans panting over the possibility of a blockbuster trade. General manager Darryl Sutter — king of the draft-day deal — says he personally expects a quiet weekend.Dutch may use 'decoy Jews' to fight racism
Funny | 207446 hits | 7:53 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Teenaged prank causes $20,000 damage to B.C. homeStrange | 206718 hits | 7:51 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Police get special arrest powers for duration of G20Law & Order | 206584 hits | 7:50 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
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