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Emergency landing at City Centre AirportMisc CDN | 206632 hits | 2:49 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
There were some tense moments at the City Centre Airport Wednesday morning. Emergency crews jumped into action as they prepared for an airplane to make an emergency landing.Obama turfs lead U.S. general in Afghanistan
U.S. President Barack Obama has fired his top general in Afghanistan, following a controversial magazine interview that saw Gen. Stanley McChrystal criticize his colleagues and senior White House staff.
Misc World | 206630 hits | 2:46 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
U.S. President Barack Obama has fired his top general in Afghanistan, following a controversial magazine interview that saw Gen. Stanley McChrystal criticize his colleagues and senior White House staff. BC Lions trim roster for regular seasonSports | 206709 hits | 2:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The BC Lions trimmed down their roster Wednesday morning. The club released seven players as they prepare to open their 2010 CFL season in Edmonton against the Eskimos July 4. Five Hole for Food hits the roadSports | 206603 hits | 2:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Vancouver hockey blogger Richard Loat is not the first person to think it would be cool to road trip across Canada. He wanted to spend his summer on the open road discovering Canada's natural beauty. Boy and grandmother in critical condition after crashLaw & Order | 206688 hits | 2:41 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A six-year-old boy and his grandmother are in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a pickup truck in Burnaby on Tuesday afternoon.Longest match in tennis history suspended by darkness
Wimbledon's Marathon Match will continue for a third day.
The longest match in tennis history has been suspended due to darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set.
Sports | 206574 hits | 2:38 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Wimbledon's Marathon Match will continue for a third day.
The longest match in tennis history has been suspended due to darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set. Should whales be kept at the Vancouver Aquarium?Science | 206706 hits | 2:36 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The latest death of a baby beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium on Monday night has renewed critics' calls for a public vote on whether to stop keeping whales at the facility. Childcare workers charged with assault against kidsLaw & Order | 206582 hits | 2:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Three childcare workers in Richmond, B.C., have been charged with assault against children in their care, including a toddler. Retired judge accused of wife's murder gets bailLaw & Order | 206787 hits | 2:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A retired judge accused of killing his wife is being granted bail during his historic murder case. CSIS chief backpedals on alleged spying ministersPolitical | 206713 hits | 2:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The director the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is downplaying his comments that provincial cabinet ministers and bureaucrats are being controlled by foreign governments.Saudis jail and flog party-goers
The four women and 11 men were convicted of �mingling�. The country follows a strict interpretation of Islam that prohibits unrelated men and women from mixing.
Strange | 206983 hits | 1:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
The four women and 11 men were convicted of �mingling�. The country follows a strict interpretation of Islam that prohibits unrelated men and women from mixing. Jury finds last two men in Toronto 18 case guilty of terrorism offencesLaw & Order | 206592 hits | 1:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Asad Ansari and Steven Chand were found guilty today of participating in a terrorist groupOil soaks miles of Pensacola Beach
More than two months after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Pensacola awoke Wednesday to the largest onslaught of black crude on Florida's coast, as more than nine miles of white shoreline and beaches were soaked with syrupy oil.
Environmental | 206738 hits | 1:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
More than two months after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Pensacola awoke Wednesday to the largest onslaught of black crude on Florida's coast, as more than nine miles of white shoreline and beaches were soaked with syrupy oil. Seven dead as small plane crashes near Quebec CityMisc CDN | 206644 hits | 1:20 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A small plane crashed near Quebec City's Jean-Lesage Airport Wednesday morning and exploded into a fireball, killing all seven people on board. One of Rena Virk's killers granted full paroleLaw & Order | 206872 hits | 12:58 PM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Warren Glowatski does not pose undue risk....................... says Parole Board Quake rocks Ontario, Quebec
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has hit Ontario, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tremors were reportedly felt as far away as Montreal, Boston and Cleveland.
Hawks bringing Cup to Pride Parade
Is the ultimate game of testosterone going to dispatch a Blackhawk with the Stanley Cup in tow to the Gay Pride Parade this weekend? You betcha! BP Burning Sea Turtles Alive
Controlled burns horrifically killing endangered sea turtles. The free market at it's moral worst.Who really receives more tax money then gives in California.
Counties that provide most of the state's revenue streams like income and sales taxes reliably elect Democrats, who traditionally want to take more of your money. And counties whose Republican representatives argue most vociferously for social services cu
Counties that provide most of the state's revenue streams like income and sales taxes reliably elect Democrats, who traditionally want to take more of your money. And counties whose Republican representatives argue most vociferously for social services cuWanted Jamaican druglord captured
Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a Jamaican alleged druglord wanted to face trial in the United States, has been captured after a manhunt sparked bloodshed last month, police said.
Law & Order | 206733 hits | 8:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by QBall
Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a Jamaican alleged druglord wanted to face trial in the United States, has been captured after a manhunt sparked bloodshed last month, police said. Police: teen accidentally shoots, kills brother
RCMP in Saskatchewan believe a 13-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 23-year-old brother at a party on Saturday. Cop kills dog while giving family death notificationLaw & Order | 206840 hits | 8:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by Benn
A Saskatoon police officer sent to a home to give a next-of-kin death notification Saturday is under review after he shot and killed a dog on the property. New Monopoly board features Canadian cities
The hottest place to own property in Canada these days is in Chatham-Kent, Ont. at least if you're playing Monopoly. Iconic Paul Henderson hockey jersey bought for $1.2 million
It appears that Paul Henderson's iconic white-and-red jersey from the 1972 Canada-Soviet hockey series will remain in Canadian hands after a Toronto-area real estate developer purchased one of the country's most storied sports artifacts for well over $1 m Handing out the hardware
NHL enters benevolent season with its annual awards in Las Vegas Wednesday night. Here are our picks for the silverware Organic pesticides can be worse than synthetic: study
University of Guelph researchers say organic requires larger dosesU.S. deepwater drilling ban overturned
A U.S. federal judge has blocked a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects that was imposed in response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House said immediately it would appeal the decision.
A U.S. federal judge has blocked a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects that was imposed in response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House said immediately it would appeal the decision.Iran to send ship through Gaza blockade
Iran said Tuesday it would send a blockade-busting ship carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza, fuelling concern in Israel, where commandos were training for another possible confrontation at sea.
Misc World | 206871 hits | 11:20 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Iran said Tuesday it would send a blockade-busting ship carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza, fuelling concern in Israel, where commandos were training for another possible confrontation at sea. Sentencing act to cost billionsLaw & Order | 206754 hits | 11:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
New legislation limiting the credit given to prisoners for time served in custody before and during their trials will cost taxpayers $1 billion to implement and billions more to maintain, the parliamentary budget officer said Tuesday.German TanDEM-X satellite seeks 3D view of Earth
The TanDEM-X satellite has blasted into orbit on a mission to acquire the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface. The German radar spacecraft will fly in formation with an identical platform called TerraSAR-X launched in 2007.
The TanDEM-X satellite has blasted into orbit on a mission to acquire the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface. The German radar spacecraft will fly in formation with an identical platform called TerraSAR-X launched in 2007.Netherlands submarine to join Somalia anti-pirate force
The Netherlands has agreed to a Nato request to deploy a submarine off the coast of Somalia to combat piracy.
Misc World | 206864 hits | 11:11 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The Netherlands has agreed to a Nato request to deploy a submarine off the coast of Somalia to combat piracy.Hopes fade of compromise over whaling
Prospects of a compromise deal between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding
Misc World | 206799 hits | 11:04 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Prospects of a compromise deal between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding Exercise challenges Canadian, Allied fleets
On the east coast of Canada, June 2010 will feature a moving feast of significant naval events for the Canadian Navy’s Atlantic fleet and its sailors. Starting with the annual Frontier Sentinel exercise off Norfolk, Va., and the Hampton Roads, it conclude Too little known about Arctic to risk oil spills, scientists warn
Oil companies may see shrinking Arctic ice as an opening for new oil and gas exploration. But scientists caution they do not know enough about the Arctic to prevent disasters like the blowout of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore platform, which continues to Ignatieff to make official visit to China
Mr. Ignatieff on Tuesday announced a five-day trip that will begin July 3 in Beijing and include stops in Shanghai and meetings with Chinese government officials. Some politicians under foreign sway: CSIS
Canada's spy agency suspects that cabinet ministers in two provinces are under the control of foreign governments, Hawking delivers his first Canadian public address
British physicist Stephen Hawking says he's been lucky in his life and research to live in a "special time, where magical progress can happen." A packed audience attended Hawking first public address in Canada at Waterloo, Ont.'s Preimeter Institute for TWWII nurse in kissing photo dies
LOS ANGELES - A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said Tuesday.
Misc World | 206673 hits | 10:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
LOS ANGELES - A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said Tuesday.4th century icons of Peter and Paul found in Rome
ROME — The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome, Vatican officials said Tuesday.
ROME — The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome, Vatican officials said Tuesday.New hominid moves back date of walking upright
WASHINGTON — Scientists may have found the great, great, great, etc., grandfather of the famous fossil Lucy. A new partial skeleton of an early hominid known as Australopithecus afarensis was discovered in a mud flat of the Afar region of Ethiopia.
WASHINGTON — Scientists may have found the great, great, great, etc., grandfather of the famous fossil Lucy. A new partial skeleton of an early hominid known as Australopithecus afarensis was discovered in a mud flat of the Afar region of Ethiopia. Gov. Gen. Jean to be UNESCO envoy to Haiti
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean has been appointed UNESCO's special envoy in Haiti and will take up her new post once her term as Canada's governor general ends in September, she confirmed Tuesday. Arming Canada's Kandahar drones an option being discussed internally: MacKay
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has left the door open to arming Canada's reconnaissance drones in Afghanistan, even though the military has written off the idea. Ontario considers privatizing lottery, liquor
Privatizing parts of Ontario's Crown corporations responsible for electricity, lottery and liquor is something the cash-strapped Liberal government must consider, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday. Liberals win 2 N.S. byelections
Liberal candidates won two provincial byelections in Nova Scotia on Tuesday. Arctic vessels must register in Canada
Large ships entering Canada's Arctic waters will soon have to report to the Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced Tuesday. Frenzy for Hendersons '72 Sweater pushes past $1M
MONTREAL -- Like his celebrated series-clinching goal, the bidding for Paul Henderson's legendary hockey jersey was a nail biter with one offer taking it past the US$1 million mark.
As Apple's chosen reviewers sounded off first on the iPhone 4 Tuesday night, they all agreed that it was a major improvement over its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, and a champion when compared to challengers from other phone makers. Still, many pointed outTech | 206876 hits | 7:21 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
Senator Joseph Lieberman has proposed the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PCNAA), a bill that would give the president the power to control or even shut down the Internet in emergency situations. Citing the need for cybersecurity, Lieberman Funnel clouds twist through Airdrie areaEnvironmental | 206650 hits | 5:26 PM on Tuesday | posted by WDHIII
CALGARY - About a dozen funnel clouds were reported in and around the Calgary area this afternoon, prompting Environment Canada to issue a tornado watch for almost two hours Tuesday afternoon.Back to Canada News
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