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Tea Party Flacks Are Drill, Baby, Drill Messengers Too
Exposing how the Tea Party evolved out of the pro-offshore drilling astroturf movement in 2008, and the Koch billionaires' role in backing it.
Uncle Sam | 207421 hits | 2:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
Exposing how the Tea Party evolved out of the pro-offshore drilling astroturf movement in 2008, and the Koch billionaires' role in backing it.
Parisians cheer for South Africa
French fans in Paris groaned and booed their own team Tuesday - and even cheered for South Africa - as they watched France's last World Cup loss, a final humiliation after the squad's public infighting left the nation aghast.
French fans in Paris groaned and booed their own team Tuesday - and even cheered for South Africa - as they watched France's last World Cup loss, a final humiliation after the squad's public infighting left the nation aghast.
Canadiens sign Plekanec to six-year deal
Financial terms were not immediately available, but reports said the deal is worth $30-million. Plekanec was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Baby beluga Nala dies at Vancouver Aquarium
The whale, born June 7, 2009, died suddenly due to a fluid build up in her lungs on Monday night at approximately 10:15 p.m. in the main beluga tank Canada hits Iran with more sanctions
The Harper government is stepping up sanctions against Iran to limit its access to uranium and further restrict its nuclear program. Female players Granato, James elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
Dino Ciccarelli also added in player category Niedermayer to announce retirement
A person with knowledge of the situation says defenceman Scott Niedermayer will announce his retirement from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Quinn out as head coach of Oilers
Pat Quinn is out as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers after a disastrous first season behind the bench. Newborn Critical After Pregnant Woman BeatenLaw & Order | 207188 hits | 1:36 PM on Tuesday | posted by Choban
A baby born to a woman after she was severely beaten Sunday on a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan is in critical condition. Boy Killed Trying To Catch C-Train
Calgary police confirmed this afternoon a boy was killed today as he ran to catch a C-Train when it began to pull away
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/killed+trying+catch+Train+began+pull+away+police+confirm/3186865/story.html#ixzz0rcEXJ19E Ban on tailgate parties at Lions games may be liftedLaw & Order | 207317 hits | 1:00 PM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
B.C. Lions superfan Brian Wawryshyn has tailgated before games for a dozen years � until now.
Wawryshyn � who helps run BCLionsDen.ca � was setting up for a tailgate party Sunday before the very first football game at Empire Fields when he was to N.B. student streaker will go to graduationStrange | 206641 hits | 11:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
One of three New Brunswick Grade 12 students banned from graduation activities for streaking through their high school on June 11 will be allowed to attend graduation ceremonies but not the prom. Could Oilers draft both of them?Sports | 206653 hits | 6:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Barry Fraser says if this were 30 years ago, and the Edmonton Oilers were in this position, he’d be all over GM Glen Sather to perform the miracle. Calgary City Council drops axe on auditor Tracy McTaggartBusiness | 206853 hits | 6:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
City council dismissed auditor Tracy McTaggart on Monday, ending an increasingly acrimonious relationship as a damning review of her department found major deficiencies. Ignatieff suggests banning oil tankers along B.C. coastEnvironmental | 206861 hits | 6:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is calling for a ban on oil tankers along B.C.'s north coast. Abusive Montreal mother gets four years in prisonLaw & Order | 206792 hits | 6:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
A 44-year-old Montreal woman who brutalized her children over a 12-year period has been sentenced to four years in prison. Free up Kapyong homes: Grannies
The former military base has been vacant since 2004 when the Princess Patricia�s Canadian Light Infantry relocated to Shilo. More than 100 houses have stood empty since then. Zoo animals found safe and soundMisc CDN | 207379 hits | 4:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by PimpBrewski123
MONTREAL - The three missing zoo animals have been found, safe and sound.
Two camels, named Todd and Shawn, and a three-year-old tiger named Jonas, were found in their trailer Monday night between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Route Doyon in St. Edmond de GraGermany taking 6 of 10 subs out of service
The Defense Ministry told The Associated Press on Monday the German navy originally wanted to use the six 206A type submarines until 2015 but decided two weeks ago to cut maintenance expenses.
The Defense Ministry told The Associated Press on Monday the German navy originally wanted to use the six 206A type submarines until 2015 but decided two weeks ago to cut maintenance expenses.Roundup resistant weeds pose environmental threat
When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up harsher chemicals and reduce tilling that can contribute to erosion.
Business | 206686 hits | 5:25 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up harsher chemicals and reduce tilling that can contribute to erosion. Who's sorry now? Scientist apologizes to oilsands criticsTech | 206877 hits | 5:20 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Legal pressure has forced a senior Alberta government scientist to retract highly public statements saying two prominent oilsands critics lied and fudged their data. New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solsticeScience | 206716 hits | 5:18 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice. Oil spill stirs study, debate over health impactsBusiness | 206623 hits | 5:16 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
When an Associated Press reporter went scuba diving in the oil-streaked Gulf of Mexico this month, people commenting on websites worried about his health. But at the same time, the oil sure didn't bother some beachgoers in Alabama. Diabetes appears to hike risk of liver diseaseHealth | 206647 hits | 5:14 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
It's long been known having diabetes increases a person's risk of kidney failure and vision loss, but a new study suggests another potential negative consequence of the disease. Summertime often means no playtime for kids: surveyHealth | 206691 hits | 5:12 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
For kids, summer means a break from homework. But a new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario suggests it also means a break from physical activity. Police search for two suspects in serious sexual assaultLaw & Order | 206625 hits | 5:07 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Officers are searching for two suspects after a woman was seriously sexually assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning. Flooding on the Trans-Canada costing truckersBusiness | 206645 hits | 4:58 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Due to the worst flooding in years, the Trans-Canada Highway is closed between Medicine Hat and the Saskatchewan border – and the detours are costing truckers. Sens' Spezza says he wouldn't object to a tradeSports | 206726 hits | 4:54 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Star Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza "wouldn't object" to a trade if it happened, general manager Bryan Murray told reporters at a press conference on Monday. Lawyer: Ivan Henry shouldn't have to face new trialLaw & Order | 206659 hits | 4:52 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The B.C. Court of Appeal said it plans to allow an appeal from Ivan Henry, the Vancouver man who was found guilty in 1983 of rape and indecent assault involving eight different women. Central B.C. wildfire explodes in sizeEnvironmental | 206683 hits | 4:49 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Fire officials say hot, dry conditions combined with stands of dead timber have caused a wildfire burning in central B.C. to almost double in size in less than 24 hours. RCMP: Man rode ferry to N.L., intended to kill policeLaw & Order | 206698 hits | 4:48 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
RCMP allege a Nova Scotia man boarded a Newfoundland-bound ferry with a rifle, cross-bow and machete inside his vehicle, so that he could travel to Corner Brook, N.L. and kill police officers. Flaherty says banking sector reform unlikely at summitPolitical | 206647 hits | 4:43 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Days ahead of a meeting of heads of major industrial economies, the Canadian finance minister urged the Group of 20 nations to focus on setting targets for cutting their deficits and said that the summit was not likely to result in a resolution on financi RCMP officer killed in highway accidentLaw & Order | 206860 hits | 2:37 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
An RCMP officer was killed in a fiery crash on Highway 16 early Monday morning. No attempts made to sell stolen zoo animalsMisc CDN | 206663 hits | 2:36 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Quebec police investigating the theft of two camels and a tiger say no one has tried selling the exotic animals to local zoos. Afghans would welcome Canadian training: ambassadorMilitary | 206683 hits | 2:34 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canadian soldiers would be welcome to stay on training local troops after their combat role ends in Afghanistan next year, Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada said Monday. Flood damage 'extensive' in southern SaskatchewanMisc CDN | 206643 hits | 2:33 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Towns along the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border are trying to clean up after three days of heavy rain. But forecasters say more rain is still coming. Fourth body found at 'suspicious' Alta. blast siteLaw & Order | 206780 hits | 2:29 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
An Edmonton explosion that killed four people and sent several others to hospital is now being treated as suspicious. Canadian soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan
Sgt. James MacNeil, 28, of Glace Bay, N.S., was killed Monday by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. (Department of National Defence) Top Secret CSIS Doc accidentally sent to torture victim's law firmLaw & Order | 207046 hits | 12:37 PM on Monday | posted by Benn
Federal officials accidentally sent a top secret document to a Toronto law firm that is representing three Canadian torture victims in a $180-million lawsuit against the government, court records reveal.
Justice Department lawyers now want the spy-agen Canadians overestimate nation's clout: poll
As Canada prepares to host back-to-back G8 and G20 summits, a new survey published on Monday suggests Canadians tend to overestimate their influence on world affairs.
Portugal eliminates North Korea with 7-0 rout
Portugal revived its World Cup campaign with a dominating 7-0 win over North Korea in Group G on Monday, eliminating the Asian team from the competition.
Portugal revived its World Cup campaign with a dominating 7-0 win over North Korea in Group G on Monday, eliminating the Asian team from the competition.US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers, according to the British-based Arabic language newsp
Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers, according to the British-based Arabic language newsp Critical time for missing zoo animals, zookeeper warnsMisc CDN | 206583 hits | 5:29 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two camels and a tiger that went missing late last week are in grave danger, according to the head zookeeper in Bowmanville, Ont.Late Polish president's twin heads to runoff vote
The socially conservative twin of the late Polish president was headed for a runoff Monday with the moderate, pro-European leader who took his brother's place after he died in a plane crash.
Business | 206620 hits | 5:27 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The socially conservative twin of the late Polish president was headed for a runoff Monday with the moderate, pro-European leader who took his brother's place after he died in a plane crash.Report: Van der Sloot retracts murder confession
A Dutch newspaper that interviewed Joran van der Sloot in his prison cell in Lima, Peru, said Monday he has retracted his confession to the killing of a young woman there.
Law & Order | 206713 hits | 5:25 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Dutch newspaper that interviewed Joran van der Sloot in his prison cell in Lima, Peru, said Monday he has retracted his confession to the killing of a young woman there.4 NATO soldiers die in Afghan helicopter crash
A military helicopter crashed during an early morning operation in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three Australian commandoes and an American service member, officials said.
Military | 206758 hits | 5:18 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A military helicopter crashed during an early morning operation in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three Australian commandoes and an American service member, officials said.Iran cleric issues fatwa against dogs
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets � a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Misc World | 206998 hits | 11:25 PM on Sunday | posted by xerxes
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets � a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday. G20 police arsenal includes plastic bulletsMisc CDN | 206760 hits | 7:08 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Police tactical teams have been practising with plastic bullets and tear gas at a Canadian military base near Toronto in case protesters at the G8 and G20 summits turn violent.Man accused of snowmobiling drunk in June
A New York state man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly driving a snowmobile while drunk - in June.
Funny | 207758 hits | 6:23 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A New York state man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly driving a snowmobile while drunk - in June.Back to Canada News
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