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Sherpas warn ice melt is making Everest 'dangerous'
Sherpa mountaineers in Nepal say a rise in the rate of snow and ice melt on Mount Everest has exposed bare rock faces and made it dangerous to climb.
Misc World | 206768 hits | 8:53 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Sherpa mountaineers in Nepal say a rise in the rate of snow and ice melt on Mount Everest has exposed bare rock faces and made it dangerous to climb.
Morning raid on Estourmel aerodrome
June 2 marks the 93rd anniversary of the daring mission that earned First World War flying ace Billy Bishop the Victoria Cross. Let's go back in time to that historic event. Quotes are from the Canadian hero's air combat classic, Winged Warfare. Reservists train in Alberta badlands
Wainwright, Alberta — On March 19-21, Reservists from 41 Brigade took part in Exercise DINOSAUR SCOUT in Drumheller, Alberta. First CF soldier inducted into US Army Hall of Fame
Fort Bliss, Texas — Chief Warrant Officer Giovanni (Gino) Moretti is back at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, where he is to be inducted as the first Canadian into the International Military Student Hall of Fame. Light shines through Naval Memorial Window
ESQUIMALT -- After close to three years of research, design, crafting and installation, the Naval Memorial Window was unveiled inside historic St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Esquimalt May 22.Three Germans killed disarming WWII-era bomb
BERLIN — Three experts working to defuse a bomb from the Second World War were killed when the device exploded, injuring six others, police said Wednesday.
Misc World | 206839 hits | 8:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
BERLIN — Three experts working to defuse a bomb from the Second World War were killed when the device exploded, injuring six others, police said Wednesday.Hijacked crew disarms, kills sleeping Somali pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya — The crew of a Libyan-owned cargo ship pounced on their sleeping Somali captors Wednesday, disarmed the pirates and killed five of them, regaining control of their vessel that had been hijacked almost three months earlier, officials said.
Law & Order | 206776 hits | 8:25 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
NAIROBI, Kenya — The crew of a Libyan-owned cargo ship pounced on their sleeping Somali captors Wednesday, disarmed the pirates and killed five of them, regaining control of their vessel that had been hijacked almost three months earlier, officials said. Officials play down concerns about Canadian oil spillEnvironmental | 206652 hits | 8:20 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal-provincial board that regulates oil activity off Newfoundland is trying to ease public concerns about deepsea drilling.Flyers' Giroux sinks Blackhawks in OT
Centre Claude Giroux redirected a shot at 5:59 of overtime, sending the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
Centre Claude Giroux redirected a shot at 5:59 of overtime, sending the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final. Canucks re-sign goalie Schneider
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed goaltender Cory Schneider, it was announced on Wednesday Bird sanctuary's provincial funding cut
Provincial funding for the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve's has been stopped, forcing the nature preserve to curtail education and research activities, operators say. Ottawa to announce shipbuilding plan
The construction logjam of tens of billions of dollars in new Canadian navy and coast guard ships is finally expected to break Thursday with the announcement of Ottawa's long-anticipated shipbuilding strategy. NHL GMs to recommend game misconduct for head shots
The NHL's 30 general managers are backing a rule that would see players receive a five-minute penalty and a game misconduct for hits to the head. Gas well leak forces Albertans from homesEnvironmental | 206664 hits | 8:02 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Five families in Calmar, Alta., are being forced out of their homes because of a leaking natural gas well. After the leak was discovered in 2008, the more than 50-year-old well owned by Imperial Oil was temporarily sealed. Frankenfish threatens Canadian watersEnvironmental | 207054 hits | 7:59 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
TORONTO - Say hello to Frankenfish. How'd you like that thing biting your ass? It can grow to 1.8 metres. The fish, I mean. Nazi-engraved soap free of human remains: lab test
MONTREAL — Montreal police say a lab analysis of a controversial bar of swastika-engraved soap shows it has no trace of human remains. Ministers' appearance sparks committee chaos
A parliamentary committee looking into the Rahim Jaffer affair descended into a shouting match during an unprecedented — and uninvited — appearance Wednesday by a trio of Conservative cabinet members led by Transport Minister John Baird. Copyright bill would ban breaking digital locksLaw & Order | 207483 hits | 5:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by LightStarr
The government has introduced new copyright legislation that would legalize activities commonly engaged in by thousands of Canadians — such as copying a CD — but which would criminalize breaking digital locks placed on gadgets and media.
Read more: htt Breathalyzer Legal ChallengeLaw & Order | 207093 hits | 1:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
A Red Deer lawyer has begun a lengthy legal challenge that could assist in the defence of people charged with drunk driving. Defence lawyer Kevin Sproule wants to take Central Alberta cases as far as the Supreme Court Mom charged in deaths of two Vancouver infantsLaw & Order | 206789 hits | 12:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 24-year-old Vancouver woman has been charged in connection with the deaths of her two newborn sons, born 11 months apart.Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van Der Sloot Sought in Peru Murder
Joran van der Sloot, the 22-year-old Dutch playboy twice arrested in the mysterious disappearance of American Natalee Holloway, has been named the prime suspect in the death of a young Peruvian woman found dead in a Lima hotel today, five days after she d
Law & Order | 206837 hits | 12:25 PM on Wednesday | posted by tritium
Joran van der Sloot, the 22-year-old Dutch playboy twice arrested in the mysterious disappearance of American Natalee Holloway, has been named the prime suspect in the death of a young Peruvian woman found dead in a Lima hotel today, five days after she d Ford kills Mercury. So what?
Sometime this afternoon Ford Motor is expected to kill the Mercury brand. This has been rumoured for quite a while, and it's evoked no end of hand-wringing among the American cognoscenti who believe nothing ever should change in the car business. Ever. Mulroney pressured to pay back $2-million defamation settlementLaw & Order | 206697 hits | 9:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
The Canadian bureaucrat who paid more than $2-million in public money to settle a lawsuit with Brian Mulroney says he expects the Oliphant inquiry�s criticism of the former prime minister�s testimony to spur the government to explore how it can recoveTaxi driver kills 12 in U.K. rampage
Body of alleged gunman, 52-year-old Derrick Bird, was found in woods near the Lake District village of Boot
Law & Order | 206745 hits | 8:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Body of alleged gunman, 52-year-old Derrick Bird, was found in woods near the Lake District village of Boot Reward offered for clues of son's disappearanceLaw & Order | 206710 hits | 8:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The family of a missing Burnaby, B.C., man hope time -- and a significant reward -- will unseal the vital information need to find their loved one.Foxconn raises worker pay after rash of suicides
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, shaken by a spate of suicides at its China plants, said Wednesday it is raising the pay of workers by 30 percent, a greater increase than first planned.
Tech | 206627 hits | 8:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, shaken by a spate of suicides at its China plants, said Wednesday it is raising the pay of workers by 30 percent, a greater increase than first planned.Mentos, Coke-propelled vehicle becomes online hit
The guys who became an online sensation by creating geysers from soda and Mentos candies have discovered it's not just entertainment. It can propel vehicles, as well.
Tech | 206675 hits | 8:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The guys who became an online sensation by creating geysers from soda and Mentos candies have discovered it's not just entertainment. It can propel vehicles, as well.A third of U.S. firms pay or penalize staff over weight
How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500?
Health | 206838 hits | 8:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? More cases of needles in sausage, police sayHealth | 206699 hits | 8:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Toronto Police say they have been told of two more cases of kielbasa, a Polish sausage, with a needle embedded in the meat.Israel moves to deport all Gaza activists within hours
Israel intends to deport hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists by the end of Wednesday, while scrapping plans to lay charges against anyone who participated in an aid flotilla that was headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Misc World | 206650 hits | 8:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Israel intends to deport hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists by the end of Wednesday, while scrapping plans to lay charges against anyone who participated in an aid flotilla that was headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip. U.S. asks for James Cameron's help with oil spillEnvironmental | 206745 hits | 8:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
With no end in sight to the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. government is seeking a blockbuster solution, recruiting "Avatar" and "Titanic" film director James Cameron's help. High-speed boat chase ends with drug seizureLaw & Order | 206597 hits | 8:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two British Columbia men have been arrested in the United States after a high-speed boat chase in Washington state that ended with the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of marijuana.Thai PM survives no-confidence vote after turmoil
Thailand's beleaguered prime minister survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday called after months of anti-government protests crippled the capital and street battles left nearly 90 people dead.
Political | 206611 hits | 8:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Thailand's beleaguered prime minister survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday called after months of anti-government protests crippled the capital and street battles left nearly 90 people dead.Militants attack as Afghan peace conference starts
The Taliban made good on its threats to attack a national peace conference in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as suicide attackers descended on the conference on its opening day.
Misc World | 206689 hits | 8:15 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Taliban made good on its threats to attack a national peace conference in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as suicide attackers descended on the conference on its opening day.Latest effort to contain Gulf oil spill stalls
BP's latest, and possibly last-ditch, attempt to stem the flow of oil from its crippled Gulf of Mexico well ran into another snag Wednesday, even as the expanding slick of crude oil from the spill drifted closer to previously untouched beaches in three mo
Misc World | 206614 hits | 8:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
BP's latest, and possibly last-ditch, attempt to stem the flow of oil from its crippled Gulf of Mexico well ran into another snag Wednesday, even as the expanding slick of crude oil from the spill drifted closer to previously untouched beaches in three mo Grey Cup ticket sales go ballisticSports | 206738 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
From 2 p.m. through to 6 p.m. the Eskimos sold about $2 million dollars in tickets. On June 1, they reached the $8 million mark in ticket sales.Israeli Nuclear Missile Boats Off Iranian Coast
Although Israel has a naval base on the Red Sea, Egypt had, until recently, had not allowed Israeli subs to use the Suez canal. So the Dolphins were modified to go around Africa, if they had to. But now the Egyptians, who are also feuding with Iran, regul
Although Israel has a naval base on the Red Sea, Egypt had, until recently, had not allowed Israeli subs to use the Suez canal. So the Dolphins were modified to go around Africa, if they had to. But now the Egyptians, who are also feuding with Iran, regulUS carrier to join S.Korea anti-submarine drill
The USS George Washington will leave its base in the Japanese port of Yokosuka around Saturday and arrive in the Yellow Sea early next week, Yonhap news agency quoted a military source as saying.
The USS George Washington will leave its base in the Japanese port of Yokosuka around Saturday and arrive in the Yellow Sea early next week, Yonhap news agency quoted a military source as saying.First Steel Cut for Brazilian Submarine Programme
In an effort to modernise the South American country’s submarine fleet, DCNS had been awarded a major contracts package by the Brazilian Navy back in December 2008 for the design and construction of four conventional-propulsion submarines under a technolo
In an effort to modernise the South American country’s submarine fleet, DCNS had been awarded a major contracts package by the Brazilian Navy back in December 2008 for the design and construction of four conventional-propulsion submarines under a technolo Army overflowing with recruits, but air force short
Canadian army, navy and air force chiefs gave starkly different reports to a Senate committee Monday on public enthusiasm to join their ranks.Sinkhole gobbles intersection, factory
GUATEMALA CITY - A cavernous and almost perfectly round sinkhole swallowed an entire intersection in Guatemala City during a tropical storm, spooking people in the neighbourhood but exciting geologists.
Misc World | 206864 hits | 12:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
GUATEMALA CITY - A cavernous and almost perfectly round sinkhole swallowed an entire intersection in Guatemala City during a tropical storm, spooking people in the neighbourhood but exciting geologists. 
OTTAWA —The extraordinary confession of a corporal set in motion the bombshell revelation that ended the tenure and possibly the military career of Canada’s top soldier in AfghanistanIran has fuel for 2 nukes
Iran has amassed more than two tonnes of enriched uranium, the UN nuclear watchdog says in a report that has heightened Western concerns about the country developing the ability to produce a nuclear weapon.
Misc World | 206833 hits | 9:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Iran has amassed more than two tonnes of enriched uranium, the UN nuclear watchdog says in a report that has heightened Western concerns about the country developing the ability to produce a nuclear weapon. Canada's week of wacky weather
From last week's snowfall in Calgary to record rains in Saskatchewan and a heat wave in Toronto, Canada has had a week of wacky weather. Province looks to reduce the use of plastic bagsEnvironmental | 206785 hits | 9:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The provincial government, along with representatives from the retail industry that account for account 90 per cent of stores is set to announce a plan that could see the use of plastic bags cut in half in the next five years. Surrey woman missing since ThursdayMisc CDN | 206736 hits | 9:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Surrey RCMP are asking the public for help in finding a missing 57-year-old woman. Arrest made in 2009 murder of Abbotsford womanLaw & Order | 206600 hits | 9:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Abbotsford resident Angela Crossman last year, CTV News has learned. Stranded man chops down power poles to get rescuedFunny | 208064 hits | 9:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
SaskPower spokesman James Parker isn't sure what survival equipment the stranded man had with him in northern Saskatchewan last week -- except, of course, for his axe.Gaza residents head for Egypt after border opens
Several thousand Gaza Strip residents have attempted to cross into Egypt after being given a rare opportunity to leave the area that has been blockaded for the past three years.
Misc World | 206784 hits | 9:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Several thousand Gaza Strip residents have attempted to cross into Egypt after being given a rare opportunity to leave the area that has been blockaded for the past three years.Back to Canada News
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