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Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health modelHealth | 206608 hits | 3:37 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TORONTO (Reuters) � Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system.Brazil lottery winner escapes father's murder plot
The winner of a $16 million lottery jackpot in Brazil escaped his own father's plot to kill him after police caught two contract killers supposedly hired to carry out his murder, local media reported on Friday.
The winner of a $16 million lottery jackpot in Brazil escaped his own father's plot to kill him after police caught two contract killers supposedly hired to carry out his murder, local media reported on Friday. 2 Mounties stabbed in Calgary officeLaw & Order | 206679 hits | 11:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by tritium
Two RCMP officers were stabbed Tuesday in a downtown office, leaving one in stable condition in hospital and the other with superficial hand injuries.6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Costa Rica
An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Pacific coast of Costa Rica on Monday night, the U.S. Geological Society (USGS) said last night, while the local geological experts, the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa R
Environmental | 206697 hits | 11:38 AM on Tuesday | posted by tritium
An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Pacific coast of Costa Rica on Monday night, the U.S. Geological Society (USGS) said last night, while the local geological experts, the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa RAl and Tipper Gore separating after 40 years of marriage
After forty years of marriage, Al and Tipper Gore are separating, the couple announced in an e-mail to friends Tuesday morning...
Misc World | 206938 hits | 10:55 AM on Tuesday | posted by tritium
After forty years of marriage, Al and Tipper Gore are separating, the couple announced in an e-mail to friends Tuesday morning... Falcon 9: A Future Space Taxi?
A white rocket that's as tall as an 18-story building is about to blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. And there's a lot riding on it — at least symbolically. Celery, peaches coated with the most pesticides: groupHealth | 206739 hits | 9:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Those peaches at the grocery store might look nutritious, but they might also be loaded with pesticide residues, suggests a new report from the Environmental Working Group.Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster
Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible plankton.
Science | 207275 hits | 9:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible plankton. Ontario, Quebec get new mobile area codesTech | 206789 hits | 9:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Parts of Ontario and Quebec are getting new area codes to help meet the demand for more phone numbers, especially on mobile phones. Police video shows men taking Calgary bus for joyrideLaw & Order | 206618 hits | 7:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Surveillance video from a stolen Calgary bus taken for a joyride shows two men chuckling and yelling as they zoom around corners and consider cutting across someone's lawn. Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 0.5 per centMisc CDN | 206701 hits | 7:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The days of record low interest rates in Canada appear to be coming to an end, as the Bank of Canada announced Tuesday its first interest rate increase in three years. Edmonton-based soldiers return home from AfghanistanMilitary | 206810 hits | 7:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Seven-month tour ends for Land Force Western soldiersWoman sues Google after being hit by car
A Utah woman is suing Google after Google Maps on her BlackBerry allegedly gave her walking directions that led her to a highway where she was struck by a car, CNN reports.
Law & Order | 206899 hits | 6:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
A Utah woman is suing Google after Google Maps on her BlackBerry allegedly gave her walking directions that led her to a highway where she was struck by a car, CNN reports. Mouthy urinal removed from men's room
A controversial mouth-shaped urinal in the men's room of a downtown bar has been removed. Ottawa ready to help..Bidding on Henderson's Jersey $140,000
The federal government could become the key player in the repatriation of Paul Henderson's historic Team Canada jersey during a Quebec hockey auction this month, Canwest News Service has learned.
Read more: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Ottawa+North Korean Submarine Helmsman Breaks 14-Year Silence
Lee Kwang Soo is now 46. He is also the sole captured crew member from a Sango class submarine which ran aground on a South Korean beach during an espionage mission in September, 1996, triggering a lengthy manhunt in which a large number of people, both S
Lee Kwang Soo is now 46. He is also the sole captured crew member from a Sango class submarine which ran aground on a South Korean beach during an espionage mission in September, 1996, triggering a lengthy manhunt in which a large number of people, both S Locked cellphones hurt consumers: criticsTech | 208502 hits | 9:17 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Competition in the wireless industry is heating up with the recent launch of several new carriers, but critics say Canadians are still facing at least one big barrier to choice — locked phones.Many in danger as Haiti heads into hurricane season
A hurricane season predicted to be one of the wettest on record opens Tuesday in the Caribbean, where hundreds of thousands of Haitian earthquake victims have only tarps or fraying tents to protect them in a major storm.
Misc World | 208222 hits | 8:36 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A hurricane season predicted to be one of the wettest on record opens Tuesday in the Caribbean, where hundreds of thousands of Haitian earthquake victims have only tarps or fraying tents to protect them in a major storm.AP source: U.S. believes No. 3 al Qaeda official dead
U.S. officials believe al Qaeda's No. 3, Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas within the past two weeks.
Misc World | 208159 hits | 8:34 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
U.S. officials believe al Qaeda's No. 3, Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas within the past two weeks.Pakistan lifts ban after Facebook removes content
Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.
Tech | 208295 hits | 8:23 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.Taiwan's AsusTek unveils tablet computer
Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled Monday a portable tablet computer that runs on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, joining a slew of manufacturers trying to tap demand for the sleek devices following Apple's launch of the iPad.
Tech | 208275 hits | 8:21 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled Monday a portable tablet computer that runs on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, joining a slew of manufacturers trying to tap demand for the sleek devices following Apple's launch of the iPad.Pacific volcano erupts near Marianas islands
A volcanic eruption near the Pacific's Northern Mariana Islands shot clouds of ash and vapour nearly 13 kilometres into the sky, federal scientists said.
Misc World | 208236 hits | 8:20 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A volcanic eruption near the Pacific's Northern Mariana Islands shot clouds of ash and vapour nearly 13 kilometres into the sky, federal scientists said. Great Lakes water levels alarmingly low, officials sayEnvironmental | 208577 hits | 8:14 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
After a winter of next-to-no snow, water levels all across the Great Lakes are down this spring, something government and business experts say could have an impact on the environment and the economy.EA brings NHL game to Wii
Wayne Gretzky admits it: The Great One is just an average hockey player.
Well, not really. Only when it comes to EA Sports' National Hockey League franchise coming to the Nintendo Wii in September, just in time for the start of the next season.
Tech | 208258 hits | 8:11 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Wayne Gretzky admits it: The Great One is just an average hockey player.
Well, not really. Only when it comes to EA Sports' National Hockey League franchise coming to the Nintendo Wii in September, just in time for the start of the next season.Girl, 15 raped by baptist church member then forced to apologize to him.
After being raped and impregnated by a fellow churchgoer more than twice her age, a 15-year-old Concord girl was forced by Trinity Baptist Church leaders to stand before the congregation to apologize before they helped whisk her out of state, according to
After being raped and impregnated by a fellow churchgoer more than twice her age, a 15-year-old Concord girl was forced by Trinity Baptist Church leaders to stand before the congregation to apologize before they helped whisk her out of state, according to Organs of drowned 'angel' donated to other kidsMisc CDN | 208459 hits | 7:11 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A young girl, found lifeless last week in a Brampton backyard pool, has been taken off life support so that her organs could be donated to help five other children. Government to cut payments for elderly prisonersMisc CDN | 208146 hits | 7:11 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Conservative government will table legislation on Tuesday to scrap old-age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments to inmates aged 65 and older, CTV News has learned. Man who beheaded passenger may get escorted walksLaw & Order | 208215 hits | 7:06 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Almost two years after he stabbed, beheaded and carved up a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus, Vince Li may get the right to short, supervised walks around the grounds of the hospital where he is being held. Needles found in sausages sold in Toronto, police sayLaw & Order | 208247 hits | 7:01 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Police in Toronto say someone has been tampering with Polish sausage. Chris Haney, co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, dies at 59Arts & Entertainment | 208876 hits | 6:55 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Chris Haney, one of the co-creators of Canada's most famous board game, Trivial Pursuit, has died at the age of 59 after a long illness.Tropical Storm Agatha kills 144 in 3 countries
Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people and left thousands homeless in Central America, officials said Monday.
Misc World | 208121 hits | 6:51 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people and left thousands homeless in Central America, officials said Monday.Syria, Lebanon say flotilla attack can lead to war
Syrian President Bashar al�Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that Israel�s attack on a flotilla of aid bound for Gaza threatens to ignite a war in the region.
Syrian President Bashar al�Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that Israel�s attack on a flotilla of aid bound for Gaza threatens to ignite a war in the region. B.C. activist part of convoy attacked by Israelis
Friends of a B.C. man say he was aboard one of the six vessels that were part of a convoy attacked by Israeli commandos off the coast of Gaza.
Glenn Beck Crosses Line, Teases Malia Obama‎
Two days after going on record stating that families of political figures are off limits in criticizing their political beliefs, Glenn Beck crossed the line mocking Obama’s 11-year-old daughter Malia.
Arts & Entertainment | 208527 hits | 1:59 PM on Monday | posted by tritium
Two days after going on record stating that families of political figures are off limits in criticizing their political beliefs, Glenn Beck crossed the line mocking Obama’s 11-year-old daughter Malia. Charges laid in suspicious death of foster childLaw & Order | 208150 hits | 8:28 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Morinville RCMP have laid charges in the suspicious death of a 21-month-old foster child from Morinville. Fate of woman accused of ordering teen's death due todayLaw & Order | 208180 hits | 8:25 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A decision is expected today at the second trial of a Surrey, B.C., woman accused of ordering the fatal beating of a 16-year-old boy. Woman wanted second healthy breast removed: doctorHealth | 208075 hits | 8:23 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A woman whose breast was removed by a surgeon in the mistaken belief it was cancerous was not upset to discover the error -- she even wanted her other breast removed just in case, the surgeon alleges in court documents. Economy grew by 6.1 per cent in first quarterMisc CDN | 208061 hits | 8:21 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canada's economy grew at an annualized rate of 6.1 per cent in the first quarter.Ten dead after Israeli forces clash with aid flotilla
An Israeli raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships brought unexpected casualties Monday, when at least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded by gunfire.
Military | 211068 hits | 8:17 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
An Israeli raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships brought unexpected casualties Monday, when at least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded by gunfire.Copper surfaces can kill hospital microbes, study finds
Larger trial planned to see if use reduces patient infection rates
Larger trial planned to see if use reduces patient infection rates Vague 'new' party emerges in Alberta‎Provincial Politics | 208346 hits | 12:51 AM on Monday | posted by tritium
If you are a centre-left progressive in Alberta who is unhappy with the existing political options of the Liberals and the NDP, and you don't know where to put your efforts until the 2012 election, you might be excited about the Alberta Party -- a "new" p Gunshots fired at busy Langley intersectionLaw & Order | 208282 hits | 12:39 AM on Monday | posted by tritium
Langley RCMP are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired at a busy intersection in the 20100 block of the Fraser Highway early Sunday morning. Man arrested on warrant after flight divertedLaw & Order | 208335 hits | 12:37 AM on Monday | posted by tritium
An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its airspace after a man named in an outstanding warrant was reported aboard, an official said. Tale of Mulroney-Schreiber comes to inconclusive end
OTTAWA — Brian Mulroney will endure one last humiliation on Monday in the tawdry tale of his dealings with shady German-Canadian arms lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber. But the former prime minister won't waste any time trying to rehabilitate his tarnished repDario Franchitti wins Indy 500
Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then got a huge break from a spectacular crash on the last lap to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with a win at the Indianapolis 500.
Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then got a huge break from a spectacular crash on the last lap to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with a win at the Indianapolis 500. Sewage, jet fuel among millions of litres spilled in ArcticEnvironmental | 208106 hits | 10:27 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
OTTAWA — Millions of litres of harmful contaminants — including sewage and jet fuel — have been spilled across great swaths of Canada’s pristine Arctic in recent years Via Rail gives free summer travel to soldiers, families
OTTAWA - The federal government and Via Rail will announce Monday they will provide members of the Canadian Forces and veterans free train passes this summer'Lost tomb' of ancient Egyptian mayor found near Cairo
CAIRO, Egypt — Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th century treasure hunters first carted off some of its decorative wall panels,
CAIRO, Egypt — Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th century treasure hunters first carted off some of its decorative wall panels,British scholar says African relic is the lost ark
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tudor Parfitt has spent years chasing a theory that a lost tribe of Jews wound up in Southern Africa. But his latest leap has landed him in a minefield. The subject at hand is this British scholar's contention that the remains of a 700-
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tudor Parfitt has spent years chasing a theory that a lost tribe of Jews wound up in Southern Africa. But his latest leap has landed him in a minefield. The subject at hand is this British scholar's contention that the remains of a 700-Back to Canada News
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