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Plaque honours accomplishments of Admiral Kingsmill
As Canadian sailors celebrate the navy’s centennial, many are pouring through photo albums and reminiscing about stories from the past 100 years. The legacies of those who have served are forever captured in pictures, monuments and memories. This is parti Upcoming Afghan battle 'our D-Day'
Brig.-Gen. Daniel Ménard of Canada is to direct NATO's potentially decisive campaign in Kandahar City and four other districts this summer, including the volatile Panjwaii where troops from the Royal Canadian Regiment will take the lead as the battle unfo Dry long weekend sparks forest fire concerns
While much of Canada will be celebrating warm and sunny weather this long weekend, fire watchers in some parts of the country will be praying for cooler temperatures and rain.Cleaning oil-soaked Gulf Coast wetlands may be impossible
NEW ORLEANS — The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife
Environmental | 206648 hits | 10:16 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
NEW ORLEANS — The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife Forces in constant danger in Afghanistan: PM
OTTAWA - An attack on the main NATO base in Afghanistan shows Canadian troops in the country are in constant danger, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said SaturdayScientists working to coax fuel from extreme bugs
Scientists have found creatures thriving in places that would poison or cook most life on earth -- deep inside rock, under the ocean or in hot springs, places that are extremely salty, or acidic, or bathed in radiation or heavy metals.
Scientists have found creatures thriving in places that would poison or cook most life on earth -- deep inside rock, under the ocean or in hot springs, places that are extremely salty, or acidic, or bathed in radiation or heavy metals.Abbas: Palestinians ready to swap land with Israel
RAMALLAH — The Palestinians are ready to swap some land with Israel, although differences remain over the amount of territory to be traded, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday after two rounds of U.S.-led indirect peace talks.
Misc World | 206593 hits | 10:09 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
RAMALLAH — The Palestinians are ready to swap some land with Israel, although differences remain over the amount of territory to be traded, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday after two rounds of U.S.-led indirect peace talks.UN Command launches special probe on N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War truce agreement.
Misc World | 206623 hits | 10:07 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
SEOUL, South Korea — The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War truce agreement. Woman shot dead at Edmonton LRT stationLaw & Order | 206584 hits | 10:04 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
It's been a busy week for Edmonton homicide detectives. They are now investigating their third murder this week alone. B.C. man pleads guilty to 14 sex tourism chargesLaw & Order | 206617 hits | 10:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
VANCOUVER — A Burnaby, B.C., man has pleaded guilty to sex tourism charges involving 14 underage girls in Cambodia and Colombia. Kenneth Klassen appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday and admitted to committing the crimes between December 1Moderate quakes rattle Baja California
A series of moderate earthquakes south of the California border Saturday shook buildings in downtown San Diego, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Misc World | 206565 hits | 9:54 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
A series of moderate earthquakes south of the California border Saturday shook buildings in downtown San Diego, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. Dan Aykroyd donates Pinot Noir, Riesling to Canadian Forces in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers and officers at Kandahar Airfield who prefer Pinot Noir to pilsner can now raise a glass with their beer-drinking buddies without having to pay for the privilege. Winnipeg remains in NHL picture
Winnipeg hockey fans might be ringing in 2011 in style, with renewed hopes of an NHL team returning to the city. Flyers push punchless Habs to brink
Nothing was going to stand in the way of the Philadelphia Flyers taking a two-game lead back home in the Eastern Conference final. The Flyers not only put forth a stingy defensive effort to slow the speedy Montreal Canadiens, they overcame skate issues to Beware of Ontario bears: MNR
Ontario campers and cottagers are being reminded to avoid encounters with bears as they head for the woods this weekend. 'Made in Canada' rules under review
Canadian consumer groups are urging the government not to alter its new "product of Canada" and "made in Canada" food labelling rules as Ottawa considers exempting some ingredients Thousands without power in northern B.C.
Thousands of BC Hydro customers in the northeastern part of the province are without power after a heavy snowfall on Friday night. Insurgents attack main NATO base in south Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents launched a brazen, four-hour ground attack against the biggest NATO base in southern Afghanistan, following up a barrage of rockets and mortars fired at the Kandahar Airfield base, officials said Saturday. Ontario highway 'toll booth' peaceful: OPPLaw & Order | 206706 hits | 5:05 PM on Saturday | posted by andyt
A nominal toll booth on a busy northwestern Ontario stretch of highway is slowing down long-weekend motorists, but has been a peaceful incident so far, OPP said Saturday.
Matador gets Spain and suffering
A day after dashing Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio showed his dominance by cutting the ears off two vanquished bulls, one of their bovine brothers got revenge yesterday by gruesomely impaling the matador through his throat and out his mouth.
Misc World | 207383 hits | 10:07 AM on Saturday | posted by snookums
A day after dashing Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio showed his dominance by cutting the ears off two vanquished bulls, one of their bovine brothers got revenge yesterday by gruesomely impaling the matador through his throat and out his mouth.
Long weekend gas prices defy expectations
Trying to figure out when and where to get the best deal on gas prices this long holiday weekend? Lost creators want closure for fans with finaleArts & Entertainment | 206701 hits | 6:22 AM on Saturday | posted by kitty
Don’t expect a laser show. Don’t bet on the island to lift off into space.
11 charged in staged collision on Highway 400Law & Order | 206914 hits | 6:15 AM on Saturday | posted by kitty
Police grew suspicious when they questioned car occupants and tow truck drivers on scene G8 brings trepidation in Huntsville
Once-in-a-lifetime summit generates curious gawkers, nervous rumours — and fresh opportunities8 survive, 158 perish as plane crashes on landing in India
An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing 158 people, officials said. There were 8 survivors.
Misc World | 206631 hits | 6:03 AM on Saturday | posted by kitty
An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing 158 people, officials said. There were 8 survivors. 6 arrested at G8 protest in VancouverLaw & Order | 206595 hits | 2:43 AM on Saturday | posted by tritium
Police say six protesters were arrested during a rally against the G8 University Summit in Vancouver on Friday evening.Astronomer Copernicus to be reburied
FROMBORK, Poland - Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.
FROMBORK, Poland - Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave. $10M inferno sends fireballs into air
WINNIPEG - An orange glow illuminated the night sky in part of Winnipeg while a spectacular inferno burned Thursday night, causing an estimated $10 million in damage. Vampire bats and stroke treatment
Vampire bats could hold the key to a new treatment for stroke patients. A new study in Calgary will look at how bat saliva may offer up a way of breaking up a blood clot that is causing a stroke. Kilt banned from high school convocation
An Alberta high school student has been told he can't wear a kilt to convocation. "I would like to wear my kilt to the grad ceremonies," said 19-year-old Hamish Jacobs, who is of Scottish descent. Rogers dials new phone deal for soldier
TORONTO - Rogers announced Friday that it not only will amend the cellphone contract of a soldier in Afghanistan but will also devise a new policy for those serving abroad.Fish may be smarter than we think
Fish are scared of their own reflection — a new finding that suggests their brains are more sophisticated than originally thought, say biologists.
Fish are scared of their own reflection — a new finding that suggests their brains are more sophisticated than originally thought, say biologists.160 feared dead Air India crash
NEW DELHI - As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday as it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India.
Misc World | 206533 hits | 9:34 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
NEW DELHI - As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday as it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India. Brandon in Memorial Cup final with OT win
The Brandon Wheat Kings will play for the Memorial Cup title in their own building after getting sweet revenge on the Calgary Hitmen in a 5-4 comeback victory on Friday night. Acadian expulsion church may be found
The remnants of the original church where Acadian men and boys were rounded up in 1755 and told they would be expelled may have been unearthed at the Grand Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia. Massive fireball reported in Grande Praire, Alberta
Police report no damage after responding to reports of a massive fireball near the Dave Barr Arena shortly after dinner time Friday. One elderly gentleman suffering from shock and one woman in hysterics were treated at the scene. Canada's new navy helicopters need second change of engine design
HALIFAX - Canada's new maritime helicopters will need a second set of engine changes, but it won't add costs beyond an earlier price hike for the delayed fleet of navy choppers, says the manufacturer. U.S. rifles not suited to warfare in Afghan hills
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military's workhorse rifle -- used in battle for the last 40 years -- is proving less effective in Afghanistan against the Taliban's more primitive but longer range weapons Police close to firebombing arrests: SourcesLaw & Order | 206520 hits | 2:56 PM on Friday | posted by Bodah
Smartest City in Canada
A decade ago, urbanists had just about written the obituary for St. John's, Nfld. The fate of the hard-luck port townUS evangelist gets life for dead wife in freezer
Misc World | 206903 hits | 11:51 AM on Friday | posted by andyt
Massive hailstorm becomes a Web hit
Home video of a pool being pelted by baseball-sized stones in Oklahoma
Home video of a pool being pelted by baseball-sized stones in Oklahoma Edmonton Boy's Surgery In New York
Maddox Flynn suffers from a rare a lymphatic disorder
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Maddox Flynn suffers from a rare a lymphatic disorder
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Maddox Flynn, the two-and-a-half-year-old Edmonton boy with a cystic hygroma on his face, will go into surgery in B.C. Liberals popularity slide deepensProvincial Politics | 206784 hits | 10:44 AM on Friday | posted by tritium
B.C. Liberal MLAs admit the groundswell of opposition to the HST is hurting them in opinion polls — and a recent survey hammers home just how much damage has been done.Apple Is Scared Of Muslims Not Christians
In what is sure to raise a ruckus, comedian / filmmaker / app developer Emery Emery recorded a phone call with an Apple App Store rep when his iSlam Muhammad app was pulled from the App Store after one day. The highly entertaining conversation in its enti
In what is sure to raise a ruckus, comedian / filmmaker / app developer Emery Emery recorded a phone call with an Apple App Store rep when his iSlam Muhammad app was pulled from the App Store after one day. The highly entertaining conversation in its entiRoyal Navy guns down pirate ships
A massive cloud of fire and smoke could be seen above the Gulf of Aden as HMS Lancaster struck pirates off Somalia.
A massive cloud of fire and smoke could be seen above the Gulf of Aden as HMS Lancaster struck pirates off Somalia.Back to Canada News
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