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The global crisis that no one is talking about
Misc World | 206728 hits | 7:55 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Obama, Calderon oppose Arizona law
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House and pledged co-operation on immigration and battling a violent drug war and economic struggles.
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House and pledged co-operation on immigration and battling a violent drug war and economic struggles.Cyprus: crews stumble on 2-millenia-old coffins
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Work crews in Cyprus have accidentally unearthed four rare clay coffins estimated to be some 2,000 years old, the country's Antiquities Department director said Wednesday.
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Work crews in Cyprus have accidentally unearthed four rare clay coffins estimated to be some 2,000 years old, the country's Antiquities Department director said Wednesday.
Queen to visit 5 cities, spend Canada Day in Ottawa
OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says the Queen and Prince Philip will visit five cities in June and July and be in Ottawa for Canada Day. Major spring storm to hit Vancouver and B.C.'s south coast
Environment Canada has warned of a strong wind storm that will hit Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island early Wednesday evening. Hockey Canada defends Crosby after IIHF swipe
Hockey Canada has come out in defence of Sidney Crosby after the International Ice Hockey Federation included him in a swipe at players who declined invitations to attend the world hockey championship.Fears of war, NKorea meltdown cloud options for response to South Korean ship sinking
WASHINGTON - Deciding how to respond to North Korea's apparent sinking of a South Korean warship will be tricky for U.S. officials. Too tough a response could spark a dangerous reaction in the nuclear-armed neo-Stalinist state, while too lenient an approa
Misc World | 206838 hits | 6:03 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
WASHINGTON - Deciding how to respond to North Korea's apparent sinking of a South Korean warship will be tricky for U.S. officials. Too tough a response could spark a dangerous reaction in the nuclear-armed neo-Stalinist state, while too lenient an approaLondon Olympic Mascots Unveiled
Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, elicited mostly baffled reactions as to just what they were at their unveiling today.
Misc World | 207510 hits | 4:18 PM on Wednesday | posted by Toner
Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, elicited mostly baffled reactions as to just what they were at their unveiling today. Strathmore woman acquitted, shot husband in self-defenceLaw & Order | 206701 hits | 8:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
La France said she still did not believe Dunseath was dead in the bedroom and called a friend over to smoke more crack cocaine. After he left, she called another friend and smoked the drug with him until 6 a.m. Ontario bans Dan Aykroyd�s skull-shaped vodka
Are you afraid of this vodka? The LCBO thinks so, as it decides to ban the actor's Crystal Head Vodka that�ll be readily available outside the province Northern Alberta skies roar to life with Maple Flag 43
The skies over northern Alberta will roar as international Air Force Exercise Maple Flag 43 bursts into action today at 4 Wing Cold Lake. Troops take to the water
CFB Shilo, Manitoba — Soldiers from B-Company, Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (B-Coy 2 PPCLI), conducted assault boat training April 28 as part of the work-up for Exercise KAPYONG SPARTAN II. Navy presents Centennial Bell to Canada
OTTAWA – In the hallowed hall of the Senate of Canada, 100 years to the day it was created there May 4, 1910, the Navy presented a ship’s bell to the people of Canada, rededicating itself to another century of service. Arctic oil spill test is scrubbedEnvironmental | 206977 hits | 1:04 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Ottawa has dropped plans to dump crude into northern waters next to a proposed ocean park to test new ways of cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic. Dog hailed for defending pups
EDMONTON - A four-year-old Rottie-cross that fought off a pack of wild Hobbema dogs to protect her 12 pups is being hailed a hero this Mother's Day.Expedition discovers new frogs, geckos and pigeons
WASHINGTON — Finding a new animal species is a special moment for scientists and even better when one hops into their mountain camp and volunteers to be discovered.
WASHINGTON — Finding a new animal species is a special moment for scientists and even better when one hops into their mountain camp and volunteers to be discovered. Nature museum reopening after $216M facelift
OTTAWA — The Canadian Museum of Nature stages a grand reopening this week after a six-year, $216-million renovation that transformed the castle-like stone building from a damp and dingy relic into a state-of-the-art repository and showcase for the nation'Insurgents attack giant U.S. base in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field one day after a suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in the capital of Kabul, killing 18 people
Misc World | 206793 hits | 12:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field one day after a suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in the capital of Kabul, killing 18 people Extreme risk of wind fanning Alberta brush fire
OPAL, Alta. — County officials say the risk of a brush fire spreading north of Edmonton is extreme because of hot, dry weather and gusting winds. Firms agree to preserve B.C.'s boreal forestEnvironmental | 206790 hits | 12:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
TORONTO -- Canada's top pulp and paper companies, and the environmental groups that spent years fighting them, have united in an unlikely alliance to stop logging 29 million hectares of threatened northern forests in what has been dubbed "the world's larg HST to make Vancouver parking tax highest in North America
Back in January, TransLink tripled the tax on parking to help pay for roads and transit. Starting July 1, the HST will be applied to parking in Vancouver in what proves to be a tax on a tax. Blackhawks overwhelm Sharks for 2-0 lead
Strength and skill. The Chicago Blackhawks displayed both qualities in abundance in Tuesday's 4-2 win in San Jose.
Their record-tying seventh straight road victory of the playoffs gave Chicago an intimidating 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Confe Flyers shut out Canadiens again
The Montreal Canadiens improved their effort, but unless they can find a way to solve their special team woes and Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton , the Eastern Conference final will remain a one-sided affair.Greenland's coastal areas rising
Greenland's ice is melting at such a rapid pace that the land beneath it is rising up, say U.S. researchers.
Misc World | 206652 hits | 12:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Greenland's ice is melting at such a rapid pace that the land beneath it is rising up, say U.S. researchers.Magnitude-4.5 quake hits seismically active California border; downgraded from 5.1
EL CENTRO, Calif. - The seismically active California-Mexico border was rattled Tuesday by a magnitude-4.5 aftershock of the major earthquake that hit the region April 4. No damage was immediately reported.
Misc World | 206630 hits | 12:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
EL CENTRO, Calif. - The seismically active California-Mexico border was rattled Tuesday by a magnitude-4.5 aftershock of the major earthquake that hit the region April 4. No damage was immediately reported.Oil spill nears strong Florida-bound current
U.S. government officials have expanded the boundaries of a fishing ban in the Gulf of Mexico, a precautionary move meant to ensure fish caught there have not been affected by the massive oil spill.
Environmental | 206667 hits | 12:14 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
U.S. government officials have expanded the boundaries of a fishing ban in the Gulf of Mexico, a precautionary move meant to ensure fish caught there have not been affected by the massive oil spill.UN plans new sanctions against Iran
The United States introduced a resolution backed by all veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that would impose new sanctions against Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard and seek to curtail military, financial and shippin
Misc World | 206600 hits | 12:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The United States introduced a resolution backed by all veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that would impose new sanctions against Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard and seek to curtail military, financial and shippin'Obvious' North Korea sank ship: S. Korea
It is "obvious" North Korea sank one of the South Korea's warships in March, killing 46 sailors, South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday.
Misc World | 206922 hits | 12:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
It is "obvious" North Korea sank one of the South Korea's warships in March, killing 46 sailors, South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday. RBC firebombed as protest, group claimsLaw & Order | 206664 hits | 12:05 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
An explosive fire at a Royal Bank in Ottawa early Tuesday was a deliberate act of protest against corporate "Kanada," a video posted online claims. Hockey stick tests out at 170 years oldScience | 207092 hits | 9:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A New Brunswick tree scientist has completed tests confirming that a top contender for the title of "world's oldest hockey stick" was made at least 170 years ago, bolstering the claim of a Nova Scotia man — already backed by the country's leading hockey hChina scientists find use for cigarette butts
Chemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found.
Science | 207277 hits | 8:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Chemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found.Scientists look to turn Gulf's deserts into farmland
Gulf nations hope science will turn desert areas into arable land to boost food security and avoid the risks inherent in buying farmland abroad, industry insiders said Monday.
Science | 207075 hits | 8:49 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Gulf nations hope science will turn desert areas into arable land to boost food security and avoid the risks inherent in buying farmland abroad, industry insiders said Monday.Google mapping cars inadvertently collected personal data in Canada
Google Inc. said its fleet of cars responsible for photographing streets around the world have for several years accidentally collected personal information — which a security expert said could include e-mail messages and passwords — sent by consumers ove
Business | 206881 hits | 8:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Google Inc. said its fleet of cars responsible for photographing streets around the world have for several years accidentally collected personal information — which a security expert said could include e-mail messages and passwords — sent by consumers oveNot enough LCD for big screen televisions
Electronics makers worldwide face a shortage of liquid crystal displays used for large-screen televisions due to soaring demand, particularly in emerging markets such as China, Sharp said Monday.
Tech | 207017 hits | 8:44 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Electronics makers worldwide face a shortage of liquid crystal displays used for large-screen televisions due to soaring demand, particularly in emerging markets such as China, Sharp said Monday. Health | 206757 hits | 8:37 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Tahir Asif blew bubbles to show off his new lungs Thursday before he checked out of hospital.
The eight-year-old is the youngest double-lung transplant recipient in Alberta. Law & Order | 206786 hits | 8:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A man is dead in an early-morning homicide in Edmonton’s north end.
Police were called at 4:30 a.m. with reports of an adult man suffering from serious injuries near All Hours, a Calder neighbourhood pizza restaurant at 119th Street and 129th Avenue. The Oilsands could supply one-third of U.S. oil within 20 years: reportBusiness | 206754 hits | 8:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Despite environmental and economic challenges, Canada’s oilsands could account for more than one-third of U.S. oil supply within two decades, says a new report from U.S.-based Cambridge Energy Research Associates. Edmonton pedestrian pinned by car identifiedMisc CDN | 206774 hits | 4:28 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The woman killed after she was pinned by a car in downtown Edmonton on Monday has been identified as 40-year-old Erin Dandy. Edmonton institute offers help for stutterersHealth | 206776 hits | 4:16 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A University of Alberta centre for people who stutter released a report on Tuesday that shows their treatment is effective over the long term. Family defies order, tries to save home from fireMisc CDN | 206864 hits | 4:10 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Wind-whipped flames from a raging brush fire were less than 500 metres from Terrance Turchanski's yard in Thorhild County on Sunday but he refused to budge despite a mandatory evacuation order. A Soldier's Choice
A military courtroom is not much different than the civilian version, except for a few distinct touches. When the judge shows up, everyone salutes. When a jury is chosen, the panel has five members, not 12. And when a witness is summoned to testify, he do Quebec sovereignty is irrelevant, says pollProvincial Politics | 207175 hits | 1:09 PM on Tuesday | posted by Proculation
A new poll shows that 30 years after the first Quebec sovereignty referendum, and 15 years after the second, most Quebecers consider the debate over whether the province should separate from Canada no longer relevant.
The survey conducted last month fo 17-year-old Zac Herold forced to retire before first pro match
Football is sometimes described as a game of immortals. Whether it be on the club or international stage, it's a sport in which men some might consider well past their prime can be the spark of a team or magical title run. This, however, will not be the c Ignatieff least liked federal leader: Poll
Michael Ignatieff is by far the least popular federal political leader, a new poll suggests. Canadian Forces colonel killed in Kabul suicide attack
A deadly suicide bombing in Kabul has claimed the life of a Canadian Forces colonel. Sask. reserve grapples with propane abuseHealth | 206873 hits | 9:38 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
An elder at a northern Saskatchewan reserve is raising the alarm about propane sniffing following the death last month of a teenage girl. Woman fatally struck in parking lotLaw & Order | 206712 hits | 9:35 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A woman died after a car hit her in a downtown Edmonton parking lot Monday afternoon, police said. Court sees video of attack on bus driverLaw & Order | 206787 hits | 9:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Gary Edwin Mattson punched Tom Bregg in the face three times, then stomped on the veteran Edmonton transit driver's face 15 times after dragging him off his bus. Crown urges conviction in 4-killing trialLaw & Order | 206592 hits | 9:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Crown attorney prosecuting an accused serial killer acknowledged in closing arguments at Charles Kembo's trial Monday that the case against him is circumstantial.Back to Canada News
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