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Taliban fire on Canadian ceremonyMisc World | 208691 hits | 4:21 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The Taliban tried to crash a Canadian Forces party in Afghanistan on Friday. PM wants Libyan mission extendedMisc World | 208476 hits | 3:31 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is planning to extend the Canadian military mission in Libya, saying that although progress has been made against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, more needs to be done.Hero school kids thwart girl's abduction
Three Hastings schoolboys rescued a 12-year-old girl by threatening to attack two men who were trying to drag her away.
Misc World | 209419 hits | 8:15 AM on Friday | posted by DerbyX
Three Hastings schoolboys rescued a 12-year-old girl by threatening to attack two men who were trying to drag her away. Harper gets tough with Arab world Misc World | 208711 hits | 12:40 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Thursday for Yemen's embattled president to quit, but refused at the G8 Summit here to pledge major new money to help the region transform from dictatorship to democracy. HMCS Charlottetown supports mine-clearance in Misratah HarbourMisc World | 208344 hits | 11:14 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Misratah, Libya; 5 May 2011 — There’s a sudden break in the rhythm of Charlottetown’s operations room — a maritime patrol aircraft reports a group of small boats speeding towards Misratah, possibly an attack in progress. The French frigate Courbet hastens First Canadian to be world's weatherman forecasts more focus on NorthMisc World | 208316 hits | 11:12 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
David Grimes has headed Canada’s Meteorological Service since 2006, presiding over a time of pronounced droughts, devastating floods and raucous debates over global warming. Canada pledges $30M to help stabilize ChernobylMisc World | 208306 hits | 10:05 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Canada will provide $30 million in funding to help complete safety and stabilization work at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed on Thursday.8 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight NATO service members were killed Thursday in Afghanistan, including seven who died when a powerful bomb exploded in a field where they were patrolling on foot, the international military coalition and Afghan police said.
Misc World | 208242 hits | 10:03 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight NATO service members were killed Thursday in Afghanistan, including seven who died when a powerful bomb exploded in a field where they were patrolling on foot, the international military coalition and Afghan police said. Canada's Arctic criticism is unfounded: Russian officialMisc World | 208398 hits | 9:57 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Russia's ambassador-at-large for Arctic issues, Anton Vasiliev, fired back Thursday at the frequent complaints that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet ministers have levelled at Russia for what they see as provocative behaviour in the Arctic.Experts charged in Italian quake warning failure
Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009.
Misc World | 208353 hits | 9:28 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009. Harper, Obama talk plans for security perimeterMisc World | 208199 hits | 9:18 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada and the U.S will have a plan in place by the summer for a North American security perimeter agreement.Fukushima No. 1 eyed as site for nuke fuel graveyard
Misc World | 206599 hits | 9:47 AM on Thursday | posted by stemmer
Sudan's Abyei dispute: 'Shots fired' at UN helicopters
Shots have been fired at UN helicopters in the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei, the UN says.
Misc World | 208396 hits | 9:53 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Shots have been fired at UN helicopters in the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei, the UN says. Canada among 10 most peaceful countriesMisc World | 208664 hits | 9:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
WASHINGTON—Canada ranks for the first time among the world’s Top 10 most peaceful nations in a new global security assessment released Wednesday.Seeing-eye sheep, goats guide blind horse
SALMON, Idaho - Michelle Feldstein was prepared to provide special accommodations for the blind horse she recently added to the flightless ducks, clawless cats and homeless llamas inhabiting her animal shelter in Montana.
Misc World | 208710 hits | 9:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
SALMON, Idaho - Michelle Feldstein was prepared to provide special accommodations for the blind horse she recently added to the flightless ducks, clawless cats and homeless llamas inhabiting her animal shelter in Montana. Norwegian group seeks Amundsen's ship from CanadaMisc World | 208547 hits | 4:56 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The sunken remains of a ship belonging to famed Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen could be lifted out of Canadian waters and returned to Norway if a group of investors has its way.Okla. hit by tornado as Joplin braces
A large tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Tuesday as the city of Joplin in southwestern Missouri — already reeling from the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in more than 60 years — braced for a second punch.
Misc World | 208348 hits | 3:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A large tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Tuesday as the city of Joplin in southwestern Missouri — already reeling from the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in more than 60 years — braced for a second punch. Canada ranks high on 'better life index'Misc World | 208387 hits | 3:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Canadians make more, work less, are happier with their lives and better educated than most residents of the 34 countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a new index suggests. Canada announces sanctions against SyriaMisc World | 208525 hits | 3:40 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Canada is imposing sanctions against the Syrian government and its president, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced late Tuesday afternoon.Queen lauds 'special' U.S.-U.K. relationship
Queen Elizabeth used her speech at a state dinner honouring U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to celebrate common bonds between the United States and Britain that she says go beyond military and diplomatic ties.
Misc World | 206916 hits | 2:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656
Queen Elizabeth used her speech at a state dinner honouring U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to celebrate common bonds between the United States and Britain that she says go beyond military and diplomatic ties. Tripoli suffers heaviest night of NATO bombingMisc World | 206972 hits | 8:41 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
NATO warplanes repeatedly hit targets in Tripoli early Tuesday in what appears to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.Pakistani troops retake naval base from militants
Twelve people were killed and a number of others held hostage in a highly co-ordinated attack by Pakistani militants that resulted in two high-value U.S.-made planes being destroyed.
Misc World | 206933 hits | 5:18 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Twelve people were killed and a number of others held hostage in a highly co-ordinated attack by Pakistani militants that resulted in two high-value U.S.-made planes being destroyed.Apocalypse pushed back to Oct. 21, preacher says
Oops, he did it again.
A Christian radio host who predicted the apocalypse would come last Saturday, now says he made a mistake and it will occur on October 21.
Misc World | 207155 hits | 5:01 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Oops, he did it again.
A Christian radio host who predicted the apocalypse would come last Saturday, now says he made a mistake and it will occur on October 21.
Anti-Saleh forces battle troops in Yemen
Security forces and opposition tribal fighters battled with automatic weapons, mortars and tanks in the Yemeni capital on Monday after efforts to negotiate a peaceful exit for President Ali Abdullah Saleh collapsed.
Misc World | 206945 hits | 4:50 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Security forces and opposition tribal fighters battled with automatic weapons, mortars and tanks in the Yemeni capital on Monday after efforts to negotiate a peaceful exit for President Ali Abdullah Saleh collapsed.Chile exhumes Allende's body for tests
Chile has exhumed the remains of President Salvador Allende for an autopsy to determine whether he committed suicide or was assassinated during the 1973 military coup.
Misc World | 206883 hits | 4:46 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Chile has exhumed the remains of President Salvador Allende for an autopsy to determine whether he committed suicide or was assassinated during the 1973 military coup.Iceland's volcanic ash drifts toward U.K.
Ash from an Icelandic volcano is being blown toward Scotland, forcing one airline to cancel nearly all its flights and Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland amid fears of the huge flight disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago
Misc World | 206803 hits | 4:40 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Ash from an Icelandic volcano is being blown toward Scotland, forcing one airline to cancel nearly all its flights and Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland amid fears of the huge flight disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago 4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blastMisc World | 206855 hits | 4:29 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
NATO says four of its service members have been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.Missouri tornado death toll climbs to 116
A massive tornado that tore a 10-kilometre path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 116 people as it smashed the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars and leaving behind only splintered tree trunks where entire neighbourhoods onc
Misc World | 206771 hits | 4:08 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A massive tornado that tore a 10-kilometre path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 116 people as it smashed the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars and leaving behind only splintered tree trunks where entire neighbourhoods onc Apocalypse not now, despite stern Rapture prophecyMisc World | 207250 hits | 11:18 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
It appears that the end is not near, despite an apocalyptic prophecy from an American preacher who stated that the Rapture would occur on Saturday at 6 p.m.Afghan government building stormed
Gunmen wearing suicide vests have stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan and are in a shootout with Afghan security forces, Afghan officials said.
Misc World | 206816 hits | 8:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Gunmen wearing suicide vests have stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan and are in a shootout with Afghan security forces, Afghan officials said.Yemen's president ready to step down again
Embattled Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will sign a deal, which requires him to step down after 32 years in power, but many remain skeptical since he has backed away from two previous deals.
Misc World | 206905 hits | 8:38 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Embattled Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will sign a deal, which requires him to step down after 32 years in power, but many remain skeptical since he has backed away from two previous deals.Ouattara inaugurated in Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated as Ivory Coast's president in a stately ceremony he should have enjoyed six months ago, but was prevented from holding by the entrenched ruler who refused to accept his election defeat and nearly dragged the nation i
Misc World | 206847 hits | 8:36 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated as Ivory Coast's president in a stately ceremony he should have enjoyed six months ago, but was prevented from holding by the entrenched ruler who refused to accept his election defeat and nearly dragged the nation iPakistan official: 15 killed in NATO tanker blast
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded Saturday in northwestern Pakistan as people tried to siphon off some of its fuel, and 15 were killed, an official said. Separately, 14 NATO tankers were damaged in a bombin
Misc World | 206795 hits | 5:27 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded Saturday in northwestern Pakistan as people tried to siphon off some of its fuel, and 15 were killed, an official said. Separately, 14 NATO tankers were damaged in a bombinLandslide buries 20 boys at Malaysian orphanage
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A landslide buried 20 boys and four adults at a Malaysian orphanage Saturday where scores of rescuers were digging by their hands in soil softened by the rains to find the missing, police said.
Misc World | 206715 hits | 5:25 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A landslide buried 20 boys and four adults at a Malaysian orphanage Saturday where scores of rescuers were digging by their hands in soil softened by the rains to find the missing, police said.Funeral violence pushes Syria death toll above 900
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for slain anti-government protesters Saturday, pushing the number of people reported killed in a two-month uprising to more than 900 and making it one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring.
Misc World | 206725 hits | 5:23 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for slain anti-government protesters Saturday, pushing the number of people reported killed in a two-month uprising to more than 900 and making it one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring.Suicide bomber strikes Kabul military hospital
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a tent filled with medical students eating lunch at a military hospital in Kabul Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding 23, Afghan officials said.
Misc World | 206832 hits | 5:21 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a tent filled with medical students eating lunch at a military hospital in Kabul Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding 23, Afghan officials said. NATO widens campaign to weaken Gadhafi's regimeMisc World | 206753 hits | 5:18 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO widened its campaign to weaken Moammar Gadhafi's regime with airstrikes on desert command centers and sea patrols to intercept ships, the military alliance said Saturday, amid signs of growing public anger over fuel shortages in goveNo-fly zone imposed after Icelandic volcano erupts
Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for several days.
Misc World | 206753 hits | 3:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for several days. May 21: Judgment Day or party time?Misc World | 207024 hits | 5:34 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Depending on your beliefs, Saturday, May 21 is Judgment Day or party time. For those in the repent camp, it is the day of "The Rapture," when Jesus Christ will return to earth to rescue the souls of believers and vanquish the rest.Mexican authorities find 513 illegal immigrants in 2 tractor-trailers
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Denmark plans to stake claim to North Pole
Denmark plans to lay claim to the North Pole and other areas in the Arctic, where melting ice is uncovering new shipping routes, fishing grounds and drilling opportunities for oil and gas, a leaked government document showed Tuesday.
Misc World | 206747 hits | 5:27 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Denmark plans to lay claim to the North Pole and other areas in the Arctic, where melting ice is uncovering new shipping routes, fishing grounds and drilling opportunities for oil and gas, a leaked government document showed Tuesday. Canada kicks out 5 Libyan diplomatsMisc World | 206674 hits | 5:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Canada is kicking out five diplomats working at the Libyan Embassy in Ottawa.Libyan rebels claim Misrata
Libyan rebels said Sunday they have taken full control of the western port city of Misrata, 200 kilometres from Tripoli, the only major city in western Libya with a significant rebel toehold. The rebel claim hasn't been confirmed independently.
Misc World | 206784 hits | 6:47 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Libyan rebels said Sunday they have taken full control of the western port city of Misrata, 200 kilometres from Tripoli, the only major city in western Libya with a significant rebel toehold. The rebel claim hasn't been confirmed independently.Libya: White House dashes rebel hopes of recognition
The US has stopped short of recognising Libya's National Transitional Council as the country's legitimate government.
Misc World | 206922 hits | 7:07 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The US has stopped short of recognising Libya's National Transitional Council as the country's legitimate government.Louisiana floodgates release torrent
Army engineers began to slowly open the gates of an emergency spillway along the rising Mississippi River on Saturday, a move that will divert floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, yet also inundate homes and farms in parts of Louisiana's populate
Misc World | 206931 hits | 4:47 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Army engineers began to slowly open the gates of an emergency spillway along the rising Mississippi River on Saturday, a move that will divert floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, yet also inundate homes and farms in parts of Louisiana's populateHaiti set to swear in pop star Martelly as president
Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army.
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Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army.More-than-expected damage found at Japan reactor
Misc World | 206610 hits | 4:28 AM on Saturday | posted by stemmer
Gadhafi taunts NATO; regime says 11 clerics killed
TRIPOLI, Libya — Taunting NATO, Moammar Gadhafi said Friday that he is alive despite a series of airstrikes and "in a place where you can't get to and kill me."
Misc World | 206936 hits | 6:02 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
TRIPOLI, Libya — Taunting NATO, Moammar Gadhafi said Friday that he is alive despite a series of airstrikes and "in a place where you can't get to and kill me."Libya: Nato in fresh strike on Gaddafi compound
Nato air strikes have again hit the compound of Col Muammar Gaddafi, hours after Libyan state TV showed footage purportedly of the leader in Tripoli.
Misc World | 206948 hits | 12:33 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Nato air strikes have again hit the compound of Col Muammar Gaddafi, hours after Libyan state TV showed footage purportedly of the leader in Tripoli.China bank bomb injures 40
A bank cashier fired for stealing money threw a gasoline bomb inside the bank Friday in northwestern China, injuring dozens of people, some of whom jumped from a fifth-story window to escape, the local government said.
Misc World | 206865 hits | 12:32 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A bank cashier fired for stealing money threw a gasoline bomb inside the bank Friday in northwestern China, injuring dozens of people, some of whom jumped from a fifth-story window to escape, the local government said.Back to Canada News
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