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News Image Collage for 02-2008

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NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2008

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Ovechkin's 45th goal wins it for Caps Ovechkin's 45th goal wins it for Caps

COLUMBUS, Ohio _ Alexander Ovechkin and the young Washington Capitals are maturing _ and that is definitely not good news for the rest of the NHL.

Posted:7:18 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206453
Rating: 20644
Poster: WDHIII
Ducks thump Isles in Selanne's return Ducks thump Isles in Selanne's return

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The Anaheim Ducks' road to the White House was paved with three big goals on a Super Tuesday for the Stanley Cup champs.

Posted:7:17 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206541
Rating: 20654
Poster: WDHIII
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles, dies at 91 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles, dies at 91

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.

Posted:5:50 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206735
Rating: 20677
Poster: Ripcat
Canada's inaction shameful Canada's inaction shameful
Posted:5:49 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206723
Rating: 20673
Poster: tritium
Shootout loss not all bad Shootout loss not all bad

Decimated Canucks earn a point

Posted:9:01 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206571
Rating: 20657
Poster: Hyack
Wolves making comeback after century of bounties, poisoning Wolves making comeback after century of bounties, poisoning

Dan Gerak noticed the first signs in late November in the upper Pitt River Valley -- several big paw prints in the snow and the carcass of a black-tailed deer.

Posted:8:50 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206738
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Dion, Harper meet on Afghanistan Dion, Harper meet on Afghanistan

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper met briefly Tuesday with Stephane Dion, hoping to persuade the Liberal leader to support an indefinite extension of Canada\'s combat mission in Afghanistan, provided NATO steps up with reinforcements.

Posted:8:41 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206672
Rating: 20667
Poster: Hyack
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who taught Beatles meditation, dies Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who taught Beatles meditation, dies

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town Vlodrop, a spokesman said.

Posted:8:38 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206541
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Oilers sold to Daryl Katz for $200M Oilers sold to Daryl Katz for $200M

The Edmonton Oilers have been sold to local billionaire Daryl Katz for $200 million, pending the approval of the NHL.

Posted:8:31 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206549
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Sorry, you're too fat to eat here! Sorry, you're too fat to eat here!

A state lawmaker wants to ban restaurants from serving food to obese customers — but please, don’t be offended.

Posted:2:58 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206809
Rating: 20684
Poster: a2zme
Bernier: Canada shouldn't be running Afghan jails Bernier: Canada shouldn't be running Afghan jails

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier says Canada won't build a detention facility in Afghanistan or participate in the management of its prisons, despite suggestions that doing so might keep local authorities from abusing enemy captives.

Posted:2:54 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206417
Rating: 20642
Poster: Hyack
No casualty projections for Afghan war: Canadian Forces No casualty projections for Afghan war: Canadian Forces

Over six years after the Canadian Forces were first sent to Afghanistan, the federal government maintains it has no estimate of how many more soldiers could die before the mission ends

Posted:2:51 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206459
Rating: 20645
Poster: Hyack
'Super Mario Galaxy' for Wii a must-have for fans 'Super Mario Galaxy' for Wii a must-have for fans

There's nothing a Nintendo fan looks forward to more than the next Mario game, and "Super Mario Galaxy" for the Wii doesn't disappoint.

Posted:2:47 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206764
Rating: 20676
Poster: Hyack
Milky Way to swallow nearby galaxies, astronomers say Milky Way to swallow nearby galaxies, astronomers say

Australian astronomers have discovered a giant finger of hydrogen gas pushing its way into the Milky Way, a finding that could help end a year-long controversy over the fate of our nearest neighbouring galaxies.

Posted:12:52 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206725
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Why Were the 9/11 Tapes Destroyed? Why Were the 9/11 Tapes Destroyed?

Many Americans are content with the 9/11 Commission Report, but the two chairmen of the commission, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton are not.

Posted:12:51 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 206664
Rating: 20667
Poster: a2zme
Soap actress Shell Kepler, gossipy nurse Amy on 'General Hospital,' dies at 49 Soap actress Shell Kepler, gossipy nurse Amy on 'General Hospital,' dies at 49

Actress Shell Kepler, who for years played the gossipy nurse Amy Vining on the TV soap opera "General Hospital," has died. She was 49.

Posted:12:23 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 208994
Rating: 20900
Poster: kitty
Scientists fear climate change could bring abrupt changes Scientists fear climate change could bring abrupt changes

Two ecosystems with a huge Canadian component - the boreal forest and Arctic ice - are on a shortlist of nine elements in Earth's climate system fast approaching their "tipping" point.

Posted:10:21 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 213462
Rating: 21347
Poster: Hyack
Black & blue line Black & blue line

Ohlund, Miller join the list of no-shows on defence as the team can now rely on only one of its top-six blueliners

Posted:10:18 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206579
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Stunning testimony expected at Mulroney-Schreiber committee Stunning testimony expected at Mulroney-Schreiber committee

OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee probing the Mulroney-Schreiber affair, which last sat before Christmas, is set to resume this afternoon and MPs could hear some potentially stunning testimony.

Posted:10:12 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206475
Rating: 20649
Poster: Hyack
Marathoner plans run to North Pole Marathoner plans run to North Pole

Ray Zahab has conquered deserts and mountains and just about every other challenge an ultramarathoner can face. Now, he's preparing for a 750-km run to the North Pole, where Zahab faces unforgiving terrain and possibly polar bears. Just how he likes it

Posted:10:08 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207081
Rating: 20709
Poster: Hyack
Tory changes will protect reservists’ jobs Tory changes will protect reservists’ jobs

OTTAWA — The Conservative government says legislation introduced Monday will protect the jobs of military reservists who work in the federal civil service or in federally regulated industries.

Posted:10:05 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206482
Rating: 20650
Poster: Hyack
HMCS Charlottetown rescues drifting sailors HMCS Charlottetown rescues drifting sailors

Credit: Cpl Robert LeBlanc Two sailors aboard the drifting barge Azaan talk to members of the approach party from HMCS Charlottetown. HMCS Charlottetown has rescued two sailors found adrift in the Arabian Sea aboard the Azaan, a 240-foot barge desi

Posted:9:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206602
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan

A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.

Posted:9:49 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206742
Rating: 20674
Poster: Hyack
Rising seas could cut off N.S. Rising seas could cut off N.S.

Nova Scotia is in danger of being cut off from the rest of Canada as the Atlantic Ocean rises, according to the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Posted:9:46 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206743
Rating: 20675
Poster: Hyack
Carbon fibre warships sought Carbon fibre warships sought

Defence scientists are exploring the possibility of building warships out of carbon fibre instead of steel.

Posted:9:41 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206654
Rating: 20665
Poster: Hyack
Million-dollar dent Million-dollar dent

Fixing a dent in one of Canada’s used submarines cost more than twice as much as the navy predicted.

Posted:9:38 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206531
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Roadside bomb injures two Canadians Roadside bomb injures two Canadians

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- A large military resupply operation in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district was hit Tuesday by an improvised explosive device, slightly injuring two Canadian soldiers and disabling their vehicle.

Posted:9:23 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206484
Rating: 20648
Poster: Hyack
Baby saved after being dropped from third-storey inferno Baby saved after being dropped from third-storey inferno
Posted:9:24 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 207212
Rating: 20722
Poster: xerxes
PM, Dion try to bridge gap PM, Dion try to bridge gap

The march toward a possible consensus on Canada's future in Afghanistan begins today as Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds his long-awaited meeting with Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion.

Posted:3:53 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206450
Rating: 20646
Poster: Canadaka
Broken promises piling up for Harper Broken promises piling up for Harper

Taking stock of pledges made, kept and broken as PM's government marks 2-year anniversary...

Posted:3:52 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206649
Rating: 20666
Poster: Canadaka
U.S. begins air patrols south of Canadian Prairie border U.S. begins air patrols south of Canadian Prairie border

OLD NEWS BUT STILL INTERESTING TO PUSH INTO A THREAD

Posted:11:18 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206504
Rating: 20651
Poster: tritium
Sockeye salmon seen in Coquitlam River for the first time in nearly a century Sockeye salmon seen in Coquitlam River for the first time in nearly a century

METRO VANCOUVER - Sockeye have returned to the Coquitlam River for the first time in nearly a century, and could be spawning in Coquitlam Lake as early as this summer.

Posted:10:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206573
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Dion to meet with Harper over Afghan mission Dion to meet with Harper over Afghan mission

OTTAWA - Stephane Dion, whose Liberal party likely will have the deciding vote on Canada's future military role in Afghanistan, appeared to leave little room for negotiation when he takes part in a rare meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Posted:10:34 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206696
Rating: 20670
Poster: Hyack
"Tipping point" on horizon for Greenland ice

OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming this century could trigger a runaway thaw of Greenland's ice sheet and other abrupt shifts such as a dieback of the Amazon rainforest, scientists said on Monday.

Posted:10:29 PM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206584
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Poland backs Canada's call for help in southern Afghanistan Poland backs Canada's call for help in southern Afghanistan

Poland's foreign minister has chimed in to Canada's call for help in Afghanistan, saying Monday that responsibilities there must be more evenly distributed between intervening nations.

Posted:10:04 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206492
Rating: 20650
Poster: Hyack
Cow Ends Up In Back Seat Of Massachusetts Woman's Car! Cow Ends Up In Back Seat Of Massachusetts Woman's Car!

A Massachusetts woman suddenly found an unexpected passenger in her back seat Friday while driving home with her daughter after running a simple errand

Posted:4:44 PM on Monday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206639
Rating: 20665
Poster: a2zme
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach calls election Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach calls election

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has called a provincial election for March 3. It's the first time he'll lead his Progressive Conservatives to the polls since replacing Ralph Klein in late 2006. "These are very exciting times for our province," Stelmach

Posted:4:15 PM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207245
Rating: 20725
Poster: westmanguy
Chalk River reactor back up to safety standards Chalk River reactor back up to safety standards

OTTAWA - It took a while, but the troubled Chalk River nuclear reactor once again meets safety standards.

Posted:2:28 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206499
Rating: 20652
Poster: Hyack
MacKay faces reluctant allies over Afghan mission MacKay faces reluctant allies over Afghan mission

OTTAWA - International angst over Canada's Afghan ultimatum awaits Defence Minister Peter MacKay as he meets this week in Lithuania with reluctant NATO allies for the first time since the Manley commission report.

Posted:2:24 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206578
Rating: 20658
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa invites more bids on Beaufort Sea oil, gas exploration Ottawa invites more bids on Beaufort Sea oil, gas exploration

The federal government is opening up more of the Beaufort Sea to exploration, inviting bids for a part of the Northwest Territories ranging over one million hectares.

Posted:2:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206516
Rating: 20652
Poster: Hyack
Danish court delivers blow to Pirate Bay Danish court delivers blow to Pirate Bay

A Danish court has forced Tele2 Denmark to stop internet users from accessing the Swedish file sharing site Pirate Bay.

Posted:11:01 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206523
Rating: 20652
Poster: OPP
Amazon rainforest to shrink 20 per cent by 2030 Amazon rainforest to shrink 20 per cent by 2030

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Two Brazilian research groups said Sunday the Amazon rain forest will shrink by nearly 20 per cent by 2030 as farming, road construction and poor government surveillance speeds deforestation.

Posted:10:54 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206408
Rating: 20641
Poster: Hyack
As world warms, scientists urgently seek answers to Amazon puzzle As world warms, scientists urgently seek answers to Amazon puzzle

MANAUS, Brazil - Julio Tota stood atop a 60-metre steel tower in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, watching "rivers of air" flowing over an unbroken green canopy that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Posted:10:48 AM on Monday
Topic: Environmental
Hits: 206533
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Pirate Bay hit with legal action Pirate Bay hit with legal action

Four men who run one of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world have been charged with conspiracy to break copyright law in Sweden.

Posted:10:49 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206700
Rating: 20670
Poster: OPP
Identity of abandoned baby still a mystery Identity of abandoned baby still a mystery

Investigators say they are still trying to determine the identity of an eight-month-old baby girl abandoned in a north Toronto parking lot last week

Posted:10:47 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206437
Rating: 20644
Poster: Hyack
2 teen girls sentenced for beating senior in park 2 teen girls sentenced for beating senior in park

Two teenage girls were sentenced Monday to 12 months in custody for beating a 66-year-old woman with metal table legs last summer in Halifax.

Posted:10:42 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206366
Rating: 20637
Poster: Hyack
Katz close to buying Oilers Katz close to buying Oilers

It appears a deal could soon be reached to sell the Edmonton Oilers to local businessman Daryl Katz.

Posted:10:38 AM on Monday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206503
Rating: 20650
Poster: Hyack
Questions raised as Pictou County mulls flag rules Questions raised as Pictou County mulls flag rules

Nova Scotia's Pictou County is considering new rules that would prevent the gay pride flag and others from being raised at civic buildings, on the heels of a flag controversy in neighbouring Truro.

Posted:10:36 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206451
Rating: 20645
Poster: Hyack
Second nuclear power plant feasible in N.B. Second nuclear power plant feasible in N.B.

A second nuclear power plant at Point Lepreau on the Bay of Fundy would be viable under certain conditions, a feasibility study released Monday says.

Posted:10:33 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206477
Rating: 20648
Poster: Hyack
Gomery, Chretien head for another legal showdown Gomery, Chretien head for another legal showdown

MONTREAL -- The judge behind the explosive probe into the sponsorship scandal will continue his struggle to preserve its findings this week as he heads to court to fight claims he was wrong in assigning part of the blame to former prime minister Jean Chre

Posted:10:30 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206358
Rating: 20637
Poster: Hyack
Canadian officials in Beijing turned blind eye to reports of immigration fraud, clerk says Canadian officials in Beijing turned blind eye to reports of immigration fraud, clerk says

Case appears to raise questions about corruption in Canada's immigration procedures in China, the biggest source of immigrants to Canada...

Posted:10:11 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206374
Rating: 20637
Poster: Hyack
Ottawa targets hospital superbugs Ottawa targets hospital superbugs

The federal government is launching a national effort targeting the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in its bid to reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections that kill thousands of Canadians

Posted:10:09 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206460
Rating: 20646
Poster: Hyack
Conservatives want Liberal MP Rodriguez to apologize, ´admit he lied´ Conservatives want Liberal MP Rodriguez to apologize, ´admit he lied´

The governing Conservatives want to haul Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez before the House Ethics Committee to apologize and to "admit that he lied" when he asked planted questions sent from a CBC reporter in the sensational Mulroney-Schreiber House Ethics Co

Posted:10:06 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206362
Rating: 20635
Poster: Hyack
Baby products may contain harmful chemicals Baby products may contain harmful chemicals

Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to phthalates, a class of chemicals that has been linked with reproductive problems, a small study suggests.

Posted:10:00 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206483
Rating: 20648
Poster: Hyack
Poland offers two helicopters to help Canadians in Kandahar Poland offers two helicopters to help Canadians in Kandahar

OTTAWA - Poland will put two of its eight helicopters in Afghanistan at the disposal of NATO forces fighting in the volatile southern region.

Posted:9:56 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206562
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Astronauts back in Florida for new launch attempt Thursday aboard Atlantis Astronauts back in Florida for new launch attempt Thursday aboard Atlantis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Seven astronauts have returned to NASA's launch site in Cape Canaveral for another shot at flying the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station.

Posted:9:52 AM on Monday
Topic: Science
Hits: 206426
Rating: 20643
Poster: Hyack
Lawyers for Canadian terror suspect Omar Khadr seek dismissal of charges Lawyers for Canadian terror suspect Omar Khadr seek dismissal of charges

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Lawyers for Omar Khadr called on U.S. authorities today to dismiss all charges against the Canadian terror suspect.

Posted:9:48 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20651
Poster: Hyack
Hunt on for 'Dr. Horror' Hunt on for 'Dr. Horror'

Kumar, 40, and another Indian doctor are the subject of a global manhunt after police near Delhi raided an illegal hospital where at least 500 people were forcibly operated on and had their kidneys transplanted, often to wealthy foreign patients.

Posted:9:40 AM on Monday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206459
Rating: 20646
Poster: Hyack
Afghan war a 'dead end' in need of change: Layton Afghan war a 'dead end' in need of change: Layton

New Democrat Leader Jack Layton says Canada's current direction in Afghanistan is leading towards a "dead end" and he hopes to convince Liberal Leader Stephane Dion to join him in pushing for a change.

Posted:9:36 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206417
Rating: 20642
Poster: Hyack
MPs to vote on new bill that replaces security certificate law MPs to vote on new bill that replaces security certificate law

Members of the House of Commons will vote Monday on a proposed bill that would replace Canada's controversial security certificate legislation.

Posted:9:28 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206450
Rating: 20645
Poster: Hyack
Afghan mission tough PR sell Afghan mission tough PR sell

Insider, critics, Manley all say tight-lipped style is failing Canadians

Posted:9:24 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206539
Rating: 20654
Poster: Hyack
Alberta premier to call March 3 vote Alberta premier to call March 3 vote

Premier Ed Stelmach plans to call his first election campaign as premier today, shortly after Lt.-Gov. Norman Kwong reads an Alberta throne speech that effectively doubles as the Conservatives' campaign launch.

Posted:9:09 AM on Monday
Topic: Provincial Politics
Hits: 207064
Rating: 20707
Poster: Hyack
15% of Canadians would rather vote in U.S. election: survey 15% of Canadians would rather vote in U.S. election: survey

Fifteen per cent of Canadians would give up their ballot in Canada's next federal election to vote in the U.S. election, a new poll co-sponsored by the CBC has found.

Posted:8:52 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206525
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
After 63 years, death photo of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle surfaces After 63 years, death photo of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle surfaces

NEW YORK - The figure in the photograph is clad in Army fatigues, boots and helmet, lying on his back in peaceful repose, folded hands holding a military cap. Except for a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, he could be asleep.

Posted:8:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206574
Rating: 20659
Poster: Hyack
Google warns on Microsoft proposal for Yahoo Google warns on Microsoft proposal for Yahoo

Google Inc. says Microsoft Corp. could use its proposed $42-billion US acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over the internet, underscoring the online search leader's queasiness about its two biggest rivals teaming up.

Posted:8:39 AM on Monday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206518
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Soldiers paving the way to safety Soldiers paving the way to safety

PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan -Canadian and Afghan National Army soldiers are kicking down doors and bursting into residential compounds in this Taliban fiefdom, looking for insurgents responsible for a wave of deadly attacks.

Posted:8:29 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 208466
Rating: 20847
Poster: Hyack
High heels 'may improve sex life' High heels 'may improve sex life'

Wearing higher heels - although perhaps not stilettos - may improve your pelvic floor muscles and in doing so boost your sex life, a study suggests.

Posted:8:27 AM on Monday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206646
Rating: 20666
Poster: Hyack
Military requires more Cormorant rescue choppers Military requires more Cormorant rescue choppers

A Canadian military team has determined that 18 Cormorant helicopters are needed for the air force to perform the search-and-rescue role once handled by a smaller number of 40-year-old Labrador choppers.

Posted:8:18 AM on Monday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206553
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Ties to the CFR and The Military Elite! Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Ties to the CFR and The Military Elite!

Hillary Clinton's campaign committee as of October 2007 from a Washington Post article, reads like a who's who of the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) and the military elite.

Posted:1:50 AM on Monday
Topic: Uncle Sam
Hits: 206660
Rating: 20667
Poster: a2zme
Are UFOs using mind control? Alberta oil sands said to be part of plot Are UFOs using mind control? Alberta oil sands said to be part of plot

LOL This is hilarious

Posted:8:15 PM on Sunday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206771
Rating: 20677
Poster: tritium
Critics say Paul Martin should step down as MP Critics say Paul Martin should step down as MP

More than two years since he held the office of prime minister, critics say it's time for Paul Martin to step down as a member of Parliament.

Posted:8:06 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206456
Rating: 20648
Poster: RUEZ
Celine Dion to open 2010 Olympics Celine Dion to open 2010 Olympics

The Turin 2006 Olympic opening ceremonies had opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti. Vancouver 2010 has Céline Dion. Turin had a tire-squealing Ferrari. Vancouver has Jet Skis.

Posted:1:23 PM on Sunday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206512
Rating: 20651
Poster: Hyack
Millions in aboriginal compensation buy joy but also breed fresh trauma Millions in aboriginal compensation buy joy but also breed fresh trauma

OTTAWA - Almost $1.2 billion in native residential school payments have been a joyful windfall for most former students, but they have also brought fresh trauma - especially for those still fighting related demons.

Posted:1:17 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206525
Rating: 20653
Poster: Hyack
Border agency to expand surveillance program to buses, trains, cruise ships Border agency to expand surveillance program to buses, trains, cruise ships

OTTAWA - Canada's border agency wants to expand its surveillance of travellers entering the country, with plans to force buses, trains and cruise ships to provide advance electronic lists of passengers and their personal details.

Posted:1:12 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206419
Rating: 20642
Poster: Hyack
Critics say Harper creating ‘fog over information’ Critics say Harper creating ‘fog over information’

Since getting a tongue-lashing from the Manley panel, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has offered a mea culpa of sorts for not being open enough with the Canadian public about what's going on in Afghanistan, and he has promised to try to do better.

Posted:10:56 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206564
Rating: 20655
Poster: Hyack
Grizzly found in polar bear country Grizzly found in polar bear country

EDMONTON - Charles Francis was flying across Melville Island in the High Arctic conducting a shorebird survey with two other biologists last summer when they spotted what they thought was a polar bear feeding on a muskox.

Posted:9:29 AM on Sunday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206693
Rating: 20669
Poster: Hyack
Dion's Afghanistan balancing act could be toppled by internal tensions Dion's Afghanistan balancing act could be toppled by internal tensions

OTTAWA -- Tugged by Conservatives on one side, and New Democrats on the other, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion also faces internal tension in caucus over policy on Canada's military mission in Afghanistan.

Posted:9:27 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 206471
Rating: 20647
Poster: Hyack
New audit ordered at Privy Council New audit ordered at Privy Council

OTTAWA — The prime minister’s own department has ordered a fresh investigation into the way it hands out contracts after an audit found widespread rule-breaking.

Posted:9:14 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206433
Rating: 20644
Poster: Hyack
New commander vows to keep up 'intense' fight New commander vows to keep up 'intense' fight

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD - A Canadian general took command of NATO troops in war-ravaged southern Afghanistan yesterday, promising "intense operations" against extremists and a more stable, secure region.

Posted:9:08 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206373
Rating: 20637
Poster: Hyack
Storm blasts Quebec, heads into Atlantic Canada Storm blasts Quebec, heads into Atlantic Canada

A winter storm was walloping parts of Quebec and Atlantic Canada on Saturday after sweeping across Lake Erie and dumping heavy wet snow in Ontario.

Posted:4:19 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206627
Rating: 20664
Poster: Hyack
Man dials 911 after a car fell on his head at a junkyard Man dials 911 after a car fell on his head at a junkyard

Audio of 911 Call **Graphic**

Posted:11:06 AM on Saturday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206581
Rating: 20659
Poster: WDHIII
Stars too much for struggling Oilers Stars too much for struggling Oilers

EDMONTON - Rexall Place in Edmonton has become something of a home away from home for the Dallas Stars.

Posted:8:44 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206502
Rating: 20651
Poster: WDHIII
Miller leaves early in loss to Thrashers Miller leaves early in loss to Thrashers

ATLANTA - Eric Perrin went back to his IHL days to come up with his game-winning move in a shootout.

Posted:8:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206340
Rating: 20635
Poster: WDHIII
Teen jazz sensation Nikki Yanofsky debuts Teen jazz sensation Nikki Yanofsky debuts

Her preternatural talent has wowed audiences everywhere she sings. Now Nikki Yanofsky is set to tackle no less an institution than Carnegie Hall after two shows here – not too bad for a 13-year-old

Posted:8:37 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 207256
Rating: 20728
Poster: kitty
Blues down Ducks in shootout Blues down Ducks in shootout

ST. LOUIS - Manny Legace kept the Anaheim Ducks down, giving the St. Louis Blues a chance to end a prolonged shootout drought.

Posted:8:40 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206499
Rating: 20651
Poster: WDHIII
Drury, Gomez net 500th point in Ranger win Drury, Gomez net 500th point in Ranger win

NEWARK, N.J. - The days when the New Jersey Devils dominated the New York Rangers are gone.

Posted:8:39 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206483
Rating: 20649
Poster: WDHIII
Hasek posts 80th shutout as Wings beat Avs Hasek posts 80th shutout as Wings beat Avs

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings finally got a lucky bounce. Henrik Zetterberg's 30th goal broke a scoreless tie with 2:20 left and Dominik Hasek made 15 saves for his 80th career shutout to lift Detroit to a 2-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Fri

Posted:8:36 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206342
Rating: 20637
Poster: WDHIII
This boutique requires a curator This boutique requires a curator

Quirky Parkdale store features only designs by up-and-coming, local Canadian artists

Posted:8:31 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206909
Rating: 20692
Poster: kitty
Lueders, Brown pick up World Cup bronze Lueders, Brown pick up World Cup bronze

KOENIGSEE, Germany - Canada's Pierre Lueders and Lascelles Brown raced to a bronze medal in a two-man World Cup bobsled race Saturday.

Posted:8:35 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206439
Rating: 20647
Poster: WDHIII
A tragedy of errors A tragedy of errors

The saga of Tony Rosato, in which the mentally ill comic actor from Saturday Night Live, SCTV and Night Heat spent more than 800 days in jail on a domestic harassment charge, mostly because he denies he is sick, then was transferred to a psychiatric insti

Posted:8:30 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206547
Rating: 20656
Poster: kitty
Monumental inspiration Monumental inspiration

Leonard Nimoy finds more artistry lies behind the camera than performing in front of it

Posted:8:30 AM on Saturday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206629
Rating: 20664
Poster: kitty
Rethinking the reserve: Problems of governance Rethinking the reserve: Problems of governance

Six years ago, Robert Whitehead was without a doubt the loudest critic of the Yellow Quill First Nation government. A disgruntled band member, he had publicly chastised the band boss, Chief Hank Neapetung, complaining about band employees -- including tea

Posted:8:27 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206455
Rating: 20647
Poster: kitty
Media asked to leave Sask. reserve where girls died Media asked to leave Sask. reserve where girls died

Members of the media have been asked to leave the Yellow Quill First Nation in advance of a funeral for two little girls who were found frozen to death on the Saskatchewan reserve earlier this week.

Posted:8:26 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206522
Rating: 20653
Poster: kitty
Deaths of Canadian officer, UN observers preventable: board Deaths of Canadian officer, UN observers preventable: board

The deaths of a Canadian military officer and three other United Nations observers in southern Lebanon in 2006 were 'tragic and preventable,' a Canadian Forces board of inquiry has found.

Posted:8:24 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206531
Rating: 20655
Poster: kitty
Police suspect abandoned baby may be American Police suspect abandoned baby may be American

Toronto police investigating the abandonment of an infant in a north Toronto parking garage say they're now working on the theory that child may be from the United States.

Posted:8:22 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206481
Rating: 20649
Poster: kitty
Most Canadians OK with telling white lies for love Most Canadians OK with telling white lies for love

Have you ever lied when your girlfriend asked if she looked fat? How about when your boyfriend asked whether you found another man attractive? If you answered 'yes', you're part of the majority, according to a new study.

Posted:8:21 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 206920
Rating: 20693
Poster: kitty
Canadian in Super Bowl honing focus for game day Canadian in Super Bowl honing focus for game day

If Canadian football player Nick Kaczur plays his cards right, he might have two new rings on his fingers by the end of the month. The 28-year-old Brantford native and right offensive tackle for the New England Patriots is beginning the month with Sunday

Posted:8:19 AM on Saturday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 214904
Rating: 21491
Poster: kitty
Mother of missing 12-year-old makes emotional plea Mother of missing 12-year-old makes emotional plea

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. -- The mother and family of a Nova Scotia girl are making a renewed plea for her to call home after five days of searching have produced no sign of the 12-year-old.

Posted:8:17 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206507
Rating: 20654
Poster: kitty
Immigration Canada calls for BlackBerry blackout Immigration Canada calls for BlackBerry blackout

Citizen and Immigration Canada wants its employees to break their BlackBerry habits.

Posted:8:16 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206425
Rating: 20644
Poster: kitty
Court frees terror suspect Harkat from jail Court frees terror suspect Harkat from jail

OTTAWA -- Suspected al Qaeda collaborator Mohamed Harkat is being freed from jail, but will remain under house arrest until his next hearing.

Posted:8:14 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206387
Rating: 20640
Poster: kitty
Ahenakew to be tried second time on hate charge Ahenakew to be tried second time on hate charge

REGINA -- Former aboriginal leader David Ahenakew will be tried a second time on a charge of wilfully promoting hatred, Saskatchewan's Justice Ministry announced Friday.

Posted:8:13 AM on Saturday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206494
Rating: 20650
Poster: kitty
Northern B.C. town tries to stem suicide cycle Northern B.C. town tries to stem suicide cycle

A northern British Columbia community is struggling to understand the rash of suicides that continues to take the lives of many of their teenage citizens.

Posted:8:11 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206375
Rating: 20640
Poster: kitty
Canadian to oversee NATO in southern Afghanistan Canadian to oversee NATO in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A Canadian has assumed the top post for international military efforts in southern Afghanistan.

Posted:8:08 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206459
Rating: 20647
Poster: kitty
Controversy over vaccine-autism link endures Controversy over vaccine-autism link endures

The belief that routine childhood vaccines can lead to autism remains one of the most stubbornly enduring.

Posted:8:07 AM on Saturday
Topic: Health
Hits: 206488
Rating: 20652
Poster: kitty
France's Sarkozy marries ex-model Bruni France's Sarkozy marries ex-model Bruni

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has married Italian-born model turned pop singer Carla Bruni following a whirlwind romance.

Posted:8:06 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206405
Rating: 20643
Poster: kitty
Canada's groundhogs agree: Spring's coming early Canada's groundhogs agree: Spring's coming early

Canada's cherished groundhog weather forecasters have emerged from their heated, custom-built homes and predicted an early spring, capping a week of snowstorms and bitter cold that kept Canadians burrowed inside their own cozy dens.

Posted:8:04 AM on Saturday
Topic: Lifestyle
Hits: 207038
Rating: 20706
Poster: kitty
Kandahar governor denies torture allegations Kandahar governor denies torture allegations

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The governor of Kandahar says he's never interrogated, much less abused, a prisoner in his government's custody.

Posted:8:03 AM on Saturday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206446
Rating: 20646
Poster: kitty
Afghan mission needs combat: Hillier Afghan mission needs combat: Hillier

OTTAWA - Canadian soldiers won't be able to avoid combat if they remain in Kandahar and switching places with another NATO country in a quieter region of Afghanistan is not an option, the country's top military commander said Friday.

Posted:10:14 PM on Friday
Topic: Military
Hits: 206555
Rating: 20656
Poster: Hyack
Panthers spoil Luongo's return to Florida Panthers spoil Luongo's return to Florida

SUNRISE, Fla. - Roberto Luongo returned to South Florida, only to watch his former team do something it hadn't done in more than eight years: beat Vancouver

Posted:10:07 PM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206456
Rating: 20646
Poster: Hyack
Hillier: No proof Afghan governor tortured prisoners Hillier: No proof Afghan governor tortured prisoners

Canada's top soldier says an Afghan governor accused of personally torturing prisoners has done some "phenomenal work" and that allegations against him have yet to be proven as fact.

Posted:10:02 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc World
Hits: 206382
Rating: 20638
Poster: Hyack
Death of Filipino boy shatters mother's hopes Death of Filipino boy shatters mother's hopes
Posted:6:52 PM on Friday
Topic: Business
Hits: 206575
Rating: 20659
Poster: tritium
Israeli strike that killed Canadian 'preventable' Israeli strike that killed Canadian 'preventable'

OTTAWA -- The decision had been made to evacuate a Canadian military officer and three other United Nations observers shortly before they were killed by an Israeli air strike in South Lebanon nearly two years ago, a Canadian Forces board of inquiry has fo

Posted:2:42 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206547
Rating: 20656
Poster: kitty
Suspect in kidney ring may have fled to Canada Suspect in kidney ring may have fled to Canada

TORONTO -- The alleged mastermind of an illegal kidney transplant ring has family ties to Canada and may have fled to this country, the lead investigator said Friday.

Posted:1:01 PM on Friday
Topic: Law & Order
Hits: 206477
Rating: 20649
Poster: kitty
Vicious snowstorm blows east to Quebec Vicious snowstorm blows east to Quebec

The snowstorm that caused more than 100 accidents on Ontario roads Friday has begun pounding Quebec, making life difficult for drivers and cancelling flights.

Posted:1:00 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206375
Rating: 20639
Poster: kitty
Microsoft bids for Yahoo Microsoft bids for Yahoo

Microsoft went public Friday with a $44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo.

Posted:10:29 AM on Friday
Topic: Tech
Hits: 206733
Rating: 20673
Poster: Canadaka
School 'Rocket' Launches 911 Call School 'Rocket' Launches 911 Call

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Posted:10:00 AM on Friday
Topic: Strange
Hits: 206653
Rating: 20664
Poster: hurley_108
Canucks lose again Canucks lose again

Canucks grab rare early lead but can't hang on as they drop a 4-3 decision to the Lightning

Posted:8:51 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206552
Rating: 20657
Poster: WDHIII
Blake leads Kings over Islanders Blake leads Kings over Islanders

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The East Coast never looked so good to the Los Angeles Kings. Buried at the bottom of the NHL standings, the team Wayne Gretzky put on the map two decades ago is trying to find its way. An overtime loss and a win at the start of an e

Posted:8:50 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206378
Rating: 20640
Poster: WDHIII
Valiquette marks first shutout for Rangers Valiquette marks first shutout for Rangers

PHILADELPHIA - Nothing solves a prolonged road slump for the Rangers quite like making the trip to Philadelphia

Posted:8:48 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206535
Rating: 20656
Poster: WDHIII
Predators double up the Blue Jackets Predators double up the Blue Jackets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators don't have the big guns they had last season, but they do have one of the hottest lines in the NHL.

Posted:8:47 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206385
Rating: 20641
Poster: WDHIII
Bruins down Alfie-less Senators Bruins down Alfie-less Senators

OTTAWA - The Bruins didn't give their best performance in Ottawa on Thursday night, but given the Senators' current state, Boston's effort was good enough to come out of Scotiabank Place with a victory.

Posted:8:41 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206470
Rating: 20649
Poster: WDHIII
Ovechkin's fourth goal sinks Habs in OT Ovechkin's fourth goal sinks Habs in OT

WASHINGTON - The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke his nose, needed stitches in his lip after getting hit with a puck and then showed the Montreal Canadiens the true meaning of the word tough.

Posted:8:39 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206517
Rating: 20654
Poster: WDHIII
Leafs' Antropov suspended three games Leafs' Antropov suspended three games

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov was assessed two game misconduct penalties in overtime of a 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The second penalty was for abuse of an official - which carries an automatic three game suspension.

Posted:8:36 AM on Friday
Topic: Sports
Hits: 206575
Rating: 20660
Poster: WDHIII
Killing of glamour model-bodyguard stuns Moscow Killing of glamour model-bodyguard stuns Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Anna Loginova was, for many Russians, a feminine icon -- bridging the glamorous world of modeling and the murky depths of Russian crime.

Posted:8:05 AM on Friday
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Hits: 206612
Rating: 20663
Poster: kitty
Prosecute man for Web posts, says Senator Prosecute man for Web posts, says Senator

A Mississauga man who has been posting messages online supporting attacks against military targets in Canada should "absolutely" be prosecuted, the chairman of the Senate National Security and Defence Committee said Thursday.

Posted:8:00 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206470
Rating: 20647
Poster: kitty
No significant delays reported as new ID rules begin at U.S.-Canada border No significant delays reported as new ID rules begin at U.S.-Canada border

DETROIT - Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along U.S. borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travellers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.

Posted:7:57 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 206360
Rating: 20636
Poster: kitty


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