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Saturday, April 27, 2013

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Omar Khadr will appeal terrorism convictions, lawyer says

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Omar Khadr inaccessible aux médias, son avocat critique OttawaCanadian Omar Khadr will appeal his terrorism convictions, confirms his Canadian lawyer Dennis Edney.


Driver flees as passengers trapped in Victoria crash

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 06:11 PM PDT

Witnesses told police the driver fled the scene, leaving his four passengers trapped upside down, two of them unconscious.A 21-year-old man accused of leaving his passengers trapped inside the overturned wreckage of his car is facing charges of impaired driving, according to the Victoria Police Department.


Men's locker-room no place for women says hockey commentator Don Cherry

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 05:46 PM PDT

TORONTO - Don Cherry says the men's locker-room is no place for a woman.

Some Alberta prison guards scorn back-to-work order

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 04:44 PM PDT

The Edmonton Remand Centre, which opened two weeks ago, houses about 1,100 inmates.Guards at the Edmonton Remand Centre and Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre have been ordered back to work after the Alberta Labour Relations Board ruled their strike illegal.


Thousands rally against EI reform in Montreal

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Members of several Quebec labour unions are marching on Saturday against federal EI reforms.Montrealers blocked traffic as they marched through the city's downtown on Saturday to protest against changes to employment insurance.


B.C. Premier Christy Clark slammed for running a red light

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:14 PM PDT

B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced official start of the 28-day B.C. election campaign on Tuesday morning in Victoria. Voters head to the polls on May 14.We've all done it. At least once, late at night when no one was watching? We've all ran a red light, right? Well, so has B.C. Premier Christy Clark. On Saturday, the Vancouver Sun published an excellent 4,000 word essay … Continue reading →


Via terror plot suspect a 'very good boy,' mom says

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:58 PM PDT

File of a Via Rail train waits to leave the station at Union Station in TorontoThe mother of one of the two suspects accused of trying to carry out an al-Qaeda-supported plot to derail a Via Rail passenger train for almost a year doesn't believe the charges against her son, saying he is a "very good boy" and a genius who loves to study.


Incredible NASA video compresses 3 years of the Sun into 3 minutes

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Stunning NASA Video Shows 3 Years of the Sun in 3 MinutesNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been in orbit for over three years now, keeping its eye on the Sun for us, so that scientists can study it and we can be alerted to potential solar flares. Now, as a … Continue reading →


Top court's review into Constitution allegations unacceptable: Quebec

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:50 AM PDT

MONTREAL - Quebec's deputy premier says he's not satisfied with an investigation into allegations that some the Supreme Court of Canada justices intervened in the patriation of the Constitution.

Honda Canada recalls 2,000 Fit Sport vehicles from 2012-2013 model year

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:29 AM PDT

TORONTO - Honda Canada is recalling about 2,000 Fit Sport vehicles from the 2012-2013 model year.

Cdn Coast Guard searching for location of Newfoundland oil spill

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 06:12 AM PDT

Fogo Island is off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland.There have been hundreds of reports about oiled sea birds in the Fogo Island area since the end of March, and the Canadian Coast Guard is taking those reports seriously.


Prince Philip presents regimental colours in Toronto

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT

Prince Philip greets a member of the Petawawa-based Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.Prince Philip attended a ceremony at the Ontario legislature on Saturday to present a new regimental flag to the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.


Montreal Archbishop 'saddened' by Catholic role in residential schools

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:40 PM PDT

Montreal's Catholic Archbishop Christian Lépine says he is still struggling to come to terms with how Canada's residential school system and its abuses were allowed to happen.

Cape Breton children inspire stem cell donation drive

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 02:11 PM PDT

Marian Simpson was one of 121 people who participated in the stem cell drive Saturday.An event planned to help two Cape Breton children with blood disorders drove 121 people to add their names to Canada's stem cell registry Saturday.


2nd largest pipeline spill in Alberta history leads to charges

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:46 PM PDT

A pipeline leaked 28,000 barrels of oil into a nearby muskeg and a beaver pond in April 2011.The company that owns a pipeline which leaked 28,000 barrels of crude oil near a First Nations community in northwest Alberta is now facing environmental charges -- but some are questioning the timing of the province's action.


Check out Saturn’s closest approach to Earth on Sunday night

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 01:42 PM PDT

Search for Northern Lights on Saturn Takes OffIf you have a telescope, and the skies are going to be clear where you live, you might want to get outside to somewhere fairly dark tomorrow night, April 28th, so that you can check out the planet Saturn. Saturn … Continue reading →


Research could reveal colour of dinosaur skin

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:07 PM PDT

70 million year old dinosaur skin.A U of R physicist is using the synchrotron in Saskatoon to get a closer look at a preserved dinosaur skin sample.


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