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Saturday, May 11, 2013

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Secrets of Dragons’ Den: Behind the scenes

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:19 AM PDT

The Dragon's Den cast for 2012. The show will be repeated on Sunday nights to help CBC meet its reduced budget.Darien and Jordan nervously walk down the stairs and enter the den. They are in Toronto for the popular CBC reality show Dragons' Den to ask for a large amount of money to mine gold in the Yukon. They claim … Continue reading →


Police blow up suspicious packages in High Park

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:30 PM PDT

Toronto police blow up two suspicious packages in High Park, following an investigation that closed down a number of area roads and part of the park itself.

Toronto man arrested in Tim Bosma disappearance

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:43 PM PDT

On Thursday, Hamilton police were going door-to-door in the area where Tim Bosma was last seen after Wednesday's extensive ground search.Hamilton police say they've arrested and charged a 27-year-old Toronto man in the case of Tim Bosma, who was reported missing earlier this week after going for a test drive with two men who responded to an online Kijiji ad for a truck he was selling.


Ontario mandate for fire sprinklers in retirement homes a Canadian first

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:38 AM PDT

Bob discusses the wireless alarm system being put in the garage. Because the building will often be unoccupied, this system won't just monitor the alarm. It will also monitors the fire sprinkler system.I guess it's not surprising that there's a push on in Ontario to retrofit older nursing homes with automatic fire sprinklers as the leading edge of the Baby Boom is contemplating the prospect of long-term care. To be fair, though, … Continue reading →


Canadian Senator Doug Finley dies after battle with cancer

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:40 AM PDT

Guards stand outside the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in OttawaConservative Senator Doug Finley has died of cancer at the age of 66. Finley — the husband of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley — was appointed to the Senate in 2009… Continue reading →


Toronto man charged in Tim Bosma disappearance

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:48 AM PDT

On Thursday, Hamilton police were going door-to-door in the area where Tim Bosma was last seen after Wednesday's extensive ground search.Hamilton police say they've arrested and charged a 27-year-old Toronto man in the case of Tim Bosma, who was reported missing earlier this week after going for a test drive with two men who responded to an online Kijiji ad for a truck he was selling.


Have we underestimated our impact on the natural world?

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:43 AM PDT

This Feb. 22, 2006 file photo shows houses located in the Pocket Area of Sacramento, Calif. along the Sacramento River. California water officials are set to release the revisions of the first four draft chapters of a $23 billion plan to restore and protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem and guarantee a stable water supply for millions of Californians. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, known as the BDCP for short, is a federal and state initiative financed by California's water contractors, which includes recommendations for a twin tunnel project in the delta to carry water to vast farmlands and thirsty cities. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)According to a team of ecologists from the University of Calgary, humans may have a far greater impact on natural ecosystems than we thought. While humans certainly have an influence on the ecosystems around them, in general, ecologists have held … Continue reading →


Second shooting at Toronto mall in less than two months wounds man

Posted: 11 May 2013 06:28 AM PDT

A 23-year-old man who police allege was a member of the Asian Assassins gang died after he was shot in the parking lot of Yorkdale Shopping Centre on Saturday.TORONTO - Police are investigating the second shooting at Toronto's Yorkdale Mall in less than two months.


Missing woman's remains found in Winnipeg rooming house

Posted: 10 May 2013 07:13 PM PDT

This house on Lorne Avenue in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood has been the scene of a police investigation since Tuesday.The remains of a woman missing since 2006 have been found in a Winnipeg rooming house, police in Manitoba have confirmed.


Chrysler recalls nearly 470,000 Jeep SUVs because they may shift into neutral on startup

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:44 AM PDT

DETROIT - Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.

Carbon dioxide level crosses 'dangerous' threshold

Posted: 11 May 2013 02:32 AM PDT

Smoke rises out of factories in Thailand?s Chonburi provinceBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Friday. To many scientists, crossing the 400 ppm threshold, which means that there are 400 molecules of carbon dioxide for every million molecules in the air, is a bit like the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising above 15,000 points. ...


Flying car crashes near Vernon, B.C., school

Posted: 10 May 2013 06:47 PM PDT

flying carTwo people have been injured after an experimental flying car — constructed by attaching a plane engine, propeller and parasail to a dune buggy — crashed into a tree near a Vernon, B.C., elementary school on Friday morning.


B.C. election leaves fledgling Tories in the dust: former member and expert

Posted: 10 May 2013 03:23 PM PDT

VANCOUVER - Once believed to be a contender to displace the B.C. Liberal Party against the front-running New Democrats in next week's provincial election, the BC Conservatives now face grim returns at the ballot boxes, say a former party member and a political expert.

Alberta premier weighs in on EU plans for oilsands ranking

Posted: 10 May 2013 05:26 PM PDT

Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she would prefer it the European Union did not label oil from Alberta's oilsands as dirty.

1 dead after men swept over falls in Golden Ears park

Posted: 10 May 2013 10:18 PM PDT

One young man is dead after he and a friend were swept over the Gold Creek Falls while swimming in Golden Ears Provincial Park east of Vancouver on Friday, police said.

Safety board investigating tugboat death

Posted: 11 May 2013 04:44 AM PDT

An accidental death of a crewman on a tugboat early Friday is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Labour congress warns of foreign worker 'exploitation'

Posted: 10 May 2013 07:50 PM PDT

Saskatchewan may be creating thousands of new jobs, but most are held by migrant workers according to a recent study by the Canadian Labour Congress.

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