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Sunday, August 25, 2013

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Rovers may help put a Canadian on the Moon by 2030

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:26 PM PDT

In this July 20, 1969 file photo, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, descends steps of Lunar Module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon. Canada could be sending its first astronaut to the moon under an ambitious long-term plan being developed by a group of space agencies around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/NASA,Based on a new roadmap released by the International Space Exploration Coordination Group last week, a Canadian may be on the Moon by 2030. Continue reading→


Canada's delinquency rate falls to 1.19 per cent, but debt burden rises

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:56 PM PDT

TORONTO - A credit-monitoring firm says Canada's 90-day delinquency rate has fallen to 1.19 per cent in the second quarter of this year, one of the lowest values on record.

Drowned boy's parents won't face charges, police say

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:05 PM PDT

A three-year-old boy died after slipping into the water at a building on Dallimore Circle on Saturday afternoon.Toronto police will not be laying charges against the parents of a three-year-old boy who drowned during a weekend barbecue.


Fredericton firefighters pull 3 from burning house

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:05 AM PDT

A fire official says the blaze started in the back part of the building.Firefighters got three people out of a burning building in Fredericton Sunday, including a woman they found after they were beaten back by flames and thick smoke.


What are Canada's options in Syria?

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria. Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, some 355 people showing "neurotoxic symptoms" died after a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs earlier this week. The group says three hospitals it supports had reported receiving about 3,600 patients with such symptoms in less than three hours that day. (AP Photo/Media Office Of Douma City, File)After two years on the sidelines, it appears that the West is poised to intervene in the ongoing civil war in Syria. As part of a narrative that is advancing quickly, Syria's Assad regime, on Sunday, agreed to let United … Continue reading →


B.C. worries oil spill would "overwhelm" resources

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:00 AM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, July 27, 2013, a cleaning vessel clears the oil after about 50 tons of crude oil was leak from a pipe spilled into the sea off Rayong province, eastern Thailand. The oil spill that leaked from a pipeline, operated by a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc, has reached a popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up over the weekend, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/The Nation-Atchara) THAILAND OUTVANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia privately warned the province lacks the ability to manage oil spills from existing and future oil traffic, and even a moderate spill would overwhelm their ability to respond, documents show.


Lawsuit against former company of which Wallin was director settled for $10.2M

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Conservative Sen. Pamela Wallin attends a Senate Committee meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday Feb 28, 2013. A U.S. court has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit against a bankrupt energy exploration company for which embattled Sen. Pamela Wallin was a director. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCALGARY - A U.S. court has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit against a bankrupt energy exploration company for which embattled Sen. Pamela Wallin was a director.


Woman's nose severed in Toronto elevator attack

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:53 AM PDT

A man is taken to Sunnybrook Trauma Centre in Toronto on Friday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2013 following a shooting in the northwest end of the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Victor BiroAn elderly woman's nose was severed during an attack that occurred in a downtown Toronto elevator, police say.


Protesters push for Canadian involvement in Egypt

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:24 AM PDT

Protestors get ready to demonstrate on Parliament Hill against a coup in Egypt on Aug. 24, 2013.Egyptians and their supporters are hoping to get Canada's help to stop the bloodshed in their country, vowing to continue a series of rallies in Ottawa.


Baird, counterparts express 'outrage' over alleged chemical attacks in Syria

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:08 PM PDT

Evidence of Syrian chemical weapon use overwhelming: BairdMONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and other western leaders applied more pressure on Syria on Sunday, with a call for Syrian authorities to allow the United Nations immediate and unfettered access to the site of last week's alleged chemical attack.


B.C. man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:14 AM PDT

Vancouver police are searching for a 22-year-old B.C. man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after he failed to return to his halfway house.

Pilot doing survey work dies in crash in remote northern Alberta lake

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT

The young pilot was at the controls of a Cessna 172.FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Authorities in northern Alberta say a pilot is dead after a plane was found upside-down in a lake.


Artifacts in northern Quebec could be 7,000 years old

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:37 AM PDT

The rough-looking stone blades and arrowheads found on Waskaganish territory could reveal how people lived in Canada thousands of years ago.

Consumers will pay more for mobile phones over two years instead of three

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT

A text message is sent on a mobile phone, November 9, 2010 in Montreal. Even though it has yet to confirm it is coming to Canada, Verizon is already having a major influence on the cellphone market here. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzMONTREAL - Even though it has yet to confirm it is coming to Canada, Verizon is already having a major influence on the cellphone market here.


‘Smart’ spoon may help control Parkinson’s tremors

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT

LiftWare spoonThe Parkinson Society Canada estimates that over 100,000 Canadians live with Parkison's disease in the country. This incurable neurodegenerative disorder occurs when the cells that produce dopamine die. In the absence of this chemical, signals do not properly reach the … Continue reading →


The battle over eco-certified coffee cups

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Coffee cup lid conundrum: Have you been burned?Why 'green' paper products may not be as environmentally friendly as they claim


Guys gather for My Little Pony convention in B.C.

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:36 AM PDT

The first national Canadian convention for fans of the animated television show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, was held in Richmond, B.C. Saturday.

MDs warned to watch for rare form of abuse - parent-fabricated illness in kids

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:00 PM PDT

TORONTO - Doctors need to be alert for signs of a form of abuse in which a parent fabricates illness in a child and exposes them to unnecessary and potentially harmful tests and treatments, says the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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