Last Updated: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 | 10:39:08 PM ET
- China frees 3 Canadian activists after Tibet protest
- Three Canadians arrested by Chinese authorities following a protest at the Great Wall against the Chinese presence in Tibet have been released. more »
- Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected this week to announce plans to convert an abandoned mine in the North into a military training centre — a move meant to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. more »
- Rice calls Musharraf as Pakistan weighs state of emergency
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at length late Wednesday with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the key U.S. anti-terrorism ally weighed imposing a state of emergency due to security concerns in the nuclear-armed nation. more »
- Drug giant seeing red over Red Cross emblem
- Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, sued the American Red Cross on Wednesday, demanding that the charity halt the use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public. more »
- 1 woman dead in New York City floods
- Torrential rain flooded New York City's subways, rail lines and roads early Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and thousands of commuters stranded. more »
- Slain York Region officer hailed as 'shining beacon'
- A sea of uniformed police officers from across North America joined mourning friends and family in Newmarket, Ont., on Wednesday for the funeral of York Region police Const. Robert Plunkett. more »
- Harper announces expansion of N.W.T. park
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Wednesday the Nahanni National Park Reserve and world heritage site will be expanded by more than 5,000 square kilometres. more »
- Environment tops agenda at premiers' meeting
- The environment promises to dominate the debate as Canada's 13 premiers meet in New Brunswick for two days of meetings. more »
- TSX jumps 197 points; Dow gains 153
- The main index of the TSX shed some of its earlier gains Wednesday but still managed a gain of almost 200 points as volatility continued to be a hallmark of stock market trading. more »
- China frees 3 Canadian activists after Tibet protest
- 1 woman dead in New York City floods
- Harper announces expansion of N.W.T. park
- Slain York Region officer hailed as 'shining beacon'
- Translating Harry Potter lands young Muggle in trouble
- New York may ban the b-word
- TSX jumps 197 points; Dow gains 153
- Ancient skull tangles path of human evolution
- Big fat lawsuit launched over profits from Greek Wedding film
- Made-for-baby videos may harm language development: study
- RCMP warns Canadians to watch out for counterfeit cash
- Ancient skull tangles path of human evolution
- 1 woman dead in New York City floods
- Job boom hurting enrolment at B.C. universities
- Bush was treated for Lyme disease: White House
- 'Someone's trying to murder me,' former comic tells court
- Oral history of ordinary folks to be sold through Starbucks
- Alberta residential school reunion brings together memories, pain
- Rhino party escapes extinction to run in September byelection
- China frees 3 Canadian activists after Tibet protest
- Not-so-precise Swiss army unit mistakenly invades Liechtenstein
- Yangtze dolphin extinct
- Toronto author Redhill to vie for Man Booker Prize
- 3 coffees a day keep memory loss at bay for older women: study
- Toronto network falls to No. 2 on Facebook pecking order
- Made-for-baby videos may harm language development: study
- Car thief calls 911 when he finds baby in back seat
World »
- China frees 3 Canadian activists after Tibet protest
- Three Canadians arrested by Chinese authorities following a protest at the Great Wall against the Chinese presence in Tibet have been released.
- Shuttle carrying Canadian astronaut lifts off from Cape Canaveral
- Space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Wednesday night, carrying Canadian astronaut Dave Williams who was embarking on his second shuttle trip.
- Rice calls Musharraf as Pakistan weighs state of emergency
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at length late Wednesday with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the key U.S. anti-terrorism ally weighed imposing a state of emergency due to security concerns in the nuclear-armed nation.
Canada »
- Harper announces expansion of N.W.T. park
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Wednesday the Nahanni National Park Reserve and world heritage site will be expanded by more than 5,000 square kilometres.
- Environment tops agenda at premiers' meeting
- The environment promises to dominate the debate as Canada's 13 premiers meet in New Brunswick for two days of meetings.
- Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected this week to announce plans to convert an abandoned mine in the North into a military training centre — a move meant to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic.
Health »
- Bush was treated for Lyme disease: White House
- President George W. Bush was successfully treated for Lyme disease nearly a year ago, the White House announced Wednesday.
- Major Inuit health survey drops anchor in Nunavut
- The largest Inuit health survey ever conducted in Canada has begun in southern Hudson Bay, with medical staff travelling across Nunavut aboard an Arctic icebreaker to test and talk with Inuit about their well-being.
- Diet food, drink could set young kids up for later obesity: study
- Parents who feed children low-calorie foods in a bid to keep them at a healthy weight may inadvertently contribute to overeating, say researchers from the University of Alberta.
Arts & Entertainment»
- Former Radio-Canada journalist to head CRTC
- Former Radio-Canada journalist Michel Morin has been appointed the new commissioner of the Canadian radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.
- Translating Harry Potter lands young Muggle in trouble
- A young wizard of translation, who posted his own French version of the latest Harry Potter book online, has been detained and questioned by French police.
- Big fat lawsuit launched over profits from Greek Wedding film
- Four people behind the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding — including the Canadian who inspired the 2002 sleeper hit — have sued the producers, saying they didn't get their share of the big fat profits.
Technology & Science »
- Shuttle carrying Canadian astronaut lifts off from Cape Canaveral
- Space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Wednesday night, carrying Canadian astronaut Dave Williams who was embarking on his second shuttle trip.
- Ancient skull tangles path of human evolution
- A Kenyan-based research team has found ancient evidence that undermines the idea humans evolved in a more or less straight line from Homo habilis to Homo erectus to Homo sapiens.
- Yangtze dolphin extinct
- Humans have achieved a dubious first by killing off every member of a species of cetaceans, the group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises, a scientific paper says.
Money »
- TSX jumps 197 points; Dow gains 153
- The main index of the TSX shed some of its earlier gains Wednesday but still managed a gain of almost 200 points as volatility continued to be a hallmark of stock market trading.
- Money keeps rolling in for private radio
- The profit margin in private radio in 2006 was the third fattest in 40 years, even though nearly half of all AM stations did not break even, Statistics Canada says.
- RCMP warns Canadians to watch out for counterfeit cash
- Consumers are being told to watch out for Canadian counterfeit money with glued on authentic holographic security stripes, following incidents in Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec.
Consumer Life »
- RCMP warns Canadians to watch out for counterfeit cash
- Consumers are being told to watch out for Canadian counterfeit money with glued on authentic holographic security stripes, following incidents in Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec.
- Drug giant seeing red over Red Cross emblem
- Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, sued the American Red Cross on Wednesday, demanding that the charity halt the use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public.
- Diet food, drink could set young kids up for later obesity: study
- Parents who feed children low-calorie foods in a bid to keep them at a healthy weight may inadvertently contribute to overeating, say researchers from the University of Alberta.
Sports »
Scores: CFL MLB MLS
- Blue Jays drill Yanks, back over .500
- Toronto pounded out nine doubles on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep against the New York Yankees and once again inch over the .500 mark.
- Federer, Nadal advance at Rogers Cup
- Tennis fans at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday night were witness to the good, the bad and the ugly from former Grand Slam champion Marat Safin in his match against Rafael Nadal.
- CFL suspends Eskimos' A.J. Gass
- The CFL slapped A.J. Gass with a one-game suspension without pay Wednesday after the Eskimos linebacker was ejected from Edmonton's 34-32 loss last week to the Calgary Stampeders.
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