Thursday 29th July, 2010
Vicar under fire for giving Holy Communion to dog
An Anglican church in Canada has come under fire after its vicar gave Holy Communion to a dog.
'As China greys, India set to become world's growth engine'
If it was India's $35 computer that was splashed in Canadian news last week, now it is the country's relentless growth story that's making headlines here.
Tuition creeping beyond government funding
As students and parents get set to write this fall’s tuition cheques, a group that represents Ontario undergraduates wants them to realize they are carrying an increasing portion of the cost of ...
Fire-fighting helicopter crashes near Lillooet
The Globe and MailA helicopter crashed Thursday while fighting one of several fires roaring through British Columbia, highlighting the dangers that fire crews face while battling blazes during one of the driest months ...
RCMP seize stockpile of guns and knives in Alberta reserve raid
Calgary HeraldEDMONTON — RCMP in Hobbema seized a small stockpile of guns and knives along with two police scanners after raiding two homes on the Ermineskin First Nation on Wednesday. RCMP entered the two homes ...
Tejada dealt to first-place Padres
CBC NewsThe NL West-leading San Diego Padres obtained infielder Miguel Tejada and cash from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for Double-A right-hander Wynn Pelzer. Tejada was scratched from the ...
Rockies president's death due to natural causes
CBC NewsInvestigators have determined that Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor's death in April was from natural causes, police said Thursday. McGregor was pronounced dead April 20 after being found in ...
Fraudsters selling Saskatchewan Roughriders tickets online: RCMP
The StarPhoenixA once-quiet marketing scheme to push Saskatchewan pulse products in North America and Europe is gaining momentum -- and volume, reaching this week the ears of writers from cities including London....
Google shares fall on China blocking report
CBC NewsGoogle shares fell 1.4 per cent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said people in mainland China are being blocked from using its internet search engine. Google shares were down $7.99 ...
Dogs may have been targets at Cherry Beach
CBC NewsToronto police have released details of what they're calling a "suspicious incident" in the off leash area at Cherry Beach that might have been aimed at injuring dogs. Police say a board laced with n...
Toronto man sentenced in Iran nuclear case
CBC NewsA Toronto man found guilty of trying to send devices to Iran that could be used to build nuclear weapons has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison. With credit for time already serv...
DND computers used to change Wikipedia site
CBC NewsA Defence Department spokesperson confirms computers at the department's research agency were used to alter a Wikipedia page entry about the Joint Strike Fighter jet and the Conservative government's ...
Fire destroys Newmarket mall
CBC NewsThere is extensive damage after an early morning fire at a strip mall in Newmarket. Nancy Virgus watched as firefighters tried to save her business. "It's just devastation," said Birgus. "It's your ...
Saint John, N.B., home to foghorn inventor
CBC NewsThough Saint John residents know the sound of the foghorn, many might not realize its historic connection with the Port City. Robert Foulis, a Scottish immigrant, invented the steam-powered foghorn h...
Alberta drivers get insurance break
CBC News(CBC) Alberta drivers will be paying less for insurance after a provincial regulator directed insurers to cut mandatory rates by five per cent. The decrease — which will save drivers an average $30...
Alberta pipeline spills unlikely: regulator
CBC News(CBC) As Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. works to clean up a major oil spill from one of its aging pipelines in Michigan, Alberta officials say the province's network is safe. About 3.7 million litres of...
U.S. molester deported from Alberta
CBC NewsAn American sex offender who completed his prison term for molesting two children in Olds, Alta. has been deported from Canada. William Arthur Maguire, 45, pleaded guilty in 2008 to two counts of sex...
Fish feminizing in Alberta rivers
CBC NewsChemicals are likely to blame for the feminization of fish in two southern Alberta rivers, say researchers at the University of Calgary. The scientists analyzed water in the Red Deer and Oldman river...
26 guns seized on First Nations reserve
CBC NewsTwo people were arrested after RCMP searched a pair of homes Wednesday on the Ermineskin First Nation near Hobbema, Alta., and seized 26 guns. The firearm haul included 11 rifles, seven handguns and ...
Chopper crashes while fighting B.C. wildfire
CBC NewsTwo helicopter pilots are in hospital after their helicopter crashed while fighting a fire in B.C.'s southern interior. The helicopter went down near Lillooet, B.C., while the pilots were dumping wat...
Calgary male arrested for indecent act in Wascana Centre
Leader-PostREGINA — Randall Wayne Riehl, a Calgary male, has been arrested after he was seen allegedly masturbating while using binoculars to watch a boy kayaking on Regina's Wascana Lake earlier this week.The...
Alberta ponders paying for new MS treatment
CBC NewsThe Alberta government is looking at whether to follow Saskatchewan's lead and pay for studies of a controversial experimental treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.
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