Monday 8th February, 2010
IOC chief says no worries as Vancouver readies for winter Olympics
Canada News.NetVancouver, Feb 9 (DPA) Vancouver Games organisers expressed confidence mild weather won't disrupt the start of the winter Olympics as they fine tuned preparations ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.
Fonseka's arrest aimed to suppress war crimes: Tamil Canadians
Canada News.NetToronto, Feb 9 (IANS) Calling the arrest of former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka 'the murder of dissent'' by Colombo, Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada have sought immediate international trial of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for war crimes.
Meet 'America's Tweethearts'
Canada News.NetToronto, February 8 : A loved-up couple with a joint Twitter account and a joint blog have entitled themselves "America's Tweethearts" after having 140plus followers on the popular microblogging website.
Manslaughter charge laid in 2009 killing
The Globe and MailA Burnaby man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of 54-year old Sher Singh in 2009. At around 9 p.m. of March 1, Mr. Singh was talking with former colleagues when he noticed a man shopli...
Native band votes to accept pipeline deal
The Globe and MailA strong majority of Fort William First Nation residents have voted in favour of a deal that will net the reserve $3.5 million in exchange for settling a long-standing dispute over a pipeline. Band ...
Police search for leads in shooting
The Globe and MailP olice have few leads in the search for suspects after a 30-year-old man was shot to death behind a home on in the city's west end Sunday night. Neighbours in the area of Jane Street and Trethewey D...
Trustee rebuffs board's demand for apology
The Globe and MailI n a standoff with all the drama of an old Western, one trustee and the chair of the Toronto District School Board are at odds over a code of conduct and an ignored demand for an apology. The showdo...
Top Canadian military official charged with murder
Miami HeraldThe commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women Ontario Provincial Police Det. Ins...
Canadians have no sense of humor about brown slopes
The Seattle TimesWHISTLER -- Just trying to be neighborly. "Wheredya want this?" I asked the closest paramilitary commando security cop at the bottom of the road to Cypress Mountain. He looked through the side windo...
RCMP pull over truck, seize over 600 lbs of marijuana
Leader-PostREGINA — Swift Current RCMP officers pulled over a speeding pickup truck on Saturday evening and discovered it was packed with over 600 lbs of marijuana.The driver of the vehicle, Claude Fournier, 4...
Coyotes beat up on Oilers
CBC NewsEdmonton Oilers' Mike Comrie (91) gets his shot blocked by Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov (30) as the Coyotes' Adrian Aucoin (33) looks on in the first period on Monday in Glendale, Ariz.
Kings' record run ends in Anaheim
CBC NewsCorey Perry had a goal and two assists as the Anaheim Ducks snapped the Los Angeles Kings' franchise-record nine-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Monday night in the latest Freeway Faceoff. Jon...
Blues overwhelmed by Avalanche
CBC NewsBrandon Yip scored two goals and Chris Stewart had a goal and two assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night. Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist and T.J. Galiard...
Rogge wants Russia to keep it clean
CBC NewsInternational Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has spoken to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about his country's repeated doping violations in cross-country skiing and biathlon and says enf...
Coyotes beat up on Oilers
CBC NewsEdmonton Oilers' Mike Comrie (91) gets his shot blocked by Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov (30) as the Coyotes' Adrian Aucoin (33) looks on in the first period on Monday in Glendale, Ariz.
Chan arrives in Vancouver full of confidence
CBC NewsSporting a grin a mile wide, Canadian figure skating champion Patrick Chan was greeted by dozens of fans and autograph seekers when he arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Monday. Chan, carr...
The world is calling Vancouver's Olympics green but they’re not talking environment
Vancouver SunVANCOUVER - The world is admiring Vancouver’s green Olympics. Unfortunately it’s not our environmental stewardship they’re focused on but the green slopes of Cypress Mountain, home of several Ol...
Olympic snowboarder wants to donate half his winnings to KidSport Canada
The ProvinceSaid Bart Given of KidSport: "What Rob has done, and the gauntlet he has laid down,...is really incredible it is a testament to his character. For someone who has worked so hard, spent countless hours...
The 10 best Super Bowl commercials Canada missed
Canada.comCertain body styles aren’t the best for crash protection. Minivans are inherently abhorrent, and pickup trucks are only slightly better. It appears, though...
Canada in talks to buy bridge from U.S. owner
Canada.comWINDSOR, Ont. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has instructed his cabinet to explore the purchase of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit from billionaire American bridge owner Ma...
Test controversial theory, but treat MS patients, Italian doctor says
Canada.comHAMILTON — The Italian doctor behind a controversial new theory of multiple sclerosis said Monday he welcomes more rigorous scientific investigation of his ideas, but suggested there is no reason MS...
B. C. officials waited too long to inform victims of massive privacy breach: Report
Canada.comVICTORIA — More than 1,400 people whose personal information was found by police in the home of a B.C. government supervisor last year should have been notified immediately of the privacy breach not...
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