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MPs' Twitter activity slumps over summer break

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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All MPs worked the barbecue circuit this summer, but only some worked the online circuit as well. During the winter parliamentary sitting, MPs tweeted an...
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CNN's Use Of Christopher Stevens' Journal Is 'Disgusting': State Dept.

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Michael Calderone   |   September 23, 2012

NEW YORK -- The State Department blasted CNN Saturday night for the network's handling of a personal journal belonging to late U.S. Ambassador to Libya...

Feds On Collision Course With Courts Over Omnibus Crime Law

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

Federal New Democrat MP and justice critic Françoise Boivin is warning of growing tensions between the federal government and the courts, following a series of...

Phil Hartman Remembered on Canada's Walk of Fame

HuffPost TV Canada   |  Rick Mele   |   September 22, 2012

Judging from the steady flow of acceptance speech tears, receiving a star on Canada's Walk of Fame is an emotional day for many Canadians. It...

Mitt Romney Fundraising Efforts Focus On California

AP   |  STEVE PEOPLES   |   September 23, 2012

DEL MAR, Calif. — Facing criticism that he's too focused on raising campaign cash, Mitt Romney is about to launch what advisers call an "intense...

Canada's Walk Of Fame 2012: Sarah McLachlan, Phil Hartman, Randy Bachman, Russ Jackson, Sonia Rodriguez Honoured As Paul Shaffer Hosts

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   September 22, 2012

TORONTO -- As a comic actor, Phil Hartman was versatile and unselfish, so adept at shining in whatever supporting role he was given that his...

Nova Scotia paper mill revived in 11th-hour twist

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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The province's deal with Pacific West Commercial Corp. to open the former NewPage paper mill is, once again, going forward, said Premier Darrell Dexter in...

Paul Ryan: Contraception Mandate 'Will Be Gone' On 'Day 1'

The Huffington Post   |  Chris Gentilviso   |   September 22, 2012

GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan sees no place for the Obama Administration's contraception mandate. At a Saturday campaign event in Orlando, Fla., the Associated...

Anti-Islam video puts Montreal man at risk

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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Two Egyptian-born Canadians, one of them from Montreal's West Island area, say they're under threat of death after being wrongly accused of playing a role...

Double Amputee Shooting: Matthew Jacob Marin, Houston Officer, Kills Man In Wheelchair, Police Say

AP   |  The Associated Press   |   September 23, 2012

HOUSTON -- A Houston police officer shot and killed a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair Saturday inside a group home after police say the...

Fire tears through Vancouver supermarket, restaurant

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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Fire crews continue to investigate after a fire tore through a Vietnamese supermarket and neighbouring restaurant in Vancouver on Friday evening. The fire broke out...

Edmonton Allegedly Starved Child Funeral: Parents Attend In Handcuffs, Both In Tears

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 22, 2012

EDMONTON - A couple who are charged with starving and abusing their daughter were both in tears during the Edmonton girl's funeral on Saturday.Sheriffs escorted...

Fiona Apple Talks Jail Experience: Singer Makes Allegations Of 'Inappropriate' & 'Illegal' Conduct (VIDEO)

  |   September 22, 2012

Following her arrest on Wednesday for drug possession, singer Fiona Apple shared the details of her jail time experience with the lucky audience at her...

Quebec Students Free Tuition: Student Group Advocates For Free Tuition Now That Hike Is Off The Table

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 22, 2012

MONTREAL - One Quebec student group says that with tuition hikes officially off the table, it will now champion the idea of free education.The new...

John Van Dongen Resigns From BC Conservative Party

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

John van Dongen resigned from the B.C. Conservative Party after members voted against a leadership review at the party's annual general meeting on Saturday. Van...

Blue Jays Win The Pennant: A Look Back 20 Years Later

The Huffington Post Canada   |   September 24, 2012

At the bottom of the 11th inning of the 1992 World Series' Game 6, an entire nation's hopes hung on the Toronto Blue Jays. “We...

PQ Blasted For Closing Nuclear Reactor

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

The new Quebec government's decision not to refurbish the province's only nuclear power plant — which will force it to shut down by the end...

Just where is Winnipeg, Manitoba?

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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A few days after a geography gaffe by Toronto's mayor on the location of Winnipeg, an American morning talk show has — erroneously — pegged...

Jorge Sosa, Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Extradited From Alberta To U.S.

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

Accused Guatemalan war criminal Jorge Sosa, who was arrested in Lethbridge more than a year ago, was extradited on Friday. In August this year, the...

James Franco's Band, Daddy, Debuts 'Love In The Old Days' (VIDEO)

  |   September 22, 2012

James Franco, jack of all trades, has released a new music video for his band Daddy. Rolling Stone debuted the video for "Love in the...

Boy, 9, struck by car, taken to hospital

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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Police say a nine-year-old boy was taken to Sick Kids hospital after he was struck by a car on Thorncliffe Park Drive in East York...

Obama Video Hits Mitt Romney On Tax Returns, Asks 'What Else Is He Hiding?'

The Huffington Post   |  Paige Lavender   |   September 24, 2012

The Obama campaign has released a new video attacking Mitt Romney for not releasing more tax returns. "What else is he hiding?" the video asks,...

Ban on tethering dogs mulled in Richmond, B.C.

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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The city of Richmond, B.C., is considering a ban that would prohibit dog owners from tethering dogs to poles for long periods of time. The...

The Big Push: Join Arianna, Bono, Charlize, Others In Fight Against HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria (PHOTOS)

  |   January 23, 2013

Picture this: A world where virtually no child is born with HIV, or where no death is caused by a mosquito bite or by tuberculosis....

Mayor confident Bixi's financial woes just temporary

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay says that he has full confidence in the Bixi shared bicycle system and that the company's financial problems are just temporary....
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Apple's Lost Mapportunity: How Did A Tech Star Lose Its Way?

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Bianca Bosker   |   September 22, 2012

Apple’s mojo over the years has come from its knack for releasing products that aren’t the first, but are the best. Its highly anticipated new...

BC Rental Housing Need To Grow Sharply

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

The demand for rental housing in British Columbia is projected to grow by 36 per cent over the next 25 years, according to a report...

Canadian Politicians On Twitter: What MPs Tweeted About This Summer

CP   |  Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press   |   November 22, 2012

OTTAWA - All MPs worked the barbecue circuit this summer, but only some worked the online circuit as well.During the winter parliamentary sitting, MPs tweeted...

Free Syria Army Base Moved From Turkey To Syria

Reuters   |   November 22, 2012

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has moved its leadership for the first time from Turkey to...

Red Wings Fined By NHL: Detroit Senior VP Jim Devellano's Quotes On Lockout Earn Fine

AP   |   September 22, 2012

NEW YORK -- The NHL has fined the Detroit Red Wings for comments made by senior vice president Jim Devellano in an interview about the...

Awkward Family Photos: Pregnancy Edition (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)

  |   September 24, 2012

There are ways to capture beautiful pregnancy photos. This post is not about those shots -- because when expectant moms and dads try to get...

Canadian Linked To Anti-Islam Film Seeks Protection

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

A Coptic Christian activist say he fears for his family's safety after being accused of playing a role in the notorious anti-Islam film that has...

Raffaella Fico Models Bikini At Fashion Week While Six Months Pregnant (PHOTOS)

  |   September 22, 2012

We assume that modeling in a bikini is anxiety-inducing even to those that are in perfect shape, but the idea of strutting your stuff in...

Dawn Brown, Clearwater Mother, Kills 2 Kids Then Commits Suicide: Cops

  |   September 22, 2012

A mother and her two children are dead after an apparent murder-suicide near Clearwater, Florida, early Saturday morning. Sheriff's officials told The Tampa Bay Times...

Puppy-Mill Dog Rescuers Say Laws Too Weak

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

A year after more than 500 dogs were seized from Paws-R-Us, a puppy mill near Shawville, Que., some advocates say Quebec's animal cruelty laws don't...

Chick-Fil-A President Says They've Made No 'Concessions' To Same-Sex Marriage Supporters

  |   September 22, 2012

Chick-fil-a President Dan Cathy has personally spoken out against media reports that the fast food chain will stop giving charitable donations to groups that oppose...

10 Ironic 'Speak English' Signs (PHOTOS)

  |   September 23, 2012

A few years ago the Tea Party showed us how truly ironic protest signs could be, but the cream of the irony crop has to...

Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Singer, Loses It On Stage At IHeartRadio Festival (VIDEO) [UPDATE]

  |   September 23, 2012

(WARNING: Video contains graphic language.) Billie Joe Armstrong is not Justin Bieber, that's clear after the singer's outburst at the iHeartRadio Festival. The Green Day...

Gas leak forces evacuation in Markham

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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About 20 homes were evacuated in Markham, north of Toronto, as a precaution early Saturday, after reports of loud, booming noises in the area. Fire...

Vandals strike Inuvik, N.W.T., greenhouse

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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Vandals have destroyed more food in Inuvik, N.W.T., this time at the community greenhouse. After a summer spent labouring on their gardens, community members may...

Yellowknife marks one year since plane crashed on street

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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One year after an Arctic Sunwest Twin Otter float plane went down between buildings in Yellowknife’s Old Town, killing the two pilots, the city is...

E. coli concerns prompt beef recalls at Sobeys, Foodland

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled ground beef products sold at a number of store across Canada because they may be contaminated with e-coli...

Global Fracking Protests Planned Around The World By GlobalFrackdown Campaign

AP   |   September 22, 2012

PHILADELPHIA -- Demonstrators in the United States and other countries protested Saturday against the natural gas drilling process known as fracking that they say threatens...

Elisabetta Canalis' Bikini Body Takes Center Stage At Milan Fashion Week (PHOTOS)

  |   September 22, 2012

Elisabetta Canalis may be more known for her love life than her modeling career (the 34-year-old famously dated George Clooney and has been in an...

Sex Conspiracies You Need To Know About (SLIDESHOW)

HP   |   November 22, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE: Our friends at TruTV have scoured the Internet to discover the most important sex conspiracies. By Jessica Ferri Go ahead and Google...

Dina Lohan Regrets Pushing Lindsay Lohan Into Show Business

  |   September 22, 2012

At the age of 26, Lindsay Lohan has been to rehab five times, had seemingly countless run-ins with the law, and has done multiple stints...
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CNN Reveals Finding Ambassador Christopher Stevens' Journal And Discloses Reporting With It

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Michael Calderone   |   September 25, 2012

NEW YORK -- Anderson Cooper revealed Friday night that CNN had found U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens' personal journal following the attack on the...

David Villalobos, Man Mauled By Tiger At Bronx Zoo, Faces Charge

AP   |  TOM HAYS   |   November 22, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Before his now-infamous tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother...

Momofuku Toronto: Popular Noodle Bar Hits Toronto

CP   |  Natalie Chu, The Canadian Press   |   November 22, 2012

When it comes to making Toronto a culinary hot spot, the city's restaurateurs are starting to use their noodles.With the arrival of Momofuku Noodle Bar,...

Parents Of Starved Edmonton Girl Attend Funeral Today

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

Hundreds of people gathered in an Edmonton mosque Saturday to pray over the the body of a young girl allegedly starved and beaten by her...

Apple Seeks U.S. Sales Ban On Samsung, $707 Million More In Damages

Reuters   |   November 22, 2012

SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked for a court order for a permanent U.S. sales ban on Samsung Electronics products alleged to have violated...

Entertainment Weekly Pre Emmy Party: TV's Big Stars Go Glam Before The Big Day (PHOTOS)

  |   September 22, 2012

One would think that stars would tire of the never-ending red carpet appearances, but it seems that celebs are pretty game for any excuse to...

Charlie Hebdo Editor Threatened Over Mohammad Cartoon

AP   |   September 22, 2012

PARIS — A French court has convicted a man for carrying a weapon at an illegal demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy protesting a...

Celebrities Falling, Tripping Into New Season (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   |  Kiki Von Glinow   |   September 20, 2012

With fall upon us and the colder months fast approaching, the leaves aren't the only things hitting the pavement. Celebrities are just like us and...

Celebrities Who Didn't Change Their Looks For Fame (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   |  Kari Friedlander   |   September 20, 2012

Nobody said the road to notoriety was a smooth one. For many celebrities, their starts in Hollywood were met by pressure from managers and agents,...

Celebrity TMI Moments: Wardrobe Malfunctions, Teeny Bikinis, Twitter Overshares (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   |  Kiki Von Glinow   |   September 23, 2012

Let's be honest, we know more about some celebrities than we do about our own friends. From their major Twitter overshares, to their itsy-bitsy bikini...

How to make Arctic waters safer for ships

CBC   |   November 22, 2012

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When searchers went looking for Sir John Franklin's lost vessels this summer, they came up empty as far as shipwrecks from the failed 1845 expedition...

HMCS Preserver Leak: Navy Ship Leaked Diesel Fuel Into Halifax Harbour For 5 Hours, Report Says

CP   |  Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press   |   November 21, 2012

HALIFAX - It took more than five hours to stop a navy ship from leaking fuel into the Halifax harbour last year because officers failed...

John Cummins, BC Conservatives: Party Votes To Keep Cummins As Leader

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 21, 2012

LANGLEY, B.C. - The sole member of the B.C. Conservative party with a seat in the provincial legislature quit the party Saturday, after members voted...

CAW Deal: Ford Workers Vote On Deal Over Weekend; GM Workers To Vote On Wednesday

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 21, 2012

TORONTO - Ford workers in Hamilton and Windsor, Ont., vote today on a four-year deal reached this week that has been endorsed by their union...

BC's Top Young Chefs To Watch

The Huffington Post B.C.   |  Zi-Ann Lum   |   September 23, 2012

A restaurant career isn't for everyone. It's a job that promotes talent and rewards passion and sacrifice. Especially sacrifice. If you don't possess any of...

Derek Boogaard Lawsuit: Parents Of Deceased Player Sue NHLPA, Trying To Collect Remainder Of Contract, Report Says

CP   |  The Associated Press   |   November 21, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The NHL Players' Association says it hasn't seen a lawsuit reportedly filed by the parents of late enforcer Derek Boogaard seeking...
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'Full House' Cast: Where Are They Now; Interviews With Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin And More (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Jaimie Etkin   |   September 24, 2012

"Full House" fans have long wondered whatever happened to predictability and though the answer to that question remains unclear, HufPost TV can tell you whatever...
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