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  • Discovery of Arctic bacterium offers clues to possible life on Mars

    The temperature in the permafrost on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic has been found to be nearly as cold as that of the surface of Mars. So the recent discovery by a McGill University led team of scientists of a bacterium that is able to thrive at -15 degree C, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, is exciting. The bacterium offers clues about some of the ...

  • Sale drags as Vancouver condo priced too high

    LIST PRICE $1,698,000SALE PRICE $1.6-millionPREVIOUS SALE PRICE $1,798,000TAXES $6,335 (2012)DAYS ON MARKET 175LISTING AGENT R.V. (Will) McKitka, Macdonald ...

  • National Defence says it can’t help move Toronto elephants until fall

    Toka , a 42 year old African elephant, is photographed on May 1 2012 at the Metro Toronto Zoo. The fate of three elephants is up in the air as they need to be relocated because of lack of space for them at the Toronto zoo. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...

  • For Quebec Enbridges pipeline project a no-brainer

    Common wisdom has it that Quebec's favourite sport is hockey. But scratch the surface and you might find that Quebeckers spend more time arguing with each other through summits and public hearings, in the hopes of reaching an elusive consensus, than actual time on an ice rink.The consultations that Environment Minister Yves-Franois Blanchet wants to hold on Enbridge's plans to reverse ...

  • Retired Vancouver police officer dead in Mexico recalled as friend animal lover

    A retired Canadian police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who dedicated a lot of her time to helping animals.News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week.She retired from the West Vancouver Police Department in ...

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Lifeboat [DVD]

Lifeboat [DVD]

Alfred Hitchcock always loved technical and narrative challenges, and in Lifeboat, his seventh American film and the first and only he made under Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century-Fox, he faced daunting obstacles in both. Telling the story of nine survivors of a U-Boat att ... ...

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  • Rio Tinto’s Quebec titanium workers fear up to 400 jobs to be cut

    Rio Tinto Alcan's plant in the Arvida district of Saguenay, 225 km northeast of Quebec City. Wednesday November 10, 2010. After meeting with company officials, the union representing Quebec workers at another subsidiary, Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium, said it fears between 230 and 400 jobs are at risk of being cut as the giant mining company retrenches. (Francis Vachon For The Globe and ...

  • TELUS Break Away Cam Pick the player you want to see

    The TELUS Break Away Cam follows the player or camera angle you want to watch during featured Hockey Night in Canada games. Check out tonight's Senators-Penguins game on 2nd Screen and vote for your favourite ...

  • Alouettes coach Dan Hawkins has big shoes to fill

    Veteran U.S. college football coach Dan Hawkins spent two years as an analyst with ESPN before deciding to return to the sport as the new head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. (Graham Hughes/Canadian ...

  • Rangers know theres no turning back

    New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and his teammates will have to crawl out of a 3-1 series hole to the Boston Bruins if they hope to advance. (Bruce Bennett/Getty ...

  • Lawsuit alleging Brett Favre sent racy text settled

    A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday in New York. Lawyer David Jaroslawicz wouldn't comment on the terms of the settlement, saying only that the case had been "resolved and discontinued." Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole had ...

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