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The Chicago Blackhawks were on the brink of elimination against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, and they played like it. Their hunger to win was evident from the moment the puck dropped in Game 5, and hockey fans were quick to react on ...
10000 lbs of fresh halibut the star of West Vancouver festival

Around 10,000 lbs of fresh halibut was available for hungry seafood lovers at the Halibut Festival at the Fresh Street Market in West Vancouver on ...
North Vancouver bear snatches chicken meal before snoozing in a tree

THE CANADIAN PRESSNORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A B.C. conservation officer is hoping a hungry bear that gobbled up two chickens in a North Vancouver neighbourhood will soon climb out of a tree and head back to its habitat.Jack Trudgian says the bear wandered out of a nearby ravine on Saturday and found itself a meal before going up a tree and falling asleep.He says bear sightings are common in North ...
Cause of fatal van fire in East Vancouver still unknown

Vancouver police department investigate after a body was discovered in a burnt out van following an overnight fir e behind 2828 Victoria Dr. in Vancouver, BC., May 25, ...
Photos Vancouver Breaker Faire

Art, invention, innovation and destruction intersect Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire in Vancouver, BC. Innovative art, constructed with items harvested from discarded or recycled materials, highlighting the connection between destruction and creation, will be on display next weekend at the PNE. Pictured is George Russu (left) and Paul Locke (right) who is the creator of ...

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army [DVD]

With Hellboy II: The Golden Army, writer/director Guillermo del Toro continues his fascinating oscillation between arty Spanish-language fantasy-horror films and balls-to-the-wall Hollywood fantasy-horror films. Coming off the critically adored and Oscar-lauded Pa ... ...

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Matt Kuchar leads Canada’s DeLaet 3 others by one stroke at Colonial

Matt Kuchar waves to the gallery after a birdie on the 11th hole during the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial at Colonial Country Club on May 25, 2013 in Fort Worth, ...
Hungy bear taking a nap in North Vancouver neighbourhood after feasting on loose chickens

If you go to the Vancouver Canucks’ media guide, there is a section on the team’s all-time draft picks, all-time trades and a partial accounting of its free-agent ...
In Pictures Rolling Stones rock Toronto in 50th anniversary concert

The rock band was in Toronto on May 25 as part of their 50 and Counting tour, celebrating a half-century together as a group. The band returns to Toronto for a second show on June ...
MLS Montreal 5 Philadelphia 3

Marco Di Vaio scored three times in the first half Saturday and the Montreal Impact outlasted Philadelphia for a 5-3 victory. The Italian forward scored scored his second goal in the 28th minute, breaking a 1-1 tie, and he doubled the advantage 4 minutes later off an assist ...
Woes continue for Toronto FC with shutout loss to Revolution

Toronto FC's Reggie Lambe, right, battles for the ball with Columbus Crew's Matias Sanchez during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...

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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 necessary preconditions for microbial life on both the Saturn moon Enceladus and Mars, where similar briny subzero conditions are thought to exist.

The team of researchers, led by Prof. Lyle Whyte and postdoctoral fellow Nadia Mykytczuk, both from the Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University, discovered Planococcus halocryophilus OR1 after screening about 200 separate High Arctic microbes looking for the microorganism best adapted to the harsh conditions of the Arctic permafrost.

"We believe that this bacterium lives in very thin veins of very salty water found within the frozen permafrost on Ellesmere Island," Whyte said.

"The salt in the permafrost brine veins keeps the water from freezing at the ambient permafrost temperature (~-16 degree C), creating a habitable but very harsh environment. ...