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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 ...

  • Quebec unions silence criticism of PQ welfare cuts

    , Quebec's unions forced the cancellation of a press conference that was to be held on the sidelines of a demonstration protesting against the federal Conservative government's cuts to Employment Insurance (EI), because it was intended to draw attention to the parallel cuts to social assistance (welfare) being made by the provincial Parti Qubcois (PQ) government.This act of political ...

  • Seven years of going back to zero for Toronto FC

    First, Toronto FC do some things well. In everything else, they fail.One night in November of 2011, I went to a TFC postseason pub night, a cheerful, friendly event, with a few hundred fans, some players and representatives of TFC management. This is what the club does extremely well. For all the good vibes though, everyone was aware the MLS playoffs were rolling on and, once again, TFC was not ...

  • Advocate Military transfer policy hurt Vancouver sex assault victim

    after being raped twice at a Texas Air Force base says she's been further victimized by military policies about sexual assault. Myah Bilton-Smith is trying to recover from a brain injury and might have permanent brain damage. "Sometimes I have the fear of breaking my family apart just because of how much problems I have," she said during an interview with KATU News. But ...

  • Wharnsby Family will be big factor in Alfredssons future

    Captain Daniel Alfredsson and his Ottawa Senators dropped a 6-2 decision in Game 5 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who become the first team to march to the conference finals. But was this Alfredsson's final NHL ...

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Rosemary's Baby [Blu-Ray]

Roman Polanskis Rosemarys Baby is a masterpiece of paranoid tension about evil lurking in the mundane. It has been called the horror film without any horror, and much has been made of the fact that it doesnt use special effects. This is something of a misnomer because, in fac ... ...

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  • Winterhawks down Knights in Memorial Cup semifinal

    Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 2-1 Friday night in the semifinal of the MasterCard Memorial Cup. Tyler Wotherspoon also scored for the Winterhawks, who will take on the Halifax Mooseheads in Sunday's final that will determine the Canadian Hockey League champion. Nicolas Petan added two ...

  • Railway conduit planned to ship oilsands bitumen

    It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy. Now, with massive pipeline projects mired in controversy, the need to move crude oil to market could mean a big new boost to Canada's rail sector. Chris Brown reports on a Vancouver businessman's ...

  • Pacers take Game 2 even series with Heat

    MIAMI (AP) David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 points, ...

  • Alleged drunk driver goes free after cop skips court

    An Edmonton woman who reported a drunk driver last November is angry he was acquitted this week after the arresting officer failed to show up at court to testify. Lisa Boersma says she first noticed what appeared to be a drunk man stumble out of a south side restaurant. "He stumbled out to [his truck] -- as he's standing there unlocking his door, he's weaving in and out, ...

  • Venus Jupiter and Mercury to perform Dance of the Planets

    During sunset on Saturday, three planets will form a bright cluster in the western sky known as the Dance of the Planets. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury -- the brightest planets visible on Earth -- will move into a triangle only three degrees wide. The triple conjunction of planets is fairly rare. The last time the three bright planets aligned in that formation was on May 9, 2011. According to ...

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