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Hockey Canada board votes to eliminate body-checking for peewee-level players

The Hockey Canada Board of Directors has voted to eliminate body-checking from Peewee hockey.The organization made the announcement via twitter on Saturday morning.The announcement comes after a longstanding debate to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related concussions and fractures.Spokesman Andr Brin says the motion ...
One dead one injured in ‘violent incident’ in northeast Calgary

One man was found dead and another taken to hospital with serious injuries in the wake of a "violent incident" now being investigated by homicide detectives. Calgary police were called to a house in the community of Huntington Hills about 4:30 p.m. Friday following reports of gunshots. Police, including the tactical unit, swarmed a residence and cordoned off several blocks, closing ...
Canadians Damian Warner Brianne Theisen lead Hypo Meeting events

Canada's Damian Warner clears the bar in the high jump during the men's decathlon on Saturday at the Hypo Meeting in Goetzis, Austria. (Kerstin Joensson/Associated ...
Pilot program could see dog park patrollers

A new pilot program could see volunteers patrolling Calgary's off-leash dog parks to keep dog owners in line. The proposed Off-Leash Ambassador Program is designed to promote awareness around dog park etiquette. The aldermen behind it want $75,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to train potential volunteers. "People want to do the right thing, and if they know what the rules are ...
Rescue operation for Canadian in Australian Alps continues

Rescue Crew Officer Luke Ashford uses a thermal imaging camera to search for a missing Canadian man in the Snowy Mountains in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park (Westpac Life Saver Helicopter/QMI ...

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A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

Asghar Farhadis A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) is a devastating, slow-burn portrait of how dozens of seemingly insignificant actions and decisionssome conscious, some otherwisecan accumulate into a ruinous scenario. The film opens in the midst of a judicial hearing ... ...

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is famous for featuring some of the most exotic destinations and off late, the sub-continent has become the most sought after tourist destination. The nation being affluent is natural resources and being well endowed by the beauty of the hills, mountains, valleys, river, flora and fauna, beaches and desert; it is one of the most loved nations by the tourists. Another aspect that attracts the ...
Body found in East Vancouver inside burnt van

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, ...
NHL approves sale of Coyotes contingent on lease with Glendale report

Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan came to Arizona with the franchise in 1996 when it moved from Winnipeg. He has been the team's captain since 2003. (Christian Petersen/Getty ...
Feds look to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events

A cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5 million in new sponsorship money over the next five years to promote its cultural jewels in the Ottawa area. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian ...
67-year-old man in critical condition after car crash

A 67-year old man is in critical condition after his car hit another vehicle in Outremont around 11 a.m. this morning. Police said the man's car hit the other vehicle from behind while it was stopped for a red light at Cte-Ste-Catherine and Courcelette Avenue. Const. Simon Delorme of the Montreal police said the man is being treated in hospital, and doctors fear for his life. "When ...

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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. ...