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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 ...

  • A reincarnation of the corner market in Vancouver

    A customer sits outside the Mighty Oak neighbourhood grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals Game 5

    Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun (L) is congratulated by teammates Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin after they defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 17, 2013. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Friday night with the Penguins looking to finish things ...

  • Canadas Graham DeLaet 2nd after 2 rounds at Colonial

    Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round at Hogan's Alley will be completed Saturday morning. Kuchar had a one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet. The ...

  • Vancouver cruise ship business rebounds with 20 per cent jump

    Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ...

Movie Review

Silent Running [DVD]

Some three decades after its unsuccessful theatrical release and later elevation to cult status, Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running is terribly dated, but still intriguing didactic science fiction. Taking place in the early years of the 21st century, it posits a time in which all plant life on earth has been destroyed, and the only remaining traces of vegetation are in carefully nurtured for ... ...

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  • Hands-free devices not necessarily safer Study

    Mayank Rehani demonstrates the driving simulator used to study the impact of hands-free distraction on drivers at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Centre in Edmonton on May 24, 2013. Dave Lazzarino/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency EDMONTON -- Distracted driving laws enacted in most of Canada means drivers have had to keep their cell phones out of their hands and their eyes on the road. But a recent study by ...

  • Man beat ex with toilet lid torched suite

    Zachary Holland. (File) EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who used a toilet tank lid to attack a transsexual before torching her suite and dragged his girlfriend from a car was sentenced to 15 years Thursday. Zachary Holland, 26, pleaded guilty to several charges including arson causing bodily harm, two counts of aggravated assault, kidnapping and uttering death threats. Provincial Court Judge James ...

  • Considering the scandals plaguing multiple levels of government it seems accountability as a virtue is on the wane

    Uncharitable mockery befell Conservative MP Joan Crockatt earlier this week when she welcomed the resignation of Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright, plus the removal from caucus of senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, as ';a clear demo[nstration] of accountability.'; The long-time Calgary journalist was chided for honouring the dishonoured, but she was at least ...

  • 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 ...

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