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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 ...

  • Qatar drops bid to take UN agency from Montreal

    When Qatar made a sudden move to take the headquarters of a UN agency from Montreal, Canada launched into a no-delay, no-quarter campaign to beat it back. On Thursday, Qatar cried uncle and called Ottawa to say it was withdrawing its bid to win the seat of the International Civil Aviation ...

  • Video Rob Ford scandal not over Toronto city councillors

    From "satisfied" to "he should resign," Toronto city councillors had mixed reactions to Mayor Rob Ford's official statement regarding accusations he smoked crack cocaine. Ford broke his silence Friday, denying crack ...

  • Vancouver man charged with stalking actress Jennifer Lawrence’s brother told him he wanted to protect her

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the ...

  • Don Cherry Media should give players time to cool off

    Don Cherry warned the media about speaking with players immediately after a game. "Smarten up and give them time to calm down," the Coach's Corner commentator said on Friday. This in response to comments made by Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson following a disappointing 7-3 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 on Wednesday night. When asked if the team could ...

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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  • Jays 3B Brett Lawrie ejected sister lashes out on Twitter

    Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws his gloves off after being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Dan Bellino in the bottom of the third inning Friday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...

  • Did You See That Brenden Morrows controversial goal

    Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brenden Morrow scores in the first period on goalie Craig Anderson in Game 5 at Consol Energy Center on Friday in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Justin K. Aller/Getty ...

  • Rob Ford video questions linger after denial

    Now that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has formally denied to allegations of crack cocaine use, it's just Ford's word versus his accusers', unless the video surfaces. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict," Ford told reporters Friday. "As for a video: I cannot comment on a video I've never seen or does not exist." The video purportedly shows him ...

  • UBC student recounts surviving Washington bridge collapse

    A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night. Mount Vernon, Washington resident Bryce Kenning says he was making a trip he had made hundreds of times with no incident. But this time was different. "You never expect anything like that to happen in real life, it was like a movie event," said Kenning in an interview ...

  • Metro Vancouver city halls reaching out to the people

    Vancouver resident Cora Maming spent two years hiding inside her home after arriving from the Philippines in 2008. Help from her neighbourhood house helped her with English lessons and confidence, and now Maming now is happily participating in her ...

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