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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 ...

  • Toronto FC parts ways with Bostock waiving once heralded youngster

    Toronto FC's John Bostock left and Montreal Impact Patrice Bernier battle for the ball during second half MLS action at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on Saturday March 16, 2013. (Peter McCabe/The Canadian ...

  • U.S. foray set to goose Toronto-Dominion profits

    Toronto-Dominion Bank's second-quarter earnings Thursday showed that a sluggish Canadian economy is indeed affecting our banks. But, as has become increasingly apparent in recent years, not all Canadian banks are the same, and TD's big bold foray into U.S. retail banking leaves the bank in a relatively better position than others. TD has been promising to increase the size of its ...

  • Retired Vancouver police officer found dead in Mexico

    A retired Vancouver police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who volunteered to help animals. News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, who was 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week. Friend Lisa Edwards says Earle had a gigantic heart for humans and animals, and spent several years working with animal rescue ...

  • A win for Canada at the UN country keeps its only United Nations agency

    MONTREAL - The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will not be flying the coop. Qatar had aggressively courted a move of the agency to Doha, going so far as saying diplomats were fed up with Montreal's bone-chilling winter weather. But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said ...

Movie Review

Lifeboat [DVD]

Lifeboat [DVD]

Alfred Hitchcock always loved technical and narrative challenges, and in Lifeboat, his seventh American film and the first and only he made under Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century-Fox, he faced daunting obstacles in both. Telling the story of nine survivors of a U-Boat att ... ...

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  • Coyotes sign GM Don Maloney to contract extension

    Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney signed a long-term contract extension Friday with the NHL-owned team. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Maloney has directed the team for six seasons, leading the franchise to the Western Conference finals last year despite the restrictions of league ownership. The Coyotes missed the playoffs this year, going 21-18-9 in the lockout-shortened ...

  • Rolling Stones get satisfaction from long association with Canada

    FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Mick Jagger, center, and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones performing on the "50 & Counting" tour at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Rolling Stones memorabilia will be displayed in a new exhibit, "Rolling Stones 50 Years of Satisfaction," at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The exhibit opens on Friday, May ...

  • Collision in northwest Edmonton sends man to hospital

    Edmonton police are investigating the scene of a serious collision which has landed a man in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred around 2:20 p.m. Friday near 135th Avenue and 127th Street. Police have blocked off all lanes of traffic in the area, and say they will likely remain on scene for several more ...

  • Richard Suter granted bail

    An Edmonton court has ruled that Richard Suter, accused of causing a crash that killed a young boy, will be released on bail. Sage Morin, mother of two-year-old Geo Mounsef, stormed out of the courtroom as the judge read the decision. The rest of the family and many supporters followed her ...

  • Residents off-duty inspector save the lives of 14 boaters on Vancouver Island lake

    VICTORIA -- Police say 14 boaters are alive today thanks to the quick actions of some Vancouver Island residents, including an off-duty police inspector.Insp. Andy Lacon of the Victoria Police Department and fellow residents of Youbou, B.C., heard cries coming across the water of Lake Cowichan just past midnight Monday.Victoria police say local residents of the town, about 38 kilometres west of ...

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