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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 ...

  • How badly do Ontario Liberals fear the ombud

    To anyone unfamiliar with the personal dynamics, it must seem bizarre.Of all the things the Ontario NDP demanded in return for supporting this spring's budget - more social spending, lower auto insurance rates, efforts to collect more business tax, the appointment of a new budgetary officer - only one was outright denied by the governing Liberals. And it's something that, ostensibly, ...

  • A high-stakes grill-off between Vancouver steakhouses

    Wood smoked Jerk Chicken with sam's secret island recipe on the rooftop patio of Black & Blue Steakhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...

  • Penguins rip Ottawa 6-2 move to conference finals

    Pittsburgh Penguins' Brenden Morrow (10) celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Jussi Jokinen (36) in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. ...

  • Crack smoking video claim dogs Toronto mayor

    Rachel Maddow reports on the bizarre story of the mayor of Toronto who denies smoking crack even as a purported video of him doing so is being shopped to media outlets, one of which, Gawker, is accepting public donations to raise the $200,000 asking ...

Movie Review

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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  • Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford denies taking crack

    Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...

  • Baltimore beats up on Blue Jays pitching Lawrie ejected

    It was a rough welcome to the majors for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sean Nolin, who gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. (Abelimages/Getty ...

  • Penguins eliminate Senators in 5 games

    The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to the Eastern Conference final after a 6-2 victory on Friday over the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh won the conference semifinal series ...

  • U of A study shows hands-free devices may not make driving safer

    Researchers at the University of Alberta have just finished a new study about the effectiveness of using hands-free technology while driving. And, as CBC's Silvana Benolich found out, the results are not what you might have ...

  • Police complaint commissioner orders hearing into Surrey RCMP abuse allegations

    A public hearing will be held into allegations of abuse of authority, deceit and discreditable conduct against a member of B.C.'s Transit Police.The police complaint commissioner announced the hearing for Const. Ken Jansen in connection with an incident in April 2010.The commissioner says Jansen and a member of the RCMP are accused of using unnecessary or excessive force on a person at ...

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