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Top Stories: Toronto, Dec 24 (IANS) A tiny Canadian IT firm, which won a big patent-infringement victory against software giant Microsoft Tuesday, couldnt have wished for a better Christmas gift. They are hoping the global publicity will spell growth in its fortunes. IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:40:01 -0500BRAMPTON -- A "Toronto 18" recruit in a terror plot labelled the Battle of Toronto -- a plan to bomb the CSIS building, the Toronto Stock Exchange and a military base -- apologized yesterday for betra... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:46:50 -0500There have, well, "bin" better ways of resolving disputes. A Pickering single mom with a long-simmering beef with a trash-bin rental company, arrived home from work earlier this week to find a garba... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:46:44 -0500Scientists have found the first clue as to why some people are hospitalized and die when infected with the H1N1 virus, while others only have a mild form of the pandemic flu. A new study by Canadian... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:46:43 -0500Toronto public school students could have flag raising added to their school schedule early in 2010. In yesterday's Sun, Toronto District School Board chairman Bruce Davis ran the idea up the flagpo... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:46:43 -0500Kabul - NATO said Thursday that two of its soldiers, a Canadian and a Briton, were killed in roadside blasts in volatile southern Afghanistan. The British soldier was killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb... Earth Times Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:31:08 -0500Police say a 12-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys are among a group of males allegedly responsible for three home invasions and other incidents during an 11-day crime spree in Winnipeg this month.... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:20:16 -0500Despite her screams and tearful pleas to stop, a mob of young girls allegedly beat and repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old girl in a violent and disturbing attack that police suggested could have resulte... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:20:16 -0500A Winnipeg man sentenced to 10 years in prison after he murdered his grandmother and defiled her body is asking a judge to ease his transition back into the community two years ahead of schedule. Th... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:20:15 -0500Leaflets mailed to homes in heavily Jewish districts of Canada's major cities last November struck with uncharacteristic ferocity at the political party that Canadian Jews have long favored.Canada's L... Haaretz Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:05:12 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson is expected to miss at least a few weeks after injuring his left shoulder late in the first period in the Senators' 8... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:52:27 -0500KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — A Canadian army officer and an Afghan soldier were killed two days before Christmas during a foot patrol in an area southwest of Kandahar City.On Wednesday afternoon... Canada.com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:51:45 -0500Chris Mason stopped 23 shots in regulation and overtime, then blanked the Calgary Flames in a shootout to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 win Wednesday night at the Saddledome. The Flames didn't be... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:52 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Glen Metropolit and Andrei Markov are putting the power in Montreal's power play. Not that the Canadiens really needed that much offence, with Jarosla... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:51 -0500Ilya Bryzgalov's Phoenix Coyotes teammates made his NHL-leading fifth shutout easy. Bryzgalov stopped 21 shots for his 13th career shutout and the Coyotes beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Wednesday nigh... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:50 -0500A Saint John physician who pleaded guilty to a criminal charge is restarting her medical career three years after her licence to practise was suspended. Corrina Golding was charged with drug traffick... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:47 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Glen Metropolit and Andrei Markov are putting the power in Montreal's power play. Not that the Canadiens really needed that much offence, with Jarosla... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:46 -0500Eight more of the 76 Tamil migrants who were aboard a ship seized off the coast of B.C. in October were ordered released Wednesday from detention in Vancouver. They join seven would-be refugees from ... CBC News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:44 -0500This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows a developing storm system in the Southern Plains, which is generating a mix of snow and freezing rain over eastern Colo... C News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:28 -0500KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — A Canadian army officer and an Afghan soldier were killed two days before Christmas during a foot patrol in an area southwest of Kandahar City.On Wednesday afternoon... Canada.com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:19 -0500While the anti-aging industry continues to generate billions of dollars here on Earth, the secret to eternal youth may actually be in the cosmos. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., ... Canada.com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:16 -0500Photo of Cyril Roy and his dog Fred. Roy, a native Montrealer, was 58 when he was found dead Nov. 30, 2009 in a trailer north of Nanaimo British Columbia. He had been homeless and was staying in the t... Canada.com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:13 -0500CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP officials here have cancelled all dog training exercises after a pit bull was shot and killed in the Fraser Valley city of Chilliwack during a police exercise.The pit bull wa... Canada.com Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:20:09 -0500Three B.C. Hydro workers were injured Wednesday morning after being trapped in an underground explosion so powerful it sent a manhole cover flying.Vancouver Fire Department battalion Chief Kelly Mulli... The Province Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:19:50 -0500Four men have turned themselves in after a West Vancouver cabbie was attacked and robbed on the weekend.West Vancouver Police say the four suspects went to the police detachment Wednesday afternoon as... The Province Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:19:41 -0500The literary form of the memoir - from Latin, via French, meaning "memory" - has had a good run these last few years. The quick-turnaround life story by the person in the news is among the safest bet... National Post Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:14:13 -0500Like thousands of other people on Boxing Day 2005, Jeremiah Valentine was out shopping on the streets of downtown Toronto, looking for a pair of shoes for his young child. Unlike nearly everyone ... National Post Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:14:09 -0500TORONTO -- Ontario's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation after a USB drive containing the personal health information of more than 80,000 people, who went to flu clinics in Durham Regio... National Post Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:14:07 -0500The Supreme Court must determine if current defamation laws lean too heavily toward protecting reputations, at the expense of freedom of expression guarantees in the Charter of Rights. National Post Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:14:04 -0500One Winter, Five Dreams." . The blog site covers five athletes who have overcome various obstacles on their way to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The athletes are posting blog entries about ... Earth Times Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:08:21 -0500TORONTO — The Supreme Court of Canada strengthened protections for journalists and bloggers in a pair of rulings, hailed as a victory for press freedom in a country with especially stringent lib... Deseret News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:06:24 -0500Andrea Bargnani scored 21 points, Hedo Turkoglu added 11 points and a season-best 11 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 94-64 on Wednesday night, matching Detroit's ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:36 -0500Nicklas Backstrom isn't in a giving mood, and the Washington Capitals couldn't be more delighted with their first-line centre's newfound stinginess. Backstrom had two goals, Alex Ovechkin added a goa... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:35 -0500Antti Niemi made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and his career, and Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist to lift the visiting Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:35 -0500Marc Savard, Daniel Paille and Vladimir Sobotka scored during a 1:08 span of the first period, Savard added two assists and the Boston Bruins held on for 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wedn... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:33 -0500Blair Betts and Mike Richards both scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Wednesday night. Betts, who had just one goal in his previous 16 games this season,... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:33 -0500The mysterious chancel ceiling at St. John's Anglican Church in Lunenburg, N.S., was reconstructed in 2004 after a fire three years earlier. While locals now know what the star pattern represents, the... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:21 -0500A 62-year-old Burnaby, B.C., woman will remain behind bars in Port Alberni over Christmas after a judge declared her a threat to seniors. Judith Lynn Slobbe of Qualicum Beach faces 17 charges, includ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:45:17 -0500Dr. Geraldine Pratt (left) and Indhay Suelo at a news conference to promote the scrapping of the Live-in Caregiver Program, which brings many Filippina women to Canada. The Province Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:43:57 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:43:35 -0500OTTAWA -- Despite an increase in organ donations over the past decade, Canadians are still dying as they wait for transplants, a new study shows. While the number of organ donors has risen by more th... National Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:38:49 -0500A University of Ottawa business professor says an Air Canada marketing tactic is crossing an ethical line. Mike Miles, director of the MBA program at the University of Ottawa, said Air Canada offers ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:20 -0500Evgeni Malkin had his fourth NHL hat trick, Bill Guerin added two goals and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins headed into the holiday break tied atop the league standings after routing the Ottaw... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:20 -0500Owen Nolan's pretty second-period goal was the difference in the Minnesota Wild's 3-1 home win over the woeful Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. After Minnesota's Andrew Brunette and Edmonton's Rob... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:19 -0500Local star Jordan Eberle scored the winning goal as Canada edged the Czech Republic 3-2 in a world junior exhibition game Wednesday night in Regina. Taylor Hall scored for the third time in three wor... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:17 -0500Trent Hunter and John Tavares scored 90 seconds apart in the second period and Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves in the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday ni... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:17 -0500Darren Oliver has returned to the Texas Rangers, saying his career will end where it began 16 years ago. The 39-year-old left-hander wasn't ready to say how long his third Texas stint will last after... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:16 -0500A University of Ottawa business professor says an Air Canada marketing tactic is crossing an ethical line. Mike Miles, director of the MBA program at the University of Ottawa, said Air Canada offers ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:15 -0500Trent Hunter and John Tavares scored 90 seconds apart in the second period and Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves in the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday ni... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:13 -0500Photo of Cyril Roy and his dog Fred. Roy, a native Montrealer, was 58 when he was found dead Nov. 30, 2009 in a trailer north of Nanaimo British Columbia. He had been homeless and was staying in the t... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:12 -0500Parts of southern Saskatchewan, including Regina, were digging out Wednesday from a winter storm that was expected to bring more snow and gusting winds overnight. By the time the storm tapers off, so... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:09 -0500Edmonton city council has come under fire in an auditor's report that criticizes the way $92 million was spent on consultants in 2008 — up 30 per cent a year since 2000. "When used incorrectly, con... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:09 -0500A fundraising CD involving a diverse group of Canadian musicians has been selling across Canada, raising money at a crucial time of year for the Downtown Eastside’s venerable First United Church.A T... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:25:06 -0500While the anti-aging industry continues to generate billions of dollars here on Earth, the secret to eternal youth may actually be in the cosmos. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., ... Leader-Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:24:28 -0500Canadians Janet Stern, 57, and her husband Martin Stern, 59, were attacked while hiking in South Africa Tuesday. Shown here in a combination of photos from their respective hospital rooms... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:23:56 -0500While the anti-aging industry continues to generate billions of dollars here on Earth, the secret to eternal youth may actually be in the cosmos. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., ... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:23:45 -0500CALGARY — A Calgary police service investigator is heading to the B.C. Interior to track the movements of a high-risk sex offender who left Calgary and went into hiding for almost two months.Police ... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:23:31 -0500While the anti-aging industry continues to generate billions of dollars here on Earth, the secret to eternal youth may actually be in the cosmos. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., ... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:10:56 -0500While the anti-aging industry continues to generate billions of dollars here on Earth, the secret to eternal youth may actually be in the cosmos. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., ... Windsor Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:10:47 -0500REGINA -- Local star Jordan Eberle scored the winning goal as Canada edged the Czech Republic 3-2 in a world junior exhibition game Wednesday night. Eberle leads Canada in pre-competition scoring wit... TSN Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:05:57 -0500Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said China, with the world's largest currency reserves of $2.3 trillion, may be poised to buy Canadian dollars as it seeks to shield its reserves against the US ... People's Daily Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:40:48 -0500WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of President Obama's push for health care reform, the Senate rejected a plan to allow American pharmacies and drug wholesalers to import federa... RedOrbit Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:52:31 -0500Pau Gasol knows he surprised nobody by agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers nearly two seasons before it kicks in. After a rough start to his NBA career in Memphis,... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:45 -0500Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd will require surgery to repair a groin injury, putting an end to the rookie's sensational season. Byrd, who leads the NFL with nine interceptions, was placed on injur... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:42 -0500Bordeaux beat Toulouse 2-1 and increased its lead to nine points halfway through the French league on Wednesday. "We can be satisfied of what we have achieved but let's not relax," Bordeaux coach Lau... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:41 -0500Seven men between the ages of 30 and 70 were arrested in Moncton Wednesday and charged with prostitution-related offences. The arrests were part of a Codiac Regional RCMP Street Crime Unit operation ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:36 -0500Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been named Canadian newsmaker of the year — for the second straight year — in an annual survey of news organizations by The Canadian Press. But Harper didn't run... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:34 -0500Two drop-in clinics for swine flu vaccinations will be open in the Edmonton region beginning in early January, health officials said Wednesday. This, as three more deaths connected to the virus were ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:34 -0500MONTREAL - Entertainment software company Kangaroo Media Inc. (TSXV:KTV) said Wednesday that court approval has been granted for a takeover of the company by Game Day Entertainment LLC. The Montr... C News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:26 -0500WINDSOR, Ont. — After a daylong journey through southern Ontario, where it thrilled thousands in Leamington, Kingsville, Essex, Amherstburg and LaSalle, where it was held high by hockey legend Gordi... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:11 -0500QUEBEC — The family of a missing girl who vanished more than two years ago is praying for a Christmas miracle as the mandate of prominent Quebec lawyer Guy Bertrand as special investigator comes to ... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:09 -0500NANAIMO, B.C. — Vancouver Island Neo-Nazi Jeff Hughes told a former employer the week before he died that if the police visited again, they would not take him alive."He told me he had a gun. I ... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:08 -0500VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based ski resort giant Intrawest faces a debt payment today on a $1.4-billion loan.Bloomberg News is reporting that Intrawest, which owns Whistler-Blackcomb, may be pushed "... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:28:58 -0500EUGOWRA, Australia — A Canadian pilot was the only person onboard a helicopter when it crashed into dense bushland in eastern Australia shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday night, according to local polic... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:28:34 -0500The Alternative Hair and Skin Care operation on 4th Street NW at 40th Avenue in Calgary which has been implicated in a human trafficking ring as seen on December 2. Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:28:09 -0500MONTREAL — A 52-year-old woman was in critical condition Tuesday morning after she was stabbed in the Brossard rooming house where she lived. Longueuil police got a call at 4:01 a.m. that a man was ... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:27:54 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 23, 2009) - "The C.D. Howe Institute's latest Pension Paper is a biased document which ignores 40 years of well-documented data, by comparing apples to... automobil... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:40:08 -0500First baseman Nick Johnson began his career in New York and spent three years with the Yankees before he was traded to Montreal after the 2003 season. CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:54 -0500A 25-year-old Winnipeg musician is being called the next big thing in the Philippines. Chris de Guzman, who performs under the name Zacariah, won two Awit Awards — also known as the Philippine Gram... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:49 -0500Cora Pizza, a popular eatery near the University of Toronto, has been shut down after several dead rats and fresh rat droppings were found on the premises. Toronto Public Health shut down the pizzeri... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:48 -0500The New Brunswick Acadian Society, already locked in a legal battle with the province over health care reforms, will consider filing another lawsuit to force changes in the administration of schools, ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:47 -0500The province is unenthusiastic about the idea of pitching in millions of dollars to help build a tunnel under a new Calgary airport runway. The City of Calgary and the Calgary Airport Authority will ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:46 -0500The three people charged in what police say is Edmonton's first case of human trafficking have all been granted bail. The two women charged, Qui Wang and Mei Fang Chen, were released Wednesday mornin... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:46 -0500Travellers are being advised to give themselves extra time to deal with chaos at airports and train stations, although much of Canada seems to have been spared the worst of winter weather. Scores of ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:45 -0500People hoping to skate at Hawrelak Park over the holidays will have to wait a little longer this year because the surface isn't ready, city officials say. Wayne Sager, a spokesman for Edmonton Parks,... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:45 -0500PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl two years ago in this eastern Ontario city was found guilty Wednesday.A judge ruled that Stanley Tippett, ... Leader-Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:29 -0500TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange closed higher for the third day in a row Wednesday as gold and energy stocks benefited from high prices in low-volume holiday trading.The S&P/TSX composite i... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:18 -0500A 2008 file photo of the Calgary skyline. Statistics Canada announced Wednesday that Alberta had fewer people move to the province from elsewhere in the country than left for the first time since 1994... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:16 -0500WINNIPEG — Two teen girls are facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed at a house party last week in Winnipeg.Police were called to the residenc... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:21:12 -0500VANCOUVER - Three members of a BC Hydro crew suffered burns Wednesday at about 11:20 a.m. after an incident in an underground electrical vault at Seymour and Georgia in Vancouver.Wade Pierlot, assista... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:20:45 -0500A 38-year-old Vancouver man is facing sex assault and break-and-enter charges after being nabbed following a brief crime spree Tuesday night. At about 9 p.m., the suspect got on a bus in the area of V... The Province Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:20:19 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:19:08 -0500A Toronto CIBC executive and his wife have been brutally attacked on a hiking trail while visiting their native South Africa, sparking new questions about safety for the half-million foreigners who wi... The Globe and Mail Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:08:46 -0500Last Updated: December 23. 2009 7:37PM UAE / December 23. 2009 3:37PM GMT The Middle East rarely rates a high profile on the Canadian media landscape – but when it does, it tends to arouse passi... The National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:42:28 -0500 |
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