2014-09-01 Canada English More Top Stories

  Vancouver Sun   

BC teachers' strike: No school year start Tuesday  CBC.ca
When veteran mediator Vince Ready declared an impasse and walked away from talks between British Columbia teachers and their employer Saturday, parents' hopes for the school year to start on time walked out with him. Education Minister Peter ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Health

  The Punch   

ZMapp cures 100% lab monkeys  The Punch
An experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, has cured all 18 of the laboratory monkeys infected with the deadly virus. According to Reuters, these include those suffering the fever and hemorrhaging characteristics of the disease and had been hours from death.
Canadian scientists save Ebola-infected monkeys   Regina Leader-Post
Ebola Drug ZMapp Is 100% Effective   CHANNELS
Experimental Drug Would Help Fight Ebola if Supply Increases, Study Finds   New York Times
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  Chatham Daily News   

Ebola tests negative for Gatineau girl who remains in isolation  CBC.ca
Tests on a young girl from Gatineau, Que., have come back negative for the Ebola virus after she was feeling ill upon returning from Sierra Leone, one of the west African countries hard hit by this year's Ebola outbreak. The girl was put in isolation at an ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Science

  Toronto Star   

Inuit Traditional Knowledge Knew Tunit  Indian Country Today Media Network
Paleo-Eskimos died out 700 years ago and share no genetic material with modern-day Inuit or First Nations peoples, a new study has found. Share this Story. e-mail icon. Get News Alerts. Submit this Story. Digg icon · Reddit icon · StumbleUpon icon. Science ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Sports

  CTV News   

Should TFC let Jermain Defoe go?  CBC.ca
It's been a crazy and wild 48 hours for Toronto FC, two days that few saw coming. First, Reds GM Tim Bezbatchenko called out his team on Friday, saying his players need to “take it up a notch,” after the Reds had only earned 13 of a possible 33 points since ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Entertainment

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Doctors begin to take Joan Rivers out of coma  Telegraph.co.uk
Doctors treating Joan Rivers have begun taking the comedian out of a medically induced coma, but fear she could be left with permanent brain damage or in a wheelchair. Her daughter Melissa said on Sunday the actress's family are “keeping our fingers ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Technology

  USA TODAY   

Apple iPhone 6: Mobile Payments Pioneer?  InformationWeek
The tech industry has made a number of attempts to ignite interest in mobile payments, and so far all have fizzled out. Sure, Google Wallet is still around, and Isis is available on a wide range of smartphones, but almost nobody uses them to pay for real goods ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Business

  TheChronicleHerald.ca   

Investors look for direction as market prepares for worst month of the year  TheChronicleHerald.ca
TORONTO — Stock markets could be in for some tough sledding in the near term as investors contemplate trading in a month that sports a nasty reputation. “Historically, September is the worst month of the year for stocks,” said Colin Cieszynski, senior ...

2014-09-01 Canada English Canada

  Vancouver Sun   

BC teachers' strike: No school year start Tuesday  CBC.ca
When veteran mediator Vince Ready declared an impasse and walked away from talks between British Columbia teachers and their employer Saturday, parents' hopes for the school year to start on time walked out with him. Education Minister Peter ...

2014-09-01 Canada English World

  Reuters   

Jubilant Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli: officials  Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces backed by Shi'ite militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and entered the northern town, officials said. The mayor of Amerli and army officers said troops backed by militias ...

2014-08-31 Canada English More Top Stories

  CTV News   

BC teachers' strike: Vince Ready walks out of talks  CBC.ca
Vince Ready has left talks between the B.C. teachers' union and the provincial government in Richmond, B.C., saying the sides are too far apart to come to a resolution anytime soon. "I don't see a resolution here before the start of school given the positions of ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Health

  Toronto Star   

Another hospital patient in Quebec tests negative for Ebola  The Globe and Mail
A girl who was put in isolation at a hospital in Gatineau, Que., as a precautionary measure has tested negative for Ebola. Karelle Kennedy, a spokeswoman for Outaouais region public health, says the girl, who had come down with a fever following a recent ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Science

  Toronto Star   

Paleo-Eskimos first inhabitants of the Arctic Region  Chinatopix
Paleo-Eskimos were cemented in history as the first people in the Arctic region by researchers looking for the people who first lived in the cold regional parts. Eske Willerlsey from the Natural History Museum said that Paleo-Eskimos represent a single group ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Sports

  Toronto Star   

Eugenie Bouchard reaches US Open fourth round  Toronto Star
NEW YORK—There was a player across the net, but Eugenie Bouchard's most daunting opponent was herself. She prevailed. Barely. Bouchard needed three sets to defeat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 Saturday night and advance to the ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Entertainment

  Toronto Star   

Stephen Hawking, Brian Wilson among subjects at Toronto film fest  CTV News
TORONTO -- This year's Toronto International Film Festival, which runs Sept. 4 to 14, is a biopic buffet, featuring a number of high-profile films dramatically probing the lives of real people. Here are a few of the most anticipated: "Love & Mercy": Brian Wilson, ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Technology

  USA TODAY   

Apple iPhone 6: Mobile Payments Pioneer?  InformationWeek
The tech industry has made a number of attempts to ignite interest in mobile payments, and so far all have fizzled out. Sure, Google Wallet is still around, and Isis is available on a wide range of smartphones, but almost nobody uses them to pay for real goods ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Business

Federal legislation will end fees for getting paper bills: minister  The Telegram
The big telecom companies may have agreed to exempt some customers from fees charged for paper invoices, but the federal government says it's going to end the whole practice. Industry Minister James Moore says the government will introduce legislation ...

2014-08-31 Canada English Canada

  CTV News   

BC teachers' strike: Vince Ready walks out of talks  CBC.ca
Vince Ready has left talks between the B.C. teachers' union and the provincial government in Richmond, B.C., saying the sides are too far apart to come to a resolution anytime soon. "I don't see a resolution here before the start of school given the positions of ...

2014-08-31 Canada English World

  Wall Street Journal   

EU to Draw Up Russia Sanction Options Within Week  Wall Street Journal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, hold a news conference after a meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Saturday. Zuma Press. BRUSSELS—European Union ...

2014-08-30 Canada English More Top Stories

Ukraine Seeks to Join Nato; Putin Compares Kiev to Nazis  Fox Business
Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Health

  Calgary Herald   

Ebola outbreak: ZMapp protects sick monkeys  CBC.ca
Giving the ZMapp cocktail to rhesus macaque monkeys up to five days after infection with the Ebola virus completely protected the animals — a finding that a Canadian-led research team says supports compassionate use of the treatment during the current ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Science

  Straight.com   

Park board defends breeding ban and says it will meet Vancouver Aquarium in ...  Straight.com
At an August 27 press conference Vancouver Aquarium CEO John Nightingale (right) announced the organization was requesting a judicial review of motions the park board passed in July. Dolf DeJong. The chair of the park board has said that the city has no ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Sports

  Toronto Star   

Mark Buehrle, Blue Jays fall to Yankees  Toronto Star
It seems the curse that continues to haunt Mark Buehrle against the Yankees must have Nexus. Clinging to a slim lead on a Jose Bautista solo home run and pitching in the seventh inning, hoping to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Bombers, Buehrle ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Entertainment

  Toronto Sun   

TIFF 2014: The buzz is for Bill Murray  Toronto Star
It's Bill Murray's world. We just live in it. Not content to have an entire day devoted to him — Sept. 5 is Bill Murray Day at TIFF — he's also gone and topped our 14th annual “Chasing the Buzz” poll of eagerly anticipated movies at the Toronto International Film ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Technology

  DailyTech   

Apple working with NXP for pay-by-touch technology in new iPhone  The Globe and Mail
Apple Inc. is working with Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors NV to add secure near-field communications (NFC) technology into the next iPhone, which would enable smartphone users to pay by touch, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Business

  Toronto Star   

Toronto's Billy Bishop terminal sale not linked to runway plans, Porter says  The Globe and Mail
According to a senior executive at Porter Aviation Holdings, who said the move was unconnected to the push to expand the airport, the company plans to continue to use the facility. “A sale lease-back is going to allow Porter Aviation Holdings to really focus in ...

2014-08-30 Canada English Canada

  Calgary Herald   

Islamic radicalization of Canadian youth raises alarm bells  Calgary Herald
Calgarian Farah Mohamed Shirdon is seen burning his passport and issuing threats to Canada and the U.S. in this Youtube clip. Recent revelations that two more Calgary men are now part of a growing list of Canadians involved with Islamic terrorist ...

2014-08-30 Canada English World

  The Hindu   

EU mulls tougher sanctions against Russia  The Hindu
The European Union was mulling tougher sanctions Friday against Russia, following reports that Moscow had sent hundreds of regular troops to eastern Ukraine to support separatist militias. EU leaders at a summit Saturday in Brussels could task experts ...

2014-08-28 Canada English More Top Stories

  Toronto Sun   

Two women arrested after flight turned back to Pearson  Toronto Sun
Police car lights. (QMI Agency). Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. A Sunwing flight bound for Cuba returned mid-flight to Toronto Wednesday due to a disruption on board. The plane was reportedly over North Carolina when ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Health

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Ebola Zone Countries Isolated as Airlines Stop Flights  NDTV
Freetown: The three nations at the centre of the west African Ebola outbreak were left increasingly isolated Thursday as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone. Air France has agreed to Paris's request for a "temporary suspension" of services to ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Science

  Vancouver Sun   

Vancouver Aquarium taking park board to court over whale, dolphin breeding ...  Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — The park board doesn't have the legal jurisdiction to pass resolutions about how the Vancouver Aquarium acquires or keeps whales, dolphins and porpoises, John Nightingale, the aquarium's CEO and president, said Wednesday.
Vancouver Aquarium going to court to fight for right to breed whales, dolphins ...   National Post
Vancouver Aquarium fights ban in court   24 Hours Vancouver
Vancouver Aquarium files legal challenge to whale, dolphin breeding ban   CBC.ca
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  Northern Voices Online   

Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process  Northern Voices Online
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process. A test show that from sea to land it was a difficult process. African dragon fish seems to be the missing link in the evolution of the life on earth. How the fish became four legged and how ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Sports

  Toronto Star   

Blue Jays dodge sweep in finale against Red Sox: Griffin  Toronto Star
Forget about salvaging this season. That may be already lost. But the Blue Jays on Wednesday did manage to salvage the series finale 5-2 vs. the Red Sox, climbing back over break-even. There were important exclamation points as the Jays ran their season ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Entertainment

  Montreal Gazette   

Bill Brownstein: Hilarity for Charity comes to TV in a hurry  Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — That was fast. Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity gala, part of this summer's Just for Laughs festival, comes to the Comedy Network Sunday, Aug. 31 at 9 p.m. — only a month after it was presented at Place des Arts. Without a doubt, this was one ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Technology

  eWeek   

Apple Reportedly Working on 12.9-Inch iPad as iPhone 6 Launch Looms  eWeek
The larger iPad rumors center on reports that iPad component and parts suppliers are gearing up for the new devices. Meanwhile, a French Website says the rumored Sept. 9 release date for the iPhone 6 looks right. The rumor mills surrounding Apple already ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Business

  Toronto Sun   

A Timbit of advice for US taxman  Toronto Sun
Timmys Rebecca Lehman (left) and her mother Sally Lehman pose for a photo in front of Tim Hortons location in downtown Toronto on August 25, 2014. (Ernest Doroszuk/QMI Agency). Article. Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an ...

2014-08-28 Canada English Canada

  Toronto Sun   

Two women arrested after flight turned back to Pearson  Toronto Sun
Police car lights. (QMI Agency). Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. A Sunwing flight bound for Cuba returned mid-flight to Toronto Wednesday due to a disruption on board. The plane was reportedly over North Carolina when ...

2014-08-28 Canada English World

  Wall Street Journal   

Accidental Fatal Shooting of Gun Instructor by 9-Year-Old Girl Sparks New Debate  Wall Street Journal
Shooting instructor Charles Vacca stands next to the 9-year-old girl. Mohave County Sheriff Office/Reuters. The death of a shooting instructor at an Arizona gun range when a 9-year-old girl lost control of a powerful automatic weapon has raised the issue of ...

2014-08-27 Canada English More Top Stories

  Financial Post   

Burger King and Tim Hortons, a beneficial marriage  The Globe and Mail
When Tim Hortons Chief Executive Marc Caira announced a sweeping plan in February to rejuvenate the iconic coffee chain, he talked about making the company bolder and “more daring.” Not long afterward, Burger King executives approached him with a ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Health

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Ebola outbreak: Canadians pulled from Sierra Leone as precaution  CBC.ca
The Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement late Tuesday it is finalizing plans to bring the three-person mobile team from Winnipeg's National Microbiology Laboratory home from Sierra Leone. The team is being recalled after three people staying ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Science

  Salon   

Global warming is here, probably dangerous and may be permanent, UN report ...  Washington Post
Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report said. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Sports

  National Post   

Kelly: The majors bring out the best in Eugenie Bouchard  The Globe and Mail
Phil Jackson, the world's tallest, richest Buddhist monk, quoted Zen wisdom to help his players through the stress of big moments. Among his favourites: “Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.”.
Kvitova, Bouchard, Ivanovic advance at US Open   The Province
Bouchard steamrolls into second round of US Open with rout of Govortsova   Calgary Herald
Whoa, Canada! At US Open, Eugenie Bouchard is sharp as ever   New York Daily News
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  ESPN   

Bellis Upsets Cibulkova  ESPN
15-Year old Cici Bellis beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round at the US Open. Tags: Tennis, Dominika Cibulkova, espnW · Bellis Upsets Cibulkova. NEXT VIDEO video. Bellis Upsets Cibulkova. Bellis Upsets Cibulkova. 15-Year ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Entertainment

  Toronto Star   

Neil Young to divorce wife of 36 years  Toronto Star
Canadian music legend Neil Young has filed for divorce from wife of 36 years, Pegi Young. Rolling Stone first reported the news Tuesday night that the 68-year-old rock 'n' roll institution filed for divorce on July 29 in San Mateo, California, where the couple ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Technology

  Wall Street Journal   

iPad Pro release reportedly on track for 2015  TechRadar UK
It's been months since we heard anything about the rumored iPad Pro, but that doesn't mean Apple's changed its plans. In fact the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is well on its way to a 2015 release date, according to Bloomberg. The site got its info from those infamous ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Business

  Financial Post   

Burger King and Tim Hortons, a beneficial marriage  The Globe and Mail
When Tim Hortons Chief Executive Marc Caira announced a sweeping plan in February to rejuvenate the iconic coffee chain, he talked about making the company bolder and “more daring.” Not long afterward, Burger King executives approached him with a ...

2014-08-27 Canada English Canada

  National Post   

Cody Legebokoff admits being present at deaths of women  CBC.ca
A B.C. man charged with murdering four women says he was present at the deaths of all the women he is accused of killing. Crown claims Legebokoff's DNA found on victims. Cody Legebokoff told a B.C. Supreme Court jury in Prince George Tuesday that he ...

2014-08-27 Canada English World

  Haaretz   

Israel, Hamas sign unlimited cease-fire agreement  Haaretz
Over half the cabinet opposes truce, but PM did not bring it to a vote. By Barak Ravid | Aug. 26, 2014 | 11:58 PM. Tweet. The Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge, August 14, 2014. Photo by Gil Cohen-Magen. Text size. Comments (0).
Finally a real cease-fire between Hamas and Israel?   Christian Science Monitor
ANALYSIS: How Israel made Hamas crawl to a cease-fire in Gaza   Jerusalem Post
Gaza ceasefire takes hold as focus turns to longer term   Reuters India
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  Wall Street Journal   

Russia-Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress on Ending Conflict  Wall Street Journal
From left, presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine meet in Minsk on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to ...

2014-08-26 Canada English More Top Stories

  Fox News   

2014 Emmys: Breaking Bad, Modern Family named top shows  CBC.ca
The final season of Breaking Bad proved a winner at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, with star Bryan Cranston winning again as best dramatic actor, and the show taking home best drama honours. Bryan Cranston won for the fourth time for his portrayal of ...

2014-08-26 Canada English Health

  Livemint   

Ebola fight needs $430 million to end record outbreak: WHO  Livemint
The European Commission and aid groups including Doctors Without Borders have criticized the WHO for a lack of leadership in coordinating the fight against the outbreak. Photo: AFP. Geneva: More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola ...

2014-08-26 Canada English Science

  Regina Leader-Post   

Artist maps universe to educate, enlighten  Regina Leader-Post
Matt Mazur with a projection from his "Multiverse" universe simulator in Vancouver. The former computer programmer built a simulator that projects a three-dimensional rendering of the Earth's galactic neighbourhood. Photograph by: Darryl Dyck, The ...