2014年11月30日 星期日

2014-12-01 Canada English More Top Stories

  CBC.ca   
Ottawa investigating reports that IS has captured a Canadian-Israeli woman  The Globe and Mail
The federal government is investigating reports a Canadian-Israeli woman has been captured by Islamic State militants after joining Kurdish forces in Syria. Israeli newspapers reported on the weekend that IS-linked websites claimed Gill Rosenberg, 31, was ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Health


Ottawa Sun
   
16 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at Ottawa rink   
CTV News
More than a dozen people at charity hockey event were hospitalized in Ottawa on Saturday after showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The participants were taking part in a Movember fundraising tournament at the Complete Hockey ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Science

  Times of India   
Europe's space-based, laser-powered data highway offers faster monitoring of ...  ABC Online
A European satellite has beamed images to Earth using new laser-based communications technology, opening the way for uninterrupted and near-instantaneous viewing of natural disasters being sent to governments and relief agencies. Marking a first in ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Sports

  National Post   
Calgary Stampeders edge Hamilton Tiger-Cats in dramatic Grey Cup final  National Post
VANCOUVER — Bo Levi Mitchell carried the Calgary Stampeders to a Grey Cup title Sunday. Mitchell threw for 334 yards as Calgary held on for a thrilling 20-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place. The six-foot-two, 196-pound Texan was calm and ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Entertainment


Imagine Dragons go 'Radioactive' at Grey Cup   
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VANCOUVER - Imagine Dragons banged a mighty big drum Sunday, rocking the Grey Cup halftime show to the sounds of their mega-hit "Radioactive." After the teams exited the field with Calgary leading Hamilton 17-7, a stage was quickly assembled, ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Technology

  CBC.ca   
Sony Pictures cyberattack reportedly being investigated by FBI  CBC.ca
Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired FireEye Inc's Mandiant forensics unit to clean up a massive cyberattack that knocked out the studio's computer network nearly a week ago, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday. The U.S. Federal ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Business

  Reuters Canada   
Gold tumbles after Swiss referendum, oil hits five-year low  Reuters Canada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gold prices tumbled on Monday after Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals to boost gold reserves in a referendum, joining the broad rout in commodities that sent oil prices to five-year lows and copper to four-year lows.
Gold, silver suffer fresh slam after Swiss vote result   MarketWatch
Dollar Rises to 7-Year High Versus Yen on Economy; Aussie Slides   Bloomberg
Swiss Voters Reject Move to Restrict Immigrants   New York Times
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  CTV News   
Markets lookahead: TSX in for further losses amid falling oil prices  CTV News
The Toronto stock market is expected to be under more pressure this week after a late fall rally was stopped in its tracks by plunging oil prices and a major sell-off in the energy sector. The TSX fell 366 points or 2.43 per cent last week after six straight weeks of ...

2014-12-01 Canada English Canada


Montreal Gazette
   
Michaëlle Jean appointment as Francophonie secretary-general wins wide ...   
Montreal Gazette
In a well-timed dovetailing of political promotion, personal ambition, and international aid, former governor-general Michaëlle Jean has been named the new head of la Francophonie. The appointment was announced Sunday at the conclusion of the 15th ...

2014-12-01 Canada English World

  The Nation   
Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez set to extend leftist coalition's run in power  The Globe and Mail
Tabare Vazquez won back his old job as president of Uruguay in a runoff election on Sunday, allowing the leftist ruling coalition to extend its decade in power and roll out a law legalizing the production and sale of marijuana. Centre-right opposition candidate ...

2014年11月29日 星期六

2014-11-30 Canada English More Top Stories

  Toronto Star   
Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson police department  Toronto Star
FERGUSON, MO.—The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the fatal confrontation with the black 18-year-old that led to protests across the U.S..
Ferguson police officer who killed black teen resigns from force   Reuters
Ferguson shooting: Darren Wilson 'quits police force'   BBC News
Ferguson a defining moment for race relations in USA   USA TODAY
Fox News   
Toronto Sun   
Washington Post   
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  Voice of America   
Throng Protests Mubarak's Acquittal in Protesters' Deaths  Voice of America
Egyptian police used tear gas and water cannon against more than 1,000 protesters upset with Saturday's acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in 2011. Egyptians gather in tea shop to watch a state ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Health

  Net Newsledger   
Linking real-time ultrasound to MRI may aid prostate cancer assessment  The Globe and Mail
One of the biggest challenges for urologists is distinguishing between low-risk prostate cancers and those that are aggressive enough to require treatment. Now there is hope for change with a new imaging technique, often referred to as fusion biopsy, that ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Science

  Montreal Gazette   
Chris Hadfield book takes us above it all  Montreal Gazette
Chris Hadfield was busy enough while serving as commander of the International Space Station from December 2012 to May 2013. While overseeing an emergency spacewalk and a record number of scientific experiments, he was also posting daily ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Sports


Sportsnet.ca
   
Capitals go south up north against Maple Leafs   
Washington Post
TORONTO — The Washington Capitals craned their necks toward the scoreboard and watched their hosts celebrate a sixth goal Saturday night, as if concentrating hard enough might make the nightmare end. Even the best NHL teams suffer occasional ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Entertainment


BBC News
   
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer causes storm   
BBC News
Director JJ Abrams said he wanted to give people a "tiny peek" of what he had been working on. The trailer has already been dissected by fans and is trending on social media. Entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba told the BBC he was excited by the ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Technology


MetroNews Canada
   
Can Toyota's First Hydrogen Car Challenge Tesla? (TSLA)   
Seeking Alpha
Toyota introduces the first purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) car, the Mirai, which means “future” in Japanese. The Mirai will be available for sale (lease) in Japan and California starting in 2015. Sales volumes will be tiny for at least the next 3-5 years at ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Business


BBC News
   
Black Friday: Police called as sales turn ugly   
BBC News
Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for "Black Friday" offers. Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a ...

2014-11-30 Canada English Canada


Calgary Herald
   
Cape Breton fisherman Joseph Landry found guilty of manslaughter in death of ...   
Calgary Herald
The boat that Phillip Boudreau was on before his death is pictured on Nov. 18, 2014. A jury began deliberations Thursday, Nov. 28, 2014 in the case of Nova Scotia fisherman Joseph James Landry who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the ...

2014-11-30 Canada English World

  Voice of America   
Throng Protests Mubarak's Acquittal in Protesters' Deaths  Voice of America
Egyptian police used tear gas and water cannon against more than 1,000 protesters upset with Saturday's acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in 2011. Egyptians gather in tea shop to watch a state ...

2014年11月28日 星期五

2014-11-29 Canada English More Top Stories

  Hindustan Times   
Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to top Muslim cleric's war cry against the ...  Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Health

  Montreal Gazette   
Quebec to cut in vitro fertilization insurance coverage  The Globe and Mail
Quebec is moving to dramatically curtail one of the most generous public-funding plans for fertility treatments in the world after the costs of the program ballooned since its inception four years ago. Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette tabled a bill on Friday ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Science

  Canada News   
Unusual clam: Scientists say new species one-of-a-kind find  Canada News
Ten years after an unusually scalloped clam was dragged up from the ocean floor off northern Vancouver Island, the tiny mollusk is making waves in the research world. Melissa Frey, curator of invertebrates at the Royal B.C. Museum, was cataloguing a ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Sports

  Vancouver Sun   
Ticats looking for a happy ending to their Cinderella story  The Globe and Mail
With a 1-6 record, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were a long way from the Grey Cup in August. But the team never panicked. Head coach Kent Austin saw success ahead. “When we were 1-6, our head coach, our defensive co-ordinator [Orlondo Steinauer] said, ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Entertainment


The Atlantic
   
Of Course There Are Black Stormtroopers in Star Wars   
The Atlantic
Back to The Wire What is The Wire? The Wire features the latest news coverage from The Atlantic. Of Course There Are Black Stormtroopers in Star Wars. Fans objecting to John Boyega in The Force Awakens' teaser aren't just close-minded—they ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Technology


Vancouver Sun
   
Hyundai pushes ahead with fuel-cell powered vehicle   
Vancouver Sun
Hyundai Auto Canada is on the hunt for intrepid customers in Vancouver who want to give its mass-produced, hydrogen fuel cell vehicle — the first one in the world — more than a whirl. It must also be hoping that, after years of one fuel cell disappointment ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Business


Vancouver Sun
   
As oil skids towards $65, companies forced to recalculate   
The Globe and Mail
After five months of skidding crude prices, energy players and politicians who depend on oil and gas revenue are finally warning a slowdown in Canada's oil patch is on the way – one that will crimp growth and the economy. The push came this week after ...

2014-11-29 Canada English Canada


Toronto Star
   
Jian Ghomeshi did not ask for consent, accusers say   
Toronto Star
The women making abuse allegations against Jian Ghomeshi — there are now 15 — say he never raised the topic of BDSM or asked for consent. New allegations include a woman, a student at the time, who said the former host of the CBC Radio program Q ...

2014-11-29 Canada English World


Hindustan Times
   
Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to top Muslim cleric's war cry against the ...   
Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 Canada English More Top Stories

  BBC News   
North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister holds senior title  BBC News
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in state media. Kim Yo-jong, who is in her mid to late twenties, was identified as a vice-director of a department within the powerful Central ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Health

  Digital Journal   
Teens who suffer concussions more likely to use alcohol, drugs  Digital Journal
Research published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation found that teenagers who've had a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to use alcohol or drugs than teens who have not had a TBI. The numbers are alarming.
Teens with concussion history may be more likely to use drugs, alcohol   CBC.ca
Teens with brain injury twice as likely to try drugs   Sun News Network

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  Mashable   
Federal government asks health workers to volunteer in West Africa (with video)  Ottawa Citizen
While her friends and family are celebrating Christmas in Canada, Ottawa's Lindsay Jones will be in the epicentre of the Ebola crisis, offering support to those who have been touched by the deadliest outbreak of the virus in history. The timing is deliberate.
Canadian Forces medical team to treat health-care workers in Sierra Leone, but ...   Toronto Star
Canadian Forces medical team to be deployed to Ebola-plagued Sierra Leone   National Post
Aust team heads to Africa to fight Ebola   Sky News Australia
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Toronto Sun   
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  CBC.ca   
Health Canada grants Aphria licence to grow and sell marijuana  The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Health Canada has expanded its roster of licensed medical marijuana companies, adding Aphria Inc. to the list of firms that can grow and sell the drug to patients. The company was granted its permit Thursday, bringing the total number of licensed medical ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Science


Calgary Herald
   
Clamouring for a new mollusk: Researchers say new species is one-of-a-kind find   
Calgary Herald
An antiques dealer from Richmond pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Manhattan court to attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horn from the U.S. into Canada, according... Northern safari in Nunavut · A polar bear wanders the tundra. Polar bears have been declared ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Sports

  CTV News   
Brazilian soccer star Pele says treatment for urinary infection was 'nothing serious'  CTV News
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian great Pele says he is not seriously ill, easing fears Thursday that his health deteriorated even though a hospital said he was in intensive care and undergoing renal support treatment. The 74-year-old Pele used his official Twitter ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Entertainment

  National Post   
Foxcatcher, reviewed: Put a ring on it  National Post
Foxcatcher. Rating: Director: Bennett Miller. Writing Credit: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman. Cast: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo. Rated: 14A; language, substance abuse. Genre: Drama. Duration: 134 minutes. Release date: Nov 28, 2014. Synopsis: ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Technology

  New York Times   
In Symbolic Vote, EU Parliament Passes Measure to Break Up Google  New York Times
Margrethe Vestager, Europe's new antitrust chief, is weighing formal charges against Google. Credit Olivier Hoslet/European Pressphoto Agency. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Business

  The North Bay Nugget   
Work stoppage will also delay Tembec's boiler project  Pulp & Paper Canada
In response to Unifor Local 233's decision to go on strike effective Nov. 26, Tembec has ceased operations at its Temiscaming, Quebec industrial complex, which comprises four main facilities manufacturing specialty pulp, high-yield pulp, multi-ply coated ...

2014-11-28 Canada English Canada

  Toronto Star   
Kinder Morgan loses bid to extend injunction against Canada protesters  Reuters Canada
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said on Thursday that it would clear its equipment and crews off a mountain in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby by month-end, after it lost a bid to extend an injunction keeping protesters away ...

2014-11-28 Canada English World


National Post
   
Outspoken Ferguson pastor who had church burnt down defiant in face of death ...   
National Post
FERGUSON. MO. — The sweet aroma of turkey, stuffing, ox-tail soup and the Southern specialty, chitlins, filled the Lee household Thursday as the extended clan began to gather. Just off the busy kitchen of a modest suburban bungalow, the National Football ...

2014年11月26日 星期三

2014-11-27 Canada English More Top Stories

  CBC.ca   
Jian Ghomeshi: once talkative and energetic, he's reduced to silent and absent ...  Toronto Star
Before he became the target of sexual assault accusations, there were many versions of Jian Ghomeshi familiar to the public: Ghomeshi the rock star radio host, Ghomeshi the charismatic musician and student union president, Ghomeshi the awkward Persian ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Health

  Fox News   
Ebola Vaccine Appears Safe in Early Test  Wall Street Journal
A handout photo from the NIH shows the first participant enrolled in the trial receiving a dose of the experimental Ebola-virus vaccine at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 2. Associated Press. By. Thomas M. Burton. Thomas M. Burton. The Wall ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Science

  Toronto Star   
Polar bears facing 'worst-case trajectory' because of climate change  Toronto Star
Even the High Arctic won't remain a haven for polar bears if the Earth continues to warm at the current pace, says an alarming new study. Published in PLOS One, an online science journal on Wednesday, the study warns that all regions of Canada's Arctic ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Sports


Hamilton Spectator
   
Grey Cup: Slowing down Cornish is top of mind for the Tiger-Cats   
Hamilton Spectator
"Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Entertainment


CBC.ca
   
Jian Ghomeshi: once talkative and energetic, he's reduced to silent and absent ...   
Toronto Star
Before he became the target of sexual assault accusations, there were many versions of Jian Ghomeshi familiar to the public: Ghomeshi the rock star radio host, Ghomeshi the charismatic musician and student union president, Ghomeshi the awkward Persian ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Technology


Forbes
   
Assassin's Creed Unity review: Ubisoft's worst and best Assassin's Creed game yet   
Canada.com
The most disappointing thing about Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity is the game fixes a number of issues that have been plaguing the franchise for years, but also adds a slew of technical problems to the series. It's equally both the best and worst game in the ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Business

  Montreal Gazette   
OPEC meeting in focus as energy shares drag TSX down  Reuters Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday as the shares of energy producers dropped with oil prices, with investors looking ahead to the outcome of an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meeting later this week.
TSX moves lower, energy stocks weigh as traders mull possibility of OPEC cut   Toronto Star
Most actively traded companies on the TSX   Winnipeg Free Press
TSX lower as energy issues weigh   Baystreet.ca
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  CBC.ca   
IMF: Uninsured Mortgages Booming In Canada, Pose Risk To Economy  Huffington Post Canada
There are signs of overvaluation in Canada's housing market, and the government may need to tighten rules on uninsured mortgages to keep things from getting out of hand, the International Monetary Fund says. There are signs of overvaluation in Canada's ...

2014-11-27 Canada English Canada

  Toronto Sun   
Sympathy reserved for brave alleged Ghomeshi victims  Toronto Sun
Jian Ghomeshi leaves College Park courts_1 Jian Ghomeshi leaves College Park Court with lawyer Marie Henein, right, and co-counsel Danielle Robitaille, left, after being freed on bail on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. (Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun).
Ghomeshi's new shame: He could face life in jail   Hamilton Spectator
Tight-lipped Ghomeshi lawyer Marie Henein 'leaves no stone unturned'   The Globe and Mail
Jian Ghomeshi: once talkative and energetic, he's reduced to silent and absent ...   Toronto Star
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  CBC.ca   
Peter Goldring retracts strange statement about body cameras  CBC.ca
Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring now says he deeply regrets a statement he issued Wednesday that advised fellow members of Parliament to wear body cameras at all times for "risk protection" and to "prevent besmirchment." The statement drew immediate ...

2014-11-27 Canada English World


BBC News
   
Ferguson unrest: From shooting to nationwide protests   
BBC News
Violent protests have taken place in several US cities, sparked by a jury's decision not to charge a policeman over the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. We look at the key questions surrounding the decision - and the unrest that ...