2015-01-01 Canada English More Top Stories

BBC News   

Shanghai new year crush kills 35   
BBC News
A crush at New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai has killed 35 people and injured some 42 others, Chinese state media report. The crush happened in Chenyi Square in Shanghai's historic Bund district overlooking the Huangpu river. Thousands of people ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Health

CBS Local   

As Feared, It's a Season of High Flu Intensity   
New York Times
At Nazareth Academy, a Catholic high school just outside Chicago, a full quarter of the 780 students were out with the flu in early December, along with more than a dozen teachers. Officials at the school closed it for two days and disinfected the property.
Teen's death shows horror of flu epidemic   Q13 FOX
Flu hits epidemic threshold   Canon City Daily Record
Influenza reaching epidemic levels this year   WKBT La Crosse
Moorpark Acorn   
Richmond.com   
The Garden City Telegram   
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The Guardian Nigeria   

'Bats are a possible source of Ebola epidemic in West Africa'   
The Guardian Nigeria
Bat THE outbreak of the Ebola virus disease occurring in West Africa may have originated from contact between humans and virus-infected bats, suggests a study led by researchers from the Robert Koch-Institute in Berlin, Germany. The report, published in ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Science

Ottawa Citizen   

Snowy owl at Reagan National Airport refuses to take off   
Washington Post
A snowy owl has started hanging out at Reagan National Airport — and wildlife removal personnel haven't been able to get rid of it, despite the risk to aircraft and the owl. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which keeps biologists stationed at the airport to ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Sports

Toronto Star   

Leafs end year with shootout win over Bruins: DiManno   
Toronto Star
BOSTON—He blew it. Then he won it. Then they blew it. Then they won it. Then they didn't. It was that kind of 2014-and-out game for the Leafs and for Phil Kessel, in the arena where they curse his name and cheer lustily all his fumbles. For Toronto, fourth ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Entertainment

CTV News   

Netflix offers fake NYE countdown video to trick kids into going to bed early   
CTV News
In a bid to help beleaguered parents on New Year's Eve, Netflix has created a special "fake" countdown video that families can play at any time to trick their children into going into bed before the official start of 2015. The three-minute video features King Julien ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Technology

Sci-Tech Today   

Industrial Internet of Things Is On Its Way   
EE Times
While the consumer side of the IoT is still mostly hype, the industrial IoT is seeing solid growth. When looking at the consumer side of the Internet of Things (IoT), it is easy to conclude that the IoT is still mostly hype. There are many products being introduced ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Business

CTV News   

TSX ends 2014 with 7.4 percent again despite oil's fall   
Reuters Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed little changed after a choppy session on Wednesday, but it ended 2014 in positive territory despite a precipitous slide in oil prices that hit the resource-heavy index hard in the second half of the year.
Toronto stock market closes little changed, ends 2014 with 7% advance   Montreal Gazette
Canada Stocks Fall to Pare Third Straight Annual Advance   Businessweek

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Financial Post   

Most actively traded companies on the TSX   
mysask.com
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Up seven cents, or 1.72 per cent, to $4.15 on 3 million shares. The company says it has inked a deal to sell five Q400 NextGen aircraft for US$160 million. The buyer, airline leasing company GE Capital Aviation ...

2015-01-01 Canada English Canada

National Post   

Suspect in Edmonton killings was known to police, had criminal history   
The Globe and Mail
Edmonton police say their investigation “on the ground” is complete as new details emerge of the gunman behind the worst mass murder in the city's modern history. The probe into the gruesome slayings of eight people – including two children – centred on ...

2015-01-01 Canada English World

New York Times   

35 Killed, 46 Injured in Shanghai Stampede   
New York Times
SHANGHAI — Thirty-five people died in a stampede during New Year's celebrations in Shanghai's historic waterfront area, city officials said Thursday — the worst disaster to hit one of China's showcase cities in recent years. A Shanghai government statement ...

2014-12-31 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

Edmonton mass murder: 6 adults, 2 children dead   
CBC.ca
ON MOBILE: Watch the news conference with Police Chief Rod Knecht here. Police have found nine people dead at three separate locations in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, one by an apparent suicide. "It is a tragic day for Edmonton and our thoughts ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Health

Vancouver Sun   

BC nurse isolated, tested for ebola virus in Kelowna   
Vancouver Sun
Patrice Gordon, a Rossland nurse who recently came home after a stint with the Canadian Red Cross in Sierra Leone, is the latest person to be tested for the Ebola virus in Canada. Gordon was placed in isolation in Kelowna General Hospital Monday ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Science

Christian Science Monitor   

BC radiation risk from Fukushima disaster 'insignificant:' research   
The Globe and Mail
As radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power-plant disaster drifted across the Pacific, fears that salmon and other marine life could be contaminated spread along the British Columbia coast. But samples gathered by citizen scientists and a more ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Sports

New York Times   

Rising Stars Will Go Head-to-Head When US and Canada Juniors Meet   
New York Times
MONTREAL — The offensive flair of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel has caused scouts to refer to them as generational talents, the types of hockey prospects who come along perhaps once every decade. In advance of a preliminary round game between ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Justin Bieber is the worst celebrity neighbor of 2014   
New York Daily News
No one wants to live next to Justin Bieber. The Canadian pop star has been named the worst celebrity neighbor of 2014, according to a new survey conducted by listings website Zillow. Bieber earned the highest percentage of votes in the survey's eight-year ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Technology

WTOP   

Can an iPhone user go back to BlackBerry?   
Macro Insider
NEW YORK -- The BlackBerry's blinking red light utilized to haunt me. Just when I thought I could relax, love a good dinner or go for a run, my BlackBerry would start blinking once more, signaling a new message. I was an addict. Typing with 1 hand, hiding.
Blackberry 'Classic': What early reviews say about 'retro' device   Ecumenical News
iPhone user tries returning to BlackBerry   CTV News

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Vancouver Sun   

It's the last gasp for AirCare   
Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouverites who love to hate AirCare will have to find a new target for their dislike. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, the program comes to an end. AirCare was started in 1992 to reduce carbon dioxide pollution by testing the emissions from cars and light trucks.
Bye bye AirCare: Metro Vancouver pollution control program ends Wed.   CTV News
AirCare pollution-control program in Metro Vancouver to end   The Globe and Mail
AirCare emissions program ending for Metro Vancouver vehicles   CBC.ca
Cloverdale Reporter   
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E Canada Now   

Police Report Surge in Impaired-Driving Arrests in York   
E Canada Now
York Region, Ontario – York Regional Police published their annual statistics on the program called Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE), a sobriety testing plan that has been in effect since 1977. The RIDE numbers indicate that both the police and ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Business

CBC.ca   

TSX edges down as financial, energy stocks slip   
Reuters Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock closed slightly lower on Tuesday, with a fall in financial and energy stocks partly offset by gains in the materials sector as precious metal prices jumped. Bank shares fell as a risk aversion swept through global ...

2014-12-31 Canada English Canada

CBC.ca   

Edmonton mass murder: 6 adults, 2 children dead   
CBC.ca
ON MOBILE: Watch the news conference with Police Chief Rod Knecht here. Police have found nine people dead at three separate locations in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, one by an apparent suicide. "It is a tragic day for Edmonton and our thoughts ...

2014-12-31 Canada English World

BBC News   

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies   
BBC News
Efforts to locate victims and wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Sunday are being hampered by stormy weather and strong tides. Indonesian officials have confirmed that remains and debris found in the waters ...

2014-12-30 Canada English More Top Stories

Irish Independent   

Final manoeuvre of AirAsia flight raises questions over flying in storms   
The Globe and Mail
A modern airliner's abrupt disappearance from radar as it flew through a line of equatorial thunderstorms – with no distress call received – points to another in-flight “loss of control” aviation disaster. On Monday, as hopes of finding survivors of Indonesia ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Health

CBC.ca   

Ebola outbreak: Scotland confirms its 1st case   
CBC.ca
A health-care worker has been diagnosed with Ebola and is receiving treatment in Glasgow, the Scottish government confirmed on Monday. In a news release, the government said that "the risk to others is considered extremely low" because the patient was ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Science

CBC.ca   

Snowy owl 'epidemic' sweeps across Ontario   
CBC.ca
Snowy owls have flocked to Ontario in huge, rare numbers for the second consecutive year, creating a boon for bird watching and a bane for airport managers. Last year marked the largest invasion of snowy owls ever recorded in eastern Ontario, and similar ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Sports

National Post   

Team Canada easily passes test against Finland in part thanks to stellar play ...   
National Post
MONTREAL — In a tournament that was supposed to be the Connor McDavid-Jack Eichel show, Max Domi is proving to be quite the opening act. Slovakia nearly a Cinderella story at world juniors; Canada's Max Domi remembers advice from dad NHL friends.
Canada beats Finland 4-1 at world juniors   The Globe and Mail
Domi line sparks Canada past Finland at world juniors   Toronto Star
Canada leads Finland 4-1 in third period on TSN, TSN Radio   TSN
NHL.com   
Canada.com   
Vancouver Sun   
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Toronto Sun   

Maple Leafs given jolt by Bolts   
Toronto Sun
Leafs Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel (81) skates with the puck as Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Andrej Sustr (62) defends during the first period at Amalie Arena in Tampa Dec 29, 2014. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Entertainment

CBC.ca   

The Interview to screen in some Canadian theatres   
CBC.ca
At least one cinema chain will be screening The Interview in selected theatres across the country. Magic Lantern Theatres, which also owns Rainbow Cinemas, will be showing the controversial movie in five locations — Ottawa, Toronto, Regina, Saskatoon ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Technology

LocalNews8.com   

The year the world turned on Facebook   
Washington Post
By all accounts, 2014 was a pretty ace year for boy genius Mark Zuckerberg and his ongoing takeover of the world. Facebook celebrated its 10th anniversary in February and its 1.35 billionth user just nine months after that. (Stop here for a minute, because ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Business

CBC.ca   

CANADA STOCKS-TSX closes higher, boosted by bank stocks   
Reuters
TORONTO Dec 29 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Monday in its first session back from the Christmas holiday, lifted by a recovering financial sector. Canadian bank stocks have gained ground in recent sessions after dropping in early ...

2014-12-30 Canada English Canada

Vancouver Sun   

Anahim Lake murder victim 'a kind-hearted kid who wouldn't hurt anybody'   
Vancouver Sun
One of two men murdered on Boxing Day in Anahim Lake was described by friends and acquaintances in the tiny rural community Monday as a wonderful young man who was always helping others. “He was 23, and he had a wife and a one-year-old son,” ...

2014-12-30 Canada English World

Irish Independent   

Final manoeuvre of AirAsia flight raises questions over flying in storms   
The Globe and Mail
A modern airliner's abrupt disappearance from radar as it flew through a line of equatorial thunderstorms – with no distress call received – points to another in-flight “loss of control” aviation disaster. On Monday, as hopes of finding survivors of Indonesia ...

2014-12-29 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

Missing AirAsia plane likely 'at the bottom of the sea': search and rescue chief   
CTV News
SURABAYA, Indonesia — The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people that disappeared more than 24 hours ago on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore expanded Monday with planes and ships from several countries taking part. First Admiral ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Health

CBC.ca   

Ebola lab tech possibly exposed to virus shows no signs of infection: CDC   
CBC.ca
The laboratory technician who may have been exposed to Ebola in a mishap last week at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is showing no signs of the disease, the U.S. Ebola co-ordinator said on Sunday. CDC monitoring tech for ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Science

Regina Leader-Post   

Archaeologists Uncover 6000 Year Old Encampment near Stonehenge That ...   
E Canada Now
The site was discovered in October of 2014, but it is only now that archaeologists have determined the age of the encampment to be around 6,000 years old by using carbon dating. The site of the encampment has been named Blick Mead and it is about 1.5 ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Sports

Bleacher Report   

Gimpy Aaron Rodgers stomps on Lions, then Nadmukong Suh stomps on QB   
Toronto Sun
Aaron Rodgers Dec. 28/14 Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers lies on the ground after an injury in the second quarter against the Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. (Benny Sieu/USA TODAY Sports). Article ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Entertainment

ABC News   

N Korea: Internet outages continue amid hacking row   
AsiaOne
Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang denied any role in the cyberattacks, calling such suggestions part of a "smear campaign" by unpopular South Korean leaders. Print. With its Internet networks continuing to suffer outages for the sixth ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Technology

The Hindu   

Sony PlayStation back online after three-day outage   
The Hindu
Sony has said that its PlayStation Network is back online after three days of disruptions that began on Christmas. However, heavy traffic might continue to cause problems for customers, the company said on Sunday. A group of hackers called Lizard Squad or ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Business

CBC.ca   

Canada's mining sector braces for another challenging year   
CBC.ca
Canada's mining sector is bracing for another challenging year in 2015 as slower growth in China is expected to continue to dampen selling prices for many metals. Iron ore suffered the biggest drop in the past year, losing nearly half its value to reach the ...

2014-12-29 Canada English Canada

News1130   

Man dies after Transit Police involved shooting in Surrey   
News1130
SURREY (NEWS1130) – A man has died of his injuries after a Transit Police involved shooting in Surrey. It happened just after 8 a.m. at the Safeway around King George and 104th Avenue. The case involved a distraught man who was found stabbing himself ...

2014-12-29 Canada English World

CBC.ca   

Missing AirAsia plane likely 'at the bottom of the sea': search and rescue chief   
CTV News
SURABAYA, Indonesia — The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people that disappeared more than 24 hours ago on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore expanded Monday with planes and ships from several countries taking part. First Admiral ...

2014-12-28 Canada English More Top Stories

New York Times   

At Funeral for Officer Rafael Ramos, NYPD's Solidarity Is on Display   
New York Times
The broad Queens avenue began filling with blue coats early. The footsteps of the saddened officers, the buzz of police talk, fed the medley of sounds of an apprehensive city shaking itself awake. The temperature was generous for the season. Christmas ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Health

CBC.ca   

NDP calls baloney on care home Christmas meal   
CTV News
Residents at Pioneer Village care home in Regina were served a classic turkey dinner for lunch Christmas Day, but it's the supper they were offered that evening that has the provincial NDP calling baloney. The supper of sandwich meat, macaroni salad and a ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Science

Toronto Sun   

A day in the life of a Quebec man kite skiing across Antarctica   
The Globe and Mail
A Quebec man has become the first person to reach the geographic South Pole by kite ski. Frédéric Dion, 37, accomplished the feat on Christmas Eve after travelling 3,000 kilometres since Nov. 9. He has now been on his adventure for 48 days in an attempt ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Sports

National Post   

World juniors 2015: Connor McDavid scores to lead Canada to win over Germany   
National Post
MONTREAL — The questions weren't even finished before Benoit Groulx was shaking his head. Canada's games full of empty seats at Montreal's Bell Centre among surprises at world juniors. The morning after their steamroller win over Slovakia, the ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Entertainment

NEWS.com.au   

Justin Bieber planning New Year's Eve bash at new glass mansion in Beverly Hills   
CTV News
Justin Bieber, who announced Saturday on Twitter he's taking a break, is planning to hold a New Year's Eve party at his home in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old pop star is keen to see 2015 in surrounded by his close friends, including ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Technology

Business Today   

Sony Restores PS4 Service on PlayStation Game Network   
Bloomberg
Sony Corp. (6758) struggled for a third day to restore service on its PlayStation Network, which video gamers use to play online, after it and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Xbox Live were hit by connection failures on Christmas Day. Service was restored for ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Business

Times Colonist   

Greater Victoria Boxing Day shoppers hunt down bargains   
Times Colonist
Drivers search for parking spots at Mayfair Shopping Centre on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist. Previous Next. Drivers search for parking spots at Mayfair Shopping Centre on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. Photograph ...

2014-12-28 Canada English Canada

Vancouver Sun   

RCMP investigate double homicide in Anahim Lake, BC   
CBC.ca
RCMP, responding to reports of shots fired, found two men dead inside a house in a rural area of Anahim Lake, B.C., on Boxing Day. The bodies of a 22-year-old and a 23-year-old man were discovered inside the home in the 2100 block of Dorsey Avenue.
Suspects arrested after two men found dead in interior BC home   The Globe and Mail
RCMP investigate double homicide of two young men in Anahim Lake, BC   CTV News
Double Homicide in Anahim Lake   News1130
Vancouver Sun   
The Province   
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CBC.ca   

Marcus Larabie, 14, killed by car driven by off-duty Abbotsford officer   
CBC.ca
A teenage boy who was struck and killed by a car driven by an off-duty Abbotsford, B.C., police officer Friday has been identified by family and friends as 14-year-old Marcus Larabie. A makeshift memorial was growing Saturday, as those who knew Larabie ...