2015-05-01 Canada English More Top Stories

Macleans.ca   

5 proposals from the Canadian Armed Forces sexual harassment report   
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces must acknowledge that sexual harassment and assault is a “serious problem” within the military, according to a scathing third party report released Thursday. Key recommendations to address the problem include:.
'Cultural shift' required to address sexual harassment in Canadian Forces   The Globe and Mail
Harassment in Canada's military tolerated by leadership, former justice finds   CBC.ca

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CTV News   

NASA's Messenger spacecraft slams into Mercury   
CTV News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday. NASA's Messenger plunged from orbit as planned and slammed into the sun's closest planet at about 8,750 mph (14,081 kph), ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Health

The Nation   

Pakistan on track to interrupt poliovirus transmission: IMB   
The Nation
Islamabad - Appreciating the turn around, the meeting of International Monitoring Board (IMB) on Polio that concluded on Thursday in Abu Dhabi observed that Pakistan's programme had been put on track and with current momentum Pakistan was on track to ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Science

Sky News Australia   

Humanoid robot wows in Beijing   
Sky News Australia
'Yangyang' the robot is modelled on one of the researchers who helped develop the technology, and can blink, smile, shake hands, and even hug her human doppelganger. The robots are made of a special type of silica gel, replicating the feeling of human ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Sports

Montreal Gazette   

Joel Ward scores with 1.3 seconds left, Capitals beat Rangers 2-1 in Game 1   
Montreal Gazette
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joel Ward scored with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. Ward drove to the net and tapped Alex Ovechkin's feed past Henrik ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Marvel's 'Avengers' Evolve   
Wall Street Journal
The bulky physique of the Hulk. The near-impregnable armor of Iron Man. The athletic ferocity of Black Widow. Certain aspects of Marvel's Avengers teammates have remained consistent in comic books over the years. But times change, and so must the ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Technology

CBC.ca   

Facebook legacy contact initiative expands to Canada   
CBC.ca
Canadians will now have a way to ensure that their Facebook profiles can be updated after they die, as long as they have a legacy contact. On Thursday, Facebook expanded its legacy contact function, which first rolled out in the U.S in February, to include ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Business

CBC.ca   

Local analyst denies Winnipeg housing market is high risk   
CBC.ca
A Winnipeg analyst denies the local housing market is high risk. CMHC says Canada's housing market is modestly overvalued, and the high risk cities are Winnipeg and Regina, not Vancouver and Toronto. In Winnipeg, there is high inventory of both ...

2015-05-01 Canada English Canada

Macleans.ca   

5 proposals from the Canadian Armed Forces sexual harassment report   
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces must acknowledge that sexual harassment and assault is a “serious problem” within the military, according to a scathing third party report released Thursday. Key recommendations to address the problem include:.
'Cultural shift' required to address sexual harassment in Canadian Forces   The Globe and Mail
Harassment in Canada's military tolerated by leadership, former justice finds   CBC.ca

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Wiarton Echo   

Dutch explorers presumed drowned in Canadian Arctic   
Wiarton Echo
The community of Resolute Bay, taken during Operation NUNALIVUT. The Canadian Forces have captured new footage of the sunken merchant ship Breadalbane, near Resolute Bay. DND/Postmedia Network ...

2015-05-01 Canada English World

The Globe and Mail   

Ukraine minister wants Canada to send peacekeepers in conflict with Russia   
The Globe and Mail
Ukraine wants Canada to offer to send peacekeepers to the country's war-torn east, hoping a commitment from Ottawa would prod others, like the European Union. Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin came to Ottawa with praise for Canada's commitment ...

2015-04-30 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

Baltimore prepares for 2nd night under curfew as solidarity protests erupt ...   
CBC.ca
Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. The marches were the latest in a string of ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Health

Calgary Herald   

Jean Nidetch, housewife whose waistline battle led to Weight Watchers, dies in ...   
Calgary Herald
FILE - In this July, 18, 2011, file photo, Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers, holds up a photo of herself at her home in Parkland, Fla. Nidetch, a New York housewife who tackled her own obesity problem, then shared her guiding principles with others in ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Science

The Globe and Mail   

NASA's Messenger mission set to end, will crash into Mercury's surface   
The Globe and Mail
A spacecraft that transformed scientists' understanding of Mercury, the solar system's innermost planet, is set to end its mission Thursday by crashing into the world it revealed so vividly. NASA's Messenger mission was launched in August, 2004. Equipped ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Sports

USA TODAY   

Orioles fans look to rebuild community as they root for team behind locked gates   
USA TODAY
BALTIMORE – Brendan Hurson carried his poster-board to the iron fence behind left-center field at Camden Yards and joined a dozen fans staring at an empty baseball stadium Wednesday. The game was just a few minutes from starting. “Let's go O's,” ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Entertainment

Vancouver Sun   

A glimpse inside the Vancouver movement that changed the world   
Vancouver Sun
DOXA. April 30 to May 10 | Various theatres. Info: doxafestival.ca. One of the most highly anticipated films at this year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival is How to Change the World. While most Vancouverites, especially those of us who may have moved here ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Windows 10 takes shape at Microsoft Build 2015 looking to encompass 1 billion ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
During the first day of the Microsoft Build Developer Conference — the tech giant's biggest event of the year when it comes to all things software — Windows chief Terry Myerson said Microsoft was aiming to have Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2018, ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Business

Household debt growing in Canada: report   
Cranbrook Daily Townsman
OTTAWA - The proportion of Canadian households in debt and the amount they owe has grown in recent years, according to a report by Statistics Canada. The federal agency says the median debt-to-income ratio of Canadian families with debt was 1.10 in ...

2015-04-30 Canada English Canada

The Globe and Mail   

Prayer, tears, candles at vigil for slain Saskatchewan mother and three children   
The Globe and Mail
Residents of a rural Saskatchewan community huddled together in a town square on Wednesday night to remember a mother and three children killed in a murder-suicide. More than 250 people clutched candles at an emotional vigil in honour of the family.
Candlelight vigil held in Tisdale for Latasha Gosling and her 3 children   CBC.ca
Neighbours hope vigil will help family, town heal after murder suicide   Saskatoon StarPhoenix
LIVE: Vigil pays tribute to slain Sask. family   News Talk 650 CKOM
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CBC.ca   

Airbnb nightmare renters leave Calgary home trashed   
CBC.ca
A Calgary family says their home has been destroyed by guests who rented it on the popular accommodation website Airbnb. "Our hardwood floors are all popping because there are pools of liquor. There's glass shards, there's dent in our walls, toilets flooded ...

2015-04-30 Canada English World

Voice of America   

Washington Post: Iran Charges Against US Journalist 'Ludicrous'   
Voice of America
WASHINGTON—. The executive editor of The Washington Post says espionage and other charges against a correspondent of the paper imprisoned in Iran are "ludicrous" and "preposterous." In an exclusive interview Wednesday with VOA's Persian News ...

2015-04-29 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

Baltimore riots: Curfew takes effect, with sporadic activity so far   
CBC.ca
A line of police behind riot shields hurled smoke grenades and fired pepper balls at dozens of protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew. Demonstrators threw bottles at police, and picked up the smoke grenades and hurled them back at officers at ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Health

The Globe and Mail   

Auditor-General urges transparency on long-term cost of Tory tax credits   
The Globe and Mail
Parliament is being left in the dark as to the long-term costs of billions of dollars in targeted tax credits, according to a new report from the Auditor-General that takes aim at one of the Conservative Party's favourite approaches to governing. They include ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Science

CTV News   

Animals Inside Out   
CTV News
You could say it's a giraffe that's missing a few spots. And that would be a very tall understatement. The adult giraffe body on display at the Canadian Museum of Nature is missing all of its skin, and all the muscles and connective tissue on one side. What's left ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Sports

BBC Sport   

Manny Pacquiao '100% confident' of beating Floyd Mayweather   
BBC Sport
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao were greeted by thousands of fans in Las Vegas as they arrived before Saturday's super-fight. US legend Mayweather, 38, will meet Pacquiao, 36, for the WBC, WBA and WBO welterweight titles at the MGM Grand ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Entertainment

Toronto Star   

Joni Mitchell website denies TMZ report that singer is in coma   
Toronto Star
LOS ANGELES—The state of Canadian songwriting legend Joni Mitchell's health was clouded with uncertainty Tuesday amidst the release of conflicting information. Leslie Morris, a longtime friend, stated in a court filing that the singer was unconscious and ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Technology

TIME   

Samsung's Profit Hit by Bigger iPhones, Sinks 39 Percent   
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said its first quarter net profit plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing earnings from its mobile business to less than half from a year earlier. The company reported ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Business

The Globe and Mail   

CANADA STOCKS-TSX flat as mining shares rise and energy stocks slide   
Reuters
(Updates with fresh details throughout, analyst comment). * TSX ends up 1.99 points, or 0.01 percent, at 15,346.07. * Six of the index's 10 main groups rise. * Energy stocks down 0.8 percent, materials group up 1.4 percent. By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO, April ...

2015-04-29 Canada English Canada

CBC.ca   

Homeless man accused of being serial killer in 3 Winnipeg deaths   
CBC.ca
John Paul Ostamas, a 39-year-old man of no fixed address, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of two men over the weekend in Winnipeg. The charges relate to the deaths of Donald Collins, 65, and Stony ...

2015-04-29 Canada English World

Montreal Gazette   

Police clash with protesters in Baltimore; National Guard troops pour in   
Montreal Gazette
A protestor walks away as police in riot gear advance on the crowd after a 10 p.m. curfew went into effect in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. David Goldman / AP. Share Adjust Comment ...

2015-04-28 Canada English More Top Stories

New York Times   

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death Toll 4,4,38 in 3 Countries   
New York Times
9.00 a.m. (0315 GMT). A Nepal police official says at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week's massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu. Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam says the toll includes ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Health

Globalnews.ca   

Survivors say Moncton's new breast health centre will mean quicker treatment   
Globalnews.ca
Above Watch: Survivors are hoping a new Breast Health Centre will speed up Breast Cancer treatments. MONCTON – The Breast Health Centre officially opened Monday at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton. The project ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Science

Vancouver Sun   

Northern BC dinosaur path tracks heyday of prehistoric beasts   
Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA - A type of dinosaur Autobahn, with a riot of ancient footprints that are likely more than 100 million years old, has been discovered in northeastern British Columbia. Hundreds of prints from extinct carnivores and herbivores are pressed into the flat, ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Sports

ESPN   

Preparing for a career-defining fight   
ESPN
Every generation has its superfight. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, however their showdown turns out on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, are -- at long last -- giving their generation its big one. It's a fight that fans have waited more ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Entertainment

Toronto Sun   

'Grey's Anatomy' fans launch petition to bring character back from the dead   
Toronto Sun
Spoiler alert!! A legion of Grey's Anatomy fans struggling with the death of the show's 'McDreamy' have petitioned drama creator Shonda Rhimes to bring him back from the grave. Devotees were left stunned last week, when the latest episode aired in the U.S., ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Technology

Montreal Gazette   

Apple's latest earnings blow-out shows iPhone is still the engine behind ...   
Montreal Gazette
SAN FRANCISCO - The iPhone is still the engine behind Apple's phenomenal success, even if attention lately has been focused on its new smartwatch. While skeptics question whether the company's future is tied too much to one product, the iPhone's ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Business

The Globe and Mail (subscription)   

Cost-cutting strategy a boost for Tim Hortons, improves operations   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
In their bid for better profits, Tim Hortons Inc. and its new Brazilian private-equity owner are counting on an obscure cost-cutting process called zero-based budgeting that is appreciated by investors – but often dreaded by employees. “We share our common ...

2015-04-28 Canada English Canada

The Globe and Mail   

BC terror trial sees video of accused allegedly planting pressure-cooker bomb   
The Globe and Mail
A jury sat riveted in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday watching video of a short, hooded figure hiding a package in the flower bushes near the legislature buildings in the early hours of July 1, 2013. The video appeared to show the culmination of a months-long ...

2015-04-28 Canada English World

New York Times   

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death Toll 4,4,38 in 3 Countries   
New York Times
9.00 a.m. (0315 GMT). A Nepal police official says at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week's massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu. Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam says the toll includes ...

2015-04-27 Canada English More Top Stories

CBC.ca   

Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to over 3200   
CBC.ca
The death toll from Nepal's earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. Aid groups received the first word from remote mountain ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Health

Montreal Gazette   

MUHC: Royal Victoria's artifacts still have a story to tell   
Montreal Gazette
The Royal Victoria Hospital shut its doors on Sunday, but the artifacts from the inside the building will live on at the MUHC's Glen site. Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Science

The Globe and Mail   

Dinosaur tracks reveal key historic path from heyday of prehistoric beasts   
The Globe and Mail
A type of dinosaur Autobahn, with a riot of ancient footprints that are likely more than 100 million years old, has been discovered in northeastern British Columbia. Hundreds of prints from extinct carnivores and herbivores are pressed into the flat, rocky surface ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Sports

National Post   

In four-game sweep, Wizards emerged from their funk   
Washington Post
The Washington Wizards either stomped the corpse of an imitator that really didn't have “it,” rediscovered the magic of the early season or transformed into something more potent, more fearful. That will be determined over the next few weeks, when they face ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Entertainment

Toronto Sun   

Gunshots fired at Lil Wayne's tour bus   
Toronto Sun
Multiple gunshots were fired early Sunday into two buses carrying Grammy-winning rap music star Lil Wayne and his entourage on a Georgia highway following a performance in Atlanta, but no one was hurt, police said. About a dozen people were aboard ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Technology

USA TODAY   

My weekend with Apple Watch — and the verdict is....   
USA TODAY
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — I've spent four days with the new Apple Watch, and have finally worked out the learning curve issues. Am I in love? Not yet. And if I was looking at buying the year's most-hyped tech device, I'd certainly wait for Apple to iron out ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Business

The Globe and Mail (subscription)   

Sobeys boosts East Coast footprint with Co-op deal   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Sobeys Inc., the country's second largest grocer, is poised to gain more clout in its key Atlantic Canada market thanks to a proposed supermarket deal announced over the weekend. But the move comes amid concerns of growing consolidation in the grocery ...

2015-04-27 Canada English Canada

The Globe and Mail   

Canadians weigh in on devastation in Nepal   
The Globe and Mail
Faye Kennedy, a 32-year-old civil servant from Ottawa, was trekking in Langtang National Park, some 65 kilometres north of Kathmandu, with a friend and local Sherpa when the earthquake struck. Their plan had been to hike through Langtang before flying to ...

2015-04-27 Canada English World

CBC.ca   

Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to over 3200   
CBC.ca
The death toll from Nepal's earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. Aid groups received the first word from remote mountain ...

2015-04-26 Canada English More Top Stories

Toronto Sun   

Nepal quake kills over 1800, some in Everest avalanche   
Toronto Sun
KATHMANDU - Nepal ramped up efforts on Sunday to rescue people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,800, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount ...

2015-04-26 Canada English Health

CTV News   

Cheat sheet: the Royal Victoria - Glen site move   
CTV News
Richard Fahey, director of public affairs at the MUHC, breaks down the numbers and what you need to know about the big move tomorrow. The plan: To move 200 patients at a rate of one patient every three minutes. The personnel: There are 600 staff ...

2015-04-26 Canada English Science

The Australian   

Joint Statement on Climate Change from the Premiers of Ontario and Québec   
Government of Ontario News
"We are at the forefront of the fight against climate change and we want Canada to be a leader on this issue of critical importance. Last week, in front of international leaders and experts, including Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations ...