2015年9月30日 星期三

2015-10-01 Canada English More Top Stories


Toronto Sun
   
Baby panda expected at Toronto Zoo in mid-October   
Toronto Sun
Call it an un“bear”ably delightful discovery. Toronto Zoo officials say Er Shun, a Giant female panda on loan from China, is pregnant and expecting twins. Zoo staff confirmed the findings Wednesday after weeks of painstaking ultrasounds which ...
Toronto Zoo panda pregnant with two fetuses; births expected within weeks   Calgary Herald
Toronto Zoo excited over its pregnant panda, but is breeding them worth the ...   National Post
Harper's panda promise: If elected, Tory leader vows to double panda population   CTV News
CHCH News   
Newstalk 1010   
Toronto Star   
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Reuters Canada
   
Canada election race narrowing to two parties as NDP stumbles   
Reuters Canada
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's tight three-way election race may be turning into a two-party contest. The left-leaning New Democrat Party (NDP), which had surged into top spot after an unexpected May victory against the ruling Conservatives in ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Health


Montreal Gazette
   
You probably won't live past 110 unless you already possess a rare combination ...   
Montreal Gazette
Known as Wall Street's oldest stockbroker, Irving Kahn died this year at the age of 109. He was born in 1905, made his first trade in 1929 before the Great Depression hit and continued to work for years after celebrating his 100th birthday. Remarkably ...

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CBC.ca
   
Childhood asthma risk affected by bacteria in early infancy   
CBC.ca
​Children gain protection against asthma if exposed to four types of gut bacteria by the age of three months, as their immune system is being established, a team of B.C. researchers has discovered. The researchers, from B.C. Children's Hospital ...
Canadian study identifies 'critical window' for developing asthma   Toronto Star
Gut bacteria may protect against asthma in infants, study finds   CTV News
Low levels of 4 key types of bacteria in baby's gut may lead to asthma: study   Edmonton Journal
Vancouver Sun   
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Vancouver Sun
   
Abbotsford seniors' facility fires its nursing staff, plans to contract out ...   
Vancouver Sun
ABBOTSFORD — An Abbotsford private care hospital for seniors is firing all of its nursing staff and plans to contract out the service. Menno Hospital, a 151-bed facility, is one of two residential care homes on the Menno Place campus in the Fraser Valley.
Abbotsford seniors' home nurses fired and replaced to cut costs   CBC.ca
Nurses protest layoffs at Abbotsford care home   MetroNews Canada
29 nurses replaced at Abbotsford senior's home to cut costs   CTV News
KamloopsBCNow   
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New York Times
   
Millions More Need HIV Treatment, WHO Says   
New York Times
The World Health Organization issued sweeping new guidelines on Wednesday that could put millions more people on H.I.V. drugs than are now getting them. The recommendations could go a long way toward halting the epidemic, health officials say, but ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Science


Globalnews.ca
   
Curious swimming polar bears make Canadian researchers anxious   
Globalnews.ca
ABOVE: Video by student Kathryn Purdon taken onboard the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen of three polar bears away from the ice and curious about our trace metal sampling system cable. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Sports


Toronto Sun
   
From opening day to clinching day, Blue Jays lineup has different look   
Toronto Sun
The Blue Jays opening day centre fielder was in Maryland on Wednesday night. So too was their second baseman from April 6, 157 games ago at Yankee Stadium. Their opening night starter, along with their scheduled every day left fielder were here too.
Elated Toronto Blue Jays fans savour the moment   Toronto Star
Blue Jays fans pay tribute to GM with chants of 'Thank you, Alex'   CTV News
The world will little note nor long remember the Blue Jays 8-1 loss   Bluebird Banter
Globalnews.ca   
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CBC.ca
   
COC head Marcel Aubut steps aside after sex harassment complaint   
CBC.ca
Marcel Aubut, the head of the Canadian Olympic Committee, has stepped aside following an allegation that he sexually harassed a female colleague. Sources tell CBC News that the complaint relates to repeated verbal comments directed at the woman, who ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Entertainment


Vancouver Sun
   
Daphne Bramham: Vancouver Art Gallery is knocking on wood   
Vancouver Sun
Architect Christine Binswanger was dismissive and as diplomatic as you'd expect a Swiss national to be when she described Vancouver. “The buildings are very homogeneous,” she began. “They would not maybe make it into architectural books. Cities that ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Technology


CTV News
   
Hwy. 1 speed limit to drop to 80 km/h between Regina, Balgonie as bypass built   
CTV News
The speed limit on the Trans-Canada Highway will be reduced to 80 kilometres an hour between Regina and Balgonie by mid-October as construction of a new bypass begins. Work has also begun on a new south service road near Pilot Butte to provide an ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Business


Macleans.ca
   
There's no love lost between Canadians and the stock market   
Macleans.ca
On Oct. 25, 2000, people tuning in to watch Peter Mansbridge deliver the evening news already had a pretty good idea what the lead story would be: that day's bloodbath in the markets; specifically, the 25 per cent plunge in Nortel shares. He didn't ...
A third quarter investors would rather forget   The Globe and Mail
Valeant shares partially recover after being accused of price gouging   CTV News
North American equity markets rally on final day of dismal quarter   Squamish Chief

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CBC.ca
   
Tories happy to claim GDP growth, no matter how modest   
CBC.ca
Modest or not, the growth of GDP in July will certainly be placed in the Conservative win column, squeezed in amid a series of recent favourable economic reports. The Statistics Canada figures released Wednesday show that Canada's economy expanded by ...

2015-10-01 Canada English Canada


The Globe and Mail
   
Conservatives would revive bill to ban genetic discrimination: Oliver   
The Globe and Mail
The Conservatives would revive a bill banning genetic discrimination if re-elected, Finance Minister Joe Oliver said in a debate on issues important to the Jewish community. The Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Act, which amends human rights ...
Conservatives bob, weave over Trans-Pacific deal and 'caretaker convention'   CityNews
Joe Oliver finally goes public amid fight for his riding   TheChronicleHerald.ca
Tories vow to ban genetic discrimination   Brampton Guardian

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Toronto Sun
   
Turcotte's murder trial hears about stabbing deaths of children   
Toronto Sun
SAINT-JEROME, Que. -- The trial of a former Quebec doctor charged with killing his two young children heard on Wednesday from an expert who described how they were stabbed to death. Guy Turcotte, 43, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of ...

2015-10-01 Canada English World


The Globe and Mail
   
Russia makes intentions clear with choice of targets in Syrian air strikes   
The Globe and Mail
It is somewhat telling that one of the first images of the Russian bombardment of Syria had nothing to do with Syria. Shortly after Russian planes began bombing the war-battered country, several Middle Eastern commentators and activists (some of them ...

2015年9月28日 星期一

2015-09-29 Canada English More Top Stories


CBC.ca
   
Munk leaders' debate: Harper, Trudeau battle over bill to revoke citizenship   
CBC.ca
Testy exchanges between Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau over legislation that can strip citizenship of those convicted of terrorism-related offences marked one of the heated moments during Monday night's debate on ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Health


CBC.ca
   
Angelina Jolie's breast reconstruction surgery improved awareness   
CBC.ca
When celebrities' health problems make the news, media reports help shape public knowledge about those conditions and procedures, suggests a new study from Austria. Following Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie's May 2013 announcement of her ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Science


CTV News
   
Mars appears to have flowing water, NASA scientists say   
CTV News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mars appears to have flowing rivulets of water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that boosts the odds of life on the red planet. "Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of in the past ...
Flowing water found on Mars boosts odds for life on red planet: NASA   The Globe and Mail
Liquid water found on Planet Mars   New Vision
Evidence of water on Mars: Could it boost possibility of life?   Christian Science Monitor
Sydney Morning Herald   
CBC.ca   
Los Angeles Times   
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Ruidoso News
   
In Our Skies: A unique lunar eclipse Sunday   
Ruidoso News
The moon orbits around the Earth, and goes through its cycle of phases, in a period of time slightly less than a... Loading… Post to Facebook. In Our Skies: A unique lunar eclipse Sunday The moon orbits around the Earth, and goes through its cycle of ...
Once in a blood moon occurrence   Portales News-Tribune
Supermoon wows sky-watchers around the world   Stuff.co.nz
How will Sunday's Blood Moon affect your life?   The Nation

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Globalnews.ca
   
WATCH: Lunar eclipse in Saskatchewan   
Globalnews.ca
Watch above: Here's video footage taken of the “super moon” as it passed across the night sky in Saskatoon Sunday evening. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you ...
Watching the supermoon eclipse tonight? Here's what you need to know   CBC.ca
Eclipse of Super Harvest Moon will be visible around 8 pm   News Talk 650 CKOM
Super Moon Eclipsed by Clouds   KnightNews.com
The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper   
Saskatoonhomepage.ca   
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Press Examiner
   
Giant sequoias showing signs of stress because of California's drought   
Washington Post
Giant sequoias in California's Sierra Nevada are among the largest and oldest living things on Earth, but scientists climbing high up into their canopies say they are seeing symptoms of stress caused by the state's historic drought. Patches of brown ...
Long Drought Affecting California's Sequoias   Tolerance.ca
California's Giant Sequoias Under Threat From Drought   Press Examiner

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Universe Today
   
First Lunar Eclipse Ever Photographed with a Transit of the ISS   
Universe Today
A montage of images taken during the lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015, as seen from Rambouillet, France. ISS transit duration (total): 1.7 seconds. This is the first time an ISS transit has been photographed during an eclipse. Credit and copyright ...
The First Photo of the ISS Transiting a Lunar Eclipse   PetaPixel (blog)

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Long Island Press
   
'Extremely Rare' Humpback Whale Sightings In Long Island Sound [Video]   
Long Island Press
Boaters navigating the Long Island Sound last Saturday received the experience of a lifetime—three humpback whales going about their business, occasionally slapping their gigantic flukes on the serene waves or jumping completely out of the water to ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Sports


Toronto Star
   
Blue Jays rally late, close in on AL East title   
Toronto Star
BALTIMORE—Before Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was talking about baseball's unpredictable “beauty.” His Jays had lit up Orioles starter Chris Tillman all season, for instance, scoring 31 runs on 35 hits, ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Entertainment


CBC.ca
   
Michael Burgess, Canadian Les Miserables star, dead at 70   
CBC.ca
Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre and Royal Alexandra Theatre will dim their marquee lights on for two minutes on Tuesday evening in memory of Canadian musical theatre star Michael Burgess, the head of Mirvish Productions said in a statement on ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Technology


VentureBeat
   
iPhone 6s after 3 days: Processor speed, display, 4K video, and Live Photo   
VentureBeat
I've been using the iPhone 6s for three days now, and I've still not found the feature or cumulative performance improvement it would take to get me to upgrade from my iPhone 6. I've heard Apple (and many other reviewers) gush about things like speed ...
iPhone 6S, 6S Plus to hit Indian shores on Oct 16   Moneycontrol.com
15 Super Useful Ways To Use 3D Touch On The New iPhones   TechCrunch
New iPhone 6S impresses buyers but not Wall Street   San Jose Mercury News
The Australian   
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CTV News
   
Canadian entrepreneur expects hoverboard to 'change the way we move'   
CTV News
A Canadian entrepreneur is stepping into a fierce global patent war as he begins to sell a hands-free "hoverboard" he believes will revolutionalize urban transportation. Darren Pereira's Huuver company has begun to sell online its brand of self ...
Entrepreneur enters hands-free hoverboard market engulfed in patent war   Calgary Herald
Canadian firm launches hands-free 'hoverboard'   Hamilton Spectator

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Toronto Star
   
Make universal, affordable broadband an election issue: Geist   
Toronto Star
The long election campaign of 2015 has featured a myriad of daily policy announcements as the three largest political parties vie for attention and votes. From targeted tax cuts to new spending promises, political leaders have focused on education ...
Canada's falling behind on broadband Internet access   Yahoo News Canada (blog)
Global Broadband Growth Slows Sharply -- 4 Billion Still Offline   Virtual-Strategy Magazine
How to get from here (4.3 billion people with no Internet access) to 60 ...   TelecomTV
Trade Arabia   
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Toronto Sun
   
BlackBerry pins hopes on Android device Priv   
Toronto Sun
WATERLOO, Ont. -- With its hardware sales still flagging BlackBerry's chief executive John Chen says he's found a different way to sell his devices. For the first time in BlackBerry's history, the company is going to sell a smartphone that runs on ...
BlackBerry Priv slider mechanism is called 'SmartSlide'   MobileSyrup.com

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CTV News
   
Four-door cars added to Calgary's car2go fleet   
CTV News
If you use Calgary's car sharing service car2go on a regular basis you'll notice a new vehicle has joined the fleet on city streets. Starting on Monday, the company's familiar blue and white, Smart Fortwo vehicles will be sharing the road with new four ...
Car2go adds four-door Mercedes sedans to its Vancouver fleet   CBC.ca
How to find car2go's 25 new four-door Mercedes vehicles on the streets of ...   Straight.com (blog)
car2go Just Got A Lot More Spacious   Canada NewsWire (press release)
MetroNews Canada   
Calgary Herald   
News1130   
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Edmonton Journal
   
'PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist' top paid iPhone app in Canada   
Edmonton Journal
Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for Sept. 21-27. Top Paid iPhone Apps. 1. PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist (Outerminds Inc.) 2. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang). 3. Plague Inc. (Ndemic Creations). 4. Geometry Dash (RobTop ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Business


The Globe and Mail
   
Valeant shares tumble as US targets drug price hikes   
The Globe and Mail
Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. plunged on Monday after U.S. legislators targeted the company's drug price increases, triggering a sell-off in what briefly became the most valuable stock in Canada. Congressional Democrats are ...
TSX slumps as resources weigh, Valeant tumbles   Reuters Canada
TSX falls 373 points as commodities sell off again   CBC.ca
'There's no place to hide': TSX sheds more than 300 points as commodities crumble   Financial Post
bnn.ca   
Vancouver Sun   
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The Globe and Mail (subscription)
   
General Electric to shift engine plant to Canada, creating 350 jobs   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
General Electric Co. is planning to build a state-of the art $265-million (U.S.) engine plant in Canada, as it shifts more business out of the United States following the collapse of U.S. government-sponsored export financing. The global conglomerate ...
GE closing US engine plant, moving to Canada; cites lack of US export financing   The Province
GORDON ISFELD/The Financial Post   Peterborough Examiner
GE closing US engine plant, moving it to Canada   CanadianManufacturing.com
Financial Post   
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New York Times
   
Exuberance and Disappointment at Shell's About-Face in the Arctic   
New York Times
SEATTLE — For many Alaskans, Monday was “a huge disappointment, a really big disappointment,” as Gov. Bill Walker put it, reflecting on the tax revenue, jobs and investments that may be lost as Royal Dutch Shell abandons its plan to drill for oil in ...
Shell to Cease Oil Exploration in Alaskan Arctic After Disappointing Drilling ...   Wall Street Journal
Shell move dims oil prospects, delights environmentalists   STLtoday.com
Shell to cease Arctic drilling   Observer-Reporter
The Australian Financial Review   
The Seattle Times   
KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather   
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CTV News
   
NB commission on shale gas fracking seeks public input   
CTV News
FREDERICTON -- A commission that's examining the issue of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in New Brunswick says it is deeply concerned about the quality of life in the province. "We share our fellow New Brunswickers' worries about what the future ...
Hydraulic fracturing commission seeks public input   CBC.ca

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The Globe and Mail (subscription)
   
German prosecutors investigate former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
German prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to establish what his role was in the emissions-rigging scandal that has shaken the world's largest automaker. The investigation will concentrate on ...

2015-09-29 Canada English Canada


CBC.ca
   
Munk leaders' debate: Harper, Trudeau battle over bill to revoke citizenship   
CBC.ca
Testy exchanges between Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau over legislation that can strip citizenship of those convicted of terrorism-related offences marked one of the heated moments during Monday night's debate on ...

2015-09-29 Canada English World


The Globe and Mail
   
Obama, Putin ideological clash signals a shift in world order   
The Globe and Mail
For the past quarter century, the green marble dais in the United Nations General Assembly Hall has been a pulpit from which U.S. presidents told the rest of the planet how things were going to be. Bill Clinton used the rostrum to publicly prod Israeli ...
Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains   Reuters Canada
The Latest: Afghan Leader Calls on Pakistan to Stop Attacks   New York Times
Putins New Axis of Resistance: Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Hezbollah   Daily Beast
Los Angeles Times   
New York Daily News   
Washington Post   
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Reuters
   
Prisoners escape jail in Central African Republic capital   
Reuters
BANGUI Hundreds of prisoners escaped from the main jail in Central African Republic's capital on Monday, said a senior security source in a city where around 30 people have been killed over three days in the worst violence this year. "There is no one ...

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Reuters
   
Countries pledge 40000 UN peacekeepers at UN summit   
Reuters Canada
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday more than 50 countries have pledged some 40,000 peacekeepers for possible deployment on United Nations missions, as well as helicopters, medical units and training and ...

2015年9月27日 星期日

2015-09-28 Canada English More Top Stories


TIME
   
Stargazers enjoy double treat; supermoon and total lunar eclipse   
Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER -- Stargazers across Canada were in for a two-for-one treat Sunday night with the rare confluence of a total lunar eclipse with a so-called supermoon. A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon makes its closest approach to the Earth and ...

2015-09-28 Canada English Health


CTV News
   
US aims to cut HIV infections in young women in Africa   
CTV News
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has announced a $300 million program to drastically reduce HIV infections in girls and young woman in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hard hit by the virus. Administration officials are aiming for a 25 per cent ...

2015-09-28 Canada English Science


TIME
   
Stargazers enjoy double treat; supermoon and total lunar eclipse   
Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER -- Stargazers across Canada were in for a two-for-one treat Sunday night with the rare confluence of a total lunar eclipse with a so-called supermoon. A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon makes its closest approach to the Earth and ...

2015-09-28 Canada English Sports


Vancouver Sun
   
Seahawks get first win of the season, roll past Chicago 26-0   
Vancouver Sun
SEATTLE — After the Seahawks sleepwalked for a half, Tyler Lockett provided a jolt. From there Russell Wilson, Jimmy Graham and a defence that was whole again after the return of safety Kam Chancellor took over. Lockett returned the second-half ...
Seahawks blank the Bears to register first win of season   Reuters Canada
Blank look: Bears offense goes nowhere with Jimmy Clausen at QB   Chicago Tribune
Chicago gets little going, falls 26-0 to Seattle   USA TODAY
The Olympian   
The Seattle Times   
STLtoday.com   
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Toronto Sun
   
SIMMONS: A Blue Jays season to remember, cherish   
Toronto Sun
What a Jays season - cherish it. This has normally been the day to say goodbye. To shake a hand, ask for an off-season phone number, talk about vacation plans. The last home game of a long baseball season. I never miss them — home openers and home ...