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 ...