2015-02-17 Canada English More Top Stories

Globalnews.ca   

Quadriplegic temporary foreign worker facing deportation after bike accident ...   
National Post
Maria Victoria Venancio was typical of most of the temporary foreign workers who come to Canada in their early '20s. She was looking for stable work in a comfortable country where she might one day be able to settle her family. So she took up a job at an ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Health

Toronto Star   

Rise in measles cases in Ontario prompts official warning   
The Globe and Mail
The number of known measles cases in Southern Ontario doubled over the Family Day weekend, as officials took the extraordinary step of publicly warning hundreds of patrons of a Christian youth gathering in Toronto to watch out. “We are up to 16 now,” said ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Science

Telegraph.co.uk   

6 Canadians make latest cut for one-way trip to Mars   
CTV News
Six Canadians are among only 100 people from around the world who have made the short list for a one-way trip to Mars. Mars One, the Netherlands-based organization looking to establish a human colony on the Red Planet, announced Monday that their ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Sports

TSN   

Lehner and MacArthur injured in Senators loss to Hurricanes   
The Globe and Mail
Andrej Nestrasil had a goal and two assists Monday as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-3. Nathan Gerbe, Jeff Skinner, Jay McClement, Michal Jordan and Chris Terry also scored for the Hurricanes (20-28-7). Erik Condra, Mike ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Entertainment

New York Times   

The 'SNL' 40th-Anniversary Show: Very Funny, Except When It Wasn't   
New York Times
Humor, like beauty, doesn't always last. Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy proved that. And even the most secure institutions aren't impregnable, as Jerry Seinfeld's joke about the disgraced NBC News anchor Brian Williams suggested. But Sunday night's ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Technology

CBC.ca   

Equation cyberspies use unrivaled, NSA-style techniques to hit Iran, Russia   
PCWorld
A cyberespionage group with a toolset similar to ones used by U.S. intelligence agencies has infiltrated key institutions in countries including Iran and Russia. Kaspersky Lab released a report Monday that said the tools were created by the “Equation” group, ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Business

Irish Independent   

S&P 500 Futures Drop With Euro, Treasuries Rise on Greece   
Bloomberg
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gives a press conference at the end of an Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels on Feb. 16. Photographer: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images ...

2015-02-17 Canada English Canada

Globalnews.ca   

Quadriplegic temporary foreign worker facing deportation after bike accident ...   
National Post
Maria Victoria Venancio was typical of most of the temporary foreign workers who come to Canada in their early '20s. She was looking for stable work in a comfortable country where she might one day be able to settle her family. So she took up a job at an ...

2015-02-17 Canada English World

CTV News   

Tsunami advisory lifted after offshore magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Japan   
CTV News
TOKYO -- A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan early Tuesday, triggering minor tsunamis but no reports of major damage or injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted a tsunami advisory two hours after it was issued ...