2015-02-20 Canada English More Top Stories

National Post   

Lonely death for Elijah Marsh — the boy who was never alone until he wandered ...   
National Post
Elijah Marsh was three-years-old and he was never left alone. Neighbours say a family member always seemed to be around him. Holding his hand. Playing with him. Calling after him and scooping him up in their arms and keeping a watchful eye over a little ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Health

St. Catharines Standard   

Extra measles clinic due to demand   
St. Catharines Standard
With six measles cases on the books, Niagara's public health department is adding an extra clinic on Saturday to deal with demand. “Our clinics have been extremely busy,” Niagara's medical officer of health Dr. Valerie Jaeger said Thursday during a ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Science

MetroNews Canada   

There was no Big Bang: Lethbridge academics' paper turning cosmology on its ...   
MetroNews Canada
How can something come from nothing? That question has confounded philosophers for millennia but for Saurya Das, who recently devised a mathematical model suggesting the Big Bang never happened and the universe has simply existed forever, it's no ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Sports

Toronto Sun   

Shoalts: Leafs rebuild needs to start with Marlies, developing players   
The Globe and Mail
The Westminster Kennel Club certainly knows its dogs. Club officials contacted the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday to inquire about a possible co-promotion with the team and Miss P, the Canadian beagle that won Westminster's best-in-show award earlier ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Oscars 2015: Our experts predict the Academy Award winners   
Sydney Morning Herald
More Oscars coverage · Movie session times · Full movies coverage. The Oscars are upon us. In a matter of days we will know who Academy voters have determined to be the best. But our experts - national film editor Karl Quinn and senior film writers Garry ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Technology

ITBusiness.ca   

BlackBerry 10.3.1 update: Amazon Appstore, Blend, Assistant   
SlashGear
It has been quite a while since BlackBerry updated its own mobile operating system, but now the wait is over for the BlackBerry faihtful. The company has just announced the launch of BlackBerry 10 version 10.3.1 which, among other things, gives users ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Business

CTV News   

Bombardier to raise $750-million with new equity issue   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
A new equity issue designed to help troubled Bombardier Inc. address its liquidity issues will be priced at a 10-per-cent discount to the company's current share price. Bombardier said Thursday that it will raise $750-million through the sale of 339.4 million ...

2015-02-20 Canada English Canada

Ottawa Citizen   

Kenney hints at possible Iraq mission extension, duration 'not yet decided'   
The Globe and Mail
Canadian Defence Minister Jason Kenney appears to be publicly laying the groundwork for an extension of this country's military contribution to the fight against Islamic State extremists in Iraq, saying Thursday the Harper government believes “it's a matter of ...

2015-02-20 Canada English World

Wall Street Journal   

Cyclones Marcia and Lam Barrel into Australia   
Wall Street Journal
BRISBANE, Australia—Thousands of Australians were bracing for severe flooding and emergency workers evacuated some small coastal towns Friday as two powerful tropical storms swept across northern areas in a rare weather assault that officials said ...