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Vancouver aquarium holding naming contest for baby Beluga

Naming a baby is always a momentous occasion. The name must be suitable, reflecting the parents beliefs and cherished family members as well as hopefully providing the baby with a name that serves the child well all its life.
Published 7 min ago by  Stephanie Dearing in Lifestyle

British Prime Minister Proposes Global Tax on Banks

At a meeting of G20 finance ministers being held in St Andrews, Scotland, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken of how a global levy on their transactions could help make banks more accountable to the taxpayers who have bailed many of them out.
Published 1 hour ago by  Chris Dade in World

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen to head up salmon inquiry

It's not often when any level of government takes steps to respond to the concerns of protesters. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper's move to hold a judicial inquiry into the loss of BC's sockeye salmon has garnered the approval of many Canadians.
Published 5 hours ago by  Stephanie Dearing in Environment | 2 comments

Canada-wide hunt for suspected serial rapist

In August, a woman from Squamish, B.C. was abducted and repeatedly sexually assaulted. In September, a man broke into two homes in Ladysmith, B.C. In one, a woman was brutally attacked. Cops accuse Shaun Funk of being the suspect.
Published 12 hours ago by  Salim Jiwa in Crime

661 hospitalized in Canada from Swine Flu, including 120 kids

Swine Flu has resulted in the hospitalizations of 661 people in Canada, including 120 children, in a one week period. Since April 2,440 people have been hospitalized with 443 in ICU. 737 outbreaks are reported, 710 of them in schools.
Published 12 hours ago by  Salim Jiwa in Health | 1 comment

American woman suffers amnesia after sex

A woman known only as Alice has suffered an attack of amnesia after having intercourse one August morning with her husband, Scott.
Published 14 hours ago by  Kevin Jess in Health | 2 comments

Toronto to host Pan Am Games in 2015

Toronto has been awarded the Pan Am Games in 2015. Winning the spot to host the sports competition could make it easier for the Canadian city to host a Summer Olympics.
Published 14 hours ago by  KJ Mullins in Sports

Four Tanzanian Men to Hang, Albino Man Killed for Body Parts

A court in the Shinyanga region of northern Tanzania this week sentenced to death four men convicted of killing a 50-year-old albino man whose body parts the killers believed to have magical powers.
Published 15 hours ago by  Chris Dade in Crime

Multi-arts event Ars Audet to take place in Toronto Nov. 5

The first Ars Audet happens Friday Nov. 5, 2009 at the beautiful Berkeley Church in Toronto, and brings together various elements of art, from actors to opera singers to comedians.
Published yesterday by  Bryen Dunn in Entertainment

Figure skater Elvis Stojko marks beginning of music career

Elvis Stojko, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, released the first single from his new album "100 Lifetimes" yesterday. It marks the beginning of the skating champion's music career.
Published yesterday by  Kevin Jess in Entertainment
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