Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 4:37 PM ET
- Chinese Yukon mine investment finalized
- Selwyn Resources Ltd. says it has ambitious plans to open a lead-zinc mine on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border now that it has finalized a $100-million deal with a Chinese mining firm. more »
- Operation Nanook continues in Pond Inlet
- Defence Minister Peter MacKay is observing troops on northern Baffin Island as part of Operation Nanook, the Canadian Forces' annual Arctic sovereignty operation. more »
- Ted Stevens remembered as Alaska defender
- When Ted Stevens made a commitment, people could bet he'd follow through, Vice-President Joe Biden said at the funeral for the Senate's longest serving Republican. more »
- Helicopter pilot presumed dead in Arctic: official
- The pilot of a helicopter that went missing along the coast of Baffin Island this week is no longer believed to be alive, according to search officials. more »
- Inuit get federal apology for forced relocation
- The Canadian government says it regrets the "mistakes and broken promises" it made when it forced a number of Inuit to relocate to the High Arctic in the 1950s. more »
- Innu mothers target Natuashish drug dealers
- Women in the Labrador Innu community of Natuashish are protesting against drug dealers in an effort to drive them out of the community. more »
- Climate change brings wasps to Baffin Island
- Researchers collecting bugs in the Canadian Arctic this summer have confirmed wasps are breeding on Baffin Island, which they say is further evidence of climate change. more »
- Liberal, Conservative tours collide in Yukon
- Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's tour of Canada has crossed paths with a Conservative Party event in Whitehorse. more »
- Hay River man charged with manslaughter
- A Hay River, N.W.T., man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of another man in the community over the weekend. more »
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- Fires force B.C. forestry workers out of woods
- Up to 300 forestry workers in Northern B.C. have been pulled off the job due to extreme forest fire risk, as fires in the area burn across 20,000 hectares of forests.
- Harper pledges 550 new jobs in Miramichi, N.B.
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will create 550 jobs by establishing a payroll centre in Miramichi, N.B.
- Gun program head will follow MPs' direction
- The new director of the Canadian Firearms Program says he believes the current program "has contributed to officer and public safety," but he will "respect and follow any future direction" provided by Parliament.
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- Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq
- The final brigade of U.S. combat troops has pulled out of Iraq, signalling a new chapter in the country's future.
- U.S. boosts Pakistan flood aid to $150M
- The United States will provide an additional $60 million US to flood-ravaged Pakistan, bringing its total contribution to flood relief efforts to $150 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
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- B.C. smoke triggers Alta. health warning
- Health officials issued a warning Thursday that smoke drifting into Alberta from the forest fires in British Columbia poses a potential health risk.
- Existing drugs could also combat kids' cancer
- Children with neuroblastoma may be able to use existing medications to fight their cancer under a new approach to drug screening proposed by Canadian researchers.
- N.S. would take part in national MS trial
- Nova Scotia's premier says he is open to taking part in any federal study of a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Arts & Entertainment »
- Horror master Roth turns to exorcism
- In producing The Last Exorcism, horror master Eli Roth began with the premise that no one can top The Exorcist.
- Ottawa film festival to focus on local scene
- The organizers behind the first Ottawa International Film Festival opening this weekend are hoping to draw the eyes of the world on what they say is a thriving local film scene.
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
Technology & Science »
- Radiation could pinpoint black hole merger
- Astronomers may be able to get an early warning about where to look for merging black holes and study gravitational waves thanks a new model created by Canadian and U.S. astrophysicists.
- BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study
- A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill.
- Moon shrinking with age
- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won't be disappearing any time soon.
Money »
- Markets close lower on U.S. jobless data
- North American stocks lost ground Thursday on lower employment data in the U.S., and despite a big takeover bid in the high-tech industry.
- The foreign ownership debate renewed
- The possibility that Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan could fall into foreign hands is renewing the debate over the potential loss of resource industries in Canada.
- U.S. workplace deaths drop with recession
- The number of Americans who died on the job fell to the lowest level since 1992 last year, dropping 17 per cent to 4,340 across the country in 2009.
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- Nannies, foreign workers face new rules
- The federal government is tightening the regulations affecting live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers, as well as the people who hire them.
- Anti-oilsands postcards target Alberta tourism
- The anti-oilsands groups behind the Rethink Alberta billboards have opened a third front in their campaign to get potential tourists to reconsider visiting the province.
- Cameron Diaz most dangerous net search
- Putting the name of Hollywood star Cameron Diaz into a search engine can be downright dangerous according to security company McAfee.
Sports »
- Ex-pitcher Clemens charged with perjury
- A U.S. federal grand jury indicts seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids.
- Lopes-Schliep dominates in Zurich win
- Canadian hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep served notice in Switzerland on Thursday, beating LoLo Jones and the rest of the field in convincing fashion in the 100-metre event.
- CBC, AHL strike broadcast deal
- CBC Sports and the American Hockey League announced a one-year broadcast agreement on Thursday.
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