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A British Columbia man says he's been dumped from his role as scientist emeritus with the Geological Survey of Canada for refusing to refer to the federal government as "the new government of Canada." Dr. Andrew Okulitch told CBC News on Monday that it all began Sept. 5 when his Earth sciences...

Canada is sending 15 tanks and more soldiers to Afghanistan Canada sending 15 tanks, 120 more troops Major boost in military capability in Afghanistan CAMPBELL CLARK From Monday's Globe and Mail OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces' main tank unit is racing to prepare 120 troops and 15 Leopard...

We talk about the Taliban, we swear about the Taliban, but as far as I know, no one has posted the history of that group. Taliban Comments?

One Canadian killed and 30 more injured as NATO A-10 strafes Canadian position. link

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. January 19, 2006 Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera Business and Photo Business Tokyo, January 19, 2006 – Konica Minolta has long been a leading company in photo imaging business covering wide range of imaging from input to output. In addition, we...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (CP) - A commuter jet mistakenly trying to take off on a runway that was too short crashed into a field Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor - a co-pilot - in critical condition, federal investigators said. link

An Alberta restaurant has been ordered to pay damages to a former female employee who witnessed a male co-worker's prank involving a sausage dangling from his fly. An Alberta human rights panel has ordered the Humpty's Family Restaurant chain to pay $6,300 to Diane Carr for incidents at its...

With the deaths of a number of Canadians in suicide bomb attacks, Canadians seem to be shooting first, and asking questions later. In one incident, a truck full of armed men approached Canadians, apparently at high speed and the Canadians fired on them, killing one man and injuring several...

Austrian girl 'found' after years The young woman who says she is Natascha Kampusch is escorted by police in Deutsch Wagram, north of Vienna, on Wednesday The young woman says she was held captive for eight years Father's reaction More details have emerged in Austria suggesting that a woman...

Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Pluto demoted under new definition of planet (CBC) - Little Pluto, formerly the solar system's smallest planet, has been stripped of its status by the International Astronomical Union, reducing the number of planets to eight. The new guidelines - introduced in Prague...

canada news Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Northwest Passage an unlikely Panama Canal, but some shipping to increase TUKTOYAKTUK, N.W.T. (CP) - The Northwest Passage isn't likely ever to become a northern version of the Panama Canal, suggests the latest research on climate change and the northern...

People get stupider every day US makes it easier to kill resident Canada geese Associated Press WASHINGTON, August 18:They tried border collies in Virginia. They tried a stuffed coyote in New Jersey. In fact, officials have tried just about everything to get rid of large flocks of Canada...

science & technology Friday, Aug 18, 2006 HDTV - the myths and the reality High definition television (HDTV) can be as confusing as it is alluring. (PCWorld.ca) Yardena Arar PC World Canada The world of high-definition television can be as confusing as it is alluring. If you're ready to...

I've only missed two Abbotsford Airshows since it started in 1962, and that was because I was transfered to Winnipeg for two years in the seventies. My son and I have been going since the late seventies. Abbotsford is one of the biggest airshows in the world and it attracts people from all...

Tour de France title gone. Landis fired. By T.J. Quinn New York Daily News (MCT) NEW YORK - For a few days, the tale of Floyd Landis looked like a Disney movie in the making. Now he appears to be headed for the History Channel. Landis came a step closer on Saturday to being the first man...

This should be good news (CBC) - Expanding free access to drug therapies for everyone infected with HIV could eventually stop the spread of the virus, says a leading Vancouver AIDS researcher. The hypothesis is based on mounting evidence that transmission of the virus drops significantly when...

This article is a couple years old but the thinking by those in the field remains basically the same. Batteries are more efficient than fuel cells and they are a lot less expensive. I'm a bit saddened because I was one of those people cheering the accomplishments of Ballard who seemed to be on...

It doesn't seem that long ago that Harper's crowd triumphantly announced that we had a new deal with soft wood lumber. All we had to do was give the Americans one billion of the five billion dollars that was illegally collected. It didn't sound like much of a deal then, and apparently, even...

Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens Dr. Doug Rokke, PhD., former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium project The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against targets in Lebanon will result in additional...

Skype is a computer telephone that seems to blow most other phones out of the water. Till the end of the year you can make calls within the U.S, and Canada for nothing. International calls require you to buy a membership for 30 Euros/year. I believe you will need a microphone or a headset to...