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Canada's Wonderland shows us next year's tallest, fastest ride A roller-coaster being built at Canada’s Wonderland will be vying for a coveted title in the race to build the...

Province launches interactive maps of flood-prone areas Parts of North Shore, False Creek, Kits identified as vulnerable LOWER MAINLAND (NEWS1130) - Parts of Kitsilano, False Creek, and the North Shore could be getting a lot soggier in the coming decades. The BC government has released...

Elections Canada lobbies for test of online voting Internet and social media prompt look at reforming election laws The head of the agency in charge of federal elections says it's time to modernize Canada's elections, including testing online voting and ending a ban on publishing early...

Several dead, many wounded in bus attack in Israel At least five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a series of attacks in southern Israel near the Egyptian border this morning, media and military reports say...

A good primer for TV and audio cuts currently employed by the media. There's a pretty thorough breakdown of a few different examples: 60 minutes interview with Julian Assange 60 minutes interview with Mark Zuckerberg Ventura "Conspiracy" show interview with IPCC member, Santer Documentary of...

Interesting article up on Guardian about the Clash and recent London Riots, etc.. Punk spoke up for angry kids. Why won't today's bands follow suit? Last Tuesday, copies of the latest NME magazine hit the shelves of any central London newsagent that was still open for trade following the...

CBC hires ex-Bloc leader Duceppe MONTREAL - Former Bloc Quebecois head Gilles Duceppe said he doesn't think there is anything controversial about an ex-soveregnist leader working at the state broadcaster. Duceppe starts work as a columnist for the French CBC next week. “Pierre Bourgault...

Stephen Harper second-best and worst PM since 1968 OTTAWA — Stephen Harper has moved up to rank as Canada's second-best prime minister since 1968 — while also dropping to rank as the country's worst, according to results of a poll released Tuesday by Angus Reid Public Opinion. The poll's...

It seems to me that with a conservative government and a growing Canadian economy, there will be a new rise in private business and an attempt to quash the public sector. We have already seen the beginning of this trend in the last few months with a couple of examples.. 1.) The back to work...

Clement steered G8 funding in riding, documents show OTTAWA—Tony Clement personally presided over the $50 million G8 legacy payouts, funneling requests for taxpayer-funded projects in his riding directly through his political office in Huntsville, new documents show. NDP MP Charlie Angus...

It’s either layoffs or major tax increases: Ford Layoffs are looming for city workers, Toronto’s cost-cutting mayor warned Friday. Unless more staff starts volunteering to take buyouts, Mayor Rob Ford said his administration can’t avoid penning pink slips. Reluctant to take that hard road...

Wealthy really are different, and not in a nice way: study Turns out, the rich really are different. But not necessarily in he ways we assume. Though economically privileged, people from upper-class backgrounds consistently display deficits in empathy, social engagement, generosity and...

Ontario election fight gets dirty online It may be all smiles for the cameras as Ontario political leaders fight their way toward the Oct. 6 election, but online the fight is...

So I'll probably be going away mid next year to visit some family members overseas. My in-laws suggested this idea where we sign up for a credit card (with an air plan) for the travel bonus points and then "downgrade" the card later. We would essentially be able to save around $400-$500 off...

Facebook group not for layabouts and ‘communists:' councillor Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has launched a Facebook site designed, he says, to give voice to the silent majority of working-class Torontonians who don’t have time to speak out at all-night City Hall meetings alongside layabouts...

$80M fund for Ontario electric car charging stations Premier Dalton McGuinty announced an $80 million fund to help spur the development and investment in electric car charging stations. The announcement was made in Markham, Ont., where the Liberal leader charged an electric car at the...

Labour board orders Health Canada to reinstate whistleblower Union deems decision against scientist's colleagues diminishes health and safety of Canadians The Public Service Labour Relations Board has ordered Health Canada to reinstate an Ottawa whistleblower scientist it fired seven years...

I hope you noticed the censored discussion that took place in the comments section. That should be ringing a lot of red flag alarms already. There's always an inevitable follow up to correct these sensational articles...this one's no different.. The study, published July 26 in the open-access...

Recent Nanos poll shows Conservative support slipping nationally Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are slipping back into minority territory as the New Democrats tumble in Quebec on news that Jack Layton has sidelined himself as he battles cancer, according to a new national opinion...