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Astronaut urine could be key to survival for future Mars missions Andrew deGrandpre, The Washington Post First posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 08:47 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 08:53 AM EDT NASA is funding new research to determine whether human urine and the carbon dioxide...

Yale to remove carving with gun pointed at Native American Dave Collins, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 03:54 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 03:58 PM EDT Yale University will remove what it calls a “problematic” doorway stone carving depicting a Puritan...

West Nile epidemic imminent in Ontario: Researchers Grant Lafleche, Postmedia Network First posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 09:58 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 10:04 PM EDT Ontario is on the cusp of another West Nile virus epidemic, according to new research published by Brock...

Holt Renfrew removes dress with yellow star By Liz Braun, Toronto Sun First posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 06:55 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 07:15 PM EDT What do you think of when you see this yellow star? •Yellow rose of Texas •Sheriff’s badge •Stars and stripes forever...

Penn Jillette apologizes for saying being from Newfoundland 'a euphamism for stupid' THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:57 AM EDT | Updated: Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:14 PM EDT LOS ANGELES — Celebrity magician Penn Jillette has apologized after Newfoundlanders took...

NASA, PBS marking Voyager launch's 40th anniversary Marcia Dunn, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 11:34 AM EDT | Updated: Friday, August 18, 2017 11:41 AM EDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forty years after blasting off, Earth’s most distant ambassadors — the twin Voyager...

Montreal amusement park yanks carousel horse showing Indigenous man’s severed head Sidhartha Banerjee, THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Friday, August 18, 2017 03:46 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, August 18, 2017 03:59 PM EDT Montreal’s La Ronde amusement park says it has removed a carousel horse...

Lawyer: Woman didn't exploit e-retailer's glitch, she just spotted a deal THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 05:44 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 17, 2017 05:53 PM EDT BRICK, N.J. — The lawyer for a woman accused of exploiting a glitch on a home improvement chain’s...

3D-printed satellite released into space Marcia Dunn, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 04:44 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 17, 2017 07:20 PM EDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking cosmonauts set free the world’s first satellite made almost entirely with a 3-D...

July 2017 was hottest on land in recorded history: NOAA Seth Borenstein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 04:06 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 17, 2017 04:26 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Earth yet again sizzled with unprecedented heat last month. The National Oceanic and...

Dog won’t leave owner’s grave By Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun First posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 05:50 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 09:17 PM EDT There is little doubt that Capitan — a devoted German shepherd — is a very good boy. For the past five years, the devoted dog has...

Neutron beams, X-rays reveal more about T. rex relative Susan Montoya Bryan, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 07:39 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 07:42 PM EDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at a top U.S. laboratory announced Tuesday that they have...

'Golden arches' fêtes anniversary with burger bargain By Tom Spears First posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 09:33 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 02:08 PM EDT McDonald’s restaurants across Canada are celebrating the company’s 50th anniversary in Canada with an offer of cheap...

Pesticide exposure put bumblebees at risk of extinction: Study Liam Casey, THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 11:27 AM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 14, 2017 11:48 AM EDT A widely used pesticide is placing bumblebee populations at an increased risk of extinction, a new...

Charles in charge? Queen preparing to abdicate: Report By Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun First posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 06:20 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 14, 2017 06:45 PM EDT Fears are mounting that 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth is on the cusp of abdicating the throne, according to...

Canadian diplomat in Cuba suffered hearing loss along with U.S. officials Matthew Lee, Rob Gillies And Michael Weissenstein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Thursday, August 10, 2017 03:12 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 10, 2017 03:19 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Canadian government said...

Giant hogweed plant that can burn skin, cause blindness spreading in Canada Aly Thomson, THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:25 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 03:37 PM EDT It can cause third-degree burns and even permanent blindness — and it’s spreading...

Airbnb listing lands Alberta MLA and former taxpayer watchdog Derek Fildebrandt

Newly named dinosaur species makes the T-Rex look like a baby Seth Borenstein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 07:40 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 07:52 PM EDT WASHINGTON — A study proclaims a newly named species the heavyweight champion of all...

Cops probing Progressive Conservative nomination meeting in Hamilton The Canadian Press First posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:06 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:11 AM EDT HAMILTON - Hamilton police are investigating a Progressive Conservative nomination meeting marred by...