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CTV Toronto - U.S. firm plans NAFTA challenge to Ont. wind power rules - CTV News DALLAS — Texas-based Mesa Power Group says it has filed a legal challenge to Ontario's green energy regulations governing wind projects, claiming they violate Canada's trade agreement with the United States and...

Nike faces new worker abuse claims - CTV News SUKABUMI, Indonesia — Workers making Converse sneakers in Indonesia say supervisors throw shoes at them, slap them in the face and call them dogs and pigs. Nike, the brand's owner, acknowledges that such abuse has occurred among the contractors...

Top court says divorce payment void after bankruptcy - Canada - CBC News The Supreme Court of Canada has left open a legal loophole that could see spouses get out of paying divorce settlements with a strategic claim of bankruptcy. But the top court says Parliament needs to act to close the...

Kite surfer Maciek Kozierski 'walks on water' | News.com.au A KITE surfer has temporarily defied the laws of physics to walk on water in what he calls a "miracle" stunt. Maciek Kozierski, 26, and his team mates spent four days at the Sea of Galilee in Israel seeking to recreate the seemingly...

Man who shot Gold Coast home intruder is the 'real victim' | News.com.au A GOLD Coast man who shot and killed an armed intruder did nothing wrong and was simply defending "his home, his castle", a court has been told. Kane Robert Cook, 29, faced court today charged with manslaughter after he...

Convicted killer Gerard Domond sues New York prison for $50 million for calling him an 'inmate' | News.com.au THE family of a cold-blooded killer serving 25 years to life in state prison for shooting a man in the head complained he was being stigmatised by the use of the term "inmate". The...

Cop 'knew' kneeling on Steven Bosevski could kill | News.com.au Australia - A POLICE officer who knelt on the back of a man just moments before he died had received training that doing so could result in asphyxiation, he has told an inquest. In the early hours of October 4 last year, rugby...

Biker dies protesting N.Y. motorcycle helmet law - CTV News What can I say? Karma's a b*tch. Granted, I don't like the idea of mandatory wearing of helmets while riding bicycles (that's my personal opinion and which is why I no longer ride a bike)....... but a Motorbike is a bit...

It's begining to spread: Teachers use gender neutral "emotion dolls" are to prevent children from falling into gender stereotypes. Picture: AP Genderless preschool bans 'him' and 'her' | News.com.au AT the Egalia preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33...

World's biggest ocean liner the Queen Mary 2 'filthy' | News.com.au THE world's biggest and most expensive ocean liner the Queen Mary 2 has failed a sanitation inspection, with cockroaches and dirty water discovered on board. The ship was called “filthy” no less than five times in a report...

Kailash Singh: The farm worker who has not washed in 37 years | Mail Online It is not an achievement that can readily be savoured by his nearest and dearest. But Kailash Singh has as good a claim as any to the accolade of world's smelliest man - after refusing to wash for more than 37 years...

Paranormal group seeks help confirming 'Bigfoot DNA' - CTV News WOW!!! 12 Inches long!?? My Feet are the same size, holy crap, I didn't think they were considered to be THAT big! :roll: Now if they said 12 inches wide, I'd be impressed. A "Reputation" to protect? You're Big-Foot...

Well we saw the commercials for the show for the last month or so, constantly showing how backwards, redneck, inbred & dumb they seemed to be on the show and it looked like it was going to be pretty damn funny....... ..... and all it was, was Deadliest Catch in the Swamp, following a few...

Nova Scotia told to pay for grower's medical pot - Nova Scotia - CBC News The Nova Scotia government has been ordered to sponsor the medical marijuana growing operation of a woman who says she's too poor to pay for the equipment herself. The Department of Community Services must pay a...

Vancouver riot kiss couple 'beaten by police' just moments before photo | News.com.au Video Interview located on above link. I dunno... I kind of feel bad that they got caught up in it, but during such an environment the police need to make sure people keep their distance from them due to...

Looking for love? Give it a try on Wednesday night, dating site study finds | News.com.au Just some food for thought.

Bank of Canada unveils new plastic bills - CTV News Canadians got their first look at the slick new plastic bills that will soon line wallets across the country. The Bank of Canada unveiled two bills in its new series of polymer-blend bank notes at an Ottawa news conference on Monday...

Ryan Dunn, star of 'Jackass,' dies at 34 in a car accident in Pennsylvania "In the hours before he fatally crashed his Porsche 911 GT3, "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, 34, was chugging down beer - and, according to one report, three shots of liquor. He even posted a picture of his boozing on...

Dear Vancouver, I am sorry. Dear Vancouver, I am sorry. camillecacnioapology I'll just comment on a few aspects. First she goes into a long winded, detailed apology to just about everybody she could think of..... then starts going into excusing her actions and blaming everybody else except...

States cut drug penalties as Canada toughens them - World - CBC News Continued on link.