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05 Nov 2009 12:29
9 minutes agoH1N1 hospital admissions, deaths up three-fold: health officials
1 hour agoPeople wait for their H1N1 flu shots Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 in Laval, Que. Pregnant women and siblings of children under six months are starting this next phase of the vaccination program The Canadian Press Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday,Health minister angry as pro athletes jump H1N1 queue Ottawa Citizen
Charles and Camilla delight at Dundurn Castle
Camilla, thhe Duchess of Cornwall (right) looks on as Charles, the Prince of Wales (centre) speaks with Ontario Premier Dalton mcguinty after arriving in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday November 4, 2009.Victoria brushes up for date with royals Vancouver SunDiManno: Royals test our taste for monarchy Toronto StarNL crash survivor slams chopper, suits, training
Mark Quinn1 hour agoThe sole survivor of a helicopter crash off the east coast of Newfoundland last spring has criticized the safety training helicopter passengers receive, the survival suits they wear when travelling offshore and the seatingObama Faces Political Concern on Jobs After Election Setbacks
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Voters delivered the unmistakable message two days ago that they are worried about the US economy, and tomorrow they could have even more reason to fret.Video: RNC Chair on Successful ElectionsFox Business
Abbas offers to quit over stalled peace process
Mohammed AssadiAli Sawafta38 minutes agoRAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he did not wish to run for re-election in January, voicing disappointment at Washington for "favouring" Israel in argumentsAbbas withdraws from 2010 presidential elections Jerusalem PostMahmoud Abbas to step down as Palestinian leader Telegraph.co.ukObama welcomes AARP backing of health care bill
Erica WernerRicardo Alonso-Zaldivar59 minutes agoWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the US health care system.Video: Obama Welcomes AARP Backing of Health Care BillThe Associated PressPolice gun registry queries jumped last year: report
45 minutes agoThe number of police officers using the firearms registry jumped last year, according to a report prepared by the RCMP. Figures contained in the Mounties' annual performance report show that the number of queries to the Canadian Firearms Registry roseLiberals soften on gun law Toronto Star
TransLink head departs for new job in NYC
1 hour agoTranslink president Tom Prendergast will leave to run the New York City Transit Authority after only 16 months on the job in Vancouver.Province says "No" to TO sales tax
Toronto SunAntonella ArtusoOntario Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson has thrown cold water - very cold water - on the idea of a Toronto sales tax. "They don't have the authority under the City of Toronto Act to impose a general sales tax,"Opel workers protest GM decision on Magna deal
Thousands of Opel workers walked off their jobs Thursday to protest against General Motors' decision to kill the sale of gm's European division to Aurora, Ont.RIM stock climbs on share buyback
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd announced a share buyback worth up to $1.2 billion on Thursday, but analysts said competitive concerns will continue to exert pressure on the company's stock.Tech, mining stocks lead TSX higher
The Toronto stock market hung on to a modest gain Thursday afternoon, supported largely by tech, telecom and base metal stocks amid some good news a day before the release of the US government's latest unemployment report.Toronto gains tempered by oil, financials MarketWatch
Energetic afterlife of a doomed star
A team at the University of Alberta has cracked the mystery of a massive star that died 11000 light years from Earth, the light from its explosion only being seen by skywatchers here 330 years ago.
Telus debuts iPhone, Android phone
Telus Mobility on Thursday became the third Canadian cellphone company to offer Apple's iPhone and has added an Android phone to its lineup.HTC Droid Eris: A Solid Alternative to the Motorola Droid
PC WorldGinny MiesWhile the Motorola Droid is certainly Verizon's hot Android phone, the htc's inexpensive Droid Eris has a lot to offer. Does the latest Android phone on Verizon, the Droid Eris, seem familiar?Why the Droid won't save Motorola CNNMoney.comRihanna warning over Brown attack
Singer Rihanna has spoken on US TV for the first time about being assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, warning that "it could happen to anybody".
Broken art: what's with the spate of bad album covers?
Leaping dogs, space-age uniforms, cartoon animals. Who the hell is designing record sleeves these days? GCSE art students? The cover art for Weezer's Raditude is just baditude ... Ahem, sorry When American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert released his albumWeezer Releases Their Seventh Album 'Raditude' University of Hartford InformerThe Gargoyle Interview: The Monarchy and the Constitution
By Andrew Potter, The Ottawa citizennovember 5, 2009 9:02 AM OTTAWA - In the wake of the recent controversy over who is actually Canada's head of state and to coincide with the visit of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, to Canada, Gargoyle editorDoes Canada need the Monarchy? Canoe.ca
Celebrities love the World Series
Just a couple of minutes after the New York Yankees' World Series-clinching 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night and a couple of seconds after the championship hats and T-shirts were ripped from cardboard boxes and
Wilson doesn't name starting goalie for Canes
Jonas Gustavsson skates off the ice as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their overtime win on Tuesday night. REUTERS Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 1:10PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 1:14PM EST Toronto MapleCalvillo, Reynolds, Durant among team nominees for CFL's outstanding player
TORONTO - Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo is among the team nominees named Thursday for the Canadian Football League's outstanding player award.
Four Albertans die from H1N1
As H1N1 vaccination clinics reopened across the province today, health officials confirm four more Albertans have died from the flu.Leafs, Raptors get shots amid vaccine shortage
Maple Leafs, from left, Phil Kessel, Jason Blake and Matt Stajan chat during practice on Nov. 2, 2009. Amid accusations that professional athletes are jumping the queue for flu shots, immunization clinics for vulnerable people face the prospect ofChance for Leafs fans to remember the good times Oakville Beaver
'Dalton Days': Premier likes the sound of that
Rob Ferguson10 hours agoFaced with a deficit of $12 billion and climbing in 1993, Bob Rae's NDP government sought $2 billion in wage cuts in the civil service.Did you kill your wife? 'No'
Sam Pazzano11 hours agoNEWMARKET -- In a calm, unwavering voice, Chris Little denied killing his estranged wife and another woman and staging it as a murder-suicide.
'The wall in the mind'
A queue snaked outside a supermarket, signalling the arrival of a truck carrying strawberries. People stood for hours, awaiting their turn to buy the fruit.Suspect in senior's slaying had long record
57 minutes agoThe man recently charged with murder in the 1987 fatal beating of an elderly Edmonton woman has a long list of criminal convictions and a history of addictions, parole documents obtained by CBC News reveal.Arrest a 'long time coming' for slain woman's family Edmonton Sun
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