By Amy Minsky Terra Charmont was “devastated and disgusted” when she heard a Mexican judge decided to drop criminal charges in the 2010 hotel blast that claimed the lives of her husband and son, as well as three other Canadians. Last November, a blast ripped through part of the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa...
Published News
China scolds U.S. 'addiction to debts' - Business - CBC News
Posted by Peter (#2) 284 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, demanded Saturday that America tighten its belt and confront its addiction to debts in the wake of Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating.
Google vs. Aurora Borealis | Posted | National Post
Posted by jeffrykjek (#12) 284 days ago (http://news.nationalpost.com)
A hilly, aqueous and sparsely populated corner of Ontario cottage country, Armour Township boasts rural charm and an abundance of natural beauty. Each summer, holidaying city folk descend in the hundreds on Big Doe Lake, Middle Doe Lake and Little Doe Lake — a string of waterways known collectively as Doe Lake. They are dotted...
Somalia's rebels leave capital - World - CBC News
Posted by Carolyn (#12) 284 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
Islamist fighters have withdrawn from most of their bases in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, paving the way for aid agencies to get food to more starving people in the famine-ravaged capital.
Jobless rate drops to 7.2% - Canada - CBC News
Posted by daciawdccw (#30) 286 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
Canada's unemployment rate dipped to 7.2 per cent in July as the economy added 7,100 new jobs, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
Cross-Canada fundraisers hit the road | News | National Post
Posted by ulaaaauaaa (#14) 286 days ago (http://news.nationalpost.com)
Running from the one end of Canada to the other was a unique proposition when Terry Fox initiated his Marathon of Hope in 1980. Thirty-one years later, cross-country fundraisers are an almost daily sight on the shoulders of Canada's summertime highways. The Post offers this helpful round-up of some of Canada's 2011 crop of fundraisers...
Tropical storm Emily downgraded - World - CBC News
Posted by Frank (#18) 286 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
Tropical storm Emily has been downgraded after weakening to a trough of low pressure but heavy rains will continue over Hispaniola, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Vancouver set to offer free crack pipes | News | National Post
Posted by Samuel (#10) 286 days ago (http://news.nationalpost.com)
As it awaits a Supreme Court decision on the fate of its downtown drug injection site, Vancouver’s public health authority announced plans for a pilot project to give addicts free crack pipes. Supporters say it will protect addicts from overdose and diseases such as HIV and bring them into the health-care system. Critics, meanwhile, say...