Tag: Canada
America's Smit breaks shortcourse 400m IM record
Julia Smit of the United States broke the short course world record in the women's 400m individual medley on Friday with a time of 4 minutes 25.87 seconds at the Canada Cup swimming meeting.[MORE]
Canada PM delays imminent defeat
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has deferred an upcoming confidence vote that his Government was set to lose, to avoid a power grab or snap elections.[MORE]
Two more Western journalists kidnapped in Somalia
Somali gunmen have kidnapped two Western journalists in the northern province of Puntland in the latest attack on foreigners working in the lawless Horn of Africa nation.[MORE]
Platinum Blonde bassist found dead in his studio
Kenny MacLean, the bassist for the 1980s new wave band Platinum Blonde, exalted for its synthesised sounds and big hair, has died, local media said Tuesday.[MORE]
Canadian 'swirl face' paedophile gets six more years
A Thai court says it has sentenced a Canadian to six more years in jail for sexually abusing a young boy, in the second guilty verdict handed down to the man caught after a global search.[MORE]
Axia confirms broadband network bid
The Canadian company Axia Netmedia has confirmed it is making a bid to build the Federal Government's national broadband network.[MORE]
Scotland runs riot against Canada
Scotland has signed off its November Test series by scoring six tries to beat Canada 41-0.[MORE]
Trapped narwhals to be culled
At least 200 narwhal whales are trapped by winter ice that is setting in around them in Canada's Arctic, and will have to be culled because they are facing starvation or suffocation, officials said.[MORE]
Obese win right to two-for-one airline seats
Canada's highest court has upheld a ruling that obese and disabled people have the right to two seats for the price of one on domestic flights.[MORE]
World's oldest polar bear dies
The world's oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, has died aged 42 after thrilling millions of visitors to a Canadian zoo, officials said.[MORE]
Emissions have risen in industrialised nations: UN
The United Nations climate change agency says countries are failing to meet targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.[MORE]
Bionic ear may hold key to paraplegic implants
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A Canadian researcher says Australian scientists might provide the final piece of technology in a scientific project that aims to get paraplegics walking.[MORE]
Seven dead, 1 survivor in Canada plane crash
Seven people died and one man survived a plane crash on an island off Canada's rugged west coast, a rescue centre spokesman said.[MORE]
Wales makes heavy work of Canada
Wales has made heavy work of an inexperienced Canadian side, posting an unconvincing 34-13 rugby win at the Millennium Stadium.[MORE]
Canadian journalist abducted in Pakistan
A Canadian journalist was abducted this week in Pakistan's northern tribal region while gathering materials for a documentary, officials said, days after another was released in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Wendell the Wallaby dies on walkabout in Canada
An intrepid wallaby that escaped from its pen at an exotic zoo and went on an 80-kilometre walkabout across eastern Canada was found dead on the side of a road, zookeepers said.[MORE]
Canadian inmate too fat for jail
A morbidly obese Canadian inmate has been released months ahead of schedule because his prison was not adequately suited to hold a man of his girth, a parole board said.[MORE]
Seventh severed foot washes up on Canadian coast
A severed foot - the seventh such find since August 2007 - has washed up on Canada's Pacific shore, police have said, rekindling speculation of a murder mystery, or plane or boat accident.[MORE]
Midnight's Children headed for big screen
Canadian director Deepa Mehta is collaborating with Salman Rushdie on a big screen adaption of the author's 1981 historical novel Midnight's Children.[MORE]
Jawai's NBA career rests on heart test results
Queenslander Nathan Jawai's hopes in the NBA hinge on the results of another round of heart tests. [MORE]
Kidnapped journalist chained in cave for a month
A Canadian journalist who was kidnapped in Afghanistan says she was kept in a small cave for almost a month.[MORE]
France takes revenge on Argentina
France had to work hard to defeat Argentina 12-6 overnight and take its revenge on the Pumas who spoiled their home World Cup a year ago.[MORE]
Obese man wins new trial over wife's 'crushing' death
A Canadian man who weighs 172 kilograms will face a new trial for crushing his wife to death, local media said.[MORE]
Xbox runaway found dead: media
A Canadian boy who ran away from home after his father took away his Xbox game console has been found dead in a cornfield, local media said.[MORE]
World leaders congratulate Obama on election victory
Kevin Rudd and other world leaders have congratulated Barack Obama for his win in the US presidential election.[MORE]
