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Swaminathan, one of the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canada's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the world. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680350/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:40:07 -0400 IANS http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680350/cs/1/ A fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far north. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680213/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:58:05 -0400 Vancouver Star.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680213/cs/1/ The Bleeding Disorders Program in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi) are jointly organising an International Symposium on haemophilia on September 4 and 5 at the LPS Auditorium, PHD House, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680258/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:50:08 -0400 ANI http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680258/cs/1/ Nine members of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from September 4 to 9. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680254/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:50:04 -0400 ANI http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/680254/cs/1/ A man arrested in connection with a terror probe, but never charged, has been granted bail on unrelated assault allegations.While the RCMP arrested the 20-year-old Ottawa man last week in connection w... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364051/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:06:07 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364051/ Mayoral Candidate Supports Merger, but Says Smitherman's Plan to Combine the Two Waterfront Attractions Now Would Delay Current Ontario Place Revitalization http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364027/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:53:15 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364027/ Toronto: Eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan will be bestowed with an honorary doctorate by a premier Canadian university, recognising the “power of one person to uplift an entire soc... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363859/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:46:11 -0400 The Hindu http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363859/ Former prime minister Kim Campbell describes the great honour she felt after becoming a companion of the order, its highest grade, in Ottawa on Friday http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363889/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:45:38 -0400 CTV http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363889/ MONTREAL — David Arquette took a break from filming the latest instalment of the "Scream" horror franchise to make a rocket-fast trip to Montreal to plug his new film "The Land of the Astronauts.... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364050/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:44:49 -0400 CTV http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364050/ The first athlete to positive test for human growth hormone in North America is a Canadian college football player whose team was suspended for the 2010 season because of a steroid scandal. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363848/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:34:43 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363848/ An Ottawa man has won a prestigious bagpiping competition in Scotland. Andrew Hayes won the gold medal at the Northern Meeting of the Highland Society of London's solo piping competition in Inverness... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364023/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:21:31 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364023/ Border officials say they have intercepted a package of 402 bundles of the drug khat. Canada Border Services Agency officers made the discovery of the air cargo package on Tuesday. The package was dec... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364036/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:21:17 -0400 Edmonton Journal http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364036/ Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offence from his leadoff spot and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a seaso... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364029/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:59 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364029/ While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home defeat against lo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363277/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:56 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363277/ A group of Muslims in Sydney, N.S., has bought a church hall to convert into a mosque. The Antigonish Roman Catholic diocese sold the parish hall affiliated with Sydney's Holy Redeemer Parish Church ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363854/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:50 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363854/ Premier Ed Stelmach is scheduled to meet with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, this Wednesday in Ottawa. The meeting was initiated by Pelosi's office. The powerful U.S.... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364048/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:49 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364048/ A fire in an abandoned warehouse on Notre-Dame Street in east-end Montreal created traffic headaches for drivers Friday afternoon. The fire in the former Paramount Décor building near the corner of ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364031/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:48 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364031/ A police officer responding to a call about agitated dog in northeast Calgary shot and killed the animal as it charged at the officer. Before police arrived, the dog had bitten a woman on the hand an... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364045/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:47 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364045/ Police issued a warning Friday after thousands of OxyContin tablets were taken from a west Edmonton business a week ago. About 5,400 80-milligram pills were taken and detectives are concerned about t... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364047/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:47 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364047/ A striking worker in Saint John, N.B., is facing a charge of public mischief after she told police she was struck by a vehicle on the picket line. Sgt. Pat Bonner said the woman, 45, said she was hit... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364049/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:46 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364049/ Drinkers of Alberta's biggest independent beer brand say they are not happy about a shortage of their favourite brew. Over the past several weeks, the province's biggest liquor store chain has cut ba... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364046/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364046/ A case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in a food handler at a McDonald's restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta. Alberta Health Services issued a warning Friday that anyone who ate or drank at the Scenic D... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364044/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:44 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364044/ Sex assault charges have been laid against a 24-year-old man who police allege had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site. ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364032/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:42 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364032/ Premier Ed Stelmach is scheduled to meet with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, this Wednesday in Ottawa. The meeting was initiated by Pelosi's office. The powerful U.S.... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364043/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:42 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364043/ The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured seve... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364033/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:40 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364033/ Police have identified Janet M. Barrie as the owner of a trunk in which two mummified babies were found last month in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building. Barrie was a Scottish-born nurse... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363851/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:07 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363851/ Alan Simpson is president and CEO of Regina-based StorageVault Inc., a mini-storage business that has brought the PUPS product to the Canadian market. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363881/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:20:03 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363881/ A young boy who is a flood victim looks on while standing at a relief camp in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan September 3, 2010. Pakistan's northwest, the first region to be hit by the floods and th... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363219/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:19:55 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363219/ VANCOUVER -- We’re guessing that only the most dedicated Twihards are aware that Bella Swan’s birthday falls on Sept. 13, but eOne entertainment is making sure everyone celebrates the momentous oc... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363602/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:18:22 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363602/ Just a small snippet of hair may hold the key to predicting a person's risk of heart attack months in advance, according to a new Canadian study. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363882/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:18:05 -0400 Times Colonist http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363882/ A highly-reputed private Calgary school did not defame a 16-year-old girl when it expelled her for allegedly having sex with her boyfriend in a washroom at an off-site function, a judge ruled on Frida... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364034/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:18:01 -0400 Calgary Herald http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364034/ Police have identified Janet M. Barrie as the owner of a trunk in which two mummified babies were found last month in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building. Barrie was a Scottish-born nurse... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363878/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:17:23 -0400 Calgary Herald http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363878/ Just a small snippet of hair may hold the key to predicting a person's risk of heart attack months in advance, according to a new Canadian study. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363883/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:16:53 -0400 Times Colonist http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363883/ More than 50 years after the controversial relocation of 22 Inuit families to some of the world's most unforgiving terrain in Canada's Far North, two monuments paying tribute to the country's "Hi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363879/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:16:45 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363879/ Police have identified Janet M. Barrie as the owner of a trunk in which two mummified babies were found last month in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building. Barrie was a Scottish-born nurse... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364038/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:16:27 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364038/ VANCOUVER -- Three people were arrested by Vancouver police after officers were called to the luxurious Shangri-La condominium complex to rescue a man said to have been held there against his will in ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363274/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:16:21 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363274/ OTTAWA — A glittering array of Canada’s finest sports heroes, musicians, politicians, actors and business leaders filled Rideau Hall on Friday for the Order of Canada ceremony in one of Gov. Gen.... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363885/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:16:08 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363885/ VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. has agreed to buy Andean Resources Limited for $3.6 billion netting itself Andean’s Cerro Negro gold and silver project in Argentina.The deal trumps the o... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364039/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:55 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364039/ A Calgary Jewish group is welcoming the hate-crime conviction of a teenager after many Jewish sites in the city — including this synagogue and a Holocaust memorial. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364040/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:37 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364040/ Maria Kipp looks to the skies for the hawk and her young that have lived in her community of Bayview. Canada Post had stopped mail delivery after a postal worker was dive-bombed http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364035/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:19 -0400 Calgary Herald http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364035/ A young boy who is a flood victim looks on while standing at a relief camp in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan September 3, 2010. Pakistan's northwest, the first region to be hit by the floods and th... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363252/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:54 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363252/ "Canadians focus on independence and negotiation. On the other hand, Italians, for example, have more constraining practices and exercise more control. We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363886/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:47 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363886/ class action suit [statement of claim, PDF] on Thursday on behalf of 1,150 individuals detained during the summit. The individuals, Miranda McQuade and Mike Barber, named three defendants in the suit,... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363438/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:55:31 -0400 Jurist http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363438/ More than 50 years after the controversial relocation of 22 Inuit families to some of the world's most unforgiving terrain in Canada's Far North, two monuments paying tribute to the country's "Hi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363887/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:42 -0400 Windsor Star http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363887/ Police have identified Janet M. Barrie as the owner of a trunk in which two mummified babies were found last month in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building. Barrie was a Scottish-born nurse... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363856/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:27 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363856/ A young boy who is a flood victim looks on while standing at a relief camp in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan September 3, 2010. Pakistan's northwest, the first region to be hit by the floods and th... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363220/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:16 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363220/ The recent departure of three MPs from Parliament — and the possible resignation of a fourth in the coming days — could play a pivotal role in a vote this month on whether to scrap the federal gun... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364025/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:50:28 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364025/ More than 50 years after the controversial relocation of 22 Inuit families to some of the world's most unforgiving terrain in Canada's Far North, two monuments paying tribute to the country's "Hi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363852/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:50:21 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363852/ VANCOUVER — "Don't make a federal case of it" means "don't make a mountain out of a molehill" or don't make a "big deal" of a small matter.With those words, a Federal C... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363449/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:50:16 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38363449/ The Toronto Stock Exchange saw its eighth straight day of gains Friday, matching a streak not seen since February, after job losses in the United States came in lower than expected.The S&P/TSX com... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364026/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:50:10 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38364026/ Craig Henderson at the Mexican border Wednesday. A Washington State man who built his own fuel-efficient car 25 years ago repeated his feat of driving border-to-border on a single tank of diesel thi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360974/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:01:12 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360974/ Toronto City Schools officials are making a plea to voters to approve a bond issue in November to build a new school.The whole project is expected to cost about $20 million, but officials said Toronto... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361108/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:21 -0400 WTOV 9 http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361108/ The great truth of democracy, at least when it's working well, isn't about the levels of turnout at the polling stations or the noise from the opposition benches when someone who calls himself the lea... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361127/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:53:38 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361127/ Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 01:55PM EDT When rough seas send most people out of the water, surfers in New Jersey are welcoming the big waves being kicked up by Hurricane Earl. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361128/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:53:36 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361128/ MIRABEL, Que. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dismissing Liberal claims he's given up on Quebec with his infrequent appearances in the province. Harper made his first public foray into Quebec... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361126/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:58 -0400 CTV http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361126/ EDMONTON - Workplace safety charges have been filed against petroleum producer Canadian Natural Resources and one of its subcontractors in an oilsands death two years ago. Rick Boughner, 47, died in ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360970/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:24:10 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360970/ WINNIPEG - Closing prices: Canola:Nov. ’10 $1.50 lower $461.10; Jan ’11 $1.70 lower $466.70; March ’11 $1.70 higher $470.60; May ’11 $2.00 lower $472.10; July ’11 $... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360283/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:24:00 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360283/ A takeover battle is brewing between Canadian gold companies Goldcorp Inc. and Eldorado Gold Corp. over the U.S. owner of a promising mine in Argentina. Goldcorp. said Friday it has found a "perfect ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360491/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:23:59 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360491/ WASHINGTON - Think-tank seminars on Canada-U.S. relations are usually as polite and uneventful as the relationship itself, but there were rare flashes of temper this week at the Hudson Institute when ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360969/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:23:57 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360969/ A Saskatoon company has officially announced it will begin producing gold at a project in northern Saskatchewan following a successful share offering. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361116/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:10:45 -0400 The StarPhoenix http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361116/ A teen who admitted spraying anti-Jewish slogans in southwest Calgary is the first person in the city to be convicted of a hate crime, according to police. Anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas were sp... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361086/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:58 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361086/ The International Cricket Council has withdrawn the names of suspended Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir from next month's ICC awards in India. An ICC spokesman said Friday that b... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361095/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:51 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361095/ B.C. Lions fans would probably love to see Martell Mallett back with the team, although the running back is a CFL free agent if he opts to play in Canada again. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361096/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:46 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361096/ Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan has received an eight-game suspension stemming his part in a brawl during a game against the Florida Marlins. Major League Baseball handed out punishments... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361099/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:41 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361099/ Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hails as a major breakthrough in fighting the next round of cheating in sports. Scientists in German... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361098/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:38 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361098/ Farmers bring in the harvest in Russia. The Russian government has banned grain exports due to a severe drought that has reduced this year's estimated harvest by a third. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360175/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:35 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360175/ Air Transat, the airline operated by Transat A.T. Inc., has reached a tentative labour contract with its more than 300 pilots. The company said in a news release Friday that the pilots, represented b... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361092/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:29 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361092/ More than 100 parks across Nova Scotia closed Friday ahead of Hurricane Earl, which is expected to reach the Maritimes Saturday morning. RCMP warned people to stay away. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360942/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:22 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360942/ A school board in Gatineau, Que., is reviewing its busing policies after one of its buses carrying children home from the first day of school got lost and ended up near Gatineau Park. Parents of chil... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360941/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:20 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360941/ A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life following a hit-and-run accident Friday afternoon in Laval. The incident happened on Lévesque Boulevard near 80th Avenue at around 1:00 p.m., police said.... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361100/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:19 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361100/ Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail. Peshdary, 20, is not facing any charges related t... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361104/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:18 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361104/ The Alberta government is reviewing a program that brings temporary foreign workers to the province, officials said Friday. The review will look at what impact the arrival of thousands of workers fro... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361122/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:17 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361122/ Women's fashion retailer Jacob has decided to bid adieu to the practice of retouching photos to alter the body shapes of models. The Quebec-based company is billing the move as the first by a women's... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361101/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:16 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361101/ Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says. Paxton, accused of the long-running ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361119/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:16 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361119/ The RCMP has laid charges against 13 Toronto area men in what's being described as a complicated two-year investigation of a fraud scheme valued at $4 million. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361105/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:15 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361105/ A city report recommends bars on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton stay open two hours longer to ease congestion at last call. Last call would remain at 2 a.m., but bars would be allowed to stay open until 4... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361123/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:15 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361123/ A 13-year-old boy from Sherwood Park, Alta., is in hospital Friday with serious injuries after being hit by a school bus earlier in the morning. Police say the Elk Island Catholic School bus was turn... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361124/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:12 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361124/ A 28-year-old woman from Killam, Alta. is facing 15 charges, including impaired driving causing death, in a crash that killed two women in April. Erin Huggan, 29, of Edmonton, and Shelly Patterson, 4... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361125/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:08:10 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361125/ Border officials say they have intercepted a package of 402 bundles of the drug khat. Canada Border Services Agency officers made the discovery of the air cargo package on Tuesday. The package was dec... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361110/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:58 -0400 Edmonton Journal http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361110/ SARNIA, Ont. - Two friends earned themselves a year's probation after a drunken birthday celebration ended with the pair breaking into a police station garage. Court heard Friday the two 22-year-old ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360445/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:31 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360445/ OTTAWA - One of three men accused in an alleged homegrown terror plot will return to court next week to schedule a two to three-day bail hearing. Identifying himself as Dr. Khurram Sher - he's a Lond... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360963/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:22 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360963/ SARNIA, Ont. - Two friends earned themselves a year's probation after a drunken birthday celebration ended with the pair breaking into a police station garage. Court heard Friday the two 22-year-old ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360449/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:20 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360449/ CALGARY - A bundle of roses by any other name would smell as sweet - except when its hiding a shipment of drugs. Canadian Border Services Agency officers managed to sniff out 73 kilogram of khat hidd... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360964/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:15 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360964/ A Saskatoon company has officially announced it will begin producing gold at a project in northern Saskatchewan following a successful share offering. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361115/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:10 -0400 The StarPhoenix http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361115/ Saskatchewan RCMP are hoping someone out there can help them ID a foot and sneaker found along the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert in 1993. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361112/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:06:50 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361112/ A deer shot to death in a residential area in North Saanich on Vancouver Island has police and local residents worried about who discharged a weapon in the neighbourhood — and what happened to the g... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361114/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:04:33 -0400 The Province http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361114/ HALIFAX — Emergency officials in Atlantic Canada have issued stark public warnings about the threat posed by hurricane Earl, expected to strike the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Saturda... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360966/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:03:29 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360966/ OTTAWA — Consumer confidence fell in Canada for the second straight quarter as optimism about the short-term economic outlook fell, Harris/Decima reported in its latest Group Measure of Consumer Con... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360967/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:02:57 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360967/ is an alternate reality game designed to explore aboriginal Canadian legends through a contemporary setting. The game launched at the Toronto Fan Expo with a presentation by one of the game’s ch... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360960/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:50:17 -0400 Wired News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360960/ CALGARY — A 30-day psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a Calgary man facing charges in the horrific beating of his former roommate and in connection with the alleged assault and confinement ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360735/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:37:18 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360735/ SURVEYING HIS DOMAIN Max Harrold reports that astronaut Chris Hadfield had a strong professional interest in a model of the International Space Station at the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360965/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:37:14 -0400 The Gazette http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360965/ TORONTO — Defence Minister Peter MacKay on Friday awarded eight scholarships to the children of Canadian Forces personnel who made the "ultimate sacrifice . . . for their country."The scho... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361091/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:37:08 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361091/ Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - FC Dallas set a record last weekend after earning a scoreless draw at Columbus, going 10 straight Major League Soccer road fixtures without a loss. On Saturday, the Hoop... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361094/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:25:32 -0400 TSN http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38361094/ (RTTNews) - Toronto's main index was trading modestly higher Friday afternoon, with weak commodity issues countering gains by financials. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was ahead 25.08 points or 0.21% t... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360973/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:33 -0400 Quote.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38360973/ Last Updated: September 03. 2010 9:28PM UAE / September 3. 2010 5:28PM GMT An obscure Canadian firm with links to Emaar Properties is to acquire the operations of the Dubai company Thani Emirates Petr... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357722/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:39:13 -0400 The National http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357722/ A woman from Ancaster, Ont., has been charged with stunt driving after a pickup truck was clocked at 135 kilometres per hour — with four kids on board.Provincial police say the truck was pulled ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357904/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:37:14 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357904/ Three people are in police custody facing charges after allegedly holding a 21-year-old man hostage in a luxury condominium complex in downtown Vancouver.Vancouver police rescued the man from the Shan... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357905/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:37:12 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357905/ . PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST: The contest is intended to increase public awareness of the benefits of the primary prevention of colorectal cancer as well as the benefits of being screened through measur... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357430/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:30:53 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357430/ (Marketwire - Sept. 3, 2010) - - The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Marc Mayrand, received on September 2, 2010, the warrant from the Speaker of the House of Commons indicating that the seat for... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357691/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:24:48 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357691/ (Marketwire - Sept. 3, 2010) - Mr. Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resource... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357693/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:24:41 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/38357693/