Rahim Jaffer pleads guilty to careless driving

Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer pleaded guilty to careless driving Tuesday and was sentenced to a $500 fine, while cocaine possession and drunk driving charges against the one-time anti-drug activist were withdrawn.

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to leave NAFTA

A group of U.S. congressmen is throwing its weight behind a new bill that calls for the United States to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

TB 185 times more common among Inuit: research

A analysis of national public health data suggests that tuberculosis is 185 times more common among Canada's Inuit than it is among the mainstream population.

Vaccinate kids to reduce flu in adults, study says

Giving flu shots to a significant portion of kids aged three to 15 cuts the risk of catching flu by 60 per cent, which for adults is about as good as getting a flu shot themselves, a new study says.

Ontario teacher charged with sex crimes

An elementary schoolteacher and athletics coach in London, Ont. has turned himself into police after several pupils and former pupils accused him of "inappropriate, unwanted touching," police said.

Organic B.C. cheese recalled on listeria fears

Organic Camembert cheese from B.C.'s Saltspring Island could contain listeria, and is now subject to a product recall, according to the provincial Centre for Disease Control.

Ahead of Iraq election results news reports say Sunni, Kurd turnout ... - The Christian Science Monitor

One thing that’s clear though is that the upstart Gorran party, which reportedly won up to a dozen seats, is likely to lead to major upheaval in the way Kurdish politics are conducted – and ... Canada’s Globe and Mail paper offers a simple ...

Jean pays emotional visit to friends, troops in Haiti

Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean met with local leaders in her family's hometown city of Jacmel Tuesday and described her "big dream" of a revitalized port in the wake of January's devastating earthquake.

Two charged over death of British teenager in Goa

Two men have been charged with killing a British teenager who was found dead on a beach in India.

Le Pen infuriates Algeria by draping France with its flag

The French far right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen may be a veteran provocateur but to infuriate both the Algerians and the Swiss with one poster takes genuine talent.

Somali leader welcomes US military support

Somalia's president yesterday welcomed any US military involvement in a long-awaited offensive in his country aimed at driving Islamist rebels from the capital.

Man found guilty of blackmailing model Crawford

A German man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford using a photo of her bound and gagged 7-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday.

Ex-MI5 head: US hid torture tactics from UK

A former head of MI5 has accused intelligence services in the US of deliberately hiding the mistreatment of terror suspects from their British allies.

800-year-old shipwreck found in Baltic Sea

A dozen shipwrecks that date back centuries – some of them unusually well preserved – have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Woman soldier was 'unlawfully killed after inadequate training'

The first British woman soldier to be killed in Afghanistan was inadequately trained and lacked vital equipment, a coroner ruled yesterday.

Greece pleads with US to stop the speculators

George Papandreou, the Greek Prime Minister, used a visit to the White House yesterday to press President Barack Obama for tighter regulation of the speculative trading blamed for intensifying the country's debt crisis.

Eating with the enemy: why Russia loves Georgian food

At the newly opened Café Khachapuri, just off Pushkin Square right in the heart of Moscow, young Muscovites tuck into plates of coriander-infused chakhokhbili chicken stew, spicy lobio beans and the eponymous khachapuri – gooey cheesy bread.

Where Australia's sharks go to stay looking sharp

A pampering session at the beauty salon always works wonders for morale – not just for humans, but also for sharks and manta ray fish. Australian scientists have discovered that these large marine creatures regularly congregate at certain spots on the Great Barrier Reef to be groomed by smaller fish.

Stolen body of former Cypriot leader found in wrong grave

Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus's former president was found buried in another grave, and police said they had arrested three men.

Historic step for women in India as parliament gives them third of seats

Indian politicians took an important step on the path to making history when they overwhelmingly voted to reserve a third of all legislative seats across the country for women.

Irish arrests over 'plot to kill cartoonist'

Seven people were arrested in the Republic of Ireland yesterday as part of an international investigation into a conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist whose work has led to death threats from Muslim extremists.

Gallantry awards to mark brutality of Afghan combat

The greatest number of gallantry awards in recent times is expected to be announced next week in recognition of last summer's brutal fighting in Afghanistan.

Recall news - San Francisco Chronicle

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Told to get green, yet unsure where to start? - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The "Sustainable Case for Business" workshop is designed for businesses that may be asked to meet supplier sustainability commitments developed by the likes of Walmart and Kohl's . The workshop is sponsored by Partnerships for Sustainability , an ...

The time for health care reform is long overdue - Bismarck Tribune

Do any of us really believe that the federal government can legislate controls on health care that will bring the cost down for all of us? Do any of us think that the federal government could take the place of insurance compnies and do a better job ...

UCSC in the News - UC Santa Cruz

Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, wrote about The Atlantic’ s piece on the Grateful Dead Archive in its "Weekly Roundup of the Best Magazine Reads." Stories about funding for projects involving biologists Mark ...

The great 'Dubya' debate starts here

The message passing drivers take from the roadside billboard will depend largely on their political leanings.

Kristian Lin - Fort Worth Weekly

Oh, this can’t be good. The reports coming out of Iran say that movie director Jafar Panahi has been detained at an undisclosed location along with his wife and 15 people at his house. Panahi is a supporter of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hussein ...

Federal budget survives first vote in Parliament

Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government survived its first confidence test of the new session of Parliament Tuesday, as the House of Commons rejected a Bloc Quebecois and an NDP amendment to its budget.

OPP shooting suspect identified

The 70-year-old man identified as the suspect in the shooting death Monday of a Huron Ontario Provincial Police constable is a retired logger whose marriage recently fell apart, a work colleague said Tuesday.

Obama criticized for Mexico, Brazil sanctions - Reuters

"Record numbers of Americans are receiving an unemployment check instead of a paycheck. We need to make it easier for employers to create jobs and export American-made goods. Yet this administration is doing just the opposite," Representative Dave ...

Britons demand details about notorious toddler killer

British authorities are facing pressure from the public to disclose more information about the reasons that Jon Venables -- one of two former schoolboys convicted of killing a toddler in 1993 -- has returned to jail.

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Thousands attend funeral for Peel officer

The wife of a Peel Region Police officer who died in a tragic car accident last week, said at his funeral service that she has lost her "hero" and the "love of her life."

Palin: We went to Canada for health care - Seattle Post Intelligencer

A fiery critic of President Obama on health care, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told an audience in Calgary on Saturday that her family crossed the border to get medical treatment in Canada while she was growing up. "My first five years of life we ...

Name of suspect in officer's slaying released

Investigators have released the name of the man involved in a shootout with two police officers Monday, in which a veteran OPP officer, Const. Vu Pham, was killed.

N.L. board says test errors not reported in timely way

Eastern Health, Newfoundland's largest health authority, says an internal review into testing errors for cyclosporine at its biochemistry lab in St. John's shows they were not reported to executives in a timely manner.

U.S. agency prepares warning about baby slings

The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings, the popular and fashionable infant carriers, over concerns that babies can suffocate.

Big land sale--around 120 acres--pending in St. Francis - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The land includes 87 acres that Cardinal Stritch University had planned to buy for a second campus, Arce said. The university, which has its main campus in Glendale and Fox Point, later dropped those plans for a St. Francis campus, which would have ...

Kidney donors likely to live as long as others

New research finds that people who donate one of their two kidneys to someone who needs it live just as long as people who have never donated a kidney.

Grits slam Rahim Jaffer's 'slap on the wrist'

Cocaine possession and drunk driving charges against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer were withdrawn Tuesday after the one-time anti-drug activist pleaded guilty to careless driving.

Jobless Aid Measure Clears Senate Hurdle

Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday that guarantees it will soon pass the Senate.

Virus eyed as new treatment for prostate cancer

Canadian researchers are working on a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses. And while it's still early days, they say their research opens the door to more effective cancer therapies.

Democratic Senator Opposes Fast-Track Health Bill

A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation.

Coroner cuts off questioning at Villanueva inquiry

A frustrated coroner cut off the wide-ranging cross examination of a Montreal police officer who shot and killed teenager Fredy Villanueva.

Woman again removed from class for wearing niqab

A Muslim woman in Quebec is once again being asked by the Quebec government to remove her religious face covering.

Axe murderer jailed 13 years

A Timmins man who split his friend's skull "wide open" with an axe during deadly dispute was sentenced Monday to 13 years in jail.

Massa Denies Sexually Groping Male Staffer

Former New York Congressman Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.

Amsterdam airport tightens security after sting

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport -- the departure site for the Detroit underwear bomber -- tightened security Tuesday after journalists orchestrated a sting operation that smuggled bottles of liquids onto planes bound for London and Washington.

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports

The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s.

Togo opposition attacked with water cannon

Riot police used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party Tuesday as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election, police and opposition leaders said.

Gates walks former 'no-go zone' in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday down a rutted street in a scruffy market town where the Taliban lobbed mortars at U.S. forces only weeks ago.

N. Ireland lawmakers back next power-sharing step

Northern Ireland lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of taking the next key step in making their Catholic-Protestant government work, creating a Justice Department to oversee law and order.

Bali bomb mastermind may be dead: officials

A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings may have been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe Tuesday moments after sitting at a terminal, authorities said. DNA tests were under way to confirm his identity.

Visible minorities to make up 1/3 of population by 2031

The next generation of Canadians could be comprised of nearly one-third visible minorities according to new projections from Statistics Canada, which also suggest that the majority of immigrants will continue to make their homes in large urban centres.

Israel OKs 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem

Israel approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday -- a move that immediately clouded a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden aimed at repairing strained ties and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.

N.L. memorial to mark one year since chopper crash

A memorial service Friday for the victims of a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.

I slapped pupils, admits Pope's brother

The Pope’s older brother has admitted to slapping pupils in the face while he was leader of a renowned choir in Germany which is currently at the centre of a new rash of child abuse allegations rocking the Catholic Church.

Childbirth-related deaths still high in U.S.

Pregnancy-related deaths appear to have risen across the U.S. over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count: California. And while they're very rare, they're nowhere near as rare as they should be.

Criminal charges for 13-year-old bully

A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with criminal harassment after ongoing bullying at a St. Thomas elementary school.