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Campbell, B.C. ministers getting big pay hikes
Published August 8, 2008, 12:10 pm, CTV.ca
Top bureaucrats in the British Columbia government are getting huge pay raises to keep their annual salaries in line with other governments in Canada.
Getting your Olympics fix online
Published August 8, 2008, 12:09 pm, The Globe and Mail
CBC is broadcasting about 1,500 hours of live events online. And if that's not enough, there are ways around broadcaster geoblocking
Film Friday: Stars' Tropic
Published August 8, 2008, 12:07 pm, Torontoist
StarTropics was probably the very best game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). An ahead-of-its-time adventure following a teenager who tries to solve the mystery around his scientist uncle's disappearance (killing monsters with a yo-yo in the process), it has absolutely nothing to do with Tropic Thunder . Ben Stiller's first directorial effort since Zoolander doesn't come out until ...
Canada hit by biggest monthly job loss in 17 years
Published August 8, 2008, 12:06 pm, The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A surprisingly large 55,000 jobs were lost in Canada in July, the biggest monthly job loss since the 1991 recession. The Canadian dollar dropped immediately and bonds rose in reaction to release of the Statistics Canada employment report on Friday morning.
A Walk Past the White House
Published August 8, 2008, 12:06 pm, The Harvard Crimson
WASHINGTON — A small group of kids curiously approach a poster of maimed infants entitled, “Children of the Gulf War.” Donning a large black wig and a "Bush Lies" pin, a small, elderly woman holds the poster while dutifully standing outside the White House in front of her makeshift shelter.
Canadian troops seize drugs, weapons in Afghanistan
Published August 8, 2008, 12:04 pm, CTV.ca
Canadian military officials said Friday a joint operation with Afghan and coalition forces have disrupted enemy activities in an area of Kandahar province seen as a hub of insurgent activities.
Detroit mayor charged with 2 felony assault counts
Published August 8, 2008, 12:03 pm, The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
DETROIT (AP) -- Moments after a judge ruled that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could be released from jail if he pays a $50,000 bond, Michigan's attorney general announced he was charging the mayor with two felony assault charges stemming from a confrontation between Kilpatrick and a sheriff's detective.
Phone scam preys on elderly
Published August 8, 2008, 12:03 pm, WAVY 10
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (WAVY.com) -- "Grandma, I'm in trouble and I need money." Virginia Beach police say scam artists are using some form of that line, to steal thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly victims.
'Sun-Times' Parent Narrows Loss in Q2, as CEO Hints at Going Private
Published August 8, 2008, 12:03 pm, Editor & Publisher
CHICAGO Sun-Times Media Group Inc. (STMG) reported after markets closed Thursday a narrower second-quarter operating loss compared with a year ago -- and suggested it might deregister its nearly valueless stock and go private.
Canada releases once-infested elk herd
Published August 8, 2008, 12:02 pm, Moldova.org
Canadian wildlife officials in the Yukon Territory released a herd of elk that had been rounded up to rid them of an infestation of winter ticks.The release Thursday near Whitehorse was part of an experiment to control the infestation detected among elk in March 2007, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., reported Friday.The ticks don't pose health hazards to elk but can be fatal to moose, government ...
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