Stelco cutting 240 jobs this year as steel contract prices rise 30%: monitor

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Seventeen Found Dead at Spanish Hostel (Reuters)

Reuters - Seventeen people were found dead in a hostel in eastern Spain on Sunday, apparently as a result of a gas leak, an official said.

B.C. evacuations continue as heavy rainfall causes slides, flooding (Canadian...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Another seven houses were ordered evacuated in North Vancouver over the weekend, bringing to 37 the number abandoned there since Wednesday when rain triggered a fatal slide that buried two houses, killing one woman and critically injuring her husband.More...

Sharpton Joins Call for Boycott of KFC (AP)

AP - The Rev. Al Sharpton has joined PETA in calling for a boycott of fast-food chain KFC, in a new TV and radio campaign.

2 Planes Held After a Threat of Hijacking

Two international flights were briefly held upon arrival at Kennedy International Airport after the authorities received a vague threat of a hijacking, officials said.

Gunman Kills His Ex-Wife and Himself Amid Crowds

A man tracking his former wife caught up with her on a crowded Manhattan sidewalk, shooting her and the man she intended to marry before turning the gun on himself.

Smokers buying pot at Vancouver cafe ruining relaxed relationship with police...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Impatient pot-heads, high enough to think they can force the legalization of marijuana, are ruining a relaxed relationship with police by brazenly buying and selling weed in a downtown cafe, says one legalization activist.More related news >> Copyright:...

Cheetah Cubs to Go on Display at D.C. Zoo (AP)

AP - The National Zoo's new cheetah cubs frolicked in the snow, flipped backward down a grassy hill and playfully swatted each other Friday, exploring their yard under the watchful eye of their mother.

Missing girl found at Vancouver restaurant by security guard (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - A teenager missing for more than a week was reunited with her parents after she was found at a Vancouver restaurant by a security guard, the RCMP said Friday. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2005 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Fixing The Subway Will Take Forever. Maybe.

The MTA and the City Council were at each other's throats yesterday during a meeting to discuss the Chambers Street signal room fire. The City Council balled the MTA out for the subway mess and freaked out when the MTA said it would take 15 years for the signal system to be...

Savvy thieves pilfer restaurant's best wine

Vancouver - Capers by sophisticated thieves with a taste for the good life are regular escapist fare at the movies.

Blizzard 2005 forecast looks snowy

If the weather follows what the fine meteorologists at the Weather Channel have forecasted for New York City and Long Island, this weekend (and probably much of the week) will involve lots and lots of snow. So, let's see -- adding the predicted snow totals in the...

Suspect Named in String of Brutal Jewel Robberies

Police in two states identified the man they suspect robbed four jewelry stores across the New York region in the past two months, killing three people.