Time Warner Confirms AOL Spin-Off

Media conglomerate Time Warner has confirmed that it will spin off its AOL division, after buying the 5% share owned by Google in order to regain 100 percent ownership."Time Warner Inc. will spin off the entire AOL Internet unit by the end of the year, reversing a failed $124...

Canadians Exposed to Banned US Drug Advertising: UBC Study

A legal loophole allows US drugs with "black box" warnings (signifying serious or life-threatening side effects) to advertise in the Canadian market, reveals UBC researchers Barbara Mintzes, Steve Morgan, and James M. Wright. "The UBC study found that of the eight drugs most...

Vicki Huntington: First BC Independent to Win Seat in 60 Years

Vicki Huntington is the first Independent candidate to win a BC riding in 60 years. "Independent candidate Vicki Huntington has defeated high-profile B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Wally Oppal in the riding of Delta South in one of two provincial election recounts concluded on...

Montana Town Wants Guantanamo Inmates for Empty Prison

A town in Montana has placed a bid to house Guantanamo detainees in its own 494-bed prison."City councillors in the 3,400-strong community of Hardin voted unanimously April 22 on a resolution to push for detainees to be housed in their empty Two Rivers Detention Facility."Two...

Wal-Mart Fined $7000 for Black Friday Death

Wal-Mart is to be fined $7000 for the death of an employee that occurred on Black Friday, November 28, 2008, when a store clerk was pushed to the ground and trampled to death by hordes of frenzied shoppers. The fine was issued by the Occupational Safety and Health...

Palm Pre Document Leaked: Device for "Right Customers" Only

The Palm Pre is set to launch on June 6, but Sprint seemingly released slightly more than intended with the leak of its entire Palm Pre Launch Guide. The guide reveals marketing strategies, potential strengths and weaknesses of the Pre in the market, price plans, and details...

Wolfram Alpha To Hit 100 Million Queries

Wolfram Alpha, the "computational knowledge engine" that was launched to much fanfare last Friday, will soon pass the 100 million queries mark, creator Stephen Wolfram revealed in an interview on Mashable. "For 45 minutes we discussed the concept of Wolfram Alpha, the...

Pellet Gun Teen Injured 6 in Burnaby, Charged with 23 Offences

18-year-old Thomas Anthony Proniuk allegedly injured six people with a pellet gun on Monday, hiding in and firing from some bushes near Burnaby Mountain secondary school. He then used a canister of bear spray on a bus driver who tried to confront him. Proniuk is to be charged...

Swine Flu Update: H1N1 Virus Spreads to 46 Countries

Swine flu (H1N1) has spread to 46 countries with nearly 13,000 cases, reports the World Health Organization (WHO). " The organization says 46 countries have now reported a total of 12,515 cases and 91 deaths. About half of all cases are in the United States." The most recent...