Taser Planning to Sue Over BC Braidwood Commission Inquiry

Taser International is planning to sue over the results of an inquiry into how British Columbia police use stun guns and tasers. The BC inquiry was launched after the death of Robert Dziekanski, a polish immigrant who died at Vancouver International Airport after being hit...
created by Rob Walker | 14 wks ago
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Charges Dropped Against Canadian Stranded in Kenya for 3 Months

Charges have been dropped against a 31-year-old Canadian woman stranded in Kenya after officials accused her of faking her identity. After 3 months being stuck in Kena, paying bail and an uproar back in Canada, Suaad Hagi Mohamud was cleared to fly back to Toronto on Friday....
created by Rob Walker | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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Missing Ship Arctic Sea May Have Been Hijacked

A cargo ship that was briefly hijacked off the coast of Sweden has disappeared, although Russian officials say they may have found it. The cargo ship Arctic Sea went missing on July 30 and was boarded on July 24 by masked men claiming to be Swedish anti-drug police. They tied...
created by Rob Walker | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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Santa Cruz Fire: 250 Evacuated from Bonny Doon Wildfires

Lockheed fire: At least 250 people have been evacuated from Bonny Doon near Santa Cruz as wildfires continue to burn out of control. Over 300 firefighters are fighting the Lockheed fire, which began at around...
created by Rob Walker | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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Wallace Souza: Brazilian TV Host & Legislator Accused of Murder

Police in Brazil have accused Wallace Souza, a state legislator and TV host of organizing killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings for his anti-gang TV show. Wallace Souza cannot be arrested due to legislative immunity, but his son has been arrested and charged with...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Facebook Lite Competing with Twitter?

Facebook Lite was rolled out to a few more users than they had intended overnight, allowing us to get a sneak peek at Facebook's new slicker version. Facebook Lite is intended as just that, a faster, simpler version of facebook, and it looks like it will be a direct...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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Canada Signs Free-Trade Agreement With Panama

Canada will be signing a free-trade agreement with Panama on Tuesday, giving Canadian businesses greater access to the Central American economy. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Panama City and will ratify the deal later in the day. As soon as the agreement is signed,...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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2010 Chevy Volt Presentation NY Auto Show 2009
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GM: Volt Electric Car to Get 230 Miles Per Gallon

Chevy's new Volt, electric-powered car is clocked as getting at least 230 miles per gallon in city driving. The new car, set for production in 2010, will travel up to 40 miles on a single electrical charge and...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Gunman Forces Woman to Drive 14 Hours to Toronto

A 44-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to drive from Woodstock, New Brunswick to Toronto. The suspect is described as around 21 years old, white, with star tattoos on the left side of his neck. He jumped in the back of the unidentified woman's truck and...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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Pakistani Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud Still Alive

Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud are still alive, say aides to the Pakistan Taliban leaders. The unconfirmed comments come a week after the US military allegedly killed the top Taliban commanders in Pakistan using a missile drone. The attack killed Baitullah's second...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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France24 August 08: French lecturer in the dock as protestors' trial resumes
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France Demands Return of Clotilde Reiss From Iran Protest Trial

The French government is demanding the return of a French teaching assistant facing espionage charges by the Iranian government. French teaching assistant Clotilde Reiss is among a number of people accused of...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Gospel Group MercyMe Involved in Fatal Auto Accident

The tour bus carrying gospel group MercyMe struck a car that veered into their path, killing two of the passengers on the car. The american contemporary christian band MercyMe, founded out of Texas, was travelling through Fort Wayne, Indiana when a car apparently turned out...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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New British Army Chief Warns Afghanistan is 40 Year Mission

The new head of the British Army warned the UK government on Saturday that their involvement in Afghanistan could last up to 40 years. The news comes a day after three special forces soldiers were killed in an ambush in Helmand province, and two days after NATO asked Canada...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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DDos Attacks Continue Against Twitter, Facebook and Google

Twitter, Facebook and Google are among sites under constant distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks that took twitter offline for several hours on Thursday. Twitter posted on their discussion forum, saying the DDos attack is ongoing and has not decreased in intensity....
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago
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Swearing in Justice Sonia Sotomayor At U_S_ Supreme Court
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Sonia Sotomayor Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in this morning as the 111th US Supreme Court Justice by Chief Justice John Roberts. Sotomayor is the first hispanic person to be confirmed for the position, and took the oath of office...
created by Rob Walker | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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