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Amnesty International to Canada: Bust Bush

Canada to Amnesty: No way, eh

(Newser) - George W. Bush is visiting Canada next week and international law requires the country to arrest him for torture and war crimes ... according to Amnesty International. The group has sent a thousand-page memorandum to Canadian authorities explaining why the former president should be behind bars, Politico reports. Bush's own...

6.4 Quake Hits Off Canada
 6.4 Quake Hits Off Vancouver 
Sep 9, 2011 4:00 PM CDT

6.4 Quake Hits Off Vancouver

No damage has been reported

(Newser) - A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck today off the coast of British Colombia, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 12:41pm PDT about 173 miles west of Vancouver. No immediate reports have damage have surfaced. "It's been felt pretty widely—we have reports of it being...

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs: America Is World's Coolest Country, Poll Says


 It's Official: 
 US Is World's 
 Coolest Country 
15-country poll
Sep 6, 2011 11:26 AM CDT

It's Official: US Is World's Coolest Country

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs help win crown

(Newser) - When it comes to foreign policy, perhaps Americans aren’t the world’s favorite nationality. But the US has clearly cornered the market on coolness. Just ask the 30,000 people from 15 different countries polled by social networking site Badoo.com. When asked to choose the coolest country, America...

Another Foot Sneaks Ashore in Canada

Appendage doesn't jog any theories

(Newser) - This mystery has legs. Yet another sneakered foot has washed ashore in Canada, becoming about the 12th such find in four years. The foot, inside a running shoe, with a bit of leg bone attached, was spotted floating along the shore of Vancouver's False Creek, reports AP . The others...

Melbourne Ousts Vancouver as Top Place to Live

Australia and Canada dominate the list

(Newser) - Dear readers, we have a question for you: Why don’t you live in Canada or Australia? Because apparently those are the world’s bestest places to live, according to an annual study from the Economist Intelligence Unit , which rates cities from around the world based on factors like political...

12-Year-Old Delivers Baby Brother

He did it 'by instinct': mom

(Newser) - A British Columbia 12-year-old was watching TV at 2 am when his mother called him in: She was having a baby, and she needed help. “I didn't go through any of the preliminary labor pains,” so the birth was a complete surprise, his mother, Danielle Edwards, tells...

Canada Mourns Opposition Leader

NDP leader Jack Layton died of cancer a month after stepping aside

(Newser) - Jack Layton has died of cancer barely three months after leading the New Democratic Party to its strongest-ever result in Canada. The 61-year-old, who shocked the country only a few weeks ago when he announced he was stepping aside as the official opposition leader because of health issues, died yesterday...

Russia Poised to Make Mammoth Arctic Sea Grab

Scramble for melting Arctic starting to heat up

(Newser) - As melting ice continues to make more of the Arctic Sea accessible every year, Russia is planning to annex an area of the sea the size of Texas and Arizona combined. The Kremlin is expected to stake its claim to the waters at the United Nations, arguing that the Siberian...

Man Jailed Indefinitely for Spreading HIV

Canadian convicted of murder through HIV a danger to society, court decides

(Newser) - A Canadian court has decided that a man convicted of murder through HIV transmission is dangerous enough to be locked up indefinitely. Johnson Aziga had unprotected sex with at least 11 women who were unaware of his condition, seven of whom became infected and two of whom died of AIDS-related...

Cops Bust Blood-Drenched Guy Biking With an Ax

Maybe he was just going to get a Band-Aid?

(Newser) - Try explaining this one to the cops: Ontario police stopped a blood-soaked man riding his bike into town carrying an ax. On the plus side, the blood was his own and there were no victims, reports the Peterborough Examiner . The suspect, Lawrence Carnrite, 41, is well-known among local police, and...

Canada Aims to Calm Drunks With Lollipops
Canada Aims to Calm Drunks With Lollipops
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 24, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

Canada Aims to Calm Drunks With Lollipops

Suckers have power to soothe rowdies, councilwoman says

(Newser) - Rowdy drunks in Victoria, British Columbia, may soon find the police offering them something to suck on. A city councilwoman says handing out lollipops could do a lot to solve the city's persistent problem with people causing trouble after the bars close, the Globe and Mail reports. The candy,...

Prince William, Kate Land in Canada: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Begin First Tour
 William, Kate Land in Canada 
Jun 30, 2011 3:50 PM CDT

William, Kate Land in Canada

Royal couple greeted by big crowds in Ottawa

(Newser) - Prince William and Kate touched down in Ottawa today for a nine-day visit to Canada. "Catherine and I are so delighted to be here in Canada," the prince told the cheering crowd. He even tested out a little French and promised it would improve. His wife, however, appeared...

Celebs, Green Activists Plan DC Summer Protests

Danny Glover, others seek pipeline foes willing to risk arrest

(Newser) - Actor Danny Glover is among a group of celebrities and green activists seeking volunteers to risk arrest this summer in DC over a proposed oil pipeline that would run from the Canadian tar sands to the Gulf Coast. “We want you to consider doing something hard: coming to Washington...

Nova Scotia Ordered to Fund Poor Couple's Pot Operation

Province must cover costs of pair's home-grown medical marijuana

(Newser) - Nova Scotia's government has been ordered by a government panel to help out a disabled couple who say they're too poor to grow their own medical marijuana. The Canadian province's Income Assistance Appeals Board ordered the Department of Community Services to provide the couple with $2,500...

Canada Post Strike: Mail Delivery Stops During Crippling Worker Strike
 Canada Halts Mail Delivery 
Jun 15, 2011 10:21 AM CDT

Canada Halts Mail Delivery

Move follows 12 days of rotating strikes

(Newser) - Most Canadians will find their mailboxes empty today after Canada Post suspended operations across the country after 12 days of rotating strikes by its 48,000 unionized urban workers. The government-owned corporation was forced to declare the lockout late last night after the rotating work stoppages caused mail volume and...

Woman Dies in Plunge Over Niagara Falls

Witness reports indicate it may have been suicide

(Newser) - A 51-year-old woman was swept over Niagara Falls and died Tuesday, in what may have been a suicide. About 30 witnesses saw the Canadian woman floating by them, "with her eyes closed" but apparently alive, at about 4:30pm, one tells the Toronto Sun . Then "she went past...

Canada Tweeters Defy Ban on Reporting Results

Twitter users say law is archaic in electronic age

(Newser) - In Canada, reporting election results before the last polls close can result in a $26,000 fine—but this year, Twitter users threw caution to the wind. At first, some used code to hint at results, referring, for example, to the New Democrats’ orange color: “My orange soda is...

Conservatives Win Majority in Canada

NDP now official opposition as Liberals, BQ stumble

(Newser) - After 7 years and four elections, Stephen Harper has led the Conservative Party to a majority government in Canada, according to preliminary results. The prime minister, who has led minority governments since 2006, won a majority of seats in Parliament and a broader mandate for his party after an election...

Comic Must Pay $16K for Lesbian Insults: Court

Jokes during amateur's show were discriminatory, says victim

(Newser) - A Canadian human rights tribunal has ordered a stand-up comedian to pay a woman $15,700 after he insulted her and her partner at a show. Lorna Pardy says amateur comic Guy Earle discriminated against her based on gender and sexual preference, the Vancouver Sun reports. The owner of the...

Facebook Rape Quote Ends Candidate's Run
Facebook Rape Quote
Ends Candidate's Run
NOT SO FUNNY
Apr 14, 2011 12:07 PM CDT

Facebook Rape Quote Ends Candidate's Run

'If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it!' Green Party nom wrote

(Newser) - A Green Party of Canada candidate has resigned after word broke that his “favorite quote” on Facebook was listed as, “If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it!” Alan Saldanha, of Surrey, BC, has said the quote was taken out of context. He says he’d...

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