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Six Canadian research teams among those funded through Gates' Grand Challenges

Article online since October 21st 2008
TORONTO - Six Canadian research teams are among 104 international scientists and scientific teams that will receive funding through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Exploration grants. The grants, announced Wednesday, provide recipients with US$100,000 apiece to explore...
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Search and rescue officials say they can cope with N.L. choppers down

Article online since October 21st 2008
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Authorities say there's no cause for concern even though the main search and rescue aircraft for Newfoundland and Labrador are currently out of service. The four Cormorant helicopters stationed at 103 Search and Rescue Squadron in Gander are unavailable for the time being....
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Police expand search as emotional vigil held for missing teen in Barrie, Ont.

Article online since October 21st 2008
BARRIE, Ont. - More than 1,000 classmates of a 15-year-old Ontario boy missing since Thanksgiving held a vigil at their school Thursday to pray for his safe return as police expanded their search. Candles flickered beside photographs of Brandon Crisp as children packed an auditorium at St....
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Ottawa backstops bank credit to head off credit squeeze in Canada

Ottawa backstops bank credit to head off credit squeeze in Canada

Article online since October 21st 2008
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to temporarily backstop wholesale bank borrowing to ensure Canadians have access to loans for everything from cars to mortgages. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty made the move Thursday after days of speculation, saying he doesn't want to leave Canada's...
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Quebec police squad aims to wage war on dealers of illegal explosives and guns

Article online since October 21st 2008
MONTREAL - A troubling increase in the theft of explosives as well as the trade in illegal weapons is spurring a new Quebec police task force that will work closely with detectives from Ontario and federal agencies in Canada and the United States. "We noticed that there may be an increase in...

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