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May 9, 2012

CBC World News, May 09, 2012

Cybercrime in Canada said to be skyrocketing
CBC.ca
The number of Canadian servers being targeted by hackers has increased sharply, according to an IT security company that compares cybercrime rates around the world. San Diego-based Websense Inc. argues that hackers are taking advantage ofCanada's ...
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CBC's Playoff Pulse TV App Developed by Digital All-Stars
mediacaster
Working with some of the top digital developers in Canada and around theworld, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada has scored with its new digital media application, Playoff Pulse. Playoff Pulse (playoffpulse.cbc.ca) is an interactive second screen ...
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No rules in place to curb greenhouse gas emissions
CBC.ca
"They could roll a lot of stuff up together and get it moving," said Sawyer, director of climate change and energy for theInternational Institute for Sustainable Development. Sawyer's comments followed Tuesday's report from Canada's environment...
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Dutch disease? Economic hypochondria
Globe and Mail
... the interview NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair gave on CBCRadio's The House last weekend. According to this analysis, high resource prices are driving up the value of the Canadian dollar, making manufacturing exports less competitive on world markets and ...
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Globe and Mail
Peres praises Harper's 'outstanding' support for Israel
CBC.ca
Israeli President Shimon Peres started his five-day state visit with warm words of thanks for Canada's strong support and "60 years of friendship." Prime Minister Stephen Harper toasts the Israeli President Shimon Peres at a state dinner at Rideau Hall ...
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Historical treasure found in Tignish barn
CBC.ca
Theresa Martin and her family found a collection of newspaper articles from all over Canada, dating back more than a century. Martin said she and her family were cleaning out her late husband's workshop when her daughter Bonnie Gaudet made the...
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Three to see: Whitecaps at BC Place or the Heat in the Valley. Two solid ...
Canada.com
HOCKEY: World Championship: Canada vs. Switzerland, 10 am, TSN, TEAM 1410; Stanley Cup, Eastern Conference semifinal, game 6: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 4: 30 pm, CBC. SOCCER: Championship, promotion playoff, 2nd leg: Birmingham vs.
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Welcome to the era of Robo Hockey
Globe and Mail
The Hockey Night In Canada iso camera succinctly captured the 2012 NHL playoffs on Monday. Washington's Alex Ovechkin, perhaps the purest scorer of his generation, flopping to the ice like a beached whale in an effort to block a blistering slap shot ...
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Globe and Mail
Jiminy Cricket! Raphael Sbarge on Once Upon a Time
Canada.com
The Wonderful World of Disney aired in Canada, too, on CBC-TV. Once Upon a Time, in turn, has broken fertile new ground in Canada for CTV, in an early-evening time period that, throughout the season, led into The Amazing Race, one of the most-watched ...
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Jiminy Cricket spellbound by Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
The Wonderful World of Disney aired in Canada, too, on CBC-TV. Once Upon a Time, in turn, has bro-ken fertile new ground in Canada for CTV, in an early-evening time period that, throughout the season, led into The Amazing Race, one of the most-watched ...
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Funnyman Fred Penner highlights kids fest
Victoria News
By Kyle Slavin - Victoria News Fred Penner, one of Canada's most celebrated children's entertainers, committed his life to the world of entertainment when he was just a young man in the early '70s after tragedy struck his family.
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Twenty years after Westray mine disaster responsibility for workplace deaths ...
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
And on May 9, 1992, a blue-grey flash lit the pre-dawn sky as a methane-fueled fireball surged through the mine and triggered a coal dust explosion that shook houses a kilometre away, CBC News recorded. The blast killed all 26 men who were working ...
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Arnie Schreder Of "Ice Pilots NWT" Dies
Crave Online
He's one of many pilots profiled in the reality show, which follows bush pilots who fly around northern Canada in Second World War-vintage airplanes year-round. The show debuted in November 2009 and the fourth season is currently being filmed.
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Ten things to do this week
Edmonton Journal
King's Edmonton show is one of a handful of Canadian dates, which include a mix of casino and theatre appearances. When: Monday, May 14, 8 pm Where: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Admission: Starting at $80 Information: 780-451-8000, ...
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Bell Media Specialty Networks Own the Summer With Over 45 Buzzed About Premieres
Canada NewsWire (press release)
THE WORLD on MTV and SHARK WEEK on Discovery Channel − TORONTO, May 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Bell Media revealed today a first look at the sizzling summer specialty network schedules featuring more than 45 new and returning series and specials on Bravo!, ...
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Toronto Star profiles pro-lifers' 'slick, youthful rebranding' ahead of March ...
Lifesite
by Patrick B. Craine TORONTO, Ontario, May 9, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As thousands of Canadians flock to Thursday's National March for Life on Parliament Hill, Canada'slargest newspaper has profiled the pro-life movement's “slick, ...
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Groggy Air Canada pilot's sudden dive triggers passengers' lawsuit
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
Passenger Ashlyn O'Mara told CBC News that besides AirCanada's alleged deception, she's concerned about pilot fatigue. "It should be a wakeup call to everyone that something isn't right and that pilot fatigue is a serious problem that can affect ...
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Okanagan College Media Release
Castanet.net
Okanagan College has been named the 2012 Let's Can Hunger Challenge National Champion for the third year in a row by national charitable organization Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud supporter Campbell Company of Canada.
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Oakville Soccer Club set to move on without technical director
InsideHalton.com
“People like Jason aren't birds who can be caged very long,” Varian, the OSC's chief administrative officer, said of the former Canadian national team captain. “Jason's obviously a character of considerable notoriety in Canadian soccer at large.
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Killing competition
Your Ottawa Region
In a scathing national editorial, CBC business correspondent Amanda Lang, suggested that a fear of competition is typically Canadian. Lang argues that placing children in a competitive environment isn't just about teaching them to win, but also to lose ...
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Book Review: Tower of Babble an entertaining, infuriating, look at Stursberg's CBC
Cartt.ca (subscription)
When he came to the CBC in July of 2004 from Telefilm Canada, Stursberg found a moribund broadcaster, whose TV fare was much-unloved and unwatched (it was and is the opposite on the “tiny perfect” radio side) but paradoxically, those making and airing ...
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Canadian program funds training for Somalis - World - CBC News
A small aid programme funded by the Canadian government is having a big impact in northern Somalia. A school in Puntland province is teaching young people ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../f-puntland-somalia-dunn.htm...
Canadian on death row apologizes to victims' families - World - CBC ...
A Canadian on death row in the United States apologized to the families of his victims on Wednesday as he pleaded for his life before the Montana Board of ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../ronald-smith-hearing-begins.html
Canadian on death row in U.S. hoping for clemency - World - CBC ...
The only Canadian facing the death penalty in the United States hopes to persuade the people who will decide his fate he's not the same man he was 30 years ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../kelley-interview-with-ron-smith.html
Conrad Black slated for release from prison this week - World - CBC ...
Fallen Canadian-born media tycoon Conrad Black is scheduled to be released from a U.S. prison by next weekend, according to corrections officials.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../conrad-black-prison-sentence.html
Tear gas used in rally for Malaysia reforms - World - CBC News
A protester throws a tear gas canister back at police in Kuala Lumpur during Saturday's protest. (Mark Baker/Associated Press). Malaysian police have fired tear ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/04/.../malaysia-protest.htm...
Former SNC-Lavalin exec arrested in Switzerland - World - CBC News
Posted: Apr 29, 2012 1:20 PM ET. Last Updated: Apr 29, 2012 4:30 PM ET. Swiss officials say they are the ones who requested the RCMP to conduct a search of ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../snc-lavalin-swiss-probe-ben-aissa.html
Syrians say troops and defectors clash near Turkey - World - CBC ...
Syrian activists say government forces clashed with army defectors in the country's north, causing casualties and further enflaming an area near the Turkish ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-war-crimes-ceasefire.html
Canadian killer to plead for life in Montana - World - CBC News
The only Canadian on death row in the United States is expected to make a plea for his life at his clemency hearing in Montana this week.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../cgy-death-row-canadian.html
Syria says suicide bomber kills at least 10 in Damascus - World ...
A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly 30, state TV said.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-damascus-explosion.html
Israeli president flies Air Canada, not national carrier - World - CBC ...
Israel's national airline has apologized to President Shimon Peres after attempting to charge him nearly $5000 to bring an oxygen tank on an official trip to ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../israel-air-canada-shimon-peres.htm...
6 Canadians who faced death row in U.S. - World - CBC News
Alberta-born Ronald Smith is expected to plead for his life Wednesday morning in Montana, where he has been sentenced to die. He's one of just a handful of...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../canadians-death-row-united-states-us.htm...
The World Before Her wins at Hot Docs - Toronto - CBC News
The World Before Her, the film by Nisha Pahuja that explores deep divisions in Indian culture, has been named best Canadian feature at the Hot Docs Festival in ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/.../hot-docs-awards.html
Blind Chinese dissident 'under U.S. protection' - World - CBC News
A blind activist who fled house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of U.S. officials in Beijing, accorrding to overseas activists.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../china-blind-activist-us-protection.html
Death row Canadian says Harper government reneged on ... - CBC.ca
Lawyers for convicted double killer Ronald Smith are accusing the Canadian government of reneging on an offer to speak on his behalf at a hearing in Montana ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../ronald-smith-government-complaint.html
Bin Laden's wives deported from Pakistan - World - CBC News
Pakistan's government says Osama bin Laden's three widows and his children have been deported to Saudi Arabia.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../bin-laden-wives-deported.html
Baird says Iran could build nuclear bomb within months - World ...
Iran could build a nuclear bomb within nine to 18 months if it decides to weaponize its atomic enrichment program, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../pol-baird-iran-nuclear.html
Cybercrime in Canada said to be skyrocketing
Despite the sharp spike in numbers, Canada ranks sixth in the world, the same ... he sent to CBC News included scams purporting to be from TDCanada Trust ...
www.cbc.ca/.../cyber-security-phishing-bots-malicious.html
Q&A: CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed tells her own story
After a tough upbringing she returned as a teenager to Canada and by her 30s... A. My impression — and remember I wasn't watching U.S. news regularly, so I am ... Q: The Arab Spring came as a surprise to much of the world but you saw ...
www.thestar.com/.../1172534--q-a-cbc-correspondent-nahlah-...
The World Before Her wins at Hot Docs
The World Before Her, the film by Nisha Pahuja that explores deep divisions in Indian culture, has been named best Canadian feature at the Hot Docs Festival in ...
www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/05/.../hot-docs-awards.html
World News - Harley-Davidson motorcycle swept away by Japan ...
First for breaking news and analysis: Compelling world news stories from ...Ikuo Yokoyama's Harley-Davidson lies on a beach in Graham Island, westernCanada . ... washed up on British Columbia's Haida Gwaii islands, CBC Newsreported.
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11490380-harley-davidson-m...
Ex-Libyan oil minister drowned, Austrian police say - World - CBC ...
Former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem, whose body was found floating Sunday in the Danube river, died from drowning, Austrian police said.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../libya-ex-oil-minister-dead.html
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