Topic: Canada
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
-
4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
-
Are you a savvy global traveler? Take the quiz
How much of a savvy traveler are you? Take our quiz!
-
Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
-
Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
All Content
-
Tax VOX Immigration debate: a reason to separate work and family tax credits
Work and family tax credits are needlessly complex for immigrant families whose children's legal status and residency determine their eligibility those credits, Maag writes.
-
Major snowstorm on track for Northeast Friday. Are you ready? (+video)
Boston cancels school and New York prepares its plows in anticipation of a major snowstorm expected to hit the Northeast from Friday into Saturday. Some areas could see up to two feet of snow.
-
In Gear Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel debuts at Chicago Auto Show
Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, being unveiled Thursday at the Chicago Auto Show, is rated at 148 horsepower and puts out 248 lb-ft of torque at 2000 rpm, Voelcker writes. Chevy estimates the gas mileage from the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel at 42 mpg highway.
-
In Ontario, abuse of 'hillbilly heroin' being replaced by real thing
Heroin use is booming in the Canadian province, almost a year after the regional government tightened access to OxyContin, sometimes called 'hillbilly heroin,' to stem abuse.
-
Chapter & Verse 'Going Clear,' Lawrence Wright's book about Scientology, has its release delayed in Canada
The Canadian release of 'Going Clear' has now been put on hold while its publisher reviews libel law in the country. The book's publication was already cancelled in the UK.
-
Bestselling books the week of 2/3/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America?
-
Las Vegas casino evacuated: Will patrons be compensated?
About 1,000 rooms in Las Vegas's Excalibur casino were evacuated in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Casino officials have said disturbed guests will be comped 'on a case by case basis.'
-
Credit card con artists steal over $200 million: 18 arrested
18 credit card con artists used at least 7,000 fake identities to obtain more than 25,000 credit cards, scamming at least $200 million, say authorities.
-
Study: Moles can smell in stereo, still can't see anything
A study involving the common mole discovered that they can locate the source of an odor based on how strong it smells in each nostril. The burrowing animals are still useless when it comes to perceiving things visually, though.
-
Modern Parenthood Facebook after death: Should family get deceased's social media passwords?
Facebook after death: A Canadian girl who committed suicide after being bullied still has an active Facebook page where those who bullied her in life continue to bully her in death. New Hampshire lawmakers are considering legislation giving social media account information to the executor of the deceased person's estate.
-
'Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye': 5 stories from a family's time near the Arctic
Zac Unger temporarily moved his family to Churchill, Manitoba, to experience life in the polar bear wild. Here are some of his stories from his book "Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye."
-
Richard III's remains identified, but was he really Shakespeare's villain? (+video)
Though Richard's final resting place has been subject of long debate among historians, scientists announced today the skeleton found in the English city of Leicester is that of the 15th-century king.
-
Energy Voices How do you spot a leaking oil pipeline?
Pipeline leaks, ruptures, and spills are increasingly causing property damage, according to a new study, and detection systems to detect pipeline leaks may be lacking.
-
Climate change's latest victim: the wolverine
Federal officials propose listing wolverine as endangered because its cold-weather habitat could shrink as the climate warms. But US says it won't use wolverine's status to regulate greenhouse gases.
-
Pakistan's top court squashes rumors, orders elections as planned
The order comes amid rumor that the military and judiciary want to force out a civilian leader and delay the elections that will mark the first time a civilian government in Pakistan has completed a full term.
-
Horizons BlackBerry: Re-named and re-designed, but can BB10 save the company? (+video)
BlackBerry 10 has finally arrived and with it came a bundle of surprises.
-
5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and ... Japan?
The annual World Press Freedom Index released today shows gains for Myanmar and others. Japan tumbled due to an informal ban placed on independent coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Here are five of the notable winners and losers on this year’s list.
-
L.A. to crack down on 'birthing tourism'
Los Angeles may take action against so-called maternity hotels, where pregnant women from other countries wait to deliver babies that will be born as U.S. citizens.
-
Bestselling books the week of 1/31/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
-
Focus Why combat role for US women could reverberate worldwide
In many countries, women have historically served in combat when demographics demanded it. But the US move is based on equal opportunity for women – and could become a model for others.
-
Android app offers a super-secret burner phone number
The new Hushed app for Android lets Android owners create disposable, fake, fully functional phone numbers usable in 40 countries on five continents.
-
Northern winter not as cold as expected? It could be urban 'waste heat'
Waste heat has a smaller impact on global climate than does CO2, but heat from highly urbanized northern regions appears to explain observed deviations from climate forecasts, a study says.
-
New York's heat may be warming Siberia
Heat from northern cities from New York to Tokyo could warm winters in Canada and Siberia, according to a new study, but cool the fall in the western US and Eastern Europe.
-
A state divided: Uranium mining in Virginia?
Vast uranium deposits in Virginia could make for extremely profitable mining. Opponents fiercely argue mining could lead to an environmental disaster, or water contamination. Lawmakers are expected to take the matter up in this session.
-
In reversal, Spain woos investment from Latin America
European leaders spent the weekend in Chile meeting their Latin American counterparts – and talking up possibilities for investment on the old continent.
Previous
Become part of the Monitor community