Butt out smoking on silver screen: MDs Efforts to prevent children from smoking are being undermined by federal and provincial subsidies to Hollywood studios, a Canadian doctors’ group says. Read more on CBC.ca Rock ‘n’ roll footwear on show at CNE An exhibit of rock and roll memorabilia to be displayed at this year’s Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto will include shoes... 

Sentencing of Syncrude Canada in oilsands-dead ducks trial put over to Oct. 22. ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Syncrude Canada will have to wait longer to hear what sentence it will face after being found guilty earlier this summer in the oilsands-dead ducks trial. Read more on Brandon Sun Khan Files Formal Claim Against ARMZ TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 20, 2010) – Khan Resources... 

Local News WESTPORT Woman arrested on suspicion of arson A 36-year-old Westport woman was arrested on suspicion of arson to an occupied residence and taking a vehicle without permission stemming from a incident Sunday evening. The incident took place on the 2000 block of View Ridge Drive in rural Westport…. Read more on The Daily World Should high-speed Internet be a right? TORONTO – Should... 

Media Advisory: Minister of State Lunn Makes Announcement About the Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA– (Marketwire – Aug. 19, 2010) – On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament (Saanich-Gulf Islands), will make an announcement... 

3 weeks on run, fugitives arrested without fight The prison escape spurred a three-week manhunt stretching from Arizona to Montana to Arkansas. But it ended not far from where it began. Read more on Seattle Times A big break for US in case of reputed arms dealer Oh, the stories this Russian could tell! Read more on KPLC Lake Charles  Read More →

3 weeks on run, fugitive ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ nabbed in Arizona forest without fight ST. JOHNS, Ariz. – Over the past three weeks, an escaped prisoner and his girlfriend bedeviled the hundreds of lawmen hunting them across the desolate highways and thick forests of the West. Read more on Kitchener – Waterloo Record 58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding; volunteers... 

PotashCorp to review BHP hostile takeover bid (AP:TORONTO) Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday its board of directors will review the .5 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton Ltd., shortly after BHP formally launched its offer. Read more on INO News PotashCorp to review BHP hostile takeover bid Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday its board of directors will... 

GM takes step toward shedding government control Associated Press, DETROIT — General Motors Co. on Wednesday filed the first batch of paperwork required by regulators to sell stock to the public, a step that brings the automaker closer to its goal of shedding government ownership. Read more on New Haven Register Northwest golfer tells of his near miss at 1952 U.S. Amateur in Seattle The U.S. Amateur... 

Canadian firm offers to buy Louisville-based ResCare Canadian investment firm Onex Corp., which already owns nearly 25 percent of Louisville-based ResCare, wants to buy the rest of the health-services company. Read more on Louisville Courier-Journal Alleged cancer faker may get bail: lawyer MILTON, Ont. – The lawyer for an Ontario woman accused of faking terminal cancer and taking money raised... 

Philadelphia Folk Festival promises three days of entertainment, crafts and camping For The Times Herald Read more on The Times Herald EU delays implementing seal ban at last minute The European General Court has placed a hold on a seal-product ban the day before it was to come into force, an Inuit group has announced. Read more on CTV Toronto  Read More →