CKA Canadian News

Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole is Feasting on Asteroids

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:07:38 -0800

For the past several years, the Chandra telescope has detected X-ray flares occurring about once a day from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. These flares last a few hours with brightness ranging from

Man sentenced to romantic Red Lobster dinner with wife

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:55:27 -0800

A romantic night on the town with his wife rather than a night in jail was the sentence for a Florida man arrested after a marital fight over a birthday.

Air Canada launches �all-in' air fares in ads

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:07:54 -0800

Move comes months before Ottawa drafts legislation requiring domestic carriers to market full fares to customers

Nissan sees annual profits beating Toyota, Honda

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:08:06 -0800

From Yahoo! News: YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co is on track to be the most profitable of Japan's three big automakers this year, after record car sales last year and improved market share in every major region pushed up quarterly operating p

Killer whales the plaintiffs in 'slavery' lawsuit

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:46:57 -0800

A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

Teacher who sprayed air-freshener on boy suspended

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:44:38 -0800

A Newfoundland teacher who sprayed one of her students with air freshener has been suspended with pay from her job, according to a statement from the school board responsible for Twillingate Island Elementary School.

2 RCMP officers shot near Killam, Alta.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:53 -0800

Two RCMP officers were shot and wounded near Killam, Alta., Tuesday afternoon.

Hackers spunk 'pcAnywhere source' after negotiation breakdown � The Register

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:33:53 -0800

Hacktivists affiliated with Anonymous uploaded what they claim is the source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere software early on Tuesday, following the breakdown of negotiations between the hacking group and "a federal agent posing as a Symantec employee".

A dogfight over Delhi

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:44 -0800

How France won the multibillion-dollar deal to supply India�s air force with modern fighters

Eleven dead in horrific crash in southwestern Ontario

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:15 -0800

Migrant workers travelling in van on Highway 107 near Stratford killed when vehicle T-boned by flatbed truck

A Close Call with a Fire in Ops Township

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:30 -0800

Kawartha Lakes fire crews had their work done for them after a fire in a garbage can got so hot it burst the toilet tank it was next to, which in turn extinguished the fire

Bearded and breastfeeding � the story of a pregnant man |

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:38:10 -0800

As Neil Hope puts it, being pregnant is a bit of a public �spectacle,� prompting even complete strangers to comment on the expectant parent�s condition. In his case, the inquiries in the street and on the bus came with an unusual degree of puzzlement. The

Spectacular Plumes of Dust Reach across the World [Slide Show]: Scientific American

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:53 -0800

Scientists believe that dust has profound and somewhat mysterious influences on atmospheric chemistry, solar heat exchange and nutrient supply to the oceans and rain forests. What those influences are, exactly, is the subject of much study and is still so

DND being ripped off by contractors, union alleges

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:38:31 -0800

Taxpayers are on the hook for shoddy construction work at Defence Department buildings and are being overcharged by private contractors providing services at military installations across the country, a new report to be presented Tuesday to a Commons comm

UN Syria resolution veto by Russia, China called a �travesty' | News | National Post

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:12 -0800

Western and Arab countries responded with outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power

5.7-magnitude quake recorded off B.C., no tsunami danger

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:08:23 -0800

A tsunami is not expected after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, about 170 kilometres west of Ucluelet.

Canucks rally to beat Avalanche in shootout

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:46:47 -0800

Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

Ottawa saw disasters as chance to promote food to Japan

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:55:15 -0800

There's nothing like a massive earthquake, a three-storey tsunami and a nuclear crisis to whet the appetite for Canadian cuisine.

Men charged after 34 banks, credit unions robbed

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:51:21 -0800

Vancouver police say two men have been arrested and charged after 34 bank robberies in and around the city.

Ben Gazzara, method actor, dies in New York at 81

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:46:53 -0800

Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81.