 The Coast |
Halifax investigating cause of sewage spill
Globe and Mail – 22 Jan 2009 Halifax — Halifax officials are trying to figure out what has caused the city's main sewage treatment plant to lose power and spew millions of litres of raw waste into the harbour. Halifax holds nose as sewage plant fails Toronto Star all 20 news articles |
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Parks board OKs plan to prop up hollow tree
Canada.com – 21 Jan 2009 If technology is any match for Mother Nature, Stanley Park's hollow tree will be preserved. The Vancouver parks board voted last night to attempt to stabilize the dangerously tilted ancient red cedar. |
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NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “After the lower court adjourned the hearing scheduled to be televised in SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, in order to give the appeals court time to determine the RIAA’s petition for a writ of ‘mandamus or prohibition’, the appeals court set a briefing schedule. Apparently expecting amicus curiae briefs to be submitted, the appellate court set January 29th as a deadline for filing of amicus briefs. One commentator opines that ‘the last thing Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG RIAA attack lawyers want is for people to see them live and in full, glorious color’, while another noted Judge Gertner’s observation that the arguments raised by the RIAA in the appeals court, relating to the manner of administering the broadcast, had never been raised in the lower court.”
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Golf course development plans called sub par
Canoe.ca – 10 hours ago By SHAWN LOGAN, SUN MEDIA Controversial plans to transform the Shaw-Nee Slopes golf course into an 1100-unit housing development will continue to get a rough ride from residents, says the area alderman. Shaw-Nee Slopes developer tries to woo opponents Calgary Herald Community not biting on developer's plans for Shaw-Nee CHQR Calgary CTV all 4 news articles |
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Historic Waterton lodge destroyed
Calgary Herald – 21 Jan 2009 After fire crews spent the night waiting for the rubble to cool from the ruins of Waterton's historic Kilmorey Lodge, now begins the search to learn why the hotel burned to the ground. Historic hostelry burns down Edmonton Sun Fire destroys Waterton landmark Lethbridge Herald United Press International – Canoe.ca – Pincher Creek Echo – Calgary Herald all 16 news articles |
 Techtree.com |
Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed sequel for 2009/10
The Tech Herald – 13 hours ago by Stevie Smith – Jan 23 2009, 06:30 Following on from EA’s unveiling of new additions to its popular Spore franchise, fellow third-party publishing giant Ubisoft has this week revealed a selection of its potential big-hitters for the coming fiscal … Assassin's Creed 2 Finally Confirmed PC World Assassin's Creed 2 by March 2010 Techtree.com Ars Technica – CVG Online – GameSpot – bit-tech.net all 79 news articles Langue : Français |
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Provincial, retail partnership makes waste disposal easier
Sault Star – 9 hours ago A new partnership between Ontario's recyclers and several retailers will make it easier for consumers to rid of household hazardous waste. /REPEAT — Important Announcement For Ontarians re Household … CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) Making recycling easy Toronto Star Hamilton Spectator – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) all 9 news articles |
 PC Magazine |
Worm Infects Millions of Computers Worldwide
New York Times – 19 hours ago By JOHN MARKOFF A new digital plague has hit the Internet, infecting millions of personal and business computers in what seems to be the first step of a multistage attack. Security industry counts down to Conficker activation Register Can of worms Financial Times Wall Street Journal – Telegraph.co.uk – IT World Canada Blogs – InternetNews.com all 80 news articles |
 TAXI Design Network |
Honda offers great Insight
StarPhoenix – 11 hours ago I hope Honda is right about this. Its entire premise for the new Insight is that the demographic most interested in driving green — Gen X/Yers — are the least likely to be able to afford the hybrid-powered vehicles that promote clean driving. Honda’s Insight hybrid is a fuel-saving fanatic MSNBC Goose the gas, then coast on battery National Post The Low Carbon Economy – The Kingston Whig-Standard – Times and Transcript – TAXI Design Network all 15 news articles |
