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JanuaryCanada as cold as Mars? Not quite, eh? - Your Community Rob Ford files papers for mayoral re-election - Toronto - CBC News Toronto-area mom delivers twin girls on New Year's: one born in 2013, the other in 2014 | CTV Toronto News U.S. politician writes resignation letter in Klingon language from 'Star Trek' | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News BBC News - Whitby driver filmed with hands behind head John Cisna McDiet: Iowa Science Teacher Eats Nothing But McDonald's For Three Months, Loses 37 Pounds How to Create a Better Malware Warning Through Psychology | Threatpost - English - Global - threatpost.com 7 Things You Missed If You Didn't Read Wired's Big Story On How The NSA Is Killing The Internet | Techdirt Titanic museum, shipwreck simulator to anchor Chinese theme park | Reuters Womb transplants into 9 Swedish women successful - World - CBC News Scientific Cocktail Toppers, Chemical-Free Beer | January 13, 2014 Issue - Vol. 92 Issue 2 | Chemical & Engineering News Beanie Babies creator faces sentencing for tax evasion | Reuters François Hollande hits new bump after partner hospitalized - World - CBC News Your Smartphone Can Measure Your Radiation Exposure — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium Some Kickstarter terms more likely to work, research finds - Business - CBC News Comedians have psychotic personality traits, study finds | Reuters Skylar Murphy didn't plan to use pipe bomb on plane, RCMP say - Edmonton - CBC News Hiroo Onodoa, Japan's last straggling WWII soldier, dies - World - CBC News Kiind cuts gift card waste, tracks purchases: Dan Misener - Technology & Science - CBC News Antimatter experiment produces first beam of antihydrogen | CERN She's a beauty and a geek: Supermodel is a coder - CNN.com Sweden's incredible ice orchestra - CNN.com The subtle brilliance of Apple's product names | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Your Next Job Application Could Involve a Video Game - NYTimes.com Facebook’s decline in popularity: A viral research paper doesn’t prove its case. Alaska sled-dog race organizers tell NY's Idiotarod 'cease and desist' | Reuters Eric Lawson, former Marlboro Man, dies of smoking-related disease - World - CBC News Queen Elizabeth needs to boost income, U.K. lawmakers say - World - CBC News 3D printing, now in living color! - Computerworld School ditches rules and loses bullies - National News | TVNZ Antioxidants Could Increase Cancer Rates | Science/AAAS | News Child steals grandma's car after learning to drive through video games | Weird | News | Toronto Sun It's a bird. It's a plane. No it's Superpope! | Weird | News | Toronto Sun In Talk Of Solar Desalination, There's a Salty Elephant in the Room | Science | ReWire | KCET Incredible Photos of Snow-Covered Trees Near Arctic Circle Resemble Alien Planet - weather.com FebruaryMan says he survived 13 months adrift in Pacific - World - CBC News IPhone lights girl's pants on fire - Technology & Science - CBC News Western Union agents accused of helping scammers - British Columbia - CBC News 'Don't whiz on the Alamo,' Texas tells man facing jail | Reuters Virginia vote on Sea of Japan hands victory to Koreans | Reuters Ham on Nye: The high cost of “winning” an evolution/creation debate | Ars Technica Samuel L. Jackson mistaken for Laurence Fishburne during interview - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News Romantimatic app: Romance-killer or pragmatic helper? - Technology & Science - CBC News Elementary, my dear Watson | Wikipediocracy The Random Geek: Tragedy of the Commons - How Not To Redesign A Social Website Norwegian boy takes parents' car to visit grandparents, claims he's a dwarf | Reuters More than half of US millennials think astrology is a science - UPI.com Sony shows off its waterproof Walkman... by packaging it in a water bottle Beautiful Glow-in-the-Dark Critters Born From Dumpster Diving | Underwire | Wired.com Queensland Police to map crime scenes with 3D scanner - CSIRO, police, queensland - Computerworld Owl viciously attacks rabbit hunter near Digby, N.S. - Nova Scotia - CBC News King has bought an old trademark, and you're not going to like how they're using it | Gamezebo Ai Weiwei: U.S. artist wrong to smash vase - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News 'Catch me if you can' biker nabbed by Texas police | Reuters Awesome 3D Illusion of The Wall from Game of Thrones - My Modern Metropolis George Packer: Is Amazon Bad for Books? : The New Yorker Norwegian 10-year-old drives off with second car in two weeks | Reuters Seafloor carpet mimics muddy seabed to harness wave power The Network-Based Interpretation of Dreams — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium Chaos as thousands are called to Stockholm job office by mistake | Reuters Couple uncover rare gold coins worth $10 million while walking their dog | Globalnews.ca What happens if you live off of pizza alone for 25 years? - National | Globalnews.ca Philadelphia police warn parking violators: #NoSavesies | Reuters At funeral home, 'dead' Mississippi man kicks to escape body bag | Reuters Dogs feel no shame despite the look - Technology & Science - CBC News Artists create ice cream that plays music when licked MarchOhio student who pointed finger as gun suspended for 3 days - World - CBC News Blue Jay Brett Lawrie tweets behind the wheel - Toronto - CBC News Ohio driver finds $12,000 stash of marijuana in spare tire | Reuters Bell customer says she's stuck with bills for stolen cellphone - Manitoba - CBC News California third-graders caught smoking pot in school bathroom | Reuters Quebec dad sued by daughter after grounding loses his appeal - Montreal - CBC News How 'synthetic' identity fraud costs Canada $1B a year - Canada - CBC News "'Server Froze' among list of implausible fake ID names" Inability to enjoy music recognized as a brain condition - Technology & Science - CBC News How Fat May Hurt the Brain, and How Exercise May Help - NYTimes.com The Hammock Fallacy - NYTimes.com "Remember when Heritage declared that the Ryan budget would reduce unemployment to a ludicrous 2.8 percent, then tried to cover its tracks? This time, however, Mr. Ryan is citing a lot of actual social science research. Unfortunately, the research he cites doesn’t actually support his assertions. Even more important, his whole premise about why poverty persists is demonstrably wrong." How to Make a Microscope Out of Paper in 10 Minutes - Wired Science Pennsylvania lawyer's ad starring smiling thugs draws criticism | Reuters Michigan woman dead for six years found only after money runs out | Reuters HIV 'cure' for babies tested in Canada - Health - CBC News Is the Wolf a Real American Hero? - NYTimes.com House cat in Oregon attacks baby, traps family in bedroom | Reuters Noose work if you can get it | Reuters Manitoba doctor warns of threatening phone scam - Manitoba - CBC News Toddler found with heroin at New Jersey daycare center | Reuters At funeral home, 'dead' Mississippi man kicks to escape body bag | Reuters Update: After alleged scam, “Ponzicoin” refunds around $7,000 due to error | Ars Technica Woman wins car in Roll Up the Rim contest while waiting in ER - Toronto - CBC News Bionic plants could light the future - Technology & Science - CBC News Dispatch from TED: Ingesting information and sampling celebrity - Fortune Tech An Algorithm Wrote The LA Times Story About The City’s Earthquake Aftershock Today | TechCrunch FiveThirtyEight | What the Fox Knows: What is Data Journalism? FiveThirtyEight | Disasters Cost More Than Ever — But Not Because of Climate Change Port au Choix house buried in snow, owners worry about collapse - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News Food spoilage? Colour-changing tags keep tabs - Technology & Science - CBC News Mount Pearl couple strike it rich - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News (Played online game, notified of big win through email) Google DNS servers suffer brief traffic hijack - Telco/ISP - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au California tot survives three-story fall, saved by couple with mattress | Reuters Stephen Hawking Finally Won One of His Famous Bets | Motherboard Meteorite from Ontario fireball described as 'Rosetta stone' - Technology & Science - CBC News Researchers' Google Glass Spyware Sees What You See - Forbes Water buffaloes escape Sydney film set, race down busy street | Reuters Why you should care about the birth of the universe - Quirks and Quarks High River family forced out by flood wins $1M home - Calgary - CBC News Asteroid Chariklo's rings surprise astronomers - Technology & Science - CBC News Shark gives Florida student two-hour ride, stars in YouTube video | Reuters The Charm Hacker — Matter — Medium BBC News - Bionic Olympics to be hosted in 2016 3D printed skull replacement implanted for the first time ever - Gadgets & Tech - Life & Style - The Independent Dolphin whistle instantly translated by computer - life - 26 March 2014 - New Scientist Cupcake machine opens in New York to satisfy 24-hour cravings | Reuters Do animals have a sense of humour? - life - 28 March 2014 - New Scientist Nov. 11, 2013: Third Tesla Model S Fire, “I would buy another one in a heartbeat,” Says Driver - The Green Optimistic "A second fire, in Merida, Mexico, occurred when a drunk driver struck multiple objects, including an electrified wall and a tree." Introducing Michael Abrash, Oculus Chief Scientist | Oculus Rift - Virtual Reality Headset for 3D Gaming "Facebook's acquisition of Oculus means that VR is going to happen in all its glory. The resources and long-term commitment that Facebook brings gives Oculus the runway it needs to solve the hard problems of VR – and some of them are hard indeed. I now fully expect to spend the rest of my career pushing VR as far ahead as I can." — Michael Abrash Star Wars: Could Darth Vader become president of Ukraine? 'Sith Lord' enters country's election race | Metro News (Via Google Web Cache) New apps help people avoid unwanted encounters | Reuters South Carolina legislator seeks to give God credit for state fossil | Reuters Methane-spewing microbe blamed in worst mass extinction - Technology & Science - CBC News AprilGerman landlord tries to collect rent with chainsaw | Reuters Pennsylvania tree cutter survives getting chainsaw lodged in neck - World - CBC News Seattle man goes to police after getting surprise pot shipments | Reuters Chinese Buddhist temple forms anti-terrorist squad | Reuters Cereal box cartoons often stare down, entice children ; study - Business - CBC News Zimbabwe crocs go veggie for high fashion | Reuters An Adaptation From ‘Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,’ by Michael Lewis - NYTimes.com (keywords: HFT, high frequency trading) Texas woman arrested after telling police she was sold bad pot | Reuters Banks say defences in place to keep info safe from ‘Heartbleed’ - National | Globalnews.ca Interviews: Jonathan Coulton Answers Your Questions - Slashdot Fly me to Sochi, demands Cathay passenger armed with chocolate bar, court hears | Reuters Retired nurse sues for $275,000 in Oregon pet duck attack | Reuters Good Samaritan gives his shoes to barefoot bus passenger - British Columbia - CBC News Build a stable wormhole with the help of dark aliens - physics-math - 23 April 2014 - New Scientist Make graphene in your kitchen with soap and a blender - physics-math - 20 April 2014 - New Scientist Australian mistook cockpit for toilet, triggering hijack scare | Reuters Woman survives 6-hour swim to Texada Island after boat sinks - British Columbia - CBC News Why lousy retail service makes you come back again - Business - CBC News MayWho is Webdriver Torso, and what are these YouTube videos? | Digital Trends Farley Mowat dead at 92 - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News U.S. drug 'mule' gets 3-year prison sentence on his 90th birthday | Reuters Turkish man seeks new lover on TV show after killing two others | Reuters Supermassive Black Hole At The Centre Of The Galaxy May Be A Wormhole In Disguise, Say Astronomers — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium Sarah Thistlethwaite gives birth to rare 'mono mono' twins born holding hands - World - CBC News The Mystery of Go, the Ancient Game That Computers Still Can't Win | WIRED Daughter's 25 cent gumball request turns into $1M payout - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News California cat that chased off attacking dog gets baseball invite | Reuters BBC News - Algorithm appointed board director SpaceX-3 Mission To Return Dragon’s Share of Space Station Science | NASA Brayden Denton, 5, gets superheroes funeral after cancer fight - World - CBC News Man comes out 89 cents richer after a year of penny-rounding - Montreal - CBC News On The Internet, A Penny Is Nothing To Sneeze At : NPR The Eight Nutrition Trends That Drive This Dietitian Crazy | Abby Langer Here, piggy piggy: U.S. turns to military gear in hunt for feral swine | Reuters Anti-EU parties storm to the front in European elections - World - CBC News Baby's first gut bacteria may come from mum's mouth - health - 21 May 2014 - New Scientist Apple a day vs. statins produces similar outcomes - Health - CBC News Vancouver patient oozes green blood - Technology & Science - CBC News Swift_Phil | The 'GRB' in M31 (keywords: Andromeda Galaxy) Anonymous donor leaves San Francisco fans searching for hidden cash | Reuters Texas man still buzzing from 60 espresso shot Starbucks drink | Reuters Throwback Thursday: The 95th Anniversary of Relativity’s Confirmation — Medium (95th Anniversary of the Experiment Proving Relativity over Newtonian Gravity) Pennsylvania man accused of stealing human skin from hospital | Reuters JuneObesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible - Health - CBC News BBC News - Invisible nanoparticle barcode could fight crime U.S. sues N.Y. company that workers say made them pray, say 'I love you' | Reuters Mind-controlled exoskeleton kicks off World Cup - Technology & Science - CBC News Why I Won't Recommend Gluten-Free Diets to My Patients | Dr. Brett Belchetz Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test | Popular Science Bolivian president gives U.N. chief coca birthday cake | Reuters New Orleans woman celebrated party-style at unorthodox funeral | Reuters Coast Guard rescues man trying to row from New York to Scotland | Reuters In France, woman sang during throat surgery to save voice | Reuters Ann Makosinski's new invention: A body-heat powered headlamp - Technology & Science - CBC News Narcissists do better on job interviews, study finds - Business - CBC News Chester the cat found after being lost by Air Canada - Montreal - CBC News Attempt to cancel gym membership turned violent, client says - Ottawa - CBC News Teen girl charged after gas station hammer robberies - Ottawa - CBC News Finland's tax agency turns poetic | Reuters Air Canada flight's U-turn after security breach puzzles experts - Canada - CBC News Scanner gives surgeons real-time 'road map' of human body - World - CBC News Quebec tomato wine goes global - Montreal - CBC News Notorious Oregon attack cat's violence scares off new owners | Reuters Dog found nearly two years after going missing in California forest | Reuters Read daily to babies from birth, doctors advise parents - Health - CBC News Minnesota alleged burglar traced with Facebook account | Reuters Dogs, debris and Satan make their mark at Oklahoma capitol | Reuters Texan dies after riding lawnmower goes into pond | Reuters The Franklin Institute 3D Prints Incredibly Complicated White Matter Brain Model for New Exhibit - 3DPrint.com JulySeparating finely mixed oil and water | MIT News Office Bilingualism boosts the brain at all ages - Health - CBC News Artifacts from Pearl Harbor Bombed USS Arizona are Brought to the Surface with 3D Printing - 3DPrint.com Romanian princess admits running cockfighting ring in Oregon | Reuters California man charged with stealing beeswax for drug habit | Reuters Meet the electric life forms that live on pure energy - life - 16 July 2014 - New Scientist Pit bull alerts sleeping Indiana boy to fire | Reuters Deception detection: how to tell if someone is lying - Technology & Science - CBC News Bare burger burglars caught on security camera in Florida | Reuters (Three bare burglars burgle beef) Stephen Hawking's black holes 'blunder' stirs debate - Technology & Science - CBC News Albert Einstein's hobbies and those of 9 other physicists revealed - Technology & Science - CBC News Gay neighbourhoods 'straightening' out, says UBC researcher - British Columbia - CBC News Fly Fido to the moon in space send off for deceased pets | Reuters German teen floods club toilet in futile hunt for lost mobile phone | Reuters AugustReindeer invade Arctic road tunnel in Norway to escape heat | Reuters Woman sneaks into Berlin Zoo seal pool for swim | Reuters New York driver, with snake around neck, crashes into firehouse | Reuters Five-year-old Minnesota 'mayor' loses bid for third term | Reuters Jack Campanile's tumour removed without radiation or surgery at SickKids - Toronto - CBC News Tourists in Budapest pay to be locked up in cellars | Reuters British police raid pub in search for 'Holy Grail' | Reuters Toddler slides through White House gate, alarming Secret Service | Reuters Cash-stuffed bra lands Florida woman in trouble at airport | Reuters Win in police doughnut-eating contest sparks U.S. man's arrest | Reuters Out on bail, man breaks into Boston Police car for nap: police | Reuters 3D Printed Bolus Protects Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy, May Cut Treatment Costs Substantially - 3DPrint.com Quack-Quack The Duck Walks Again Thanks to a 3D Printed Leg Brace - 3DPrint.com Prepare to Be Shocked - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic Australian hospital accidentally declares 200 patients dead | Reuters Alaskan woman, mauled by bear, walks to truck and drives to hospital | Reuters Saks barks legal threat at pet firm Snaks 5th Avenchew | Reuters Arizona math teacher arrives drunk to class and keeps drinking: police | Reuters 'Ball of fury' cat traps California mother, daughter for hours: report | Reuters The Internet's Original Sin - The Atlantic (Advertising) The Psychology of Oversharing Facebook Couples - The Atlantic Why Are We So Fat? The Multimillion-Dollar Scientific Quest to Find Out | WIRED Couple builds tiny house on wheels - Toronto - CBC News Microbiology: Microbiome science needs a healthy dose of scepticism : Nature News & Comment Tears of joy as Australian Doll Hospital restores childhood memories | Reuters No, dogs don't have to be bilingual in Montreal - Montreal - CBC News Popular fish oil study deeply flawed, new research says - Ottawa - CBC News Justin Trudeau's family should lock doors after break-in, letter says - Ottawa - CBC News Quebec student shaken by U.S. border ordeal - Ottawa - CBC News From Texas, where everything is bigger, the 99-pack of beer | Reuters The '10,000-hour' rule revisited: Why practice may not make perfect - World - CBC News Zara pulls kids' shirt design resembling WW II concentration camp uniforms - World - CBC News Breastfeeding 'contract' at B.C. hospitals alienating some moms - British Columbia - CBC News Tragedy at 'Cops': Crew member killed by police while filming shootout - LA Times Coffee Naps Better For Alertness Than Coffee Or Naps Alone - Slashdot SeptemberNew techniques help curb advanced melanoma - Health - CBC News (ABCDE rules for finding concerning blemishes) (keywords: skin cancer) Idaho professor accidentally shoots himself in the foot in chemistry class | Reuters Washington state hunter mistakenly stabs himself with arrow | Reuters 'Knee defender' passenger 'ashamed' but won't stop using airline seat gadget - World - CBC News 'Buttered coffee' the latest health fad - Canada - CBC News Ailing Great Dane in Oregon packed his belly with 43.5 socks | Reuters New Thai PM uses holy water, feng shui to ward off occult | Reuters Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital | Reuters Rockefellers to sell oil assets as part of $50B global warming fight - World - CBC News Artificial sweeteners linked to obesity epidemic, scientists say - Health - CBC News Integrated-prom pioneer needs funds to visit Museum for Human Rights - World - CBC News Fish incorrectly labelled for 'better profits' in Quebec - Montreal - CBC News Idaho woman accused of chewing up back seat of police car | Reuters Arizona inmate recaptured after climbing basketball hoop to escape | Reuters Connecticut man arrested after driving stolen car to meeting with cops | Reuters Washington state teen calls police to break up his own party | Reuters For Ohio's 'PotatoStock,' all you need is love, and mayonnaise | Reuters Potato salad kickstarter: Man who raised $55K for potato salad throws party - World - CBC News Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule for deliberate practice is wrong: Genes for music, IQ, drawing ability, and other skills. Dallas man arrested after ill-fated casket prank | Reuters OctoberBugzilla Bug Exposes Zero-Day Bugs - Slashdot Why our brains aren't built for democracy - Politics - CBC News Delaware mother charged after daughter brings heroin to daycare | Reuters India wields the axe on Her Majesty's laughable laws | Reuters Thai traffic cops offered cash to turn down bribes | Reuters China bans tainted stars from TV, movie screens | Reuters Wife-carrying competition brings Finnish whimsy to Maine | Reuters Remorseful robber waits for police after Washington state heist | Reuters One-ton California pumpkin weighs in as heaviest ever in North America | Reuters Google Finds Vulnerability In SSL 3.0 Web Encryption - Slashdot Lockheed Martin Claims Fusion Breakthrough That Could Change World Forever - Forbes Calling Bruce Wayne: Japanese firm shows off Bat Signal-like technology | CTV News Negative online reviews led to threats of legal action from targeted businesses - British Columbia - CBC News Big Data, Hype, the Media and Other Provocative Words to Put in a Title | AMPLab – UC Berkeley Cancer cells can ‘infect’ normal neighbours : Nature News & Comment Liquor store shelf collapse in Whitehorse spills $50K — mostly fine scotch - North - CBC News Police led to Alabama drug suspect by his dog | Reuters Edmonton's homeless piano man reveals rough life behind his music - Edmonton - CBC News Man arrested for stealing, crashing police car - Edmonton - CBC News Halloween Sun looks like a giant jack-o'-lantern › News in Science (ABC Science) Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns - The Washington Post Parachutist rescued from Missouri radio tower | Reuters Spanish shepherds, sheep protest in Madrid streets - World - CBC News John Spinello, creator of Operation board game who couldn't afford surgery, gets online help - World - CBC News White noise for your nose cancels pungent aromas - tech - 30 October 2014 - New Scientist Food bland? Electric spoon zaps taste into every bite - tech - 31 October 2014 - New Scientist 'Plastic' Halloween skulls found in Connecticut are human remains | Reuters Food bland? Electric spoon zaps taste into every bite - tech - 31 October 2014 - New Scientist Remedy or ripoff? 5 things to watch out for - Health - CBC News NovemberNew Clock May End Time As We Know It : NPR Connecticut man charged with trying to eat his DWI results | Reuters Researchers Say Ultraviolent Video Games Aren't Actually Bad For You | Motherboard CNN Anchors Caught On Camera Using Microsoft Surface As An iPad Stand - HotHardware Robot makes people feel like a ghost is nearby | Science/AAAS | News Sugar is the same, nutritionally, even by any other name - Health - CBC News Club Coffee takes Keurig pod fight to Competition Bureau - Business - CBC News BNP tweets Remembrance Day silence reminder a day late | Metro News Frank Swain can hear Wi-Fi through his Phantom Sounds iPhone technology | Metro News Arkansas teen arrested after failed attempt at driver's license | Reuters Wild cat on loose near Disneyland Paris not a tiger - World - CBC News California newspaper asks reporters to help with deliveries | Reuters Benzene-derived carbon nanothreads : Nature Materials : Nature Publishing Group Open restaurant kitchens can improve meal quality - Business - CBC News Dog has its day as mayor of San Francisco | Reuters Does vinyl really sound better? An engineer explains | OregonLive.com Thai students detained at ‘Hunger Games’ opening over three-finger salute | Toronto Star Labor-intensive: China hospital gives men chance to experience pain of childbirth | Reuters Gender gouging: Women often pay more than men - Business - CBC News 'Hottest year' record likely for 2014 after warmest October - Technology & Science - CBC News Winnie-the-Pooh spanked by Polish council for not wearing pants - Manitoba - CBC News Indefatigable scientist who studied fatigue tapped to lead U.S. road safety agency | Science/AAAS | News The Problem With International Development—and a Plan to Fix It | New Republic (Stop Trying to Save the World) Fifty years later, American skating team claims Olympics bronze | Reuters Google's latest a spoon that steadies tremors - Health - CBC News 7 Reasons 'Assassin's Creed' Is the Least Playable Game Ever | Cracked.com 2013 homicide rate in Canada lowest since 1966 - Politics - CBC News Metamaterials allow ultrasound to penetrate bone and metal Firefly Space Systems charges full-speed toward low Earth orbit | Ars Technica DecemberOverdue book returned to library in Washington state, 65 years late | Reuters Texas university loses 100 human brains | Reuters Baer’s Odyssey: Meet the serial inventor who built the world’s first game console | Ars Technica Banff dumpster divers costing town big bucks - Calgary - CBC News Wisconsin man tells fish story during drunken driving stop | Reuters Israeli youngsters try to rob bank with toy guns | Reuters Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity | Reuters U.S. developers create Driving While Black app - World - CBC News Birds flying drunk a big problem this time of year Stephen Poloz seeks Star Trek inspiration after bad week: Don Pittis - Business - CBC News BBC News - Rime ice found on Cheviot Hills Northumberland Oklahoma boy puts quarter in vending machine, gets Nazi ring | Reuters Robot flies to Germany as airline passenger from Los Angeles | Reuters Frozen, other on-screen deaths in animated films may upset young children - Health - CBC News Deep Neural Networks are Easily Fooled: High Confidence Predictions for Unrecognizable Images | Evolving AI Lab Canadian picks stranger with ex-girlfriend's name for world trip | Reuters Tennessee police looking for Christmas tree thief | Reuters Montreal police officer hands out money instead of tickets - Montreal - CBC News Problem Solver Beer Tells How Much To Drink To Boost Your Creativity - Slashdot Hope's last slide: Terminal cancer patient gets Christmas sledding wish - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News NuSTAR Takes Beautiful X-ray Image of Sol - Slashdot NORAD Santa Tracker: Christmas tradition began with a wrong number - CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News NORAD's Santa Tracker Began With A Typo And A Good Sport : NPR Goodbye, Alek's Internet-Controlled Christmas Lights for Celiac Research - Slashdot |