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- August 29th, 2011
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Looking at technology to find fugitives
Police and border officials are looking at facial recognition technology to help capture war criminals hiding in Canada. -
Bilingual brain stays 'flexible' longer: Study
The brains of babies raised in bilingual households are "flexible" to different languages longer, a new study says.
- August 27th, 2011
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Elaborate hoax spun to lift iPods
James Dodd, 20, likes Apple products so much that he will resort to pretending to be a cop to get his hands on them.
- August 26th, 2011
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Medical journals publish misleading information, medical journal finds
Coffee is good for your heart, or not. Carrots fight cancer, or maybe they don't.
- August 20th, 2011
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Anti-Friends Facebook page launched
A new alliance in the fight to move forward on Lansdowne, the Friends against Friends of Landsdowne Park. -
Inmates had access to violent video game
a video game viewed by many as glorifying violence, crime and cop-killing was played by prisoners at a Manitoba jail.
- August 19th, 2011
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New BlackBerry finds a silver lining for RIM
RIM has produced a winner with the Bold 9900.
- August 18th, 2011
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Cancer vaccine okayed for human testing
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic believe they've developed two vaccines that can prevent the recurrence of cancer.
- August 16th, 2011
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16 year old whiz kid discovers new gene
Marya Aman has had few opportunities to hit the beach with her friends this summer, she's been busy discovering enzymes.
- August 14th, 2011
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Furey: Facebook attack misses mark
Some members of Anonymous have asked hackers to launch a coordinated attack on Facebook on Nov. 5.
- August 11th, 2011
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Social media parallels in UK, Vancouver riots
Social media's role in this city's hockey riots is being mirrored in Britain's turmoil, a local expert says.
- August 9th, 2011
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New immigrants have better heart health: Study
People who immigrated years ago are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than recent newcomers, study.
- August 7th, 2011
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A lesson in 'Scam 101'
A Winnipeg man canceled all his credit cards when he found out he had just been scammed by phone through his computer. -
Interest in 'Facebook for funerals' growing
It has been said two of the constants in life are death and taxes.
- August 2nd, 2011
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Twitter accounts spamming malicious links
Don't click on that link. Compromised Twitter accounts are sending out tweets and direct messages to followers.
- August 1st, 2011
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Cops prep 'strategic response' to flashrobbing
Ottawa "flashrobs" have local cops ramping up their efforts to fight crimes being planned through social media.
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