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Cable feud nixes Oscar feed

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 18:16

US Cablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company Walt Disney Co. switched off its signal in a dispute over fees. ...

Cat's demise prompts rumours of Thatcher death

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 21:43

Confusion at Toronto gala led Harper aide to contact Buckingham Palace ...

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 08:59

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Sat, 10/31/2009 - 16:30

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Sat, 10/31/2009 - 16:23

HELSINKI — It's five times larger than the Titanic, has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. The world's largest cruise ship is finally finished and Friday it began gliding toward its home port in Florida. ...

PEI casino uses comps to lure back gamblers

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 10:24

Paul Isaacs played slot machines, roulette and baccarat. He played so much that, in an obsessive spree lasting less than two years, he lost more than $1.2-million. ...

Video offers unique glimpse of hungry bluefin tuna

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 07:19

Lorne and Chris MacKenzie were granted a unique glimpse of the mighty bluefin tuna during a day fishing for herring on The Ridge grounds earlier the month. The schooling tuna were fed a stead diet by the fishermen, resulting in some amazing video of the tuna in their natural environment. ...

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 06:49

JAKARTA (AFP) – An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday. ...

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 07:34

There stood Russian president Boris Yeltsin, drunk and wearing only his underpants while he tried to hail a cab across from the White House. ...

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 06:46

Vera Lynn, who made her name entertaining troops in World War II after recording her first song 70 years ago, has become the oldest living artist to have a number one album. ...

One Vaccine Shot Seen as Protective for Swine Flu

Fri, 09/11/2009 - 05:01

Defying the expectations of experts, clinical trials are showing that the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine protects with only one dose instead of two, so the vaccine supplies now being made will go twice as far as had been predicted. ...

Dog saves toddler lost in Yukon bush

Mon, 09/07/2009 - 07:20

“A bear could have got him. Anything could have happened...What we do know is the dog stuck with him, all night and all the next day” ...

Museum of Animal Perspectives

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 12:57

Headed by Sam Easterson, the Museum of Animal Perspectives project involves the placement of tiny cameras atop various animals and offering snippets of them going about their daily lives. ...

Asparagus May Ease Hangover

Mon, 08/31/2009 - 19:51

To treat a hangover, drink lots of water, get plenty of rest — and eat your asparagus, researchers say. ...

United Guitar Song: Take Two

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 08:18

Nova Scotia musician Dave Carroll has released the second of three songs dealing with his struggles with United Airlines after airline employees broke his prized guitar. ...

'Just visiting' ads had 'unintended consequences' for Tories, says Apps

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 06:22

Television ads against Ignatieff 'mobilized' Liberals to fundraise more than the Conservatives in the second quarter. ...

Skydiver survives 10,000ft fall on to aircraft hangar roof after parachute failed to open

Sun, 08/16/2009 - 09:27

A skydiver survived a fall of 10,000ft without a single broken bone when his parachute failed to open. Paul Lewis, 40, crash-landed onto the roof of an aircraft hangar, which is believed to have flexed and saved him from severe injury or death. ...

Can a busy female politician give reliable evidence? A judge says no

Tue, 08/11/2009 - 07:39

Lisa MacLeod is a young female politician who commutes to her job at Queen's Park from Ottawa and leaves her husband, Joe, and four-year-old daughter, Victoria, at home. Mr. ...

Video: Aesop's Fable - or fact? Meet the world's cleverest bird

Sun, 08/09/2009 - 08:06

As the 2000-year-old story goes, the crow filled the bucket of water with stones until the level became high enough for him to quench his thirst. ...

New Special Sections Now Online: Minor Soccer

Thu, 08/06/2009 - 19:28

Soccer is one of the most popular sports for Island children. And we've got pictures of hundreds young kids to prove it. We've uploaded our minor soccer sections, for both the Eastern Graphic and West Prince Graphic, to our peicanada website. You can find print copies at newsstands across the Island or click on the attached link and go directly to the section. ...

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