[ Sports ] The "Curse" of LaBonte
The skip slipped – and as a result, Canada wins the 1972 Silver Broom in one of curling's most infamous incidents.
UN halts aid to Gaza, citing Israeli attacks on staff
A United Nations aid agency is halting all deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip because of Israeli attacks on UN staff and installations, its director said Thursday.
[ Science & Technology ] Sir Sandford Fleming delivers 'the world on time'
Sandford Fleming's proposal for Standard Time brings order to a world of a hundred different time zones.
Southern B.C. battles mudslides, flooding and avalanche risks
The Coquihalla and other highways remain closed and several communities struggle to hold back flood waters across southern B.C. on Thursday morning as crews deal with the aftermath of two days of heavy rain falling on top of melting snow.
Teck Cominco cutting 1,400 jobs
Teck Cominco Ltd. said Thursday it is cutting roughly 1,400 jobs, or 13 per cent of its global workforce, as it moves to cut its costs and improve its competitiveness in the face of weak commodity prices.