Activists expelled as Israel resists Gaza inquiry
Israel moved swiftly on Sunday to expel the latest group of activists trying to break its naval blockade on Gaza, as it resisted pressure for an international probe of a raid that killed nine Turks
View ArticlePneumonia vaccine ineffective against repeat infections: study
The bacterial pneumonia vaccine (PPV) given to tens of thousands of Canadians a year appears to do nothing to prevent repeat, often-deadly episodes of the infectious disease, a new study concludes
View ArticleBlast kills soldier in Afghanistan
Sgt. Martin Goudreault, of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton, became the 147th Canadian to die in Afghanistan when he was killed by a homemade landmine just before dawn on Sunday while on a foot...
View ArticleThe used-car dealer vs. the quick-witted judge
In a ruling making the rounds of legal circles, Justice Joseph W. Quinn of St. Catharines eviscerates a used car dealer, saying his explanations were "incoherent twaddle" and "fell somewhere between a...
View ArticleSummer Mondays at the Post
Effective July 5, the National Post will reintroduce a Tuesday-through-Saturday summer schedule. This means we will not be printing and distributing a Monday newspaper throughout the summer through to...
View ArticleThe Woodward's Project: The greening of Woodward's
Sooner or later, everyone in the Downtown Eastside runs into Jim Green. He's one of the majordomos in the skids. He's also seen his social housing advocacy lead to the construction of dozens of...
View ArticleIsraeli navy patrol kills four Palestinians in diving gear
An Israeli naval patrol killed at least four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the Gaza coast on Monday, Hamas security officials and the Israeli army said
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens: The Yanks at Oxford
In the second of four excerpts from his autobiography, Christopher Hitchens writes about his time at Oxford and whether the CIA was spying on students at the college
View ArticlePosted Toronto Political Panel: A status quo future?
On the theory that there is much to talk about between now and the Oct. 25 municipal election, Posted Toronto has assembled Chris Selley, Anthony Furey and Jonathan Goldsbie (their biographies are...
View ArticleFP Tech Desk: Facebook helps solve kidnapping case
A California woman whose two children were kidnapped in 1995 has been reunited with them, thanks to Facebook.
View ArticleChrysler recalls nearly 600,000 vehicles
Doors that could catch fire, brakes that could fail and accelerators that could stick have caused Chrysler Group LLC to recall nearly 600,000 vehicles involving five models in the United States, U.S....
View ArticleOttawa to change foreign-ownership restrictions
Tony Clement, the federal Minister of Industry, confirmed Monday that Ottawa plans to move ahead on changes to foreign-ownership restrictions in the communications sector that will promote more direct...
View ArticleG8 security unit shows off plans for Huntsville
The integrated security unit tried to win over Huntsville residents on Sunday during a demonstration of what security measures to expect when world leaders arrive in three weeks for the G8 summit,...
View ArticleNo charges yet for writer of anti-Semitic blog posts
Three months after police launched an investigation into a Canadian who uses a website to call for a genocide of Jews, no charges have been laid and he has continued to advocate for racist violence
View ArticleTurkey keeps pressure on Israel over Gaza
Turkey called for international punishment of Israel for its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, telling a regional summit on Monday that Israel’s blockade of the territory should be lifted immediately
View ArticleMilitary has 'clear instructions' on 2011 Afghan withdrawal
Gen. Walt Natynczyk says the military is obeying “very clear instructions” from the government to withdraw from Afghanistan next year and he won’t speculate on whether some troops could or should stay...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Feminists playing with fire on burka issue
When you stand accused of a crime, facing the witnesses against you is a basic right in law. But what if your accuser has no face, because she chooses to conceal it behind a niqab?
View ArticleSteve Jobs unveils iPhone 4 at WWDC
Two months after a prototype for an unreleased version of Apple Inc.’s iconic iPhone went missing in a California bar and wound up on a popular technology gadget blog, Apple’s chief executive finally...
View ArticleWhite House dean Helen Thomas retires after Israel remarks
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired on Monday after coming under fire for controversial remarks about Israel
View ArticleEdmonton man author of 'most beautiful twitter message ever composed'
Edmonton man author of most beautiful tweet ever composed
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