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Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate - 2 hours ago
Dr. Barbara Heartwell, the Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies, has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated.

Olympics brought big benefits: poll - 9 hours ago
A new poll suggests that Canadians see substantial benefits from the 2010 Olympic Games for Canada, for B.C. and for the city of Vancouver.

Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians - 34 minutes ago
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.

Funeral for slain OPP officer to be held Friday - 34 minutes ago
The Ontario Provincial Police will hold a funeral Friday for the officer fatally wounded Monday in a shootout in southwestern Ontario.

Taxpayer watchdog doles out waste awards - 2 hours ago
Mailouts from MPs, exorbitant Nova Scotia MLA expenses and a Toronto homeless audit are all cited at a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony meant to highlight questionable government spending.

Afghan detainee torture risk raised in 2005 - 25 minutes ago
A Canadian diplomat with extensive experience in Afghanistan says she raised the possibility that detainees transferred from Canadian to Afghan custody were at risk of torture back in 2005, but her concerns were ignored.

Firebombing nets Moncton man 5 years - 3 hours ago
A Moncton man, who firebombed a house in exchange for drugs, sending the occupant to hospital for two weeks with serious burns, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Ontario child porn bust snares 35 - 1 hour ago
A co-ordinated investigation into child pornography in Ontario resulted in charges against 35 people across the province, police say.

Alberta premier tries to clarify duck comments - 1 hour ago
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach tried on Tuesday to clarify remarks he made about whether he saw images of ducks dying in a toxic tailings lake that were entered as evidence last week in Syncrude's trial on environmental charges in the deaths of hundreds of ducks.

Grieving shopowner quits after break-in - 40 minutes ago
The owner of a convenience store in western P.E.I. has decided to close for good after a break-in the night after his wife's funeral.

N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco - 1 hour ago
Dr. Nash Denic has resigned as head of laboratory services at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority after a drug-testing fiasco in which lab officials are accused of reacting to the problem too slowly.

Seal pups beached in ice-free Gulf - 1 hour ago
An exceptional lack of sea ice on the Gulf of St. Lawrence this winter has left seal mothers with few places to bear their young or to feed their pups.

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition

Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize - 2 hours ago
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Mobile phone allows boss to snoop - 6 hours ago
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.

Facebook calls for 'iconic games' - 8 hours ago
Facebook calls on game designers to make an iconic title, such as Mario or Halo, specifically for the social network.

File-sharing sanctions 'unfair' - 9 hours ago
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

Hard drive evolution could hit XP - 1 day 8 hours ago
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

Porn net domain name plan revived - 1 day 7 hours ago
A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.

Banking fraud 'moves to internet' - 9 hours ago
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.

Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery - 1 day 2 hours ago
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.

Games migrate to the social side - 1 day 5 hours ago
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

dot.Rory - 9 hours ago
BT's boss comes out fighting on file-sharing rules

Vital statistics - 2 days 9 hours ago
Explore the inner workings of the web and its growth

dot.Maggie - 1 day 8 hours ago
Dotcom crash: Where were you on 10 March 2000?

Final Fantasy - 9 hours ago
Costumed fans queue for launch

Well-rounded - 3 days 13 hours ago
Indian computer graduates get etiquette classes

Dotcom Crash - 20 hours ago
10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst

Internet access 'a human right' - 2 days 10 hours ago
Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV - 1 day 3 hours ago
Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.

US eases sanctions for freer web - 2 days 1 hour ago
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.