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Montreal police teargas marchers defying protest laws - 14 minutes ago

Authorities called in the provincial police to arrest protesters taking part in a rally Saturday night in downtown Montreal, the 26th night in a row of demonstrations.

Transgender contestant falls short at Miss Universe Canada - 2 hours ago

A civil rights breakthrough at Miss Universe Canada may not be universal as it's being left to individual franchises to decide whether to carry out a policy paving the way for transgender competitors.

Air Canada, pilots turn to arbitrator - 59 minutes ago

A last-ditch attempt between Air Canada and its pilots to work out a new contract on their own came to a crashing halt Saturday as talks fell through and arbitration appeared the last resort.

Ontario girl's online banking speech goes viral - 2 hours ago

A 12-year-old Ontario girl is causing a stir in financial circles with an online speech that says banks and the federal government are 'enslaving' the people of Canada.

Judge sex complaint review holds 1st hearing - 5 hours ago

A man who says he was sexually harassed by a Manitoba judge has asked the Canadian Judicial Council to appoint a lawyer to help him because he has been turned down by several other lawyers.

Seven homeless after Saint John fire - 8 hours ago

Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a large fire in Saint John Friday afternoon.

Police refute allegations of sexism at Pickton inquiry - 5 hours ago

Allegations that sexism and bias against sex workers played a role in the force's failure to catch serial killer Robert Pickton are false, a senior officer told a public inquiry.

Calgary mayor celebrated with gum-ball portrait - 2 hours ago

Calgary's often bubbly mayor has a new portrait to chew over.

Tsunami debris clean-up plan urged - 10 hours ago

Many British Columbians are headed to the province's shores this long weekend — but the increasing amount of tsunami debris washing up is raising alarm bells.

Central Newfoundland's feral dump cats to be euthanized - 12 hours ago

A Central Newfoundland pilot project aims to kill some of the more than 1800 feral cats that are estimated to be close to starving - but still reproducing – at 43 abandoned dumps throughout the region.

Polar bear killed in Labrador - 16 hours ago

Wildlife officials have shot a polar bear in St. Lewis, Labrador — the third one killed by a wildlife or police officer in the province this year.

Future dim for lighthouses across Canada - 12 hours ago

Community groups across the country are scrambling to save some 500 lighthouses the federal government has recently declared surplus.

BBC News - Technology

Facebook shares see modest debut - 1 day 8 hours ago
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

Met Police to extract phone data - 2 days 12 hours ago
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.

Silicon trick for next-gen memory - 1 day 18 hours ago
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.

Twitter backs web privacy effort - 1 day 17 hours ago
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.

Anonymous attacks Indian websites - 1 day 18 hours ago
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.

Computer game for stroke patients - 2 days 16 hours ago
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.

Government to miss cookie cut-off - 3 days 6 hours ago
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.

China Mobile in talks with Apple - 2 days 19 hours ago
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.

Government may miss cloud targets - 2 days 12 hours ago
The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests.

Japan launches S Korea satellite - 2 days 3 hours ago
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.

Privacy watchdog to meet Google - 2 days 18 hours ago
The French privacy watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, is to meet Google to scrutinise its controversial privacy policy changes.

Google makes search 'more human' - 3 days 9 hours ago
Google revamps its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions with a new function, the Knowledge Graph.

The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack - 3 days 12 hours ago
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack.

Virgin Atlantic allows air calls - 3 days 14 hours ago
Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices.

Google patents Project Glass design - 3 days 17 hours ago
Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.

Jury out in Google Oracle dispute - 3 days 15 hours ago
A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle.

Prosthetic retina in development - 2 days 18 hours ago
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.

Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf - 2 days 11 hours ago
Google is facing legal action for not labelling the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its map service.