August 2010 Archives
Obama, bursting bubbles & bed bugs
U.S. Army soldiers on the last day of combat operations in the country. Photo by AP/Maya Alleruzzo. Tonight, live coverage of Barack Obama's presidential address - and reaction to...
Helpful Pot, Clemens Plea
Photo by Canadian Press/Kevin Frayer. A man smokes a joint recreationally in Toronto Some doctors have been prescribing medicinal marijuana for some time. But, until now, they didn't have...
Terror latest, Hurricane Katrina, soul food for the poor
RCMP investigators remove evidence boxes from a home in London, Ont. A resident of the house was taken into custody earlier this morning. Photo by Dave Chidley/CPPolice have arrested...
Today's terrorists, being stalked, the f-bomb
Terror suspect Khuram Sher auditioning for Canadian Idol. Photo from YouTube The RCMP have charged three Ontario men for allegedly taking part in a domestic terror plot. This news sent Canadian...
Painting P.E.I. by Google Street View
Bill GuffeyBy Jennifer Hollett"Just me looking around, everywhere I look is a painting to me," says artist Bill Guffey. He's been painting for only two and a half years,...
Heroes, hiking for Pakistan, subway Shakespeare
Pakistani villagers drag their belongings through heavy floodwater in southern Pakistan. Photo by Fareed Khan/APKen Leung is being hailed a hero after trying to protect his family aboard the...
Studying picky eaters
Do you avoid food of a certain colour? Pick items off your pizza one by one? Scared of most vegetables?As mentioned on the show, Duke University is conducting new research...
Mine survivors, Katrina's kids, picky eating
Photo by AP /Alex Fuentes. Family members of trapped miners. There are celebrations in Chile tonight, as 33 miners trapped underground, were found alive. But it could take up...
Pickton, Miss Pakistan World, childhood cancer
Miss Pakistan World, 2009. Promotional photo Tonight on the show:Call it the investigation into the investigation. Three years after Robert Pickton was convicted of murdering six women who disappeared from...
Waiting in line
Jacobabad, Sindh Province. Photo by Kevin Frayer/APPakistanis displaced by flooding wait in line for food at a temporary camp and aid distribution center in southern Pakistan....
Iraq, Pakistan, WORCIT
The U.S. has left Iraq. Early this morning, the last American combat troops exited the country, more than seven years after the war began. As we look back, and forward, what is the...
ADHD, kids who kill, 9/11 mosque
The site for New York's controversial mosque. Photo Louis Lanzano/AP file photo Many of us self diagnose or joke about having ADD, but a new study reveals that there...
Pakistan floods, Tamil migrants, Veterans Affairs
A young flood survivor carries her belongings along flooded streets near Multan, Pakistan. Photo by Aaron Favila/AP According to the UN, many Pakistani flood victims have yet to receive any...
VIDEO: Camping with your computer
By Jennifer HollettTent? Check. Sleeping bags? Check. Bug spray? Check. Laptop...Ontario Parks is testing out Wi-Fi on their grounds through a pilot program at Pinery Provincial Park. They soft launched the service two...
MMA coming to Ont., Tamil latest, 52 jobs
Chael Sonnen, Middleweight Championship UFC. Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP Starting next year, the Ontario government will allow mixed martial arts in the province. This follows successful sellout shows in...
Nominate a volunteer you know
Volunteer Jeff Holiday helps students create 3-D images at the Computer Camp for Kids in Mississauga, Ont. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CPWe're looking for Canada's top volunteers and need your...
Tamil migrants, Scott Pilgrim Vs. Toronto, living with new lungs
Michael Cera, left, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are shown in a scene from "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Photo by Kerry Hayes/AP Photo/Universal PicturesThe close to 500 Tamil migrants...
Tamil migrant ship, Iran stoning and Pink Floyd cover
An undated image of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who is facing the punishment of stoning to death in Iran, on charges of adultery. Photo from Amnesty...
Faking cancer, new superbug and Natalia's mission
Photo by HO/CP Ashley Kirilow, accused of faking terminal cancer, is charged with another count of fraud. Her story is generating a storm of anger online, and around the...
Cabin Pressure, Alzheimer's Hope, Liar Liar
Photo by Wilfredo Lee/AP In less than 24 hours, Steven Slater, a JetBlue flight attendant, has become a working-class hero. After he got into an altercation with a passenger...
Pickton interrogation, Tiger's game, waiting for lungs
Tiger Woods makes his way along the 17th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/AP A police interrogation video with serial killer Robert...
Five questions for Paul Hunter
Paul Hunter in the Connect story meeting. Photo by CBC CBC's Paul Hunter is filling in for Mark while he's on summer vacation. Here, he joins us for Five...
Pickton videos, pot economy, silence
Marijuana plants thrive under a grow light. Photo by Ed Andrieski/APThe publication ban of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton has been lifted, and police videotapes will be released shortly....
Dear valued customer
A mobile shop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo by APA BlackBerry user displays a text message sent by his service provider notifying him of the suspension of services,...
Pickton, #tutusfortanner, supermodel blood diamonds
Naomi Campbell holds the bible as she is sworn in at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands. Photo by Special Court for Sierra Leone/AP and...
Medical mistakes, DIY surgery, Wyclef for President
Wyclef Jean speaks to inmates at the women's annex of the National Prison in Port-au-Prince this past June. Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/APA pathology overhaul has been ordered for Ontario,...
BlackBerry's Torch, B.C. fires, BP
The new BlackBerry Torch. Photo by Richard Drew/APEighty per cent of British Columbia is now at extreme or high risk of forest fire. Firefighter crews are battling 400 wildfires...
Five questions for Kim Taylor-Galway
Kim Taylor-Galway and Glenn Gould, outside of CBC in Toronto. Photo by CBCGet to know associate producer Kim Taylor-Galway with Five Questions.Tell us about Mark being mistaken for a...
