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Smoking out tobacco: The rise of the e-cig
The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction.
11 February 2013
Gay and lesbian adoptions the new norm in Quebec
"I would like to have a mother, but I wouldn't want to lose my two dads," says Frida, a radiant six-year-old Canadian girl unaware of the international controversy raging over gay parenting rights.
09 February 2013
Canadians create 'most energy-efficient' bulb
A trio of Canadians claimed Wednesday to have invented the world's most energy-efficient bulb: a 12-watt LED light that shines as bright as a 100-watt incandescent one.
07 February 2013
BlackBerry faces tough battle for business users
BlackBerry's new smartphone platform launched this week faces an uphill battle winning back corporate and government users who helped spawn the "crackberry" culture.
02 February 2013
Skiing: Kazakhstan skiers win team sprint in Quebec
Kazakhstan’s Nikolay Chebotko and Denis Volotka won Men Free team sprint at the Third Cross-Country World Cup in Quebec, Canada.
01 February 2013
Canadian experts to help investigating plane crash near Almaty
Canadian experts will take part in the investigation of the CRJ-200 plane crash near Almaty that claimed 21 lives.
01 February 2013
Gays who come out are less stressed: Canada study
Gays and lesbians who come out about their sexual orientation are less stressed than those who remain in the closet, and often more relaxed than heterosexuals.
30 January 2013
Hockey: Dallman might debut in Kazakhstan national team in February
The full list of players, who can be included into Kazakhstan national team has been published at the website of Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation.
25 January 2013
Kazakhstan advancing technical education to international level
Technical and vocational training will be provided in special colleges of international level in Kazakhstan.
25 January 2013
Women smokers face greater health risks than in past: study
Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use.
25 January 2013
Oops! Norwegian maple leaf adorns new Canada $20 bill
The maple leaf shown on Canada's new $20 bills is from a Norway maple, which is not native to Canada, several botanists cited by Canadian media decried Friday.
20 January 2013
Native leaders meet with Canada PM amid protests
Indigenous Canadians marched on the capital and other major cities Friday threatening to bring the economy "to its knees" as their leaders met with officials to try to resolve a row over extreme poverty on reserves.
13 January 2013
Zinc hungry China asks Canada to back giant mine
With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap -- but environmentalists and roving caribou stand in the way.
07 January 2013
Canadians protest for India women after gang rape
Protesters have rallied in two of Canada's main cities in solidarity with women in India after the deadly gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi sparked outrage.
05 January 2013
9 dead after bus careens into Oregon ravine
A Canada-bound bus crashed through a guard rail on an icy road in Oregon on Sunday and careened into a ravine, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 26 others.
31 December 2012
Canada strips citizenship of alleged Nazi war criminal
Canada has stripped citizenship from a Ukrainian-born man it is seeking to deport for alleged ties to a Nazi killing squad in World War II.
31 December 2012
Canada adds elite Iranian force to terror list
Canada added Iran's Quds Force to a list of terrorist groups on Thursday, saying the elite special operations unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard had been arming the Taliban, Hamas and others.
22 December 2012
Police chief sends gangsters Christmas cards
Gangsters in one of Canada's most crime-ridden cities can expect a special greeting card this Christmas -- from a local police chief dressed as jolly Santa Claus and packing heat.
13 December 2012
Bieber miffed at Grammys snub, Brubeck gets nod
Justin Bieber's manager has lambasted the Grammys organizers after the Canadian teen sensation failed to garner a single nomination for this year's music awards.
07 December 2012
Bitsy beetle warms Canada: study
An army of rice-grain-sized beetles, attracted by warming weather, has moved into Canada's western forests, where its tree massacre is causing the mercury to rise yet further.
27 November 2012