Canada
# canada - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# canada - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Rory Best to captain Ireland for summer tour to North America
Les Kiss, who will lead Ireland as interim head coach, named six uncapped players for the games against the US and Canada.
The prehistoric Irish arrowhead that went to Canada… and back again
The beautiful arrowhead was found by nine-year-old Kieran Williams during a trip to visit his Irish grandparents in Howth.
# canada - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth
Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
# canada - Thursday 9 May, 2013
Charred bodies of Canadian mafiosi found in Sicily
The bodies of the two men were found riddled with about 30 bullets, in an operation dubbed “Argo” by Italian and Canadian police.
# canada - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Two Canadian warships intercept Jamaica’s former PM… on a fishing trip
Officials said that outdated navigational charts had resulted in it entering Jamaican waters by mistake.
# canada - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
The 14 countries that allow gay marriage
This month, New Zealand, Uruguay and France have legalised same-sex marriage. They follow the path trod by 10 other countries.
# canada - Monday 22 April, 2013
Canadian police forces thwart “Al-Qaeda supported” attack
It is understood that the arrests came after a a year-long investigation and involved a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train that runs between Toronto and New York.
# canada - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
For $100, Darren O’Dea is going to show you how to play football
The Irish defender will teach lucky Canadian youths the footballing basics later this month.
# canada - Saturday 30 March, 2013
She’s done it again! Miller hat-trick secures Sevens 1/4 final with All Blacks
Ireland put Japan to the sword but came up just short of an Aussie upset.
# canada - Monday 25 March, 2013
9 examples of world leaders being total softies
All you need to do is add cats, dogs and babies to the mix.
# canada - Friday 22 March, 2013
Man finds knife in own back… three years after being stabbed
He thought something was itchy.
# canada - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Canadian ad compares social smoking to farting
Are you a social farter?
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# canada - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Here’s how they’re celebrating St Patrick’s Day in space
Yes, that’s Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station wearing a green bowtie AND recording his version of Danny Boy.
# canada - Friday 15 March, 2013
‘Lying Cheating Sale’: Angry wife takes revenge via Craiglist
Failed marriages and the internet: not a good combination.
# canada - Sunday 10 March, 2013
VIDEO: Mexican and Canadian baseball players brawl it up
The last man from Canada we witnessed throwing a punch was Lennox Lewis.
# canada - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
# canada - Thursday 10 January, 2013
PICS: Killer whales trapped in sea ice
About a dozen whales are trapped in a vast stretch of ice in Quebec’s Far North, surfacing in a small opening for air.
# canada - Monday 31 December, 2012
VIDEO: Clearing the snow… Canadian-style
They’ve got so much of it, they tow it away. Can we have some please?
# canada - Sunday 16 December, 2012
# canada - Monday 10 December, 2012
Monkey found at Ikea… wearing nice warm coat and nappy
It was described as a “smart monkey”.
# canada - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Limbless Canadian scrum-half wins Spirit of Rugby award
“Hopefully just by being on the team I can encourage other people to come and play,” said the Nova Scotia native.
# canada - Monday 26 November, 2012
Canadian PM is OK with Justin Bieber’s dungarees
Stephen Harper has tweeted to say he doesn’t mind that Bieber was wearing overalls when he met him.
# canada - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
November tests: Cave wants to be centre of attention against Fiji
The Ulsterman’s sights are also on the number 13 jersey for the crucial tie against Argentina next weekend.
# canada - Monday 12 November, 2012
Bruton announces export contracts worth €8 million
The contracts were as a result of a three-day trade mission to Canada, which involved 30 Irish companies.
# canada - Friday 9 November, 2012
Two dead in explosion at Quebec pharmaceutical plant
Officials have not yet confirmed the cause of the explosion in which 19 people were also injured.
# canada - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Bruton leads trade mission to Canada
The trade mission will involve 30 Irish companies from a range of sectors, and the Minister will participate in 25 meetings and engagements.
# canada - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Update: Tsunami warning pulled back after Hawaii escapes major harm
Civil authorities in Hawaii say the island has largely escaped any damage, following an earthquake off the coast of Canada.
# canada - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
New research into what causes nausea may help improve cancer treatments
The research, carried out by the University of Guelph in Canada, used rats to better understand what led to the condition.
# canada - Friday 5 October, 2012
‘Canadian Mafia boss’ released from US prison
Now 66, the reputed chief, had served 10 years for conspiracy to murder and racketeering.
Canadian working abroad visa to be extended to two years
More than 10,000 visas will be made available by 2014 to Irish and Canadian participants for the newly-extended working holiday programme.
# canada - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Guantanamo’s youngest detainee transferred to Canada
Canadian Omar Khadr, who was also the last westerner held at Guantanamo, was just 16 when he was detained in 2002.
# canada - Monday 24 September, 2012
Canadian recruitment firm looking for 1,000 Irish workers
Diamond Global Canada has decided to locate its European HQ hub in Ireland.
# canada - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Aer Lingus and Air Canada sign single ticket agreement
The airlines said the agreement will make travel between the two countries easier with customers using a single electronic ticket to travel.
# canada - Friday 21 September, 2012
Newfoundland and Ireland: Where accents collide (VIDEO)
They’re not talking too fast, you’re listening too slow.
# canada - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Hilarious pictures of people getting very bad frights
Images of true terror as unsuspecting victims pass through a Canadian house of horrors
# canada - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Muslims protest outside US embassy in London
Muslim pressure group Hizb ut-Tahrir, who campaign for an Islamic state with sharia law, protest outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, London.
# canada - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler suffers heart attack during live WWE broadcast
The wrestling commentator was ringside during a tag-team bout when he collapsed.
# canada - Monday 3 September, 2012
Canada puzzled by $30 million maple syrup heist
Warehouse staff discovered last week that 4,500 tonnes of the sticky stuff had gone missing – but aren’t sure how or when.























































