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• EU at stalemate on Canada's oilsands ranking
  
  

  European Union officials are at a stalemate on whether to classify Canada's oilsands crude as more harmful to the environment than other fuels — a proposal that Canada would fight.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:11:37 EST

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• Graham James apologizes to sex-abuse victims
  
  

  Graham James, the former junior hockey coach and convicted sexual abuser whose victims included ex-NHLers Theoren Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, has told a courtroom: "For my behaviour, I am deeply sorry.… Parents expected sons to be safe; not all were."

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:34:33 EST

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• Target set to alter Canadian retail landscape
  
  

  The buzz surrounding Target Corporation's move into Canada could quickly turn into a backlash if the U.S. retailing giant can't deliver quality goods at prices similar to what it charges south of the border, experts say.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:32:24 EST

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• Santorum, Romney spar in Republican debate
  
  

  Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum swapped accusations about spending and taxes Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:43:09 EST

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• U.S. base in Afghanistan attacked over Qur'an burning
  
  

  Afghan police are firing shots into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who are trying to break into an American military base to vent their anger over the Qur'an burning incident.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:36:46 EST

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• SNC-Lavalin hired diplomat's spouse for Gadhafi project
  
  

  The husband of Canada's ambassador to Libya was hired by SNC Lavalin to work as part of the Montreal-based company's joint project with the Gadhafi regime, CBC News has learned.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:02:55 EST

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• Brian Stewart: A national security strategy for dangerous times
  
  

  With the world in so much turmoil, Ottawa needs to become more creative in assessing what really counts for Canada's security and economic well-being, writes Brian Stewart.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:42:39 EST

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• Pro-Putin rally in Moscow draws tens of thousands
  
  

  Tens of thousands of people marched along the Moscow River and then packed a soccer stadium for a campaign rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Many of them appeared to be state employees who attended at the behest of their employers

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:09:03 EST

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• Iraq attacks kill at least 50
  
  

  A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be another strike by al-Qaeda militants bent on destabilizing the country.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:07:38 EST

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• Air Canada ground staff reject contract deal
  
  

  Air Canada's baggage handlers, ground crews and maintenance workers rejected a tentative deal signed earlier this month with Canada's biggest airline, shortly after its dispatchers ratified a new contract.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:03:59 EST

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• Cancer patient wants apology for pathologist's error
  
  

  A Winnipeg breast cancer patient wants an apology from the pathologist who erred in his analysis of her biopsy, which led to her being told she didn't have cancer when she did.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:12:16 EST

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• NFB's Oscar success driven by short films
  
  

  Canada's National Film Board has two titles in contention at this year's Academy Awards, which brings its lifetime tally of Oscar nominations to 72 and bolsters its reputation as the world's preeminent producer of short films.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:40:28 EST

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• Online surveillance bill setup costs estimated at $80M
  
  

  It's going to cost at least $80 million to implement the government's lawful access bill to force internet and telecommunications service providers to collect customer information in case police need it for an investigation, CBC News has learned.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:12:01 EST

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• Alleged B.C. rave rape victim seeks witnesses
  
  

  A young woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a notorious Pitt Meadows, B.C., rave is urging witnesses to come forward.

  
  Publication Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:14:38 EST

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• Garbage blamed as 145 bears shot in Alberta's north
  
  

  Questions are being raised about garbage management after 145 black bears were shot by wildlife officers in northern Alberta's oilsands region last year.

  
  Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:06:18 EST

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Yahoo! News: Software News

Reuters - Chip-design software maker Synopsys Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, helped by strong demand for its new products, and raised its full-year outlook.

Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:21:00 GMT

Reuters - A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook's $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies.

Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:49:35 GMT

Reuters - Nokia will next week unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for its new range of smartphones, two sources close to the company said.

Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:00:47 GMT

Reuters - A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.

Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:34:13 GMT

Reuters - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.

Publication Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:00:33 GMT

AP - Sophisticated encryption software has become so readily available and so effective, it's surpassed the federal government's ability to seize computers and gather evidence in criminal cases.

Publication Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:15:20 GMT

Reuters - Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.

Publication Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:16:48 GMT

AP - Research In Motion released a free upgraded operating system for its struggling Playbook computer tablet on Tuesday, almost a year later than it first said it would.

Publication Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:21:54 GMT

InfoWorld - Among the many tools out there for cloning drives and performing full-system backups, one came to my attention for being both free (and open source) and powerful: Clonezilla, a product of the Free Software Labs of the National Center for High-Performance Computing in Taiwan.

Publication Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Reuters - Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

Publication Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:35:46 GMT

AP - Enterprise software maker SAP AG said Thursday that it completed its tender offer for all the shares of SuccessFactors Inc., paving the way for its acquisition of the software company to close.

Publication Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:50:53 GMT

Appolicious - It used to be that we’d want our smartphones to be more like the laptops or PC computers we use every day. Originally, most of us were amazed that we could have at least some kind of computer within the palm of our hand. This is what Apple’s iPhone and Android devices now provide, especially when running a huge variety of amazing and powerful apps.

Publication Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:48:00 GMT

AP - Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed "Mountain Lion," that will copy more features and apps from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac.

Publication Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:13:18 GMT

Appolicious - Realmac Software released Clear, a new iPhone to-do list manager to much anticipation today. The app not only requires iOS 5, but takes full advantage of the gesture system with its buttonless design. While it looks very appealing and is as simple as it gets, its complete independence from other core iOS features like push notifications or iCloud syncing, hold it back. Clear is, however, a solid option for those who really want to keep it simple.

Publication Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:05:00 GMT

Appolicious - The jig is up. As the $12.5 billion Google-Motorola deal gained approval from the U.S. just hours after the European Union granted clearance, it’s becoming harder to believe the acquisition will have little impact on Android. Google insists the Motorola Mobility buy was a patent acquisition to defend Android from the recent smattering of lawsuits from Apple and others. But this is really a win for Google, its Android OS and Motorola. From a device and software standpoint, it’s high time Google admits the need for an independent hardware channel. After all, this could work.

Publication Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:57:00 GMT

Appolicious - Google has addressed a newly aired security hack for its Google Wallet mobile software that disables the use of prepaid credit cards while the company deals with patching the security hole.

Publication Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:11:00 GMT

Reuters - Marin Software, a startup that publishes applications used to manage online advertising campaigns, has raised $30 million in a new investment round led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings.

Publication Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:09:24 GMT

Reuters - Apple Inc raised the stake in an intensifying global patent battle with Samsung Electronics by targeting the latest model using Google's fast growing Android software, a move which may affect other Android phone makers.

Publication Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:51:04 GMT

Appolicious - One of the big pushes Google is making for the future of its Android mobile platform is in Google Wallet, the near-field communication software that lets users make purchases in brick-and-mortar stores using only information stored and broadcast over short range by their smartphones.

Publication Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:00 GMT

Reuters - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management.

Publication Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:47 GMT