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Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank near the International Space Station. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)

In this May 31, 2007 file photo, part of the LHC (Large Hadron ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this May 31, 2007 file photo, part of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is seen in its tunnel. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)

More than a third of cases of ADHD in children age eight to ...

(CBC) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:34:19 GMT

(CBC) - More than a third of cases of ADHD in children age eight to 15 could be reduced by eliminating pregnant mothers' exposure to tobacco and children's exposure to lead, a new U.S. study estimates.

More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided ...

(CBC) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:10 GMT

(CBC) - More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided housing as part of a massive four-year project to study the link between mental health and homelessness.

Overview of the first element (L) of the huge magnet of the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Overview of the first element (L) of the huge magnet of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experimental site at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) before its lowering on Thursday in the French village of Cessy near the Swiss city of Geneva November 29, 2006. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about his first spacewalk and ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about his first spacewalk and the birth of his daughter while in orbit aboard the International Space Station in this handout image from NASA TV Space Shuttle Atlantis November 22, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV/Handout

Astronaut Randy Bresnik and his wife Rebecca speak during an ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Randy Bresnik and his wife Rebecca speak during an interview with NASA TV about the upcoming birth of their daughter, in this taped interview played on November 22, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV

A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it flaps fins that look like ears of the cartoon flying elephant - is seen in the depths of the ocean in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. REUTERS/David Shale/Handout

A jellyfish swims off Malaysia's Tioman island in the South ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A jellyfish swims off Malaysia's Tioman island in the South China Sea in this May 3, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/David Loh

Astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, is pictured ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, is pictured near a beverage container floating freely on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities in this photo released by NASA and taken November 17, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout

The top exterior of Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew cabin is seen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The top exterior of Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew cabin is seen in this image taken by an STS-129 spacewalker while Space Shuttle Atlantis remains docked with the station in this photo released by NASA and taken November 19, 2009. Picture taken November 19, 2009. REUTERS/NASA/Handout

In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze shows a finger attributed to Galileo Galilei. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze/ho)

In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Antonio Calanni, file)

The 1635 portrait of astronomer Galileo Galilei by Dutch painter ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The 1635 portrait of astronomer Galileo Galilei by Dutch painter Justus Sustermans hangs in the Palazzo Pitti art gallery in Florence January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Marco Bucco

The Linac 2 (Linear Accelerator 2) is pictured at the European ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Linac 2 (Linear Accelerator 2) is pictured at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Meyrin near Geneva October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse(SWITZERLAND)

Astronaut Randy Bresnik blows a kiss to the camera as he prepares ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Randy Bresnik blows a kiss to the camera as he prepares to board the Space Shuttle Atlantis before launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida November 16, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV

The IWK Health Centre, the children's hospital for the Maritimes, ...

(CBC) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:47 GMT

(CBC) - The IWK Health Centre, the children's hospital for the Maritimes, is buying vests to protect security guards from gunshots and knifings.

Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert says he's open to a new ...

(CBC) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:05:53 GMT

(CBC) - Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert says he's open to a new way of having Albertans pay for health care.

A flesh model of the head of PancakeCroc (above) and its fossil ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A flesh model of the head of PancakeCroc (above) and its fossil lower jaw are seen in an image courtesy of National Geographic. PancakeCroc was a fish eater with a 3-foot-long, pancake-flat skull. It likely rested motionless for hours, its open jaws waiting for prey. REUTERS/Mike Hettwer, courtesy National Geographic/Handout

Expectant mothers in Montreal will be allowed to have two people ...

(CBC) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:47 GMT

(CBC) - Expectant mothers in Montreal will be allowed to have two people with them in delivery rooms, after an H1N1 flu hospital policy was eased this week.

On the cusp of discovery, Paul Sereno, a National Geographic ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - On the cusp of discovery, Paul Sereno, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, closes in on the remains of BoarCroc, a 20-foot-long meat eater with an armored snout for ramming and three sets of dagger-shaped fangs used for slicing, in Niger in this undated National Geographic photograph released to Reuters on November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Hettwer/National Geographic/Handout

Astronaut Mike Foreman works in the Atlantis' payload bay at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Mike Foreman works in the Atlantis' payload bay at the beginning of his spacewalk in this image from NASA TV November 19, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV

A man who suffered a stroke after being released from a Winnipeg ...

(CBC) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:30:11 GMT

(CBC) - A man who suffered a stroke after being released from a Winnipeg hospital last month encountered more troubles when he tried to get back in again, CBC News has learned.

Astronaut Robert L. Satcher, Jr. emerges from the Qwest airlock ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Robert L. Satcher, Jr. emerges from the Qwest airlock at the beginning of his spacewalk outside the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV November 19, 2009 REUTERS/NASA TV

Children older than six who require physiotherapy or occupational ...

(CBC) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:36 GMT

(CBC) - Children older than six who require physiotherapy or occupational therapy will soon be able to get it at three P.E.I. schools.

A Winnipeg man's ordeal after undergoing brain surgery is raising ...

(CBC) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:12:28 GMT

(CBC) - A Winnipeg man's ordeal after undergoing brain surgery is raising questions about discharge policies for patients who undergo major procedures at the city's largest hospital.

'Moving Beyond Earth,' a new exhibit at the National Air and ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - 'Moving Beyond Earth,' a new exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum, that features two new items from the Hubble Space Telescope, is seen at the museum in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The new gallery leaves plenty of room to add new artifacts in the coming years as NASA retires the space shuttle program. After the current mission, only five missions remain. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Space Shuttle Atlantis with its open payload bay doors is ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Space Shuttle Atlantis with its open payload bay doors is seen in this view from aboard the International Space Station with the station's robotic arm in the foreground as it approaches the orbital outpost for docking in this image from NASA TV November 18, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV

In the latest effort to keep the swine flu virus out of hospitals, ...

(CBC) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:23:14 GMT

(CBC) - In the latest effort to keep the swine flu virus out of hospitals, expectant mothers in Montreal are being told they must choose between having their baby's father and their birthing coach in the delivery room.

Amateur astronomers observe the night sky for the Leonid meteor ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Amateur astronomers observe the night sky for the Leonid meteor shower at a hilltop near the village of Nagrakot, 32 kilometers northeast of Katmandu, Nepal. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

An artist's concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An artist's concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is shown in this publicity illustration released to Reuters November 17, 2009. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout

The mummified remains of Djeher, who lived in the Ptolemaic ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The mummified remains of Djeher, who lived in the Ptolemaic Era (304-30 BCE), enter a CT scanner tube set up outside of the Egyptian National Museum of Antiquities in Cairo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dr. Michael I. Miyamoto)

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a mission to the International ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a mission to the International Space Station from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Scott Audette

A Brazilian researcher holds the 'Violaceae' plant in Sao Sebastiao ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Brazilian researcher holds the 'Violaceae' plant in Sao Sebastiao de Cuieirs near the Cuieiras river in the Brazil's Amazon rain forest October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

Though levels of 'bad' cholesterol have fallen dramatically ...

(CBC) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:29 GMT

(CBC) - Though levels of 'bad' cholesterol have fallen dramatically among Americans, a high percentage of people with high cholesterol are still failing to get treatment.

Supporters of an Edmonton charity were cheering around their ...

(CBC) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:45:26 GMT

(CBC) - Supporters of an Edmonton charity were cheering around their televisions Monday night, as they watched CBC's Battle of the Blades finale that injected $100,000 into their work for people with spinal cord injuries.

The general public in B.C. will have to wait up to three more ...

(CBC) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:14:59 GMT

(CBC) - The general public in B.C. will have to wait up to three more weeks before being eligible for the swine flu shot.

Health Canada has approved the use of adjuvant-free swine flu ...

(CBC) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:56:22 GMT

(CBC) - Health Canada has approved the use of adjuvant-free swine flu vaccine made in Canada for pregnant women and healthy people aged 10 to 64, federal health officials say Friday.

Two workers walk away after inspecting the top of the external ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Two workers walk away after inspecting the top of the external tank on the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris O'Meara)