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Rhubarb
Market   Nutrition   Photos   Vegetables   Weather
 Canada Dot Com 
Rhubarb a sure and tasty sign that spring has arrived
I know spring has officially arrived when I see fresh rhubarb for sale at supermarkets and rising up in backyard gardens. For such a humble plant and inexpensive ingredient, rhubarb has a rich history... (photo: GNU)
Apple
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 Sydney Morning Herald 
Apple to settle iPod lawsuit
Apple has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of... (photo: Creative Commons / Ed Uthman)
Paddy - Rice field  Canada Dot Com 
Farmers set for record harvests
Boosted by high prices and good weather, the world's farmers will reap record wheat and rice crops this year, the U.S. government said Friday, which should somewhat allay fears of scanty food... (photo: WN / Silvino Lopez )
Agriculture   Crops   Market   Photos   Weather
A view of the Llaima volcano after it erupted in Chile's Conguillio National Park, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. (js1)  Canada Dot Com 
Volcano at 'critical point'
PUERTO MONTT, Chile - A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert warned on Friday. Luis... (photo: AP / Juan Tejos)
Chile   Environment   Nature   Photos   Volcano
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Johansson ready to take "private" songs public
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Scarlett Johansson describes the recording of her Tom Waits covers album, "Anywhere I Lay My Head," as an "intimate experience -- almost... (photo: Sony Pictures / )

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Gadget gifts for mom on Mothers Day
In a recent survey, Bluetooth SIG conveniently discovered that 64 per cent of moms would rather receive wireless gadgets over flowers on Mother's Day. Self-serving... (photo: Creative Commons Photo)
Bluetooth   Gadget   Gifts   Mothers   Photos
 Cats /wam2 Canada Dot Com
32 cats, 16 ducks and chickens seized in alleged case of 'animal hoarding'
OTTAWA -- Dozens of cats, chickens and ducks in need of immediate medical care were seized from a poorly-ventilated house in the Smiths Falls area after an investigation... (photo: GFDL / Lady Rowena)

Health   Medical   Nature   Ottawa   Photos
 A Palestinian woman sits in near darkness in a room lit by a lantern after electricity was cut in the area of Gaza City, Aug. 21, 2007. A Palestinian company cut off power to parts of the Gaza Strip after Israel closed a crossing through which fuel is br Canada Dot Com
Fuel shortage forces Gaza blackout
GAZA - A fuel shortage forced the Gaza Strip's main power station to shut down on Saturday, leaving much of the Hamas-controlled territory without electricity, a senior... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

Electricity   Fuel   Gaza   Israel   Photos   Slideshow
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Skating on thin ice in the Arctic
Ice was the last thing David Barber was worried about when he and an international team of scientists made plans last year to have their research icebreaker frozen into... (photo: GNU)

Arctic   Photos   Research   Scientists   Skating   Slideshow
WORLD WEATHER
Halifax, Canada
2008.05.11
heavy rain.
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4°C/39°F

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