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British television presenter says Piers Morgan told him how to hack a phone LONDON - A prominent British TV presenter says CNN talk show host Piers Morgan gave him a primer on phone hacking, a revelation that suggests he knew a fair amount about how the shady practice was carried out. BBC quiz show host and television news presenter Jeremy Paxman told a media ethics Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:12

U.S. Senate hearing into Colombian hooker scandal probes Secret Service culture WASHINGTON - The seamy Secret Service prostitution scandal was at centre stage in the U.S. capital on Wednesday as the director of the agency in charge of protecting the president made a high-profile apology to kick off a congressional hearing. But Mark Sullivan's mea culpa didn't do much to Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:12

US safety regulators add 2012 model year to probe of Chevrolet Cruze fires DETROIT - U.S. safety officials have added the 2012 model year to an investigation of engine fires in the Chevrolet Cruze. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last month it was investigating the 2011 Cruze because of two complaints of fires that engulfed the compact cars. In Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:11

Songbird Jessica Sanchez, guitar man Phillip Phillips vie for 11th 'American Idol' crown LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A teenage songbird or a bluesy guitar man will claim the 11th "American Idol" crown Wednesday. Jessica Sanchez, 16, of Chula Vista, Calif., and Phillip Phillips, 21, of Leesburg, Ga., made their final stand Tuesday, each performing three songs for the TV viewers choosing Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:11

Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples sought by European scientists to see if mythical creature exists LONDON - European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists. In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of Zoology scientists appealed to museums, scientists and Yeti aficionados to share Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:09

Anne Hathaway's Italian ex-boyfriend to be released from US prison after real-estate scam LORETTO, Pa. - An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway is about to be released from a U.S. federal prison following a real-estate scam. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday from a prison in Pennsylvania. Follieri Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:09

Tug of war between weapon threats, crippling sanctions snarl Iran nuclear talks BAGHDAD - Talks between Iran and six world powers snagged Wednesday over dueling proposals concerning Tehran's nuclear program, a tug-of-war that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people. The... Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:04:08

Feds invest in hog research Two research projects announced today could help Manitoba hog producers keep clean air in the barns, and better use manure on fields. More than $200,000 will be invested by the federal government in the projects, which were announced today by Brandon-Souris MP Merv Tweed. "Our government Category: Opinion & Commentary Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:57

Big bucks for flood fixes in Riding Mountain Nearly $6 million over the next two years will be spent to repair flood damage in Riding Mountain National Park. The federal government money was announced yesterday by Robert Sopuck, MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette. “Even at its elevation, Riding Mountain National Park was not immune Category: Opinion & Commentary Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:56

New law requires cycling children to wear helmets Manitoba will soon require that minors wear a “properly fitted and fastened” helmet when riding a bicycle. Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau introduced legislation this afternoon that would make helmets mandatory for bike riders under the age of 18. In the event of a crash, Category: Opinion & Commentary Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:55

Carberry man accidentally killed A 22-year-old man from Carberry is dead after material he was working on in a metal fabrication shop collapsed Wednesday morning. Just after 11:30 a.m, RCMP and local emergency services were dispatched to the scene, in the RM of North Cypress, police said in a release. The man was pronounced... Category: Opinion & Commentary Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:54

Manitoba government says expanded Sunday shopping could be in place by fall WINNIPEG - Manitobans could be shopping on Sunday mornings by the fall. The NDP government introduced a bill Wednesday that would loosen the current law, which allows most retail outlets to open only between noon and 6 p.m. on Sundays and some holidays such as Victoria Day, Thanksgiving and Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:53

Sports world grapples with need to both fight and embrace technology QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The sporting world has found itself stuck in a love-hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand, it has opened up a world of marketing and communications possibilities that allow every armchair quarterback unprecedented access to the game and to athletes. But the Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:52

Broken hydraulic line linked to potentially disastrous RCAF Hercules mishap TORONTO - A near disastrous fire that erupted aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force military transport as it was taking off in Florida was likely caused by a hydraulic line that broke next to an electrical power cable, according to a new report. The harrowing incident involving the CC-130 Hercules Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:52

Quebec's overachieving revolutionary: face of hardline student group gets award MONTREAL - She may be among the most ardent rivals of the Quebec government and a prominent hardliner in the ongoing student strikes. But Jeanne Reynolds has now received one of the province's most prestigious awards. Reynolds, a co-spokesperson for the most militant group in the student Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:51

Critics see pro-business bias in budget measures that chip away at labour power OTTAWA - Is the Harper government fundamentally anti-labour? The question arises anew after Labour Minister Lisa Raitt announced yet again Wednesday her intention to table back-to-work legislation hours after employees at CP Rail went on strike, as she did previously with the Air Canada and Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:50

Canada's refusal to arrest George W. Bush cited in Amnesty's human rights report OTTAWA - Canada's failure to arrest former U.S. president George W. Bush during a visit to B.C. is cited by Amnesty International in its annual report on human rights atrocities around the globe. The report also takes issue with Canada's treatment of aboriginal people, refugees and terrorism Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:49

Would-be immigrants' attempt to save their applications quashed in court OTTAWA - A federal court judge has quashed the hopes of hundreds of would-be immigrants seeking to force the government to review their files. Over 800 skilled workers have seen their applications languish in a massive backlog that's set to be eliminated by the federal budget bill. They are Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:49

Mistress of former Quebec judge on trial for wife's murder says she loved him QUEBEC - The secretary of a retired Quebec judge says she was ready to move in with him just days before he was arrested for his wife's murder. Johanne Plamondon had been the lover of former Quebec Court of Appeal justice Jacques Delisle for about two years before she told her husband she was Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:48

13 per cent of Canadians aged 15 to 29 out of school and unemployed: StatsCan TORONTO - Canada's youth are more likely to be working or seeking an education than many of their counterparts in other G7 nations, the country's leading statistical agency suggested Wednesday. A new study from Statistics Canada analyzed the working and educational paths of people aged 15 to 29 Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:48

Nude painting of PM Harper sold; no word on who bought the Sutherland work TORONTO - A Kingston, Ont.-based artist's painting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the nude has been sold. Artist Margaret Sutherland posted on her Facebook page that there was a "tsunami of press and offers to buy" the painting during the Victoria Day weekend. The large oil on canvas,... Category: News Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: National Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:47

Simon Wiesenthal Center grades social networking giants on digital hate, terror MONTREAL - Facebook has earned an A minus and YouTube merited a C minus for removing pro-terrorist and hate postings, according to a study by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which says social networking sites are magnets for this activity. Micro-blogging site Twitter hasn't been given a grade by Category: Lifestyle Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Lifestyles Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:39

Cattlemen want federal plan to transfer community pastures to Prairies delayed EDMONTON - The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is calling on Ottawa to delay its plan to transfer control of 900,000 hectares of community pasture to the Prairie provinces. The federal government wants to shift responsibility for these pastures to the provinces over six years starting in Category: Lifestyle Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Lifestyles Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:38

Forest fire threatens Kirkland Lake; residents told to prepare for evacuation KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. - Residents of the northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake are being advised to prepare for evacuation if a nearby forest fire threatens the community. People are being urged to pack enough clothing for three days, along with medications, cash, food and water in case an Category: Lifestyle Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Lifestyles Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:37

Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's recent history, leading to job-cut announcement On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to cut about 8 per cent of its work force, or 27,000 workers, by October 2014. It comes as the maker of personal computers struggles to compete with mobile devices. Here's a timeline of some key events in HP's history since it acquired the PC Category: Lifestyle Newspaper: Brandon Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Lifestyles Date: 2012-05-23 20:03:36

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