http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=960&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com Daily National and International news plus oddities and entertainment news en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT BClocalnews.com 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=70627462&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F70627462.html CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT fb10664fb1678bb362454b40fd545785 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=70637092&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F70637092.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studio officials said on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 94b937540de22525fa73d4c68db82540 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=341799&44=70631892&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fcomox%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F70631892.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - Enough H1N1 flu vaccine for almost half of Canada's population will have been shipped out by the end of the next week, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 52760a4dfbae6efcec2091bd9e336f00 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=70632112&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F70632112.html PARIS (Reuters) - Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT a02a424749907cf0deeabdedc03e9ead Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=70622052&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F70622052.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was lower on Friday morning as weaker commodity prices, caused partly by a stronger U.S. dollar, pressured shares of Barrick Gold and other resource issues. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 7982343c095be59d99324514590f7513 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=70627422&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F70627422.html LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 64c97e0e64c9fa1cd3c438f662c9a455 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=70627397&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F70627397.html WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT be149209c9b82f3ede4300d4e0ff50ca Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=70627362&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F70627362.html STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 00cdf4d74d5c6f375d29f7fc57da101b Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=328081&44=48066372&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fchilliwack%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F48066372.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index opened lower on Friday as weaker commodity prices, caused partly by a stronger U.S. dollar, pressured shares of Barrick Gold and other resource stocks. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 033331132749b03f5ba902c7782d7627 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=70613242&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F70613242.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open lower on Friday as a stronger U.S. dollar and weaker oil prices put pressure on the resource stocks. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT d77f21ea0a1bf7b23546998296cd4f52 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=341799&44=70601732&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fcomox%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F70601732.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's economy performed worse than expected in the third quarter and while now recovering, it risks further setbacks due to the sharp rise of the Canadian dollar, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 937f8c277e4942dcbf7f5d2e2ff66666 Reuters Upload 2009-11-20T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=70551987&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F70551987.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index skidded on Thursday as oil prices dropped and Manulife Financial rattled investors by announcing a surprise, C$2.5 billion stock offering. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 2699136351e63c9630a86ceda08bbe41 Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=70482572&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F70482572.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 83742eb8bb37fcabacb4cd74428f0aa7 Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=70551977&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F70551977.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 84860745b5c06937548e0d167f5e1f8c Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=341799&44=70540357&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fcomox%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F70540357.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Thursday dismissed calls for a public inquiry into allegations senior officials had ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canadian troops. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT ed8b8238bc9cb471045ebab919e43568 Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=328081&44=70534612&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fchilliwack%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F70534612.html HONG KONG (Reuters) - Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 49a465e8d0ba8845c851a63f49c2d2ff Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323521&44=70528147&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2F70528147.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government came under pressure on Thursday to investigate allegations that senior officials ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canadian troops. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 32aff0d066dda8088155365d8deb9554 Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=70481507&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F70481507.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was down more than 1 percent on Thursday morning, dragged lower by Manulife Financial as investors reacted to a major stock offering by the country's biggest insurer. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 59e8a87a20d2db1a07591c7046b0c9bf Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=70462137&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F70462137.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened lower on Thursday, dragged down by a slip in oil and gold producers on the resource-laden market and a drop in Manulife Financial after it announced a major stock offering. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT d3da4e3a68579a91e6efe213d2e4661c Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=328081&44=70458582&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fchilliwack%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F70458582.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open lower on Thursday as weak gold and energy prices constrain the resource-laden market. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT ae4ebc3ba5fa1c80c55b08282a72ea6f Reuters Upload 2009-11-19T08:00:00Z