At KSC in Florida, throughout the weekend technicians will prepare space shuttle Endeavour for prelaunch propellant servicing at Pad 39A. The shuttle continues to be sheltered from the Space Coast's uncharacteristically cold temperatures with heaters and warm air purges. This process will keep the spacecraft's systems at an appropriate temperature.

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At ScannerDesk you will find scanner and Amateur Radio information for the Durham Region area, including Northumberland and Hastings County.

Due to my work schedule, with the outsourcing/migration to IBM, and family responsibilites since last September, I have not been able to keep the site updated.  Hopefully in the next couple of weeks, I hope to get back to fininshing up the Fleetnet pages and continue with the Military section.

Durham Child's Sudden Death Ruled a Homicide PDF E-mail
Sunday, 10 January 2010 13:12

Durham Police have laid a murder charge in connection with the death of a young child in Oshawa.

They have charged the new boyfriend of the child's mother with second-degree murder. The 26-year-old Oshawa man appeared in court on Friday afternoon.

A 2½-year-old boy was found dead by emergency personnel when they responded to a 911 call and came to his basement-apartment residence shortly before noon on Tuesday, Durham police said in a news release. They said a man was at the scene when emergency workers arrived.

Neither the accused nor the victim can be named due to a court order issued Friday afternoon, Insp. Jamie Grant of Durham Police told reporters.

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Extreme Cold Weather Alert Cancelled PDF E-mail
Sunday, 10 January 2010 13:09

The city of Toronto has cancelled an extreme cold weather alert that was issued Friday morning in advance of frigid weekend temperatures to mobilize support services to help the homeless get in from the cold.

Alerts are issued when Environment Canada forecasts the temperature will drop below -15 C before wind chill factors are taken into account.

The mercury was expected to plunge to -15 C on Saturday and Sunday night. Forecasters predicted wind chill values would make it feel more like -20 C on Saturday night.

During an alert, 168 extra shelter beds are made available for the homeless across the city.

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Airport Full-body Scanners, are They Safe? PDF E-mail
Sunday, 10 January 2010 13:06

With news this week that full-body scanners will soon be installed in airports across Canada, many are wondering: could the scanners be a risk to my health?

The security devices are designed to keep travellers safe by helping to detect weapons strapped to the bodies of would-be terrorists. Not only can they spot knives and guns hidden under clothes, just as a metal detector can, they can also spot high-density materials, such as plastics and objects used in explosives.

What makes the scanners controversial is that they use radiation to generate their images. And that has some wondering whether they might be dangerous, particularly for children and pregnant women, especially since it's known that exposure to high levels of radiation can cause serious health problems such as cancer.

At least one expert believes there is nothing to worry about.

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Fallen Canadian Soldiers And Journalist Return Home PDF E-mail
Saturday, 02 January 2010 18:49

Our fallen comrades, Sergeant George Miok of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta; Sergeant Kirk Taylor of 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Corporal Zachery McCormack of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (Fourth Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry), based in Edmonton, Alberta; Private Garrett William Chidley of The Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta; and Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, Alberta, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, return home to Canada tomorrow.

Where:  8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When:  Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
What:  At the request of the families, media will be permitted on the tarmac.

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Four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian reporter killed and five injured in an IED strike PDF E-mail
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 20:53

Four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian reporter embedded with Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) were killed, while four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an IED incident in Kandahar province, on Wednesday December 30, 2009.

The incident occurred 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately 4:00 p.m., Kandahar time, Wednesday afternoon as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on an armoured vehicle during a patrol.

We will not release the names of the soldiers, as notification of next-of-kin is ongoing at this time. Further information on the incident will be provided once this has been completed.

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Cpl. Marie-France Comeau's Funeral Friday PDF E-mail
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 21:22

The death of Brighton resident Marie-France Comeau is being felt across the country.

Ms. Comeau, 38, was found dead in her home at 252 Raglan St., Brighton, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, around 1 p.m. Following a post mortem examination at the office of the Chief Coroner's office in Toronto, the Northumberland OPP deemed her death a homicide on Friday, Nov. 27.

Ms. Comeau was a corporal in the Canadian Forces and a flight attendant with the 437 transport squadron at CFB Trenton.

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