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Wearing hip-waders, Eric Jones and Phillip Joe wade through the lake that has flooded their front yard with a wheel barrow to collect sand bags on the Cowichan First Nation Reserve along Tzouhalem Road in Duncan, B.C., Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (Deddeda Stemler / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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Residents of flooded B.C. towns return home

Residents of Duncan and North Cowichan, B.C., are returning home after flooding sparked evacuations in the southeast Vancouver Island communities on Friday. Full Story

Reverend Raymond Lahey makes his way into the courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Pope appoints new bishop to Nova Scotia diocese

The Vatican has announced a new bishop will oversee the Catholic Church in Antigonish, N.S., replacing Raymond Lahey, who is facing child pornography charges.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay fields questions after meeting with U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Detainee treatment a concern 'for some time': MacKay

The treatment of detainees at the hands of their Afghan captors has been a concern "for some time," and Ottawa wants to help that government improve its human rights record, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay.   85  

Toronto Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay throws to first to retire Boston Red Sox's Joey Gathright on a grounder to the mound during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Report: Halladay 'not inclined' to re-sign with Jays

Roy Halladay is reportedly not interested in re-signing with the Toronto Blue Jays once his current contract expires at the end of next season.   5  

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Search for missing N.S. sailor stretches to Bermuda

Five aircraft from the States and Canada are searching a vast expanse of ocean from Bermuda to Nova Scotia Saturday in hopes of finding missing sailor Hubert Marcoux.

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Predator deported by Canada Border Services Agency

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has deported a violent sex offender who served his entire sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.

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Refugee board to reconsider case of U.S. army deserter

A lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada must have another chance to plead her case for refugee status, the Federal Court has ruled.

A vial of the H1N1 vaccine at a Montreal clinic (Nov. 20, 2009)

N.L. health officials probe role of H1N1 flu in 6 deaths

Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reviewing the role that H1N1 may have played in six deaths in the province.

Cameron Hinojosa studies homework and works on resume's at his home Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Marks go up after school bans homework

No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks. At least not because kids didn't do their homework...because there isn't any at one Ontario school.   45  

A television cameraman films Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore as he speaks with the media following Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct.7, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

Arts groups told to diversify funding sources

Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore says.

This Google Map shows the location of Halifax, and Dartmouth, N.S.

One killed in crash involving Navy bus, SUV in N.S.

The driver of an SUV involved in a fiery crash with a National Defence Navy bus near Halifax, N.S. has died, police have confirmed.

A Mohawk Warrior flag flies in front of the Canadian border crossing station as they block the Seaway Bridge in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne on Cornwall Island, Ont., Monday, June 1, 2009. The Mohawks are protesting the arming of Canada Customs guards with guns. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

Internal report warned of violence at border crossing

An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.

One of the world's rarest stamps, a mint condition 1851 Canadian 12 pence denomination postage stamp depicting a young Queen Victoria. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries)

Canadian stamp sells for more than US$250K

A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.

Steve Sullivan, right, tours the Centre d'Expertise Marie Vincent Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

Ombudsman advocates national child sex abuse strategy

Canada should take a page from the Americans and expand its network of kid-friendly, one-stop shops for treating sexually abused children, says the federal watchdog for crime victims.

An outdoor cafe in Old Montreal, Wednesday, August 7, 2002 in Montreal. (CP PHOTO/Paul Chiasson)

Who's been torching cafes in Montreal?

Police are stumped and the victims aren't talking in Montreal, where at least five Italian coffee shops have been hit by Molotov cocktails in less than a month.

As many as three dozen elementary school students are being treated for cuts and bruises after an accident in Calgary on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (Larry MacDougal / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Two drivers charged in Calgary school bus collision

The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been charged with driving carelessly and crossing over the centre line of the road.

Rich Canadians got even richer last year

Canadian Business magazine is out with its Top 100 richest Canadians and it reveals that despite tight times, the rich are still getting richer.   45  

N.B. premier to talk power with Danny Williams

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB Power.

Alta. man guilty of first-degree murder in RCMP killing

Alberta man Emrah Bulatci has been found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer two years ago.

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