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A British Columbia family travelling to Vancouver to realize a dream of watching an international tennis match died when their SUV crossed the centre line, collided with a tractor trailer and burst into flames. more...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged to press China on human rights as Canada moves ahead with plans to develop stronger trade links with Beijing. more...
Burns Lake Indian Band Chief Al Gerow says out-of-work mill employees suffering the after-effects of a deadly workplace blast are now facing mounting bills and uncertain futures. more...
Toronto's unseasonably mild winter is taking a weekend off as temperatures are expected to dip starting Friday evening. more...
In a frank exchange with CTV, the Russian ambassador to Canada said we may never know the details of a spy operation his country is accused of participating in in Canada, since he has made a deal with Ottawa to keep quiet about the case. more...
The prime minister has moved the focus of his trip to China from trade talks to text books. more...
The youngest of three Canadian sailors plucked from the stormy Pacific Ocean this week says he'd sail again, but not necessarily on another attempt to reach Hawaii from Mexico. more...
After months of fighting a government glitch that declared her legally dead, it appears that the federal government has finally declared Ottawa resident Susan Campbell alive. more...
Three migrant workers injured in a horrific crash this week will be eligible for health care coverage from the Workers Safety and Insurance Board, a representative of the group said Thursday. more...
Canada could support two new NHL clubs in Hamilton and Quebec City, bringing the country's total to nine teams, the Conference Board of Canada said Thursday in a new report. more...
The State Department's internal watchdog cleared the agency Thursday of any impropriety in its review of a permit for the controversial Keystone pipeline. more...
A senior Mountie has been reprimanded and will lose 10 days pay for having a sexual relationship with a fellow officer. more...
A clemency hearing has been set for two days in early May for the only Canadian on death row in the United States -- Ronald Smith, 54, originally from Red Deer, Alta. more...
The Transportation Safety Board has used its report into a deadly plane crash in Vancouver to sound alarm bells over Transport Canada's refusal to respond to recommendations the board believes could help save lives. more...
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to scrap its policy on torture-tainted information. Amnesty International Canada and the official Opposition are calling on the Conservatives to impose a total ban on material gleaned from torture. more...
The Conservative government is testing the waters for the sale of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s nuclear research labs. more...
The RCMP could have tried several tactics to advance a case aimed at pinning murders of Vancouver sex workers on Robert Pickton years before he was arrested, the Mountie who was the first to probe the pig farmer's gruesome crimes has acknowledged. more...
The government of Nova Scotia rejected a $1.1-million loan application by a steel foundry because it is too risky, the province's economic development minister said Thursday. more...
MPs on the Commons justice committee have been told that private security guards outnumber police at least two-to-one in this country and the ratio is only going to increase. more...
The province of Manitoba says it's not responsible for the death of a man who languished 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency room. more...
Fri Feb 10 09:40:52 EST 2012
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