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Libyans in B.C. celebrate Gadhafi's death
Expatriates of Libya were celebrating across B.C. Thursday as news broke that despot Moammar Gadhafi had been killed after more than four decades in power. 2 feet washed ashore in B.C. identified
The Coroners Service of British Columbia has identified two feet that washed ashore in Richmond in 2008, and say no foul play was involved. BC Place workers issue 72-hour strike notice
Despite the efforts of a mediator, maintenance and security workers at BC Place Stadium have moved to strike. Shipbuilders await $33B in contracts
The two winners of federal shipbuilding jackpots worth a combined $33 billion are expected to be announced on Wednesday. Grain elevator imploded
A building that's been part of the Calgary landscape for nearly 100 years is no longer standing. 4 teens killed in rollover in southern Alberta
Four teenagers were killed late Saturday night in a single-vehicle rollover in southwest Alberta. Harper government proposes tougher language rules for immigrants
OTTAWA — The Harper government is proposing changes to the Canadian citizenship process that would force immigrants to prove their proficiency in English or French before being able to write an exam and be considered for acceptance into Canada. Disturbing attack on child inside Abbotsford Costco
A seven-year-old Abbotsford boy and his family are traumatized after the child was savagely bitten on the lip by another youth in a disturbing attack in a Costco store washroom on Saturday. Edmonton's record homicide rate leads nation
Edmonton's police chief says he needs more officers on the street to battle a homicide rate that has the grisly distinction of being the nation's worst. Infant's body found in Fraser River near Vancouver
The body of an infant was discovered Tuesday night by a tugboat crew working on the Fraser River south of Vancouver, according to police. Vigil to honour slain teen Good Samaritan
A second candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday night to honour a teenaged Good Samaritan who was murdered trying to break up a fight this weekend. Deer kills N.B. farmer with repeated antler blows
A deer farmer in New Brunswick has apparently been killed by an animal in his herd, police say. Zombie movie shoot accident hurts 17 in Toronto
The collapse of a platform during a shoot for a zombie movie in west Toronto has injured 17 people, police say. Drilling rig collapse kills 1 at Toronto's York University
A construction worker died and rescue crews managed to free another after a piece of heavy equipment collapsed at York University in Toronto. Loose propeller nut strands Coast Guard icebreaker 
The Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St. Laurent has freed innumerable ice-locked vessels, explored the unseen depths of the Arctic bottom and hosted prime ministers and the world’s top Arctic scientists. Recently, however, the bright red workhorse of Canada’ Tamil migrant ship for sale in B.C.
She's got a shady past, a pile of debt and her share of wear-and-tear, but MV Ocean Lady can be yours — for a price. Quarry on Ont. farmland was the plan, firm says
The American-financed company behind a controversial proposal to mine Ontario limestone says it planned, from the onset, to turn prime farmland into a quarry. Canadian silver coin minted in Switzerland
TORONTO - A new silver coin with Toronto’s skyline below a map of the city was produced in Switzerland, a Royal Canadian Mint spokesman confirmed Friday. PM unveils coins marking return of Winnipeg Jets
Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled one of the two commemorative coins the Royal Canadian Mint is producing to mark the Winnipeg Jets' return to the NHL. Harper denied 14 tickets to Winnipeg Jets opener
REGINA — The prime minister says he's not out to nab more than his fair share of seats when the reborn Winnipeg Jets play their NHL home opener. Animal war memorial in peril
A Second World War veteran trying to erect a monument dedicated to animals that fought and died with Canadian soldiers has been denied federal funding because the memorial will be built on Crown land. Several hurt in Regina oil refinery explosionMisc CDN | 207209 hits | 2:46 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion and fire at the Co-op crude oil refinery in Regina. Bear gobbles up pies at B.C. pizza joint
CALGARY - Andrea Lawrance is used to customers having growling tummies. Class Afloat founder disagrees with Concordia report
The founder of an education-at-sea company that lost a vessel last year off the coast of South America said he welcomes new recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board, though he doesn't agree with all the findings in the agency's report into what BC Place re-opens after $563M renovation
Officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at 6 p.m. PT, and then stood aside to allow the first of thousands of football fans to enter the stadium and see for themselves the results of the $563-million renovation, including the innovative retractable roof. Christy Clark says B.C. police force still an option
B.C. Premier Christy Clark says the province may have to consider a provincial police force if it can't get an acceptable RCMP policing deal with Ottawa. Clifford Olson dies
Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, who had confessed to killing 11 children and youths, died in a Quebec hospital Friday, federal government officials have confirmed. Harper stands by MacKay's $3M tab for VIP flights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defending his beleaguered defence minister, saying the $3 million Peter MacKay has racked up on flights aboard Challenger government jets is low compared to his predecessors. CEOs bed down for the night at Portage and Main
As part of the first CEOs for Downtown Sleepout event, 40 executives from Winnipeg’s business community have picked a patch of grass at Portage and Main and bedded down for an uneasy sleep. Man may have accidentally shot hunting partner
CALGARY — Grande Prairie, Alta., RCMP are investigating after a city man was involved in what appears to be the accidental shooting of his hunting partner. Crew error cited in Concordia sinking
A tall ship carrying 64 students and staff was lost in a squall off Brazil because the crew didn't understand the risk of a knockdown, transportation safety officials say. Thousands respond to P.E.I. man's bottle messages
For the last 15 years, Prince Edward Island's Harold Hackett has been friending people all over the globe the old fashioned way -- he's tossed more than 5,000 messages-in-a-bottle into the sea and received about 3,100 responses Baby Joseph dies after long legal battleMisc CDN | 208818 hits | 1:02 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 20-month-old Ontario baby at the heart of an ethical and legal debate over a child's right to life died overnight. 5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Northwest Territories
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Northwest Territories Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. Ottawa resident says space oddity was falling satellite
OTTAWA — They haven't been able to prove it yet, but some residents in the south end of the city are sure they saw pieces of the falling six-tonne NASA satellite streak across a clear, blue sky Friday. Africville replica church celebrated
Africville is the former black settlement in north-end Halifax. In the 1960s, the city evicted the residents and bulldozed their homes so part of the land could be used to build approaches to the A. Murray MacKay Bridge. 3 drown in rescue attempt in Quebec river
Two men and one woman died this weekend trying to save their children from drowning in Quebec's Wapishish River. Reports of satellite debris hitting Alberta likely a hoax
Officials in the U.S. and Canada are trying to determine where debris from an American satellite have landed, but the RCMP is shooting down reports that some pieces fell in an Alberta community. Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein hospitalizedMisc CDN | 208509 hits | 9:46 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein has been hospitalized to deal with problems relating to lung congestion and dementia, one of his close friends said Friday. Rights group calls for Cheney's arrest in VancouverMisc CDN | 208754 hits | 9:43 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A major human rights group Saturday urged the federal government to bring criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney for his alleged role in the torture of Canadian detainees. Air and Space Museum gets six months to ship out
The Canadian Air and Space Museum -- a trove of national aviation artifacts based in Toronto's Downsview Park -- has been given six months to wind down its operation and figure out where to move its collection. Man runs over menacing cougar with his car
A Port Alberni man brought good luck to a black cat after running over the cougar that was attacking it on Tuesday afternoon. Pilots in Yellowknife crash died heroes, says witness
EDMONTON – An Edmonton-based soldier is one of two pilots killed in a Yellowknife Twin Otter plane crash Thursday. Plane crashes by Resolute survivors' employer
Two survivors of last month's devastating First Air crash in Resolute Bay narrowly missed being involved in Thursday's plane crash in Yellowknife. WWI flying ace honoured 81 years after death
A bugler sounded the Last Post and two vintage planes and a CF-18 fighter flew overhead as a monument was dedicated to Canada's most decorated war hero Thursday. B.C. fire department won't fight blazes without fee
A volunteer fire department in central B.C. says people who haven't paid an annual fee will be on their own if their house catches fire. MacKay defends use of military chopper
Defence Minister Peter MacKay defended his use of a federal military search and rescue helicopter, saying it was for work, rather than for personal use while vacationing in central Newfoundland.Back to Canada News
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