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Climbers saved in 3,600-metre heli-rescue
Parks Canada rescuers used a helicopter to pluck two stranded climbers from a 3,600-metre-high mountain peak in Yoho National Park on Sunday. Up to 4 million sockeye expected in run
Fishermen on the Fraser River were back at work for a few hours this week, but didn't find anything like the record bounty of sockeye that came streaming a year ago. Winners of Great Places in Canada
Commercial Street... Nanaimo, BC
Le petit Champlain... Quebec, QC
The Forks... Winnipeg, MB Small Canadian towns fight for their economic survivalMisc CDN | 206876 hits | 7:28 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Small Canadian towns are painfully aware of the existential predicament they face. Few are strangers to the sobering realities of declining and aging populations, young people fleeing to cities, difficulty maintaining infrastructure, and sky-high unemploy Mother, 2 children killed in Ottawa-area house fireMisc CDN | 206873 hits | 9:20 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
An overnight fire in Alexandria, Ont., has claimed three members of a family -- a mother and her two children. Construction worker unearths live ammunition
A construction worker in West Vancouver made an explosive discovery while excavating a site this week when he dug up a live artillery shell dating back to the early 20th century Ranch filled with starving cattle nets cruelty charges
A cattle rancher from B.C.'s Cariboo region is facing criminal charges after SPCA investigators say they discovered his farm littered with dead and starving animals Fishermen complain about priority for First Nations
As commercial fishermen filled their nets with Fraser River sockeye salmon Thursday afternoon, some called for more chances to fish, like their First Nations counterparts. Concrete possibly thrown from Montreal overpass
A section of Montreal's Papineau Street is closed to traffic after a piece of concrete fell off an overpass near Saint-Grégoire Street, injuring a car passenger. Trio of orphaned bear cubs could be rehabilitated
Animal care workers are optimistic that three young black bear cubs whose mother was killed by conservation officers this week could lose their taste for garbage and eventually be released back into the wild. Winnipeg on edge as summer of arsons continues
A sharp rise in the number of arsons this summer in Winnipeg has put the city on alert. Canada "too small" to develop Northwest Passage shipping
Canada will lose out to Russia's Arctic shipping routes because it is too small to finance the infrastructure, France's ambassador for the polar regions said Monday. Cougar shows little fear of humans near Squamish, B.C.
A large swath of trails near Squamish, B.C., has been closed to users as conservation officers hunt down an aggressive cougar that's been stalking people. Mother bear attacks B.C. man in Vancouver suburb
A mother black bear that was shot and killed after it attacked a man in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Anmore had been a fixture in the community, said the mayor. Saskatchewan has secret aboriginal burial ground
Somewhere along the South Saskatchewan River is a secret aboriginal burial ground owned and operated by the provincial government. Canada's Afghanistan dead honoured in painting
A painting that honours Canadians who have died while serving in Afghanistan is making its way through Saskatchewan this month. Local adventurer, hero dies from bug bite in NepalMisc CDN | 207039 hits | 8:24 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Phill Michael first made headlines in 2008, when he successfully rescued two people lost on Mount Rainier. Teen swims across Lake Ontario
TORONTO -- Rebekah Boscariol was fighting against a strong current Saturday morning. Muscle fatigue, the sting of cold water and the darkness of night had worn the 17-year-old swimmer down. Retired warship at centre of final, vicious, battle in B.C.
HMCS Annapolis was a durable destroyer escort in the Canadian navy at a time when Canada was known as a peacekeeper. It was part of an oil-and-arms embargo for almost a month in 1994 after a military coup in Haiti. Otherwise, its public military record do Dog saves family from bear attack
WINNIPEG - A family dog is being hailed a hero after she clashed with a full-grown black bear in cottage country earlier this week. Man dies after being swept away by Calgary flash floodMisc CDN | 206878 hits | 11:52 AM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
A man was standing by a car in the 4600 block of 4th Street N.W. around 6:30 p.m. when he was suddenly swept under surging water. Passersby tried to rescue him, but were unsuccessful and called 911. Poll shows 56 per cent of Canadians think immigrants burden social services
The survey, which interviewed 17,601 respondents in 23 countries, shows Canadians have a relatively upbeat attitude toward immigration in general, compared to other countries and to the global average. Tobin's son warns others of drunk-driving 'nightmare'Misc CDN | 206874 hits | 7:47 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A sombre Jack Tobin warned others today about the "nightmare" of drunk driving as he apologized again to the family of a close friend he accidentally killed. Llama attack 'a nightmare,' senior says
A bizarre attack by a llama has turned a summer vacation in B.C. into a harrowing ordeal for a 75-year-old woman from Montreal. Police on the lookout for HIV positive teenMisc CDN | 207024 hits | 7:25 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Edmonton police are on the look-out for a 17-year old woman, who is allegedly engaging in unprotected sex with a number of partners without revealing her status as being HIV positive. Unions confirm job cuts coming to Environment CanadaMisc CDN | 206910 hits | 2:49 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Environment Canada has sent notice to hundreds of employees that they will be affected by a wave of job cuts that will take place over the next 90 days. Victim's mother makes statement in Tobin sentencingMisc CDN | 206970 hits | 2:39 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
A sentencing hearing is underway in Ottawa for Jack Tobin, the son of former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin, in connection with the death of his good friend. Shriners head to town for possible last hurrah
More than 800 Shriners are in town this week for a convention that happens here once every 14 years. With an aging membership and service clubs shrinking everywhere, it may be the Khartum Shriners' last big hurrah in Winnipeg. Scantily clad PETA women wrap themselves like packaged meat
Protesters cover themselves in plastic and fake blood to raise a squawk about the killing of animals for food First Nation protest closes Vancouver Island log sorting yard
A northern Vancouver Island First Nation shut down Western Forest Products' log sorting yard in Port McNeill Wednesday and protesters from the band are planning to block the ferry at the Port McNeill dock Thursday. Memorial being held for slain Surrey womanMisc CDN | 206732 hits | 6:07 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Family and friends of a young Surrey woman who was brutally stabbed to death in front of her colleagues have organized a memorial in her honour. Province investing additional $189M for Slave Lake rebuild planMisc CDN | 206787 hits | 6:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The province is investing an additional $189 million to rebuild Slave Lake after a devastating fire ripped through the town more than two months ago. 27 hurt in Quebec hay wagon accident
Twenty-seven people, including several children, were taken to hospital after a hay wagon overturned on the outskirts of Sherbrooke, Que. Assisted suicide advocates take case to B.C. courtMisc CDN | 206915 hits | 5:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A group that believes all Canadians should have the right to end their own lives will argue its case at the B.C. Supreme Court this week after the province refused to allow the group to incorporate as a non-profit business. 100 homeless after Kelowna, B.C. fire
Residents of 50 apartment units in Kelowna were forced out of their homes following a fire that broke out late Saturday night. Hot weather spurs increase in bear encounters
A spike in seasonal temperatures has led to an unusual increase in bear encounters both in the wild and in the city, prompting wildlife officials to call this season the summer of the bear. Concrete slab collapses in Montreal tunnel
A fallen piece of concrete has forced the closure of the eastbound lanes of Montreal's Ville-Marie Expressway, and a partial closure of the westbound lanes. Brazen bruin forces closure of B.C. campsite
A Vancouver Island campsite has been closed as officials try to trap an aggressive black bear that charged at a group of dining campers. Indian band seeks $4M for missed $5 payments in 1880s
Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation are seeking $4 million from the federal government to make up for missed annual payments of $5 per band member dating to 1885. Norway attacks editorial cartoon stirs controversy
An editorial cartoonist in Sydney, N.S., has drawn controversy over his cartoon showing turban-wearing extremists celebrating Friday's massacre in Norway. Bear spray mandatory on popular Banff hiking trail
For the first time in a national park, Parks Canada has mandated that until Sept. 15 hikers on the popular Lake Minnewanka Trail in Banff National Park must travel in a tight group of four or more with at least one person must carry bear spray at all time Harper honours vets on Korean armistice anniversary
Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined veterans and other officials at a memorial service Wednesday, to pay tribute to soldiers who served in the Korean War. Canadian security agency expects longer lineups at airports
The federal agency charged with keeping Canada’s airports safe says it won’t receive enough funding from the government to reduce wait times at security checkpoints and predicts lineups may get much worse. U.S. family of 4 die in B.C. crash
A family of four from California was killed in a fiery crash on Highway 93 in B.C.'s Kootenay National Park on Friday, police say. Family arrange obit, memorial for missing Alta. coupleMisc CDN | 208456 hits | 3:14 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The family of an Edmonton-area couple who haven't been seen since they set out on a road trip more than one year ago has begun the process of bringing some closure to the unresolved disappearance. Trans-Canada in B.C. closed for days after mudslideMisc CDN | 208587 hits | 3:11 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A large mudslide has closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Lake Louise, Alta. and Golden, B.C.Back to Canada News
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