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Betty Fox to be remembered at public funeral
A massive crowd is expected to gather in British Columbia on Saturday to remember the silver-haired mother of Canadian hero Terry Fox, who died last week after years of championing her son's dream of raising funds to fight cancer.
Back-to-work debate still raging on day three
The record-setting debate over the Conservative government's back-to-work bill is showing no sign of letting up, after Members of Parliament pulled their second all-nighter debating legislation designed to get Canada's mail moving again.
Trans-Canada Highway reopens after flooding
Exasperated drivers and truckers received some good news on Friday, as the Trans-Canada Highway reopened throughout Saskatchewan following days of closures due to flooding.
The Bay protects riot messages after vandalism
The Bay in Downtown Vancouver is taking steps to protect the messages of hope written on plywood boards outside the store after someone with a can of spray paint decided to sneak past security and destroy hundreds of the messages people left following the
Search for missing toddler 'excellent'
After hours of frantic searching in a Rutland neighbourhood by police, Citizens on Patrol, Search and Rescue and community members, three year old Shiah Stenson was located inside her home.
She had been asleep the whole time.
Obese Ottawa man cleans pool for private access
An obese Ottawa man who placed an online ad offering to clean someone's pool in return for the right to swim there without the embarrassment of swimming in public has found the perfect spot thanks to a nearby family — and he's already lost 10 pounds.
New flood threat in southern Saskatchewan
The danger comes on the heels of a torrential downpour in southern Saskatchewan on Friday that led to a state of emergency in Weyburn and flooded streets in Regina and Saskatoon.
Quebec road crashes claim 9 lives
Three young men were killed early Sunday in an accident between a car and a pickup truck in St-Edmond-de-Grantham, near Drummondville, Que.
Museum wows Governor General
Johnston walked the sprawling site alongside museum president Stuart Murray, climbing nearly 25 metres to the museum's freshly poured fourth level.
Vancouver riot's kissing couple uncovered
The mystery identity of the couple kissing while lying on a Vancouver street as riot police battled crowds following the Canucks' Stanley Cup loss has been revealed as Australian Scott Jones and his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas.
Social media used to find Good Samaritan, hunt rioters
Amid the search for the criminals, hooligans and drunkards involved in the Vancouver hockey riots, Canadians are also using social media to find the identity of a lone man who was attacked for trying to stop the mob from damaging a department store.
Libya mission has cost Canada $26M
Canada's military mission in Libya has cost $26 million and the price tag could more than double if it's extended until the fall, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said during a NATO summit in Brussels.
B.C. 'Highway of Heroes' dedicated Saturday
B.C. now has its own "Highway of Heroes" after the provincial government renamed a stretch of the Trans-Canada to honour 13 soldiers from the province who have died in Afghanistan.
One dead, 10 hurt in B.C. school bus crash
A small school bus packed full of teenage students collided with two cars on a British Columbia highway Tuesday evening, leaving one driver dead and more than 10 people injured.
Harper talks hockey on CBC before Game 2
The Strombo Show host goes one-on-one with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as they will chat about the Vancouver Canucks' magical playoff run and other hockey topics.
Don't lobby over new warships, minister warns
OTTAWA — The Conservative government wants lobbyists to butt out of Canada's new shipbuilding industry. Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose managed to raise more than a few eyebrows at a large defence industry trade show in Ottawa on Wednesday with that pr
Military moving people from Saskatchewan wildfire
Military transport planes and helicopters were dispatched to northern Saskatchewan to help evacuate the remote communities of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nation, which are under threat of a massive forest fire.
Canada Post still negotiating to avoid strike
The union executive for urban workers at Canada Post said it would meet with its bargaining committee on the weekend to plan their next move as there was a pause in talks aimed at averting a strike.
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