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Climate change may benefit Canada's farmers
Research suggests Canadian farmers seem to be dodging the worst impacts of climate change and may even benefit from it as crop prices increase. Alberta premier criticizes oil spill cleanup
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is critical of the company behind one of the biggest oil spills in the province's history. Driver fired following fatal collision
The suspected impaired driver involved in a Surrey traffic fatality Tuesday has been fired from her job for driving a company vehicle involved in the accident without authorization. Ultra potent heroin killing off drug users
A spike in recent lethal drug overdoses is being blamed on a batch of ultra potent heroin makings its way around British Columbia. T-shirt clad cyclists plucked from snowy mountain
Several frigid hours gave five young bicyclists a chance to reflect on the backcountry dangers lurking just minutes from their Vancouver-area doorsteps. Suspicious bag prompts SkyTrain station shutdown
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A family in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has come across 31 love letters that had been hidden behind a wall in their house for almost a century. P.E.I. chlorine gas leak sends 20 to hospital
At least twenty people were taken to hospital — six of them in serious condition — following an accidental release of chlorine gas Wednesday morning at a sports centre in Summerside, P.E.I. Man blames teens for dog dragged by truck
A Saint John man says he'd like to pursue criminal charges against those responsible for injuries to his dog. SPCA seized 38 horses in N.B. after complaints
The SPCA seized 38 horses from a northwest New Brunswick farm in July 2010 after an animal protection officer received two complaints about the care of the animals Quebec asks army for help with flooding
Quebec's premier, Jean Charest, is calling in the Canadian Forces to help with relief efforts in flooded areas of the province. Construction worker killed by cement slab
A construction worker who was pinned under a cement slab at a site in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa has died of his injuries after being transported to hospital Wednesday without vital signs. Winnipeg flood diversion projects working well
Both the Red and Assiniboine rivers are expected to crest in Winnipeg on Wednesday amid one of the worst floods on record — and Winnipeggers are barely batting an eye as major water diversion projects prove their worth. Newborn circumcision popular in Alberta
More newborn sons are going under the knife in Alberta than any other province. ICBC announces reorganization plan Wednesday
ICBC management will be telling its 3,000 claims employees about their future Wednesday afternoon amid speculation about massive reorganization and staff cutbacks at the corporation. HST costing B.C. families $350 a year
An independent government report on the HST has concluded the majority of British Columbians are paying more at the cash register since the introduction of the HST, but low income families are actually paying less. Alta. oil spill behind illnesses, First Nation says
Members of a First Nation community near one of the largest oil spills in Alberta's history say fumes from the leaking crude are making them sick. American Airlines jet makes emergency N.B. landing
An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Moncton, N.B., on Tuesday after there were reports of smoke in the cockpit. Parking now free in B.C. parks
Parking will now be free in provincial parks, B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced on Tuesday, as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the provincial park system. Bulging rivers to crest in Winnipeg
The Red River is set to crest in Winnipeg over the next few days and will top out in the city at about the same time as the Assiniboine River also crests in the Manitoba capital. Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan happy at bin Laden's death
SALAVAT, Afghanistan — Word that U.S. soldiers had killed terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden swept through a small Canadian patrol base in southern Afghanistan on Monday like a brush fire. Deadly gas kills Alta. worker
An oil field worker has died and two others have been hospitalized following exposure to hydrogen sulphide gas in an oil field 250 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Helicopter rescues stricken fisherman
A military helicopter from 14 Wing Greenwood in southwestern Nova Scotia was called in Sunday morning to rescue a man suspected of having a heart attack while fishing in woods in the Halifax area. Teen rescued from swamped lobster boat
Four Islanders — including one teenage girl — aboard a fishing boat that got swamped Saturday in Malpeque Harbour are grateful the Canadian Coast Guard rescued them. Two soldiers dead after SUV rolled off bridge near Brandon
Police say the SUV hit the guardrail, went over the bridge and landed on its roof, partially submerged in the creek. RCMP say a man sitting in the backseat crawled out and flagged down help. Search for missing teenMisc CDN | 206936 hits | 11:37 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Family and friends of Vincent Denis Frigon are searching a forested area north west of Barrhead this weekend after the 18-year-old went missing during a party. Nova Scotia wants to double immigration by 2020Misc CDN | 208799 hits | 7:29 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Nova Scotia wants to double the number of immigrants arriving each year by 2020 in an effort to boost its workforce as the population ages. First fire ban issued in B.C.'s Cariboo region
B.C.'s first fire ban of 2011 will go into effect on Monday, when open fires will be restricted in the Cariboo fire region, located in the central interior of the province. Think tank disses B.C. minimum wage hike
A right-leaning think tank says increasing the minimum wage in B.C. will cost thousands of jobs around the province. Sudden storm throws students into Hamilton Harbour
A Hamilton school superintendent defended several rowing coaches on Thursday, after nine students suffered mild cases of hypothermia when their boats capsized during a sudden storm. Man shot to death after minor traffic collision
A 30-year-old Surrey, B.C., man has been killed in a shooting apparently triggered by a minor traffic accident. Eagles fall into couple's backyard
A P.E.I. couple was astonished on Saturday when two bald eagles fell from the sky into their Stratford backyard. Que. residents still on flood watch
Several towns in Quebec's Montérégie region, south of Montreal, are overrun by flood waters, and many residents are heading for higher ground. Shuttle launch prompts N.L. mariner warning
The scheduled launch Friday afternoon of the space shuttle Endeavour prompted a Canadian Coast Guard warning to mariners who will be south of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula at the time. Massive Greenland iceberg drifts towards N.L.
A massive iceberg, originally about 250 square kilometres, that broke off a Greenland glacier last August is near northern Labrador, according to the Canadian Coast Guard. Flood warnings continue across Prairies
As some swollen rivers reach their crest in Manitoba, flood warnings and watches continue in many areas across the province and in neighbouring Saskatchewan. FAQ - Produced, made or prepared in Canada?
If you're looking to buy local produce from you grocery store, it's important to know that it is, in fact, from this country. Pilot dies in B.C. plane crash that dog survives
The man was on a flight from southern Alberta to the central Interior of B.C. when it crashed in a gorge on Mount King, according to a release Wednesday from RCMP in Golden, B.C., about 200 kilometres west of Calgary. Guinness record for largest oak leaf held by Ont. boy
A 10-month-old boy from Barry's Bay, Ont., now holds the Guinness World Record for finding the world's largest oak leaf. Beached porpoise moved to Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium staff say the next several days are critical for a wild porpoise rescued in very poor condition after it washed up on the beach of one of B.C.'s Gulf Islands. Manitoba river levels decline, lowering flood risk
The flood situation was looking slightly better in southern Manitoba on Tuesday, with river levels dropping in many areas, but in other parts of the province high water might last until June. Young pilot lands plane on highway
A young pilot showed nerves of steel when his engine cut out and managed to land his Cessna on a highway east of Montreal. Manitoba couple sells car to pay for sandbags to protect doomed home
They fled with their black Lab, Duke, two cats and a couple of suitcases stuffed with clothing. They don't know what will be left when they get back to their 62-acre grain farm in Ste. Agathe, Man. Body pulled from overflowing Regina creekMisc CDN | 206889 hits | 6:04 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Regina police are investigating what could the first flood-related death of the year. Drivers can take steps to ease pain at the pumpMisc CDN | 206998 hits | 4:23 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
As soaring gas prices continue to put the squeeze on drivers, experts say little changes in motoring habits can translate into big savings at the pumps. 61 escape burning bus on Highway 401
Dozens of passengers scrambled to safety after a bus caught fire in the westbound lanes of one of Canada's busiest highways, disrupting Good Friday holiday traffic travelling between Montreal and Toronto. Beer recalled, may have been mislabelled weakMisc CDN | 206970 hits | 7:00 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Molson Coors is recalling 1.18-litre bottles of Molson Dry in Quebec because the labels may show the beer is weaker than it actually is. Prairie floods displace 1,000 as storms move east
More than 1,000 people have been displaced across Canada's Prairie provinces by rising rivers threatening to spill over their banks.Back to Canada News
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