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Canadian NORAD Region Announces Santa's Escort PilotsMisc CDN | 206786 hits | 5:46 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
As Christmas gets closer, the Canadian NORAD Region has put the finishing touches on plans to track and escort Santa Claus when he visits Canada, and has selected four CF-18 fighter pilots who will act as Santa’s official escorts. Battle brewing over Saskatchewan plan to divert water into Manitoba
Officials and residents are squaring off over Saskatchewan's plan to divert water into Manitoba. The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority wants to divert water from Fishing Lake, where more than 700 cottages are at risk of spring flooding, into Manitoba. What is the price of a polar bear?
When a German hunting enthusiast flies from Berlin to Iqaluit to get a polar bear in the sights of his rifle, the price tag will cost him $15,000. Turbine pulled out of Bay of Fundy
The damaged underwater turbine in the Bay of Fundy was recovered Thursday by Irish tidal renewable energy company OpenHydro. Telemarketer hit with $500,000 CRTC fine
The federal telecommunications regulator has hit a Calgary-based telemarketing firm, Xentel DM, with a $500,000 penalty for misusing the charity exemption to the National Do Not Call List rules N.B. flood damage 'beyond imagination': Alward
The damage left behind by this week's flood that hit parts of southwestern New Brunswick is "beyond imagination," Premier David Alward said on Friday. Sinkhole won't be repaired until after Christmas
The giant sinkhole on southeast Marine Drive near Fraser Street is nowhere near being repaired, and work isn't expected to be complete until after Christmas. B.C. First Nations say 'no' to equity stake in pipeline
CALGARY — A group of First Nations along the proposed route of a West Coast crude oil pipeline is saying no to an equity stake in the controversial project. N.B. recovery starts as flood waters drop
Water levels in the Magaguadavic River are dropping and offering respite to residents affected by the southwestern New Brunswick flood, according to the Emergency Measures Organization. Former Manitoba premier Sterling Lyon dies
Former Manitoba premier Sterling Lyon has died at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital after a brief illness. He was 83. Air Canada jet makes emergency landing in Vancouver
An Air Canada jet with 224 people on board made an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport on Thursday morning, but no injuries were reported. New pension plan will short-change Canadians: Layton
NDP Leader Jack Layton says that a Conservative proposal to allow small businesses, employees and the self-employed to set up their own pension plans is a step in the wrong direction which will short-change middle-class Canadians. Hikers save man from icy Banff creek
A B.C. man who got trapped under the ice of a mountain stream survived the ordeal thanks to a group of hikers who spotted him The worst not over yet in Maritime flooding
Turbulent weather continued to plague the Maritimes on Wednesday, with flood damage ranging from along New Brunswick's swollen St. John River to Dingwall, Cape Breton. N.S. dog may be world's oldest: owner
A Nova Scotia mutt named Misty is vying for a spot in the record books as the oldest living dog in the world. Northern Quebec girl mauled by 4 dogs
A six-year-old girl is in intensive care at a Montreal hospital after she was mauled by four husky dogs this week in a remote northern Quebec community. Wood power poles a quake risk for Vancouver
One of the biggest risks to Vancouver during an earthquake could be fires sparked by hundreds of transformers perched atop wooden power poles, according to a report from a research group set up by the Canadian insurance industry. 911 operator fights firing over ignored call
A retired Edmonton police officer, fired as a 911 call evaluator after failing to act on a call from a woman murdered hours later, has filed a union grievance over his dismissal Injured veterans get free legal help
Some members of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association are now offering free legal service for injured military veterans seeking disability benefits from the federal government. B.C. family cries foul on approach to problem bears
A family in B.C.'s Okanagan is criticizing the provincial conservation service because of how officers responded when they reported a family of black bears on their property. Welfare rules too severe: report
Too many Canadians are being forced to deplete bank accounts, retirement savings and get rid of other assets to qualify for welfare, a new national report says. No pardons for pedophiles, all parties agreeMisc CDN | 206789 hits | 9:47 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
There appears to be all-party agreement in Ottawa that criminals who commit sex offences against children should never be eligible for a pardon. Senate report recommends killing the penny
OTTAWA — The penny is in for a pounding. The Senate finance committee is set to recommend Tuesday that Canada get rid of the lowly coin. Bullied disabled boy's story draws outrage
TORONTO - Readers are outraged over a story about Toronto dad Matthew Lau who is keeping his disabled son at home from school after the lad was bullied by an older boy. Military families get free Christmas trees
The Canadian Tree Growers Association is donating Christmas trees to all families who have loved ones serving overseas. Wolves reported in La Ronge
Several sightings and one close encounter with wolves in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Ronge have residents on edge. Last of a dying breed: The Canadian peacekeeper
KINGSTON—Unlike most other Canadian soldiers, Lt.-Col. Dalton Cote doesn’t carry a gun. He is a peacekeeper, one of 27 left in a military that used to be defined by that role. Ottawa funds Komagata Maru memorial
The federal government has promised to fund two Vancouver projects, including a memorial monument, to commemorate the Komagata Maru incident. Salvation Army reports toys were never stolen but misplaced
Officials with the St. Albert Salvation Army are reporting that the 100 toys collected during a toy drive they believed had been stolen were actually just misplaced. Russians stranded in St. John's going home
The remaining crew members of a seized Russian ship that has been tied up in St. John’s harbour for three months are heading home in time for Christmas. Agent Orange victims angry as compensation ends
It's been almost five years since then-Opposition leader Stephen Harper promised during the 2006 election campaign to compensate all victims of Agent Orange spraying at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. DFO takes over B.C. fish farming regulation
B.C. has handed over responsibility for regulating the West Coast fish farming industry to the federal government. Polar bears invade Nunavut areas
Wildlife officers in central Nunavut have had to take the unusual step of killing several polar bears that have come too close to communities like Rankin Inlet, where one animal was spotted two blocks from the elementary school. Fake Salvation Army volunteers steal toys
Two men posing as Salvation Army volunteers made off with more than 100 toys from a drop-off point in St. Albert, Alta. Politics a natural arena for Cherry
Once, Don Cherry's mission in life seemed pretty straightforward: make the nation's hockey rinks safe for tough-guy brawlers while ridding them of chicken Swedes and visor-wearing softies. Low-income seniors still face costly policy change
Leaked government documents suggest federal bureaucrats are moving ahead with a controversial change to the Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors in spite of the Prime Minister’s insistence the plan has been cancelled. Canada-U.S. in 'perimeter security' talks
Canada and the U.S. are reportedly negotiating a landmark "perimeter security" deal designed to ensure the flow of goods isn't slowed by steadily tightening border security St. Thomas University suspends men's volleyball team for year after hazing
FREDERICTON - St. Thomas University in New Brunswick has suspended its men's volleyball team for the rest of the school year after concluding it organized a hazing party attended by a team member who later died. St. Lawrence flood relief coming from Que.
The Quebec government will help pay to repair or even move hundreds of homes along the St. Lawrence River after high tides and fierce winds caused major damage this week. Astrophysicist launches idea for spaceport on Vancouver Island clear-cut
A University of British Columbia astrophysicist has proposed putting clear-cuts to use as the site of a spaceport for rocket and satellites space launches. Sally Ann bans Harry Potter and Twilight toys
CALGARY — The Salvation Army says it refuses to distribute Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they're incompatible with the charity's Christian beliefs. Girl raises $5K in pennies for injured troops
TORONTO – Autumn Hagyard has been helping our troops penny by penny for more than a year. 'Snowmageddon' causes multi-vehicle crash on 401
INGERSOLL, Ont. - A massive pile-up of trucks, vans and cars caused a more than four-hour backup Wednesday on Hwy. 401 just west of Woodstock. Ottawa opens Arctic to miners
The federal government is facing a lawsuit after quietly opening a vast tract of a once-protected Arctic wilderness to mining claims. Iqaluit awarded bowhead whale hunt
Iqaluit will host one of Nunavut's prized bowhead whale hunts next summer, giving Inuit hunters there a rare chance to harvest one of the giants of the sea. Sea Dogs scrap teddy bear toss over bedbug fears
The bedbug scare in New Brunswick has caused the Saint John Sea Dogs to cancel their annual teddy bear toss this weekend. Bombardier fined for discrimination
Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. will pay $319,000 in damages to a Canadian of Pakistani origin after he was denied pilot training because he had been identified as a "threat to aviation or national security" by U.S. authorities. 3rd Quebec teen dies in highway accident
A third teenager belonging to a St-Hyacinthe, Que., basketball team has died of his injuries following a head-on collision east of Montreal. Cherry's 'pinko' slur appears on T-shirts, buttons
Don Cherry's contentious speech before the inaugural meeting of Toronto's new council in which he ranted against the city's "left-wing pinkos" has inspired an array of pinko-labelled paraphernalia. Strike threatens Moosehead beer supply
Moosehead beer drinkers across Canada might want to stock up before a strike puts the brew in short supplyBack to Canada News
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