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Burnaby school district prepares to educate Tamil children
A British Columbia school district is starting English language classes this week for the Tamil migrant children being held in a B.C. youth prison. PM heading to N.L., says disaster relief availableMisc CDN | 206878 hits | 2:56 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is flying to Newfoundland Thursday evening to witness first-hand the damage done by hurricane Igor.Wartime influence on German Gaels
Germany's wartime past played a part in encouraging young Germans to take an interest in Scottish culture, according to a Scots academic.
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Germany's wartime past played a part in encouraging young Germans to take an interest in Scottish culture, according to a Scots academic. Boy recognized for helping mother trapped in SUV
A 12-year-old boy is being recognized by the governor general and city council for his incredible courage and quick thinking that helped save his mother. Passerby saves girl from Ottawa River
A bystander is being credited with saving a teenaged girl's life after pulling her from the Ottawa River on Tuesday morning. Rescue crews were called to the river under the Portage Bridge at about 10:30 a.m. ET after reports someone had fallen into the wa Hydro worker dies in storm accident
A 27-year-old hydro worker in Port Elgin, Ont., was electrocuted Tuesday night while working on a repair as severe thunderstorms swept southern and central Ontario. Ont. not keeping environmental promises
Increased pollution of the Great Lakes is among the consequences of Ontario failing to follow through on its environmental promises, the province's environmental commissioner said Wednesday. Summer skips Saskatchewan
The change of season brings an end to what some people in Saskatchewan are calling the summer that never was. "It was awful, just awful," Kim Sakundiak, a produce vendor at Regina's farmers' market, told CBC News Wednesday. "The worst summer ever." Emotional parade marks 70th anniversary Battle of Britain in Ottawa
“It looks like a special day,” said a curly-haired pre-schooler to her father as she, her father and baby brother arrived for the Battle of Britain commemorative ceremony. Igor cleanup underway in Newfoundland
Tens of thousands of people across Newfoundland were without power Wednesday as crews tackled the aftermath of Hurricane Igor, a storm that swept a man to sea and crumbled bridges and highways. Don't worry about running out of water, Canada: former federal scientist
MONTREAL - He's calling for a revolution in how Canadians think about water and how they use it — whether it's for washing their cars, rinsing their hair or flushing their toilets. Flying in bad weather blamed for B.C. crash
A decision to fly in bad weather is being blamed for a 2008 seaplane crash off the West Coast of B.C. that killed seven people, according to a report released by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB). Storm leaves one dead and thousands without powerMisc CDN | 206784 hits | 5:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Central Ontario is recovering after a severe storm blasted the region, leaving one person dead and tens of thousands of people without power. Williams gets bird's-eye view of Igor's damageMisc CDN | 206669 hits | 5:40 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Eastern Newfoundlanders spent Wednesday cleaning up after hurricane Igor, which many residents called the worst storm in recent memory. Toronto dead last in sex survey
MONTREAL - Sorry Toronto fellas, it seems Montreal and Vancouver women are having more sex than their Hogtown counterparts. Overwhelming support for boy's headstone fundraiser
KINGSTON, Ont. - Blake McGinness' dad is getting a headstone and the family is thanking pretty much all of Canada for that. Ont. schools accused of cheating on standardized testsMisc CDN | 206757 hits | 8:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Incidences of cheating and irregularities in standardized testing of students have been found at 10 Ontario schools, the Education Quality and Accountability Office said. Friends and family remember Georgina PapinMisc CDN | 206867 hits | 7:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Ten years after she was murdered by Robert Pickton, family and friends of Georgina Papin finally had a chance to say goodbye on Monday. Storm knocks out power to 35,000 in central OntarioMisc CDN | 206711 hits | 7:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A severe storm has forced police to close Highway 141 in several areas in the Huntsville, Ont., region. Last straw for farmer, 82, stuck in combine harvesterMisc CDN | 206716 hits | 4:50 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
An 82-year-old Alberta farmer who was trapped for more than 20 hours in his combine harvester says he's giving up working the land, saying it's "time to quit farming anyhow." Igor prompts states of emergency in NewfoundlandMisc CDN | 206852 hits | 4:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
States of emergency have been declared in at least 30 towns in Newfoundland as Hurricane Igor walloped the province with heavy rain, flooding and high winds, leaving one person missing. Northwest Passage traffic up in 2010
The number of ships travelling through the Northwest Passage has doubled this year, prompting at least one Arctic sovereignty expert to call for more enforcement in the increasingly ice-free Arctic waterway. Weather warnings issued for N.L. as Igor nearsMisc CDN | 206661 hits | 7:24 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Residents of Newfoundland are being warned they should expect flooding, power outages and high waves on Tuesday as Hurricane Igor approaches from the Caribbean. Boy holding garage sale to buy dad a headstone
KINGSTON, Ont. - A Kingston, Ont., youngster is holding a special garage sale this coming weekend, hoping to raise enough money to buy his father a gravestone. Edmonton community honours fallen soldier
An Edmonton neighbourhood took some time out from citywide community day celebrations on Saturday to pay tribute to one of its own killed in Afghanistan Terry Fox run marks 'hero's' missionMisc CDN | 206755 hits | 7:09 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Across Canada and around the world on Sunday, people took part in the 30th annual Terry Fox run. Calgary cops shut down massive raveMisc CDN | 206856 hits | 5:56 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Cops shut down a huge rave in northwest Calgary late Saturday after paramedics treated nine people, two of them hospitalized, who overdosed on drugs. Hurricane Igor bringing heavy rain to N.S., N.L.Misc CDN | 206798 hits | 2:08 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
As hurricane Igor lashes Bermuda, forecasters in Canada are warning residents of eastern Nova Scotia and much of Newfoundland to brace for heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday. Search for B.C. hikers intensifiesMisc CDN | 206739 hits | 8:22 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Police have told the families of two hikers missing in the mountains near Pemberton, B.C., to expect the worst, but the search for the pair will continue this weekend. Trapped Alberta farmer freed from combineMisc CDN | 206758 hits | 8:14 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
An elderly Alberta farmer has been rescued after spending a shivering 22 hours stuck, upside down, in his combine. Alta. flood victims await disaster reliefMisc CDN | 206835 hits | 8:12 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Some flood victims in Medicine Hat, Alta., are still living in tents and RVs as they wait for disaster relief funds from the province. Tories tighten airport security measure on facial IDMisc CDN | 206745 hits | 4:52 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Conservatives are ensuring that airlines check the faces of passengers before they board any plane, after a YouTube video showed two women walked through a boarding gate without removing their veils. Tightened airport screening forces Muslim women to remove veils
The federal government has quietly tightened screening regulations at airports so passengers boarding flights must show their faces at boarding gates, amid concerns that Muslim women were being allowed to board flights without removing their veils. Tragedy-stricken family fights to save their sonMisc CDN | 206994 hits | 8:47 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Anna and Gardie Warne call their son Nolan a miracle baby. In 2007, the family found out they were expecting their first child. But the good news was bittersweet. Army Run attracts record 14,000 for charity
It's the fastest growing run in Canada. A record 14,000 people are ready to run, roll or walk in this year's Army Run on Sunday. Vintage planes and an astronaut roar into Gatineau
The annual Wings Over Gatineau show will take place on Saturday. This year, the show will commemorate Canada's Victoria Cross Recipients in the First World War and Second World War. China funds B.C. school programMisc CDN | 206815 hits | 8:22 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The B.C. Teachers' Federation says it's concerned about a Metro Vancouver school program funded by the Chinese government. Judge reserves decision on migrants' releaseMisc CDN | 206752 hits | 8:10 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
A federal judge will announce Friday whether four MV Sun Sea migrants who've been ordered released from detention will actually get out of custody. Stranded woman's death blamed on human errorMisc CDN | 206710 hits | 8:02 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
The RCMP has apologized for an emergency dispatcher's mistake which played a part in the death of a young Aboriginal woman six months ago. Driver using personal GPS before Megabus crashMisc CDN | 206751 hits | 6:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The driver of a Toronto-bound bus was using a personal GPS when he drove the double-decker vehicle into a low railway bridge in central New York, a crash that resulted in the death of four passengers. Alberta teens survive night on B.C. logging roadMisc CDN | 206779 hits | 6:16 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Edmonton high-school students that were stranded on a remote B.C. logging road for nearly 24 hours are happy to be alive after their trip to a marine biology centre went dramatically awry.Back to Canada News
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