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Northwest Passage tanker freed from sandbar
A fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel in the Northwest Passage was finally dislodged early Wednesday from a sandbar it had been stuck on for the past two weeks.
Inuvik-bound mosque teeters on bridge
A Winnipeg-built mosque on a 4,000-kilometre journey to Inuvik nearly took a dip in a creek in the Northwest Territories. Lost teens to return from B.C. with tale of adventure
Instead of souvenirs, a group of Edmonton students is bringing home a story of adventure after their bus became stranded on a remote Vancouver Island logging road this week. Paralyzed street-gang associate loses payout bidMisc CDN | 206960 hits | 8:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A former street-gang hang-around won't qualify for victim's-rights compensation after he was shot and left paralyzed in an ambush during a violent gang war. Search continues for boat missing in Bay of FundyMisc CDN | 206688 hits | 7:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Aircraft and ships are continuing a search for a fishing boat with four people on board that's missing in the Bay of Fundy. 59% live paycheque to paycheque: poll
Almost 60 per cent of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque and say they'd be in financial difficulty if their paycheque were a week late. Search on for vessel in Bay of Fundy
Searchers in Nova Scotia are looking for a missing scallop-fishing vessel in the Bay of Fundy. Ottawa doctor sued in alleged sperm mix-up
A well-known Ottawa fertility doctor is being sued by two women who claim he inseminated them with the wrong sperm. Missing school bus found on B.C. field trip
A bus with 10 students and two teachers from an Edmonton school aboard that had been missing on Vancouver Island has been found, police say. BC Rail sale would be marred if private details got out, corruption trial hears
VANCOUVER - Jurors at a political corruption trial in Vancouver leafed through a raft of confidential documents related to the sale of BC Rail on Monday as a Crown witness described what the fallout would have been if any of them landed in the hands of a Grounded Arctic tanker tries to lighten load
An attempt is underway Monday in the Northwest Passage to re-float a fuel tanker that has been stuck in a sandbar for nearly two weeks. CBC fights for information, refuses to share
CBC has been on the front lines of many battles to try and pry information from the federal government, but on Monday morning, lawyers for the public broadcaster will stand in a Montreal court and argue that they should not have to be put under the same s Hundreds flee Calgary apartment fire
Several hundred people were forced out of their homes early Sunday morning after several fires started in an apartment complex in southwest Calgary. Six most generous nations: Canada #3
Which country has the most generous people in the world? A poll of 153 countries ranked global philanthropy in three categories: individual donations, volunteer time, and the number of people willing to help a stranger. Gallup�s 2010 World Giving Index Coast Guard starts $14.5M N.S. HQ
The Coast Guard is building a new headquarters on the shore of the Bedford Basin near Halifax. Young woman in hospital after balcony collapsesMisc CDN | 206749 hits | 10:32 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 20-year-old female is recovering from unknown injuries after a third-storey balcony came crashing down at an apartment just off Whyte Avenue. N.S. International Air Show takes wing
Thousands of spectators flocked to Shearwater, N.S., on Saturday to watch the Snowbirds do tricks in the sky or to climb on board other planes on display at the Nova Scotia International Air Show. Ottawa honours fallen firefighters
Fallen firefighters from across Canada are being remembered in Ottawa this weekend, and for the first time Ottawa Fire Services is remembering those who did not die in emergencies. Thousands of cyclists ride to Whistler
More than 4,000 riders donned Lycra and jumped on their bikes Saturday to pedal to Whistler from downtown Vancouver. Canada mourns 9/11 victims
Two dozen Canadians killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center were remembered in public and private ceremonies across the country on the ninth anniversary of their deaths. Afghan returnees find Veterans Affairs a formidable foe
Jayson Nickol hasn't yet seen his 30th birthday but thanks to a five-month tour in Afghanistan he is already suffering from arthritis and chronic pain. The 26-year-old Glenlawn Collegiate grad was shot by an insurgent wielding an AK-47 in June 2008. The b Wandering bear destroyed in Hope
A black bear was shot and killed after wandering into Hope, B.C., on Saturday, upsetting a crowd of concerned locals who simply wanted to see the animal relocated. Seasoned pilot brings past back to lifeMisc CDN | 206765 hits | 9:44 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
For the last seven years, Everett Bunnell has laboured to ensure a little-known part of aviation history doesn't slip through the cracks. Families evacuated after train derails in central Alta.Misc CDN | 206703 hits | 9:29 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
People living near the area where a train carrying propane and butane derailed in central Alberta Saturday morning have been evacuated. Crash of Toronto-bound bus kills 4
A double-decker bus headed to Toronto from Philadelphia crashed in central New York state early Saturday, killing four people and critically injuring others, authorities said. High Arctic monument unveiled in Grise Fiord
Canada's most northerly community has a new monument that pays tribute to Inuit who were relocated there by the federal government in the 1950s. Tenants complain more 'renovictions' underway in B.C.
Tenants in Vancouver and New Westminster are complaining that they're being unfairly evicted so that landlords can raise their rents, and they're calling on the provincial government to do more to protect them. Kiefer Sutherland unveils Tommy Douglas statue
Actor Kiefer Sutherland was on hand in Weyburn, Sask., Friday for the unveiling of a statue honouring his grandfather, Tommy Douglas. Douglas, a former premier of Saskatchewan, is credited with introducing universal, publicly funded medical insurance in t Fire staff for racist email: chief
Parks Canada disciplined a small number of employees after an email containing a racist joke was distributed throughout its offices.
The offensive email, which portrayed aboriginals and African-Canadians in a negative light, was reportedly forwarded to 1 Giant flies alerted neighbours to rotting body
EDMONTON — Several neighbours say they've been swatting large flies in a north end apartment building where a man's rotting remains were found by police in a fourth-floor suite. N.S. to extend drilling ban
The province is preparing to extend the moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the fertile fishing grounds of Georges Bank, Premier Darrell Dexter said Thursday. Terry Fox statue to be built in St. John's
A new statue honouring Terry Fox and his campaign to raise money for cancer research will be built in St. John's. Arctic-bound mosque makes barge to Inuvik
A mosque destined for the Arctic is inching closer to its final home in Inuvik, N.W.T., having made it on time to the final barge of the year. Lion cubs seized from private B.C. zoo
A man whose fiancée was killed by his pet tiger three years ago has pleaded guilty to violating B.C.'s alien species regulations after conservation officers seized two lion cubs from his private zoo. Calgary Zoo's 2nd tiger cub dies
The second of two Siberian tiger cubs born unexpectedly at the Calgary Zoo has died, zoo officials said Friday. Special reward created in McCann case tops $50,000Misc CDN | 206906 hits | 5:12 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
CTV News has learned the special reward for any information that may lead to the discovery of Lyle and Marie McCann has topped $50,000. Mutilated animal parts found in B.C. park
A disturbing collection of discarded animal parts has been found in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island near Tofino. Pieces of Parliament roof become ornaments
An Ottawa charity has come up with a unique way to raise money to help families in need during the winter holidays — selling little pieces of Canada's Parliament Buildings. B.C. logger stuns bear with rock
A B.C. man says he saved himself from serious injury or even death when he knocked out a charging black bear with a well-aimed rock. Citing his own faith, PM condemns plan to burn Qur'an
Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a rare glimpse into his own religious beliefs Wednesday when he spoke out against a church in Florida that plans to burn 200 copies of the Qur'an on Sept. 11. Ontario toddler survives Ecstasy overdose
TORONTO - A 2 1/2-year-old boy survived a potentially deadly weekend Ecstasy overdose after ingesting what he most likely thought was candy. Polar bear pen ready near Churchill
The Manitoba government says the final round of structural upgrades to the holding facility for polar bears that persistently wander into the northern coastal town of Churchill is now complete. More Tamils bound for Canada
Another boatload of Tamil migrants could soon be headed to Canada, but this time the federal government might head them off Former Liberal leader Dion hospitalized with severe food poisoning in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Former federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion is in a Mexican hospital with a severe case of food poisoning. Local media in Mexico report that Dion was attending a climate conference at a university in suburban Mexico City on Monday when he stBack to Canada News
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