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Tiger cub dies at Calgary ZooAnother animal has died at the Calgary Zoo. Zookeepers found a newborn Siberian tiger cub dead in its cage on Tuesday along with its seriously injured twin.
Police warn drivers: Pay attention or get schooledWith kids heading back to school this week, police are giving Vancouver drivers a lesson in slowing down.
Police will be paying particular attention to school zones this fall, and they are urging drivers to do the same
High Arctic exiles to be honoured
Two monuments will be unveiled in the High Arctic this week to recognize Inuit who were forced to live in Canada's most northerly settlements in the 1950s.
NCC urges caution after rat poison reports on trailsSunday marked a warm welcome home for Teddy, a five-year-old chocolate Labrador, who is still recovering after he swallowed rat poison along a National Capital Commission trail.
His owners were walking at the Green's Creek Conservation Area in east Ott
Ottawa embarrassed by catch-and-release of Somali pirates
OTTAWA - Ottawa was so embarrassed by the "catch-and-release conundrum" involving Somali pirates last year that it ordered the navy not to take any prisoners unless they had an iron-clad case that would stand up in court, say federal documents.
Two men killed in BC plane crashTwo men killed in BC plane crash. Mounties say family members watched as the plane twice took off and landed at same the Mable Lake air strip.
Alberta cop group 'most admired' model
The past successes of a provincial policing group in fighting organized crime are a proof unified efforts can bring gangs to their knees, says a Calgary alderman.
Experts predict unemployment rate will stay steady
Canadians scouring want-ads or those nervously hoping they'll hang on to their jobs are unlikely to get much comfort from job figures in the coming months as the unemployment rate is expected to stubbornly hover around the eight per cent mark, experts pre
Wind power's health debate rages
LONDON, Ont. - They're in a fight that could shape wind power in Ontario, billions of dollars of investment and the green reputation of Dalton McGuinty's Liberals.
Couple tries to redeem 27-year-old planetarium voucher
Bob and Hazel Keller were excited to stumble upon a voucher from the Vancouver planetarium promising a private party at the facility's observatory, complete with an on-staff astronomer. The only problem? It was more than two decades old.
Group wants Sikhs to prevent youth from joining gangs
North America's oldest Sikh temple society needs to modernize century-old traditions before more youth are lost to gang violence, says a spokesman for a group that has sued the society over its membership process.
Opinion: What Stephen Harper has in common with Glenn Beck
How was your week? Glenn Beck’s was pretty good, thanks. On Saturday he stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and faced a crowd conservatively estimated at one million people (but liberally estimated at 87,000). “Something that is beyond man is happe
Luxury yacht turns heads in Arctic
One of the world's most luxurious private yachts made an unexpected appearance recently in the High Arctic hamlet of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, on its way through the Northwest Passage.
Earl weakens to tropical storm
Earl weakened to a tropical storm from a hurricane late Friday night but was still expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds as it remained on course for the Maritimes.
Car lifted from East Van construction pit
A car involved in a bizarre East Vancouver traffic accident was lifted out of a building excavation site Friday, 24 hours after the vehicle landed on its roof in the huge hole.
War memorial plans draw objections
Volunteers in Port Grevelle want to install lights at a monument they built, but the county halted the development when one neighbour objected.
B.C. sues balloon-crash pilot for medical costs
The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others.
Order of Canada honours conferred
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa on Friday, bestowing the honour on four companions, 19 officers and 30 members.
CF-18 contract extended for Que. firm
The federal government has extended the contract of Quebec-based L-3 Communications MAS to maintain its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets for up to another decade.
Military spending could help build North
The FCM report, issued in Iqaluit, says the best way to jumpstart infrastructure investments for northern communities is to leverage the billions in military spending that is intended to bolster Canada’s northern sovereignty.
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