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Hundreds line streets for soldier's procession
Hundreds of people lined the streets of a western Newfoundland city on Monday as the body of a soldier killed by a bomb in Afghanistan was brought home. $350K truck unveiled by Vancouver police
Vancouver police rolled out their latest acquisition Tuesday — a large, black armoured vehicle worth a reported $350,000. B.C. man denies taming bears to guard grow-op
A British Columbia man accused of training more than a dozen bears to guard his marijuana grow operation says the allegations are "a total fantasy." 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. Calgary's Pride parade gets political
The weather may have been cool and wet, but the annual Calgary Pride parade managed to generate some political heat. Proposed Vancouver school closures draw protest
About 100 parents and students rallied in East Vancouver Monday in a bid to save three schools facing possible closure Body found in lake confirmed as that of QMJHL exec Gervais Munger
CHICOUTIMI, Que. - A family spokeswoman has confirmed the death of Gervais Munger, an administrator with a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team. Dominique Savard said police divers found his body in a lake about 250 kilometres northwest of Quebec City o Missing Manitoba hiker, 86, found alive after four days in the wild
HADASHVILLE, Man. - An 86-year-old man who went missing last week after setting off alone on a hike in eastern Manitoba has been found alive. RCMP searchers on all-terrain vehicles located Joseph Kuz on Monday morning in a heavily-wooded swamp within the N.L. chopper crash probe shuts out sole survivor, families of victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Transportation Safety Board probe into a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland is flawed and unfair, say lawyers for the victims of Cougar Flight 491 Canada shelled out $650K over two years to civilians caught in the crossfire
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Department of National Defence paid just over $650,000 during the course of two years to compensate Afghans for damages and deaths resulting from Canadian operations. 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. Inuvik-bound mosque stuck in Edmonton
A mosque being sent to the Northwest Territories from Winnipeg is stuck in Edmonton for the long weekend. Alberta cop group 'most admired' modelMisc CDN | 206723 hits | 8:37 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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. B.C.'s sockeye salmon fisheries to shut this week to protect endangered coho
VANCOUVER - The banner year West Coast salmon run isn't done yet, but the race is just about over for British Columbia fishermen to haul in as many wild sockeye as they can muster from the biggest return in nearly a century. Two Que. hospitals closed, don't meet quake standardsMisc CDN | 206725 hits | 8:36 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
One hospital in Quebec's Charlevoix region will be demolished and another will undergo major renovations after a study for the provincial government determined they don't meet standards to withstand earthquakes. Family, friends remember senior slain in QuebecMisc CDN | 206719 hits | 8:34 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A funeral was held Saturday for an 82-year-old woman who was found slain three weeks ago near Sherbrooke. Experts predict unemployment rate will stay steadyMisc CDN | 206747 hits | 8:32 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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 Earl leaves tens of thousands without power in N.S.Misc CDN | 206803 hits | 8:08 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Tens of thousands of Nova Scotians remained without power early today in the wake of damage from hurricane Earl. 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. Families gather in Kandahar to honour fallen soldiers
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Family members of eight Canadian soldiers who died in Afghanistan gathered Saturday to say their goodbyes at the main NATO base in Kandahar. 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. 4.8 quake shakes remote area in Northwest TerritoriesMisc CDN | 206662 hits | 9:28 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The experts doubt anyone would have noticed, but a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit a remote region of the Northwest Territories. Elliott to stay on as RCMP commissioner: reportMisc CDN | 206584 hits | 9:08 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
An apparent attempt by a group of senior RCMP officers to push Commissioner William Elliott from his job has been unsuccessful, according to a Saturday newspaper report. Man drowns near Halifax as Earl crosses MaritimesMisc CDN | 206593 hits | 8:56 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 54-year-old man drowned west of Halifax on Saturday, after trying to secure a boat that had broken free of its mooring as tropical storm Earl barrelled through the province. Group wants Sikhs to prevent youth from joining gangsMisc CDN | 206808 hits | 7:30 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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. Earl shifts east, to make N.S. landfall SaturdayMisc CDN | 206856 hits | 7:22 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The gusty winds of Hurricane Earl have begun blowing across parts of Nova Scotia, though forecasters say the tropical storm has weakened overnight. 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. Northwest Passage tanker could be stuck for days
It could take days, even a week, before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel gets dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage. Teen says she was forced to strip in school parking lot
MONTREAL – A Montreal student says she was forced to undress in her high school parking lot by teachers because her shorts contravened the school dress code. Iqaluit to craft 100-year green plan
The City of Iqaluit has received federal funding to develop a 100-year vision for a more environmentally sustainable city. 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. Eight children of soldiers killed on duty get post-secondary scholarships
TORONTO - Sheralynn Kennedy says if her stepfather were alive today, he'd be proud she wants to dedicate her life to helping troubled teens. The 18-year old is entering the University of Winnipeg on scholarship with the ultimate dream of earning a PhD in 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. First steel plate cut for new coast guard vessels
HALIFAX — Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has cut the first steel plate for nine new patrol vessels to be built for the coast guard -- a year to the day the contract was announced. Funnel cloud spotted near Lethbridge
Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of Southern Alberta. 'Mama Grizzly' Sarah Palin to speak in Vancouver
On Oct. 13, the author of Going Rogue will speak, dine and mingle with guests as one of six writers invited to speak at the Vancouver Club by the Bon Mot Book Club. 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. Parents support daughter's convicted killer - their son
Losing a child is every parent's nightmare. Having your only son accused of killing your only daughter is something even worse, and that is what happened to Ontario couple Brian and Leslie Jenkins. 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. Roughriders loonie to be unveiled
The Saskatchewan Roughriders loonie will be unveiled this week, and fans and coin collectors in the province will get first dibs.Back to Canada News
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