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Heat in Ontario, Quebec breaks records
Air conditioning, ice cream, T-shirts and shorts were essential items in Central Canada on Wednesday as temperature records were smashed for the second straight day.
Sex assault victim's mom issues warning
The mother of a six-year-old Winnipeg girl who was sexually assaulted on the long weekend says the girl was lured away from a Spence Neighbourhood playground and taken to a home where she was attacked.
Manitoba addictions expert quits job
Dr. Lindy Lee said the addictions unit at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre is overwhelmed with people addicted to opiates such as OxyContin and codeine.
Explosives possible at site of future B.C. park
The southern British Columbia community of Vernon is hoping to turn land that the Department of National Defence has used for military training into a nature park. There's just one problem — the DND says the 56-hectare plot might still be littered with ex
Security gaps remain at YVR airport
In January, CTV News discovered large, easily traversable holes in the perimeter fence around YVR airport. Some of the fence was also made of plastic, not coated steel.
Hunt resumes for Sask. baby's body
Investigators in Weyburn, Sask., have resumed their search for the body of an infant, which they believe was dumped into the trash earlier this week.
Beware of Ontario bears: MNR
Ontario campers and cottagers are being reminded to avoid encounters with bears as they head for the woods this weekend.
$10M inferno sends fireballs into air
WINNIPEG - An orange glow illuminated the night sky in part of Winnipeg while a spectacular inferno burned Thursday night, causing an estimated $10 million in damage.
Kilt banned from high school convocation
An Alberta high school student has been told he can't wear a kilt to convocation. "I would like to wear my kilt to the grad ceremonies," said 19-year-old Hamish Jacobs, who is of Scottish descent.
Massive fireball reported in Grande Praire, Alberta
Police report no damage after responding to reports of a massive fireball near the Dave Barr Arena shortly after dinner time Friday. One elderly gentleman suffering from shock and one woman in hysterics were treated at the scene.
Smartest City in Canada
A decade ago, urbanists had just about written the obituary for St. John's, Nfld. The fate of the hard-luck port town
Winterburn students remember
Students and staff at Winterburn school paid tribute Thursday afternoon to two of their classmates that died in a car accident earlier this month.
3 Labrador boaters presumed dead
The search for three college students who were swept over a powerful waterfall on Labrador's Churchill River became a recovery mission Thursday afternoon, as officials said there was no chance of finding the young men alive.
ATV likely started Alberta wildfire
A wildfire near Opal, Alta., that destroyed one home and burned 30 square kilometres was likely sparked by an all-terrain vehicle in the area on May 12, Thorhild County officials announced Thursday.

Canadian dollar sinks as commodity currencies are routed. And, Teck to push ahead with Alaska deposit
Shell promises Arctic drilling will be safe
Shell Oil Co. will take additional steps to ensure the safety of exploratory drilling it plans in the Arctic this summer off a coast Alaska shares with Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company has told U.S. regulators.
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