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N.L. mistakenly expropriated paper mill
The Newfoundland and Labrador government admits it is on the hook for millions of dollars because it mistakenly expropriated a newsprint mill it doesn't want. Canadian firefighters killed on duty passes 1,000
The national list of firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1848 has surpassed 1,000 names. N.B. water bomber crash kills pilot
The pilot of a water bomber died in a crash near Miramichi, N.B., on Friday. The water bomber, operated by Forest Protection Ltd., crashed shortly after taking off from Miramichi Airport just before 2 p.m. AT, according to a company spokesman. Tim Hortons drive-thru accident kills man
A 73-year-old man whose head was crushed in an accident at a southwestern Ontario Tim Hortons drive-thru has died. George Weston went through the drive-thru Tuesday around 1 p.m. in Wallaceburg, a community of about 11,000 between Sarnia and Chatham. Layton to Harper: freeze harmonized sales tax till after BC referendum
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton wants the Harper government to put off implementation of the harmonized sales tax in British Columbia until a proposed provincial referendum on cancelling it has been held. Environment not a top concern for Calgarians
The environment is not a top of mind issue for most Calgarians as the world marks Earth Day, according to an exclusive poll commissioned by CBC News and released Thursday. Border officials make a bad first impression
Munching on a pretzel usually doesn't lead to an inquisition and accusations of drug use. Could Captain Kirk be new Governor General?
TORONTO — "It's time for Canada to boldly go where no country has gone before." That phrase leads off an increasingly popular Facebook page calling for Canadian-born actor William Shatner to be named Canada's next governor general. Etobicoke Sikh temple ousts 10 board members
A Sikh temple in Etobicoke voted off almost half its board of directors on Wednesday afternoon, but the ousted group is refusing to accept the decision. Ontario diamonds go on sale
In a made-in-Ontario first, 100 spectacular diamonds mined, cut and polished exclusively in this province will be unveiled at a swank Bloor Street jewelry store beginning Monday. U.S. combat jets buzzing Ont. border city
First it was an American spy balloon floating over Sarnia, Ont., that irked the city's mayor — now it's American combat jets. Coyote bounty coming
Nova Scotia's natural resources minister is expected to announce a new bounty on coyotes on Thursday. Sikh temple apologizes to B.C. politiciansMisc CDN | 206751 hits | 8:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Leaders of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., have issued an apology for what they called "misconstrued" comments directed at two B.C politicians. Helicopters land at CN Tower in G20 exercise
Downtown Toronto got a taste of security preparation for the upcoming G20 summit Tuesday morning as two military helicopters completed a test flight around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre before landing in front of the CN Tower. 
A 62-year-old Richmond Hill woman whose terrible parking job became the subject of a viral YouTube video last year was sentenced in Newmarket court Tuesday. B.C. dam proposal creates worry in Alberta
Albertans living downstream of a proposed dam on the Peace River in B.C. say they are worried about the project. Federal lawyers trying to block release of Afghan detainee documents
OTTAWA - It was a Kafkaesque twist in an inquest that has already seen its share of bizarre moments. It started Tuesday with the chair of the Military Police Complaints Commission asking a government lawyer when key documents would be turned over. Vancouver slashes Olympic Village social housing
The City of Vancouver is slashing the number of social housing units in the Olympic Village in order to raise more cash from the troubled project, Mayor Gregor Robertson is expected announce Tuesday afternoon. Lap-dance teachers now unemployed
Two Winnipeg teachers are out of work after performing a simulated lap dance during a school-sanctioned event.
Two Winnipeg teachers are out of work after performing a simulated lap dance during a school-sanctioned event.
Read more: http://w 'Explosive situation' at Pearson Airport
TORONTO — Senior diplomats from France and Belgium arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Monday to try to calm down about 70 angry and frustrated passengers stranded there. Volcanic ash reaches Quebec
QUEBEC CITY - The massive ash cloud that was sent sprawling following the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano has now reached Quebec.Iran OKs new enrichment site
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the site for a new enrichment facility, his top adviser said Monday, despite demands by the United Nations that Iran halt its nuclear program.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the site for a new enrichment facility, his top adviser said Monday, despite demands by the United Nations that Iran halt its nuclear program. Volcanic ash from Icelandic eruption no threat to Eastern Canada: official
Concern that a volcanic eruption in Iceland could have an impact on Eastern Canada diminished greatly Monday with data that suggested no significant ash in the atmosphere east of Newfoundland. Watson Lake Hotel destroyed by fire
Residents in the southern Yukon town of Watson Lake have lost an historic landmark, after the old Watson Lake Hotel burned down over the weekend. Arctic leaders: Lancaster Sound plans in conflict
Officials in some of Nunavut's most northerly communities say they're getting mixed messages about Lancaster Sound, where the federal government has separate plans to create a conservation area and explore for oil and gas. N.S. cross-burning target's car torched
The Nova Scotia woman who awoke to the sight of a burning cross on her lawn has now seen her car destroyed by fire. St. John's flights return to normal
Some flights in and out of St. John's International Airport resumed Monday, after Environment Canada said the risk of volcanic ash reaching airspace over the province was low. Volcanic ash forces Harper and Obama to cancel trip to Poland
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the leaders of all three opposition parties were forced to cancel their trip to Poland to attend Sunday's state funeral for the country's late president because of the expanding cloud of volcanic ash hovering over much of Reserve evicts drug users
A dozen members of a remote First Nations community in British Columbia were asked to leave this week because they had not sought help for their drug and alcohol-abuse problems. Web game highlights hot Vancouver housing market
VANCOUVER — The creator of a tongue-in-cheek web quiz aimed at highlighting Vancouver's roaring real estate market says it's had 150,000 visits since it was posted Tuesday. Controversial float returns to Surrey Sikh parade
A float depicting controversial Sikh figures as martyrs made a return appearance at Surrey's Vaisakhi parade on Saturday. Remarks prompt B.C. premier to boycott Sikh parade
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell has carried through on his pledge to boycott the annual Vaisakhi parade in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday after one of the organizers failed to apologize for controversial remarks about Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh and B.C. Liberal MLA Handling of 911 call to be reviewed after woman dies in Saskatchwan
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has appointed a neutral observer to oversee a police review into how a dispatcher and the RCMP handled a 911 call from four people stranded in their car. Decision on massive B.C. hydro project could be near
The province is about to announce a decision on the decades-old proposal to build a massive hydroelectric-generating dam, known as Site C, in northeastern B.C., says Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom Part of Ryerson closed after wall collapses
Inspectors sifted through rubble Friday afternoon to find out why bricks from the façade of a building near Ryerson University came crashing down on the sidewalk. Ash cloud affecting travel plans for PM, military
The cloud of volcanic ash that continues to wreak havoc on civilian air travel to Europe is also affecting the plans of Canada's military and the country's political leaders. Puppy shot with hunting arrow near Whistler, B.C.
Marley, a seven-month-old Husky cross, is a very lucky puppy. Late last month, after wandering away from her owners' Mount Currie property, Marley came home with a hunting arrow sticking out of her body. Wall collapse closes Yonge Street intersection
A section of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto remains closed after a part of a wall collapsed Friday afternoon, sending a shower of bricks to the sidewalk but miraculously leaving no one with major injuries. Solo adventurer rescued in High Arctic
A Canadian search and rescue team plucked Australian adventurer Tom Smitheringale off an ice pan in the High Arctic Thursday evening, just six hours after receiving his distress call. World poutine-eating contest to be held in Toronto. Yes, that's right. T.O.
One of Quebec's cultural symbols has been called everything from disgusting, to heart-attack inducing, to delectable. 
Chilly financial markets have frozen a trust fund intended to compensate the "human flagpoles" who marked Canadian Arctic sovereignty in the 1950s. Opposition to niqab bill mounting
A bill that would bar a woman wearing a face veil from receiving government services is an attack on women's rights in the guise of defending equality of the sexes, say the Anglican diocese of Montreal and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute. Nova Scotia apologizes for black woman's 1946 arrest
HALIFAX — The government of Nova Scotia apologized and granted a special pardon Thursday to the late Viola Desmond, a black woman jailed in 1946 for sitting in a whites-only section of a segregated movie theatre. World poutine-eating contest in T.O. rankles Quebec
MONTREAL — One of Quebec's cultural symbols has been called everything from disgusting, to heart-attack inducing, to delectable. But can the increasingly popular Quebecois dish known as poutine --that messy mix of french fries, sauce and cheese curds --no Fatal Yukon avalanche under investigation
A Whitehorse avalanche expert is looking into how a snowslide in Kluane National Park and Reserve killed a 29-year-old backcountry skier this week. Vancouver Olympic bill hits $554M
The City of Vancouver spent nearly as much on the Olympic and Paralympic Games as it needs to run the city for an entire year, but a staff report says the money was well spent on infrastructure that provided a sustainable legacy for residents Forest fire season starts early in B.C.
It's only mid-April, but already, the wildfire season in the B.C. Interior has begun, with six forest fires spotted between Prince George, the Cariboo and the Kootenays. Cheating gas pumps face federal crackdown
The federal government is increasing inspections of gas pumps and substantially hiking fines for service station owners whose pump readings are inaccurate.Back to Canada News
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