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Cyclist gives chase to suspected arsonist
EDMONTON - A city man believes he caught a trio of Gold Bar firestarters red-handed and wants troublemakers to know residents won’t put up with such dangerous stunts. Skateboarder dies after being towed by car
TORONTO -- A skateboarder is dead after crashing while being towed behind a car. Michaelle Jean's Haitian fans want her term extended, appeal to PM
OTTAWA — The capital might be chattering about who will be the next governor general, but Michaelle Jean's substantial fan club in Haiti would like to see her stay put. More firepower for Mounties on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – RCMP officers who guard Parliament Hill are being equipped with submachine guns to give them more stopping power should a gunman attack the heart of Canada's government. Union to fight privatization of Canada Post services
OTTAWA — The country's largest public-service union says it will fight a Canada Post decision to privatize parts of its operations. Vander Zalm's anti-HST petition hits Vancouver
An army of canvassers led by former premier Bill Vander Zalm is hitting the streets across B.C. cities Tuesday morning, armed with a petition aimed at killing the harmonized sales tax. N.S. budget makes HST highest in Canada
Nova Scotia's NDP government has kicked off a four-year deficit-busting plan by increasing the harmonized sales tax — making it the highest combined provincial and federal tax rate in the country. Alberta snowmobiler killed in B.C. avalanche
A 41-year-old Alberta man has died in an avalanche in the Bugaboo Mountains in the southeastern Interior of B.C. Canada cannot seem to land search-and-rescue planes
A former top defence procurement official is calling on the Harper government to start moving on a project to buy new search-and-rescue planes before the lack of modern aircraft contributes to injuries or death in an emergency situation. N.L. harp seal hunt set to begin
The harp seal hunt north of Newfoundland and Labrador is scheduled to begin Thursday with the quota increased by 50,000 animals to a total of 330,000. Whale washes up on West Coast
A dead grey whale found beached near Victoria could prove to be a valuable specimen for researchers, says a marine scientist from the area. Tories snapped up VIP Olympic tickets, opposition avoids
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs and senators took advantage of up to 211 reserved tickets for the Olympic Games while opposition parties avoided the controversial perk entirely, a government tally indicates. Rochette ranks on Time poll
Quebec figure skater Joannie Rochette has made Time magazine's poll of the 100 most influential people of 2010. Needy kids benefit from notorious bike thief
TORONTO - Some of Toronto’s neediest kids will get a new ride Monday as part of another chapter in the tale of the city’s most notorious bike thief. Snowboarder dies at Whistler
A snowboarder in Whistler, B.C., died after apparently falling headfirst into a hole created by wind-fallen timber and then suffocating, according to the RCMP. Police call off search for missing Quebec boy
Police have called off their search for a four-year-old Quebec boy who went missing from the yard of his home. Last weekend for Olympic skating in Richmond
The public has a few days left to try their hand at an Olympic sport in Richmond, B.C. The speed skating oval is making some big changes, and come Tuesday the track used in the 2010 Games will be just a memory. Rick Hansen not offered GG post: aide
Rick Hansen has not been offered the post of Canada's next governor general, a spokesperson for the wheelchair athlete said Saturday. N.B. residents warned of rising St. John river
FREDERICTON, N.B. — Warm temperatures are causing some concern in New Brunswick as water levels rise earlier than usual along the St. John River. Thousands still without power after B.C. wind storm
More than 30,000 residents remain without power after a severe wind storm hit Vancouver Island and the lower mainland of British Columbia. Divers resume search for Quebec boy
Police divers in central Quebec were back out Saturday searching for a little boy feared drowned in a river near his house. Families of fallen soldiers mourn losses at Kandahar Airfield
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in combat over the past four years have made a solemn Easter weekend pilgrimage to Kandahar Airfield and many of them say Ottawa should not entirely pull out of Afghanistan next year. Rick Hansen rejects governor general job
A senior source says Rick Hansen, the wheelchair athlete who put spinal cord injuries on the public agenda during his Man in Motion world tour 25 years ago, has already been approached about taking the job but is not interested. DiManno: Discord darkens Baby Kaylee's final days
Gravely ill infant back in the public eye as parents use Facebook in quarrel with hospital Stephen Harper on the hunt for new governor general
Michaëlle Jean on way out as PM opts not to extend her term as GG and actively seeks replacement B.C. windstorm knocks out power
A howling windstorm left tens of thousands of southwest B.C. residents in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island without power on the first day of the Easter weekend, while the heavy gusts also caused headaches for travellers. Dog dumped on highway struck by car
WINNIPEG - A rural animal control officer says she's shocked at the treatment of a neglected elderly dog who was dumped on a highway north of Winnipeg Tuesday and struck by another car. Hope fades in search for Quebec boy
The mother of a missing four-year-old boy in central Quebec says she can’t understand why her son would go near the swollen Nicolet River, which flows only metres from the family home. Calgary food tampering cases hit 11
Calgary's police chief slammed the "idiots" behind a rash of food tampering in the city, as two locations of the Real Canadian Superstore became the latest targets. Harper fills hampers at veteran's food bank
CALGARY — Prime Minister Stephen Harper was taught the finer points of food hampers Friday as he was put to work at a Calgary charity that helps military veterans. Southwest B.C. blasted by high winds
Strong winds sweeping across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland caused power outages, damage to one BC Ferries vessel and cancellations on some ferry sailings Friday. Stray dog finds new home on sled team
A stray dog found roaming the streets of Winnipeg is set to become part of a world famous sled team in Churchill. Quebec toddler vanishes from front yard
SAINTE-CLOTILDE-DE-HORTON, Que. - A four-year-old boy is missing after his parents lost sight of him in front of their family home on Wednesday afternoon. Playing April Fool's joke at work risky, like wading through comedic minefield
MONTREAL - If you're thinking of pranking an office colleague on April Fool's Day, you'd better think twice. Medical pot decision worries N.S. premier
Nova Scotia's premier fears that a court ruling ordering the province to pay for the medical marijuana of a woman on income assistance may set a costly precedent. B.C. pug's pudginess thwarts wolf
Residents of a Prince Rupert, B.C., cul-de-sac banded together to save a neighbour's dog, Bob, from the jaws of a wolf. But it may have been Bob the pug's pudgy waistline that thwarted the attack. Canadian spring forecast warm, dry
Spring in Canada will be warmer and drier than usual, Environment Canada is predicting 
OTTAWA — Jet-setting Canadian MPs last year accepted more than $432,000 in travel costs paid for by foreign governments, lobby groups and other organizations. 
OTTAWA – A senior Conservative party caucus member wants a military commitment to Afghanistan after 2011 to ward off a security nightmare for civilian workers and protect Canada’s global good name. Vessel runs aground in western N.L. harbour
A ship ran aground in Port aux Basques harbour Wednesday afternoon, driven to shore by high winds as its new owner tried to leave the harbour for the first time. Mackay knew of Afghan detainee concerns: diplomat
Concerns over the handling and safety of detainees in Afghanistan were relayed to Defence Minister Peter MacKay and other senior officials as potential "mission killers," a diplomat said Wednesday.
Steeple cut down from N.L. church
The large steeple of an old Anglican church outside St. John's was found on the ground Wednesday morning, hours after preservationists thought they had prevented a church council from demolishing the building. April 1 brings fee increases across B.C.
It's no practical joke - from camping fees to ferry fares, prices are increasing across British Columbia on April 1.Chechen rebel admits to Moscow bombings
The head of a Chechen militant group is claiming responsibility for bombings on the Moscow subway Monday that killed 39 people and wounded many more.
The head of a Chechen militant group is claiming responsibility for bombings on the Moscow subway Monday that killed 39 people and wounded many more. Ontario comedian Eric Tunney found dead
He began as a teenage comic in Windsor, Ont., performed in Toronto clubs and wound up in Los Angeles as a writer for the Fox Network. Pamela Anderson requests info on seal hunt spending
Actress Pamela Anderson is trying a new approach in her fight to stop Canada's seal hunt, hoping to enlist public support by appealing to taxpayers' wallets.Back to Canada News
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