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Emaciated dog's owner defends treatment of pet
The owner of a dog so malnourished it was described as a "walking skeleton" by the B.C. SPCA told CTV News Wednesday that he didn't realize how thin the golden retriever was until he shaved him. Photos of dying ducks delivered to legislature
The delivery of huge copies of photos of dying ducks to the legislature Wednesday kept alive the controversy over what Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has seen of those troubling pictures. Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch. Canada Lists Al Shabaab as Terrorist Group
The listing will prohibit all Canadians and all residents of Canada from having anything to do with assets owned or controlled by Al Shabaab. As well, it will be illegal to participate or contribute to certain activities involving the organization. N.S. woman spends $30,000 fighting for dog's life
HALIFAX — Francesca Rogier says she remains unbowed in her legal battle to preserve the life of a mixed-breed dog that faces euthanasia after it attacked other canines, despite exhausting $30,000 in savings on lawyers and putting her architecture career o Canada hockey, curling hot tickets at Paralympics, but seats still for sale
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Team Canada remains a strong draw for the 2010 Paralympic Games Olympics brought big benefits: poll
A new poll suggests that Canadians see substantial benefits from the 2010 Olympic Games for Canada, for B.C. and for the city of Vancouver. Wheelchair-bound Canadian attacked in Australia
Two teens have been charged after a Canadian man was beaten in an Australian train station late Tuesday night. Two heroes who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews
Canadian Society for Yad Vashem National Chair Fran Sonshine said: “We are so very proud to have the opportunity to honour these true heroes. The Righteous Among the Nations represent sparks of light within the darkness. We can only hope that these lesson Teen brawl leaves 2 injured in Victoria
An argument over a stolen cellphone appears to have triggered a brawl involving more than two dozen Victoria-area teenagers that resulted in two youths requiring hospital treatment early Saturday morning, police say. Slain OPP officer mourned
Flags were flying at half-mast across Ontario on Tuesday as investigators piece together the circumstances surrounding the death of a provincial police officer after a shootout with an elderly man north of London. Quebec government kicks niqab-wearing woman out of class for second time
MONTREAL - A Muslim woman in Quebec is once again being asked by the Quebec government to remove her religious face covering. Student paper accused of making 'racist jokes'
EDMONTON — A campus newspaper article that referred to the "brown guy in this election" and labelled one candidate the "love interest in a Bollywood blockbuster" has upset some students at the University of Alberta. Canadian on sailboat 'overdue' since Chile quake
MONTREAL — South American authorities scoured the Pacific Ocean on Monday for a sailboat carrying at least one Canadian that has not been heard from since a powerful earthquake struck Chile more than a week ago. Whites a minority in T.O. within 30 years: StatsCan
OTTAWA — Whites will become the visible minority population in Toronto within 30 years, according to projections released today by Statistics Canada that suggest the face of Canada will change dramatically in its biggest cities. Canadians reject rewording of 'O Canada': poll
OTTAWA — A new poll provides insight into why the Harper government popped its own O Canada trial balloon so quickly last week: massive and immediate public opposition. RBC Poll: It is Spring Time for Home Buyers
The vast majority of Canadians view buying a home as a good investment. Home buying momentum in Canada continues to gain steam with the portion of Canadians who are very likely to purchase a home in the next two years rising to 10 per cent from seven per Sustaining Olympic buzz will take work, experts say
The Olympic Winter Games provided the world with a tantalizing glimpse of Vancouver, but tourism officials say it will take work to keep the love affair going now that the honeymoon is over. Ottawa anticipated Afghan torture allegations: memo
An internal government memo obtained by CBC confirms that Canadian authorities began formulating a plan for dealing with accusations of torture of prisoners in Afghanistan as early as March 2007 — months before such allegations first came up in the media. Ice damage slows N.L. power cleanup
Crews continued Monday to try to restore power in a string of small communities in eastern Newfoundland, but authorities are not expecting the job to be finished until Tuesday. Gold-medal girl named for Syd the Kid
A couple in Saint John, N.B., gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Sydney just moments before Nova Scotia's Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in Canada's gold-medal hockey game against the U.S. Don't blame cops: brother of man shot
WINNIPEG -- A brother of 28-year-old Eric Daniels, who was shot by Winnipeg police Saturday night in the West End while brandishing a machete, said he does not blame police for their actions. Dad gives life saving kids; daughter dies in hospital 
TORONTO -- In one of two fatal GTA fires Sunday, a Toronto dad handed his baby son to a visiting neighbour — then gave his life in a desperate bid to find a second child in the family’s North York home. OPP officer dies after morning shootout
LONDON, Ont. — An OPP officer has been shot north of London, Ont., and is being rushed by air ambulance to hospital. a-ha Doing a Farewell Tour, Stopping at Toronto
Multimillion selling trio a-ha will tour together for the last time in 2010. The band best known for their hits ‘Take On Me’ and ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’ have set their farewell show for Toronto on Monday York U Student Investigated for Anti-Semitic Website
York University is taking “appropriate disciplinary actions” against a student being investigated by hate crimes units of the Ontario Provincial Police and Toronto Police Service for anti-Semitic postings on a conspiracy-theory website that advocate genoc High hopes for Sask. tourism after Olympics
Tourism officials in Saskatchewan hope a multimillion-dollar display of the province's attractions at the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver will lead to an influx of tourism dollars at home Power outage in Newfoundland drags on
Thousands of people in eastern Newfoundland were still without power Sunday morning after a major storm swept through the region two days ago, and many may not have electricity again until Tuesday. Plane crashes on N.S. highway
Three people are in hospital after a small plane tried to make an emergency landing on a Yarmouth, N.S., highway Sunday afternoon New $135M overpass opens in PoCo
After 10 years of planning and construction, Port Coquitlam celebrated a new transportation network connecting the city's north and south sides on Saturday with the opening of the Coast Meridian Overpass. Sarah Palin gives speech to packed Calgary crowd
Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave a speech before a crowded Calgary audience on Saturday, marking her first appearance outside of the U.S. since she left her post as Alaska's governor. Boy leaps from burning home
WINNIPEG - A teen jumped from a second-floor window to escape a house fire in the North End early Saturday, and was caught by two city police officers as the spectacular blaze destroyed the residence. Calgary school won't be named TrudeauMisc CDN | 206743 hits | 5:48 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
Memorial to Calgary's fallen soldiers breaks ground
Political and defence leaders used historic military tools on Saturday to break ground for a soldier's memorial in Calgary. U.S. pitches in to spruce up concrete barricades at embassy in Ottawa
The United States is kicking in half a million dollars toward beautifying the ugly concrete barricades around its embassy in Ottawa. Canadians enjoy a warm, sunny respite from winter
Winter may be far from over, but weather-weary Canadians are at least enjoying a break this weekend as unseasonably warm, sunny conditions blanketed most of the country. Winter storm hinders efforts to restore power in parts of eastern N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Efforts to restore power to thousands of customers were hampered Saturday as a severe winter ice storm continued to lash northeastern Newfoundland and Labrador, bringing down power lines and poles. Woman shocked by portrayal as hard-line Islamist
When Naima Ahmed went to college in Egypt to study pharmacy, she took courses alongside men and women. When she dispensed medication, she dealt with men and women. Where the heck did winter go?
It's still more than two weeks away from the official start of spring, but Mount Seymour already has spring skiing conditions. Ottawa firm's bomb suit gets Oscar attention
An Ottawa military technology firm is keeping an eye on the Academy Awards after one of its products nabbed a starring role The Hurt Locker — a film that has earned nine nominations, including best picture. Olympic medallist Darbyshire says man pulled out a 'big, long, butcher knife'
CALGARY - A week after winning an Olympic silver medal, Carolyn Darbyshire came face to face with an agitated, knife-wielding man during a hostage-taking at a Calgary school. What this budget means for you
Canadian families looking for sweeping personal tax cuts in Jim Flaherty's latest budget will have trouble finding them. This time around, the finance minister was true to his "stay the course" pledge and didn't offer much new tax relief. Party drug blamed for teens' deaths
Friends of two Metro Vancouver teenagers who died within hours of each other early Tuesday blame the popular recreational drug ecstasy for their deaths. Cheaper loonie production to save millions
OTTAWA — Did you know those loonies and toonies jangling in your pocket cost 30 cents a coin to make?Back to Canada News
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