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40 meter tsunami waves hit the Juan Fernandez islands more than 600 kilometers off the coast of Chili in the Pacific Ocean, reports said.
After Canadian Gold, Cigars and Champagne
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The women of the Canadian hockey team politely accepted their gold medals and waved to an adoring crowd. And then the real celebration began.
Winter storm hits Eastern Canada
Flights were cancelled or delayed at Canada's largest airport, and thousands of residents in Quebec and Eastern Canada faced power outages after a windy, snowy storm arrived Thursday evening from the northeast U.S.
Dream dog fetches beer
TORONTO -- Paramedic Kevin Mills is still a quadriplegic but at least now he has a beer-fetching dog.
Calgary men rescue horse from frozen swampCALGARY - These guys dont horse around. What began as a normal quad ride in Ghost-Waiparous area of Alberta turned into a tale of a heroic rescue for six Calgary friends who saved the life of a wild horse found stuck up to its neck in muskeg soil.
Nova Scotians paying for Queen's bathroom
Nova Scotia taxpayers are shelling out another $15,000 to re-do a bathroom in the newly renovated Government House for Queen Elizabeth II in case she decides to stay there during a visit to the province in June.
Concordia captain to be interviewed
The agency investigating the sinking of a Canadian tall ship will zero in on any safety deficiencies on board and whether the Brazilian navy was right to wait roughly 20 hours before sending out an aircraft to search for the vessel.
Victims of cross burning keeping watchThe Hants County couple targeted by racists who burned a cross on their front lawn say they're now taking turns keeping watch over their property at night.
Rescued students to arrive home Monday
The 42 Canadian students who escaped the Nova Scotia-based tall ship that sank off the coast of Brazil last week were to arrive in Toronto early Monday after leaving Sγo Paulo on Sunday.
Hundreds attend rally for CFB Trenton troops
Hundreds of people attended a rally Saturday for the troops at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, just a day after the military appointed a new commander to replace Col. Russell Williams.
Americans have favourable view of Canada
WASHINGTON - Their sports columnists may be eviscerating our Winter Games, their congressional representatives may still not see the harm in "Buy American," and most of them likely don't know Ottawa from Moose Jaw
Harper rents rooms at Super 8 motels?
OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be the most powerful man in the country but when it comes to working away from home he does it on the cheap when he can.
Soldier charged with murder back at work
The family of a young Manitoba man recently beaten to death is outraged that his accused killer a Canadian Forces soldier has been granted bail and is being allowed supervised access to weapons while continuing his military training.
Demand for Team Canada hockey jerseys soars
With the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team shutting out their first opponent, Norway, earlier this week, demand for Team Canada merchandise is going through the roof. But some fans are having trouble finding the most coveted item: the jersey, which is so
Hibernating bear stars on webcam
People around the world can now go online to peek inside the den of a rare kermode bear in British Columbia while the animal hibernates.
2nd Olympic security lapse at BC Place
Olympic security staff say that a second security breach at BC Place Stadium has resulted in a review of safety procedures at the major Olympic venue in Vancouver.
Canadians 10th best-looking people on planet: Poll
The British media might love to slag the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, but the rest of the country thinks we're pretty fine a poll from the U.K. released Wednesday said Canadians are the 10th most attractive people in the world.
Col. Williams to get update on pay, rank
Col. Russell Williams, the Canadian Forces base commander accused of murdering two eastern Ontario women, will be told Thursday he'll continue to be paid and hold the rank of colonel for the time being.
Ottawa man saves life at 35,000 feet
OTTAWA - Frank Fiorenza wasn't supposed to be on that airplane.
But when officials at U.S. Airways in Fort Meyers, Fla. told him Tuesday morning he could head back to Ottawa two hours ahead of schedule, he jumped at the chance.
Ontario teen convicted after fatal car crash
BARRIE, ONT. - A 15-year-old Barrie, Ont. teen who stole a car and crashed and killed a man as he fled from police was sentenced to six months in secure custody, on top of six months he has already served in jail.
Maritime tourists don't return to P.E.I.Visitors from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia make up the bulk of P.E.I.'s tourism industry, but a recent survey has found Maritimers are waiting a long time between visits.
About 65 per cent of the visitors who come to P.E.I. are from the Island's two n
Silver medallist little known at home
Mike Robertson was the toast of the town Wednesday morning in Canmore, Alta., where the Edmonton-born snowboarder and his family live while he's training.
Storm dumps snow on Maritimes
Classes were cancelled around Nova Scotia and across P.E.I. on Wednesday as the Maritimes got smacked with another winter reminder.
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