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DNA samples confirm grizzly attacked man northwest of Calgary
A Calgary man was attacked by a bear last Thursday in the Panther River area, about 100 kilometres northwest of Calgary. The area has been closed to the public as wildlife officers try to trap the grizzly. Never-before-seen images beamed live from bottom of Gulf of St. Lawrence
A $6-million robotic submersible is explore the seabed and live streaming sometimes spectacular high-definition video to the internet. German tourists walk 11 days in northern Manitoba bush after canoe crash
Two German tourists walked about 115 kilometres through the bush in northern Manitoba with minimal food after crashing their canoe in rapids on the Hayes River. Five days of risk and reward at Yellowknife Dangerous Camp
Building weapons, lighting fires, using power tools � it sounds like the perfect disaster for a bunch of children out in the N.W.T. wilderness � but parents, and now adults, are signing up for a unique opportunity in Yellowknife: Dangerous Camp. Mexican farm worker says he was told heart attack symptoms caused by 'too much chili'
A 50-year-old Mexican labourer working 10-hour shifts for Canada’s largest cranberry producer in Richmond, B.C., suffered heart damage but says a supervisor blamed symptoms on “too much chili.” Wildfire near Kelowna only 1 km from homes, but cool weather holds back flames
A wildfire in B.C.'s Okanagan region inched closer to homes overnight after forcing more than 1,000 people to flee on Thursday, but officials say cooler weather made a difference in the firefight. Premier Kathleen Wynne says proposal to strip public schools of John A. Macdonald's name misses mark
Premier Kathleen Wynne has weighed in on a controversial proposal by the Ontario elementary teachers union to rename public schools bearing the name of Canada's first prime minister, saying it has "missed the mark." 2 politicians defending John A. Macdonald's name get his name wrong
Rushing to John A. Macdonald's defence over the use of his name, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall both got his last name wrong. Veterans' groups 'appalled' by website selling Remembrance products for apparent profit
Veterans' groups are outraged by a website they believe is scamming Canadians for profit by exploiting both the country's military symbols and those who have served. Looking for love in all the wrong places: NL walruses turning heads
Biologist says the walruses in Bay Bulls and Brigus South swum down from the arctic in search of food, fun and females. Calgary man survives bear attack, hikes back to vehicle
A Calgary man is in hospital after being attacked by a bear in the Panther River area. "A bear actually came out of the woods and grabbed him by the legs," said Sundre RCMP Cpl. Ronald Bumbry. Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal government for $8MMisc CDN | 207203 hits | 10:48 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Brazen bear punched after breaking into home on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
RCMP say conservation officers later put down the bear after determining it lacked a fear of humans. Campfire bans, backcountry restrictions lifted in B.C. as wildfire risk drops
Restrictions on travel to British Columbia's backcountry and campfires are slowly being lifted in some parts of the province as improved conditions have lowered the wildfire risk. With free admission, visits to national parks and historic sites jump this year
After Ottawa decided to eliminate fees for national parks and historic sites for all of 2017, Parks Canada says preliminary estimates show more than 14 million visits between January 1 and July 31. That's an increase of 1.5 million over the same period in Cute Manitoba-made campers make a comeback
The light trailers introduced in 1968 have always had a cult following, but in recent years demand has surged. 
Neshan Wagstaffe has been lavishing his dog Clouseau with some extra treats and even a new bed ever since the animal woke him from a mid-afternoon nap last week. Wildfires in B.C. Cariboo combine to create province's largest blaze
A handful of small fires in B.C.'s west Cariboo region have merged to create what is now the largest fire in the province. Quebec City police declare protest illegal as far-right, anti-fascists face offMisc CDN | 208762 hits | 2:23 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police have declared a protest illegal in Quebec City due to "violence and vandalism," after a group of anti-fascists opposed to a far-right gathering set fires and threw bottles at police. Wildfire efforts could lose up to 40% of crews as students return to school
As the province extends a state of emergency regarding the wildfire crisis, up to 40 per cent of firefighting crews could soon be gone. Misc CDN | 206944 hits | 11:29 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A former Toronto resident is among 173 ISIS fighters Interpol has named as potential suicide bombers, based on data uncovered by U.S. intelligence. Have you seen Fluffy' Family looking for missing pet turtle in St. John's
You wouldn't think a turtle could climb over a six-inch barricade and vertical rocks, but its owner says Fluffy and its "partner in crime" Flippy are "escape artists." Bird 'whisperer' rescues loon from fishing line fiasco
A Sundre father and son staged a loon intervention last Saturday in the Nordegg area after the bird came looking for some help. Thief breaks into grieving father's SUV in children's hospice parking lot
While Peter Short was saying goodbye to his daughter Kira, a thief was stealing her paintings and other items. 
CTV News - Vancouver - Breaking news, local headlines and top stories from B.C., Canada and around the world. Sports, Weather, Entertainment and more. Boundaries set for Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada's largest area of protected ocean
The Lancaster Sound national marine conservation area will protect 110,000 square kilometres of the Arctic, which is almost two per cent of Canada's oceans. 8,450 square kilometres burned as B.C. nears worst wildfire season
British Columbia is poised to face its worst wildfire season as flames scorch thousands of hectares of land and costs rise to deal with the devastation. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Kevin Skrepnek says an estimated 8,450 square kilometres of forest, brus 'Disgusting things to say': Petition calls for removal of Indigenous veterans leader
A petition launched this week by a Saskatoon man is calling for the removal of the head of Canada's Indigenous veterans because of what he called "digusting" social media posts. Former Toronto teacher and Montreal-based volunteer killed in Burkina Faso attackMisc CDN | 207133 hits | 10:31 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CBC News has confirmed the identities of two Canadian citizens killed Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a popular restaurant in the capital of the West African country of Burkina Faso. Giant neon rooster sign sparks nostalgia in Chinatown
Salli Pateman wanted to pay homage to the history of the Chinatown restaurant she bought but when she couldn't track down the original neon sign, she decided to have one made. N.S. community holds memorial for geese killed at crosswalk
Dozens of mourners marched in the rain to pay their respects to two foul-tempered fixtures of a Halifax community -- a pair of geese who were run down at a crosswalk. 100 more Edmonton soldiers sent to battle wildfires in B.C.
Fire-fatigued crews in British Columbia are getting more help from the Canadian Armed Forces as 100 additional military members from the Edmonton garrison arrived in Williams Lake on Saturday morning. Curious bear gets up close and personal with vacationer at Sask. cabin
When a bear surprised Liz Desrosiers on her deck, her hope was that it would just turn around, and walk back into the bush. PQ leader calls for new Quebec language law in reaction to 2016 census dataMisc CDN | 206739 hits | 10:03 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
MONTREAL — Only people who can speak French should be allowed to immigrate to the province, Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee said Thursday in reaction to 2016 census data. Jewish group alarmed by Nazi memorabilia sold at Ontario antiques marketMisc CDN | 207678 hits | 9:40 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Toronto-based Jewish organization is raising concerns about what it describes as the sale of Nazi memorabilia at an antiques market in Pickering, Ont. Canadian diplomat in Cuba treated for headaches, hearing loss
Global Affairs Canada has confirmed at least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba has been treated in hospital after suffering headaches and hearing loss. The information comes a day after the U.S. government said some of its diplomats in Havana had been targete Why Women Are Using Birthing Hotels In CanadaMisc CDN | 207477 hits | 8:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Some parents-to-be from other countries are travelling to Canada to give birth, therefore guaranteeing citizenship for their children. Bold bear encounter 'very rare' says horseback rider
A leisurely ride through Upper North River, N.S., quickly turned uncomfortable when a 136 kilogram bear wouldn't go away. Thunder Bay resident torches house while trying to get rid of wasp's nest
Officials in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a local resident lit his house on fire in an ill-advised effort to get rid of a wasp's nest. Whale-watching boat hits humpback near Victoria, B.C., 2 injured
One person remains in hospital after a whale-watching boat hit a humpback whale near Victoria, B.C., on Monday. Sidney B.C. neighbours to throw bash for hawklet raised by eagles
A get-together in Sidney B.C. on Sunday is being billed as possibly the world's most unusual block party. The party on Summerset Place will celebrate the departure from the nest of the fledgling hawk and three eaglets in the unlikely blended family. Summer of fire
One month after out-of-control wildfires prompted B.C. to declare a provincial state of emergency, several blazes are still growing and many homes remain on evacuation order. Campfire, off-road bans limited new long-weekend wildfires in B.C.: officials
'I think generally people are getting the message,' says the BC Wildfire Service's Kevin Skrepnek. 'I think that speaks to the fact that people are taking the threat of human-caused fires seriously.' New passenger ferry service in New Westminster
A new passenger ferry service is available starting Aug. 4 in New Westminster. The service is a pilot project to connect the Quayside and Queensborough neighbourhoods. Canadian, American opposition advisers deported from Kenya ahead of presidential voteMisc CDN | 207042 hits | 2:36 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Canadian and American were being deported from Kenya after working with the country's main opposition party for Tuesday's presidential election. Clinton, B.C., councillor sounds alarm over major BC Hydro substation jeopardized by wildfire
A Clinton village councillor is warning people in B.C.'s Lower Mainland that smoke may just be the beginning of their troubles if a wildfire in the area gets much worse. Why Canada would be directly in the way of a North Korean nuclear warMisc CDN | 207112 hits | 9:43 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If Kim Jong-Un was to launch a strike at New York City, the intercontinental ballistic missile would pass directly over Ottawa Quebec asylum requests surged to 150 a day: immigration ministerMisc CDN | 207286 hits | 9:18 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Quebec government has asked Ottawa for help managing a surge of people who illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border and are now seeking asylum in the province. Was Ryerson University pressured into cancelling Fatah speech'Misc CDN | 207063 hits | 9:11 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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