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Avalanche kills man, injures another south of Canmore
One man is dead and another is in hospital following an avalanche in southern Alberta this afternoon. Steve Fonyo in induced coma after home invasion attack in SurreyMisc CDN | 207015 hits | 9:57 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Fallen Canadian hero Steve Fonyo is in an induced coma after being stabbed in the back and beaten by attackers at his Whalley home early Friday morning,
RCMP watchdog raps Mounties over High River gun seizures during 2013 flood
The RCMP watchdog says Mounties improperly took guns from flood-stricken homes in Alberta two years ago -- seizures that angered High River residents and fostered mistrust of the national police force. B.C. wolf cull will likely last 5 yearsMisc CDN | 206896 hits | 8:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Assistant deputy minister Tom Ethier told CBC News the 180 wolves being shot from helicopter in the South Peace and South Selkirk regions this winter are just the beginning. Abused, blinded puppy flown to Winnipeg for treatment
A puppy that went blind after a child intentionally rubbed hair dye in his eyes is receiving treatment in Winnipeg and in need of a loving Manitoba home. 106 teen car crash deaths prompt B.C. coroner to call for licensing review
A B.C. Coroners Service report is calling for a review of the province's Graduated Licensing Program after the deaths of 106 young drivers. Two members of Regina's arts community among dead in fatal collision
Four members of the arts community are being identified by friends and colleagues as among the five people killed in a crash on a Saskatchewan highway. Scientists dispute ethics of Alberta's wolf cull
Scientists raising questions about the ethics of Alberta's wolf cull are calling it cruel and unnecessary. Conservation biologists have published a letter in a scientific journal about the program, which has killed hundreds of wolves in an attempt to help Mother says body of missing climber has been recovered
The body of a military search-and-rescue technician who died after being buried in deep snow during a training exercise on an Alberta mountain was recovered late Wednesday. Oil's swoon sparks Alberta schadenfreude in rest of Canada
Falling oil prices are hammering Alberta's economy, but not everyone seems to mind. A look into the psychology behind interprovincial rivalry and why not all misfortune is created equal. B.C. First Nation evacuates 700 residents after heavy snowfall
A British Columbia First Nation ordered the evacuation of its roughly 700 residents on Sunday, after heavy snowfall in Kitimat knocked out power for days and at least one person had to be airlifted to hospital. Downtown Charlottetown light poles covered with tuquesMisc CDN | 206827 hits | 2:55 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The cold streets of Charlottetown were filled with some warmth on Friday. Homeless men allegedly soaked with water outside Vancouver Tim HortonsMisc CDN | 207146 hits | 2:51 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Facebook campaign calling for a boycott of a Tim Hortons in downtown Vancouver has garnered thousands of hits over allegations someone from inside the store poured water under two sleeping homeless men. Rex Murphy: Anti-Vaxxers Have 'The Intellectual Power Of A Dead Tree Stump'Misc CDN | 206587 hits | 9:29 PM on Saturday | posted by JaredMilne
Search for missing hiker turns up backpack linked to 20-year-old tragedy
Rescue officials in British Columbia made a surprising discovery while searching for a missing man on Vancouver's North Shore -- a backpack with tantalizing clues linked to a couple that went missing in the same area 20 years ago. Nain woman shoots polar bear for the first time
After scoring a rare hunting license, a woman in Nain braved the harsh cold earlier this week to track down and bag her first polar bear. Quebec coroner critical of bystanders who ignored dying man on Metro platform
A Quebec coroner says a man who was seriously injured on a subway platform in Montreal might have had a chance to survive, if only someone had helped him. RCAF search and rescue technician swept away by Alberta avalanche
A missing climber in Banff National Park was on a winter training exercise with the Canadian military when he was swept away by an avalanche Thursday night, CBC News has confirmed. Lamont man winner of $50M lottery jackpotMisc CDN | 206859 hits | 7:45 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Randall Rush learned he had won the jackpot while buying food for his cat named Conway Kitty. Medicine Hat will end chronic homelessness this year, officials predict
The City of Medicine Hat says it will soon reach its goal to end homelessness. The municipality set March 2015 as its deadline five years ago. Since then, it's housed 848 people, including 275 children. Doctor-assisted suicide allowed by Supreme Court in specific cases
People with grievous and "irremediable" medical conditions should have the right to ask a doctor to help them die, Canada's highest court says in a unanimous decision. You'd never believe this is Canada's sexiest city
Online adult retailer PinkCherry.ca has compiled its annual list of the top sex toy purchases per capita across the country and the list has some unexpected results. Federal workers could soon be decked out in 'ethical' duds
Mounties, prison guards and park wardens could soon be sporting new duds made in an ethical way. Jennifer Logan dies after drinking tea in Peru
Avid traveller Jennifer Logan had finished a job teaching English to women in Saudi Arabia, and was visiting family back in Canada, when she set off last month for her next adventure in Peru. Love bytes: Vancouver woman loses $20,000 in online romance scamMisc CDN | 206992 hits | 12:06 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
She didn’t have the money but wanted to help the man she loved, so she took out a $20,000 loan and wired the money to a bank account in Dubai. Tobogganer dies after hitting tree in Edmonton
An Australian living in Edmonton died after a late-night tobogganing ride at the Edmonton Ski Club early Sunday morning. Paralyzed wild black bear gets MRI
A four-year-old wild black bear that was found paralyzed and emaciated in a field in northern Ontario underwent an MRI in the Toronto area Tuesday in what is thought to be a Canadian first. Penticton beach nudists should wear clothes or face fines
A group of naturists are fighting a Penticton resident who wants city council to force people to wear clothes at Three Mile beach - or face a fine. School bus crash near Grimshaw leaves girl with harrowing tale
A crash between a school bus and a semi truck in northern Alberta killed the driver and sent several students to hospital. Name the Puppy 2015
INNISFAIL, Alberta, February 3, 2015–The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) needs help in naming a handful of their newest (and cutest) recruits! Ontario town's 91-year-old volunteer firefighter retires | CTV News
After more than six decades as a volunteer firefighter in a small Ontario town, Helmer Reddick is finally retiring -- at the age of 91. “Well, I thought it was time for me to quit,” he said. Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy gives up Egypt citizenship
Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy renounces his Egyptian citizenship to secure his release from jail after the deportation of Peter Greste. Driver killed, 14 students injured in school bus crash near Grimshaw
A crash between a school bus and a semi truck in northern Alberta killed the driver and sent several students to hospital. Coyote tracks, injured animal prompts NCC safety advisory
The National Capital Commission is advising residents and farmers on south Woodroffe Avenue to increase safety measures after "an unusual incident on an agricultural property in the Greenbelt where an animal was injured." Devil's Brigade veteran Al Wilson, 90, dies 1 day before getting U.S. medal
Al Wilson had so many medals on his blue blazer that his family joked they were weighing him down when he walked. Pipeline worker attacked by cougar near Grande PrairieMisc CDN | 207629 hits | 10:19 AM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck
Mark Henick uses social media to find the person who saved his lifeMisc CDN | 206768 hits | 4:21 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Toronto man originally from Cape Breton took to social media this week to find the person who saved him leaping off an overpass as a teenager in 2002. Facebook pic of grocery clerk walking senior customer home goes viralMisc CDN | 206902 hits | 4:19 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A photo of a Halifax grocery store clerk walking a 72-year-old customer home on icy sidewalks has gone viral, getting more than 12,000 likes on Facebook. Poseidon Princess sinks, four rescued off southwest Nova ScotiaMisc CDN | 206842 hits | 4:17 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Three of the four people whose ship capsized off the coast of southwest Nova Scotia early Saturday morning have been released from hospital, says the son of the ship's captain. Christianne Boudreau says Bill C-51 is reactive, not enoughMisc CDN | 206768 hits | 4:16 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
On Friday, Stephen Harper announced new anti-terror legislation to combat domestic extremism and prevent potential terrorist attacks. The mother of a dead Canadian jihadi says the bill needs more proactive measures. B.C. orcas' rare beach-rubbing behaviour caught on video
An amateur videographer has captured rare footage of northern resident orcas at a rubbing beach on Dog Bay in B.C.'s Discovery Islands. Pat Quinn's family, childhood friends remember him at Hamilton memorial
Pat Quinn, the legendary hockey coach who was born in Hamilton where he launched his career, was honoured Saturday with a special mass at St. Eugene's Parish. Fire claims lives of 2 young boys in Drummondville, Que.
Two young boys are dead after an apartment fire in Drummondville, Que., on Friday. Mother dies, baby critical after being pulled from B.C. river
A 26-year-old mother has died after she and her seven-month-old son were pulled from a Vancouver Island river. Credit card proves extravagant spending at now-broke Aboriginal-owned investment companyMisc CDN | 209085 hits | 11:08 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Aboriginal-owned investment group that was supposed to help end poverty on Manitoba First Nations instead blew its money on strippers, booze, fancy food and exotic trips, APTN Investigates has learned. Firefighter blasts 'stupidity' of man who ventured onto Edmonton river ice
A man who went for a stroll on the thin ice of the North Saskatchewan river found himself in hot water when he returned to shore -- a frustrated firefighter blasted the young man for putting himself and others in danger. Fracking linked to 4.4 magnitude quake in Fox Creek
Alberta's energy regulator says a significant earthquake in the province last week was likely caused by hydraulic fracturing. Scientists say that if that's true, it will have been the largest earthquake ever to happen as a result of an industrial operatio Canadian first person to climb frozen Niagara Falls
A Canadian climber has become the first person to scale up an ice-covered Niagara Falls. Unwise owl in rehab after run-in with porcupine
One of the owls currently housed at Hope for Wildlife is Quill, a great horned owl, who got the nickname with good reason. When he came in, he was starving and was injured because of a run-in with a porcupine.Back to Canada News
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