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Growing number of Canadian police forces bulking up with armoured vehiclesMisc CDN | 206853 hits | 12:46 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police officials this week defended their acquisitions. These heavy-duty vehicles are necessary for dealing with hostile and life-threatening situations, they say Imam plans hunger strike to protest atrocities of ISIS | CTV Calgary News
The founder of Muslims Against Terrorism, Imam Syed Soharwardy, intends to take part in a 42-hour hunger strike to protest the actions of Islamic State extremists and the beheading of an American journalist. Burgess Shale fossil beds in Kootenay park yield 'astounding' finds
Scientists are continuing to explore a new Burgess Shale site on the Alberta-B.C. border that has already yielded thousands of discoveries, some of them never before seen. Hero dog saves owner from Windsor house fire
A Windsor dog is being praised as a hero after alerting his owner of a a house fire Wednesday morning. 
Dozing as his wife drove home from their friends’ barbecue in the wee hours Saturday morning, Steve Lafrance awoke with a start. First, he felt the car swerve, then he was struck with shards of broken glass. “I heard a big ‘Bang! Bang!’” he said. “I thoug Winnipeg's 'homeless hero' Faron Hall found dead in Red RiverMisc CDN | 206913 hits | 7:14 PM on Monday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Family members have identified the man pulled from the Red River on Sunday as Faron Hall, a homeless man known for rescuing a boy from the same river in 2009. Kahnawake seeks to remove non-Mohawks from territoryMisc CDN | 206993 hits | 5:02 PM on Thursday | posted by ShepherdsDog
If you marry out, you stay out. That’s the rule for Mohawks living in Kahnawake, a reservation just outside Montreal, if they choose to marry non-native people. Badger under the doorstep terrifies St. Albert woman
A woman in St. Albert found that wildlife officials couldn't offer much help in dealing with an unwanted guest under her front doorstep. Who's the biggest name in Canadian broadcasting'Misc CDN | 206903 hits | 12:21 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
We’ve compiled a list – vote for your favourite. Who do you think draws the most water in Canadian broadcasting? Police lay charges after violent Palestinian rally downtownMisc CDN | 206737 hits | 1:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Calgary Police are seeking public assistance to identify a man who may have information about some skirmishes that broke out at a Palestinian solidarity rally last month. Three men are facing assault charges in connection with violent clashes that broke o Death of Slave Lake parrot inflames passion around the globe
Cate Clark first heard about Ozzi from a friend on Facebook, shortly after the parrot mysteriously disappeared from a yard in Slave Lake. Now, more than two months later, Clark’s voice fills with emotion as she talks about the violent death of a bird she Mount Polley mine spill: fish safe to eat, water ban mostly lifted
B.C. health officials have almost completely rescinded a water ban imposed after the Mount Polley tailings pond breach devastated the province's Cariboo region. Iqaluit expects near-record high tide due to supermoon
Tonight's high tide in Nunavut's capital will be one of the highest on record as this week's "supermoon" is creating super tides in coastal areas of the territory. Statistics Canada retracts July jobs report because of 'error'
Statistics Canada has retracted its July employment report, four days after reporting that the Canadian economy created only 200 jobs during the month. Power out after 4.3-magnitude earthquake hits central Alberta
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit central Alberta around 9:30 a.m. MT Saturday. Baker Lake catches its first beluga
History was made in Baker Lake, Nunavut's only inland community, on Thursday when two hunters caught a beluga whale in the freshwater lake. Veterans Affairs challenged on chart showing disabled soldier payments
The Harper government has taken to social media to make the case that it's being generous to disabled veterans, but critics and the opposition say Conservatives are posting misleading information. Teen called a 'hero' for rescuing two men in Newfoundland Lake
Neil Dawe, owner of the Lakeside at Thorburn resort, said Chelsea Little put her own life at risk as she rescued both her stepfather and great-uncle from the water. B.C. rancher who shot dog for allegedly threatening her cattle gets a new trial to defend right to killMisc CDN | 206770 hits | 1:19 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A central B.C. rancher will get another chance to defend her right to protect her cattle by shooting a neighbour’s dog. B.C. Day special: 50 fun facts about our fascinating provinceMisc CDN | 206877 hits | 12:23 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
To mark B.C. Day, we’ve rounded up an eclectic array of 50 facts about our province. From the origins of the grey squirrels in Stanley Park to colourful characters, from record breakers to natural wonders, we have facts and figures to pique the interest o Rachel Schoeler attempting 35-km Georgia Strait swimMisc CDN | 206750 hits | 8:49 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Rachel Schoeler's plan is to leave Nanaimo's Neck Point at 8 a.m. PT today and swim 35 kilometres to Sechelt on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, arriving some 11 to 13 hours later. ETS bus catches fire in north EdmontonMisc CDN | 206812 hits | 3:40 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Emergency crews were called to a street near the Londonderry Mall Saturday afternoon after an Edmonton Transit Service bus caught fire. Newborn dies days after crash at London, Ont., Costco store killed sisterMisc CDN | 207061 hits | 2:59 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A baby delivered by emergency C-section after her mother was struck by a car that crashed through the doors of a Costco store in London,Ont. has died, according to police Polar bear wins tug of war with Nunavut man over beluga
Peter Kaludjak of Arviat, Nunavut, caught a beluga whale in Hudson Bay this week, only to have a polar bear also take an interest in it. B.C. rower's boat found in U.S. but no sign of man on solo journey
Paul Clark was rowing from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy to celebrate his 70th birthday. Vancouver Aquarium's whale, dolphin breeding banned by park board
The Vancouver Park Board voted unanimously to allow the aquarium to keep cetaceans in captivity at a special meeting Thursday night, but ordered an end to the breeding of most whales and dolphins. First Nations Chief in Metro Vancouver took home nearly $1 million last yearMisc CDN | 206810 hits | 12:47 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Newly posted documents show a dramatic disparity in the salaries and travel expenses paid to a handful of Canada’s First Nations chiefs, ranging from thousands of dollars to almost $1 million. Stephen Harper blames Hamas for Palestinian casualties after Israeli shells hit UN shelter in GazaMisc CDN | 208336 hits | 1:05 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reiterating his government’s hard line against Hamas, saying it is solely responsible for the death and destruction in Gaza. Beaver 'still at large' after felling large tree that collapsed on car
Police say a beaver is to blame for felling a tree that collapsed onto a car driven by Quebec tourists in Prince Edward Island on Saturday. Crash victim Jared Bear, 11, pushed friend out of harm's way, mother says
Jared Bear, the 11-year-old boy who died following a crash involving a suspected drunk driver, pushed another boy out of harm's way but could not move his own bicycle out of danger, his mother tells CBC News. First Nation chiefs' salaries due to be posted under Transparency ActMisc CDN | 208321 hits | 9:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The vast majority of First Nations chiefs and band councils have yet to post online their financial statements, including the salaries and expenses of their chiefs and councillors, under new transparency rules passed by the federal government last year. Mount Edith Cavell removed from new $10 bill description
Mount Edith Cavell and several other peaks have been removed from the Bank of Canada's description of the new $10 banknotes and replaced with some other peaks. Soldiers with PTSD flock to Quebec weekend retreat
Soldiers and veterans who attended a weekend wildlife retreat near Quebec’s Valcartier military base say the experience has changed their lives. Vacationing soldiers rescue woman from burning truck near Badger
A group of Canadian military and ex-military members put their life-saving skills to good use on Sunday when they saved a woman from a burning vehicle in central Newfoundland. Young Canadian reunites Haitian 'orphans' with parentsMisc CDN | 208244 hits | 1:01 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Morgan Wienberg, a slight 22-year-old from Canada, was only 18 when she joined the wave of volunteers who flew to Haiti to help out after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Wienberg was living in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon, Canada's westernmost te Small plane crash near Nanaimo kills 2Misc CDN | 208417 hits | 10:14 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two people have been killed in a small plane crash near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. How to survive a black bear encounter
In recent weeks there have been a string of unusual encounters between humans and bears in British Columbia - what should you do if you see a black bear? RCMP sells sleek plane for half of asking price
The RCMP is getting far less than its asking price after the online auction of a controversial plane ordered by former commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli. The luxury turboprop was listed on the government of Canada's surplus website last spring at $2.5 mil War vets felt hassled by Marine Atlantic over service dog
What should have been a straightforward ferry trip on Marine Atlantic became a stressful experience for Canadian war veterans who were travelling with a service dog. Grizzly bear 'highway' uncovered in B.C. rainforest
New research from the Heiltsuk First Nation points to a sort of "bear highway" through the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.'s Central Coast. Florida moms, fearing racism, sending babies to Canada for adoption
At a time when international adoption is on the wane in many countries, it is becoming a surprising — and controversial — growth industry in Florida, where some birth mothers are seemingly looking to Canada as a kind of promised land. Coquihalla fatality follows speed-limit increaseMisc CDN | 207016 hits | 5:11 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
One person is dead and five others have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway involving motorcycles and a number of vehicles.Back to Canada News
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