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Initial tests show water chemistry at Calgary zoo's stingray pool safe
CALGARY - Another four stingrays have died at the Calgary Zoo, bringing to 39 the number of creatures who have died. The deaths mean there are only four survivors out of the original 43 cownosed ra...
Canadian-trained Afghan army units ready for bigger security role: commander
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's painfully patient strategy of letting the fledgling Afghan army take the lead in the field is paying dividends and could soon expand to include more troops and territo...
Protesters rally in support of N.B. skateboarder facing fine
FREDERICTON - A skateboarder who says he will go to jail rather than pay a fine for riding his board on Fredericton's streets turned himself in at the provincial courthouse Wednesday. A judge signe...
Eyewitness remembers waving at pilot just before fatal B.C. crash
CRANBROOK, B.C. - With the mangled ruins of a helicopter and four bodies crumpled in the street behind her, Helen Daugherty wonders if the pilot of the stricken craft ever saw her wave as he flew low ...
Quebec man faces charges of using Internet to approach young girl for sex
LONGUEUIL - A Montreal man is facing criminal charges for allegedly luring a 13-year-old girl into a sexual liaison through Internet chat. The 34-year-old man faces charges of sexual assault, sexua...
Group reimburses drivers gas tax to highlight government 'gouging'
HALIFAX - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is surprising some drivers today by reimbursing the extra cash they pay out at gas pumps to highlight what they say is government gouging. The federation...
McGuinty confident Ont., Quebec could still form cap-and-trade system
TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty says he's confident Ontario could still form a market-based system with Quebec to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even though Quebec has thrown its hat into a broader...
Overworked, over-stretched nurses acknowledge medication mistakes
OTTAWA - A new study has found that nearly a fifth of the country's overworked and over-stretched nurses acknowledged making mistakes in medicating patients "occasionally" or "frequently." The Stat...
Canadian cargo plane preparing to leave with aid for Myanmar
TRENTON, Ont. - A Canadian C17 Globemaster cargo plane will be loaded with emergency supplies for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar today. The plane will be loaded at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario and is sc...
Resident recalls waving at helicopter pilot just before he crashed into street
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Helen Daugherty won't ever know if the helicopter pilot saw her wave as he circled low over her Cranbrook home Tuesday afternoon. A minute later, the aircraft slammed into the pav...
Classic toys get contemporary revamp at event touting summer's hot play items
TORONTO - The worlds of classic and contemporary came together at the rollout of toys touted as some of the hottest for the summer. Familiar playthings injected with a modern-day twist were among t...
Ten students from B.C. reported safe after being caught in quake in China
VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia university students caught in a massive earthquake in China have been left in constant fear of aftershocks since fleeing their crumbling classrooms "while the g...
Helicopter crash in Cranbrook, B.C. kills four including pedestrian
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A pedestrian crushed Tuesday under the exploding fireball of a crashed helicopter had little warning of the tragedy, witnesses said. The man was walking along a residential street...
107-year-old First World War veteran renews Canadian citizenship
SPOKANE, Wash. - The last known surviving Canadian veteran of the First World War is a Canadian citizen once again. John Foster Babcock, 107, was born a Canadian, but became a naturalized U.S. citi...
Race played role in attacks on Asian fishermen: Ont. Human Rights Commission
MARKHAM, Ont. - A new form of harassment has surfaced against Asian-Canadian anglers over the last two months, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said Tuesday as it released the results of its probe ...
Canada set to recognize 1930s Ukrainian famine as genocide
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to formally recognize as a genocide the 1930s famine in Ukraine that claimed millions of lives. Conservative MPs are planning to support a private member's bill introduced...
Psychologist at Taser inquiry highly critical of Taser use, promotion
VANCOUVER - A psychologist who has worked with police forces around the world on crisis management says he's embarrassed to be associated with police who uses Tasers on "sick old men" and "confused im...
Ottawa's silence called tacit approval of U.S. abuse of Canadian citizens
TORONTO - Canada's silence about how the United States deals with Canadian citizens on terror-related issues amounts to tacit approval of widely condemned practices such as rendition to torture and il...
Judge restores custody to parents of boy, 11, who fought chemotherapy
HAMILTON - The parents of an 11-year-old Hamilton boy who was forced to undergo chemotherapy against his wishes have agreed to respect the medical decisions of his doctors - for now. An agreement r...
Bill to speed specific claims passes House as native day of action looms
OTTAWA - A bill to ease tensions and speed up native land claims passed the House of Commons on Tuesday as a national aboriginal day of action approaches May 29. All parties endorsed the new Specif...
Ont. Appeal Court to hear case of woman fired from Tim Hortons for stealing toonie
TORONTO - The case of a pregnant woman who was fired from a Tim Hortons store in Toronto for allegedly stealing a toonie will go to the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Charlene Walsh gets her...
Family members of slain Canadian soldier want public to share their grief
CALGARY - It's something all military families dread but are forced to discuss when a soldier is deployed overseas - the possibility that a loved one won't come home. There are always reassurances ...
Crash raises questions on whether cops convicted of drunk driving can stay on job
EDMONTON - A fiery crash allegedly involving an off-duty Alberta policeman is raising questions about whether officers should be allowed to keep their jobs if they are convicted of impaired driving. ...
Flaherty 'regrets' improprieties in $122,000 sole-sourced contract to supporter
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he was unaware his former chief of staff broke government rules in handing a well-connected Tory an untendered $122,000 contract to write the 2007 budget sp...
Helicopter crash in residential area in Cranbrook, B.C. kills four
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A helicopter has plunged to the ground and burst into flames in downtown Cranbrook, B.C., killing three on board and a pedestrian on the street, according to witness accounts. Elm...
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