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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:42 PM
Feds to appeal ruling on B.C. safe-injection site
The federal government announced Tuesday that it will appeal a ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal that said Vancouver's supervised safe-injection site can remain open.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:26 PM
Colonel's arrest sparks review of other unsolved cases
Ontario police are receiving inquiries about Col. Russell Williams from police forces and private citizens, and are reviewing other unsolved criminal cases, in light of his arrest in the deaths of two women and the alleged sexual assault of two others.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 9:45 AM
Russ Williams' profile: A distinguished military man
Col. Russ Williams was one of the Canadian military's "shining stars" and as part of his job as one of the top pilots in the country met the Queen, greeted the Olympic torch and flew the prime minister and other Canadian VIPs.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:05 PM
Argos complete sale of club to B.C. Lions owner
TORONTO — David Braley is now the owner of two CFL franchises.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 3:55 PM
Williams' neighbour relieved to be cleared as suspect
A neighbour of Col. Russ Williams says that he and his family have been "through hell" in the three months since he was initially a suspect in two home break-ins in their community.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:04 PM
Alberta budget includes $4.75B deficit
Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a record $4.75-billion deficit, planning cuts to many departments while managing to increase health-care spending.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:15 PM
Trenton colonel's charges spur cold case review
The 2001 slaying of a Nova Scotia woman at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario is among the cases being re-examined after murder charges were laid against air base commander Col. Russell Williams.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:33 PM
Neighbours stunned by arrest of Col. Williams
Ottawa resident Micheal Gennis says he was stunned when he found out his new neighbour, Col. Russ Williams, had been arrested in connection with two murders in eastern Ontario.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 3:59 PM
Ottawa to appeal injection site ruling
The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a lower court ruling that sanctioned Vancouver's supervised drug injection site.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:30 PM
Tories need plan for isotope shortage: Ignatieff
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff accused the Conservative government of having no plan of action to deal with a medical isotope shortage expected to worsen later this month.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:38 PM
Cypress courses lush with snow, but muddy on the fringes
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A quick glance at the courses on Cypress Mountain reveals the white lushness of a primed-and-ready Olympic freestyle and snowboard run.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:26 PM
Federal government to take supervised injection site case to Supreme Court
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government is heading to the Supreme Court of Canada to try to shut down Vancouver's supervised drug-injection site, but British Columbia's health minister says Conservative politicians should get past their ideological opposition to the facility.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:25 PM
B.C. looks to education, family tax in post-Olympic political agenda
VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. government says it will use the province's post-Olympics momentum to drive changes that include offering tax breaks to families with children, reforming education and lobbying Ottawa to amend "Byzantine bureaucratic practices."
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:02 PM
Police services, crime victims' families inquire after CFB Trenton cmdr charged
Ontario police spearheading a broad investigation of a military commander facing murder and sexual assault charges said Tuesday they're fielding calls from other forces and families of victims of crime about so-called cold cases.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:59 PM
Indian Affairs minister suggests provincial funding pullout was last straw
OTTAWA - Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says when a province pulls funding for a university, that's a signal to Ottawa that it might want to do the same.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:57 PM
Tory quits N.S. legislature in wake of spending scandal
HALIFAX — A member of the Nova Scotia legislature who became a central figure in a spending allowance scandal has resigned his seat.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 2:37 PM
Real-estate association's rules challenged by watchdog
TORONTO — Home buyers and sellers may soon be able to choose "a la carte" services from real estate agents if the Canadian Real Estate Association is forced to change its pricing structure, but the association says that's always been the case.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:04 PM
Hockey world, family says goodbye to Brendan Burke
CANTON, Mass. — Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage, four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 10:45 AM
Man rails against personal ban from Tim Hortons outlets
It's one of the most unspeakable punishments any Canadian can imagine -- a lifetime ban from the local Tim Hortons – and one a New Brunswick man is fighting back against.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 10:28 AM
Union rep fears another offshore N.L. chopper crash
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A spokesman for the union representing most offshore oil workers in Newfoundland fears there will be another helicopter crash at some point.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 3:40 PM
Feds pulled school's funding after province of Sask.
OTTAWA — Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says when a province pulls funding for a university, that's a signal to Ottawa that it might want to do the same.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:03 AM
PM meets with business leaders, Alberta caucus
CALGARY — Energy and economic recovery topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday ahead of the federal budget.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 12:11 PM
Doping athletes are 'sociopathic cheats': Pound
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 7:08 AM
Baby's body found in B.C. dump, woman may face charges
RICHMOND, B.C. — A 20-year-old Vancouver-area woman could face several charges related to the death of a newborn baby whose body was found in a landfill.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:58 AM
Judges tires of extradition delays for terror suspect
OTTAWA — An Ontario judge suggested Monday that he's growing weary of delays from the French government in the extradition hearing of a professor accused of bombing a Paris synagogue.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:57 PM
MPs call for probe into release of documents
Opposition parties are calling on the information commissioner to investigate how the government censors records and whether there has been any political interference from the Prime Minister's Office.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:15 PM
Strahl defends cut to First Nations University
Millions of federal dollars being cut from First Nations University of Canada will be redirected to help First Nations students elsewhere, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Chuck Strahl says.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:31 PM
Boost funding for family at ER inquest: judge
A judge has ruled the Manitoba government has a moral obligation to pay for a more experienced lawyer for the family of a homeless man who died after a 34-hour wait in a hospital emergency room.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 3:10 PM
Hoarder's home boarded up
Emergency crews boarded up a Winnipeg home and shut off the power Monday after removing a compulsive collector they said posed a danger to himself.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 4:29 PM
Cargo ship freed in St. Lawrence River
The cargo ship Algoma Discovery, which ran aground on the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City this week, was freed by a high tide Tuesday afternoon.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:18 PM
Haiti relief efforts need rainy season plan
Canada's minister of international co-operation wants aid groups working in Haiti to prepare for the next phase of the relief effort: the rainy season, which begins in April.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 12:16 PM
Winter storm to hit southern Ontario
A storm system is expected to hit southern Ontario on Tuesday, dropping as much as 15 to 25 centimetres of snow in the Windsor area as it moves toward eastern U.S. regions still reeling from a record snowfall.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 12:49 PM
Quebec bingo hall behind on charity payouts
A bingo hall owner in Quebec City has been called before the province's gaming commission for owing thousands of dollars to charity.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 2:18 PM
Crash by Windsor closes Hwy. 401 westbound
An accident has closed Highway 401 at Manning Road on the outskirts of Windsor, Ont.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 9:41 AM
Vancouver car-rental customer warns of gouging
An Edmonton businessman is warning Olympic visitors to beware of getting gouged by car rental companies. Jim Galpin was recently presented with a $1,100 bill to repair a windshield chip on a Vancouver rental car, a cost he believes is grossly inflated.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:58 PM
Spokesman for fed transport minister says no offer made for Ambassador Bridge
WINDSOR, Ont. - Transport Canada confirms it has held talks with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge, which spans the Detroit River to connect Windsor, Ont., with Detroit.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:52 PM
Cpl. Marie-France Comeau remembered for big smile, silly sense of humour
An air force corporal allegedly killed by her military base commander was remembered Tuesday as a woman with a big, beautiful smile and a silly sense of humour.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:49 PM
RCMP investigation concludes no evidence ammonium nitrate stolen in BC
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The RCMP have concluded two tonnes of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate fertilizer that appeared to go missing on the eve of the Vancouver Winter Olympics was not stolen.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:48 PM
Political aide disciplined for error in handling Access to Information file: minister
OTTAWA - A top political aide who blocked the release of a sensitive report requested under the Access to Information Act has acknowledged his error - and has been stripped of his duties reviewing such files, says his boss.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:26 PM
Minister must protect Alberta caribou in face of industry pressure, groups say
EDMONTON - Three Alberta conservation groups want federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice to use legislation to ensure the survival of woodland caribou.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:16 PM
New session, speech from throne coming after Olympics, Premier McGuinty says
BROCKVILLE, Ont. - The Ontario legislature will prorogue for a "limited break" before starting a new session with a speech from the throne after the Vancouver Olympics, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:15 PM
Red Cross warns it's not prepared for rainy season; rush for shelter continues
MONTREAL - Haiti's fragile earthquake recovery could be jeopardized by the rapidly approaching rain season, prompting pleas Tuesday for shelters sturdy enough to withstand months of torrential weather.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:10 PM
GOP upset in Massachusetts senate race stalls Canada-U.S. climate change plans
OTTAWA - The recent upset election of a no-name Republican to Ted Kennedy's vacant Senate seat could pose a serious threat to joint Canada-U.S. efforts to tackle climate change, say current and former diplomats.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:40 PM
Alberta going for broke with spending hikes and record $4.7B budget deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta's Progressive Conservative government plans to run a record deficit and deplete its savings account in a budget that forgoes the kind of deep spending cuts that fiscal hawks have been screeching for.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:36 PM
Difficult to detect 'micro-dosing' poses problems for anti-doping forces
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Doping Olympic athletes may be using a less-is-more technique in the days leading up to their competitions in a bid to evade detection, anti-doping experts say.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:25 PM
Cops search for missing Que. men after car debris found near river
MONTREAL - Police divers were on standby as officers used sonar equipment to search for a car carrying two aspiring Quebec firefighters who mysteriously vanished last week.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:23 PM
Union calls for safety changes to help N.L. workers survive next chopper crash
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There will be a next time: that's the fear of many Newfoundland offshore workers haunted by the crash of Cougar Flight 491, a union spokesman told an inquiry Tuesday.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:19 PM
Off duty Mounties from PEI and Alberta face assault charges in BC
KELOWNA, B.C. - Two Mounties from Prince Edward Island and Alberta are facing assault charges after a fight in Kelowna, B.C. with several people who police say were wearing Hells Angels and other biker clothing.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:19 PM
ER victim's family, aboriginal groups want full inquiry into Man. health care
WINNIPEG - Aboriginal groups and the family of a homeless man who died during a long wait in an emergency room want Manitoba to hold a public inquiry into how natives are treated when they need medical care.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:18 PM
Olympic art piece will be auctioned after Games to benefit relief efforts in Haiti
VANCOUVER, B.C. - An art installation at the Vancouver Olympic athletes' village that recreates the same designs that are on the athletes' medals will be auctioned off after the Games to benefit relief efforts in Haiti.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:15 PM
Prisoner escapes from Pittsburgh Institution near Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - An inmate has escaped from the Pittsburgh Institution, a minimum security facility northeast of Kingston, Ont.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 5:13 PM
Faculty misguided if they think offer rejection won't mean strike: Ont. colleges
TORONTO - College faculty are being misled if they believe rejecting a final contract offer Wednesday won't lead to a strike affecting Ontario's 200,000 full-time students, said the colleges' bargaining team.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 4:02 PM
Police services, crime victims' families inquire after CFB Trenton cmdr charged
Ontario police spearheading a "large" investigation of a top Canadian military commander facing murder and sexual assault charges said Tuesday they're fielding calls from other forces and families of victims of crime about so-called cold cases.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 3:31 PM
Canadian government commits to same funding for Own The Podium, no extra cash
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government will maintain its funding of Own The Podium beyond the 2010 Winter Olympics, but will not commit to spending more money on the program.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 2:11 PM
Funeral mass held for Brendan Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM
CANTON, Mass. - Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, has been remembered at a funeral mass.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 2:01 PM
Conservative member quits Nova Scotia legislature in wake of spending scandal
HALIFAX, N.S. - A member of the Nova Scotia legislature who became a central figure in a spending allowance scandal has resigned his seat.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:33 PM
Montreal police scour shoreline bridge for two young men missing since Feb. 3
MONTREAL - The search for two Quebec men who mysteriously vanished last week had Montreal police scouring the shoreline by a bridge that connects with the island of Montreal.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:18 PM
Toyota Canada recalling some 3,300 2010 model year Prius vehicles
TORONTO - Just under 3,300 vehicles in Canada are part of the worldwide safety recall involving the 2010 model year Prius.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 12:44 PM
Canadians gravitate toward meals that are convenient, claim to be nutritious
TORONTO - A new report that looks at eating trends in Canada suggests that Canadians are eating fewer homemade meals, and gravitating toward convenient pre-packaged meals.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 12:30 PM
Audience mum on Olympic show details, but amazed at long security line-ups
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Several thousand people attending a full dress rehearsal of the 2010 Olympic opening ceremonies are managing to keep mostly mum about what they saw inside - but what they went through to get there is another story.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 8:25 AM
Man arrested after barricading himself in Longueuil, Que. apartment
LONGUEUIL, Que. - About 50 people in Longueuil, Que., driven from their homes when a man barricaded himself in an apartment are back in their residences.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 6:47 AM
Canadian IOC member Dick Pound calls doped athletes 'sociopathic cheats'
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Athletes who use performance-enhancing substances to get an edge on their competition are "sociopathic cheats" who deserve to be exposed and punished, says Dick Pound, a Canadian member of the International Olympic Committee.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:54 PM
Trial begins for two men charged with murder in boxing Day shooting in Toronto
TORONTO - The third and likely final trial in the Boxing Day shooting death of Jane Creba began Monday in Toronto, with two men pleading not guilty to all charges against them.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:53 PM
Murder charges against top CFB Trenton officer leave military community reeling
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The Canadian military was rocked to its core Monday following the bombshell allegation that the colonel in command of the country's largest air force base had killed two women and sexually assaulted two others.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:26 PM
Estimates of Olympic protests increase as Vancouver Games approach
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police are expecting large crowds of protesters to mark the start of the Winter Games later this week, but international Olympic officials say they're not concerned the demonstrations will pose any serious problems.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:17 PM
IOC president Jacques Rogge says he is confident about Cypress snow at Vancouver Games
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The president of the International Olympic Committee will begin each day during the Winter Olympics with two things.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:13 PM
Torch relay arrives in Surrey, where Nigerian-born Igali will light cauldron
SURREY, B.C. - The Olympic torch relay made its way Monday through the Vancouver-area community of Surrey, home to one of the largest Indo-Canadian populations in the country, as it enters the final days of its coast-to-coast tour of Canada.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 8:01 PM
McGuinty shrugs off accusations of vote-buying with Nortel pension guarantee
OTTAWA - It's up to voters to decide whether the Ontario Liberals are trying to buy votes in an upcoming Ottawa byelection by providing an estimated $200 million to help Nortel pensioners or just doing the right thing, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 7:45 PM
Albertans brace for $2B "fiscal correction" in new provincial budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's Conservative government will attempt to bail the province out of a record deficit Tuesday with a new tight-fisted budget.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 7:42 PM
Man who set record for longest-ever stay in space by Canadian gets degree
CALGARY - A Canadian astronaut who was granted an honorary degree from the University of Calgary while orbiting in space now has a hard-copy version to the show the world.
Last Updated: January 30 2010, 7:02 PM
W5: Murder Most Forgotten -- Investigating a cold case
Lora Sousa was there the night her teenage daughter, Leah was murdered. A horrific tragedy that any parent would want to forget, but not Lora. She wants only to remember.
Last Updated: January 30 2010, 7:01 PM
The Leading Man: A candid chat with Paul Gross
Nobody could ever accuse Paul Gross of resting on his laurels. Whether it’s acting, writing, directing or producing on the stage and screen, he always seems to have a project on the go -- sometimes two or three at the same time.
Last Updated: February 2 2010, 11:23 AM
UPDATE to Man's Best Friend: Providing clues to cancer mystery
An update to a previous story about the effort to find a cure for cancer in animals.
Last Updated: January 23 2010, 8:11 PM
W5: A doctor's harrowing return to Haiti
The images are heartbreaking. Corpses rotting in the streets. Orphaned children wandering through the rubble. Hungry souls with their arms outstretched for aid.
Last Updated: January 23 2010, 7:46 PM
W5: Behind the pipeline bombings in northern B.C.
The Peace River country is a vast region that straddles the border between northern eastern B.C. and northwestern Alberta. In recent years it has seen a dramatic shift from agriculture-based economies to gas and oil development.
Last Updated: January 27 2010, 5:53 PM
Italian group offers $4.5M to fund new MS research
The Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation today announced it will allocate up to $4.5 million to fund ongoing research into CCSVI, a condition linked to multiple sclerosis.
Last Updated: January 2 2010, 7:28 PM
Leave it to Bieber: 15-year-old taking pop world by storm
Since the first radio broadcasts there has been one constant phenomenon: the teenage pop star. Many hit the airwaves as an overnight sensation, only to disappear within a few years. In rare cases, their appeal endures: Frank Sinatra began his career as a teenage heartthrob; The Beatles attracted early attention singing simple melodies that tugged on the heartstrings of adoring young girls. But the majority of teen singers simply fade into obscurity.
Last Updated: January 2 2010, 7:28 PM
W5 Investigates: Neighbours From Hell
Locals call it The Junction, a quaint, family-filled neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto. It's filled with cozy duplex homes and postage stamp backyards. It's the kind of community where you have no choice but to get to know your neighbour, which is all fine and well unless, of course, that neighbour decides to make your life a living hell.
Last Updated: December 2 2009, 7:17 PM
U.S. MS group calls for research into vein theory
The U.S. Multiple Sclerosis Society has joined the MS Society of Canada in inviting scientists to submit proposals to study a new theory about a vein condition that may be linked to the disease.
Last Updated: November 21 2009, 6:02 PM
The Liberation Treatment: A whole new approach to MS
Amid the centuries-old castles of the ancient city of Ferrara is a doctor who has come upon an entirely new idea about how to treat multiple sclerosis, one that may profoundly change the lives of patients.