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Long wait times may drive Canadians to seek surgery abroad, says Yasmeen Sayeed of Surgical Tourism Canada. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:03 PM

Trade show pitches surgical passages to India

Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight.

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Mosha Michael died Tuesday after a decades-long battle with alcoholism. (Courtesy of Doug Johnson Hatlem)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:23 PM

Innu filmmaker mourned

Friends, family and well-wishers are set to pay tribute to the memory of a man who some call Canada's first Innu filmmaker.

Shin-chi`s Canoe is written by Nicola I. Campbell and illustrated by Kim LaFave. (Groundwood Books)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:13 PM

Residential school story wins $25K kids' book award

Shin-chi's Canoe, a picture book about a little boy leaving home for a residential school, has won the $25,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

The Royal Ontario Museum`s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal opened in June 2007. (JP Moczulski/Reuters)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:04 PM

Toronto's ROM crystal on ugliest buildings list

A conspicuous addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has made it onto a toursim website's list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings."

Mariam Makhniashvili was last seen Sept. 14. (Toronto Police Service)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:49 PM

No new leads in Mariam case

Police have wrapped up interviews with some 1,000 students at the high school that missing Toronto teen Mariam Makhniashvili attended, but have not uncovered any new leads.

Health officials say the city received 100,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine this week and more is on the way. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:30 PM

Ottawa adds extra weekend H1N1 vaccine clinics

Ottawa Public Health will open two additional H1N1 vaccination clinics this weekend to provide the public with more opportunities to get the swine flu vaccine.

Bethany Smith said Friday that the ruling is a "great relief." (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:47 PM

Lesbian U.S. deserter's case must be reviewed: court

The Federal Court says the refugee board must reassess the case of a lesbian soldier who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada, saying the board made mistakes in rejecting her bid to seek refugee status.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:39 PM

No foul play in Whitby ravine death: police

Police have ruled out foul play in the death of a woman whose body was found in a ravine in Whitby, Ont., on Thursday.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:20 PM

Money, drugs sought in kidnappings

Toronto police are looking for five people in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:00 PM

More police set to work at peak times

More police officers will be on duty during peak hours under a pilot project four years in the making that revamps officers' schedules.

Mayor Larry O`Brien said he wasn`t satisfied with a projected 8.7 per cent tax increase, but wouldn`t specify a percentage target that he might ask council to meet. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:11 PM

City of Ottawa faces budget squeeze

Ottawa city councillors must come up with ways to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement for the city's failed light rail plan while limiting program cuts and tax increases. Meanwhile, the city's reserves have been wiped out.

This 39-centimetre canopic coffinette from Tut`s tomb is made of gold, carnelian and coloured glass. (Sandro Vannina/Art Gallery of Ontario)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:10 PM

King Tut casts magic in Toronto

King Tutankhamun has returned to Toronto. A new exhibit of artifacts related to the Egyptian boy king went on display Friday at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Billy Bragg gave a free solo, acoustic concert on the picket line outside the Museum of Civilization Friday. (Kate Porter/CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:08 PM

Billy Bragg gives free picket-line concert

British musician Billy Bragg belted out labour songs on a cold, rainy picket line outside the Canadian Museum of Civilization Friday, bringing some cheer to workers who have been on strike for nearly two months.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:27 PM

Raptors in Punjabi back on CBC

The first of eight Toronto Raptors games broadcast in Punjabi by CBC Sports takes place Sunday when the Raptors host the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic.

The PQ says daycare educators should be required to speak with the children in their care in French. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:11 PM

Language debate, daycares don't mix: workers

The Parti Qu�b�cois' desire to amend Quebec's language law and restrict access to English daycares is "ridiculous" and "concerning," say early childhood educators and parents.

A total of 4.8 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to the provinces by Sunday, up from about two millions doses shipped per week previously. (Ryan Remiorz /Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:52 PM

More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come

Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.

Hendrik Hymans, owner of A to Z Home Inspection, says he expects his insurance costs to jump because of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling last week. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:14 PM

B.C. ruling worries Ottawa home inspectors

Ottawa home inspectors say a legal precedent in British Columbia threatens their livelihood and could make home inspections costlier.

Marco Belinelli had a solid road trip for the Toronto Raptors coming off the bench. (Steve C. Wilson/Associated Press)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:11 PM

Raptors look to break slide

The Toronto Raptors return to the friendly environs of Air Canada Centre on Friday to take on the Miami Heat.

Cornwall Island is entirely on the Canadian side of the border but south of the new border post, which is at the north end of the Seaway International Bridge. (Google Maps)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:55 AM

Government defends arming of border guards

The federal government said it stands behind its decision to arm border guards despite a report warning of the potential for violence at a crossing on Mohawk land near Cornwall, Ont.

Two dogs who died after drinking water from this ditch in Essex, Ont. died of insecticide poisoning, the province`s Ministry of the Environment said Thursday. (Kim Kristy/CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:50 AM

Insecticide killed Ontario dogs

Ontario's environment minister has released autopsy reports on two dogs that died within minutes of drinking from a ditch in Essex, Ont., on Nov. 8.

Dr. Isra Levy said the city`s flu assessment clinics are now `relatively quiet.` (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:34 AM

Ottawa flu cases wane

The City of Ottawa will close most of its special flu assessment centres on Friday thanks to the dwindling number of flu cases.

Cardinal resident Leonard McLaren has come to see the CSL Assiniboine every day for the past three days. (Steve Fischer/CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:34 AM

Grounded ship draws crowds along St. Lawrence

Hundreds of curious onlookers have been gathering on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario to watch tugboats try to free a large ship that ran aground this week.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:58 AM

4.8 million doses of H1N1 vaccine on way

A total of 4.8 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to the provinces by Sunday, CBC News has learned.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:54 AM

Steele in no rush to hike HST

Finance Minister Graham Steele says he's not ready to increase the sales tax, despite a recommendation from economic advisers to hike the HST by two per cent.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:35 AM

Cardiac 'Canes post comeback win over Toronto

The Carolina Hurricanes looked like the cardiac 'Canes of old as they rallied in Raleigh to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:45 PM

Boy hit by van suffers life-threatening injuries

A 12-year-old boy is in hospital fighting for his life after being hit by a car in Toronto's west end.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:24 PM

Woman's body found in Whitby ravine

Durham police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a ravine in a residential area of Whitby on Thursday morning.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:01 PM

Taxpayers will pay for meth lab cleanup

Toronto's taxpayers will have to foot the bill for cleaning up a crystal methamphetamine lab in a prosperous neighbourhood, police say.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:46 PM

Asthma common in kids with severe H1N1: study

Asthma seems to be a factor in how sick children get from the H1N1 flu, a review of Canadian pediatric cases suggests.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:41 PM

Legal aid boycott needs quick resolution: critics

A months-long boycott of Ontario legal aid cases by criminal lawyers is undermining the justice system, critics say.

Thirteen of the huskies were welcomed in Ottawa on Thursday afternoon. (Rebecca Zandbergen/CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:23 PM

Rescued huskies find Ottawa-area homes

Dog lovers in the Ottawa area are opening their hearts and homes to some of the 100 starving huskies turned over to an emergency shelter in Quebec's Laurentian region earlier in November.

Preki Radosavljevic, Major League Soccer`s only two-time MVP, is Toronto FC`s new coach. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:33 PM

Preki becomes 4th Toronto FC coach

Preki was presented as the new coach of Toronto FC on Thursday, becoming the fourth bench boss in four years for the Major League Soccer club.

Nine employees at the National Gallery of Canada`s bookstore expect to be laid off in April. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:15 PM

National Gallery looks at bookstore spinoff

The National Gallery of Canada is looking for an outside company to operate its bookstore.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:21 PM

4 injured when Ottawa driver runs red

Four people have been sent to hospital and a portion of Bank Street has been closed after a serious collision at Bank and Catherine streets.

Coun. Adam Giambrone, the TTC chairman, says the system`s response to the shutdown of part of the Yonge subway line went `incredibly smoothly.` (Robin Rowland/CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:09 PM

Subway closure bill may go to contractor

The contractor blamed for the closure of a large section of the Yonge subway line on Wednesday could be getting a bill from the city.

Liberal MP Irwin Cotler referred to the pamphlets as `scandalous.` (Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 2:47 PM

Tory pamphlets courting Jewish voters anger Grits

Liberals are demanding an apology from the Conservative government for distributing taxpayer-funded pamphlets that suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic.

Liberal MP Irwin Cotler referred to the pamphlets as `scandalous.` (Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 2:47 PM

Tory pamphlets courting Jewish voters anger Grits

Liberals are demanding an apology from the Conservative government for distributing taxpayer-funded pamphlets that suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic.

Const. Christopher Worden`s widow, Jodie Worden, left, stands with his brother, Michael Worden, and parents, John and Mary Ann Worden, after Thursday`s verdict was announced. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 1:43 PM

'Justice has been served,' says slain Mountie's father

The father of an RCMP officer slain in Hay River, N.W.T., in 2007 says he is pleased a jury has found his son's killer guilty of first-degree murder.

Andrew Samonsky, left, and Laura Osnes are shown in a scene from the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein`s South Pacific in New York. A touring version is coming to Toronto. (Joan Marcus/Philip Rinaldi Publicity/Associated Press)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 1:28 PM

South Pacific en route to Toronto

South Pacific will play in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Toronto for three and a half weeks in the summer of 2010.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 12:58 PM

Gonchar, Talbot return for Penguins in Ottawa

Ace defenceman Sergei Gonchar and Stanley Cup hero Max Talbot will both return to the lineup when the Pittsbugh Penguins visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

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