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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 2:41 PM
Feds to take B.C. injection site case to Supreme Court
OTTAWA — The federal government will appeal a British Columbia court ruling that sanctioned Vancouver's supervised drug-injection site, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Tuesday.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:18 PM
Base commander's arrest prompts calls to police
Ontario police are receiving inquiries about Col. Russell Williams from police forces and private citizens, while investigators probe his background following his arrest for the murder 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, 12:26 PM
Williams' neighbour relieved to be cleared as suspect
A neighbour of Col. Russ Williams says he is getting on with his life after he was repeatedly brought in by police as a suspect in two home break-ins in their community.
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, 1:21 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 Col. Russell Williams.
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Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:01 PM
Cargo ship stuck in St. Lawrence River
A cargo ship carrying nickel en route to Norway has run aground near Quebec City.
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, 12:45 PM
Another N.L. chopper crash inevitable: union
A union leader representing oil workers says another offshore chopper crash will happen in Newfoundland and Labrador - and he's calling for changes to improve workers' chances of survival when it does.
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.
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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, 1:58 PM
Feds will take supervised injection site case to Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government will appeal a British Columbia court ruling that sanctioned Vancouver's supervised drug-injection site.
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.
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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, 6:41 AM
Albertans brace for $2B 'fiscal correction'
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 9 2010, 1:40 PM
Leafs players attend Brendan Burke funeral mass
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, 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, 2:12 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, 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 owning thousands of dollars to charity.
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 8 2010, 10:32 PM
Alberta budget will ask all to 'give up a little'
Alberta's finance minister says he won't be wearing a new pair of shoes in traditional fashion when the Alberta government releases its budget Tuesday afternoon.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:05 PM
Google Street View expands cross-Canada
Google has updated its Street View service with increased coverage across Canada.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 11:35 AM
Tim Hortons defends customer ban
Tim Hortons is defending a store owner's decision to ban a customer who complained repeatedly about the taste of its decaffeinated coffee.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 11:23 AM
Olympic torch relay makes first stop in U.S.A.
The Olympic flame left Canada - just briefly - Tuesday as it crossed into the United States at the Peace Arch border crossing south of Vancouver for a special ceremony.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 9:33 AM
Red tape delays Haitian relief volunteers
Quebec medical workers returning from a relief mission in Haiti are urging authorities to suspend federal rules they say are delaying help for the disaster-ridden country.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 9:08 AM
Halifax concert raises $270K for Haiti
Thousands of people packed the Halifax Metro Centre Monday night to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help the people of earthquake-devastated Haiti.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 11:22 AM
Blue Bombers sue over lost Aerosmith concert
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are suing a concert promoter for last summer's cancelled show by rockers Aerosmith.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 10:51 AM
April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame
Rockers April Wine have earned a spot in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:14 PM
Minister calls on aid groups to think about rebuilding ahead of rainy season
MONTREAL - 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.
Last Updated: February 9 2010, 1:12 PM
Union calls for safety changes to help N.L. workers survive next chopper crash
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The prospect of another helicopter crash haunts many workers who see it as a sure thing, says a spokesman for the union representing most offshore oil staff off Newfoundland.
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, 12:34 PM
Manitoba family deserves more money to pay lawyer for ER death inquest: judge
WINNIPEG - A judge has ruled that the Manitoba government has a moral obligation to pay for an 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, 12:32 PM
Police services, families of victims of crime make inquiries after CFB Trenton commander charged
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Ontario police say they have received inquiries from other police services and calls from families of victims of other crimes as they continue their investigation into CFB Trenton's top commander.
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: February 8 2010, 7:33 PM
Guidelines could cut unnecessary CT scans for kids with head injury: study
TORONTO - A team of researchers from pediatric institutions across Canada has developed a set of rules to help doctors decide whether a child with a minor head injury should receive a CT scan.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 7:29 PM
NHL Players' Association helps to replace equipment lost in Sask arena fire
KINDERSLEY, Sask. - Memories of the intense cold, the camaraderie and the scratchy old public address system came flooding back to pro hockey player Steve MacIntyre when he heard last month that the old arena in Kindersley, Sask., where he used to play, had burned down.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 7:03 PM
Ottawa pulls funding for embattled First Nations University of Canada
REGINA - Some say the federal government's decision to pull funding from the First Nations University of Canada over ongoing concerns with finances and governance will be the "nail in the coffin" for the school.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 7:02 PM
Hamilton, Ont. man among five people killed in an explosion at a Conn. power plant
HAMILTON, Ont. - U.S. authorities say a Canadian is among five people killed in an explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Conn..
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 6:15 PM
Ontario government to launch $1.6M ad campaign on tax changes, including HST
OTTAWA - Ontario's controversial move to harmonize sales taxes will be part of a new $1.6-million government ad campaign that's poised to hit newsstands on Thursday.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 6:10 PM
N.S. premier says he will bring legislation to boost spending controls
HALIFAX, N.S. - Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says he will introduce legislation intended to strengthen spending controls following a probe that concluded members from all three main parties inappropriately and excessively used public money.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 6:07 PM
Suspect, 45, charged in three separate sexual assaults in Thompson, Man.
THOMPSON, Man. - RCMP in Manitoba have charged a man with sexually assaulting three women in a northern community.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 6:07 PM
It's still a seller's market in housing but it's not a bubble, economists say
MONTREAL - It's still a seller's market for homeowners, but economists say it's not a real estate "bubble."
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 6:04 PM
Prime minister meets with business leaders, Alberta caucus in Calgary
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 8 2010, 6:01 PM
N.B. man says he's banned from Tim Hortons because of complaints about coffee
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - A tempest in a Tim Hortons decaf cup is brewing in New Brunswick.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 5:57 PM
Judge wants prosecution to get on with extradition hearing 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 8 2010, 5:27 PM
PMO says political staff shouldn't meddle in freedom-of-information releases
OTTAWA - Federal ministers have been warned by their boss against subverting Canada's freedom-of-information law after a political aide at Public Works ordered a sensitive document withheld from a media requester.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 5:26 PM
No support for Winnipeg's 'Homeless Hero' in days before attack: stepdaughter
WINNIPEG - There was no lasting help for a man who twice risked his life last year to save drowning people, his stepdaughter said after a vicious weekend attack left the "Homeless Hero" unrecognizable in hospital.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 5:01 PM
Conference Board says new heart health strategy could save billions of dollars
OTTAWA - A national plan to promote healthier living and reduce heart disease and strokes could save the country $76 billion between now and 2020 - if it meets just some of its targets - a new report says.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 4:59 PM
Oda urges 'one final effort' for Haiti as public donations eclipse $113m
OTTAWA - Ordinary Canadians have donated $113 million to non-governmental agencies involved in Haitian earthquake relief - and counting.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 4:51 PM
Murder suspect Williams flew Governor General, prime minister aboard Challenger
The officer charged in the deaths of two Ontario women was pilot to VIPs including the prime minister and Governor General before he was handed command of the country's largest air force base.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 4:07 PM
Commercial airing in D.C. during Olympics stresses Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON - A 30-second commercial lauding the close ties between Canada and the U.S. will air on Washington's NBC affiliate dozens of times during the upcoming Vancouver Winter Games.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 4:01 PM
Forecast for Cypress offers little hope of help from Mother Nature
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Warm weather and rain are in the forecast for snow-starved Cypress Mountain, the Olympic venue for freestyle skiing and snowboarding but Vancouver and International Olympic Committee members say they're confident the mountain will be fine come Games-time.
Last Updated: February 8 2010, 3:28 PM
Canadians prefer elected Senate to status quo or abolition: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians would much rather reform the unelected Senate than abolish it or keep it as it is.
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.