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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:03 GMT
CBC - Calgary police are fighting for proposed bill that would allow for full disclosure between emergency responders and authorities, but the province's privacy commissioner says the legislation is not necessary.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:33:42 GMT
CBC - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown postponed a large fundraiser for its annual Friends for Life campaign on Thursday because of swine flu conerns.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:50 GMT

One of the vehicles in a fiery double-fatal crash that occurred after an Alberta RCMP chase was stolen, according to the provincial agency investigating the incident.CBC - One of the vehicles in a fiery double-fatal crash that occurred after an Alberta RCMP chase was stolen, according to the provincial agency investigating the incident.


Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:00 GMT
Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - TD Bank was hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit on Friday calling it the "financial epicenter" of an alleged Ponzi scheme run by disgraced Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58:00 GMT

New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Liberals both lost ground in a poll published on Friday as the left-leaning New Democrats enjoyed a surprising surge in public support.


Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:23:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - DUNCAN, B.C. - Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:31 GMT
CBC - A strategist for the Wildrose Alliance Party has apologized to the premier's office for sending out messages on his Twitter account that made fun of the way Premier Ed Stelmach speaks.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - HINTON, Alta. - Joel Chell sat in stunned horror, watching in his rear-view mirror as a stolen minivan that had just whizzed by him on the wrong side of an Alberta highway blew apart after slamming head-on into a pickup truck on the road behind him.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:45:28 GMT

The Metropolitan Transport Agency is promising commuters using its Dorion-Rigaud train line that its service will be better this winter.CBC - The Metropolitan Transport Agency is promising commuters using its Dorion-Rigaud train line that its service will be better this winter.


Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:27 GMT

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.CBC - 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.


Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - QUESNEL, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Quesnel, B.C., is facing an assault charge after a prisoner was slapped in the face.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:29:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:00 GMT

Gilles-Andre Gosselin, former owner of Gosselin Relations Publique Inc., answers a question during his testimony before the Gomery commission in this March 15, 2005 file photo in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.


Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:09:30 GMT
CBC - Conservation officers outside Whitehorse lassoed a deer out of the Takhini River in a dramatic rescue effort Thursday night.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:00 GMT

Lesbian couple holds hands during a gay rights protest rally in Hollywood on May 2009. A Canadian court Friday ordered the country's refugee board to review the rejected asylum application of a lesbian US soldier who claimed her sexual orientation had prompted death threats.  Photo:Mark Ralston/AFPAFP - OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian court Friday ordered the country's refugee board to review the rejected asylum application of a lesbian US soldier who claimed her sexual orientation had prompted death threats.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:00 GMT

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting of the combined Canadian and Empire Clubs in Toronto on Friday November 20, 2009. Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank GunnThe Canadian Press - TORONTO - Emphasizing that government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:00 GMT

Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., Lindsey Van, of Park City, Utah, Karla Keck, of Oconomowoc, Wisc., and Jessica Jerome, of Park City, Utah, pose for a photograph outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckThe Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanThe Canadian Press - HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened talks with other nations asking them to provide a security force for diplomats and development workers when the Canadian army withdraws from Kandahar in 2011.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Victoria Stafford's father Rodney Stafford speaks to the media with Victoria's Aunt Rebecca Nichols and grand mother Doreen Graichen, in Victoria Park in Woodstock, Ontario on Monday, July 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave ChidleyThe Canadian Press - TORONTO - Police say they have no new leads after interviewing almost all of the students at the high school attended by a missing 18-year-old Toronto girl.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Kamloops gang leader who's already in jail has been sentenced to five more years behind bars for another crime.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - CALGARY - Calgary's police chief says a proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to share information related to crimes with police is necessary.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:00 GMT

Debbie Rijvers from The Netherlands is seen in front of a painting of a young girl with red hair during the 'Redhead Day,' in Breda, Netherlands, Sunday Sept. 7, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Ermindo Armino)The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:04 GMT
CBC - P.E.I.'s deficit for the 2009-2010 fiscal year will be $85 million, treasurer Wes Sheridan announced during his fiscal update on Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:13 GMT

Some regions of Quebec may soon be able to start vaccinating members of the general public against the swine flu, public health officials said Friday.CBC - Some regions of Quebec may soon be able to start vaccinating members of the general public against the swine flu, public health officials said Friday.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:14 GMT
CBC - No one was hurt, but there was considerable damage to a couple of containers in Winnipeg's Grant Park area where two explosive devices were detonated in recent days.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:24 GMT
CBC - A Fredericton family is asking the public for help in finding the body of a missing kayaker, with a new search planned for Saturday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:36 GMT

A Valleyfield, Que., father has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his five-month-old daughter 18 years ago.CBC - A Valleyfield, Que., father has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his five-month-old daughter 18 years ago.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:00 GMT

A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA)Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell on Friday as weaker oil prices, caused partly by a stronger U.S. dollar, weighed on resource issues, including Suncor Energy Inc.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:07 GMT
CBC - A Saskatchewan judge raises questions about RCMP testimony in a case where a Mountie shot a man who wouldn't drop a baseball bat.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:47 GMT

Alberta is re-opening its swine flu vaccination clinics to the general public starting Monday.CBC - Alberta is re-opening its swine flu vaccination clinics to the general public starting Monday.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:11 GMT

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.CBC - 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.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:52 GMT
CBC - The co-owner of a chain of laser eye surgery clinics was back on the job at his Edmonton clinic Friday, after his business partner was charged with plotting to have him killed.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:41 GMT
CBC - 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."
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:00 GMT

A search is underway for a solo sailor out of Halifax who has not turned up in Bermuda as planned.The Canadian Press - HALIFAX, N.S. - U.S. and Canadian aircraft are searching an area near Bermuda for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT
Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Workers at a Johnson Controls plant in Canada that makes parts for Chrysler minivans are unlikely to go on strike this weekend, even if labor negotiations go past the Friday deadline, the union said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:00 GMT

The front of the Cafe Bar Aviano in Montreal, is shown on Friday, Nov., 20, 2009. The cafe is one five Italian bars & cafes have been hit by Molotov cocktails in less than a month.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesThe Canadian Press - MONTREAL - Who's been firebombing all those Italian cafes in Montreal?


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - Canada's top female biathlete wanted vaccination for the swine flu before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:54:34 GMT
CBC - An 18-year-old woman from Saskatoon, missing since Wednesday, has been located by police and is safe.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:48 GMT
CBC - A 28-year-old man sought by Winnipeg police since January has been arrested in Calgary.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:30 GMT
CBC - A woman who worked as a senior administrator at a large nursing home in Halifax has been permanently banned from working as a registered nurse in Nova Scotia.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:06 GMT

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor John Morgan defended himself before a disciplinary hearing on Friday regarding comments he made about the Nova Scotia judiciary.CBC - Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor John Morgan defended himself before a disciplinary hearing on Friday regarding comments he made about the Nova Scotia judiciary.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:59 GMT

The Edmonton Police Service looks for help naming three new recruits.CBC - The Edmonton Police Service looks for help naming three new recruits.


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:00 GMT
The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore said Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:33 GMT
CBC - A Saskatoon couple's trip to Egypt earlier in the month included a stop at the Great Pyramid and a photo opportunity with a Saskatchewan Roughriders flag.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:26 GMT
CBC - Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette achieved a personal best in the short program on Friday to take the lead at the HomeSense Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ont.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:28 GMT
CBC - A pair of marijuana grow-ops have been uncovered by Winnipeg police, resulting in the seizure of more than $1.4 million worth of marijuana.
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