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.
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.
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.
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.
Reuters - 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 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.
AFP - 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.