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Liberals won't raise taxes: Ignatieff
A Liberal government would pay off the $52-billion deficit 'hole' created by Stephen ...

Bryant quits Invest Toronto after cyclist death
Former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant announced his resignation as CEO of ...

Woman charged with abducting, beating toddler
A 19-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and abduction after the ...

First Nations upset with snub at H1N1 conference
Swine flu hit First Nations in Manitoba especially hard in the spring and leaders ...

ANC calls Canadian refugee ruling racist
A Canadian immigration tribunal decision giving refugee status to a white South African ...

Families heartbroken 1 year after Quebec girls vanished
The disappearance of two teenage girls in Maniwaki, Que., one year ago has left a ...

Family of jailed stroke victim demands answers
The family of an Indian Brook woman arrested for public intoxication in Truro last ...

Cyclist may have grabbed Bryant, wheel: police
Toronto police are investigating whether a cyclist killed in an altercation with ...

Liberals won't raise taxes: Ignatieff
A Liberal government would pay off the $52-billion deficit 'hole' created by Stephen ...

Bettman, Balsillie on hand in court
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Jim Balsillie, the central figures in a protracted ...

Woman charged with abducting, beating toddler
A 19-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and abduction after a ...

First Nations upset with snub at H1N1 conference
Swine flu hit First Nations in Manitoba especially hard in the spring and leaders ...

Hurricane Jimena weakens near Mexico
Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category 1 storm late Wednesday morning as it nears ...

Seal pulls 5-year-old from dock: B.C. father
A harbour seal reportedly leapt from the water and dragged a five-year-old girl off ...

Bosco Homes in debt after group home changes
The agency that runs a group home for youth in Strathcona County is losing money ...

Murder charge laid in assault at Boyle Co-op
A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday night in Edmonton in the fatal assault of a ...

Alberta health committee to focus on access
A new committee has been appointed to reform provincial health care legislation that ...

Man, 74, dies of injuries after assault
A 74-year-old man has died after he was found unconscious early Sunday in the northwestern ...

Oilers president says no decision yet on arena
No decision has been made on the site of the new home for the Oilers, as owner Daryl ...

Sharp optimistic at CN Canadian Women's Open
Hamilton's Alena Sharp, seeking the first win of her LPGA career at this week's CN ...

PetroChina offers $2B for oilsands stake
PetroChina will acquire a 60 per cent interest in two Canadian oilsands projects ...

16 First Nations clinics under construction
Construction of 16 nursing stations and health clinics in First Nations communities ...

Injured child left near Winnipeg playground
A baby is in hospital in serious condition after apparently being assaulted and left ...

HMCS Winnipeg commander given key to city
Winnipeg-born Cmdr. Craig Baines spent several months battling pirates in the Gulf ...

Liquor commission employees give strike mandate
The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission could be hit by a walkout after its unionized ...

Blaikie nixes rumours of leadership bid
Longtime New Democrat Bill Blaikie says he is not interested in succeeding Premier ...

Green condo construction earns gold standard
Four condo units in Winnipeg's old St. Boniface neighbourhood have achieved an international ...

Bail granted in manslaughter case
A transgender man accused of manslaughter in connection to the death of a Chilean ...

Alberta health committee to focus on access
A new committee has been appointed to reform provincial health care legislation that ...

Man in hospital after trying to elude police
A 32-year-old man is in custody and police say he'll likely face charges of assault ...

Liberals push for fall election
The Liberals say they will try to trigger the defeat of Stephen Harper's minority ...

Sharp optimistic at CN Canadian Women's Open
Hamilton's Alena Sharp, seeking the first win of her LPGA career at this week's CN ...

Alberta 'rat-free' again after Sask. rodent nabbed
Alberta is once more "rat-free" after provincial inspectors captured a single varmint ...

WorldSkills international competition set to go
The International WorldSkills Competition, described as the Olympic Games of skilled ...

GPS could track elderly 'wanderers,' report says
Health-care officials should consider using GPS wrist or ankle devices to track elderly ...

Harbour sewage woes prompt new diving rules
Navy divers are taking extra precautions before jumping into the polluted Halifax ...

Fire fears in N.S. spark sanitizer ban
There won't be hand sanitizer at dozens of Nova Scotia schools this fall because ...

Metro Transit buses headed for Halifax airport: mayor
There could be regular bus service between downtown Halifax and the airport by next ...

Tests could lead to shell fishery reopening
Environment Canada has begun testing coastal water quality to determine whether a ...

RCMP hunt Spider-Man masked robber
Halifax-area RCMP are looking for a thief who donned a Spider-Man mask while robbing ...

Mould suspected at New Waterford hospital
Test results are expected Tuesday on what appears to be mould at a Cape Breton hospital. ...

Racing pigeon flies farther from N.S.
A wayward racing pigeon is getting farther away from its original destination in ...

L.A. wildfire grows to nearly 500 sq. km.
Firefighters set backfires and removed brush with bulldozers across a huge swath ...

Hurricane Jimena prompts Mexican evacuations
A dangerous and powerful Hurricane Jimena is pressing toward Mexico's Baja California ...

No legal obstacles to releasing Lockerbie bomber: letters
Britain's Middle East minister and other officials advised Scotland's government ...

Iran to submit new nuclear proposal: report
Iran has prepared a new proposal over its uranium enrichment program and is ready ...

Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth after the South Pacific island nation's ...

Astronauts set to unload cargo
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station helped move a giant storage locker ...

EU begins phasing out incandescent lights
A European Union ban on the manufacture and import of 100-watt and frosted incandescent ...

Liberals will move to topple Harper g... - CTV.ca
Globe and MailLiberals will move to topple Harper governmentCTV.caIn a speech Tuesday ...

Govt 'did not want Lockerbie bomber t... - AFP
Telegraph.co.ukGovt 'did not want Lockerbie bomber to die in jail'AFPLONDON ...

Seoul plays down NKorea's conciliator... - AFP
AFPSeoul plays down NKorea's conciliatory gesturesAFPSEOUL — South Korea on Wednesday ...

Bombers target Athens stock exchange - AFP
BBC NewsBombers target Athens stock exchangeAFPATHENS — A homemade bomb hidden inside ...

Hard times for Afghan opium farmers a... - Reuters
USA TodayHard times for Afghan opium farmers as price fallsReutersLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, ...

Charges could snuff out promising fut... - Winnipeg Sun
Globe and MailCharges could snuff out promising future for BryantWinnipeg SunTORONTO ...

Japan's incoming government faces wea... - The Associated Press
msnbc.comJapan's incoming government faces weak mandateThe Associated PressTOKYO ...

Arctic climate change at ‘tipping point'
New report says Arctic climate change is happening faster than anyone anticipated ...

Canada unbeaten at Hockey Canada Cup
CBC - Caroline Ouellette and Rebecca Johnston paced the Canadian attack with three ...

B.C. budget bites into green programs
CBC - Public transit and energy-efficient renovations are two programs that will ...

Feds dragging feet on Lennikov documents: MP
CBC - The federal government is stalling when it comes to releasing critical documents ...

African National Congress calls Canadian refugee decision racist
The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - A decision by a Canadian immigration tribunal to grant ...

Wildfire in BC Interior doubles in size, sparking evacuation order
The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. - A wildfire in the British Columbia Interior ...

Ex-KGB agent wants access to personal files to bolster case to stay in Canada
The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. - A former KGB agent fighting deportation and ...

Sharp optimistic at CN Canadian Women's Open
CBC - Hamilton's Alena Sharp, seeking the first win of her LPGA career at this week's ...

N.S. leaders spar over economy
Floodgates of recrimination open up at first televised leaders' debate of summer ...

Veterans march in NB over Agent Orange issue
About 75 people completed a march to Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson's office ...

N.S. leaders spar over economy
Rodney MacDonald, Leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative Party, was on ...

Newfoundland nurses poised to hit picket lines
Nurses across Newfoundland and Labrador are poised to hit the picket lines today ...

Being 'blackmailed,' CAW says
Union accuses Ottawa, Ontario of interfering in negotiations with GM

Post crash, workers return to oil rig
Spouses hugged and kissed each other before Cougar Flight 151 left yesterday for ...

B.C. heads for $2.8B deficit
The B.C. government is forecasting its biggest annual deficit ever - $2.8 billion ...

Budget reveals 'deceit, economic incompetence': finance critic
B.C.'s opposition finance critic Bruce Ralston refused to accept the global economic ...

Business groups cautiously support B.C. budget
B.C. Finance Minster Colin Hansen says the province has not escaped the global financial ...

B.C. budget fails to protect health care, education: critics
The B.C. government claims to have protected key government services in the areas ...

B.C. budget bites into green programs
Public transit and energy-efficient renovations are two programs that will take a ...

Canada unbeaten at Hockey Canada Cup
Caroline Ouellette and Rebecca Johnston paced the Canadian attack with three goals ...

Stanley Park drummers told to beat it
A group of drummers who have been banging away every Tuesday until the sun sets on ...

Liberals push for fall election
The Liberals say they will try to trigger the defeat of Stephen Harper's minority ...

Quebec's recovery beating other provinces: TD
Quebec's economy is emerging from the global recession in better shape than those ...

Toronto cop corruption allegations prompt inquiry calls
There are new calls for a public inquiry into how Toronto police handled a corruption ...

Peel Street closed for pipe repairs
A broken water main on Peel Street will take at least a week to repair and the busy ...

Tanguay bolts Canadiens for Lightning
Free-agent forward Alex Tanguay signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Stereo nightclub fire was arson: police
Montreal authorities say a fire at a popular nightclub in the city's Gay Village ...

Contraband cigarette trade hit by border dispute
Prices for contraband cigarettes have doubled and supplies have dwindled in eastern ...

Mount Allison demolishes 2 heritage buildings
Two 99-year-old houses on the Mount Allison University campus in Sackville, N.B., ...

Swine flu won't keep pregnant teachers from class
The New Brunswick government is not considering a policy to keep pregnant teachers ...

CN open to talks over dangerous crossing
CN is willing to meet with Sussex officials over a railway crossing that some in ...

Racing pigeon flies farther from N.S.
A wayward racing pigeon is getting farther away from its original destination in ...

Codiac RCMP arrest 7 men on prostitution charges
The Codiac RCMP have charged seven men with prostitution-related charges on Tuesday ...

Fatal hit-and-run probe raises questions
Fredericton police are still looking for answers after the death of Dianne Trottier, ...

Salmon anglers meet over Crown reserve cutbacks
The Department of Natural Resources is meeting groups involved with salmon fishing ...

Arctic military threats overblown: experts
Two Arctic observers say concerns in recent years that Canada's Arctic could face ...

Western Arctic drug trade slowed by bust
A 19-year-old Edmonton man has been charged in a large cocaine and marijuana bust ...

Whitehorse gas stations wage price duel
Motorists in Whitehorse were filling up Tuesday at rival gas stations that both slashed ...

Yellowknife RCMP seek sex assault suspect
RCMP in Yellowknife want the public's help in locating a man accused of breaking ...

16 First Nations clinics under construction
Construction of 16 nursing stations and health clinics in First Nations communities ...

Narcotics seized from Iqaluit home
An Iqaluit man has been charged with possessing drugs for trafficking, after RCMP ...

Yukon foster parents praise rate raise
Foster parents in the Yukon are getting their first financial boost from the territorial ...

Former Ontario AG Bryant charged in cyclist's death
The man once touted as a future premier of Canada's largest province is now facing ...

5-storey condo in new Lansdowne plan
There will be no big-box stores at Lansdowne Park under a revised redevelopment plan ...

Age cap on student bus pass reviewed
Ottawa's transit committee is recommending that city council reverse a policy of ...

Shuttle docking lets Canadian sensor shine
For engineers at Canadian space technology company Neptec, the docking of the space ...

Liberals push for fall election
The Liberals say they will try to trigger the defeat of Stephen Harper's minority ...

Dad charged after boy's spanking
An Ontario father has been charged with assault after allegedly spanking his nine-year-old ...

Lansdowne Live group seeks soccer franchise
A group pushing its redevelopment plan for Lansdowne Park is shooting for a professional ...

Shellfish ban frustrates fisheries minister
P.E.I.'s minister of fisheries and aquaculture is voicing concern over the ban on ...

Tests could lead to shell fishery reopening
Environment Canada has begun testing coastal water quality to determine whether a ...

Shellfish harvest ban affects restaurants, festival
The temporary ban on Maritime shellfish harvesting because of possible water pollution ...

Marco Polo Land under boil water advisory
One of P.E.I.'s largest campgrounds has been under a boil water advisory since Saturday. ...

Parents apply to switch schools
Eastern school board officials in P.E.I. heard two appeals Tuesday from parents who ...

School bus driver age restriction under review
P.E.I.'s Education Department is reviewing the School Act after concerns that an ...

Smelly cormorants overtake old Hillsborough piers
Wildlife officials say little can be done about the hundreds of cormorants that have ...

Sask. to ban texting, cellphone use while driving
Concerned about safety on the roads, the Saskatchewan government says it plans to ...

Sask. to help beekeepers hurt by honey-loving bears
The provincial government said it will compensate bee producers who lose honey to ...

Thatcher book spurned by some
Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher's book went on sale Tuesday - and in his home province ...

Teen's death a homicide: Saskatoon police
Saskatoon police are treating the death of a 19-year-old woman Tuesday morning as ...

Canada Council award nets Regina gallery new art
Regina's MacKenzie Art Gallery has won a $30,000 Canada Council award that will allow ...

3-vehicle crash near Saskatoon kills 1
A 27-year-old woman from Martensville has died in a traffic accident just north of ...

Veterans' stories stolen in Regina
A man whose van was broken into in Regina on Sunday says not only was electronic ...

Former Ontario AG Bryant charged in cyclist's death
The man once touted as a future premier of Canada's largest province is now facing ...

Dead Toronto cyclist identified
The cyclist killed Monday in a collision with a car on Toronto's Bloor Street has ...

Toronto mayor refuses comment on Bryant
Toronto Mayor David Miller had little to say on Tuesday about the legal predicament ...

Balsillie's bid for Coyotes hinges on hearing
A decision anticipated Wednesday by a U.S. bankruptcy judge could permit Jim Balsillie ...

Ont. agencies to have expenses vetted: McGuinty
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday that he wants to make it very clear ...

Blue Jays drop double dip in Texas
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-2 to the Texas Rangers in both ends of a twi-night doubleheader ...

Toronto cop corruption allegations prompt inquiry calls
There are new calls for a public inquiry into how Toronto police handled a corruption ...

Man in custody after Labrador chase
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in Labrador City arrested a man Monday night ...

Former N.L. cabinet minister out of jail
Ed Byrne, a former cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador, has been released ...

Kilbride fire sends woman to hospital
A house fire in Kilbride, near St. John's, sent one person to hospital Tuesday.

Election costs prevent people from running: municipal candidate
A candidate running in this month's municipal election in St. John's says the high ...

Lewisporte mayor vows to fight health cuts
The mayor of the northeast Newfoundland community of Lewisporte is promising to fight ...

Bowring Park an election issue: St. John's resident
A St. John's man is trying to make the future of one of St. John's largest parks ...

Yukon land-claim fight heads to top court
A land-claim dispute over a parcel of Yukon farmland is growing into a national fight ...

Alberta shivers under wet snow while Ontario basks in warm rays
Below-seasonal temperatures chill Prairies but relief is on the way

Legacy trail to link Rocky Mountain towns
Ottawa is poised to spend $6.75-million on a much-anticipated expansion of the Trans ...

Alberta shivers under wet snow while Ontario basks in warm rays
Flowers and shrubs wilted under wet snow yesterday in Alberta as the temperature ...

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Oil sands face green investor microscope
Shareholders of StatoilHydro ASA STO-N to vote on motion by Greenpeace to have Norwegian ...

Bison turn back the clock on a patch of prairie
In a remote part of the already remote Grasslands National Park in the southwest ...

Oil sands face green investor microscope
With European investors set to weigh in today in a high-profile test of the world's ...

Experts find a way to track onslaught of sea lice
DNA research at the University of Guelph has provided insight into a perplexing environmental ...

Raw deal
agill@globeandmail.comHope springs eternal. The never-ending quest for a definitive ...

Strait talk: The plan to rename the sea
Bert Webber has a plan for those don't know their Juan de Fuca Strait from a Puget ...

Battle brews as MPs oppose sale of British Columbia coal terminal
Private companies are lining up to bid for the cash-strapped coal-shipping Crown ...

Russia to pay big for gold medals
Russia will pay its athletes more than seven times the amount the Canadian Olympic ...

Tough? Beguiling? 'I'm just very direct'
Kathleen Bartels is not a woman to mince words. ''In my opinion,'' she says with ...

Police seeking information about death of woman in Lighthouse Park
Police are looking for help in solving the death of a woman in a Vancouver-area park ...

$430,000, no competition
A firm with strong Liberal ties and no expertise in higher education gets an untendered ...