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Saskatchewan premier grilled for investing in U.S. sunbelt vacation home
REGINA - The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing Premier Brad Wall of not living up to his Saskatchewan-first policy by investing in a vacation home in Phoenix, Ariz. New Democrat Buckley Belanger told th...
Senior Mountie backs long-gun registry as Tory minister calls it wasteful
OTTAWA - The No. 2 Mountie came out in favour of the embattled federal gun registry Thursday - even as his political boss affirmed the government's desire to abolish it. Deputy RCMP commissioner Bi...
Police probe Rizzuto links in brazen daytime shooting at Mtl clothing store
MONTREAL - A deadly daytime shooting that paralyzed Old Montreal was possibly linked to a violent feud involving Canada's most prominent Mafia family, police sources said Thursday. Two men were sho...
Professional groups need to stop playing 'gatekeeper' on foreign credentials, says Kenney
MONTREAL - Professional associations refusing to recognize the credentials of foreign workers are threatening to slow Canada's economic recovery, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday. Pr...
Severe radioactive isotope shortage looming, could affect 1,000s of patients
TORONTO - The health of thousands of Canadian and U.S. patients could be put in jeopardy by a critical shortage of radioactive isotopes over the next few weeks, nuclear medicine experts say. The So...
Alberta RCMP say citizens foil child abduction in Whitecourt, charges pending
WHITECOURT, Alta. - RCMP say a group of people in Whitecourt, Alta., helped foil an attempted child abduction. Police say a man approached a girl on Wednesday at a school playground in the communit...
2 Toronto men charged after ATM tampering equipment found during traffic stop
CLARINGTON, Ont. - Two Toronto men were arrested in the Durham region after police found ATM tampering equipment during a routine traffic stop. A Durham regional police officer stopped a newer mode...
Saskatchewan man to face first-degree murder trial in death of young mother
SASKATOON - A provincial court judge has ruled that a man accused of killing a Saskatchewan woman whose remains weren't found for several years will stand trial for first-degree murder. Douglas Hal...
2nd case of flesh-eating disease in Windsor, Ont.; patient 'cautiously stable.'
WINDSOR, Ont. - A hospital official confirms there is a second case of flesh-eating disease in Windsor, Ont. Windsor Regional Hospital spokesman Ron Foster would only say today the patient is in "c...
Bail denied Sask man accused of threatening prime minister, two other people
SASKATOON - A man accused of threatening the prime minister, the premier of Saskatchewan and the head of the Canadian Grain Commission has been denied bail. Donald Lorenz appeared in a Saskatoon co...
Manitoba finance minister hints no spending cuts, higher user fees in budget
WINNIPEG - Despite tough economic times, Manitoba's NDP government is not looking at deep spending cuts in its budget next Tuesday and is instead leaving the door open to higher user fees and a contin...
Toronto police find car involved in fatal hit and run of 25-year-old man
TORONTO - Toronto police have found the suspect vehicle involved the fatal hit and run of a 25-year-old man. The vehicle, a 2005 Monte Carlo, was located Thursday afternoon in northwest Toronto. ...
Tories filibuster to keep widow of rights group president from testifying
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are thwarting the grieving widow of former Rights and Democracy president Remy Beauregard from testifying at a Commons committee. Suzanne Trepanier has requested permissio...
Air Canada dismisses crew concerns suicidal pilot threatened to ditch plane
TORONTO - Air Canada is standing by a pilot at the centre of a bizarre incident two years ago in which co-workers refused to fly with him, fearing he was suicidal and accusing him of threatening to di...
Tories blasted on G8 contraception stand as PM speaks on maternal health plan
OTTAWA - The Conservative government faced international condemnation and accusations of flip-flopping after declaring Thursday that all options - including contraception - would be considered in its ...
Cdn-Somali parents hide passports to prevent kids from joining terrorist group
TORONTO - Some Somali-Canadian parents are hiding their children's passports following reports a student was recruited by a terrorist group and killed fighting for the cause in east Africa, community ...
Warning of recession redux given to G20 in writing rather than in PM's speech
OTTAWA - It's what Prime Minister Stephen Harper didn't say to the Group of 20 negotiators on Thursday that weighed heavily in the meeting room. Harper took the unusual step of publicly addressing ...
Government stonewalling over Afghan documents mocks Parliament: opposition
OTTAWA - The opening volley was fired Thursday over what could become a protracted constitutional war over Parliament's right to know versus the government's right to keep secrets. Fed up with mont...
Warm, dry weather reduces flooding threat in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - People in Manitoba's Red River Valley should be able to breathe more easier this spring than the thousands who have been trying to hold back rising waters upstream in North Dakota. Weeks...
Bulk of seniors taking at least five drugs, sometimes 10, 15: study
TORONTO - The majority of Canadian seniors are taking multiple types of drugs and in some cases the intake is fairly substantial, a new report suggests. Just under two-thirds of people 65 and older...
Rethinking the modest recovery story: Is Canada's economy poised to take off?
OTTAWA - Foreigners are buying up Canada, the loonie is heading for parity with the American dollar and recent economic indicators are off the map. Could the recovery be outracing expectations? The...
Ontario's street racing law upheld amid legal debate over possible jail time
TORONTO - Ontario's controversial street racing law was upheld Thursday in a judgment that largely turned on whether the possibility of jail time for offenders makes it unconstitutional. Jane Raham...
Toronto police arrest man, seek another, after jewelry stolen from dying woman
TORONTO - Toronto police have arrested one suspect and issued a warrant for another man after jewelry was stolen from a dying woman in her hospital room. The unconscious woman was robbed of $7,000 ...
Calgary Zoo director cites 'challenging' few months in her resignation
CALGARY - The director of conservation at the Calgary Zoo has called it quits as the facility is reviewed over several animal deaths and high-profile accidents. Cathy Gaviller says she has stepped ...
2 dead, 2 injured in brazen Montreal shooting; police explore Rizzuto Mob links
MONTREAL - Two men have been killed in a brazen Montreal shooting that police are probing for high-profile Mafia links. Police sources say they're examining possible ties between Thursday's killing...
Que. Innu facing charges for alleged hunting violations in Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two Quebec Innu hunters are facing charges for alleged hunting violations in southern Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Natural Resources says they are facing t...
Minister calls on professional groups to drop gatekeeper attitude to immigrants
MONTREAL - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is calling on Canada's professional orders to stop playing gatekeeper in blocking immigrant workers. Professional agencies and orders have been criticiz...
Heroic railwayman only posthumous recipient of bravery medal, GG announces
OTTAWA - It was like a scene from a cinematic thriller: a train barrelling uncontrollably down a mountain track, and a brakeman frantically climbing between cars in a desperate attempt to reach the ma...
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham accuses media of unfair scrutiny
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick is blaming the media for what he says is unfair coverage of his government. Shawn Graham took a swipe at reporters Thursday, saying they don't put the Opp...
Air Canada dismisses crew concerns depressed pilot threatened to ditch plane
TORONTO - An Air Canada pilot may have said he had nothing to lose but did not threaten to ditch his plane in the Atlantic during a dispute with the chief flight steward, the airline said Thursday. ...
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