Police begin door-to-door search to determine who is missing in deadly BC
March 14, 2010 - 7:41 am
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police are beginning a door-to-door search of hotel rooms to try and determine how many people are missing following a deadly avalanche in B.C. On Boulder Mountain, near Revelstoke, search efforts will resume at daybreak to find anyone who might still be buried under the ...
Critics say guidelines set for Afghan document review a "stalling exercise"
March 13, 2010 - 5:37 pm
TORONTO - The Conservative government gave a former Supreme Court justice guidelines Saturday for a review of whether MPs can see uncensored Afghan detainee documents, but critics were quick to call the decision a "stalling exercise" that wastes time and money. Frank Iacobucci was given a ...
Montreal police asking the public for help snagging cop car vandals
March 13, 2010 - 3:24 pm
MONTREAL - Police are asking for help from the public to find vandals responsible for thousands of dollars in damage at a Montreal police station. Eleven patrol cars were trashed early Saturday after 15 to 20 people entered the building's parking lot, breaking car windows, destroying ...
Police confirm two dead, one injured in Edmonton car dealership shooting
March 13, 2010 - 3:21 pm
EDMONTON - The thoughts of staff at an Edmonton car dealership where two employees were fatally shot are now on whether a third worker who was hit will survive life-threatening wounds. The wounded man was injured Friday morning as a gunman killed a fellow worker at Great West Chrysler. The ...
Hamilton police investigate after shooting at party leaves three men wounded
March 13, 2010 - 1:58 pm
HAMILTON, Ont. - Hamilton Police are looking for two suspects following an early morning shooting that left three people wounded. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting that occurred at a party around 1 a.m. on Saturday on Dundurn Street. Three male victims were taken to ...
Military unveils memorial for slain journalist at Kandahar Airfield
March 13, 2010 - 11:55 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A memorial for the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan will now greet every journalist working out of the Kandahar military base. The military unveiled a plaque Saturday for Michelle Lang, the Calgary Herald reporter killed alongside four Canadian soldiers ...
Toyota says RAV4s being offered by Tim Hortons are OK after recall
March 13, 2010 - 10:19 am
MONTREAL - Java junkies who win a Toyota RAV4 in the latest Tim Hortons roll-up-the-rim contest shouldn't have to worry about the 2010 Toyotas r-r-rolling out of control down the highway. In January, Toyota Canada announced a massive recall of approximately 270,000 vehicles to correct ...
New smartphone apps let politicians call for cash
March 13, 2010 - 10:18 am
OTTAWA - That buzzing in your purse or pocket may soon be from a politician hoping to lighten it. Smartphone applications that allow users to donate money and participate in political polls are shaping up to be the next tool in the media kit of politicians who are literate in social ...
Teenager charged with murders appears in court via video
March 13, 2010 - 9:46 am
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say the teen suspect in the slayings of a Belleville, Ont., mother and daughter has appeared in court via video link. Sgt. Kristine Rae says 18-year-old Dean Brown appeared Saturday morning, and was formally charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one ...
Fixing the house; The oldest curling rink in the West gets cash for fix-up
March 13, 2010 - 8:16 am
WINNIPEG - After years of dealing with shifting riverbank soil, cracked walls and gaping holes that let warm air in, the grand old dame of curling in Western Canada is finally getting a facelift. The Granite Curling Club, the oldest club in the West, has been approved for $443,000 in ...
Other provinces leery about withholding public services due to religious garb
March 13, 2010 - 8:11 am
MONTREAL - In the struggle to integrate newcomers to Canada, Quebec has distanced itself from other provinces with its hardline stand against religious face coverings, which is likely to earn it a reputation as either a far-sighted pioneer or intolerant loner. Provincial governments in the ...
Most Canadians spring ahead one hour as they switch to Daylight Time this weekend
March 13, 2010 - 1:38 am
TORONTO - This is the weekend most Canadians lose an hour of sleep as they switch from Standard Time to Daylight Time. Before going to bed Saturday night, time pieces should be set ahead one hour. The major Canadian exception is Saskatchewan, which stays on Standard Time ...
Man appears in court on two Ontario killings
March 13, 2010 - 1:05 am
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - An 18-year-old suspect is due to appear in an eastern Ontario court today in connection with the slayings of a mother and her daughter. Police say the teen faces first-degree murder charges. Police found the bodies of Tracy Hannah, 46, and her 14-year-old daughter ...
Former aboriginal leader who called Jews a disease dead at 76
March 13, 2010 - 10:37 pm
SHELLBROOK, Sask. - David Ahenakew, a former Saskatchewan aboriginal leader who was stripped of the Order of Canada for calling Jews a "disease", has died in hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 76. Lawrence Joseph, chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, said ...
Police confirm two dead, one injured in Edmonton car dealership shooting
March 12, 2010 - 7:02 pm
EDMONTON - Employees and customers of an Edmonton car dealership were struggling to deal with a Friday morning shooting in which two men were killed and a third man was sent to hospital. Police said shots rang out at Great West Chrysler Jeep, in the city's west end, shortly before 8 a.m. ...
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