Soldier killed when Canadian commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan
July 03, 2009 - 5:52 pm
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier travelling through a hotbed of Taliban activity was killed Friday when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after it was narrowly missed by the senior commander of coalition forces in Kandahar province. Cpl. Nick Bulger, a ...
Startling, often unusual testimony wraps up at Manitoba child custody hearing
July 03, 2009 - 4:18 pm
WINNIPEG - A young girl with skin covered in racist markings. A mother testifying in shackles. A father talking about interracial breeding and Norse gods. Weeks of often startling, sometimes strange testimony at a child custody hearing involving two alleged white supremacists ended ...
Daughter had keys to car night it plunged into Ontario lock, killing four: father
July 03, 2009 - 4:05 pm
MONTREAL - As he scanned an album packed with photos of his seven children enjoying family vacations of the past, Mohammed Shafee broke down while pondering the present. Three of Shafee's daughters, and the woman who helped raise all of his kids, died Tuesday when their vehicle tumbled ...
With a bow and a hand-shake, Canada welcomes Japanese emperor
July 03, 2009 - 4:03 pm
OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda were prepared to bow as the 125th holder of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne disembarked from his plane Friday afternoon. But in a modern, non-assuming manner that has become a trademark for Emperor ...
Sask. appeal court asked whether commissioners can opt out of same-sex marriages
July 03, 2009 - 3:58 pm
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government wants the province's highest court to weigh in on proposed legislation that would allow marriage commissioners to not perform same-sex marriages if it is contrary to their religious beliefs. Justice Minister Don Morgan said Friday that the government is ...
Nobel Prize winning author criticizes Quebec's new hydro project
July 03, 2009 - 3:08 pm
PARIS - Critics of a new hydroelectric project in Quebec now have a prominent ally - Nobel Prize-winning author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio. In an opinion piece published Wednesday in French-language daily Le Monde, Le Clezio denounces the Romaine River hydro project launched by the ...
33 Canadian deaths associated with swine flu as Ontario up to 12
July 03, 2009 - 2:58 pm
Ontario is now reporting 12 deaths associated with the swine flu for a national total of 33. A 37-year-old Toronto man who had underlying medical conditions tested positive for the virus. Ontario now has more than 3,150 confirmed cases of H1N1. Quebec is also reporting another death ...
Family, friends rush to Ont. home of mother of soldier killed in Afghanistan
July 03, 2009 - 2:53 pm
BUCKHORN, Ont. - The latest soldier killed in Afghanistan was a gentle family man who had planned to return home to his wife and two young daughters at the end of the month, his uncle said Friday. Cpl. Nick Bulger of Buckhorn, Ont., was killed when his vehicle struck an improvised ...
Head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan says Taliban a dangerous, resilient enemy
July 03, 2009 - 2:51 pm
CALGARY - The officer in charge of the United States Central Command is warning against premature optimism as thousands of American troops surge into Afghanistan's Helmand province. Gen. David Petraeus is best known for co-ordinating the troop surge in Iraq that is credited with ...
Quebec court fines ex-boyfriend $40,000 for publishing sex videos on Internet
July 03, 2009 - 1:43 pm
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec judge has fined a man more than $40,000 for publishing photos and videos online of himself and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sexual acts. Superior Court Justice Sylviane Borenstein says in her ruling the man's actions were vile and the court was ...
Romeo LeBlanc remembered as 'great gentleman of Acadia' by ex-PM Jean Chretien
July 03, 2009 - 1:42 pm
MEMRAMCOOK, N.B. - Romeo LeBlanc's son gently rested his hand on his father's flag-draped casket and said goodbye to a man remembered by many for his abiding humility despite a life of lofty political successes. Dominic LeBlanc told hundreds of mourners who filled Saint-Thomas Church on ...
Obama enjoying lingering honeymoon with Canadians: poll
July 03, 2009 - 12:58 am
OTTAWA - Canadians remain smitten with Barack Obama. That's the conclusion drawn from a new poll published just in time for the Fourth of July that suggests the U.S. president is more popular with Canadians than any domestic politician. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey ...
Mounties say B.C. teen suspect Tasered 'in lieu of lethal force'
July 03, 2009 - 12:15 am
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say an officer confronted by a knife-wielding teenager had to make a choice between his Taser and his gun. The officer chose to use the shock weapon on a 15-year-old suspect "in lieu of lethal force," RCMP said Friday. RCMP in Surrey, B.C., said an officer was ...
Bright, sunny skies as Calgarians line streets for Stampede parade
July 03, 2009 - 10:29 am
CALGARY - The streets of downtown Calgary are lined with wannabe cowboys and cowgirls for the kickoff to the Calgary Stampede. About 350,000 people are jammed along the downtown route under bright and sunny skies for the Stampede parade. Most Calgarians were given the morning off and ...
Unemployment to rise into 2010 despite economic recovery: Flaherty
July 03, 2009 - 10:23 am
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty now expects Canada's economic recovery to be modest and for job losses to mount into 2010 even after growth has begun. Flaherty gave his most recent and sobering assessment of economic prospects in a conference call from Chile on Friday, after a ...
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