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2010 Games organizers seek to ignite Olympic spirit with torch relay

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:24:02 +0000

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The torch for the 2010 Olympics will travel to the most far-flung corners of Canada on a record-setting odyssey officials hope will ignite Olympic spirit in Canadians who have so far...

Class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of patients affected by needle re-use

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:57:31 +0000

REGINA - A law firm known for representing clients in class-action lawsuits is launching a case on behalf of people affected by the reuse of syringes in several Western Canadian health regions. Ton...

Ont. police use snowmobiles and ATVs to reach storm-stranded motorists

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:27:23 +0000

PETROLIA, Ont. - Waist-deep snow and treacherous driving conditions on a stretch of southwestern Ontario highway left dozens of motorists stranded Friday and police scrambling to reach them with snowm...

Federal lawyer questions reliability of accused synagogue bomber's testimony

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:27:30 +0000

OTTAWA - A federal lawyer accused university professor Hassan Diab of giving unreliable testimony Friday as he argued a Superior Court judge should deny him bail on charges of murder laid in France in...

Scientist determines pieces of large meteor may have landed in central Sask.

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:27:27 +0000

SASKATOON - A leading researcher says one of the largest meteors to streak over Canada in the last decade broke up into pieces that may have landed in central Saskatchewan. Planetary scientist Alan...

Ontario mayors join calls for Ottawa to move swiftly to save auto industry

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:33:50 +0000

TORONTO - A group of Ontario mayors have added their voices to those already pressuring Ottawa and the province to bolster the ailing auto sector, warning that local economies will be devastated if bo...

Canada's struggle to attract foreign students becomes Charest campaign focus

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:33:47 +0000

MONTREAL - Canada's struggle to attract foreign students became a focus of Jean Charest's election campaign Friday as the Liberal premier of Quebec promised new measures to attract and keep the world'...

Lone survivor of B.C. plane crash happy to be home in Alberta

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:09 +0000

EDMONTON - The lone survivor of a B.C. plane crash that killed seven people is in intense pain awaiting surgery on his badly burned hands, comforted by loved ones and ice-cold Slurpies - lots of Slurp...

U.S. CFL fans still cheering 13 years after Baltimore lost team

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:17 +0000

MONTREAL - Call it the U.S. branch of Canadian football's fan club. More than a decade after their Baltimore Stallions rode out of town, a band of Canadian pigskin diehards from Maryland have made ...

Military hopes hard times mean more recruits

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:13 +0000

OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander has a message for job-seekers in tough economic times: We want you. As a recession looms and jobs get scarce, the Canadian Forces is still hiring, said Gen....

Biggest inflation rate fall since 1959 raises deflation concerns

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:25:03 +0000

OTTAWA - Consumer prices tumbled to their steepest one-month drop in nearly half a century last month, as sharply falling energy prices raised the spectre of economy-crippling deflation in Canada. ...

GM bankruptcy could put thousands Canadians out of work: analysts

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:00:23 +0000

TORONTO - It's highly likely General Motors will be forced to seek bankruptcy protection if the U.S. and Canadian governments don't reach a decision soon on a multibillion-dollar bailout package for t...

Ontario's mayors push Ottawa for 'decisive' action to save auto industry

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:05 +0000

TORONTO - More than 20 Ontario mayors are calling for swift, bold and proactive action from Ottawa and the provincial government in a plea to save automotive jobs in their municipalities. Rather th...

Olympic torch relay for 2010 is journey through Canada's past and present

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:09 +0000

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Olympic flame will shine on every corner of Canada during an historic torch relay that will serve as the national rallying cry for the 2010 Winter Games. The torch's journey w...

Rae presses Ottawa to join the U.S. in helping ailing auto sector

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:27:04 +0000

TORONTO - Canada must press Washington to help the sinking auto industry while extracting promises from the sector that it will become sustainable and competitive, federal Liberal leadership hopeful B...