Severe weather watches and warnings come to a head in many parts of Saskatchewan
July 20, 2008 - 1:52 am
SASKATOON - After a day spent watching the skies and hearing reports about severe weather watches and warnings, residents in the lower half of Saskatchewan finally saw what all of the fuss was about. A slow-moving weather system, complete with funnel clouds, heavy rains, and hail battered ...
Canadian soldier James Hayward Arnal killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
July 19, 2008 - 10:20 pm
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier was killed by a roadside explosion, the military announced on a violent day that also saw a suicide bomber blow himself up just outside the gate of the main Canadian base in Kandahar. The suicide attack outside Kandahar Airfield occurred just ...
A 73-year-old man dies after accident at Southern Ontario race track
July 19, 2008 - 10:04 pm
BRANTFORD - A Mississauga man has died after an accident at a race track in Southern Ontario. Provincial police say 73-year-old Sidney Paine was driving his car around the track at the Dunnville autodrome Saturday morning, when the 1991 green Mazda Miata left the track and smashed into a ...
One dead, two injured in early morning Victoria shooting
July 19, 2008 - 9:31 pm
VICTORIA - One person is dead and two others have been injured after an early morning shooting near a nightclub in Victoria. Police were called to the scene after reports of shots being fired around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. Police have not released the identities of the victims but say they ...
Brant's lawyer calls for temporary suspension of OPP commissioner
July 19, 2008 - 9:05 pm
TORONTO - The lawyer for an aboriginal protester wants the Ontario government to temporarily suspend the commissioner of the provincial police force and urgently investigate comments he made to the protester during last year's aboriginal day of action. Peter Rosenthal, lawyer for Shawn ...
Economy set to be front-and-centre issue at first ministers meeting this fall
July 19, 2008 - 8:10 pm
OTTAWA - Canada's wobbly economy will likely be the dominant issue when Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with the premiers for his annual first ministers' gathering this Fall. "It's a safe assumption that the economy will be one of the topics on the agenda," said Kory Teneycke, Harper's ...
Severed foot found on B.C. coast linked to depressed missing man: RCMP
July 19, 2008 - 8:08 pm
VANCOUVER - RCMP have linked a severed foot found off the coast of B.C. to a depressed man who went missing a year ago. Five feet have washed up in the Georgia Strait in the last year, each encased in a running shoe. Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre said the foot in question was linked to the ...
Adoption centre official warns of 'nightmare of bureaucracy' for overseas adoptions
July 19, 2008 - 5:19 pm
OTTAWA - Doug Chalke, executive director at Sunrise Adoption Centre in Vancouver, says he used to tell clients it may take up to a year to adopt a child from a foreign country. Nowadays, he is telling them it may be two to three. "The whole world is shutting down to international ...
Renovation cost for Parliament Hill buildings climbs past $1 billion
July 19, 2008 - 2:52 pm
OTTAWA - The cost of renovating and rebuilding the historic Parliament Hill buildings has climbed to a minimum of $1 billion, according to Public Works budgets and plans. The latest estimates the department provided to The Canadian Press do not include additional costs for major repairs to ...
Dripping water pipes plague leaky archives building, threaten documents
July 19, 2008 - 2:51 pm
OTTAWA - Canada's national archives building is so prone to leaks that it sprang another one last month just as workers were cleaning up the mess from a flood days earlier. The showcase building near Parliament Hill was given a second soaking June 1 when a cold-water valve in a women's ...
Struggling ranchers say B.C. carbon tax could drive them out of business
July 19, 2008 - 2:09 pm
MERRITT, B.C. - The high cost of production and low prices for cattle already had the B.C. cattle industry in trouble when the province introduced its new carbon tax, say ranchers, and the environmental surcharge could be the final straw. Ranchers rely on fuel for their daily operations, ...
Polish town remembers man who died in Taser incident at Canadian airport
July 19, 2008 - 2:08 pm
WARSAW, Poland - Residents of a small Polish town gathered on Saturday to remember the 42-year-old townsman who died last year at a Canadian airport shortly after being stunned with Taser guns by police. A memorial Mass for Robert Dziekanski was held in a Roman Catholic church in Pieszyce, ...
A new era for Olympic coverage coming in the form of athlete blogs
July 19, 2008 - 12:40 am
Reaching out to an Olympic athlete used to be as unattainable for the average couch potato as the gold medal itself. But though they'll be half a world away at the Beijing Games, sharing the experiences of many Canadian athletes will be as easy as clicking a mouse. For the first time ...
Polish town remembers man who died in Taser incident at Canadian airport
July 19, 2008 - 11:28 am
WARSAW, Poland - Residents of a small Polish town gathered on Saturday to remember the 42-year-old townsman who died last year at a Canadian airport shortly after being hit with stunned with Taser guns by police. A memorial Mass for Robert Dziekanski was held in a Roman Catholic church in ...
Documents suggest Ont. police planned to move in on 2007 aboriginal blockades
July 19, 2008 - 1:43 am
TORONTO - Documents released on Friday suggest Ontario Provincial Police were minutes away from moving in on First Nations blockades on Highway 401 during last year's aboriginal day of action. The documents include transcripts of wiretapped conversations - recorded without a court order - ...
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