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B.C. man ready to die 21 years after Ont. fire burned 90 per cent of his body

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Twenty-one years after the house fire that branded him a selfless hero and burned him to within an inch of his life, Joe Philion is finally ready to die. Philion was just 14 when ...

CRTC to look at how Internet traffic is managed to avoid congestion

MONTREAL - How Internet service providers deal with thousands of customers using their networks will come under scrutiny by the CRTC starting this week with public hearings on their policies to manage...

Residents upset as TO sprays pesticides on parks-turned-dumps in labour dispute

TORONTO - Anger and frustration is mounting among Toronto residents as the city's garbage strike goes into a third week. Trash is piling up in parks that have been turned into dumps during the stri...

Canadian soldier injured in Afghanistan last month dies of wounds: military

VALCARTIER, Que. - The Canadian Forces says a soldier injured last month in Afghanistan has died of his wounds. The soldier was identified as Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, 28. He was wou...

Tory procedural ploy could muzzle Liberal-dominated Senate

OTTAWA - When Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson introduced a private-member's bill this spring, it was instantly denounced by the governing Conservatives as an "unCanadian" and anti-democratic assault on ...

Body of soldier killed in Afghanistan due to return to Canada on Monday

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The mother of the Canadian soldier killed last week in Afghanistan says he believed in the mission to the war-torn country. Cpl. Nick Bulger's mother Kathleen says she had spok...

Montreal cops pelted by rocks as they try to help attempted murder victim

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they had to stop helping an attempted murder victim when they were surrounded by a mob and pelted with rocks. Police say officers and ambulance workers were delayed i...

Man who tried to rob Montreal bar subdued by customers, faces charges

MONTREAL - A Montreal man will be arraigned Monday after he was jumped by patrons while trying to rob a bar. The 31-year-old man entered an east-end bar shortly before closing time early Saturday a...

Quebec ambulance technicians will hold off on pressure tactics

QUEBEC - Quebec ambulance workers have decided to hold off on renewing pressure tactics to get a new contract with the provincial government. The 3,500 ambulance technicians have already voted 98 p...

Halifax preparing for Paul McCartney's lone Canadian date this year

HALIFAX, N.S. - A music lover since childhood, Peter Tingley has seen dozens of great acts in concert over the years, from the Stones to Pink Floyd and everyone in between. But he expects all of th...