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Pilot, son injured after small plane crashes into house north of Montreal

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:34:42 +0000

MONTREAL - Montreal police say the pilot of a small plane and his son were injured Tuesday when the aircraft crashed near Chertsey, north of Montreal. The crash happened shortly after the plane, a ...

Nunavut RCMP officer charged after domestic assault

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:34:44 +0000

IQALUIT, Nunavut - An RCMP officer in the tiny Baffin Island community of Pond Inlet has been charged with assault after a domestic disturbance. Const. Eric Ootoovak was locked up Sunday after fell...

PM snuffs plea to legalize pot in YouTube interview

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:10:20 +0000

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper may be using "new media" to reach out to younger voters but that doesn't mean he's going to grant what seems to be their favourite wish: to legalize pot. In his first YouTub...

'Nightmare' predicted as FAS makes some aboriginal youth vulnerable to gangs

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:42:08 +0000

TORONTO - A higher incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome among some aboriginal communities in Canada is making their youth more vulnerable to being lured into gangs, experts say. The syndrome, in whi...

Ex-Quebec Liberal minister brings former party's donations into question

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:42:17 +0000

QUEBEC - A former Quebec Liberal justice minister says his ex-party received generous donations from business leaders in the province's much-maligned construction sector. In media interviews, Marc ...

Saskatchewan says federal funding for First Nations university 'off the table'

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:42:15 +0000

REGINA - Saskatchewan Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris says the federal government won't restore $7.2 million in federal funding to the First Nations University of Canada. Norris says he had ...

Evidence to determine whether charges warranted in B.C. avalanche deaths: RCMP

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:15:38 +0000

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The RCMP is investigating whether criminal charges should be laid in a deadly avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., that they say was triggered by snowmobilers. A 10-person team from ...

Toronto cop killer Craig Munro granted temporary unescorted prison absences

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:15:41 +0000

AGASSIZ, B.C. - Toronto cop-killer Craig Munro lost another bid for day parole Tuesday but was granted a limited number of unescorted absences. Munro is serving a life sentence for the March 14, 19...

Recruiting firm that worked with scandal-plagued eHealth sues for $249,000

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:53 +0000

TORONTO - A recruiting firm that worked with eHealth is suing the scandal-plagued corporation for $249,000. Egon Zehnder signed a deal in December 2008 to help eHealth hire 15 senior executives and...

Some Ontario parents paying for therapy for autistic kids to get HST hit

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:54 +0000

TORONTO - The cost of providing a crucial treatment for autistic children will go up for some families when the harmonized sales tax kicks in July 1, a move that's angered parents who say they're alre...

Feds start talks with industry, provinces on next pandemic flu vaccine contract

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:56 +0000

TORONTO - The federal government wants to explore options for Canada's next pandemic flu vaccine contract, telling industry it will consider whether it is feasible and worthwhile to have a back-up dea...

Toyota officials apologize, but Ottawa says now investigating automaker's action

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:52 +0000

OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching an investigating into Toyota Canada's handling of consumer concerns about the safety of its vehicles, Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday. Baird met with reporte...

Publisher says Colin Thatcher unlikely to appeal ruling against book profits

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:54 +0000

REGINA - Colin Thatcher is dismayed with a court ruling that says he can't make any money from a book he wrote about his case, but Thatcher's publisher says the convicted killer is unlikely to appeal....

Answers unlikely about night of ferry sinking despite charges against navigator

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:55 +0000

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The criminal charge laid in the sinking of a B.C. ferry could mean the daughters of a man who went down with the ship may find out more about what happened that night four years ago,...

Humiliation again for TTC after driver suspended for allegedly driving impaired

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:27:29 +0000

TORONTO - Toronto commuters took to the Internet on Tuesday declaring their transit system the "boozer way" after a driver was suspended without pay for allegedly drinking and driving a bus erraticall...