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• RCMP shoot, kill husband of town councillor in armed...
  Okotoks, Alta. - RCMP shot and killed an Okotoks, Alta., man early Sunday morning after an armed standoff that followed an alleged domestic ...
• Police arrest person of interest in missing Alberta...
  Niton Junction, Alta. - Police have arrested a man they have been looking for as a "person of interest" in the case of an Alberta couple last ...
• Four people killed after plane goes down in northern...
  Provincial police say four men are dead and two others critically injured after a plane went down in a remote area of northern Quebec. Police say ...
• Statistics Canada never recommended census changes,...
  Embattled Industry Minister Tony Clement says the decision to replace next year's mandatory long census with a voluntary questionnaire stemmed ...
• Good wood
  RED DEER, Alta. - The Red Deer bat company that played a small role in a baseball tragedy is housed in Jared Greenberg's garage and basement. ...
• Canadians like big Lotto Max prizes but jackpot...
  We seem to like big jackpots - but our rush to dance with Lady Luck may be slowing a bit. Friday's Lotto Max kitty has hit the maximum $50 ...
• Toronto officer threatened to arrest G20 protester...
  He's now known as "Officer Bubbles." Const. Adam Josephs has gained considerable notoriety after being caught on video threatening to arrest a ...
• RCMP hunt for violent fugitive Travis Vader in...
  Alberta Mounties searching for two missing seniors made progress on two fronts Friday: they found the couple's SUV and announced they were ...
• Journalist strives for 'experiential' look at Afghan...
  TORONTO - Politics didn't belong in Sebastian Junger's intimate portrait of a U.S. platoon's harrowing tour of duty in northeast Afghanistan. ...
• With assets to trade, Blue Jays can cement gains...
  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays made great developmental progress with their young starting staff during the first half of the season and they ...
• Conservatives defend sole-sourced $16B jet purchase...
  Ottawa - The Harper government is confirming it will spend $16 billion for the latest generation of fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. But the ...
• Anderson launches ad, condemns stampede race
  MONTREAL - Pamela Anderson didn't do any dancing around when she was asked Thursday what she thought of the death of a fifth horse at the Calgary ...
• Oil spill near Montreal ties up ships
  MONTREAL - A number of birds were covered in oil and ships were stranded in the St. Lawrence Seaway following a shipping accident that dumped up ...
• Naming Manitoba lake after Jonathan Toews irks dead...
  The family of a Manitoba soldier killed in Afghanistan says hockey star Jonathan Toews is getting better treatment that their dead son. Shirley ...
• Shortstop swap
  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays swapped shortstops with the Atlanta Braves, acquiring Yunel Escobar for veteran Alex Gonzalez in a five-player ...
• Freighter runs aground near Montreal
  Montreal - A shipping accident caused up to 200 tonnes of bunker oil to gush into the St. Lawrence Seaway and had cleanup crews working Tuesday ...
• Double dipping
  Ottawa - When New Democrat MP Jim Maloway was elected in 2008, he had to fight to forego a pension from the Manitoba legislature while he sits in ...
• Canadian navy restarts process for two new supply...
  Halifax - The Defence Department says it's restarting a plan to purchase two new joint support ships for the navy. Ottawa says in a news release ...
• Search underway after RCMP officer swept away when...
  Mayo, Yukon - A search is underway for an RCMP officer missing in the Yukon. The unnamed constable was in a small boat that capsized Tuesday ...
• Hold the lettuce: Some brands of romaine-based...
  Toronto - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat some types of Fresh Express brand romaine-based salads because ...
• Former commander charged in Afghanistan sex case
  OTTAWA - The chief of the defence staff is battling immorality in the ranks as the former commander of Canada's troops in Afghanistan and a ...
• CO2 reduction pledges in Atlantic region not met,...
  Halifax - Although some progress has been made, none of the Atlantic provinces are on track to hit regional greenhouse gas emission reduction ...
• Sears Canada recalls tents because they dont meet...
  Sears Canada has issued a safety recall for a Hillary three-person camping tent because it does not meet Canadian flammability requirements. The ...
• Haitian earthquake reconstruction to take at least a...
  Rebuilding quake-stricken Haiti will take at least a decade, said Canada's foreign affairs minister as he urged patience with "a long-term ...
• Mountie charged with murdering wife
  Edmonton - A day after his wife's body was found in a southeast Edmonton home, an RCMP constable was charged with second-degree murder in her ...
• Alberta Mountie charged in wifes slaying makes first...
  Edmonton - An Alberta Mountie charged in the slaying of his wife has made his first court appearance on a charge of second-degree murder. Const. ...
• Prince Edward Island's culinary paradise revealed by...
  Regions such as Tuscany in Italy and Nantucket in the United States are known for their definitive guides to food and wine. Now three chefs ...
• Thousands expected at rally to demand public inquiry...
  Two weeks after police cracked down on G20 demonstrations in Toronto, protesters will march again. Thousands are expected to gather at the ...
• Women on the prowl for cubs as Toronto bar hosts...
  Cubs and cougars had a chance to sniff each other out during an evening of music and drinks at the Tattoo Rock Parlour bar in Toronto on Friday ...
• MPs finally get their chance to see sensitive Afghan...
  A select group of MPs has finally begun the arduous task of sifting through some 40,000 sensitive Afghan detainee documents. One MP and one ...