Former defence chief Hillier says Obama's message could be key to Afghan debate
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:46:00 CST
HALIFAX, N.S. - Whether Canadian troops stay or leave Afghanistan could largely depend on the eloquence of U.S. President Barack Obama and his ability to rally western nations, says former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier.
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Pope appoints bishop to Nova Scotia diocese at centre of child porn allegations
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:05:00 CST
SYDNEY, N.S. - The Pope has appointed a new bishop to a Nova Scotia diocese shaken by allegations that its former religious leader was in possession of child pornography.
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Search for missing solo N.S. sailor stretches from south of Halifax to Bermuda
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:00 CST
HALIFAX, N.S. - The sister of a missing Nova Scotia sailor continued to hold out hope Saturday as several planes swept a large swath of sea along the eastern seaboard in the ongoing search for the solo yachtsman.
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Gilles-Andre Gosselin pleads guilty in sponsorship scandal
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 CST
OTTAWA - Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.
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Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty for no jail time
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:00 CST
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager intends to plead guilty to posting a hit list on Facebook targeting 117 of his peers and teachers because it's a charge the Crown could prove, his lawyer said Friday.
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Proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec leaves Atlantic premiers divided
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:00 CST
CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - Atlantic Canada's premiers emerged from a meeting Friday in Labrador divided over the proposed sale of New Brunswick's 89-year-old public power utility company to Hydro-Quebec.
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Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:00 CST
HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened talks with other nations asking them to provide a security force for diplomats and development workers when the Canadian army withdraws from Kandahar in 2011.
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Hugs, not harassment: Facebook groups slam day of violence against redheads
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:00 CST
TORONTO - Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked.
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Who's been torching Montreal's Italian cafes? Police stumped, victims mute
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:00 CST
MONTREAL - Who's been firebombing all those Italian cafes in Montreal?
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Flaherty says government will undertake no new spending in next year's budget
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:00 CST
TORONTO - Emphasizing that government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget.
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Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:00 CST
Canada's top female biathlete wanted vaccination for the swine flu before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it.
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Student interviews bring no new leads in case of missing Toronto girl: police
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:00 CST
TORONTO - Police say they have no new leads after interviewing almost all of the students at the high school attended by a missing 18-year-old Toronto girl.
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Canada announces funding to help children in developing countries
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:00 CST
TORONTO - International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda has announced funding for three projects to help children in developing countries.
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300 homes evacuated, schools closed after heavy rain, high tide flood Duncan, BC
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:00 CST
DUNCAN, B.C. - Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria.
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Vehicle that caused fiery, fatal crash near Alberta logging town was stolen
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:00 CST
HINTON, Alta. - Joel Chell sat in stunned horror, watching in his rear-view mirror as a stolen minivan that had just whizzed by him on the wrong side of an Alberta highway blew apart after slamming head-on into a pickup truck on the road behind him.
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Underage Alta. girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, allege RCMP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 CST
RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution.
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B.C. RCMP officer charged with assault after handcuffed prisoner slapped
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 CST
QUESNEL, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Quesnel, B.C., is facing an assault charge after a prisoner was slapped in the face.
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Saskatoon police say missing 18-year-old found unharmed in Regina
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:00 CST
SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina.
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Calgary police chief says new law that lets EMS share info is necessary
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:00 CST
CALGARY - A proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to tell police about information that could be related to a crime is necessary, Calgary's police chief said Friday.
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Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 CST
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court.
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