- 2 Canadian boys with same name land on no-fly list
- Two boys named Alistair Butt, one from Saskatchewan and one from Ontario, were stopped while trying to board flights because their name is on a no-fly list. more »
- Native leaders divided on use of blockades
- Aboriginal leaders were divided Friday on whether blockading roads and rail lines is the best way to draw attention to issues faced by First Nations people. more »
- Man who killed birthday girl gets 14-year jail sentence
- A man who shot an 18-year-old Edmonton woman on her birthday two years ago was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday. more »
- Chrétien, MacLeod among new appointments to Order of Canada
- Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pop singer Molly Johnson, award-winning writer Alistair MacLeod and broadcaster Pamela Wallin are among the latest distinguished Canadians set to receive the Order of Canada. more »
- Number of women, children in shelters dropping: StatsCan
- The number of women and children admitted to shelters has dropped over the past nine years, a Statistics Canada survey reports. more »
- Online messages talked about Medicine Hat killings, says witness
- A 12-year-old girl sent an online message to her boyfriend detailing a plan to kill her parents one month before her entire family was found stabbed to death in their Medicine Hat home, a jury heard Friday. more »
- Deportee who pulled tooth with pliers keeps up fight to stay
- A man living in sanctuary in a St. John's church and who's now turning to Federal Court to fight a deportation order used pliers to pull an infected tooth after his request for medical help was turned down. more »
- Court upholds Alberta ban on teachers as trustees
- Alberta teachers weren't denied their fundamental human rights when the provincial government barred them from serving on local school boards, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. more »
- No Sask. health care strike over long weekend: union
- The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan says it will not take any job action over the long weekend. more »
British Columbia »
- Police seek parolee considered armed and dangerous
- Vancouver Police issued a public warning on Thursday about a Quebec man they consider armed and dangerous after he walked away from a halfway house in the north side of the city.
- Police reprimanded for slow response to 911 suicide call
- Two Vancouver police officers who took an hour to respond to a 911 suicide call last September have been reprimanded — one with a three-day suspension, the other with a writing assignment.
- B.C. aboriginal groups out in full force on day of action
- Close to 300 people marched across the downtown core in Vancouver Friday, in support of the Assembly of First Nations' day of action aimed at drawing attention to issues facing Canada's aboriginal communities.
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Edmonton »
- Man who killed birthday girl gets 14-year jail sentence
- A man who shot an 18-year-old Edmonton woman on her birthday two years ago was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday.
- Edmonton to put open-air urinals near Whyte Ave.
- Edmonton plans to put freestanding public urinals near Whyte Avenue at night to give drunken revellers a place to relieve themselves along the popular nightclub stretch.
- Court upholds Alberta ban on teachers as trustees
- Alberta teachers weren't denied their fundamental human rights when the provincial government barred them from serving on local school boards, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
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Calgary »
- Online messages talked about Medicine Hat killings, says witness
- A 12-year-old girl sent an online message to her boyfriend detailing a plan to kill her parents one month before her entire family was found stabbed to death in their Medicine Hat home, a jury heard Friday.
- Court upholds Alberta ban on teachers as trustees
- Alberta teachers weren't denied their fundamental human rights when the provincial government barred them from serving on local school boards, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
- National gallery not coming to Calgary building: EnCana
- The National Portrait Gallery won't be moving from Ottawa into EnCana Corporation's new office tower in Calgary, the company says.
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Saskatchewan »
- No Sask. health care strike over long weekend: union
- The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan says it will not take any job action over the long weekend.
- Saskatoon police investigating date-rape druggings
- Saskatoon police are investigating two potentially linked cases of sexual assault using date rape drugs — and they're warning women to be careful this long weekend.
- 2 Canadian boys with same name land on no-fly list
- Two boys named Alistair Butt, one from Saskatchewan and one from Ontario, were stopped while trying to board flights because their name is on a no-fly list.
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North »
- Judge gives thumbs-up to Dawson lagoon plans
- A Yukon court judge gave the town of Dawson City a passing grade on its progress in building a court-ordered new sewage treatment facility.
- Nunavut premier taken to task over foul language
- Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik apologized Friday for off-colour comments he recently made to Iqaluit Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik about the CEO of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities.
- Miramar heads to final public hearing on water licence
- Miramar Mining Corp., seeking a water licence for its Hope Bay Doris North gold mine project in southwestern Nunavut, will get a final public hearing on the matter in August.
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Manitoba »
- Man accused in cop shooting granted bail
- Police officers are livid over a decision Friday by a Winnipeg judge to grant bail to Daniell Anderson, a Winnipeg man charged with two counts of attempted murder after a drug raid on his home last year.
- Unwilling witnesses sentenced to years in prison
- A Winnipeg judge delivered stiff sentences Friday morning to two men who refused to testify this month at the trial of a man convicted of killing a Winnipeg teen in 2005.
- More severe storms in Manitoba's future?
- Some Manitobans are wondering whether global warming is behind the recent wild weather in the province, which has been battered by a series of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
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Toronto »
- Aboriginal day of action unfolds peacefully
- Despite warnings of blockades, the countrywide aboriginal day of action on Friday unfolded with mostly peaceful gatherings.
- Aboriginal marchers take to Toronto streets
- About 100 marchers snaked through Toronto's downtown core Friday morning in one of two events in the city marking a national aboriginal day of action.
- Fireworks duels spark call for tougher fines for retailers
- The rising popularity of roman candle fights among young people has prompted several Toronto councillors to call for hefty fines for retailers who sell fireworks to minors.
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Ottawa »
- Native plight 'a stain on Canada': Fontaine
- Assembly of First Nations leader Phil Fontaine called the living conditions of native people "a stain on Canada" and appealed to the government Friday to take action.
- 2 Canadian boys with same name land on no-fly list
- Two boys named Alistair Butt, one from Saskatchewan and one from Ontario, were stopped while trying to board flights because their name is on a no-fly list.
- U.S. military deserter seeks refuge in Ottawa
- A U.S. soldier injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq has fled to Ottawa and is seeking refugee status.
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Montreal »
- Bédard's boyfriend gets 6 months in jail for art theft
- The boyfriend of former Olympic champion Myriam Bédard has been sentenced to six months in jail for stealing works of art by Montreal artist Ghitta Caiserman-Roth.
- Aboriginal day of action unfolds peacefully
- Despite warnings of blockades, the countrywide aboriginal day of action on Friday unfolded with mostly peaceful gatherings.
- Native leaders divided on use of blockades
- Aboriginal leaders were divided Friday on whether blockading roads and rail lines is the best way to draw attention to issues faced by First Nations people.
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New Brunswick »
- Body found at Tinker Dam identified as missing Maine girl
- DNA tests have confirmed the body of a young girl found at Tinker Dam last week as that of three-year-old Alexandria Winship-Wright.
- Second woman complained about psychiatrist: N.B. board
- A New Brunswick regulatory body will soon consider a former St. John's psychiatrist's application to have privileges reinstated.
- Maritime motorcade drives home native concerns
- A highway motorcade organized to draw attention to native issues ended Friday at the locked doors of the Indian Affairs building in Amherst.
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Prince Edward Island »
- P.E.I. doctor shortage improving
- Some doctors are coming and some are going, but Prince Edward is looking at a net gain of doctors in July.
- Bad loans could mean deficit: Sheridan
- P.E.I.'s new provincial treasurer says bad loans, and the questionable way a federal climate change grant was handled, will push the province into deficit again.
- Cancelling artifactory a mistake: Binns
- Opposition leader Pat Binns calls the Liberal government's decision to cancel a new artifact storage facility planned for Murray River "a huge mistake."
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Nova Scotia »
- Maritime motorcade drives home native concerns
- A highway motorcade organized to draw attention to native issues ended Friday at the locked doors of the Indian Affairs building in Amherst.
- Man charged with gun smuggling sent back to hospital
- A judge has ordered a Nova Scotia man accused of smuggling guns across the border to return to a psychiatric hospital.
- Anti-idling campaign stalls at drive-thru
- It seems that an anti-idling campaign targeted at drivers at some credit unions is missing its mark.
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Newfoundland & Labrador »
- No luck for Fortune: Cooke looks elsewhere to process salmon
- Cooke Aquaculture has decided not to process farmed salmon in a southern Newfoundland community this fall.
- Blaze wipes out Williams Harbour wharf, fish plant
- An overnight fire on a tiny island community off southern Labrador destroyed much of the village's fishery infrastructure.
- Second woman complained about psychiatrist: N.B. board
- A New Brunswick regulatory body will soon consider a former St. John's psychiatrist's application to have privileges reinstated.
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