- Deadly Vancouver restaurant shooting likely 'targeted hit': police
- Vancouver police described Thursday's restaurant shooting rampage — which left two dead and six injured — as one of the worst in the city's history. more »
- Williams sticks up for Alberta at premiers' meeting
- The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador wants critics to back off Alberta, the province that has been attacked for not supporting climate change initiatives at the national premiers' meeting. more »
- Flash flood kills 1, another missing near Gaspé
- A man is dead and a woman is missing after a flash flood closed roads and forced the evacuation of some residents in Rivière-au-Renards near Gaspé Wednesday evening. more »
- 16 more West Nile cases reported in Manitoba
- Health officials in Manitoba ordered more chemical fogging to ward off the West Nile virus Thursday, in the wake of more than a dozen new cases of the mosquito-borne disease. more »
- N.B. man with broken arms denied free health care in Ontario
- A New Brunswick man says he was denied free medical care by an Ontario hospital — and was forced to ride the bus through three provinces with injuries that included two broken arms. more »
- Environmentalists urge Sask. premier to drop E85 highway
- An environmental group says Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert should abandon his plans for a countrywide E85 highway, warning that boosting ethanol production will cause serious economic and agricultural problems. more »
- Toronto braces for service cuts amid budget crisis
- Toronto residents will find out how deep and wide the cuts to city services might be, as the mayor warned the city's budget crisis has made big reductions inevitable. more »
- Get blood tests, Oshawa tattoo shop's clients told
- Public Health officials in Durham region are trying to contact as many as 2,000 people they fear may have been exposed to dirty equipment at an Oshawa tattoo parlour. more »
- A crawl space to call home in Whistler
- If Whistler living evokes images of spacious condos and boutique hotels, think again. more »
British Columbia »
- Deadly Vancouver restaurant shooting likely 'targeted hit': police
- Vancouver police described Thursday's restaurant shooting rampage — which left two dead and six injured — as one of the worst in the city's history.
- Vancouver housing market still hot
- The price of a new home in Vancouver is up 9.6 per cent from last year, according to Statistics Canada's latest housing figures released Thursday.
- A crawl space to call home in Whistler
- If Whistler living evokes images of spacious condos and boutique hotels, think again.
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Edmonton »
- Williams sticks up for Alberta at premiers' meeting
- The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador wants critics to back off Alberta, the province that has been attacked for not supporting climate change initiatives at the national premiers' meeting.
- MLA blasts oil testing under pristine lake
- A northern Alberta MLA says he is disappointed his government will allow a Calgary company to search for oil under a pristine lake, calling the minister of sustainable resource development a "rookie."
- Girl hit by car, dragged 90 metres
- A teenage girl is in an Edmonton hospital after being hit by a car and dragged the length of a football field.
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Calgary »
- Williams sticks up for Alberta at premiers' meeting
- The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador wants critics to back off Alberta, the province that has been attacked for not supporting climate change initiatives at the national premiers' meeting.
- Hockey fans debate Calgary's ice shortage
- Hockey parents, coaches and players discussed Calgary's shortage of ice rinks Wednesday night at the Max Bell Arena, where suggestions included creating two or three hockey "seasons" and expanding outdoor rinks.
- RV owners in Western Canada are scam targets: RCMP
- RCMP are warning people about a scam that has defrauded at least two people in Saskatchewan in recent weeks.
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Saskatchewan »
- Environmentalists urge Sask. premier to drop E85 highway
- An environmental group says Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert should abandon his plans for a countrywide E85 highway, warning that boosting ethanol production will cause serious economic and agricultural problems.
- Police seek help in hit-and-run death
- RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 6 about 20 kilometres north of Regina, early Thursday
- New house prices soar in Saskatoon, Regina
- Saskatoon led the country in new house price increases, with Regina coming third in year-over-year comparisons, says a Statistics Canada report released Thursday.
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North »
- Dawson sewage system in critical condition
- The Yukon town of Dawson City is facing an imminent sewage system crisis, as it's being warned to replace badly corroded pipes immediately or risk dumping sewage into the Yukon River.
- Beluga whales spotted again at northern N.W.T. lakes
- For the second year in a row, hunters near Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., have found beluga whales in a chain of lakes east of the community.
- Cambridge Bay health centre sets up shop in old digs
- Health staff in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, are moving services back to their old health centre, albeit temporarily, after their newer facility was damaged by fire early this month.
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Manitoba »
- 16 more West Nile cases reported in Manitoba
- Health officials in Manitoba ordered more chemical fogging to ward off the West Nile virus Thursday, in the wake of more than a dozen new cases of the mosquito-borne disease.
- 2 killed in northern chopper crash
- Two men have died after a helicopter carrying a Manitoba Hydro worker crashed in the northwestern area of the province Thursday morning.
- Review ceilings of psych wards: inquest into suspect's suicide
- A judge is urging the province to prevent possible suicides by ensuring psychiatric patients are placed in rooms where they cannot access ceilings.
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Toronto »
- Get blood tests, Oshawa tattoo shop's clients told
- Public Health officials in Durham region are trying to contact as many as 2,000 people they fear may have been exposed to dirty equipment at an Oshawa tattoo parlour.
- Search stepped up for Toronto woman in northwest Ont. park
- Searchers stepped up their efforts Thursday to find a missing 20-year-old Toronto woman last seen in a rugged provincial park near Thunder Bay.
- Boost Ont. manufacturing by cutting hydro rates: NDP's Hampton
- Ontario New Democrat Leader Howard Hampton says the provincial government could reinvigorate the manufacturing sector by cutting industrial hydro rates by 15 per cent.
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Ottawa »
- CSIS suspected U.S. would deport Arar to be tortured: documents
- Newly released portions of the Maher Arar report show Canadian security officials believed the United States might send him to another country to be questioned under torture.
- $612M transportation wish list for Ottawa
- The City of Ottawa unveiled a $612-million, 20-item transit wish list on Friday of projects targeted for completion within the next five years.
- Ont. broker charged with fraud released on bail
- A former eastern Ontario investment broker, who is charged with two counts of fraud and accused of bilking investors of millions of dollars, was released on bail Thursday in an Ottawa court.
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Montreal »
- Man charged with murder in 1984 death of Quebec actress
- A 49-year-old man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the 1984 killing of well known Quebec actress Denise Morelle.
- Flash flood kills 1, another missing near Gaspé
- A man is dead and a woman is missing after a flash flood closed roads and forced the evacuation of some residents in Rivière-au-Renards near Gaspé Wednesday evening.
- Clothing found by searchers not linked to missing girl, police say
- Police looking for nine-year-old Cédrika Provencher in Trois-Rivières have ruled out any connection between the missing girl and some clothing found by searchers Wednesday afternoon.
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New Brunswick »
- N.B. government won't call inquiry into 'Orimulsion fiasco'
- The Liberal government says it won't hold a public inquiry into what went wrong when a multimillion-dollar fuel deal fell through between NB Power and the Venezuelan government.
- Wild wind leaves 2,000 without power in N.B.
- About 2,000 NB Power customers are without electricity as high winds are wreaking havoc on power lines across New Brunswick.
- N.B. Agriculture Dept. posts crop updates online
- The New Brunswick Department of Agriculture has launched a new update website for producers in the province, but some are saying they're not sure it will be much help.
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Prince Edward Island »
- P.E.I. National Park closed to swimmers
- Strong winds out of the north have propelled officials at P.E.I. National Park to close all beaches to swimming Thursday.
- Pit bull put down after biting boy
- A pit bull has been put down after a 13-year-old boy was bitten in Charlottetown Wednesday.
- National Post limits Atlantic sales to Halifax
- National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want an actual print copy of the national newspaper.
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Nova Scotia »
- McDonald's murderer gets extra year for assault
- One of the men convicted in a shocking crime in Cape Breton has pleaded guilty to assaulting two prison guards in Edmonton.
- DiPenta thrills sick kids with Stanley Cup
- The thrill of a lifetime. That's what about 30 excited kids, all patients at the IWK Hospital in Halifax, got Thursday morning when Stanley Cup winner Joe DiPenta paid a visit.
- N.S. student loan payments easier to swallow
- The province of Nova Scotia unveiled two programs Thursday tailored to help students pay off their loans.
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Newfoundland & Labrador »
- Federal cash doubtful for N.L. landslide relief
- Newfoundland and Labrador may not receive any money from Ottawa to help repair roads and homes in Daniel's Harbour destroyed by landslides, Minister of Municipal Affairs Jack Byrne said.
- Williams sticks up for Alberta at premiers' meeting
- The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador wants critics to back off Alberta, the province that has been attacked for not supporting climate change initiatives at the national premiers' meeting.
- Obesity in N.L. leads to pregnancy problems
- An obstetrician in Newfoundland says the rise in obesity in the province is leading to an increase in problems during pregnancy, including a higher miscarriage rate, higher cesarean section rate and more instances of diabetes.
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