- RCMP investigate video showing cars hitting speeds of 300 km/h
- Alberta RCMP have arrested four people for allegedly driving Ferraris and Lamborghinis at speeds in excess of 300 km/h, one of whom is featured in a video circulating on the internet showing luxury cars hurtling down the province's highways. more »
- Bob Rae to undergo heart surgery
- Former Ontario premier and Liberal leadership contender Bob Rae will undergo surgery next week in Toronto to repair a major blood vessel near his heart. more »
- Prisoners' rights group fumes over smoke-free jails plan
- Prisoners' rights groups are fuming over Quebec plans to ban smoking by jail inmates either in their cells or outside, starting next February. more »
- Panhandling slaying suspects entered Canada illegally: police
- Three of four suspects charged in the stabbing death of a St. Catharines man in Toronto entered Canada illegally from the U.S., police alleged Wednesday. more »
- What's new is old: opposition leaders slam cabinet shuffle
- While Stephen Harper tried to portray his new cabinet as a stronger, better team, opposition leaders said the PM's cabinet shuffle looked like the same old cards in the same old deck. more »
- Search for Toronto woman in provincial park enters 9th day
- An extensive ground and air search for a missing Toronto woman is entering its ninth day Wednesday in a rugged northwestern Ontario park. more »
- N.L. college plan would create Canada's most expensive university: report
- Plans to split Sir Wilfred Grenfell College from its parent university would create the most expensive university in Canada, says a report by the Newfoundland and Labrador government. more »
- Woman, 78, run over on Labrador ferry
- A frightening accident aboard the Labrador ferry Monday has prompted an investigation by the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation. more »
- Man slain by Vancouver police trying to flee: witness
- A man shot and killed by Vancouver police on Monday night seemed to be trying to flee arresting officers, a witness says. more »
British Columbia »
- More than 18 million Mattel toys on recall globally
- Mattel Inc. announced another recall on its Chinese-made products Tuesday, bringing to 18.2 million the total number of its toys with small magnets or lead paint on recall across the globe.
- White Rock settles with CUPE
- The City of White Rock and its CUPE employees have reached a tentative deal - the 10th civic agreement around the Lower Mainland in recent weeks.
- Loonie falls again as new credit problem emerges
- The Canadian dollar opened 1.1 cents US lower on Wednesday as overseas stock markets continued to slide and alarm bells rang in previously obscure corners of the world's credit markets.
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Edmonton »
- Father piloted family through fog in fatal flight
- The pilot of a plane that crashed near Swan Hills in Alberta, leaving five girls orphaned, was likely trying to navigate through fog, says an investigator with the Transportation Safety Board.
- Gretzky visits sick kids before Edmonton charity golf tournament
- Hockey great Wayne Gretzky visited sick children at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital Tuesday as part of an effort that has helped raised $70,000 for the facility.
- RCMP investigate video showing cars hitting speeds of 300 km/h
- Alberta RCMP have arrested four people for allegedly driving Ferraris and Lamborghinis at speeds in excess of 300 km/h, one of whom is featured in a video circulating on the internet showing luxury cars hurtling down the province's highways.
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Calgary »
- RCMP investigate video showing cars hitting speeds of 300 km/h
- Alberta RCMP have arrested four people for allegedly driving Ferraris and Lamborghinis at speeds in excess of 300 km/h, one of whom is featured in a video circulating on the internet showing luxury cars hurtling down the province's highways.
- Shuffle does not signal change of course, Prentice says
- The new federal cabinet does not signal that the government plans to change priorities, Canada's new industry minister says.
- Beltline rapist could reoffend: psychologist
- A dangerous offender hearing for the so-called Beltline rapist heard that the man who knocked women unconscious then sexually assaulted them is a risk to the community.
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Saskatchewan »
- Saskatchewan leery of Ritz as new federal ag minister
- The appointment of Saskatchewan MP Gerry Ritz as federal agriculture minister signals a major confrontation is on the way, the provincial government says.
- Swift Current man killed in accident
- A 49-year-old Swift Current died Tuesday after his truck hit a cow on a gravel road and rolled, RCMP say.
- Saskatoon man who lost child custody fight dies in car accident
- A Saskatchewan man who lost a high-profile child custody dispute has died in a car accident.
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North »
- Strahl in, Prentice out as Indian, Northern affairs minister
- Northern and aboriginal leaders gave a lukewarm reaction to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's choice to replace Jim Prentice as Indian and Northern affairs minister.
- Danish minister scoffs at Canadian, Russian efforts to claim Arctic
- Denmark's science minister has dismissed moves by Russia and Canada to assert sovereignty over the Arctic, saying flag planting and political visits will not settle territorial claims in the potentially resource-rich region.
- Mercury levels rising in some Nunavut lakes, scientists find
- Rising levels of mercury are showing up in lakes around Resolute Bay in Nunavut's High Arctic, federal researchers say.
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Manitoba »
- United Army Surplus building in Winnipeg a hot property
- While a bankruptcy sale continues at downtown Winnipeg's United Army Surplus store, potential buyers are buzzing about the store's soon-to-be vacant landmark building.
- Winnipeg homeless shelter faces winter without heating system
- A Winnipeg homeless shelter is hoping Manitobans will dig deep to help the organization come up with $250,000 to heat its building this winter.
- Brandon camp helps immigrant children practise English
- Children of new immigrants in Brandon, Man., are taking part in a week-long summer camp that helps them improve their English skills.
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Toronto »
- Panhandling slaying suspects entered Canada illegally: police
- Three of four suspects charged in the stabbing death of a St. Catharines man in Toronto entered Canada illegally from the U.S., police alleged Wednesday.
- OPP to hit skies in street racing battle
- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is to announce on Wednesday the province will pay $2 million for a police airplane to patrol highways and track illegal street racers.
- Bob Rae to undergo heart surgery
- Former Ontario premier and Liberal leadership contender Bob Rae will undergo surgery next week in Toronto to repair a major blood vessel near his heart.
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Ottawa »
- Algonquins reject court process in uranium dispute
- Two First Nations communities being sued for blocking potential uranium development at a site in eastern Ontario have told Premier Dalton McGuinty that they are quitting the court process and won't leave the area even if they are ordered to do so by a judge.
- OPP to hit skies in street racing battle
- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is to announce on Wednesday the province will pay $2 million for a police airplane to patrol highways and track illegal street racers.
- Bob Rae to undergo heart surgery
- Former Ontario premier and Liberal leadership contender Bob Rae will undergo surgery next week in Toronto to repair a major blood vessel near his heart.
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Montreal »
- Man shot and killed in front of son, 5
- A 44-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon just as he was taking his five-year-old son out of his car at his home in Terrebonne, north of Montreal.
- Police arrest suspect in more than 100 Montreal break-ins
- Montreal police believe they have found the man responsible for more than 100 break-ins on the city's West Island this year alone, and they credit an alert citizen for helping them break the case.
- Prisoners' rights group fumes over smoke-free jails plan
- Prisoners' rights groups are fuming over Quebec plans to ban smoking by jail inmates either in their cells or outside, starting next February.
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New Brunswick »
- Shuffle shows Harper 'doesn't really care': N.B. Liberal
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet shuffle demonstrates "complete ignorance" for the concerns of Atlantic Canadians, says one New Brunswick Liberal MP.
- Orimulsion settlement should be made public, says intervener
- The public intervener at the province's Energy and Utilities Board hearings says NB Power should make public its Orimulsion settlement with Venezuela.
- River restoration funds from Ottawa not guaranteed, minister says
- New Brunswick's federal cabinet minister says Ottawa isn't ready to support the restoration of the Petitcodiac River in Moncton.
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Prince Edward Island »
- Smothering vegetation blamed for oyster kill
- A P.E.I. couple has lost 95 per cent of their cultivated oysters, and they're blaming increased levels of nutrients in the Mill River from agriculture and septic waste.
- P.E.I. wants time on cosmetic pesticides
- The new Liberal government says it needs time to study the pros and cons of giving municipalities the power to ban cosmetic pesticides.
- New commercial zone to get public airing
- Charlottetown city council voted this week to hold a public meeting on creating a new commercial zone in East Royalty, against the planning committee's recommendation.
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Nova Scotia »
- House arrest for man who assaulted 14-month-old son
- A Pictou County man was sentenced to three months of house arrest Wednesday for assaulting his 14-month-old son.
- MacKay's cabinet job a hot potato, say analysts
- Nova Scotia MP Peter MacKay has been given what is likely the most difficult and thankless portfolio after Tuesday's federal cabinet shuffle, political analysts say — and certainly the most challenging.
- Truro police investigate reports of racial slurs against councillor
- Truro police are investigating after the town's first and only black councillor reported that up to eight young people yelled racist words outside his home Sunday night.
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Newfoundland & Labrador »
- N.L. college plan would create Canada's most expensive university: report
- Plans to split Sir Wilfred Grenfell College from its parent university would create the most expensive university in Canada, says a report by the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
- Police hunt St. John's sex assault suspect
- The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are expected to release more details late Wednesday about a sexual assault in St. John's.
- Australia looks to N.L. for rural solutions
- A government researcher from Australia is in Newfoundland this week to look at how the province is dealing with population decline in rural areas.
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