- Neighbours uneasy about restarting Chalk River reactor
- An Ontario nuclear facility could begin producing medical isotopes as early as Thursday after the federal government ordered the plant to reopen, but some people who live nearby worry about that decision. more »
- Senate fast-tracks passage of isotope bill
- The Liberal-dominated Senate ensured swift passage of a bill Wednesday night to get an Ontario nuclear reactor back online quickly. more »
- Several injured after bus collides with semi on Alberta highway
- Ten people were taken to hospital after a passenger bus and a semi-trailer collided on the highway to Fort McMurray late Wednesday. Some of the injuries are described as critical. more »
- Slain teen feared for her safety, friends say
- Friends of a 16-year-old Toronto-area girl whose father has been charged with her murder say she feared for her safety in the months before she died. more »
- 19 charged in cross-country 'Project Drill' raids
- More than 200 police officers from Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. and Ontario arrested more than a dozen people across North America Wednesday in a series of raids targeting organized crime. more »
- Ottawa preparing new offer to settle Caledonia dispute
- Canada is one step closer to bringing the aboriginal occupation in the southwestern Ontario town of Caledonia to an end with a $26-million offer. more »
- TSB advises runway changes in light of Air France crash
- Runways should be lengthened and the rules for landing in thunderstorms should be tightened, the TSB recommended in its report into the 2005 Air France crash in Toronto. more »
- St. Thomas delays start of classes as faculty readies strike vote
- An upcoming strike vote by faculty has led St. Thomas University in Fredericton to push back the starting date of classes after the holidays. more »
- Help with post-trial stress on order for Pickton jurors
- B.C.'s Court Services Branch is holding special counselling sessions for jurors who served on the Robert Pickton murder trial. more »
British Columbia »
- Man killed in Vancouver gas station shootout known to police
- Police have released the name of the man shot and killed by a Vancouver police officer at a gas station in the city's east side.
- Police investigate after woman's body found in Surrey alley
- RCMP are investigating a homicide after a unidentified woman's body was found in an alley in Surrey, B.C., early Wednesday morning.
- Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes B.C. offshore area
- An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck off the southwest coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C., on Wednesday afternoon but there were no reports of major structural damage and no tsunami is expected.
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Edmonton »
- Several injured after bus collides with semi on Alberta highway
- Ten people were taken to hospital after a passenger bus and a semi-trailer collided on the highway to Fort McMurray late Wednesday. Some of the injuries are described as critical.
- Edmonton health authority issues warning about virus outbreak
- Capital Health is asking people to take precautions to help stop an outbreak of norovirus in Edmonton area.
- Pair charged in Garden Bakery homicide
- Charges have been laid against two Edmonton men after a weekend homicide at the Garden Bakery.
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Calgary »
- Several injured after bus collides with semi on Alberta highway
- Ten people were taken to hospital after a passenger bus and a semi-trailer collided on the highway to Fort McMurray late Wednesday. Some of the injuries are described as critical.
- Police make big heroin bust
- Calgary police have made one of the largest heroin seizures in the city's history.
- EnCana boosting spending, but Alberta will see less
- EnCana Corp. said Wednesday it is boosting its capital spending for next year, but will reduce the amount it spends in Alberta in the wake of the province's plan to increase royalties.
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Saskatchewan »
- Repeat drunk drivers will have cars seized: Sask. justice minister
- The new Saskatchewan Party government is targeting repeat drunk drivers with tougher treatment in the courts — including seizures of automobiles.
- Isotope shortage forcing more test delays in Regina
- More than 80 more nuclear medicine tests are being cancelled in the Regina Qu'Appelle health region this week due to a countrywide shortage of radioisotopes.
- Water-conserving mayor hopes to keep Sask. town flush with cash
- The mayor of Battleford, Sask., wants to go with the low-flow and have residents switch to water-stingy toilets.
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North »
- Nunavut credit corp.'s acting CEO faces fraud charges
- The acting chief executive officer of the Nunavut Business Credit Corp. faces four charges of fraud, CBC News has learned.
- Watson Lake pet owners warned of roaming wolf pack
- Yukon wildlife officials have warned residents in Watson Lake to keep a close eye on their pets — and watch out for a pack of wolves circling the community.
- Hopedale man in custody on sex assault charges
- A northern Labrador man is being held in custody on sexual assault charges following two separate incidents.
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Manitoba »
- Blizzard blasts south-central Manitoba
- Many highways were closed and school classes cancelled Thursday morning after falling snow, heavy winds and bone-chilling cold blew into south and central areas of the province.
- 19 charged in cross-country 'Project Drill' raids
- More than 200 police officers from Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. and Ontario arrested more than a dozen people across North America Wednesday in a series of raids targeting organized crime.
- Arrests made after Winnipeg street blocked off for hours
- Winnipeg police made several arrests late Wednesday night at a residence in the West Kildonan area of the city, ending what they called a dangerous situation.
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Toronto »
- Ottawa preparing new offer to settle Caledonia dispute
- Canada is one step closer to bringing the aboriginal occupation in the southwestern Ontario town of Caledonia to an end with a $26-million offer.
- Slain teen feared for her safety, friends say
- Friends of a 16-year-old Toronto-area girl whose father has been charged with her murder say she feared for her safety in the months before she died.
- Ontario to hand out money for transportation, job retraining
- The Ontario government is expected to announce more money for public transit in the GTA and will also provide help for the province's struggling manufacturers.
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Ottawa »
- Ottawa property taxes to jump 4.9 per cent
- Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien backed away from his promise to keep taxes frozen when he took part in a unanimous city council vote to hike the city's property taxes almost five per cent next year.
- Accepting money from Schreiber a 'mistake': Mulroney
- Former prime minister Brian Mulroney said Thursday that his second-biggest mistake in life was accepting money from German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber.
- Neighbours uneasy about restarting Chalk River reactor
- An Ontario nuclear facility could begin producing medical isotopes as early as Thursday after the federal government ordered the plant to reopen, but some people who live nearby worry about that decision.
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Montreal »
- Accepting money from Schreiber a 'mistake': Mulroney
- Former prime minister Brian Mulroney said Thursday that his second-biggest mistake in life was accepting money from German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber.
- Quebec to adopt tough California-style emissions controls
- Quebec will become the first Canadian province to adopt California's stringent auto-emissions standards in a move hailed as part of a domino effect toward greener cars.
- Montreal police defuse bomb under truck
- Montreal police have defused a bomb found under a truck in a parking lot near Papineau Avenue.
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New Brunswick »
- St. Thomas delays start of classes as faculty readies strike vote
- An upcoming strike vote by faculty has led St. Thomas University in Fredericton to push back the starting date of classes after the holidays.
- Atlantic provinces want gateway cash from feds soon
- Atlantic Gateway, a plan to improve transportation links to and within Atlantic Canada, was the hot topic for Atlantic premiers Wednesday, and they want Ottawa to hand over its contribution soon.
- B.C. watchdog 'appalled' by loss of health records sent from N.B.
- British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner David Loukidelis has received a commitment from the Health Ministry that it will no longer accept the transfer of unencrypted data, a policy the commissioner said left him "appalled."
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Prince Edward Island »
- P.E.I. considers law for minors and lottery
- It could soon be illegal on P.E.I. for retailers to sell lottery tickets to kids.
- Brookvale ski park opens
- All the cross-country trails at the Brookvale provincial ski park opened Wednesday, as well as the toboggan hill.
- Atlantic provinces want gateway cash from feds soon
- Atlantic Gateway, a plan to improve transportation links to and within Atlantic Canada, was the hot topic for Atlantic premiers Wednesday, and they want Ottawa to hand over its contribution soon.
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Nova Scotia »
- Kept in dark during crisis, Cole Harbour student says
- A student who was locked in her Cole Harbour classroom for two hours Tuesday wishes the school would have shared some information about the brawls raging outside.
- Province to force pension protection
- A bill designed to help laid-off workers at the defunct railcar plant in Pictou County could become law this week.
- 2 dead in separate crashes
- An elderly man and woman were killed in separate car accidents Wednesday, as a mix of snow and rain moves across the province.
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Newfoundland & Labrador »
- Equalization battle far from over: Williams
- Danny Williams says opting into a new equalization program for one year doesn't mean he has to like it.
- Buckingham's licence under review: college
- A medical regulatory body will be reviewing the case of a St. John's physician who was convicted this week of sexual assault and drug trafficking.
- 'Best kind' in custody, Druken says
- A St. John's man will spend another night in jail Wednesday, as his latest brush with the law runs through the courts.
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- Atlantic premiers feel heat to come up with "wish list" for trade corridor
- Mulroney follows Schreiber to ethics inquiry as credibility battle looms
- Schreiber more believable than Mulroney, poll suggests, but neither credible