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Former NDP leader Alexa McDonough battling breast cancer
30 years since Hinton teen disappearance
Amazing video of ice jam break up on Saskatchewan River
Harper government rewriting history with emphasis on battles
'Team Montreal' fights to keep UN aviation agency
OLG proposes $100M for Toronto to host casino
Is Canada’s Arctic patrol ship program on same course as F-35s?
Video: Maple Leaf Gardens abuse victim furious at legal system
Toronto pastor, wife charged with defrauding church members
Alberta military base commander charged with sexual assault
'Sheer terror' as 4-year-old falls into Toronto subway gap
Cheap American flights cost jobs, revenue in Canada
Harper says he's 'fed up' with old constitutional battles
Lululemon sued over executive bonus right before recall
Parents of autistic children battle bureaucracy of health system
Mother accused of concealing dead baby going to trial
Bridal shop refuses to let transgender shopper try on gowns
Saskatchewan town to allow liquor after dry for a century

Former NDP leader Alexa McDonough battling breast cancer

Posted: 03 May 2013 02:45 PM PDT

HALIFAX - Alexa McDonough, the former leader of the federal New Democrats, says she has breast cancer.

30 years since Hinton teen disappearance

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT

Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of sixteen-year-old Shelly-Anne Bascu from Hinton, Alberta.

Amazing video of ice jam break up on Saskatchewan River

Posted: 03 May 2013 07:48 PM PDT

Watch from a helicopter as a massive ice jam on the Saskatchewan River breaks apart.

Harper government rewriting history with emphasis on battles

Posted: 03 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT

Governments are always accused of trying to rewrite history. Sometimes politicians will skew the stories of the past to suit their own purposes. Well, according to Post Media News, it looks like our parliamentarians are going to rewrite history — … Continue reading →

'Team Montreal' fights to keep UN aviation agency

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, Quebec International Relations Minister Jean-François Lisée and Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum have kicked off a joint lobbying effort against moving the International Civil Aviation Organization to Qatar.

OLG proposes $100M for Toronto to host casino

Posted: 03 May 2013 03:28 PM PDT

The province of Ontario has come up with a revised funding formula for any casino in downtown Toronto — and sources tell CBC News that figure will be $100 million annually, or more.

Is Canada’s Arctic patrol ship program on same course as F-35s?

Posted: 03 May 2013 01:49 PM PDT

Screwing up military procurement contacts is as Canadian as shinny and maple syrup. Word that there are questions surrounding the Conservative government's program for new Arctic patrol ships, including of course the cost, should startle no one. You can go … Continue reading →

Video: Maple Leaf Gardens abuse victim furious at legal system

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Gordon Stuckless is facing dozens of new charges including assault and buggery on young boys. One man Stuckless was convicted of abusing in a 1997 court case says the system isn't hard enough on pedophiles.

Toronto pastor, wife charged with defrauding church members

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:39 AM PDT

A Toronto church pastor and his wife have been charged with bilking millions from members of their church using a pyramid-style investment scam that allegedly cost some victims their homes.

Alberta military base commander charged with sexual assault

Posted: 03 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT

A Canadian army officer who dodged charges of making pornography more than a decade ago is ensnared in another sexual accusation. Maj. David Yurczyszyn, commander of the Canadian Forces training base at Wainwright, Alta., has been relieved of command and … Continue reading →

'Sheer terror' as 4-year-old falls into Toronto subway gap

Posted: 03 May 2013 03:58 PM PDT

The mother of a Toronto girl is holding her daughter a little tighter after the child fell into the gap between a TTC subway train and the platform.

Cheap American flights cost jobs, revenue in Canada

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:48 AM PDT

The promise of cheaper flights is driving many Canadians across the border to U.S. airports — and costing millions in lost revenue in Canada.

Harper says he's 'fed up' with old constitutional battles

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT

QUEBEC - Stephen Harper told a Quebec City audience today that he's fed up with old constitutional battles that have been around his entire life.

Lululemon sued over executive bonus right before recall

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica Inc was sued by a pension fund shareholder on Friday that wants to know if the board of directors wasted corporate assets by increasing potential bonuses for executives on the eve of a recall of yogawear that could cost the company millions of dollars. The company, known for its trendy yoga wear, said in March that it would pull workout pants from store shelves because they could be see-through, a move that could dent its bottom line by up to $40 million. ...

Parents of autistic children battle bureaucracy of health system

Posted: 03 May 2013 01:48 PM PDT

An Ottawa mother's decision to leave her severely autistic son in the hands of a provincial services office has highlighted frustration among parents with the governmental support system. One Ontario woman sank $80,000 of her own money into building a business to help disabled individuals and their caregivers navigate the health care system.

Mother accused of concealing dead baby going to trial

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:31 AM PDT

The slender point of good news coming out of a bizarre case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada is that we finally know the proper definition of a "child" – at least in how it relates to allegations that … Continue reading →