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• Proposed Edmonton arena still facing financial stumbling blocks
• Teenage girl suffers fatal medical emergency during Toronto Marathon
• Veteran parachutist dies near Edmonton
• Halley’s Comet meteor shower peaks tonight
• The future of First Nations relations: peace or strife?
• Without long-form census, Statcan braces for release of data
• Most sexual assault victims lack confidence in cops, courts: survey
• Canadians remember Battle of the Atlantic
• Spring flooding continues in northern Ontario
• MacKay orders RCAF to take another look at used U.S. presidential choppers
• Industry Canada wants to tap basement inventors for new consumer products
• Tax dispute between Halifax, feds drags on nearly year after ruling
• Canadians embrace cross-border e-commerce as homegrown shops fall behind: report
• Québec Solidaire announces new president
• Ontario's fallen police officers remembered
• Charlottetown yard sale funds 50K meals for people in Kenya
• Regina hotel fire suspicious, causes 500K damage
• Dating website for Cdn inmates: tales of love and heartbreak behind bars

Proposed Edmonton arena still facing financial stumbling blocks Posted: 05 May 2013 09:31 AM PDT What is it about Canadians and big shiny new hockey rinks? The sturm und drang over plans for a new arena complex in downtown Edmonton highlights our obsession with fancy sports palaces to house our national winter pastime. According to … Continue reading →

Teenage girl suffers fatal medical emergency during Toronto Marathon Posted: 05 May 2013 08:58 PM PDT TORONTO - Toronto's GoodLife Fitness Marathon was marred by the death of an 18-year-old girl who collapsed near the end of Sunday's race.

Veteran parachutist dies near Edmonton Posted: 05 May 2013 06:48 PM PDT A parachutist has died at Eden North, a skydiving site north of Stony Plain.

Halley’s Comet meteor shower peaks tonight Posted: 05 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT Halley's Comet always puts on an impressive show whenever it flies by the Earth. However, even though we have to wait 75 years between visits, it always gives us a yearly reminder in the form of the Eta Aquarid meteor … Continue reading →

The future of First Nations relations: peace or strife? Posted: 05 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT It appears that the First Nations Idle No More protests that dominated our headlines for months are finally over. Has the conflict in fact ended or are we just in a period of lull? The Macdonald-Laurier Institute — an Ottawa-based … Continue reading →

Without long-form census, Statcan braces for release of data Posted: 05 May 2013 09:30 AM PDT OTTAWA - Has Statistics Canada — renowned around the world for its ability to take snapshots of Canadian life — lost some of its zoom?

Most sexual assault victims lack confidence in cops, courts: survey Posted: 05 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT HALIFAX - A majority of sexual assault victims have little to no confidence in the police, the courts or the criminal justice system, according to a new government survey that echoes what advocates have been saying for years.

Canadians remember Battle of the Atlantic Posted: 05 May 2013 08:19 AM PDT The 70th anniversary of the single longest battle in Canadian military history is being marked across the country today.

Spring flooding continues in northern Ontario Posted: 05 May 2013 04:45 AM PDT Rising waters and spring flooding are to blame for more evacuations in the James Bay community of Kashechewan.

MacKay orders RCAF to take another look at used U.S. presidential choppers Posted: 05 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT OTTAWA - Some helicopters from U.S. President Barack Obama's cast-off fleet may yet find their way into the service of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Industry Canada wants to tap basement inventors for new consumer products Posted: 05 May 2013 09:10 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government wants to tap the skills of obscure basement inventors and turn their tinkering into innovative consumer products.

Tax dispute between Halifax, feds drags on nearly year after ruling Posted: 05 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT HALIFAX - Cities and towns across Canada are closely watching negotiations between the Halifax Regional Municipality and the federal government over the value of Citadel Hill, a legal expert says.

Canadians embrace cross-border e-commerce as homegrown shops fall behind: report Posted: 05 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT TORONTO - Canadian retailers who have delayed launching a robust e-commerce website are running out of time and face "their last wake-up call," suggests a new report on the state of online shopping in Canada.

Québec Solidaire announces new president Posted: 05 May 2013 10:40 AM PDT Community activist Andrés Fontecilla will serve a two-year term as Québec Solidaire's co-spokesperson and president.

Ontario's fallen police officers remembered Posted: 05 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT Police officers gathered at Queen's Park on Sunday to honour the scores of men and women who have died on duty across the province over the decades.

Charlottetown yard sale funds 50K meals for people in Kenya Posted: 05 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT The Mikinduri Children of Hope foundation has raised thousands more dollars to fund its charity work in Kenya, after its annual yard sale Saturday in Charlottetown.

Regina hotel fire suspicious, causes 500K damage Posted: 05 May 2013 08:16 AM PDT Guests at Regina's Quality Inn were roused early Sunday morning when a fire broke out in the back of the building.

Dating website for Cdn inmates: tales of love and heartbreak behind bars Posted: 05 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT MONTREAL - Bachelor No. 1 boasts about his "bad-boy body and sweet-guy attitude" and Bachelor No. 2 wants a woman to join him as he closes a dark chapter from his past.

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