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• Video: Redford promises to rebuild flood-affected areas
• Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives
• Evacuations ordered in flooded East Kootenay
• Roller-coaster that injured teen reopens in Winnipeg
• Devastating Alberta flooding responsible for at least two deaths
• Ontario cuts costs by eliminating $150M payout to Toronto
• Quebec language cops crack down on frozen-yogurt spoons
• Video: Firefighters come to the rescue during flood
• Alberta flood: 'I watched a refrigerator go by. It's insane'
• Video: Aerial view of Canmore flooding
• Barrie cop guilty of beating man at mall
• Ontario mother says home 'bombed' by sky poo
• Calgary flood evacuation grows, zoo's lions and tigers could be next
• Nenshi, Redford and Harper showing strong leadership on floods
• Can the Harper Conservatives pull out of their funk after toiling in the polls?
• Momo the cat and owner make dramatic escape from flood waters in Alberta
• Are Canada’s political scandals ruining our reputation overseas?
• Just how ‘super’ is this weekend’s supermoon?
• Residents of High River flee floodwaters with clothes on their back, and pets
• Deaths confirmed in flooding, prime minister tours area
• Southern Alberta floods not threatening pipeline network

Video: Redford promises to rebuild flood-affected areas Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the province is on the right track in responding to the floods that are devastating southern Alberta. Redford promises to help victims rebuild their lives.

Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:43 PM PDT Three bodies have been discovered in a river near High River, Alta., during the province's worst flooding in decades, say the RCMP. Officers have only recovered two of the bodies, with the third located in a spot too dangerous to reach.

Evacuations ordered in flooded East Kootenay Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:20 PM PDT Torrential rains and widespread flooding prompted evacuation orders in southeast British Columbia.

Roller-coaster that injured teen reopens in Winnipeg Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:41 PM PDT The Red River Ex in Winnipeg has reopened a roller-coaster after a teenage boy was critically injured on the Crazy Mouse ride Thursday evening.

Devastating Alberta flooding responsible for at least two deaths Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:51 AM PDT Three people are dead, another is missing, and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes in Calgary and throughout the rest of southern Alberta over the past 36 hours, with more being evacuated from Medicine Hat, as swollen … Continue reading →

Ontario cuts costs by eliminating $150M payout to Toronto Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:19 AM PDT Big news out of Ontario's Queen's Park. It seems the Liberal government has decided money doesn't grow on trees. Premier Kathleen Wynne's team made two moves to cut costs this week and, in the process, pulled Toronto's hand fractionally out … Continue reading →

Quebec language cops crack down on frozen-yogurt spoons Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:53 AM PDT MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has issued a statement insisting that it has not banned a certain type of frozen-yogurt spoon.

Video: Firefighters come to the rescue during flood Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT Floodwaters are wreaking havoc in Calgary, where firefighters are helping trapped residents escape their homes. Residents say despite losing some precious possessions, they will rebuild their lives.

Alberta flood: 'I watched a refrigerator go by. It's insane' Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:56 AM PDT Torrential rains and widespread flooding in southern Alberta have left people throughout the province in awe at the power and scope of the devastation and concerned about the uncertain hours ahead.

Video: Aerial view of Canmore flooding Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT Canmore, Alberta, is under a state of emergency, with flooding tearing up the Trans-Canada Highway. Take a bird's-eye view of the damage caused by flood waters.

Barrie cop guilty of beating man at mall Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:55 PM PDT BARRIE, Ont. - A conviction against a police officer who viciously beat a man at a shopping mall and then tried to frame him came as a relief and vindication, the victim said after Friday's guilty verdict.

Ontario mother says home 'bombed' by sky poo Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:11 PM PDT A Mississauga, Ont., mother says she doesn't need to wait for the results of a Transport Canada investigation. She says her backyard was 'bombed' by poo from the sky earlier this week.

Calgary flood evacuation grows, zoo's lions and tigers could be next Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:21 AM PDT A massive evacuation continues to play out in Calgary, where flood waters have forced about 100,000 people from their homes and left the city's core a virtual wasteland. Mayor Naheed Nenshi has asked residents to avoid all unnecessary travel, … Continue reading →

Nenshi, Redford and Harper showing strong leadership on floods Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT We all remember the criticism that George W. Bush took in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As explained by journalist Kenneth Walsh, he appeared "slow off the mark as millions of people suffered." Many, including Walsh, felt that … Continue reading →

Can the Harper Conservatives pull out of their funk after toiling in the polls? Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:42 AM PDT This probably shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. After a tumultuous spring session of parliament, the federal Tories are toiling in the polls. According to the latest Leger Marketing survey, published by Postmedia News, the Justin Trudeau Liberals have … Continue reading →

Momo the cat and owner make dramatic escape from flood waters in Alberta Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:35 AM PDT Amidst the disaster of the flooding in Alberta, there's a small measure of good news: a man and his pet cat escaped a sinking pickup truck, and it was captured in dramatic fashion by Canadian Press photographer Jordan Verlage. [ … Continue reading →

Are Canada’s political scandals ruining our reputation overseas? Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:31 AM PDT Scandals are erupting at the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government. Do you think Canada's 'poisonous politics' are negatively affecting our reputation overseas? Thomas Bink: I don't do a lot of overseas traveling, but when I have, people generally … Continue reading →

Just how ‘super’ is this weekend’s supermoon? Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:31 AM PDT June 23rd's full moon is a supermoon; in fact, it's the super-est supermoon of the year. But what does that mean? If you're not familiar with the term supermoon, that's because — at least in terms of astronomy — it's … Continue reading →

Residents of High River flee floodwaters with clothes on their back, and pets Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:24 PM PDT HIGH RIVER, Alta. - As Cheyenne Lowry, 18, waited to be rescued from rising floodwaters in High River, Alta., she frantically phoned her father."I said if helicopters don't come, I love you," Lowry said Friday from the Red Cross evacuation centre in nearby Blackie, about 40 km south of Calgary.

Deaths confirmed in flooding, prime minister tours area Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:54 PM PDT CALGARY - Alberta's largest city was swamped Friday by floodwaters that submerged much of the lower bowl of the Saddledome hockey arena, displaced tens of thousands of people and forced the evacuation of the downtown core.

Southern Alberta floods not threatening pipeline network Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:26 AM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Intense flooding in southern Alberta is not threatening the province's network of oil and natural gas pipelines, the province's minister of municipal affairs said on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Doug Griffiths said the province was not aware of any threat to the pipeline from the floods, which have destroyed roads and bridges and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents in Calgary and surrounding towns. ...

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