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See what happens when fireworks truck hits a moose

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:22 AM PDT

See what happens when fireworks truck hits a mooseA truck loaded with fireworks hit a moose, caught fire and launched fireworks into the night sky near Wawa, Ont., earlier this week. A driver and a passenger managed to escape unharmed, Wawa-news.com reported . A photographer from Wawa-news.com was there to capture it all. Brenda Grundt photo

The gangster politics of Laval

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:25 PM PDT

Laval mayor accepts trusteeshipMartin Patriquin explains why It's no surprise Quebec's third-largest city is now a ward of the province


Suspect in B.C. hit-and-run that injured 5-year-old boy turns self in

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:05 PM PDT

SURREY, B.C. - A driver suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run collision that left a five-year-old boy in intensive care has surrendered to police.

Edmonton Pride Festival draws crowds

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 05:28 PM PDT

More than 30,000 Edmontonians headed downtown Saturday to celebrate the Edmonton Pride Festival - among them, a group of homeless youths who marched with Boyle Street Community Services.

Why the CBC has outlived its usefulness

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:20 PM PDT

A man walks towards the CBC/Radio-Canada building in Montreal, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The French-language CBC has announced plans to change its name. Radio-Canada will lose the words, "radio," and, "Canada."Instead, the federally funded broadcaster will be known in French by the name "ICI" — which means "here," in French. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesColby Cosh on the futility of the Mother Corp.


Hospital denies Rehtaeh Parsons was strip-searched

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A woman holds a photo of Rehtaeh Parsons in Halifax on April 11, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanThe IWK Heath Centre in Halifax is denying allegations from Rehtaeh Parsons father that she was strip-searched by two men while receiving treatment for suicidal thoughts in 2012.


Sex workers, supporters march ahead of landmark Supreme Court hearing

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:52 PM PDT

Sex workers and supporters rally against prostitution lawsTORONTO - Dozens of sex workers and their supporters marched through downtown Toronto this afternoon, one of several rallies planned across Canada to call for the decriminalization of prostitution.


John Malkovich helps save man's life on Toronto street

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT

John Malkovich saves man in TorontoA couple from Ohio say they are indebted to actor John Malkovich who came to their aid in downtown Toronto, helping to save a life.


Tory line on PMO fund 'doesn't wash,' Mulcair says

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says the Conservative line on a partisan fund run by the Prime Minister's Office "doesn't wash," as a Conservative MP appears to contradict his own party's statement denying the existence of the fund, in an interview with CBC Radio's The House.

Videos: Canadian amid Germany floods

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:14 AM PDT

Videos: Canadian amid Germany floodsPatty Leggat arrived in Dresden, Germany, a week ago before the area was hit hard by floods


Post-tropical storm Andrea lashes Atlantic Canada with rain, winds

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:39 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows expansive cloudiness across much of the eastern seaboard of the United States associated with Tropical Storm Andrea. Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms will move off to the northeast with this storm. Another frontal system over the Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley into the Lower Mississippi Valley brings rain showers and scattered thunderstorms. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)The remnant of Tropical Storm Andrea is still centred over New England, but Atlantic Canada has already been feeling the lashes of rain and wind from the storm, which has drenched residents in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I., and … Continue reading →


Rathgeber's riding team sticks with Harper and Tory party

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 06:22 PM PDT

Edmonton MP Brent Rathgeber leaves a press conference after speaking about his decision to quit the federal Conservative caucus in St. Albert, Alberta on Thursday June 6, 2013. Rathgeber says there is a lack of commitment to transparency in the government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason FransonThe Conservative riding association in Brent Rathgeber's Edmonton riding says it wasn't consulted before the MP's Wednesday evening resignation from the Tory caucus. A statement issued Friday expresses "full support" for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.


Halifax charity relay cancelled after threat alluding to Boston bombing

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 05:16 AM PDT

The tents were left empty after police cleared the area.Hundreds of frustrated participants at a major charity fundraiser in Halifax were told to go home Friday night after someone called 911 and made threats.


Research sheds new light on Viking travels in N.L.

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Vikings settled at the L'Anse aux Meadows site on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland.An American researcher has uncovered new information about the movement of the Vikings in Newfoundland and Labrador which suggests they may have moved further inland than previously thought, and may have travelled to other parts of Atlantic Canada.


How The Human Face Might Look In 100,000 Years

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:12 AM PDT

Faces of the FutureDesigner Lamm's depiction of how the human face might look in 100,000 years; Image credit Nickolay Lamm We've come along way looks-wise from our homo sapien ancestors. Between 800,000 and 200,000 years ...


Bombardier moves CSeries to test center ahead of maiden flight

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 02:10 PM PDT

A security guard looks on as Bombardier unveils its CSeries aircraft at a news conference at its assembly facility in Mirabel, QuebecTORONTO (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc. has moved its CSeries jet to its Mirabel flight test center near Montreal ahead of a maiden flight scheduled for the end of June, a senior executive said on Friday. The all-new single-aisle CSeries is Bombardier's biggest plane to date, and industry watchers have been keen to know the timing of the move to the test center, viewing it as the latest sign that the aircraft is on track for its first flight. "It has moved to the flight test center. ...


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