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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines


Report: Hudson's Bay is set to acquire U.S. high-end retailer Saks

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:30 PM PDT

TORONTO - A report says Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) is very close to acquiring U.S. luxury retailer Saks Inc.

Family in shock after police shooting on Toronto streetcar

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:56 PM PDT

A family is in shock after a police shooting left an 18-year-old man dead on a Toronto streetcar this weekend.

Kitchener, Ont., recovering after storm downburst damages city

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:54 AM PDT

A large tree in front of Christina Coulson's Kitchener, Ont. home was snapped like a baseball bat after fierce winds blew through the region on Friday.Residents of Kitchener, Ont., are cleaning up after a line of powerful storms swept through the city last night, leaving in its wake a path of downed trees and branches, damaged property and thousands of homes without power. Continue reading →


Family in shock after police shooting on Toronto streetcar

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT

An 18-year-old man was shot dead by police on a TTC streetcar in the early hours of July 27, 2013. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is now investigating the circumstances of the shooting.A family is in shock after a police shooting left an 18-year-old man dead on a Toronto streetcar this weekend.


New data on honeybee deaths proves we must change

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Growing fears over recent 'killer' bee attacksThe ever-growing list of ways we are inadvertently killing off honeybees has gained a new entry in the past few days. In addition to everything else arrayed against them, a new study has implicated the fungicides we are applying to … Continue reading →


Police: body in Red River is missing Winnipeg mom whose kids were found dead

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Lisa Gibson is seen in this undated handout photo. Winnipeg police say a body pulled from the city's Red River is that of Lisa Gibson, the 32-year-old mother of two children who were found dead in their home earlier this week. Police say Gibson's body was pulled from the river yesterday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Winnipeg PoliceWINNIPEG - Police confirmed Sunday that a body pulled from Winnipeg's Red River was that of Lisa Gibson, the mother of two children who died four days earlier. But there remain many unanswered questions about the three deaths, which appeared to stem from an incident in the family's home.


Striking diplomats vow major visa shutdown in Canada

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Azzo Rezori likes the symbolism of the Maple Leaf, but learned there's more to Canada's identity than he had first thought.Striking foreign service officers are withdrawing all services at Canada's 15 biggest visa centres around the world starting Monday, following a failed attempt to go to arbitration to settle the bitter contract dispute.


B.C. man finds dead fish downstream from jet fuel spill

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Residents in B.C.'s West Kootenay region are sounding the alarm about the environmental impact of a jet fuel spill, after a tanker truck crashed into a tributary of the Slocan River.

6 teens die in crash near Lloydminster, Sask.

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:52 AM PDT

Crews work to pull a semi out of a pond that was involved in a collision with another vehicle near Lloydminster Saskatchewan on Saturday July 27 2013. RCMP now say six people died in a collision involving a semi and another vehicle near Lloydminster, Sask. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason FransonA collision southeast of Lloydminster, Sask., between a semi-tanker truck and car has left six teenagers dead.


Think tank calls for Arctic cruise ship code of conduct

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:26 PM PDT

A non-governmental think tank is calling for a rigorous code of conduct for cruise ships and private boats which enter Canadian Arctic waters.

Saskatoon police corral roaming horse

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:55 PM PDT

A horse roamed off the range on Sunday when it came into Saskatoon and was seen wandering the city's eastern outskirts.

Delta Aquariid meteor shower to peak Monday morning, persist for a week

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:24 PM PDT

Mysterious Meteor Shower Might Peak Early TomorrowDelta Aquariid meteor shower starts up tonight and will persist for the next week and a half. Continue reading →


Car linked to Gatineau arson investigation located

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Police have cordoned off an area around 14 Rue de Gaspé to invesitgate the discovery of a body and a suspected arson.Gatineau police have located a car they believe is linked to a suspicious house fire where a body was found Saturday.


PM no longer signs big hospitality bills, delegates authority to clerk

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives the thumbs up as he arrives on stage following his majority win in Calgary, Alta, May 2, 2011.Stephen Harper's signature is no longer needed for big hospitality bills run up by his bureaucrats. The prime minister has delegated that sometimes controversial duty to his senior public servant, the clerk of the Privy Council. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldOTTAWA - Stephen Harper's signature is no longer needed for big hospitality bills run up by his bureaucrats.


Leader Mahan exits Canadian Open for birth of child

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Hunter Mahan of the U.S. tees off on the seventeenth hole at the Canadian Open golf tournament at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in OakvilleBy Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Hunter Mahan has walked away from a two-shot lead at the Canadian Open, withdrawing from the tournament on Saturday to return to Dallas where wife Kandi is about to give birth to the couple's first child. The 31-year-old American was shown on television taking a phone call on the driving range before the start of his third round and immediately left the golf course. "I received exciting news a short time ago that my wife Kandi has gone into labor with our first child," said Mahan in a statement. ...


Teen charged with arson in $1 million hospital fire

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:59 PM PDT

Fire damage can be seen at the construction site.Winnipeg police have arrested a 16-year-old boy and charged him with several counts of arson in connection to a major fire that broke out at the city's Health Sciences Centre in the spring.


Railway involved in train disaster wants more time to respond to lawsuit

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:59 PM PDT

MONTREAL - The embattled railway implicated in the Lac-Megantic train disaster has asked for an extended deadline to respond to one of the threatened lawsuits it faces.

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