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Thursday, July 4, 2013

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Canada Day bomb-plot arrests raise questions about war on terror tactics

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:15 PM PDT

An iranian currency is pinned on a poster inside the apartment of alleged terror suspects John Nuttall and Amanda Korody in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday, July 3, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardVANCOUVER - Just what triggered a five-month investigation involving the country's national terrorism unit into two recent Muslim converts now accused of a Canada Day terror plot in British Columbia?


Oilers deal Shawn Horcoff to Stars: reports

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Shawn Horcoff's days as an Edmonton Oiler appear to be over. Multiple media reports suggest the Oilers have agreed to send their captain to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Philip Larsen and a draft pick.

Hotels full for Grey Cup in Regina

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:54 PM PDT

Football fans looking for a place to stay during Grey Cup in Regina in November are finding hotel rooms are booked solid.

Back in the saddle: Stampede finalized as Calgary's state of emergency lifted

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT

To the relief of many Calgarians, the flood waters that covered much of the Calgary Stampede ground have receded and 'The Greatest Show on Earth' is ready to kick off. Sneak-a-Peek will begin Thursday and the event will officially begin with the parade Friday.CALGARY - Yahoo!


'No words to describe loss': mom of tot who died in car

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:34 PM PDT

Environnement - La chaleur envahit EdmontonA three-year-old girl discovered unresponsive in an overheated vehicle had just returned from a nearby spray park, says her mother.


Family of Terry Fox lends massive private collection for anniversary exhibit

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:10 PM PDT

Terry Fox continues his Marathon of Hope run across Canada in this Aug., 1980 file photo. The family of iconic runner Terry Fox is lending more than 200,000 items related to his 1980 Marathon of Hope for an exhibit at the future Canadian Museum of History. The showcase of the huge private collection will open in 2015 to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Fox's cross-country, fundraising run for cancer research. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CPOTTAWA - For three decades, Terry Fox's mother and father held on to boxes upon boxes of handwritten letters, poems, lovingly painted artwork and other tributes sent to their son by Canadians moved by his astonishing marathon.


Horrific Air Canada crash gets permanent memorial site after 43 years

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:20 PM PDT

A helicopter flies over the scene of a plane crash near Toronto International Airport on July 5, 1970. A memorial garden dedication takes place Sunday at the site of one of Canada's worst aviation disasters, a former farm field that for decades continued to yield bits of human remains and wreckage. THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO - A memorial garden dedication takes place Sunday at the site of one of Canada's worst aviation disasters, a former farm field that for decades continued to yield bits of human remains and wreckage.


High River residents told to brace for shock of seeing homes

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Volunteers are beginning to descend on flood-ravaged High River, Alta.Residents still out of their homes in flood-ravaged High River, Alta., are being warned to prepare for the shock of seeing their damaged homes.


Montreal's ex-mayor can leave country despite 14 charges

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT

Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum gets into a car outside police headquarters in Montreal, Monday, June 17, 2013. Applebaum was arrested earlier as part of a bribery case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzMONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum has permission to go on holiday outside the country, despite facing a number of criminal charges.


Flood-ravaged Calgary Zoo laying off almost 300 staff

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Clean-up crews work at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshThe Calgary Zoo is laying off nearly 300 people in the wake the flooding that caused $50 million in damage to the non-profit.


Transgender rights bill gets right to the finish line, but Senate fails to vote

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:21 PM PDT

OTTAWA - An eight-year bid to include transgender rights in Canadian anti-discrimination and hate laws is likely to suffer another legislative setback, despite support from a majority in both chambers of Parliament.

Nine more adults charged in Manitoba child-abuse case

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:59 PM PDT

WINNIPEG - The number of adults charged with child abuse in a small Manitoba Mennonite community has grown to 13.

B.C. woman stranded at sea survived on rainwater, sea bird

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:20 AM PDT

A woman from Grand Forks, B.C., who was lost at sea off the coast of Honduras for four days says she never gave up hope.

Harper ally Marjory LeBreton stepping down as Government Senate Leader

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:28 AM PDT

Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate Marjory LeBreton is questioned by reporters following the Conservative caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickThings just got significantly worse for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party, with his key Senate ally announcing she will step down from her post as Government Senate Leader and another Member of Parliament confirming she would not … Continue reading →


Only in Canada: Curler suspended for steroid use

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Canada skip Brad Jacobs, right to left, third Ryan Fry, second, E.J. Harnden, lead Ryan Harndedn and alternate Matt Dumontelle react to their silver medal following the gold medal draw against Sweden at the World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, B.C. Sunday, April 7, 2013.A member of the Canadian team that won silver at the men's world curling championships has been suspended for two years after testing positive for a banned substance.Matt Dumontelle, the alternate on Brad Jacobs' rink, tested positive for the banned substance methandienone, an anabolic steroid, in a test following the world gold-medal game. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad HipolitoWe live in a world where a member of Canada's national curling team has been suspended for steroids, but perennially suspect New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez only ever misses games to injury. The Canadian Curling Association announced this week … Continue reading →


B.C. police receive missile in gun amnesty program

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:49 AM PDT

A rocket is carried by a military vehicle during a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang this picture released by KCNAWhen a man in Abbotsford, B.C. called police to hand in a weapon as part of the province's weapons amnesty campaign, he told them he didn't have a gun. Instead a narrow missile with a red tip and tail placed … Continue reading →


Vancouver homeowner finds naked intruder cooking eggs

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Police say the naked intruder was cooking up some eggs when he was discovered by the homeowner.Police in Vancouver say a man took a shower and made some eggs on Tuesday, which might have been strange for police to say, if the man had been in his own house. And if he hadn't been naked. The … Continue reading →


Cocaine worth $2M stashed in Toronto airport bathroom

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT

Importante saisie de drogue à l'aéroport PearsonTORONTO - Border officials say they've seized more than 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine stashed in a bathroom at Toronto's Pearson airport.


Conservatives had planned to repay Duffy expenses, but balked at amount: reports

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:13 PM PDT

OTTAWA - Media reports say RCMP investigators are alleging that the Conservative party had planned to repay Sen. Mike Duffy's improperly claimed living expenses, but balked when a bill turned out nearly three times higher than expected.

Media access to terror suspects' apartment was illegal: civil liberties group

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:42 PM PDT

VANCOUVER - RCMP investigators had barely finished sifting through the personal belongings of a British Columbia couple accused of planning a Canada Day terrorist attack when reporters, photographers and camera operators descended on the two-bedroom basement apartment near Vancouver, eager to get a look inside.

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