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What comes next in Sammy Yatim shooting investigation?

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 09:23 AM PDT

Sammy Yatim was shot by police on a TTC streetcar shortly after midnight on Saturday.The investigation into the shooting death of Toronto teen Sammy Yatim and the officer considered a suspect in his death will be neither quick nor easy. Continue reading →


Caribbean Carnival reveller dies after falling off float

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:43 PM PDT

A reveller at the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival in Toronto died Saturday night after falling from a float during the celebrations.

Drowning victims' families form underwater recovery society

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 05:36 PM PDT

An RCMP helicopter and dive team searched Nicola Lake in late April after two teenage boys went missing.The friends and families of three B.C. drowning victims have come together to form an underwater search and recovery society.


How to vaccinate against poverty in Canada

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:33 AM PDT

The Canadian Medical Association launches a series of town halls in Winnipeg on Monday.Being poor can be deadly and the Canadian Medical Association has ideas for a cure


Canadian mission in Dhaka to close Sunday, says Foreign Ministry spokesman

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT

Raw: Heavy Military Surrounds Embassies in YemenOTTAWA - Canada announced it was closing its embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday, tightening security amid a widespread terrorism and travel alert triggered by the U.S.


Teen crash victims mourned at Lloydminster funerals

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 12:42 PM 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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason FransonHundreds of people are in mourning in rural Saskatchewan, where funerals are being held for four of the six teenagers killed in a car crash last weekend.


Lac-Mégantic comes together for re-opening of beloved bar

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 09:41 AM PDT

A crowd gathers for the Friday night concert at the new Musi-Café.Thousands of people gathered in Lac-Mégantic last night for the opening of Musi-Café's temporary home.


Canadian soldier charged with first-degree murder, appears in court Saturday

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

Soldier husband arrested in wife's deathOTTAWA - Police say a Canadian soldier has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife.


Caution urged as B.C. sees increased forest fire risk

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT

A wildfire fighter battles a B.C. blaze.Firefighters expect to have their hands full with blazes across the province this long weekend, so they're asking people to be careful when heading into the woods.


CBC meteorologist’s career sets a Guinness World Record

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 09:22 AM PDT

Peter Coade is still going strong forecasting the weather for CBC Radio One in the Maritimes.Peter Coade began forecasting the weather in 1962. He's still doing it. The Guinness World Records book is now recognizing the 70-year-old Nova Scotia meteorologist's record-breaking career. The official certificate from Guinness' London headquarters reads: "The longest career as a weather … Continue reading →


17-year-old Saskatoon man dies in collision

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT

A 17-year-old Saskatoon boy died following this two vehicle collision at the intersection of College Drive and Circle Drive.A 17-year-old Saskatoon man is dead following a two vehicle collision at the intersection of College Drive and Circle Drive on Saturday morning.


1 dead, 2 injured after industrial accident in Labrador

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT

An industrial accident in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Saturday morning killed one man and sent two others to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.A man was killed and two others were injured in an industrial accident in Happy Valley-Goose Bay around 9 a.m. Saturday.


Leduc man in hospital after being tasered by RCMP

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 04:48 PM PDT

ASIRT is investigating after RCMP officers were involved in an altercation with a suspected car thief in Leduc, Alta. Officers used a taser to subdue the man, who then went into medical distress.Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is in Leduc this morning after RCMP officers tasered a man late last night.


Canada's Hilary Caldwell wins bronze at swimming world championships

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen Gray celebrates after receiving the gold medal she won in the Women's 50m butterfly final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Hilary Caldwell captured the bronze medal in the women's 200-metre backstroke at the swimming world championships Saturday.


235 sexual assaults reported in Yellowknife since 2010

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:42 AM PDT

RCMP in Yellowknife have released the numbers on how many sexual assaults have been reported in the city over the last four years.

Vodka boycott on the rocks: why #DumpStoli campaign is hard to swallow

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 10:38 AM PDT

Gay Activists Pour Russian Vodka in NYC StreetsManisha Krishnan explains why the #DumpStoli campaign is hard to swallow


Harper says Keystone will spur jobs despite Obama claims

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:25 PM PDT

Stephen Harper touts pipelines as 'safest' way to deliver oilPrime Minister Stephen Harper told reporters in Quebec City Friday that projects such as a proposed pipeline to carry Alberta oil east to New Brunswick help enhance Canada's energy security.


Cory Monteith's Mom Thanks Fans For Support Following Son's Death

Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT

Cory Monteith attends the Inaugural PaleyFest Icon Award honoring Ryan Murphy at The Paley Center for Media on February 27, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif -- Getty PremiumCory Monteith's mom, Ann McGregor, took to Twitter to thank her son's fans for their comforting words following the actor's death.


U.S. sets rules to prevent type of rail crash that hit Quebec town

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:19 PM PDT

Wagons are pictured on the site of the train wreck in Lac MeganticWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. rail safety regulator issued rules on Friday meant to prevent the kind of runaway fuel-train accident that devastated a Canadian town last month. Under the rules, rail cars carrying hazardous materials such as combustibles may not be left unattended on main tracks or adjacent tracks unless specifically authorized. Railroads must boost their safety procedures and record-keeping for trains that carry hazardous material and are braked, according to the rules from the Federal Railroad Administration. ...


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