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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

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Details emerging about suicidal man who gunned down eight in Edmonton

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 03:55 PM PST

Flowers and a child's shoes sit on the steps, as police continue to investigate the scene where multiple shooting deaths occurred in a north Edmonton home, in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason FransonEDMONTON - Details are emerging about a suicidal man with a criminal past who gunned down six adults and two children in what police have described as a calculated mass murder fuelled by domestic troubles.


No winning ticket drawn for Lotto 649 jackpot

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 09:03 PM PST

TORONTO - No one has the winning ticket for the $12.8-million jackpot in Wednesday night's Lotto 6-49 draw.

Fire rips through Yonge and Eglinton home on New Year's Eve

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 07:20 PM PST

Fire rips through Yonge and Eglinton home on New Year's EveA four-alarm fire on Edith Dr. near Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. has left two families homeless on New Year's Eve.


Killing of eight in Canada a 'deliberate' attack: police

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:23 PM PST

Police cordon tape surrounds a house where seven people were found dead, in one of three separate crime scenes, in north EdmontonBy Scott Haggett CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The suspected killer of eight people in Edmonton, Canada, had a criminal record dating back to 1987 and used a stolen handgun in the murders before killing himself in domestic violence that was "planned, deliberate and targeted," police said. Police found one victim's body on Monday and the remaining seven at a house elsewhere early on Tuesday. The killer committed suicide in a Vietnamese restaurant 19 miles (30 km) northeast of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. ...


Nine dead in related homicides in western Canada city

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 02:57 AM PST

Investigators meet at one of three crime scenes where seven people were found dead, in north EdmontonCALGARY (Reuters) - Nine people have been killed in three related incidents in Edmonton in what police in the western Canadian city said was likely an act of domestic violence and the worst mass murder in nearly 60 years. Eight people were killed, seven in one location and the eighth in another, police said, and a man linked to the crimes committed suicide in a nearby town. Two of the victims were children while four women and two men were also dead in what Rod Knecht, the city's chief of police, called an act of domestic violence. ...


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

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'Tragic day for Edmonton': Police confirm nine dead in apparent murder-suicide

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:25 PM PST

Edmonton Deaths 20141230EDMONTON - Police are investigating the deaths of nine people in the Edmonton area.


Yukon government to appeal decision on Peel River watershed

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:40 PM PST

Yukon government to appeal decision on Peel River watershedThe issue of the Peel River watershed is going back to court. 


Nine dead in related homicides in western Canada city

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:44 PM PST

Edmonton Deaths 20141230CALGARY (Reuters) - Nine people have been killed in three related incidents in Edmonton in what police in the western Canadian city said was likely an act of domestic violence and the worst mass murder in nearly 60 years. Eight people were killed, seven in one location and the eighth in another, police said, and a man linked to the crimes committed suicide in a nearby town. Two of the victims were children while four women and two men were also dead in what Rod Knecht, the city's chief of police, called an act of domestic violence. ...


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Monday, December 29, 2014

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Canadian man among those rescued in aftermath of Greek ferry fire

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 02:02 PM PST

Car ferry Norman Atlantic is pictured on the way to Brindisi harbour after it caught fire in waters off GreeceOTTAWA - A Canadian is among hundreds of people saved in a dramatic rescue at sea after a fire on board a ferry travelling between Greece and Italy.


New Year's Eve in Calgary: 6 last minute ideas to ring in 2015

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:11 PM PST

Looking to celebrate the new year in Calgary but not sure where to go? Here are a few suggestions.

Edmonton suburbs scene of city's latest homicide

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 07:44 PM PST

Edmonton suburbs scene of city's latest homicideDetectives are investigating the city's latest homicide at a house in southwest Edmonton.


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Sunday, December 28, 2014

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No indication any Canadians on board missing flight, foreign affairs says

Posted: 28 Dec 2014 11:36 AM PST

Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8015 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for the AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)OTTAWA - The Foreign Affairs Department says there's no indication there are any Canadians on board a missing Air Asia flight.


2 Porter Airlines flights diverted Sunday due to smoke inside aircraft

Posted: 28 Dec 2014 10:48 PM PST

TORONTO - Smoke inside the aircraft caused two Porter Airline fights out of Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport to be diverted Sunday.

Carter Corrigan, 19, car crash victim honoured at memorial

Posted: 28 Dec 2014 09:03 PM PST

Carter Corrigan, 19, car crash victim honoured at memorialCarter Corrigan spent his 19 years on Earth holding close the people he loved.


Vancouver home price surge worries businesses as they seek to hire, retain staff

Posted: 28 Dec 2014 05:04 AM PST

Realtors' signs are hung outside a newly sold property in a Vancouver neighborhoodBy Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - When Allan Pulga, a communications manager, found out he was going to be a father, he had to make a tough choice - stay in a tiny downtown condo or leave Vancouver. The 34-year-old, who works for fast-growing private Canadian technology firm iQmetrix, packed his bags and moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, where the typical family home costs roughly one third of the price in the Greater Vancouver area. "When you're a young, single person, you can make Vancouver work financially," said Pulga, who was able to transfer to iQmetrix's Regina office. ...


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Saturday, December 27, 2014

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Our nation divided: Canada’s landscape, by Google searches

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 08:33 AM PST

Coffee cups with Google logos are seen at the new Google office in TorontoWe tapped Google Trends to see in which regions certain sports, soft drinks and musicians are most popular in Canada


No jackpot winner for Saturday's Lotto 649 draw

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:46 PM PST

TORONTO - No winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $8.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot.

Crowdfund set up for boys orphaned after north Edmonton fire

Posted: 27 Dec 2014 05:38 PM PST

Crowdfund set up for boys orphaned after north Edmonton fireThe family and friends of a man and woman killed after a house fire in north Edmonton have turned to crowdfunding to raise money for the couple's two young children.


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Friday, December 26, 2014

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One wounded in Ottawa shopping mall shooting but no 'active shooter': Police

Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:07 PM PST

Ottawa's Tanger Outlets mall shooting injures 1OTTAWA - Boxing Day shoppers scrambled for safety as a shooter fired a single round in the outdoor area of an outlet mall in the national capital, sending one person to hospital with minor injuries in what police are treating as an isolated incident.


Boxing Day could lose to Black Friday, analyst says

Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:48 PM PST

Shoppers were out in force on Friday, looking to make the most of Boxing Day sales at malls and stores around Toronto. But some retail analysts predict Canada's traditional shopping blitz could this year, for the first time, take a back seat to Black Friday. 

Ex-NHLer, child abuse advocate Sheldon Kennedy joins Order of Canada

Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:23 PM PST

Harper Victims Bill of Rights 20140403OTTAWA - Sheldon Kennedy says being the recipient of one of the country's top honours can serve as a beacon to lead countless other children out of the darkness of child abuse.


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Thursday, December 25, 2014

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Avalanche danger rising for B.C. backcountry, public warning issued

Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:05 PM PST

Avalanche Canada issues warning for backcountry usersREVELSTOKE, B.C. - Inviting fresh powder in British Columbia combined with public holiday outings and snow bunnies' hankering to test brand-new gear has prompted the avalanche warning centre to issue a special alert.


Fire crews battle blaze at 2 Yorkville restaurants

Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:28 PM PST

Fire crews battle blaze at 2 Yorkville restaurantsFire crews were battling a large, three-alarm blaze at two Yorkville restaurants on Christmas evening.


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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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'The Interview' gets surprise online release, but not in Canada

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:57 AM PST

SONY MET EN LIGNE "THE INTERVIEW"The Interview is now available in Canada for rent or purchase online. 


In Christmas message, PM Harper asks Canadians to pray for troops

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 11:05 PM PST

OTTAWA - In his annual Christmas message, Prime Minister Stephen Harper asks Canadians to pray for members of the military as they battle Islamic extremists in northern Iraq.

Green Christmas to greet millions of Canadians

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 07:46 PM PST

Christmas Day will be green (or grey) for millions of Canadians as unseasonably mild temperatures blanket much of the country.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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Warmer winters: Should Canadians stop dreaming of a white Christmas?

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 12:47 PM PST

Farheen Sultana fights the wind and rain at Fifth and Santa Clara streets in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. A new storm dumped more rain on already waterlogged parts of Northern California Monday, , causing minor road flooding, scattered power outages and airport delays. (AP Photo/San Jose Mercury News, Gary Reyes) MAGS OUT; NO SALESLooks like the weather outside will be indeed a bit frightful this Christmas for much of southern Quebec and southeastern Ontario. With rising temperatures and buckets of rain, the most populated regions of the nation will be celebrating a brown Christmas this year, much to the chagrin of skiers, tobogganers and sentimentalists.


Suspect in the murder of Alberta seniors, Travis Vader, granted bail

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 10:32 PM PST

Travis Vader is shown in an RCMP handout photo. First-degree murder charges have been re-activated against a suspect in the deaths of a pair of Edmonton-area seniors who vanished in July 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMPEDMONTON - A lawyer for a suspect in a case involving two Alberta seniors who vanished four years ago is planning to challenge the reactivation of old murder charges.


Four dead in apartment fire southwest of Montreal

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:47 PM PST

Police are shown at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Les Coteaux, Que., southwest of Montreal early Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, 2014. A man and woman and one of their children died and two other children were seriously injured. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzLES COTEAUX, Que. - A Quebec couple and two of their children are dead after an early-morning fire at an apartment building southwest of Montreal.


Canadian found guilty of murdering, dismembering Chinese student

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 10:29 AM PST

File photo of Rocco Luka Magnotta, also known as Eric Clinton Newman and Vladimir Romanov, is shown in this undated handout photo released by Montreal PoliceBy Nelson Wyatt MONTREAL (Reuters) - A Canadian man who killed and dismembered a Chinese student in Montreal in 2012 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Tuesday, with the jury delivering the verdict after more than a week of deliberating the gruesome case. Luka Magnotta, 32, had admitted to killing and dismembering engineering student Jun Lin, 33, but pleaded not guilty on grounds of mental illness. ...


 

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