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• Hits and misses for Canada in first half of Winter Olympics in Sochi
• Toronto Zoo's polar bear cub unveiled to public
• Bear trophy hunt opposed at B.C. legislature rally
• Over 50 Saskatchewan miners spend night underground waiting out fire
• Stephen Harper won't drop visa rule for Mexicans, source says
• Deadly pig virus slowed by steps taken since U.S. outbreak gave 'heads up'
• Power normalizing on island following severe wind gusts
• Bitcoin launches first ATM in Winnipeg
• Mission, B.C. crossbow attack kills 1 man, injures another
• Denny Morrison wins Canada’s 12th medal of Sochi 2014
• Alberta students to lower flags as troops leave Afghanistan
• Guillaume Gélinas faces 2 counts of first-degree murder
• Late freestyle skier Sarah Burke honoured on Flag Day
• Toronto man dies in Ajax industrial accident at Atlas Logistics
• Warehouse fire in Saskatoon burned for hours
• B.C.'s South Coast to be hit by two powerful storms this weekend
• A night after Olympic heartbreak, Chan unsure of future in figure skating
• Denny Morrison gives Canada the medal Charles Hamelin thought he'd provide

Hits and misses for Canada in first half of Winter Olympics in Sochi Posted: 15 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST SOCHI, Russia - Canada needs to pick up the pace in the second half to reach its goals at the Sochi Olympics. Canada had 11 medals at halftime in 2006 in Turin, Italy, albeit just two gold. The schedule in 2010 favoured Canada in the back half and the country delivered 18 of its 26 medals in final eight days to finish third in the overall medal count. Canada's medal chances were spread evenly through the schedule in Sochi and there were hits and misses in the first eight days.

Toronto Zoo's polar bear cub unveiled to public Posted: 15 Feb 2014 04:42 PM PST The lone surviving polar bear cub at the Toronto Zoo made his public debut on Saturday.

Bear trophy hunt opposed at B.C. legislature rally Posted: 15 Feb 2014 03:40 PM PST Dozens gathered at the B.C. legislature Saturday afternoon for a 'Save B.C. Bears' rally following a Facebook campaign that organizers say has garnered more than 100 thousand views.

Over 50 Saskatchewan miners spend night underground waiting out fire Posted: 15 Feb 2014 02:42 PM PST VANSCOY, Sask. - Dozens of workers at a potash mine in Saskatchewan are safe after a fire broke out a kilometre underground and forced them to spend the night in emergency shelters. The site's general manager, Mike Dirham, said the fire started on a scoop tram, which is a type of underground loader. Dirham said the tram has a fire suppression system, but he says it couldn't extinguish the flames. At that point, Dirham said the miners headed for the shelters to escape the smoke.

Stephen Harper won't drop visa rule for Mexicans, source says Posted: 15 Feb 2014 09:23 AM PST Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not expected to lift visa requirements on Mexican travellers in his upcoming trip to the country, a senior government source told CBC News.

Deadly pig virus slowed by steps taken since U.S. outbreak gave 'heads up' Posted: 15 Feb 2014 10:52 AM PST TORONTO - The head of an agency tracking pig health says a deadly virus that has hit swine farms in at least two provinces would be spreading more swiftly throughout the country if it weren't for stricter measures taken after a U.S. outbreak. Canadian Swine Health Board executive director Robert Harding said the emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea in the United States last May gave the pig industry and governments here a "heads up" that, along with more vigilant farm practices in recent years, has helped minimize its impact thus far. "If we didn't have the detailed focus on biosecurity in Canada, within the Canadian industry, I think it's pretty evident that this disease would already have spread right across the country," he said Saturday. The highly contagious virus has killed millions of piglets in the United States but poses no risk to human health or safety.

Power normalizing on island following severe wind gusts Posted: 15 Feb 2014 08:49 AM PST High winds blasted Newfoundland on Saturday morning, causing power outages to parts of the island.

Bitcoin launches first ATM in Winnipeg Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:29 PM PST It's an online, digital currency, but Bitcoin, accepted by a just handful of businesses in Winnipeg, launched its physical presence in the city Saturday.

Mission, B.C. crossbow attack kills 1 man, injures another Posted: 15 Feb 2014 10:40 AM PST A 59-year-old Nanaimo, B.C. man is dead and a younger relative of his from Mission, B.C. is in hospital, following a crossbow attack outside a Mission eatery late yesterday on Valentine's Day.

Denny Morrison wins Canada’s 12th medal of Sochi 2014 Posted: 15 Feb 2014 07:15 AM PST At the Adler Arena oval, it's now Denny Morrison 2, America 0, so there is that. The U.S. team's shedding of its 'skins' for more conventional speed skating attire failed to yield a medal in the men's 1,500 metres at … Continue reading →

Alberta students to lower flags as troops leave Afghanistan Posted: 15 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST Ceremonies are being planned across the province to mark the end of Canada's military presence in Afghanistan.

Guillaume Gélinas faces 2 counts of first-degree murder Posted: 15 Feb 2014 10:33 AM PST Guillaume Gélinas, the man arrested for the first-degree murder of his father and stepmother, is scheduled to be formally charged in a Joliette, Que., courthouse Monday.

Late freestyle skier Sarah Burke honoured on Flag Day Posted: 15 Feb 2014 09:22 AM PST OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the family of late freestyle skier Sarah Burke will be presented with a flag from the Peace Tower in honour of Flag Day. To celebrate National Flag of Canada Day, each year the Peace Tower flag is presented to a Canadian who has exemplified Canadian values. Harper says the Peace Tower flag will go Burke's parents Gordon Burke and Jan Phelan, and her widower Rory Bushfield. Feb. 15 was declared National Flag of Canada Day in 1996.

Toronto man dies in Ajax industrial accident at Atlas Logistics Posted: 15 Feb 2014 10:20 AM PST A Toronto man died early Saturday morning after a fatal industrial accident at a shipping company in Ajax, Ont.

Warehouse fire in Saskatoon burned for hours Posted: 15 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST Fire crews put out a large warehouse fire in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood on Saturday morning. Crews were first dispatched to the fire Friday afternoon.

B.C.'s South Coast to be hit by two powerful storms this weekend Posted: 15 Feb 2014 10:07 AM PST Environment Canada has issued a warning for potentially damaging winds for most of B.C.'s South Coast as a Pacific storm front moves in late Saturday. afternoon

A night after Olympic heartbreak, Chan unsure of future in figure skating Posted: 15 Feb 2014 07:42 AM PST SOCHI, Russia - Patrick Chan is unsure of his future, uncertain whether he can handle any more heartbreak like he has suffered in Sochi. The day after the three-time world figure skating champion had to settle for Olympic silver, Chan said he's not sure if he'll continue competing.

Denny Morrison gives Canada the medal Charles Hamelin thought he'd provide Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST SOCHI, Russia - Denny Morrison was elated, Charles Hamelin was stunned and Canada earned a medal no one was anticipating at the Sochi Games. Morrison felt no pressure to perform in the men's 1,500-metre long-track speedskating event after having already earned a surprise silver medal in the 1,000. But Hamelin fell in the quarter-finals while Morrison soared to bronze, giving Canada's its 12th medal Saturday at the midway point of the Olympics.

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