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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines


Harper warns Canadians about spread of Ebola at polio award ceremony

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 06:03 PM PDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces the new maritime strategy with the province of Quebec, Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in Sept-Iles Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques BoissinotTORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning Canadians not to be complacent about Ebola virus, suggesting it would be all too easy for the disease to come to Canada.


Luka Magnotta: Why attend the trial?

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 11:06 AM PDT

Luka Magnotta murder trial moves to 2nd stage of jury selectionAttendees of the Luka Magnotta murder trial share with Yahoo News Quebec why they feel it's important for them to be there.


Russell Williams clings to his pension

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 02:49 PM PDT

Colonel Murder Charge TOPIXRussell Williams's military pension is believed to be worth roughly $60,000 a year, which means the killer ex-colonel has received nearly a quarter-million dollars worth of retirement benefits since his career in uniform came to a shocking end in 2010. At the penitentiary canteen, there is nothing he can't afford.


Tug boat arrives to help disabled russian cargo ship off B.C. coast

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 06:44 PM PDT

A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter flies near a Russian container ship, shown in this handout image, carrying hundreds of tonnes of fuel was drifting without power in rough seas off British Columbia's northern coast on Friday Oct. 17, 2014. But there was conflicting information about where the ship was headed, with a nearby First Nations community saying the "worst-case scenario" of the ship running aground was just hours away, while the Canadian Forces said the vessel was not drifting closer to land.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DND-Maritime Forces PacificOLD MASSETT, B.C. - A large tug boat arrived Saturday night to hook onto a Russian cargo ship adrift off the British Columbia coast, calming fears that the ship might drift ashore and cause an environmental disaster.


Police search for 2 suspects in Coliseum transit centre stabbing

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 06:20 PM PDT

Coliseum Transit Centre stabbing sends man to hospitalEdmonton police are searching for two suspects and a witness believed to be involved in Friday's stabbing that sent a man to hospital in critical condition. Police say three men got off the number 8 bus coming from Kingsway Mall at the Coliseum transit centre around 6:10 a.m. Friday. The 18-year-old victim was taken to hospital, where he remains in critical condition.


Canada to ship experimental Ebola vaccine to WHO in Geneva

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 11:02 AM PDT

Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg prepare an experimental Ebola vaccine for shipment to the World Health OrganizationTORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in Geneva beginning on Monday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Saturday. The WHO, in consultation with health authorities in the countries most affected by the outbreak of the disease, will decide on how the vaccine will be distributed and used, the agency said in a statement. The vaccine is undergoing clinical trials on humans at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the United States after showing promising results in animal testing, it said. ...


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