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Top Stories: The Canadian unit has been gaining while other currencies have been retreating against the beleagured U.S. dollar. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:49:35 -0500A second victim has died after a highrise fire in Ottawa's Alta Vista area Thursday morning resulted in a second-degree murder charge against an Ottawa man. Ali Issaky, 23, was charged with second-de... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:45:08 -0500Canadians filled mall parking lots and lined up at cash registers Saturday as the annual Boxing Day bargain hunt got underway. Retail analysts believe the annual blitz will be a big day for retailers... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:45:07 -0500A Kelowna man missing since early Wednesday was found injured in a residential area of the B.C. Interior city on Friday. James Black, 61, was spotted by a local resident on Sandpiper Street at about ... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:45:05 -0500BARRIE, Ont. - The province's special investigations unit is probing an early morning police chase in Barrie that ended with a man's death. Shortly after 1 a.m., provincial police began pursuing ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:44:41 -0500A s Montrealer Shama Chopra boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, she noticed a man lagging behind, hands on his forehead, lost in thought. He was one of the last to enter t... The Globe and Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:35:37 -0500Canada's Fix for Six has officially kicked in. Canada, chasing a sixth straight gold medal, is already leading Latvia 3-0 early in the opening game for both teams at the world junior hockey championsh... TSN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:28:26 -0500Well, at least they waited until Christmas was over. The Ottawa Senators announced Saturday in Buffalo that captain Daniel Alfredsson has a separated shoulder and will be out of the lineup for four t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:25 -0500In this photo taken from Friday's game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, Ron Artest holds his face after being fouled. The forward didn't travel with the Lakers for Saturday's game at Sacramento, ... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:23 -0500Passengers at Halifax's Stanfield International Airport are facing long lineups and delays as security measures were stepped up following an attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight. ... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:21 -0500Airline officials in Alberta are advising travellers flying to the U.S. Saturday to expect delays. Security on all flights headed to the U.S. has been increased after an attempted attack aboard a Nor... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:21 -0500Shama Chopra, photographed at home in Montreal on Saturday, says she noticed the man accused of trying to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while she was boarding the plane in Amsterdam because... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:20 -0500RCMP from the town of High Prairie are investigating after a woman and young child were hit by a truck and seriously injured on Christmas Eve. CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:20 -0500Airline officials in Alberta are advising travellers flying to the U.S. Saturday to expect delays. Security on all flights headed to the U.S. has been increased after an attempted attack aboard a Nor... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:19 -0500Canadian airlines step up security MONTREAL - As Montrealer Shama Chopra boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, she noticed a man lagging behind, hands on his forehead, lost ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:29:58 -0500A sign at the EnCana Central Receiving Terminal located outside of Weyburn, Sask. where they receive CO2 from North Dakota is shown in this June 8, 2009, file photo. After a year that saw billions of ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:29:57 -0500CALGARY- Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death in the city's northeast.Police responded to a domestic complaint call shortly after 1:00 a.m. in the 200 block of Venture Terrace NE. Upon ... Calgary Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:28:35 -0500OTTAWA -- The Harper government is distancing itself from U.S. President Barack Obama's clean-energy agenda, warn some of those involved in one of Canada fastest-growing clean-energy sectors.Although ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:28:19 -0500Veteran left-handed reliever Eddie Guardado and the Washington Nationals have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made the announcement Saturday. Terms were not disclosed.... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:05 -0500Midfielder Diego Buonanotte of the Argentine soccer team River Plate has been hospitalized with broken bones and other serious injuries and his three passengers were killed Saturday after he lost cont... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:04 -0500Human remains were discovered in a wooded area east of Canmore, Alta., Friday. RCMP say they were found near the Bow Valley Provincial Park campground and taken to the medical examiner's office in Ca... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:01 -0500A reporter looks at the Challenger Relief Map of British Columbia showing Greater Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky highway, left, which links the city and Whistler, on display at the Vancouver 2010 Integr... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:04:43 -0500VANCOUVER — Firefighters spent early Christmas morning battling a fire that gutted a Vancouver building.The fire broke out around 2 a.m. in a commercial building near the intersection of Kingsway an... The Province Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:03:32 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The Port of Vancouver has secured another $2.9 million in federal funds to continue work on its freight access rail loop in West Vancouver. The port now ha... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:29:37 -0500The Ottawa Senators will be without captain Daniel Alfredsson, right, shown in this file photo being tripped by the Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy during the teams' last meeting on Dec. 16. CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:42 -0500By THE CANADIAN PRESSA WestJet plane takes off from the international airport in Calgary, Thursday February 13, 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld CAPTION 1... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:25 -0500By THE CANADIAN PRESSA WestJet plane takes off from the international airport in Calgary, Thursday February 13, 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld CAPTION 1... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:19 -0500VANCOUVER -- Two men were found dead after their vehicle plunged into British Columbia's Fraser River on Friday night.RCMP Sgt. Mike Bhatti said the incident occurred just before 8 p.m. local time in ... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:04 -0500Canadians flying to U.S. destinations will be physically searched at the gate before boarding their flight, part of a massive crackdown on air-travel security announced Saturday, a day after a botched... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:41:20 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:41:00 -0500VANCOUVER — A Burnaby Mountie is in hospital with head injuries after police say his cruiser was intentionally rammed by a woman fleeing an armed robbery.Vancouver police and Burnaby Mounties had se... The Province Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:52 -0500OTTAWA -- Passengers travelling to the United States should expect major delays at Canadian airports as security officials implement "emergency security measures" across the country Saturday... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:46 -0500OTTAWA -- A man charged with murder after an Ottawa fire on Christmas Eve could face more charges following the death of a second woman from injuries she suffered in the blaze, police say. The woman, ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:28 -0500EDMONTON -- Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a blind man was beaten to death this week in Alberta. Police said Thursday they had captured the second... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:28 -0500Martin and Janet Stern who were the victims of an attack at the Fernkloof reserve, speak about their experience from a hospital in Hermanus, South Africa, Dec. 23, 2009. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:25 -0500HERMANUS, South Africa -- A Toronto couple hiking in South Africa was stoned, stabbed, tied up with shoelaces and left bleeding in a remote area during a robbery, the couple said Wednesday from their ... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:21 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:18 -0500PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl two years ago in this eastern Ontario city was found guilty Wednesday. A judge ruled that Stanley Tippett,... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:14 -0500The literary form of the memoir - from Latin, via French, meaning "memory" - has had a good run these last few years. The quick-turnaround life story by the person in the news is among the safest bet... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:10 -0500About 17,000 from mostly North America, and Asia, Europe and Africa have arrived Canada for one of the largest organisation among Muslims in Toronto. World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:46:54 -0500(Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to match their longest winning streak of the season tonight, when they visit the rival Toronto Maple Leafs for a clash between Original Six foes at A... SportsNetwork Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:40:16 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:10 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:09 -0500Manny Pacquiao says he is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the fighter's father and Golden Boy Promotions. In a statement posted Friday on his website, Pacquiao ass... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:07 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:21 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:53 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:44 -0500After flying to Cairo and bussing a few hundred kilometers eastward, Montreal engineer Ehab Lotayef will try to enter the Gaza strip from a border crossing at Rafah, Egypt, on Dec. 28. For months, th... CTV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:37:48 -0500A Delta Airbus 330 airliner sits on a runway at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., in this Dec. 25, 2009, video grab. A man reportedly set off firecrackers on the Northwest Airlines fligh... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:08:07 -0500A young Winnipeg woman known as "laughing girl" for joking about a fatal stolen car crash she was involved in was allowed home for Christmas after cutting off and damaging her electronic monitoring br... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:13 -0500Drivers in Ontario caught violating a range of traffic laws will soon face licence suspensions, demerit points and fines that are double — and even quadruple — what they are now. Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:05 -0500WINDSOR, Ont. — A man is suing Windsor, Ont., police for what he describes as racially motivated intimidation and harassment by tactical team officers.Windsor resident Mohamad Jouduh, 26, is seeking... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:01 -0500Saskatchewan's Minister of Justice Don Morgan says that a pilot program that would see the province's police attempting to identify whether offenders and crime victims are aboriginal may not fly becau... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:48:59 -0500It's an under-the-radar, drive-by, also-ran kind of town, but there's a growing civic confidence here in America's Vancouver, otherwise known as the "The Couve."... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:48:31 -0500Drivers in Ontario caught violating a range of traffic laws will soon face licence suspensions, demerit points and fines that are double — and even quadruple — what they are now. Windsor Star Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:39:51 -0500Drivers in Ontario caught violating a range of traffic laws will soon face licence suspensions, demerit points and fines that are double — and even quadruple — what they are now. Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:38:36 -0500A little girl who apparently choked to death in her crib early Christmas Eve day had a twin sister, upset neighbours told the Sun. Her grieving young mom, identified by residents today in the Weston ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:33:57 -0500Investigators are trying to determine if four "migrant" workers who plummeted to their deaths in a Christmas Eve accident at a city-owned Rexdale highrise -- and their critically injured co-worker -- ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:33:56 -0500Drivers in Ontario caught violating a range of traffic laws will soon face licence suspensions, demerit points and fines that are double — and even quadruple — what they are now. Leader-Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:33:55 -0500A drifter accused of killing a younger man in the Malton area of Mississauga spent early Christmas Day in a cell, preparing for a judge to arraign him on a charge of first-degree murder. Peel Region... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:33:53 -0500A young woman who complained to TTC security about being manhandled towards the brink of a subway platform was credited yesterday with a tip-off that led to her accused attacker's arrest. The 22-yea... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:33:52 -0500Agence France-Presse and Canwest News Service A massive winter storm that is being blamed for at least 23 deaths in the United States has made its way north, to parts of Canada.Areas of southern Manit... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:12:14 -0500TORONTO — The owners of a Toronto apartment building where four workers fell to their deaths on Christmas Eve issued a statement Friday, saying they intend to fully co-operate with the investigation... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:12:08 -0500Hotel room prices are expected to drop a total of 8.8 percent in 2009 compared to 2008 and will continue creeping down in 2010, though at a much slower rate, according to the 2010 lodging forecast fro... Miami Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:14:08 -0500A Burnaby RCMP officer, 46, is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his vehicle hit a suspect vehicle from an earlier incident Friday night.The collision occurred near the First Avenue... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:58:35 -0500San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson, centre, celebrates with tight end Kris Wilson, left, and guard Brandyn Dombrowski after Tomlinson scored a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans on Friday ... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:44 -0500When the world junior hockey championship opens at Credit Union Centre, organizers expect to welcome one of the largest crowds ever to witness a hockey game in Saskatchewan... The StarPhoenix Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:34 -0500TORONTO - Officials working Christmas Day overcame blustery weather conditions to recover the bodies of construction workers who plunged to their death Christmas Eve after a scaffolding collapse. ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:29 -0500VANCOUVER, B.C. - About 50 Tamil migrants taken into custody off B.C.'s West Coast will soon be released and allowed to settle with their families already living across the country, says an immigratio... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:41:28 -0500VANCOUVER — Lizanne Foster of Langley knows firsthand how the generosity of others can change someone’s life.Originally from South Africa, Foster came to Canada in 1990, where she was faced with t... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:40:56 -0500MONTREAL — A Montreal woman said she feared for her life after hearing several bangs that sounded like gun shots, and seeing a man aflame while her plane was landing in Detroit Friday.“The man was... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:38:40 -0500Annamay Pierse thought there was only one way to get over a disappointing Summer Olympics in 2008: To come back with a vengeance.The swimmer, who attends the University of British Columbia and is a me... Vancouver Sun Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:21:42 -0500For Murray Ferrier, as for many of his fellow volunteers, helping serve food at the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas dinner is of personal importance.“I’ve actually been in the line-up prior to... Vancouver Sun Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:21:39 -0500VICTORIA — The body of Victoria soldier Lieut. Andrew Richard Nuttall, Canada’s latest casualty in Afghanistan, will be repatriated during a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton Sunday afterno... Canada.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:58:12 -0500WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possi... Vancouver Sun Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:57:44 -0500Rajon Rondo had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics bullied the Orlando Magic with strong defence in an 86-77 victory Friday. "We are a physical team," Rondo said. "We tr... CBC News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:41:05 -0500A man who was accidentally released from the Prince Albert Correctional Centre is back in custody. Timothy Turner, 35, was erroneously released from the jail on Wednesday, the provincial government a... CBC News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:41:03 -0500VANCOUVER — An Enderby, B.C., woman with a back injury who had to live in her car for two months after being fired has won a human rights case against her former employers.The British Columbia Human... Canada.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:40:29 -0500Photo of Cyril Roy and his dog Fred. Roy, a native Montrealer, was 58 when he was found dead Nov. 30, 2009 in a trailer north of Nanaimo British Columbia. He had been homeless and was staying in the t... The Province Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:39:07 -0500MOSCOW, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia named 23-man hockey squad for the Vancouver Olympics on Friday with 14 NHL players being called up. Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk were among ... SINA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:03:45 -0500A massive winter storm that is being blamed for at least 23 deaths in the United States has made its way north, to parts of Canada. Areas of southern Manitoba were to be hit with as much as 25 centim... National Post Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:13:01 -0500MONTREAL — Four stabbings in 48 hours made Christmas particularly violent in the Montreal area.Two brothers in their mid-20s were in hospital in stable condition with stab wounds Friday, following a... Vancouver Sun Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:12:14 -0500 |
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