Ont's long battle to wrest funds from Ottawa sees multi-billion dollar commitment
July 24, 2008 - 8:31 am
LONDON, Ont. - Ontario's battle to wrest more funds out of the federal government yielded a victory Thursday with a multi-billion dollar commitment from Ottawa for infrastructure. Federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon says more than $3 billion in funding will help the province repair ...
Judge allows disputed evidence to remain 'in play' at Ottawa terrorism trial
July 24, 2008 - 8:30 am
OTTAWA - The judge in Momin Khawaja's terrorism trial has ruled that evidence the defence considers hearsay will remain part of the court record - at least for now. Justice Douglas Rutherford said it is too early to determine the validity of certain evidence provided by Crown witness ...
Ontario lawyer denied leave to appeal kidnapping conviction
July 24, 2008 - 8:30 am
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has denied an Ontario lawyer leave to appeal his kidnapping-related conviction in a case involving his former girlfriend's son. Kadir Baksh of Toronto was convicted in December 2005 of unlawfully detaining a youth who was less than 14 years old with ...
Border agents charge two men with possessing child porn after laptops seized
July 24, 2008 - 7:53 am
HALIFAX - Two foreign nationals on board a container ship have been charged with smuggling child pornography after a routine search of two laptops allegedly turned up the disturbing material, an official with the Canada Border Services Agency said Thursday. Laurie Gillmore said the men, ...
Number receiving EI benefits hit lowest level since 2000 last year
July 24, 2008 - 6:09 am
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who received regular Employment Insurance benefits in 2007 hit its lowest level since 2000. Statistics Canada says about 452,000 Canadians received regular EI benefits during the reference week of the survey, down five per cent from 2006 and the fifth ...
No closures planned for Vancouver-Whistler road, 2010 Olympic organizers say
July 23, 2008 - 7:47 pm
VANCOUVER - A sensitive debate over whether to close a major B.C. highway to non-Olympic traffic during the 2010 Games flared up Wednesday with the public disclosure, for the first time, that traffic on the route linking Vancouver and Whistler could be restricted. Vancouver Olympic ...
Family, friends gather to remember former Edmonton woman found slain in U.S.
July 23, 2008 - 7:33 pm
EDMONTON - Katie and Bella Cooper wandered in front of about 350 mourners at their mother's memorial Wednesday with youthful fascination, seemingly unaware of the grave situation that beckoned their attendance. Jeff Rentz would later say that for Katie, who turned two on Wednesday, the ...
Montrealers get rare glimpse of waterspouts in St-Lawrence River
July 23, 2008 - 6:16 pm
MONTREAL - Two cyclone-shaped waterspouts formed off the island of Montreal Wednesday, giving residents a rare look at a weather phenomenon more common to the tropics. The first was spotted early afternoon in the St. Lawrence River, near Montreal's south shore. Environment Canada ...
Pilot who averted disaster over Gimli, Man., 25 years ago honoured with parade
July 23, 2008 - 5:19 pm
GIMLI, Man. - Twenty-five years after he pulled off a miracle in the air, retired pilot Bob Pearson was applauded, cheered and embraced by people in this small lakefront community north of Winnipeg. The hero's welcome, which included a parade, left Pearson overcome with emotion. ...
Quebec City blasts police union for handing out fewer tickets
July 23, 2008 - 5:19 pm
QUEBEC - City officials claim pressure tactics taken up by Quebec City police officers are putting motorists at risk. Since the fall, the police brotherhood has encouraged officers to issue fewer traffic tickets as they negotiate a new contract with the city. But city officials told ...
Western U.S. states join Canadian provinces to plan greenhouse gas limits
July 23, 2008 - 5:10 pm
SALEM, Ore. - Seven western states have joined four Canadian provinces to plan limits on greenhouse gas emissions. It would cover up to 90 per cent of the global warming emissions across Oregon, Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Washington and would extend to British ...
Cdn sealing industry in doubt after EU proposes to ban seal products
July 23, 2008 - 4:18 pm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The future of Canada's commercial harp seal hunt, a centuries-old industry and way of life for several thousand East Coast fishermen, was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the European Union proposed a partial ban on seal products. The legislation, if approved, ...
Survey to look at how many Canadians have potentially fatal food allergies
July 23, 2008 - 4:16 pm
TORONTO - Researchers have launched a national survey to determine how many Canadians suffer from potentially fatal food allergies and how effective food labelling is in helping consumers avoid allergens that may be hazardous to their health. Details of the survey of 9,000 Canadians were ...
Public safety minister approves delayed crime-gun reporting requirements
July 23, 2008 - 4:12 pm
VANCOUVER - Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day has signed off on a long-delayed requirement for police forces to report all crime guns they seize to the national firearms registry. Sections of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations that were not implemented will finally come into effect ...
Canada on the brink of 'absolute crisis' in homeless funding, advocates say
July 23, 2008 - 4:10 pm
VANCOUVER - Against the backdrop of Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside, Social Development Minister Monte Solberg announced $800,000 in federal funding for a youth shelter Wednesday. The funds will create 32 new beds at the Covenant House shelter but critics say Canada is in the midst ...
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