Canada to mark Queen's Diamond Jubilee in a big way, ties to monarchy run deep
Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press
5 Feb, 2012 0
TORONTO - When Princess Elizabeth succeeded to the British throne in 1952, Canada hailed her as the country's queen even before the declaration was issued in her homeland. Six decades later, royal watchers predict Canadian political and popular celebrations of her Diamond Jubilee will be among the m
NDP leadership candidate says his campaign is provoking new ideas
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
CALGARY - The federal NDP leadership race has faced criticism recently about being stagnant and boring. However, during a swing through Calgary this week, leadership hopeful Nathan Cullen, member of Parliament for the northern B.C. riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley, says that's in the process of chang
Canada rebukes UN 'paralysis' after Russia, China veto resolution on Syria
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
OTTAWA - Canada had some strong words for members of the U.N. Security Council Saturday, saying it was "disappointed in the extreme" after Russia and China blocked a resolution to deal with the escalating violence in Syria. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said the failure by the council to effec
Storm blasts Newfoundland and Labrador; high winds to stick around
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
GANDER, N.L. - The worst is over, but Environment Canada says parts of Newfoundland can still expect high winds overnight and Sunday morning after an intense blizzard swept through the province. David Neil, a meteorologist with Environment Canada in Gander, said a blizzard warning is still in effect
Quebec gov't to sue over concrete tunnel collapse; blames shoddy prep work
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 1
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will head to court to seek a multimillion-dollar compensation from an engineering consortium it blames for last summer's collapse in a Montreal tunnel. It announced the lawsuit Friday upon releasing a report that said the collapse of a huge concrete slab onto an expr
Oil-pipeline opponents take to the streets of North Coast community in B.C.
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - First Nations and residents of a community on British Columbia's North Coast are protesting a proposed pipeline which would carry crude oil from Alberta to the west coast for tanker shipment to places like China. The "No Oil Tankers" rally kicked off Saturday morning in a Princ
Montreal police launch investigation into alleged brutality in protest video
Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
MONTREAL - Montreal police have launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced online showing an officer striking a student with a baton at a protest last month. The video, which has been gaining traction on YouTube, shows an officer repeatedly hitting the protester holding a banner along
Charges laid after suspicious Santa with presents allegedly approaches child
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
EDMONTON - Police in B.C. have arrested a suspect in a case where a man allegedly tried to lure a child by claiming he was Santa. David Warren Buchanan, 67, has been charged with two counts of attempted child abduction and police say he is a suspect in a third case. Buchanan was arrested Friday in P
Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hits
Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 1
OTTAWA - The closure of a locomotive plant in London, Ont., by U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector. Facing new competition from low-cost countries, a sluggish economic recovery and no longer able to count on a weak loonie to cre
Saturday quake off Vancouver Island not felt, says mayor of Tofino, B.C.
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
TOFINO, B.C. - There was an earthquake off British Columbia's west coast on Saturday, but it wasn't strong enough to be noticed by the mayor of one Vancouver Island community. According to Natural Resources Canada, the magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck just after noon, about 179 kilometres southwest o
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