Chris Hadfield to become first Canadian to command International Space Station
Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
LONGUEUIL, Que. - There will be a lot of guitar-strumming at the International Space Station once veteran Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and two fellow travellers arrive there in late 2012 for a six-month stay. The 18-year space veteran is an avid guitar lover — in fact, the mission patch he will
Terry Fox 30th anniversary fundraising initiative includes Olympians
Pat Hewitt, The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Betty Fox says the spirit of her son lives on in so many people who are the unsung heroes of the Terry Fox Run. "Terry's journey was cut tragically short but he left us with the legacy of hope and the powerful example of how one person truly can make a difference," she said Thursday. She s
Ex-justice minister Bellemare files lawsuit against former boss: Jean Charest
The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
QUEBEC - Ex-Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare has launched a $900,000 countersuit against his former boss: Premier Jean Charest. Bellemare's suit is in response to the $700,000 defamation suit that Charest filed against him last spring. Bellemare made scathing allegations last spring that a fun
Video of feeding the bears goes viral, minister worries it sets a bad example
The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
VANCOUVER - The notoriety of a group of bears who were watching over a marijuana grow operation in B.C.'s Interior has now hit the Internet. The province's environment minister is concerned that the Internet video of the man seen feeding the bears will set a very bad example. Barry Penner says the m
First Nations deliver ultimatum to Ottawa over B.C. mine poised to destroy lake
Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA - First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold. "This lake, as I've indicated, is fundamental to the Tsilhqot'in people. The destruction of this lake is
Ottawa to take 'wait-and-see' approach on controversial MS treatment
Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 1 0
OTTAWA - It will take more than anecdotes from some multiple sclerosis patients to sway the federal government into funding clinical trials of a controversial new treatment for the nerve-wasting disease. The federal government will instead assemble a working group to study information coming out of
Abducted British girl, 6, and her mother may be in Toronto, investigators say
The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Police say a six-year-old girl reported abducted from her home in Manchester, England, in 2008 may be in Toronto. Toronto police are seeking the public's help in locating Pearl Rose Gavaghan Da Massa, who was taken from England on Dec. 9, 2008, by her mother, Helen Gavaghan, 33, without co
Canada's shadow war ends when troops leave Kandahar in 2011, overseas commander
Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA - The shadow war fought in Afghanistan by Canada's ultra-secret, special forces will also end next year when the army ceases combat operations in Kandahar, says the general in charge of the country's overseas command. It is a significant, if somewhat unrecognized, milestone for a force whose
Body of Cpl. Brian Pinksen arrives at CFB Trenton for repatriation ceremony
The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A military plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission arrived this afternoon at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario. Cpl. Brian Pinksen was wounded by a roadside bomb during a routine patrol southwest of Kandahar on Aug. 22. He died at a h
Free Parks Canada passes for Grade 8 students 'no federalist plot,' Harper says
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
KITCHENER, Ont. - Accusations that free student passes for Canada's national parks are part of a federalist plot aimed at separatists were dismissed as "bizarre" Thursday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Talking after a local transit-funding announcement, Harper derided the separatist party for its
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