Archive for November, 2009
CBC – Winnipeg’s police union is praising the province for taking the first steps toward outlawing vehicles retrofitted by gang members to protect themselves from rival attacks.
CBC – Edmonton’s bid for Expo 2017 has been officially tabled with the provincial and federal governments and will require an investment of $2.3 billion.
Ottawa is cutting the wait time for some foreign-trained workers who currently wait up to two years to learn whether their qualifications will be recognized in Canada.
CBC – A police helicopter got the thumbs up but a harmonized sales tax was ruled out as the Manitoba government launched the fall legislative session on Monday.
The Canadian Press – KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The man who murdered his three children denied he did it as an act of revenge against their mother, yet just days before the murders, he was convinced his ex-wife was planning to take off with a lover.
CBC – The Montreal Alouettes receive a hero’s welcome as they arrive home after Sunday’s last-second Grey Cup victory against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Barack Obama has begun one of the toughest sales jobs of his presidency, launching the much-awaited rollout of his new Afghan war strategy by informing top U.S. military and civilian advisers in Washington and Kabul and telephoning key allies around the globe.
Montreal’s mayor is showing no mercy for his counterpart in Regina — who can expect an Alouettes jersey and a Montreal flag in the mail in the coming days.
CBC – Prince Edward Island’s capital budget laid out plans to spend $500 million over the next five years to build infrastructure and stimulate the economy but it said very little about three big projects.
The Canadian Press – SATURNA, B.C. – A toddler was left asking for her mother and a survivor was left inconsolable after a float plane crash off one of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.
CBC – All of Calgary’s sanders and other equipment were on the road Monday amid a snowfall, as commuters drove through another slow commute.
CBC – A Calgary man who admits to fatally crashing into a woman and injuring her son and a friend, was so drunk that he had defecated in his pants, a court heard on Monday.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – The Harper government is once again calling in the troops in an effort to recast the public debate over the treatment of Afghan detainees.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – A number of world leaders have been personally briefed by U.S. President Barack Obama about the new Afghan war strategy he is expected to roll out tomorrow night.
CBC – The landlords of a Calgary rental home where three people died in a basement fire in January have been fined $89,700 for violating several provincial safety and public health laws.
The Canadian Press – VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ottawa is defending its decision to award an American-based company the contract to build the Canada pavilion for the 2010 Olympics.
The mother of two slain Calgary children says she phoned 911 about 30 minutes before she discovered their bodies, but public safety officers did not deem her call a high priority.
CBC – A 55-year-old man is dead after being shot while hunting with friends, RCMP at Sylvan Lake, Alta., said Monday.
Canadian Amanda Lindhout’s days while held captive in Somalia got darker after a foiled escape attempt in which she and a fellow hostage fled to the steps of a mosque before being recaptured, says a man hired to help negotiate her freedom.
CBC – Ryan Miller turned aside all 38 shots that were thrown at him as his Buffalo Sabres shut out the Maple Leafs 3-0 on Monday night in Toronto.
The Canadian Press – VANCOUVER, B.C. – Despite Sunday’s fatal crash, the de Havilland Beaver is considered one of the Canadian aviation industry’s crown jewels.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – A hunger-striker accused of terrorist links has once again been ordered freed from prison under strict conditions.
The Canadian Press – CALGARY – Canadian Amanda Lindhout’s days while held captive in Somalia got darker after a foiled escape attempt in which she and a fellow hostage fled to the steps of a mosque before being recaptured, says a man hired to help negotiate her freedom.
CBC – The Calgary Flames, who are on top of the Northwest Division, take on the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Calgary has been hot on the road, while Nashville has been just as impressive at home.
CBC – The New Brunswick village of Dorchester has issued a boil-water advisory after a water sample did not pass some routine tests to verify it is safe to drink.
CBC – Montreal auditor general Jacques Bergeron is refusing to make revisions to his report in to the city’s recently cancelled water-meter contract, despite threats of legal action.
The Canadian Press – NEW HAZELTON, B.C. – A second person has been charged in the death of a toddler last June in the northwest B.C. community of New Hazelton.
The Canadian Press – WINNIPEG – Despite a shrinking economy, Manitoba’s NDP government is opening its coffers to help people get fit, get pregnant and fight crime.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – An Air Canada jet refuelled with its engines running and more than 100 passengers aboard, then took off with its wings sheathed in ice, a House of Commons committee heard Monday.
CBC – A push began Monday in Nova Scotia to get the H1N1 vaccine into the arms of a challenging age group high school and university students who are not in the habit of getting flu shots.