Archive for December, 2009
CBC – Seemingly dead and buried after staking the Blues a three-goal lead, the Vancouver Canucks scored four unanswered goals to record an amazing 4-3 overtime victory in St. Louis on Thursday night.
CBC – The Toronto construction site where four men died on Christmas Eve was temporarily shutdown by the Ministry of Labour months before the accident because of safety concerns.
CBC – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to suspend Parliament until March is his way of challenging the Liberals to force an early election if they don’t like the way he conducts government business, a Harris-Decima pollster says.
CBC – Tributes are pouring in for Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, who was killed in Afghanistan along with four Canadian soldiers.
CBC – Both of the Edmonton-area soldiers killed in a bomb blast Wednesday in Afghanistan were reservists. In civilian life, one was a teacher, the other a college student training to be an electrician.
CBC – Residents of the Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton, N.S., will hold an anniversary feast Friday in honour of the community’s namesake. The new year marks the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Grand Chief Henri Membertou, who the community is named after.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – The suspended Mountie charged with stabbing an Ottawa police officer to death has been remanded in protective custody until Jan. 7.
A Mountie on medical leave — who is accused of murdering an Ottawa police officer — has been ordered into protective custody.
Environment Canada says the abnormally cold and wet summer the majority of Canadians lamented about for months is the top weather story of the year.
The Canadian Press – CALGARY – A panel weighing the potential impact of a proposed natural gas pipeline on Arctic ecosystems and communities is about to reveal its long-awaited findings.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will ask the governor general to prorogue Parliament until March 3, CTV News has learned.
In a bid to bring its dying reputation as the City of Light back, the French government proclaimed that dance clubs across France can now stay open until 7 a.m., later than has been allowed in many parts of the country.
Iraqi police officials say most of the 21 people killed in a pair of bombings in western Iraq Wednesday were policemen.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – The Governor General’s office says it has not received any request from the Prime Minister’s Office for a meeting with Michaelle Jean to suspend Parliament.
The Canadian Press – TORONTO – After days of lineups snaking through Canada’s busiest airport and long delays for U.S.-bound flights, it appears as though the situation has eased.
The Canadian Press – TORONTO – The big Arctic melt of 2007 which shocked scientists and served as an environmental wake-up call for the planet is the top weather story of the decade, if not the past 100 years, says one of Canada’s leading climatologists.
There was nothing suspicious about a man alleged to have carried an explosive device onto a Detroit-bound flight in Amsterdam on Christmas Day, the Dutch government said Wednesday.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean has announced 57 new appointments to or within the Order of Canada.
A British man held hostage in Iraq for more than two years was released on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.
A man tried to board a commercial plane in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion — a case that bears chilling similarities to the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials told AP.
Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto’s main stock index was little changed on Wednesday morning as market players began to wind down dealings after a year of strong gains.
The Canadian Press – COCHRANE, Alta. – Martin Parnell’s New Year’s resolution goes a bit beyond promises of quitting smoking, losing weight or going to the gym more often.
Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – The Conservatives held onto a comfortable lead in an opinion poll published on Wednesday, but the party might not have enough support to win a majority government if an election were to take place now.
The Canadian Press – TORONTO – Toronto police are seeking two murder suspects after a man was shot in the head Tuesday night in the city’s west end.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – The R.C.M.P. is offering condolences to the family of a slain Ottawa police officer.
Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar fell versus a broadly stronger U.S. currency on Wednesday, backing further away from a 2-1/2 month high hit in the previous session in illiquid conditions.
Reuters – TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto’s main stock index was little changed on Wednesday shortly after the open as many market players wound down after a year of strong gains.
Americans wanting to get into Canada to attend Olympic events may be told to turn around and go home if they’ve been convicted, or even charged, with drunk driving, warn lawyers on both sides of the border.
The Canadian Press – EDMONTON – Crews armed with chainsaws and fire are fanning out across Alberta this winter, facing the almost impossible task of stemming the eastward spread of the voracious mountain pine beetle.
A rare Canadian penny, bearing the image of King George V, has already garnered US$160,000 in online bids ahead of a public auction in New York next week. Heritage Auctions of Dallas expects the coin to sell for US$300,000.