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Showers in Vancouver tonight, but sun returns Tuesday

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Evening showers and even the risk of a thunderstorm are in the forecast for B.C.'s South Coast thanks to yet another spinning low pressure system, say...

Canadian Tire Manager Saves Homeless Man

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A homeless man in Abbotsford, B.C. is lucky to be alive after the mattress he was sleeping on caught fire on Sunday night. Rikter Pop was...

WATCH: Wolf Who Chased Motorcyclist Spotted Again

CBC | Posted 06.18.2013 | Canada Alberta

Motorists have spotted a seemingly-fearless wolf along the highway in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia for the second time in a week. ...

Ontario says no to Kettle Island interprovincial bridge

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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The Ontario government won't support an interprovincial bridge at Kettle Island between Ottawa and Gatineau, first proposed by a federal agency one mo...

Harper Announces $90 Million In New Syria Aid

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada

Trade, taxes and transparency are on the agenda at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, but a major development came Monday when the U.S. and the Europe...

Daycare Workers Fired After Children Taped Down For Naps

CBC | Posted 06.18.2013 | Canada Living

Two workers at an Ottawa daycare were fired after masking tape was reportedly used to confine children to their cots during nap time. An ...

LCBO sales up 4% thanks to new stores, 'efficiencies'

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Sales at Ontario liquor stores were up 3.9 per cent to $4.9 billion in the 2012-2013 fiscal year and yielded a record $1.7 billion dividend for the pr...

Complaint lodged over Tory MP Dean Del Mastro 'slander'

CBC | Posted 06.18.2013 | Canada Politics

Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro abused his parliamentary privilege to "slander" a former consultant who has provided evidence to Elections Canada, the...

Tax fraud nets Ontario man $1M fine, prison sentence

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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An Ontario man has been handed a fine of nearly $1 million and a prison sentence of more than seven years after he filed falsified tax returns for fiv...

Arson blamed for fatal Vancouver basement fire

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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A fatal housefire in an East Vancouver basement suite on Saturday is being blamed on arson, and police say they are treating the death as suspicious. ...

5 Vancouver street festivals you don't want to miss!

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Car-free days in Vancouver may be over, but that doesn't mean it's the end of summer festival street closures. Check out this list to find a street fe...

Vernon heron rookery ruffling feathers

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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A blue heron rookery is ruffling feathers in Vernon, B.C., after one of the herons' nesting trees fell on a neighbouring home. More than 1...

PC attack ad links Wynne, McGuinty in power plant affair

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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The Ontario legislature may have adjourned for the summer holidays, but the Progressive Conservatives aren't taking any breaks from hammering the Libe...

MPs weigh in on Justin Trudeau charging speaking fees

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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The New Brunswick charity that asked Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to return a speaking fee after he appeared at a fundraiser has sparked a debate amo...

Refugee advocates say health cuts having 'brutal' effects

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada Politics

Health care providers and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney are accusing each other of misleading Canadians about cuts to refugee heal...

Perth driver fined for carting 54 people in horse trailer

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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A 48-year-old man from Perth East Township has been fined for pulling a double horse trailer packed with 54 people. A Perth County OPP off...

Canadians In Dominican Face Jail Time AND Fine

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada Travel

Two Canadian men imprisoned in the Dominican Republic following a post-wedding brawl last month have been released and will be returning to Canada, a ...

Missing: Yellow Torpedo-Shaped Robot

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada

Memorial University of Newfoundland has lost a two-metre long, bright-yellow robot in the Atlantic Ocean. The university’s Autonomous Oc...

Construction strike halts major projects in Quebec

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Construction sites in Quebec are idle after more than 175,000 workers across the province went on strike. A general strike began at midni...

Sibling fights compared to school bullying

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Parents should take fights between siblings as seriously as they do schoolyard bullying because even fights over toys and name calling are associated ...

Aboriginal Peoples persistently disadvantaged

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Canada's Aboriginal Peoples still face barriers to equality of opportunity, in comparison to non-aboriginal people, according to a report by the Canad...

Dog, late-night gaming saved Brampton families from fire

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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A curfew-breaking brother and a family pet are being credited for saving two neighbouring Brampton families after a massive fire gutted both of their ...

Private schools top Fraser Institute rankings

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Only two public schools appear in the Fraser Institute's top 20 secondary schools in British Columbia, as private schools continue to dominate the con...

Dads scuffle in Waterloo Father's Day soccer game

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Two fathers with children on the same team got embroiled in a fist fight during their daughters' soccer game at RIM Park in Waterloo on Father's Day. ...

Bullying on agenda as western premiers meet

CBC | Posted 06.17.2013 | Canada
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Western Canada's premiers and territorial leaders are in Winnipeg for their annual meeting. The economy is always a priority when the seve...