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P.E.I. small craft harbours to get $3.5M for repairs

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Politics

Some Island fishing harbours will get $3.5 million from Ottawa for repairs, maintenance and construction projects, federal Egmont MP and National Reve...

Missing Hutterite girl's body found in river

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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The body of an 11-year-old girl who went missing after falling into the Assiniboine River has been located. The girl, Becky Waldner, was f...

Gander man paralyzed, loses job due to softball injury

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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A Gander man is struggling with paralysis, town officials, Newfoundland and Labrador's health care system and loss of employment after he was seriousl...

Edmonton immigrants wait to become Canadian citizens

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Politics

The lack of a citizenship judge in Edmonton has left hundreds of immigrants in Edmonton waiting to be sworn in as Canadian citizens. Edmon...

Proulx murder conviction appeal rejected

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected a request by convicted murderer Francis Proulx for a new trial. In May of 2009 Proulx was convicte...

Victoria gets funding for sewage treatment plant

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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The federal government is contributing $253 million to help build a secondary sewage treatment plant for Greater Victoria. The funding, wh...

Barrie explosives search taking longer than expected

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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A continuing search of a suburban house where dozens of explosive devices have been found in Barrie, Ont., has left residents waiting for police to wr...

Canada's Binstock brings hockey mentality to beach volleyball

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Sports

The unique atmosphere, huge hype and massive media attention surrounding an Olympic Games is enough to throw off any athlete who’s not prepared for ...

Kids' TV Time Predicts Waist Size

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Living

Children who watch more TV between the ages of two and four may increase their risk of having a large waist size and weaker muscular fitness by the en...

Parti Québécois Leader Buying Facebook Fans?

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Politics

Pauline Marois is being accused of paying for "likes" on her Facebook page. A video being circulated by Liberal party staffers shows a cha...

600 Stranded By B.C. Mudslide

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada

About 600 people who had been stranded by a mudslide that hit the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in southeastern B.C. on Sunday are now able to leave the...

Canada Places Second Last In Energy Efficiency Study

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Business

Canada has landed near the bottom of the first international energy efficiency rating of 12 major economies. The non-profit American Coun...

Calgary Stampede sets new attendance record

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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If you thought there were a lot more people than usual at the Stampede this year, you're right. The centennial Calgary Stampede set a new ...

Plane lands safely in dark on freeway east of Sarnia

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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A small plane with five people aboard made an emergency landing on Highway 402 Friday night east of Sarnia, Ont. The pilot, Leo P. Arsenea...

Will These Drugs Change Course Of Alzheimer's?

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada

Alzheimer's researchers are cautiously hopeful that three new drugs undergoing clinical trials will slow the course of the mind-robbing disease. ...

Wanted: The Next Canadian Tech Giant

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Business

In the past seven days, at least six takeovers of Canadian technology companies were announced. Those are six companies that will no lon...

Police watchdog probes teen shooting in vet clinic robbery

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a teen was shot during an alleged robbery at a veterinary clinic east of Toronto Monday. ...

Housing market cools down

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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The Canadian housing market showed signs of a slowdown in June, with prices and sales numbers declining by the slight amount that policymakers had bee...

Severe weather in Quebec City

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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A sudden thunder and lightning storm in Quebec City caused flooding and power outages Sunday night. Heavy rain and rising water on 3rd Ave...

Wildcat Strike Hobbles East Coast Construction Site

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Business

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court has granted iron ore company Vale's application to prosecute striking workers at the company's job site in Lon...

Sleeping driver strikes Gatineau pedestrian

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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A pedestrian was seriously hurt after he was struck by a van in Gatineau, Que., when the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The man, 24, was...

LaSalle shooting leaves man dead

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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Montreal police are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old man last night in LaSalle. Police said it happened as the man went t...

Man Allegedly Uses Car As Weapon To Save Tree

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada

A 65-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly ran over a man's foot and leg in an attempt to stop the man from cutting down a sycamore tree in...

Athletes Unleashed On Social Media... Sort Of

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada

As the 2012 Summer Olympics approach, the International Olympic Committee is taking a huge step in loosening its restrictions on social media usage fo...

Thunderstorms leave some without power in GTA

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada
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Thunderstorms pounded the Greater Toronto Area Sunday, temporarily flooding some roads, causing injury and leaving some residents without power. ...