Canada News latest RSS headlines - Toronto Telegraph.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Canada News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Toronto Telegraph.com http://www.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/10/id/71df8d33cd2a30df/ en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:22 -0400 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:22 -0400 30 Pamela Anderson dashes mum Washington, July 3 : Canadian born actress Pamela Anderson has dashed her mother's bizarre lesbian hopes - by informing her that her sexual preference is strictly for men. http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/378058/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:24 -0400 Toronto Telegraph.com http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/378058/cs/1/ Biggest Bengali show in Toronto from Friday The 28th annual North American Bengali Conference (NABC) begins here Friday. Over 6,000 people from North America, India, Europe and the Gulf will attend the three-day conference billed as the biggest Bengali cultural show outside of West Bengal. http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/377884/cs/1/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:14 -0400 Toronto Telegraph.com http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/377884/cs/1/ Vancouver police release photos of suspect in statue theft Vancouver police today released photos of a female suspect in the theft of a statue and four bronze plaques from Queen Elizabeth Park. The woman attempted to sell one of the plaques to an unidentif... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951634/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:37 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951634/ Alberta imposes minimum drink prices EDMONTON — Alberta is imposing minimum drink prices starting next month to help reduce drunken rowdiness and binge drinking, but bar patrons can still get a 12-ounce draft beer for just under $2.... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951633/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:36 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951633/ Tories lose ground with women, Quebeckers, Ontarians OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the federal Conservatives have lost key support amongst women, Quebeckers and Ontario voters. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicates the Tories and Lib... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951632/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:33 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951632/ Taser inquiry will go ahead into airport death despite no charge decision VANCOUVER - The public inquiry into the death of a Polish immigrant who was hit by an RCMP Taser is going ahead even though Crown prosecutors have not made a decision on charges in the incident at Van... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951422/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:36:32 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951422/ Two Toronto police officers charged in grow-op bust TORONTO — Two Toronto police officers and three corrections officers have been charged with drug-related offences in a large-scale bust of marijuana grow operations in the Greater Toronto Area. ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950337/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:29 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950337/ Officials unclear on extent of gun smuggling The Canadian Press VANCOUVER -- It was almost 5 a.m. when a suburban Vancouver police officer nearing the end of his shift watched a car's uncertain journey down a street a few kilometres north of th... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951883/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:56 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951883/ Khawaja walked into sophisticated surveillance operation OTTAWA — Uncontested surveillance tapes and audio intercepts played in an Ottawa court Thursday revealed the full extent to which Mohammed Momin Khawaja was watched by security forces after he ar... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950335/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:26 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950335/ Repentigny police find corpse in car pulled over for DUI Quebec provincial police got an unexpected surprise Thursday when they pulled over a man for impaired driving and found a dead body in the car. The driver, 54, was careening down the street in a mini... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950799/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:07 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950799/ Canada finds first case linked to U.S. salmonella outbreak TORONTO — Canadian authorities have found a case of Salmonella Saintpaul, the strain behind the massive salmonella outbreak in the United States. The Public Health Agency of Canada says a per... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951631/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:38 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951631/ Canada 2nd last among G8 on WWF climate scorecard BERLIN — A new study suggests Canada ranks second to last among G8 countries when it comes to addressing global warming. Only the United States scores lower on the Group of Eight Climate Scor... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950333/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:24 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950333/ Khawaja discussed detonator with plotter, trial hears The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Momin Khawaja discussed the technical details of an electronic detonation device with the British leader of a terrorist bomb plot, the Ottawa software designer's trial ha... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950570/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:17:04 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950570/ Retailers face privacy concerns privacy commissioner indicates that consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about retailer requests for their personal information. Based on a survey carried out by Ipsos-Reid in December 2007 ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949984/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:18 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949984/ Ombudsman preparing to investigate conditions in Ontario TORONTO — The "horror stories" about shocking conditions in the province's nursing homes have prompted Ontario's watchdog to prepare for an investigation into whether the governing Liberals are d... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950334/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:25 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950334/ Illegal guns enter Cda from U.S. but police, politicians don A gun showing locations for marking and tracing is shown in a handout photo. Photo is for use as desired with a package of stories on gun smuggling over the Canada-U.S. border and the deadly consequen... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950086/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:58:45 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950086/ Quebec hotel workers vote on strikes The union that represents Quebec hotel workers is planning to stage rotating strikes without warning this summer to spur stalled contract talks. Workers at 41 hotels will start voting Thursday on whe... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950798/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:06 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950798/ Body found in alleged drunk driver MONTREAL - Police are trying to unravel the story behind a body that was found in a minivan being driven by an alleged drunk driver east of Montreal. Repentigny police got a 4 a.m. call Thursday ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950085/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:58:45 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950085/ ATCO to work on housing 20,000 in Abu Dhabi A unit of the ATCO Group is going to work with a large local company to build housing for 20,000 temporary workers building the Saadiyat Island project off the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emi... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950133/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:09 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950133/ Two T.O. officers arrested during grow-op crackdown ctvtoronto.ca Two Toronto police officers and three corrections officers are among 20 people charged in a large-scale marijuana drug trafficking operation in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto Police... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951882/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:55 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15951882/ Auto parts maker closes plants, 2,000 jobs lost TORONTO — Another 2,000 jobs in Canada's auto industry have been gobbled up with the shutdown of 11 small plants operated by a Toronto-area company that makes plastic instrument panels. Progr... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950336/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:28 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15950336/ Bells ring out for Quebec City's 400th birthday More than 600 parishes, municipalities and others across the country marked the anniversary with a ringing of bells at 11:00 am (1500 GMT), when Champlain is believed to disembarked at the mouth of th... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949822/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:57:32 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949822/ City issues warning after manhole covers go missing in Ottawa The City of Ottawa issued a warning to road users, cyclists in particular, to watch out for open manholes throughout the city due to the number of covers that have disappeared over the past month. Th... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949520/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:48 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949520/ Panel divided on crusader OTTAWA and TORONTO — Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin permitted a rare recorded vote on whether to name abortion-rights activist Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada, an indication the indepe... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949019/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:31:13 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949019/ Employers shed 62,000 jobs WASHINGTON — U.S. employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 p... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949015/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:31:23 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949015/ European Central Bank raises rate to fight inflation The European Central Bank increased its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25 per cent on Thursday. Like other central banks, the ECB has shifted from stimulating the econ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948850/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:51 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948850/ Ontario woman gains East Coast accent following stroke A fascinating case of foreign accent syndrome recently cropped up in southwestern Ontario, says a new report published by researchers at McMaster University. The rare syndrome affects people who have... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948454/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:26 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948454/ Church bells, canoe trips help Canadians commemorate Quebec Bells rang out across the country Thursday from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the North as Canadians joined in simultaneous commemorative ceremonies for the 400th anniversary of the founding o... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948439/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:23 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948439/ Pancake breakfasts herald Calgary Stampede Stampede fever is in the air in Calgary even before the 10-day event has begun. Tourism Calgary and Calgary Economic Development celebrated the reopening of 6th Avenue S.E. a day early with a pancake... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948455/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:38 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948455/ Figures show Ont. economy shrank in first quarter The Canadian Press TORONTO -- New figures released by the Ontario government show the province's economy shrank in the first quarter. The report says Ontario's real GDP fell 0.3 per cent between Jan... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947906/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:52:37 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947906/ Two Ottawa men split $32 million jackpot ctvottawa.ca An Ottawa barber and one of his longtime customers are set to share a $32 million cash prize after winning Saturday's Lotto 6-49 jackpot. Mike Detorre -- who is now being called the "we... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948607/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:36:28 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948607/ Ex-Pakistan minister acquitted of murdering Canadian woman A former Pakistani cabinet minister has been acquitted on charges of murdering a Toronto-area woman and keeping her in illegal custody. Pakistan newspapers reported that Shahid Jamil Qureshi was rele... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948453/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:21 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948453/ Canadian Embassy meant no harm with poutine poster Officials with Canada's embassy in Washington D.C. have apologized for using a picture of Samuel de Champlain holding poutine on a recent invitation. The picture was used in publicity material inviti... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946969/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:35 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946969/ First the stroke, then a Newfoundland accent Rose Doré has lived her entire life in Southern Ontario, but, after a debilitating stroke two years ago, she started talking like a Newfoundlander. “I don't know where it came from. I gu... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949018/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:31:20 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15949018/ Rail car leaking chemical into Thompson River near Lytton, B.C. A rail car that was knocked into the Thompson River by a rock slide is leaking a toxic chemical, provincial officials told a public meeting in Lytton, B.C., Wednesday night. An Environment Ministry o... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948167/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:32 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948167/ Jazz Air cutting 270 workers and reducing capacity The Canadian Press HALIFAX -- Jazz Air (TSX:JAZ.UN) is cutting 270 employees as the regional airline operator reduces capacity by five per cent. The Jazz reduction announced Thursday follows the mid... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947154/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:52:36 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947154/ Royal Bank optimistic about economy The Royal Bank of Canada is forecasting the current economic turmoil will ease, with forces such as the high dollar, surging oil prices, flagging growth and inflation improving over the next two years... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947408/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:33 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947408/ B.C. priest returning Order of Canada over Morgentaler A B.C. priest who worked extensively with troubled teenagers in Saskatchewan is returning his Order of Canada after learning that abortion crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler has been awarded the same hono... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948168/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:31 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15948168/ Charest applauds bilingualism on eve of Quebec City QUEBEC — On the eve of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City and the arrival of the French language and culture in North America, Quebec Premier Jean Charest praised bilingualism y... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947646/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:46:38 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947646/ Homicide autopsies return to Ottawa as new pathologist arrives A new forensic pathologist has started work in Ottawa and that means suspicious death autopsies will be performed in the city for the first time in a year and a half. Dr. Jacqueline Pai, who is certi... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946972/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:33:09 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946972/ A job site just for MBAs MBAjobs.ca is a Saskatoon-based operation that allows MBAs to post their resumés and to look for employment. By focusing exclusively on MBAs and their potential employers, the site will make it... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946309/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:54 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946309/ U.S. economy sheds more jobs U.S. employers cut their payrolls by 62,000 jobs in June, marking the sixth straight month of job losses for the weak U.S. economy. The unemployment rate for June held steady at 5.5 per cent, the U.S... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15945768/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:47 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15945768/ Firefighters save teens in nighttime Rideau rapids rescue A young man and a young woman in their late teens owe their lives to a team from the Ottawa Fire Service after getting caught in the rapids of the Rideau River while going for a swim Wednesday night. ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946607/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946607/ Canada Post modernization plans worry workers Postal workers in Winnipeg are raising concerns about a plan to modernize mail delivery that could see them spending less time sorting the mail and more time on the streets. When the Crown corporatio... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946968/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:33:18 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946968/ Mississauga man guilty of house blast A Mississauga man was found guilty today of of deliberately blowing up the house he owned with his ex-wife. A Brampton jury took about five hours to find John Walkiewicz guilty of criminal neglige... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947324/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:33:43 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947324/ Nova Scotia pumps millions to ferry company The province is giving a ferry company up to $4.4 million to keep its Yarmouth-Maine route running. The Nova Scotia government says the money, which is coming from the Industrial Expansion Fund, will... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946606/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946606/ Yellowknife-area woman charged in sister A woman accused of killing her sister near Yellowknife appeared in court Wednesday, charged with second-degree murder. Yellowknife RCMP arrested Doris Kendi on June 28 at her cabin, located about 20 ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946604/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08:44 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946604/ Happy 400, Quebec City! Festivities are underway Thursday to celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary. French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in what is now la vieille capitale on July 3, 1608. To mark the historic oc... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946971/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:33:09 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15946971/ Cdn businessman in Bulgaria released from jail OTTAWA - A Canadian businessman imprisoned for the last 12 years in Bulgaria was released from a high-security detention centre earlier today but can't leave the country. Michael Kapoustin, 56, told ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947201/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:33:44 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15947201/ T.O. man charged in hit-and-run Police today said they have arrested a man believed to be the driver of the car involved in a hit-and-run accident which sent an elderly man and a young woman to hospital last week. Toronto Police ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15945694/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:50 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15945694/ And then there were 16 Keeping with the more music format of the program, on Wednesday's show, Canadian Idol gave us a new twist: the judges' encore. Personally, I think this is a great idea. It's reminiscent of... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15942783/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:26:10 -0400 National Post http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15942783/ Boy, 6, riding bike dies after being hit by car A six-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a car near Rexton, N.B., on Wednesday while he was riding his bicycle. The boy was wearing a bicycle helmet when he was struck at about 3:30 p.m. on Rout... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944887/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:15 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944887/ In Canada, Starbucks will perk along as normal The Associated Press SEATTLE -- SEATTLE -- Things will continue perking at all Starbucks in Canada. The coffee company says none of the 640 company operated outlets in this country are being shutt... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943068/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:12:32 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943068/ 3 vessels aided by Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard responded to three emergencies off the coast of Newfoundland on Thursday morning. A fire broke out early Thursday morning aboard the Noble Venture, about 130 kilometres north... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944886/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:16 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944886/ Fireball in sky not a plane, Halifax police say Police investigating a report of a small plane crashing in Halifax say the glowing object was likely a flare. A group of children reported that a fireball nosedived to the ground in a wooded area off... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944888/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:14 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944888/ Slowing economies will force entente on climate, energy, food, Harper says OTTAWA — The world's recession fears and thirst for energy will move Europeans and others closer to Canada's position on climate change, Prime Minister Stephen Harper predicts. Climate change ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943797/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:56 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943797/ Man charged with possession of Ontario holograph The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- A 56-year-old Ottawa man is facing counterfeit-related charges after sheets with Ontario's holographic design were found at Ottawa's airport. Officers with the Canada Bo... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943130/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:12:31 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943130/ Canine hero wins a chance at immortality Poor old Trakr. Once hailed as a hero, the retired Halifax police dog can no longer use the hind legs that pushed him through the ruins of the World Trade Center as he sniffed for survivors. His heari... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943801/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:53 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943801/ Hospital in Charlottetown failing to hold back superbug , with another patient infected with the bacteria. The hospital has told all 16 patients in Unit 3 they must remain in their rooms, even though only four have tested positive for the bacteria. The s... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944889/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:12 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15944889/ Escaped salmon pose threat to wild stock VANCOUVER — Tens of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon escaped from their pen into an inlet off the B.C. coast, a fish farm company said Wednesday. If they survive, they could threaten already d... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943798/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:00 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943798/ Canada Day celebration in Amman highlights strong Jordan-Canada relations In recognition of Canada Day that takes place on July 1st, the Canadian Embassy and the Jordanian Canadian Business Association (JOCOBA) hosted a reception on 29th June at the King Hussein Club to cel... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15942782/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:08:00 -0400 AME Info http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15942782/ Saskatchewan fires force 2,000 people from homes View larger image Residents from several northern Saskatchewan communities who have been forced from their homes exit a bus and head towards a temporary shelter on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943092/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:12:38 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943092/ Disabled man evicted from family home A three-year legal battle between a 46-year-old disabled man and his sisters came to a head yesterday when the man was evicted from their late mother's Winnipeg home. The dispute pits Daryl Zenyk's ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943333/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:51:49 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943333/ Typo reduces criminal record by half A Winnipeg man walked out of jail yesterday with half the criminal record he should have had, were it not for a clerical typo. The 30-year-old was set to plead guilty to two counts each of assault a... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943332/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:51:49 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15943332/ Smoke from Canadian fires drifts into Billings, region By The Gazette Staff The haze of smoke blanketing Billings is from wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan, National Weather Service officials said.Smoke from the fires, which is causing hazy skie... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940146/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:35:50 -0400 Billings Gazette http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940146/ Canadian abortion crusader says he deserves award TORONTO (Reuters) - Henry Morgentaler, the doctor who led the fight to legalize abortion in Canada two decades ago, said on Wednesday he was proud to be receiving his country's highest civilian award,... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940141/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:28:34 -0400 Reuters http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940141/ Largest Mosque in Canada Opening in Calgary - A Stunning Architectural Landmark to Be a Symbol of Peace Canada's largest mosque will be inaugurated on Jul 4, 2008 by His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He will inaugurate the mosque by leading the ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940145/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:28:03 -0400 PR Web http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940145/ Cops probe Edmonton prison riot The Edmonton Institution remained in lockdown yesterday as police detectives and prison officials sorted through the ashes and aftermath of a violent brawl that ended with eight people going to hospit... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940734/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:20:03 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940734/ Canadians prefer Obama to their own PM Canadians hold US presidential hopeful Barack Obama in higher esteem than any of their own politicians, including their prime minister, an opinion poll suggests. http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940144/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:56:13 -0400 SBS http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940144/ Canadian in refugee centre seeks freedom Michael Kapoustin should have been looking forward to his freedom after 12 years in a Bulgarian jail. Instead, he's been tossed into a "terrible" high-security detention facility for refugees outside ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940143/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:47:41 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940143/ Slick spreads on North Saskatchewan River Emergency crews fought to contain a large chemical spill in the North Saskatchewan River last night. The slick, which authorities suspected was some type of solvent, poured into the river from a cit... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940733/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:20:02 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940733/ Canadian Business Groups Applaud Bold, Competitive Vision Set Out By Competition Policy Review Panel 0 posts A broad coalition of Canadian business groups welcomes the bold vision and ambitious scope of the final report of the Competition Policy Review Panel and calls on the federal government to s... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940142/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:02:25 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940142/ Accused escort killer in court The man accused of murdering an Edmonton escort and burying her body in the backyard of a southside home made his first court appearance yesterday. Matthew Todd Barrett, 24, will be in court again J... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940732/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:20:01 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940732/ Girl burned on playground booby-trap Edmonton police went door-to-door yesterday in search of witnesses after a two-year-old girl received chemical burns from a playground slide covered in white powder believed to be Drano at a north Gle... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940731/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:20:00 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940731/ Father jailed for beating daughters An Edmonton father convicted of beating his daughters with chopsticks and a rolling pin in what a judge described as a "house of terror" has been put behind bars. An Yen Huang, 43, was sentenced yes... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940735/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:19:59 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940735/ Alberta fire crews get help from Ont. Alberta has been hit by 886 wildfires this year - a 40% increase over last year - but that number is expected to climb thanks to scorching temperatures and thunderstorms predicted for coming weeks. ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940736/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:19:58 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15940736/ Obedient rookie or naive youth BRAMPTON, ONT. — For almost a month, vibrant scenes of terror suspects allegedly plotting attacks and the more banal episodes of the same men ordering fast food came to life in a Brampton courtro... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938493/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:49:57 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938493/ Politicians and soldiers to help celebrate Quebec City QUEBEC - The prime ministers of Canada and France will lead a delegation of politicians attending Quebec City's 400th birthday bash on Thursday. Stephen Harper and Francois Fillon will be joined ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937443/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:05:36 -0400 C News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937443/ Group aims to beef up safety rules for donair meat HALIFAX — When the local bars close here on summer nights, hordes of young people descend on a convenient downtown intersection that has fast-food restaurants on three of the four corners. Loc... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938492/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:49:55 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938492/ New top general sees soldiers out of Afghanistan by 2011 OTTAWA — Canada's new top general says he's still confident Canadian soldiers can quit combat operations in Kandahar by 2011, despite a surge in Taliban attacks and gloomier assessments of the Af... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938497/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:49:53 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15938497/ Canadians sweep podium on 1st day of AON Cup The 2008 Canadian Olympic team swept the podium Wednesday in the AON Cup at Spruce Meadows, Alta. Eric Lamaze scored 41.348 for the gold, while Halifax's Ian Millar and Mac Cone, of King City, Ont., ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937441/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:37:23 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937441/ Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid, r... Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press July 2, 2008 - 10:16 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO - Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations wi... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935171/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:07:50 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935171/ Huselius heads to the Jackets It's goodbye, Alberta, hello, Ohio, for Kristian Huselius. The 29-year-old Swedish forward, who spent some time in Calgary coach Mike Keenan's dog house last season, has signed with the Columbus Blue... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937189/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:43:14 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15937189/ B.C. man who died after arrest had criminal history CTV.ca News Staff A B.C. man who died after an apparent scuffle with RCMP and transit officers had a history of criminal offences, including two convictions for assaulting a police officer. Official... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936420/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:09:16 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936420/ Father accused of killing Merritt children appears in court The man accused of killing his three children in Merritt, B.C., in April made his first appearance in person in a Kamloops courthouse Wednesday. Allan Dwayne Schoenborn, 40, has been charged with thr... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936868/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:07:38 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936868/ Hamilton Southam, driving force behind NAC, dies at 91 View larger image Governor General Michaelle Jean (right), along with Hamilton Southam (left), of the Valiants Foundation, stands beside a statue of General Sir Arthur Currie.(THE CANADIAN PRESS / F... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936419/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:09:15 -0400 CTV http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15936419/ It should be safe and fair, but also be rare It's right to honour Henry Morgentaler with the Order of Canada. He fought to make this country a better place for women, and he succeeded. But those who either lionize or despise Dr. Morgentaler t... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935833/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:01 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935833/ Does the Order of Canada stand for unity or recognition The appointment of Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada has, understandably, generated a great deal of discussion among members of the public, including both sides of the abortion debate. To some ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935834/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:00 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935834/ Defence chooses not to present evidence at terror trial BRAMPTON, Ont. — The defence lawyer of a 20-year-old man accused of receiving terrorist training has decided not to present evidence at his trial. The man was arrested in June, 2006, during an... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935831/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:06 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935831/ Colorectal cancer patients in Ontario to get test Ontario's Health Ministry says it will start requiring colorectal cancer patients to take a new test that can determine whether the drug it purchases for them in the United States actually works. H... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935835/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:59 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935835/ Canadian embassy apologizes for controversial Canada Day invite MONTREAL — The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day party invitation that showed Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City, holding a plate of poutine. ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935836/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:58 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935836/ Ottawa appeals safe-injection site ruling VANCOUVER — The future of Vancouver's controversial supervised-injection site is likely headed for the Supreme Court of Canada, says the lawyer representing a group fighting to keep the facility ... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935837/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:57 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15935837/ Drivers on Canadian West Coast paying carbon tax VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - North America's first comprehensive carbon tax is now in effect in the Canadian West Coast province of British Columbia, greeted with complaints that some gasol... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934940/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:16 -0400 Reuters http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934940/ Canadian fiddler looks for quick payday via eBay TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay, the auction website. http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934939/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:01 -0400 Reuters http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934939/ Prime Ministers meet to discuss strengthening of Canada-France relations Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed Prime Minister François Fillon of France to Ottawa for a one-day working visit. The two prime ministers met to discuss issues of importance to Canada and Fr... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934724/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:30:34 -0400 Prime Minister's Office http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934724/ Blue Jackets send Zherdev, Fritsche to Rangers The New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets completed a four-player trade Wednesday. The Rangers acquired forwards Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche in exchange for defencemen Fedor Tyutin and Chri... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934688/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:47:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934688/ Islanders grab veteran Weight for one season Doug Weight, the feisty long-time centre with Edmonton and St. Louis, has signed a one-year deal with the New York Islanders. The contract is worth $1.75 million US plus bonuses that could bring it t... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934690/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:47:51 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934690/ Thrashers sign Hainsey for $22.5M The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenceman Ron Hainsey, put on waivers less than three days ago, to a massive deal on the second day of free agency. Hainsey, 27, was signed for $22.5 million US over fiv... http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934691/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:47:49 -0400 CBC News http://story.torontotelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/15934691/