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Reports: 2 Mounties shot in southeastern AlbertaReports say two RCMP officers have suffered gunshots wounds, along with a third person, after an incident in southeastern Alberta.
ctv.ca | 08-Feb-2012 00:06
Apology sought after N.L. student sprayed with air freshener
A Newfoundland school board is investigating after one of its teachers sprayed a 10-year-old boy with an air freshener because of his fried fish lunch.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 23:37
Officials amazed 3 people survived crash that killed 11
Police and EMS workers who were on the scene after a collision that killed 10 migrant workers and one truck driver said Tuesday it was "amazing" and a "miracle" that three people survived.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 23:32
Alberta throne speech promises smarter spending
Alberta Premier Alison Redford's government has opened the pre-election spring sitting of the legislature with a throne speech that promises smarter spending and more jobs.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 23:24
Deadly collision raises labour rights questions
Seasonal agricultural work has been placed under renewed scrutiny after 10 migrant farm labourers were killed in a collision in southwestern Ontario.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 22:49
Canada 'does not condone torture,' Toews says
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Canada "does not condone torture," but the government expects its spy agencies to make protecting Canadian lives their "overriding priority."
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 22:27
Canada's most romantic cities
"Ontario is for lovers" could be the province's new slogan, since it has half of the top 20 most romantic cities in Canada, according to a new list.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:31
Crash renews calls for ban on 15-passenger vans
Two New Brunswick mothers whose sons were killed in a 15-passenger van crash say the collision Monday in Ontario that killed 11 people reinforces their belief that the vehicles are "death traps."
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 19:04
Kingston, Ont. is Canada's most romantic city: Amazon
Romance appears to reign supreme in Kingston.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 18:33
Immigrants in job market need system tweak: TD Bank
The federal government could put the equivalent of 370,000 more people to work if it tweaked the immigration system to focus on the long-term needs of the job market, says a new report by Toronto-Dominion Bank.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:51
Boomers beating younger Canadians in retirement planning: RBC
A new RBC poll suggests that while both younger and older Canadians worry about balancing savings goals, younger Canadians struggle more with putting a plan in place.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:44
Citizens' group wants non-lethal solution to Greater Victoria deer problem
By Ryan Flaherty - Oak Bay News Published: February 06, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: February 06, 2012 11:41 AM As the discussion about urban deer in the Capital Region heats up, some area residents are asking to be a part of the problem-solving process.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 17:21
Walmart Canada spending $750M on expansion in 2012
Walmart Canada plans to spend more than $750 million this year to open, relocate or remodel 73 retail stores, including former Zellers locations.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:21
P.E.I. politicians to return to legislature in April
Politicians in Prince Edward Island will return to the legislature in April.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:16
Miners Xstrata, Glencore agree to $90B merger
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata PLC announced plans Tuesday to merge with commodities trading giant Glencore International PLC in a deal that will create the world's fourth largest natural resources group.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:14
Margins, competitiveness factor in price gap, Senate hears
A representative of Canada's manufacturers says lack of competition and retailer profit margins explain some of the price gap between Canada and the United States.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 17:03
Canadian building permits spike in December
Construction plans heated up strongly in December as municipalities issued $6.8 billion worth of building permits, the highest level since June 2007.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 15:44
Deal reportedly underway for famed Schwartz's Deli
Montrealers are reeling from reports that a big-name consortium wants a bite at the city's most famous sandwich shop.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 15:09
Sask. court strikes down essential services law
The Saskatchewan government says it will fix its essential services legislation after a court ruled the law goes too far and is unconstitutional.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 14:55
Fresh 2011 numbers to rekindle Canadaa s centuries-old love affair with census
The cover of the 2011 Census package is shown in Ottawa on Thursday, May 5, 2011.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 13:11
Statisticians eager for new Canadian census data
The first tranche of fresh, new census data is coming out this week, and Ted Hildebrandt is giddy with anticipation.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 12:28
Trapped bear commits vehicular mauling in Alberta
Experts are still trying to figure out how a young bear managed to climb inside and get trapped in an Alberta businessman's SUV.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 12:20
PM names 'Dashan' goodwill ambassador to China
The prime minister put some star power behind his high-level trip to China.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 12:15
Admin error pushes byelection in Layton's old riding back a week to March 19
An error by the Prime Minister's Office has resulted in a federal byelection in the former riding of late NDP leader Jack Layton being pushed back a week to March 19.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:06
Canada's Harper in China visit focused on energy
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is visiting China to discuss oil sales and other economic ties following U.S. President Barack Obama's rejection of a pipeline carrying Canadian oil across the continental United States.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 07:57
Crosby practices but still no timeframe for return
There was an extra boost of energy at the Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday with both Sidney Crosby and Jordal Staal taking drills on the ice.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 05:29
11 killed when truck collides with van in Ontario
Eleven people, including a group of migrant workers, are dead after a horrific two-vehicle crash involving a flatbed truck and a passenger van northeast of Stratford, Ont.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 05:10
6 Quebec MPs return Queen's jubilee medals in protest
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee medals are getting a cool reception in Quebec, where some MPs are returning them in protest of government spending on monarchy events.
ctv.ca | 07-Feb-2012 03:50
Jubilee hoopla a royal pain for some anti-monarchists who question cost
Mario Beaulieu speaks on the last day of a PQ convention Sunday June 5, 2005 in Quebec City.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 03:37
Paxton tells his story in videotaped police interview; verdict this afternoon
Television network NBC and the NFL apologized for a rude gesture flipped by British hip hop star M.I.A during her halftime performance at Sunday's Super Bowl, but one advocacy group called for further... Dustin Paxton paints his 1980s Manitoba childhood as tumultuous, in an interview taped by Calgary police.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 03:37
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to China today to talk trade, energy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to China today, and in addition to a political entourage, he's bringing along a who's-who of Canada's energy sector.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 02:37
Sun News ceremony plan may have violated privacy of new Canadians
A civil servant drafted six fellow employees to pose as new Canadians when not enough newly naturalized Canadians showed up for the TV shoot.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:28
Two charged with defrauding more than 100 people
Saskatchewan Mounties have charged two people with defrauding more than 100 investors in the U.S. and Canada of millions of dollars.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 22:05
Privacy concerns emerge over TV citizenship stunt
The personal information of hundreds of new Canadians might have been misused during the planning of a citizenship ceremony televised on the Sun News network, say privacy and immigrant advocates.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
McGuinty blames Ottawa for Electro-Motive closing
Premier Dalton McGuinty is accusing Ottawa of being complicit in the loss of hundreds of jobs at a London, Ont., locomotive plant.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 21:18
Tory MP wants study of when 'personhood' begins
A backbench Tory MP is asking Parliament to study whether Canada's definition of a human being, which refers to birth, needs to be pushed back to include life in the womb.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 20:40
Canada no longer leading the G7 in economic growth
It's going to get harder for Prime Minister Harper and his ministers to keep boasting that Canada is No. 1 among economic rivals. As the year unfolds, analysts say it will become increasingly apparent that Canada no longer leads the G7 in economic growth and job creation.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 20:38
Unapproved tattoo operation in southern Alta. shut down
Alberta Health Services is urging anyone who got a tattoo at an unapproved home operation in southern Alberta to be tested for hepatitis and HIV.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 20:07
B.C. finance minister predicts blanced budget by 2013-14
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon predicts the B.C. government should balance its books by the next fiscal year.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 20:04
Lawyer alleges coverup to protect police at inquiry
The commissioner of the inquiry examining how police probed Vancouver's missing women cases has reacted angrily to allegations from a lawyer representing families of the victims.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 19:57
Vale employees return to Sudbury mines after miner's death
Vale says workers have begun returning to its five Sudbury-area mines after a temporary shutdown following the death of a miner.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 19:20
Boy, 15, dies after collapsing during hockey game
A 15-year-old boy died in hospital after collapsing on the bench during a hockey game west of Ottawa on Sunday night.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 19:02
Physical discipline linked to future aggression
Parents who tout corporal punishment as a way to discipline children may want to consider sparing the rod, a recent analysis has found.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 18:55
RBC chief earned $10.1 million in 2011
Royal Bank chief executive Gord Nixon earned $10.1 million last year, down from $11 million in 2010, according the bank's annual disclosure released Monday.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 18:46
'Diefenbaby' believes ex-PM's brain could yield paternity clues
George Dryden, who believes former prime minister John Diefenbaker may have been his father, has turned up some new leads in his paternity search.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 18:39
CP activist investor takes case for change to Bay Street
A major shareholder of Canadian Pacific who wants to shake up management at the railway has brought his public campaign for change at the top of CP directly to Canadian investors.
ctv.ca | 06-Feb-2012 18:39