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Reports suggest Lorne Calvert stepping down as leader of Sask. NDP
SASKATOON - There are reports that former Saskatchewan premier Lorne Calvert is on the verge of announcing he will step down as leader of the province's New Democrats. NDP supporters have been told...
Fear and opposition may have played part in bombing of B.C. sour gas pipeline
VANCOUVER - Police say a threatening letter circulated the day before a northern B.C. gas pipeline was bombed recently, suggesting opposition to the project may be behind the explosion. The bomb ex...
RCMP launch internal review of supervised injection site studies
VANCOUVER - The RCMP are conducting an internal review into a decision to fund research that raised questions about Vancouver's supervised injection site. Last week a group that supports Insite acc...
Health officials hope for all-clear after 9 babies positive for C. difficile
REGINA - Nine babies have tested positive for C. difficile after an outbreak in the Regina General Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, but health authorities said Wednesday that the infants are o...
Bulk of world's citizens feeling burden of rising food, energy costs: Poll
TORONTO - The weight of rising food and energy costs is bearing down heavily on a significant segment of the global population, hitting them hard at the pumps and dinner table, according to a new poll...
U.S. officials say 5 missing Afghan students have turned up in Canada
SEATTLE - Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan who disappeared from the University of Washington were found Wednesday morning in Canada after crossing the border separately over the past several da...
Harper echoes Dion with economic plan
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper delivered a soothing message of parliamentary co-operation Wednesday - and lifted a page from his Liberal adversary's election playbook. The Conservative leader, in his firs...
Self-described Mtl pastor guilty of sex assault against child he claimed as bride
MONTREAL - A self-described Montreal pastor who says a so-called marriage to a 10-year-old girl gave him the right to have sex with her has been found guilty of sexual assault. Daniel Cormier, 56, ...
Number of confirmed cases in North Bay E. coli outbreak rises to 14
NORTH BAY, Ont. - The number of confirmed cases in an E. coli outbreak in North Bay, Ont., has risen to 14 from eight just a day earlier. Medical officer of health Dr. Catherine Whiting says the nu...
U.S. slowdown hits Canada but no recession seen: Conference Board
TORONTO - Canada's economy faces some tough challenges as exports are further affected by a prolonged global slowdown and domestic demand weakens, the Conference Board of Canada says. Despite the c...
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