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Hamlet north of Edmonton remains evacuated

Sat, 17 May 2008 15:42:09 +0000

EDMONTON - About 150 residents from a hamlet north of Edmonton remain evacuated from their homes Saturday because of a wildfire. Residents of Newbrook were taken to an emergency shelter set up in t...

Senior federal Tory minister may end up on judge's bench: Canadian Press

Sat, 17 May 2008 07:50:24 +0000

WINNIPEG - A key member of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet could be parachuted into a judgeship in Manitoba, a Conservative Party source has told the Canadian Press. Treasury Board Presiden...

Police issue Canada-wide warrant for graffiti artist who may flee the country

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:29:11 +0000

SASKATOON - A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for an alleged graffiti artist over fears that he might be trying to leave the country. Police allege samples of graffiti tags by Victor Briestensk...

Hamlet north of Edmonton ordered evacuated as wildfire gets close

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:29:09 +0000

EDMONTON - An encroaching wildfire fanned by high winds forced an emergency evacuation Friday night of 150 residents of a hamlet north of Edmonton. Candace Revega of the County of Thorhild said the...

Canada contributes $1 million to Red Cross emergency quake relief in China

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:34:56 +0000

OTTAWA - Canada is contributing $1 million to support the International Red Cross emergency quake relief effort in China. International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda and Foreign Affairs Minister Ma...

Aide to provincial minister kidnapped in small Quebec town: Police

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:13:41 +0000

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police used tracking dogs and called for help from the public Friday to help solve the apparent kidnapping of an aide to a high-profile provincial cabinet minister. "We...

Dead Mountie's mother loses court appeal to keep her son's body close to home

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:28 +0000

EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has upheld a ruling that the widow of one of four Alberta Mounties killed by a gunman in Mayerthorpe may decide where his body will rest, even if that means disinter...

Renovations announced for B.C. Place but new roof won't be ready for Olympics

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:41 +0000

VANCOUVER - Aging B.C. Place Stadium will receive a major facelift to keep the facility viable for the next 30 years, but the centrepiece of the project, a new retractable roof, won't be installed unt...

Tories stand by Bernier despite new report of ex-girlfriend biker ties

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:20:55 +0000

OTTAWA - The Harper government says Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's recent romantic liaison is no threat to national security, despite a news report that said his ex-girlfriend's links to th...

Thousands turn out to say goodbye to Calgary paramedic killed in Afghanistan

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:11:57 +0000

CALGARY - Thousands turned out Friday to say farewell to a paramedic and reservist killed in Afghanistan with a service that mirrored his life - quiet and dignified. His wife, Nicole Starker, and s...

Transit police deputy chief says Taser policy changed as result of usage

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:11:54 +0000

VANCOUVER - The Metro Vancouver transit police force recently changed its policy on using Tasers after it was revealed some fare-evading transit users had been zapped with the stun gun, the force's de...

Alberta wildfire officials cautioning campers about extremely dry conditions

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:02:12 +0000

EDMONTON - Alberta wildfire officials are asking people using the backcountry to be extremely careful about their campfires over the long weekend, after a fiery kick-off to the province's forest fire ...

No charges in Cadman affair, but Liberals continue to seek answers

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:47:24 +0000

OTTAWA - The RCMP say no charges will be laid in the Chuck Cadman affair, but the mysterious political story appears to have yet more chapters. The federal Liberals, who originally complained to th...

Alberta's new super health board will sign contract banning deficits

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:33:24 +0000

CALGARY - Alberta's firebrand health minister is setting up the province's multibillion-dollar health care delivery system to run like a corporation to cut waiting times and control spiralling costs. ...

Man allegedly stabs boy, 11, in Brampton, Ont.; charged with attempted murder

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:16:55 +0000

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A 42-year-old man in Brampton, Ont., has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing an 11-year-old boy. Peel police say officers responded to a 911 call on Thursday ...