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Killer avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., had been building all season, say experts

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:59:02 +0000

The victims of Saturday's killer avalanche in British Columbia were caught in a snow slide powerful enough to destroy a house, one that had been building all season and lacked only a trigger, an avala...

Man had seconds to hug his son tight as B.C. avalanche swept over them

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:38:46 +0000

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - In the seconds before a wall of snow swept over them, George Hall turned, wrapped his ams around his 13-year-old son as tightly as he could and hugged him. The two tumbled togeth...

RCMP say almost everyone accounted for after deadly B.C. avalanche

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:23:47 +0000

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The scope of the tragedy was still unfolding Sunday after a massive avalanche came down on a group of snowmobilers in British Columbia's Monashee Mountains, apparently triggered by ...

Police probe suspicious deaths of elderly couple found in N.B. home

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:40:31 +0000

SAINT-ANDRE, N.B. - RCMP officers are investigating the suspicious deaths of an elderly couple whose bodies were found in their home in northwestern New Brunswick on Saturday. Police say they recei...

A 19-year-old man killed in fatal accident during Montreal parade

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:40:35 +0000

MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man was killed during Montreal's St. Patrick's parade after jumping from a flatbed truck. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon along the parade route that ran down the ci...

Growing immigrant population means cross-the-board political scrap for votes

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:40:33 +0000

OTTAWA - Projections that visible minorities will soon dominate Canada's cities are no surprise to political operators in Ottawa. All three of the major national parties are developing aggressive s...

RCMP now say two dead, many accounted for in BC slide but search continues

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:33 +0000

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The scope of the tragedy was still unfolding Sunday after a massive avalanche came down on a group of snowmobilers in the Monashee Mountains, apparently triggered by three daredevil...

Cash shortage for moms in Canada as Tories promise global aid

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:36 +0000

OTTAWA - Federal cash for troubled pregnancies and newborns in Canada remains in short supply even as the Conservative government leads a global campaign to improve the health of mothers and children ...

Northern New Brunswick economy braces for court ruling on fate of Atcon

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:02 +0000

FREDERICTON - A northern New Brunswick city that has endured one economic blow after another is bracing to learn the fate of a homegrown company on the brink of collapse, despite receiving millions in...

University of Calgary researchers unlock gene secrets of opium poppy

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:44:32 +0000

CALGARY - Scientists at the University of Calgary announced Sunday they have unlocked one of the genetic secrets of the opium poppy - a discovery that may open the door to cheaper and more readily ava...

Fearful mayor in Walkerton, Ont., wants peace bond against newspaper owner

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:44:33 +0000

WALKERTON, Ont. - The mayor in Walkerton, Ont., is trying to get a peace bond slapped on an area newspaper owner. Charlie Bagnato is targeting Brian Raper of the Cargill Area News over articles cri...

Peterborough, Ont., ponders posting councillors' travel expenses online

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:18:16 +0000

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Out-of-town travel expenses of councillors and city staff in Peterborough, Ont., could soon be posted on the city's website. Of the 30 municipalities surveyed by Peterborough s...

Police responding to gun call arrest man after standoff in London, Ont.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:18:16 +0000

LONDON, Ont. - Police in London, Ont., arrested a man Sunday following a standoff. The incident followed a 911 call from a person saying someone wielding a gun had assaulted them. On arrival at ...

Toronto goes green as St. Patrick's Day parade winds through downtown

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:18:17 +0000

TORONTO - As many as 2,000 people are taking part in this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Toronto. Among them is Ireland's ambassador to Canada, Declan Kelly. Mayor Hazel McCallion o...

Listeria meat recall prompts proposed class-action against Siena Foods

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:08:36 +0000

TORONTO - The latest meat recall due to concerns over listeria contamination has prompted a proposed class action. Merchant Law Group says it is suing Siena Foods Ltd. on behalf of anyone who bough...