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