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Canadian Forces plane carrying aid for Myanmar arrives in Bangkok

A Canadian military plane carrying 40 tonnes worth of relief supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims arrived Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand. The giant Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster plane took off fr...

Canadian athletes should think twice about heading to Beijing Olympics: Stojko

TORONTO - Two-time Olympic silver medallist Elvis Stojko says Canadian athletes should "make a stand" for human rights and think twice about heading to the Beijing Summer Games. Stojko, who capture...

Fire threat high across Prairies; wind picking up again near evacuated town

EDMONTON - Hot, dry conditions have turned parts of the Prairies into a tinderbox, as wildfires torched rural homes and forced people to flee communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A big drop in ...

Nova Scotia fishermen, supporters plan rally to press for crab quota

INVERNESS, N.S. - People in this small Cape Breton community were planning a rally Sunday to show support for Nova Scotia fishermen locked in a dispute over the annual crab quota. Fishermen have be...

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Family friend "heart-broken" after three Ontario women killed in car crash

WARKWORTH, Ont. - A family friend of two young women involved in a fatal car crash that claimed three lives in eastern Ontario said she's "heart-broken" by the unexpected loss of the girls who were ba...

Police say Quebec cabinet minister's aide kidnapped in violent attack

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police painted a gripping scene Saturday of an intruder storming into the home of a political aide to a prominent provincial cabinet minister and dragging her away while h...

Three women killed in two-vehicle crash near Warkworth, Ont.

WARKWORTH, Ont. - A family friend of two young women involved in a fatal car crash that claimed three lives in eastern Ontario said she's "heart-broken" by the unexpected loss of the women who were ba...

Union members at four Ontario General Motors plants ratify new agreement

TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers at four General Motors plants have ratified a new labour deal that mirrors agreements with other major auto makers. The deal, struck four months before the current c...

Sexually-abused native youth at greater risk of HIV, drug use, suicide: report

VANCOUVER - A new study suggests sexually abused aboriginal youth in B.C. have a greater chance of contracting HIV and hepatitis C than people in other sectors of the population. Of the 605 people ...

Wind drop helps fire crews in Alta., fire threat high across much of Prairies

EDMONTON - Hot, dry conditions have turned parts of the Prairies into a tinderbox, as wildfires torched rural homes and forced people to flee communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A big drop in ...