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Liberal leader Stephane Dion kicks off a tour of Eastern Ontario ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Liberal leader Stephane Dion kicks off a tour of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Smoke bellows from the Syncrude facility in the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Smoke bellows from the Syncrude facility in the northern Alberta oil sand fields. Consumer prices in Canada have soared 3.1 percent in June, compared with a year earlier, on surging gasoline prices, Statistics Canada has said. Photo:David Boily/AFP

Kayaker Adam van Koeverden, seen on a television screen from ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Kayaker Adam van Koeverden, seen on a television screen from an Oakville canoe club, is applauded by Canadian Olympic Committee president Michael Chambers after being introduced as the flagbearer for the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics Games, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Canadian one dollar coins, also known as loonies, are displayed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian one dollar coins, also known as loonies, are displayed in Montreal, September 19, 2007. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

A killer known as the Monster of Miramichi will not be transferring ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:02:42 GMT

(CBC) - A killer known as the Monster of Miramichi will not be transferring prisons, says New Brunswick Public Safety Minister John Foran.

A disabled woman has lodged an accessibility complaint against ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:07:20 GMT

(CBC) - A disabled woman has lodged an accessibility complaint against Ottawa's public transit company after it barred her ferret - which her psychiatrist likens to a guide dog - from the city's public buses.

Former champion Andy Roddick, seen here, had ...

(AFP) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - Former champion Andy Roddick, seen here, had to work harder than expected to suppress an upset bid from France's Nicolas Mahut with a 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 second-round win Photo:Kevin C. Cox/AFP

Defending champion Novak Djokovic, seen here, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic, seen here, returned to tennis for the first time since Wimbledon and broke Canadian hearts with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over local Frank Dancevic Photo:Thomas Coex/AFP

A confrontation in a back lane in inner-city Winnipeg ended ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:09:12 GMT

(CBC) - A confrontation in a back lane in inner-city Winnipeg ended in the city's first Taser-related death Tuesday, police said.

The financial struggles of P.E.I. farmers may make it difficult ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:06:30 GMT

(CBC) - The financial struggles of P.E.I. farmers may make it difficult for them to look as far ahead as a joint federal-provincial commission would like, says the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture.

A Vancouver councillor wants the city to stop selling and distributing ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:07:18 GMT

(CBC) - A Vancouver councillor wants the city to stop selling and distributing bottled water, including at city hall, public libraries and concession stands in city parks.

Traffic in both directions on the Trans-Canada Highway east ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:16:13 GMT

(CBC) - Traffic in both directions on the Trans-Canada Highway east of the Port Mann Bridge in Surrey, B.C., has reopened Tuesday afternoon.

Hundreds of Calgarians lined city streets on Tuesday to watch ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:08:13 GMT

(CBC) - Hundreds of Calgarians lined city streets on Tuesday to watch 15 solar-powered cars complete a 3,862-kilometre odyssey from Texas to Alberta.

This recent handout photo released in Belgrade ...

(AFP) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - This recent handout photo released in Belgrade shows top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men. Karadzic has been arrested on genocide charges while practising medicine under a fake name in Belgrade, officials said. Photo:/AFP

Veterans were shocked after a monument in downtown Ottawa dedicated ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:56:45 GMT

(CBC) - Veterans were shocked after a monument in downtown Ottawa dedicated to Canadians who fell during the Korean War was defaced with human feces.

Andy Roddick of the United States tosses the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - Andy Roddick of the United States tosses the ball to serve to Nicolas Mahut of France during the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Roddick won 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3. Photo:Kevin C. Cox/AFP

Gilles Simon of France returns a shot to Donald ...

(AFP) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - Gilles Simon of France returns a shot to Donald Young of the United States during the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Simon won 6-1, 6-3. Photo:Kevin C. Cox/AFP

A Calgary woman who uses several aliases is wanted for fraud. ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:25:38 GMT

(CBC) - A Calgary woman who uses several aliases is wanted for fraud.

A small Quebec town is in mourning after two brothers - both ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:02:46 GMT

(CBC) - A small Quebec town is in mourning after two brothers - both Canadian soldiers recently back from Afghanistan - died in a car crash Tuesday.

Boaters planning to head out on the water for the Celebration ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:59:45 GMT

(CBC) - Boaters planning to head out on the water for the Celebration of Light fireworks shows on English Bay had better make sure they're properly equipped.

Sheep graze at Featherstone Estate Winery on grape vine leaves, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sheep graze at Featherstone Estate Winery on grape vine leaves, to help expose the grapes to more sun, on Wednesday July 16, 2008, in Vineland, Ont. The winery is using a number of techniques to be more eco-friendly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sheryl Nadler

A piper plays as the casket of Corporal James Hayward Arnal, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:45:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A piper plays as the casket of Corporal James Hayward Arnal, is marched to a waiting hearse during his repatriation ceremony at CFB Trenton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

City officials updated residents of an East York apartment building ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:16:16 GMT

(CBC) - City officials updated residents of an East York apartment building on Tuesday, but there was little good news for the almost 1,000 apartment dwellers who have had to leave their homes.

The smoke appears to be thinning in the village of Edgewood, ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:11:48 GMT

(CBC) - The smoke appears to be thinning in the village of Edgewood, but people in the southern B.C. Interior community are still closely watching the 181-hectare forest fire burning about one and half kilometres just outside of town.

The Inuit village of Akulivik, Que., is mourning the death of ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:47:03 GMT

(CBC) - The Inuit village of Akulivik, Que., is mourning the death of Tumasi Quitsak, a local singer and songwriter who died Sunday.

The mayor of St. John's is furious after vandals sprayed graffiti ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:31:21 GMT

(CBC) - The mayor of St. John's is furious after vandals sprayed graffiti on The Fighting Newfoundlander monument in a well-known public park.

War drama The Wars and noirish murder play The Mystery of Edwin ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:12:24 GMT

(CBC) - War drama The Wars and noirish murder play The Mystery of Edwin Drood each have a leading eight nominations for Betty Mitchell Awards, Calgary's annual theatre awards.

Calgary's police chief is warning the city to brace for more ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:09:57 GMT

(CBC) - Calgary's police chief is warning the city to brace for more gang violence, one day after a suspected gang member was gunned down in a brazen daytime attack.

Lawrence Greenspon, defence lawyer for terrorist suspect Momin ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Lawrence Greenspon, defence lawyer for terrorist suspect Momin Khawaja, speaks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A woman loved by children in her neighbourhood was shot in the ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:54:56 GMT

(CBC) - A woman loved by children in her neighbourhood was shot in the neck in her Ottawa home early Tuesday morning.

Banff is throwing an outdoor concert to celebrate the end of ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:38 GMT

(CBC) - Banff is throwing an outdoor concert to celebrate the end of a year and a half of construction on the Alberta resort town's main street.

The commissioner of the Taman Inquiry has ordered Winnipeg's ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:38:12 GMT

(CBC) - The commissioner of the Taman Inquiry has ordered Winnipeg's police force to hand over internal documents related to a former officer involved in a crash that killed a Winnipeg woman in 2005.

The organizers of Charlottetown's Canada Day celebration, the ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:24:49 GMT

(CBC) - The organizers of Charlottetown's Canada Day celebration, the Festival of Lights, are considering major changes for 2009.

A man has been arrested after allegedly fishing some bottles ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:01:29 GMT

(CBC) - A man has been arrested after allegedly fishing some bottles out of an Abbotsford, B.C., liquor store.

A mobile crane at a construction site has fallen over on Highway ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:58:14 GMT

(CBC) - A mobile crane at a construction site has fallen over on Highway 1 east of the Port Mann Bridge in Surrey, B.C.

It's been more than five months since a break in a water main ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:10:17 GMT

(CBC) - It's been more than five months since a break in a water main flooded Basil's Restaurant, but its owner still has no idea when - or if - the Winnipeg institution will be able to reopen.

Mounties in Manitoba are asking for the public's help in finding ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:51:06 GMT

(CBC) - Mounties in Manitoba are asking for the public's help in finding a teenager from Gretna missing since a weekend camping trip.

A woman enters a Loews Cineplex movie theatre in downtown Montreal ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman enters a Loews Cineplex movie theatre in downtown Montreal in this February 15, 2001 file photo. REUTERS/Shaun Best

Forest fire officials in the Northwest Territories say a blaze ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:34:44 GMT

(CBC) - Forest fire officials in the Northwest Territories say a blaze that threatened a community near Yellowknife is moving away, as firefighters continue to battle the flames.

Nearly 2,000 bicycles have been seized in four raids by Toronto ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:27 GMT

(CBC) - Nearly 2,000 bicycles have been seized in four raids by Toronto police investigating a theft ring, and there may be more to come.

Canada's Industry Minister Jim Prentice speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Industry Minister Jim Prentice speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in this May 27, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Cellphone prices will come down now that several new carriers ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:08:18 GMT

(CBC) - Cellphone prices will come down now that several new carriers are poised to deliver services after the government's spectrum auction, Minister of Industry Jim Prentice said Tuesday.

An archeological dig at the site of the future Canadian Museum ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:00:04 GMT

(CBC) - An archeological dig at the site of the future Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has unearthed a rare find: a footprint estimated to be 800 years old.

The body of Cpl. James Arnal, killed Friday in Afghanistan by ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:22:18 GMT

(CBC) - The body of Cpl. James Arnal, killed Friday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb, is expected to arrive at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ont., Tuesday afternoon.

Tim Banks has offered $6.6 million to purchase the Links ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:13:48 GMT

(CBC) - Tim Banks has offered $6.6 million to purchase the Links at Crowbush Cove golf course from the province of Prince Edward Island, but the government says it won't make any decisions on the courses until at least the fall.

Tropical storm Cristobal is expected to pass south of Nova Scotia ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:38:55 GMT

(CBC) - Tropical storm Cristobal is expected to pass south of Nova Scotia on Tuesday, dumping as much as 100 millimetres of rain on parts of the province as its power begins to ebb, federal meteorologists said Monday evening.

A forest fire near the small Kootenay community of Edgewood, ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:59:40 GMT

(CBC) - A forest fire near the small Kootenay community of Edgewood, B.C., has grown to 180 hectares but does not pose a threat to homes, a fire official said Monday night.

British Columbians can expect another few days of dry weather ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:36:44 GMT

(CBC) - British Columbians can expect another few days of dry weather as no rain is in the forecast for at least the next four days.

Two pot-bellied pigs, two turtles and a desert fox from a roadside ...

(CBC) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:21:14 GMT

(CBC) - Two pot-bellied pigs, two turtles and a desert fox from a roadside petting zoo north of Vernon, B.C., are now in the care of the SPCA following complaints about the health and welfare of the animals.