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File photo shows a Canadian soldier with ISAF ...

(AFP) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a Canadian soldier with ISAF on patrol in Afghanistan. A Canadian soldier died in an explosion that hit a patrol in volatile southern Afghanistan on Monday, a commander said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with his ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda prior to their bilateral meeting in Hokkaido, Japan Sunday July 6, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

Bob Ackles, the B.C. Lions' long-serving president and chief ...

(CBC) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:44 GMT

(CBC) - Bob Ackles, the B.C. Lions' long-serving president and chief executive officer, died Sunday morning of a heart attack at age 69.

A file photo of old circular Tulou earth houses, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A file photo of old circular Tulou earth houses, which are the traditional homes of China's minority Hakka people, in Shuyang village, Fujian Province. The Tulou earth houses were among the 3 new sites that were added to UNESCO's World heritage list. Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion speaks at a news conference in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Liberal Leader Stephane Dion speaks at a news conference in Quebec City, Tuesday April 29, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Hundreds of people who had to leave their homes to escape the ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:45:39 GMT

(CBC) - Hundreds of people who had to leave their homes to escape the thick smoke from forest fires in northern Saskatchewan are being allowed to return over the next few days.

A Saskatchewan-based soldier who died last week while serving ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:30:45 GMT

(CBC) - A Saskatchewan-based soldier who died last week while serving at a military base in the Persian Gulf has been described by his family as a 'committed patriot' who joined the Canadian Forces in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Toronto Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch managed to pull himself ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT

(CBC) - Toronto Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch managed to pull himself together after a bumpy start in Sunday afternoon's 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, but the rest of the Jays' lineup didn't do the same.

The theft of a popular sculpture from a Vancouver park is raising ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:01:36 GMT

(CBC) - The theft of a popular sculpture from a Vancouver park is raising questions about why the city's public art is not insured.

Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Municipal engineers have found the source of contamination that ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:40:57 GMT

(CBC) - Municipal engineers have found the source of contamination that has spiked coliform levels in Vancouver's False Creek, but it may be several days before the water is declared safe.

Two shootings and one stabbing in Vancouver over the weekend ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:44:55 GMT

(CBC) - Two shootings and one stabbing in Vancouver over the weekend have broken a period of relative calm for the city.

The Mirond fire in the Pelican Narrows area of northern Saskatchewan, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:08:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The Mirond fire in the Pelican Narrows area of northern Saskatchewan, is shown in this undated handout photo. The fire is listed as not yet secure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO - Ministry of Environment- Gov. of Saskatchewan

There's been an upheaval at Canada's National Gallery in Ottawa ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:45:37 GMT

(CBC) - There's been an upheaval at Canada's National Gallery in Ottawa with the abrupt departure of chief curator David Franklin.

The body of Corporal Brendan Downey, a military policeman based ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:27:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The body of Corporal Brendan Downey, a military policeman based in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, shown in an undated handout photo, was found in his sleeping quarters in a secretive military base in the Arabian desert. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO

Cito Gaston has preached relaxation to his Blue Jays hitters ...

(CBC) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:31:39 GMT

(CBC) - Cito Gaston has preached relaxation to his Blue Jays hitters since returning as manager and watched it pay off Saturday night against the unlikeliest of pitchers.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seen here on June ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seen here on June 3, 2008, on Saturday opened 'Baitun nur' (House of Light, in Urdu), the country's largest Muslim mosque built in western Calgary by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community of Pakistan. Photo:Rogerio Barbosa/AFP

Hailing it as an 'architectural treasure,' Prime Minister Stephen ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:38:23 GMT

(CBC) - Hailing it as an 'architectural treasure,' Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined hundreds of guests as the biggest mosque ever built in Canada opened its doors on Saturday.

Workmen put the finishing touches on the Baitunnur mosque, billed ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Workmen put the finishing touches on the Baitunnur mosque, billed as the largest in North America, on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. The mosque will be inaugurated in Calgary on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia (L) and Daniel Nestor of Canada celebrate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia (L) and Daniel Nestor of Canada celebrate defeating Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe in their doubles finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Canada's Daniel Nestor (R) and his Serbian teammate ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canada's Daniel Nestor (R) and his Serbian teammate Nenad Zimonjic celebrate with their trophies after winning their doubles final tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships against Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett at The All England Tennis Club in southwest London. Nestor and Zimonjic won 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3. Photo:Adrian Dennis/AFP

Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning that the water ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:44:22 GMT

(CBC) - Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning that the water at the east end of False Creek are highly contaminated with coliform bacteria.

Police arrested a man and are looking for another after a young ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:53:24 GMT

(CBC) - Police arrested a man and are looking for another after a young man was shot in the leg near a busy intersection in downtown Vancouver Friday.

Quarterback Anthony Calvillo and slotback Ben Cahoon have hooked ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:47:52 GMT

(CBC) - Quarterback Anthony Calvillo and slotback Ben Cahoon have hooked up for hundreds of passes over the years with the Montreal Alouettes.

A Canadian soldier with the NATO-led International ...

(AFP) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Canadian soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrols Afghanistan's Kandahar province in March 2008. A Canadian soldier in a Gulf region base providing logistical support for forces in Afghanistan has been found dead. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

A Canadian soldier has been found dead at a Persian Gulf military ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:18:51 GMT

(CBC) - A Canadian soldier has been found dead at a Persian Gulf military base.

The defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders overcame ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:14:13 GMT

(CBC) - The defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders overcame injuries to three starters Friday night to remain undefeated.

A man was taken to hospital in serious condition after a shooting ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:19:38 GMT

(CBC) - A man was taken to hospital in serious condition after a shooting in downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon, police said.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, April 29, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, April 29, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Emergency workers had a busy day Friday in the small Sunshine ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:14:27 GMT

(CBC) - Emergency workers had a busy day Friday in the small Sunshine Coast town of Sechelt in B.C., dealing with two serious incidents.

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with ...

(CBC) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:13:37 GMT

(CBC) - A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years for slaying his foster father in Burnaby, B.C., two years ago.

A pregnant Ontario woman charged in Alberta's biggest heroin ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:23:37 GMT

(CBC) - A pregnant Ontario woman charged in Alberta's biggest heroin seizure was granted bail on Friday.

Police march to the monument honouring constables Brock Myrol, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:07:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Police march to the monument honouring constables Brock Myrol, Peter Schiemann, Leo Johnston and Anthony Gordon prior to the unveiling of the Fallen Four Memorial Park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan

Federal Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion is hoping to ride the ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:29:22 GMT

(CBC) - Federal Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion is hoping to ride the Calgary Stampede spirit in selling his carbon tax plan to Albertans.

A Canadian court on Friday ruled that the Immigration ...

(AFP) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Canadian court on Friday ruled that the Immigration and Refugee Board had erred in refusing political asylum to a US man who sought to avoid military service in Iraq, and ordered a new hearing. Photo:/AFP

A man trying to cross a southeast Calgary street was hit by ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:45:16 GMT

(CBC) - A man trying to cross a southeast Calgary street was hit by a mobile crane unit and pinned under its front wheels for more than 30 minutes on Friday morning.

Winnipeg could lose its One Great City! slogan in a revamp of ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:48:06 GMT

(CBC) - Winnipeg could lose its One Great City! slogan in a revamp of the signs on the city's outskirts that welcome visitors.

According to The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Canada’s ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:46:41 GMT

(CBC) - According to The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Canada’s most expensive market is in 'a buyer's phase,' but the cost of an average detached home is still $305,878 higher than the national average.

The Federal Court has ordered Canada's refugee board to take ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The Federal Court has ordered Canada's refugee board to take another look at Joshua Key's failed refugee claim. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Parks Canada plans to clean up a gooey mess on McNabs Island ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:37:17 GMT

(CBC) - Parks Canada plans to clean up a gooey mess on McNabs Island this year, nearly five years after an old oil pipeline was exposed when Hurricane Juan tore through.

RCMP divers on Friday recovered a body spotted by a group of ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:57:44 GMT

(CBC) - RCMP divers on Friday recovered a body spotted by a group of friends searching for Andrew Koch, who was swept into North Vancouver's Lynn Creek on Sunday.

Winnipeg police seized weapons and explosives from a house in ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:54:11 GMT

(CBC) - Winnipeg police seized weapons and explosives from a house in the city's North End neighbourhood Thursday evening.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 17, 2008. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

A paramedic and a police constable smelled liquor on the breath ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:52 GMT

(CBC) - A paramedic and a police constable smelled liquor on the breath of an off-duty police officer who was involved in a crash that killed a Manitoba woman in 2005, according to testimony at an inquiry into the crash investigation.

In turning tragedy into 'goodness,' the tiny community of Mayerthorpe, ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:30:46 GMT

(CBC) - In turning tragedy into 'goodness,' the tiny community of Mayerthorpe, Alta., unveiled four life-sized bronze statues in a new memorial park dedicated to the Mounties gunned down in 2005.

Police arrested six people Friday after protesters climbed trees ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:13:56 GMT

(CBC) - Police arrested six people Friday after protesters climbed trees to prevent the start of a contentious road expansion in Halifax.

More than 300,000 people - and about the same number of cowboy ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:07:17 GMT

(CBC) - More than 300,000 people - and about the same number of cowboy hats - lined the streets of Calgary to catch the Stampede parade on Friday.

It took rescue workers three hours to free a truck driver who ...

(CBC) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:59:44 GMT

(CBC) - It took rescue workers three hours to free a truck driver who ran off the road in central Prince Edward Island Friday morning.

New Ford trucks are on display for sale at a car lot in Carlsbad ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - New Ford trucks are on display for sale at a car lot in Carlsbad California January 14, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake