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Flood forces Vancouver Island evacuations Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, B.C., an hour's drive north of Victoria. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:10 EST) Disgraced N.S. bishop Lahey replaced The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges. (Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:04:51 EST) Aircraft aid in search for missing Halifax sailor The search for a Halifax sailor, who is missing somewhere between Nova Scotia and Bermuda, continued Saturday with the help of five aircraft. (Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45:39 EST) P.E.I. to welcome Olympic torch The Olympic torch is headed for Prince Edward Island Saturday. (Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:17:31 EST) Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:24 EST) CAW, Johnson Controls reach tentative deal After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal. (Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:12:45 EST) Sponsorship scandal nets man 2 years in prison Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:17 EST) Toronto's ROM crystal on ugliest buildings list A conspicuous addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has made it onto a toursim website's list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings." (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:41 EST) Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:07 EST) More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:03 EST) Lesbian U.S. deserter's case must be reviewed: court The Federal Court says the refugee board must reassess the case of a lesbian soldier who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada, saying the board made mistakes in rejecting her bid to seek refugee status. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:28 EST) Money, drugs sought in kidnappings Toronto police are looking for five people in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:19 EST) Tweet about premier a 'lapse in judgment' A strategist for the Wildrose Alliance Party has apologized to the premier's office for sending out messages on his Twitter account that made fun of the way Premier Ed Stelmach speaks. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:31 EST) Minivan in fatal Alberta crash was stolen One of the vehicles in a fiery double-fatal crash that occurred after an Alberta RCMP chase was stolen, according to the provincial agency investigating the incident. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:50 EST) Bell quietly drops system access fee The cellphone system access fee is all but extinct. Bell Canada has quietly axed the charge, joining rivals Rogers and Telus. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:14 EST) Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss | |||||||||
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