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'BC Bud' Chopper pilot jailed in US

Jul 11, 2012 / 7:00 pm

A British Columbia helicopter pilot is headed to prison in the U.S. after admitting he spent years spiriting marijuana shipments across the border. Henry...

YouTube motorcycle maniac charged

Jul 11, 2012 / 7:00 pm

A British Columbia man has been charged in a hair-raising motorcycle ride along a Vancouver Island highway that reached speeds of 300 kilometres an hour. Video...

Clark not pumped about pipeline

Jul 11, 2012 / 6:40 pm

If Enbridge Inc. plans to operate its planned pipeline in British Columbia the way it did in Michigan, where millions of litres of oil spilled into the...

Telecommunications chaos in Calgary

Jul 11, 2012 / 6:33 pm

An explosion in an electrical room on the 13th floor of Shaw Communications' downtown headquarters caused telecommunications chaos across Calgary on...

Dump that bad date with an app

Jul 11, 2012 / 1:09 pm

Experts say new apps show smartphones are becoming an essential part of the dating world for everything from hookups to breakups, or even getting out of a bad...

$2M fund for Elliot Lake businesses

Jul 11, 2012 / 1:06 pm

Ontario's governing Liberals say they've set up a two-year, $2-million fund to help businesses devastated by a deadly mall collapse in Elliot Lake get...

23 Canadians wanted in the U.S.

Jul 11, 2012 / 1:04 pm

U.S. authorities are seeking the arrest and extradition of about two dozen Canadians they allege were involved in an elaborate loan scheme that bilked 2,000...

Kids, adults found safe after canoe trip

Jul 11, 2012 / 12:34 pm

A group of eight people reported missing during a canoe trip off the northern tip of Quebec were found by searchers in good condition, a search and rescue...

Enbridge blasted over spill in Michigan

Jul 10, 2012 / 9:23 pm

Opponents of Enbridge's controversial Northern Gateway pipeline are pointing to a scathing report into a spill in the United States to bolster their...

Ozone levels soar in BC

Jul 10, 2012 / 9:20 pm

Smoke lingering over much of British Columbia from Siberian wildfires has pushed ozone levels in parts of the province to never-before-seen numbers. By Monday,...

Harper put under microscope

Jul 10, 2012 / 1:30 pm

Hundreds of scientists stepped away from their petri dishes on Tuesday to denounce what they say are the Harper government's sweeping cuts to research....

Ron Jeremy & the sting on Magnotta

Jul 10, 2012 / 1:13 pm

Twin Playboy bunnies and an animal-rights group tried to enlist one of the world's biggest porn stars last year to help catch Luka Rocco Magnotta. Ron...

Canadian speaks about kidnapping

Jul 8, 2012 / 5:46 pm

The realization he had been kidnapped only hit Steve Dennis as the Canadian aid worker was being sped away by gunmen from the Kenyan refugee camp he'd been...

Female Mountie launches 2nd lawsuit

Jul 8, 2012 / 5:38 pm

A female RCMP officer in British Columbia has launched a second lawsuit against the national police force. Cst. Karen Katz is taking the RCMP and the Attorney...

Ride'em cowboy, on 16,000km ride

Jul 8, 2012 / 5:36 pm

A Canadian cowboy hoped to join the ranks of the long riders as he rode out of Calgary on Sunday for an epic journey to his birthplace in Brazil. Filipe...

Police need national dementia plan

Jul 8, 2012 / 10:00 am

All it took was one brief argument with her husband over lottery tickets for Deb Mulligan's life to change forever. She recalls the day four years ago when...

Loophole leaves veterans behind

Jul 8, 2012 / 10:00 am

Some of Canada's most severely injured veterans say they are still seeing their military pensions clawed back despite a court ruling that found the practice...

Unreported tips worth $1.3B in Canada

Jul 8, 2012 / 8:39 am

A blitz by Canada Revenue Agency auditors on an unfortunate group of waiters and waitresses in one Ontario community has exposed "very surprising"...

Vandals smash duck-billed dinosaur

Jul 7, 2012 / 8:34 pm

Paleontologists were thrilled when they found the fossilized remains of a duck-billed dinosaur in northwestern Alberta last month. But joy turned quickly to...

Canada's army eager for new mission

Jul 7, 2012 / 4:03 pm

When it comes to future missions for the Canadian Forces, Canada's top soldier has to battle to keep his eager troops satisfied with staying out of major...

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