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Via train stranded for almost 11 hours

Apr 9, 2012 / 7:09 am

A Via Rail train stranded in Hinton, Alta., for just under 11 hours resumed travelling to Vancouver early Monday. About 130 passengers were on board the...

Titanic: A legacy of human error

Apr 9, 2012 / 7:04 am

They're 100 years apart but key moments are remarkably similar, a ship taking on water, passengers fleeing their cabins in a panic, widespread confusion...

Canadian researchers studying texts

Apr 8, 2012 / 3:00 pm

University researchers are studying the texting habits of Canadians as they try to learn how people are using the technology to communicate. Academics at Simon...

McGill student sues US government

Apr 8, 2012 / 3:00 pm

A Montreal university student was detained at the U.S. border, held for several hours, interrogated, had his personal belongings searched and saw his computer...

MacKay aware of F-35 cost 2 years ago

Apr 8, 2012 / 2:00 pm

Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he was aware two years ago that it would cost closer to $25 billion to buy a new fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets, but...

Donation crusader recovering nicely

Apr 8, 2012 / 1:11 pm

An Ottawa woman whose organ donation campaign captured celebrity attention is moving and communicating again following transplant surgery. A post from Helene...

Bible Ban sparks flood of hate mail

Apr 8, 2012 / 1:06 pm

A public school board's decision to ban distribution of Gideon Bibles to its young students has unleashed a torrent of threatening calls and hateful emails...

Alta Tory takes campaign beating

Apr 7, 2012 / 6:20 pm

Alberta's education minister says he was assaulted while door-knocking in the provincial election campaign. Thomas Lukaszuk says he was in his...

Boy gets stuck playing hide-and-seek

Apr 7, 2012 / 4:00 pm

A Saturday afternoon of good, clean fun took an unusual spin when a Calgary boy playing hide-and-seek became stuck in a washing machine. Firefighters say the...

Sisters found after falling through ice

Apr 7, 2012 / 2:00 pm

Police and emergency officials in Alberta say they don't know how long two young girls were submerged in icy water before they were found. Police say the...

Organ donor advocate recovering

Apr 7, 2012 / 12:02 pm

The family of an Ottawa organ donation crusader says she's showing signs of stirring after undergoing a double lung transplant. Helene Campbell's...

Titanic's desperate call for help

Apr 6, 2012 / 9:00 pm

In a remote Marconi wireless station on the southeast tip of Newfoundland, the bland stream of "Wish you were here" messages from passengers aboard...

Attawapiskat band goes to court

Apr 6, 2012 / 8:43 pm

The Attawapiskat First Nation says it won't drop legal action against the federal government over the appointment of a third-party manager to handle the...

Alberta Libs, NDP fighting each other

Apr 6, 2012 / 4:00 pm

With Alberta's two right wing heavyweights battling it out to win government, the two left-centre parties have retreated to their traditional stronghold in...

Soldiers charged in restaurant B & E

Apr 6, 2012 / 2:24 pm

Two members of the Canadian Forces are accused of robbing a restaurant in Nanaimo, B.C. An RCMP news release says Cory Damian Wagner and Ryan Kevin Verhoeks,...

Organ donor crusader gets transplant

Apr 6, 2012 / 10:30 am

Lung transplant surgery is being carried out on an Ottawa woman whose campaign for organ donation caught the attention of celebrity crooner Justin Bieber....

Household debt a risk to Canadians

Apr 6, 2012 / 7:26 am

Mark Carney has a dilemma: He views record high household debt the number one domestic risk to the economy, but believes he would hurt the recovery if he raised...

GG in France for Vimy Ridge salute

Apr 6, 2012 / 7:15 am

When Gov. Gen. David Johnston talks about history, his eyes light up and his face becomes animated as the teacher within him comes to the fore. He's a...

The lone Canadian on death row

Apr 6, 2012 / 6:42 am

The only Canadian on death row in the United States has a clemency hearing in less than a month, but a leaked document obtained by The Canadian Press suggests...

Faker or Diefenbaker?

Apr 5, 2012 / 8:00 pm

The fight continues for George Dryden to see if he's the son of former prime minister John Diefenbaker. After a first attempt to compare DNA proved...

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