Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:49 EST
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. | Flooding forces Vancouver Island evacuations - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:10 EST
Flood waters on the Cowichan River and Koksilah River have forced the evacuation of about 300 to 400 homes in the Cowichan Valley and Duncan area of southeast Vancouver Island, officials have confirmed. | Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:02 EST
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. | UN human rights committee votes to censure Iran - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:47 EST
A United Nations committee has approved a Canadian-led resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of its disputed presidential elections. | Canada Post struggles to innovate - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:16 EST
Canada's postal service is reinventing itself as it struggles to make up for dwindling demand in the face of a devastating global economic slowdown. | Quebec dad charged in 1991 baby death - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:36 EST
A Valleyfield, Que., father has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his five-month-old daughter 18 years ago. | Auto parts strike would affect thousands - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:50 EST
Employees at Johnson Controls, an automotive parts plant east of Windsor, Ont., could walk off the job if they don't reach a deal by midnight Friday. A strike would affect thousands at Chrysler's Windsor assembly plant, which uses the components. | More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:03 EST
Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases. | Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:47 EST
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain. A police officer died and hundreds of people were forced to evacuate. | Trade show pitches surgical passages to India - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:21 EST
Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight. |
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W5 investigates intriguing new theory about MS - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:09 -0500
A group of doctors in Italy is investigating a fascinating new treatment for multiple sclerosis, based on a theory that, if proven true, could radically alter the lives of patients. | Flaherty: no new spending in next year's budget - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:54 -0500
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government isn't planning on any major new spending in next year's budget, but will instead continue with putting money into the economic stimulus plan. | Detainee treatment a concern 'for some time': MacKay - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:07 -0500
The treatment of detainees at the hands of their Afghan captors has been a concern "for some time," and Ottawa wants to help that government improve its human rights record, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay. | 300 homes evacuated on Vancouver Island due to flooding - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:12 -0500
Flooding caused by heavy rain and high tides has forced the evacuation of 300 homes in the southern Vancouver Island city of Duncan, and surrounding areas. | Gosselin pleads guilty in sponsorship scandal - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:32 -0500
Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, has pleaded guilty to several fraud charges totalling $655,276. He was immediately sentenced by an Ottawa judge to a prison term of two years plus a day. | Oprah confirms show will end in 2011 - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:18 -0500
Oprah Winfrey held back tears as she told a live studio audience that her colossal hit show will end in 2011 after a 25-year run. | One killed in crash involving Navy bus, SUV in N.S. - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:28 -0500
The driver of an SUV involved in a fiery crash with a National Defence Navy bus near Halifax, N.S. has died, police have confirmed. | Weight gain guide for pregnant Canadians revised - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:29:42 -0500
Health Canada is replacing its weight gain guidelines for pregnant women to conform with the latest recommendations from the U.S. Institute of Medicine. | British air force rescues 200 people from floodwaters - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:32:51 -0500
Scores of people were rescued by British emergency service workers Friday as floods swamped homes and roads in the northern Lake District. | Gorbachev criticizes Kremlin, hints at comeback - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:03 -0500
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. |
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PQ set to take language fight to daycares - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:40 GMT
Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois has seen the enemy, and he is crawling on all fours, babbling out his first words in a language other than French | Worst of H1N1 pandemic may have passed - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:35 GMT
At times in recent weeks, the number of suspected flu patients showing up at the B.C. Children’s Hospital’s emergency department soared to 50 or 60 a day above usual, prompting it to set up a separate influenza clinic | No new spending in next budget: Flaherty - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:07:10 GMT
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday there will be no room for “major new” spending programs in next year’s budget outside of what is to be spent as part of the two-year, $46.6-billion stimulus plan. | MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:53:37 GMT
The Harper government is waiting with “anticipation” to learn how many more troops U.S. President Barack Obama will send to Afghanistan, in part to replace the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers scheduled for 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday | Federal NDP making gains at Liberal, Tory expense: poll - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:26 GMT
The federal New Democratic Party has vaulted to levels of voter approval not seen since before the last federal election | NBA power rankings: The red hot Hawks - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:27 GMT
The Celtics, the Suns and the Lakers have another fast-rising team to contend with, the 10-2 Atlanta Hawks | Personal bankruptcies jump 43% - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:50 GMT
The number of Canadian bankruptcies jumped by an annual rate of 43.3% in September, as consumers continued to take the brunt of the economic downturn. | Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show 'feels right' - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:52 GMT
Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it “feels right in her bones” after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she’s quitting | French captain Henry requests World Cup replay - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:17 GMT
France captain Thierry Henry said Friday “the fairest solution” to the row over his handball in the World Cup playoff against Ireland would be a replay, but FIFA rejected an Irish call for a re-match | Iran claims victory despite Canadian win in UN vote - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:50 GMT
Iran claimed effective victory over Canada at the United Nations on Friday as a majority of world countries refused to support a Canadian-led bid to censure the Islamic republic over its human rights record |
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