At least 149 dead in Madrid airport crash: official -
A Spanish emergency rescue official says 149 people died after a plane departing from Madrid airport veered off the runway on Wednesday. | One woman dead, one injured in Surrey shooting -
One woman is dead and another is fighting for her life in hospital after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., late Tuesday.
Two men were filmed by CTV being led away from the scene, but only one was taken into custody. | Mourning gorilla holds on to body of her baby -
A gorilla at a zoo in the German city of Muenster is refusing to let go of her dead baby's body several days after it died of unknown causes. | Whitfield medal brings joy back home in B.C. -
Jennie Sprigings was flooded with e-mails on Tuesday morning. This is no surprise since she is married to one of Canada's best known amateur athletes. | Don't cancel baby in jail program: advocates -
Children's advocates say the provincial government's decision to cancel a program that allows moms to keep their babies in jail will harm babies more than it will help them. | Red Scorpion gang members arrested in Victoria -
Seven members of a notorious Vancouver-based drug gang known for its no-mercy reputation have been arrested in Victoria after a month-long undercover operation. | Doctor slams Clement attack on injection sites -
A Vancouver doctor, who works with drug addicts at the city's supervised injection site, says comments made by federal Health Minister Tony Clement are ``repugnant.'' | Two missing after Prince George hotel blaze -
RCMP have not yet determined the whereabouts of two persons who may have been residing in the Columbus Hotel in Prince George, B.C., which was destroyed by fire, Tuesday morning. | Juice can wipe out effects of drugs, study finds -
A new study has found drinking grapefruit, orange or apple juice while taking certain drugs can wipe out any beneficial effects of the medications. | Simon Whitfield had to 'battle back' for silver -
Canadian athlete Simon Whitfield, who has won a silver medal in triathlon at the Beijing Olympics, says he was thrilled to represent Canada again. |
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Last 2 stolen art pieces by Bill Reid recovered - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:47 EDT
RCMP have found the remaining two of a dozen pieces of Haida artist Bill Reid's work that were stolen about three months ago from the anthropology museum at UBC. | Investigators to search Prince George fire site, 2 still missing - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:18 EDT
RCMP fire investigators will sift through the remains of a Prince George, B.C., hotel that was gutted by a major fire Tuesday, searching for two people still unaccounted for. | 1 dead, another seriously injured in Surrey shooting - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:25:31 EDT
A man has been arrested after a shooting in Surrey on Tuesday afternoon left one woman dead and another seriously wounded, police said. | Edmonton-based soldier killed in battle to be buried Thursday - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:58:22 EDT
Master Cpl. Erin Doyle, the Edmonton-based soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this month, will be buried with full military honours following a funeral Thursday in Legal, just north of Edmonton. | Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver 'pass go' on Monopoly game board - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:33:59 EDT
Three Canadian cities will be featured in the Monopoly board game after five million fans cast votes for their favourite cities to be included in the first-ever international edition. | Canadian Reed advances in 800 metres - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:24:22 EDT
Gary Reed of Kamloops, B.C., didn't like his first Beijing Olympic race, but his time was good enough to qualify for the men's 800-metre semifinals. | SkyTrain windows hit in mystery attack - Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:42:38 EDT
A New Westminster woman says she other Skytrain passengers got a nasty surprise while on the commuter train. | Investigation stalls into crewman's death in Squamish - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:13 EDT
More than 24 hours after a 58-year-old male worker was crushed by a crane aboard a Norwegian freighter docked in Squamish, B.C., on Monday, it's still unclear who will lead the investigation into his death. | Violent Red Scorpion gang busted in Victoria - Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:28:16 EDT
Eight alleged members of a notorious Vancouver-based drug gang have been arrested in Victoria for allegedly trying to establish a dial-a-dope operation dealing in crack cocaine. | Judging questioned after Canada's Gonda loses 1st taekwondo match - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:04:23 EDT
After losing her first taekwondo bout of the Beijing Games, a protest was launched on behalf of Canadian medal hopeful Ivett Gonda because of what she and her coach perceived to be unfair judging. |
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Last missing Bill Reid sculptures recovered - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 The RCMP has recovered the last two Bill Reid pieces stolen from the
University of B.C.’s Museum of Anthropology in May, police announced
Wednesday.
 | Red Scorpions gang loses sting - Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Victoria police say they have dismantled a chapter of the
Vancouver-based Red Scorpions gang, which aggressively expanded into
the capital city’s drug trade by threatening other dealers and
sometimes giving crack cocaine away for free.
 | Terror suspect Abdullah Khadr loses bid for bail - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
An Ontario Superior Court judge has denied bail to terror suspect Abdullah Khadr, the brother of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, his Edmonton-based lawyer, Dennis Edney, said Wednesday. | Gary Glitter flees to Hong Kong - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Disgraced British glam rocker Gary Glitter flew to Hong Kong on Wednesday, airline officials said, after Thai police barred him from entry following his release from three years prison in Vietnam for child sex abuse.
 | Canada should embrace 'mixed' health system, new CMA chief tells Montreal - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Surgeons working in Canada's public hospitals should also be allowed to perform operations in private clinics, suggests the new president of the Canadian Medical Association. | Brilliant Bolt seals sprint double - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Jamaica’s Usain Bolt blazed to victory in the 200 metres final on Wednesday in a world record 19.30 seconds to secure the first men’s Olympic sprint double since 1984.
 | As many as 150 dead in Spanish runway crash: report - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT
At least seven people were killed when a Spanish Spanair passenger jet crashed on takeoff at Madrid airport on Wednesday, a spokesman for Madrid's emergency services said. | Video: Footage from Madrid plane crash - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT
Raw video footage from Madrid plane crash. | N.L. signs Hebron deal - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The fourth offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador moved closer to development Wednesday with the signing of a landmark agreement with a consortium of oil companies to develop the Hebron offshore oilfield.
 | Woman injured in accident - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Vancouver police closed off northbound traffic on Oak Street early this
morning after a woman was hit by a vehicle just before 5 a.m. |
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