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News 17 Nov 2009
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The testimony of a Canadian diplomat before a parliamentary committee Wednesday is likely to provide disturbing information about the government's handling of Afghan detainees, CBC news has learned.
The government agency responsible for investigating suspected terrorist financing and money laundering is storing personal information beyond its legal mandate, according to an audit by Canada's privacy commissioner.
The federal environment minister says it may be a few years before Canada tables regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Officials at Vancouver International Airport say they are prepared for the crush of travellers expected during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A Yellowknife jury is expected to start deliberating Wednesday on whether to convict an Alberta man in the shooting death of an RCMP officer two years ago in the Northwest Territories.
Almost 800,000 Canadians turned to food banks for assistance in one month alone this year, an increase of almost 120,000 from the same period the previous year.
A Quebec man in his 80s died after being vaccinated against H1N1 flu, officials say.
The Liberal government used its final throne speech before next September's provincial election to make the case for its planned sale of NB Power.
Two earthquakes struck off the coast of British Columbia on Tuesday morning, shaking houses and scaring some residents throughout the North Coast region.
Ontario's Liberal government came under fire at Queen's Park on Tuesday over an internal report that suggests an $81-million energy plant intended to power a casino in Windsor might be worthless.
Whistler RCMP are warning about the dangers of ecstasy after a young man died and another was hospitalized after taking the drug last week.
Relatives of a man who died last year during a lengthy wait in a Winnipeg hospital emergency room are seeking additional public funding to participate in the inquest examining his death.
The provincial government has condemned 23 properties in Daniel's Harbour, a community plagued by landslides.
A new poll suggests a lot of Canadians paid little or no attention to Prince Charles's recent visit and many of those who did were 50 or older.
Another wet and windy storm rolled through B.C. overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning, leaving thousands without electricity and many on Vancouver Island worried about flooding.
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Business:
Ideal infrastructure and the breakout popularity of a $2,500 US car have turned the Indian city of Chennai into the Detroit of South Asia.
The conventional TV business has changed dramatically in the past 30 years, and without access to new streams of revenue, stations will continue to close and local programming vanish, Canada's public broadcaster argued in Gatineau, Que. on Tuesday morning.
Eighty-four Canadian tax evaders who were clients of Swiss bank UBS have come forward to settle their tax debts, the Canadian Revenue Agency said Tuesday.
Vancouver-based Intrawest is selling its Copper Mountain resort in Colorado, the company announced Tuesday.
Shares of Mississauga-based auto insurer Kingsway Financial Services plunged 42 per cent Tuesday.
The government agency responsible for investigating suspected terrorist financing and money laundering is storing personal information beyond its legal mandate, according to an audit by Canada's privacy commissioner.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels rose 29 per cent between 2000 and 2008, an international team of researchers says.
Quebec's largest pension fund manager will improve returns and support Quebec's economic development moving forward, its head said Tuesday.
Montreal-based CAE has sold two flight simulators worth $35 million to train flight crews on the Chinese-made ARJ21 jet.
Interested buyers are getting the chance to bid on a vintage 17-metre yacht and two smaller boats once owned by imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff.
Loblaws profit rises 20 per cent despite flat sales, thanks to improved efficiencies at Canada's biggest supermarket chain.
Home Depot Inc.'s earnings fell 8.9 per cent in the latest quarter as recession-hit consumers in the U.S. continued to back off on do-it-yourself projects.
The B.C. real estate market continued to heat up in October, with sales and prices rising dramatically from 2008.
The Kindle e-book reader is now available to Canadians, Amazon.com announced Tuesday, but without some key features.
B.C.'s auditor general says the government needs to keep a tighter rein on the rules surrounding salaries for Crown corporation executives, over half of whom are paid more than the salary cap set by the government of premier Gordon Campbell.
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Arts & Entertainment:
M.G. Vassanji, already celebrated for his fiction, is now a Governor General's Literary Award winner for his evocative memoir, A Place Within: Rediscovering India.
The conventional TV business has changed dramatically in the past 30 years, and without access to new streams of revenue, stations will continue to close and local programming vanish, Canada's public broadcaster argued in Gatineau, Que. on Tuesday morning.
Toronto actress Lisa Ray is preparing for a stem cell transplant to treat her rare cancer.
The largest publisher of newspapers serving the gay and lesbian community in the U.S. has closed.
It will take a Swiss court two or three weeks to decide whether Roman Polanski's latest bail offer provides enough guarantee he will not flee the country, a court official said Tuesday.
Rogers customers got a black screen when they tuned into the finale of Battle of the Blades Monday at 8 p.m. in Toronto, and parts of Peterborough and London, Ont.
The newly completed refurbishment of the Sydney Opera House more closely resembles architect Jorn Utzon's original vision for the venue.
The MTV Network has bought exclusive rights in the U.S. to the Michael Jackson documentary This is It.
The story of a Chinese Communist Party official who moves to a community of boat people after his revolutionary lineage is refuted has won the Man Asian Literary Prize, organizers said.
The Kindle e-book reader is now available to Canadians, Amazon.com announced Tuesday, but without some key features.
Harlequin Enterprises Inc. has teamed up with a leading self-publisher that allows aspiring authors to put their own romance novels in print.
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Craig Simpson and his partner, Olympic gold medallist Jamie Salé, have been crowned champions in the inaugural season of the CBC-TV hit show Battle of the Blades before a live audience at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined a Bollywood spectacle to close out his visit to Mumbai on Monday.
Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Monday that she's distressed by the decision of Levi Johnston, her daughter's former boyfriend and the father of her grandson, to pose nude for Playgirl magazine.
The latest battle between TV broadcasters and carriers began in Gatineau, Que., Monday, as Canada's broadcast regulator opened a new hearing on the future of television, with an emphasis on the contentious fee-for-carriage debate.
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Sports:
The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated by the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday at Scotiabank Place.
NHL veteran Brendan Shanahan is retiring, ending a 21-season career in the league.
Martin Rucinsky is two years removed from his last game in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, but he still is having a blast playing at a high level with the HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.
Montreal Impact captain Mauro Biello will announce his retirement Thursday, one month after the team's victory in the USL finals, Radio-Canada Sports reported Tuesday.
Alex Ovechkin practised with his Washington Capitals teammates on Tuesday in New York and came through that and a pre-game warmup without any setbacks, taking the ice against the Rangers.
The Buffalo Bills have fired embattled head coach Dick Jauron, owner Ralph Wilson announced Tuesday.
Kansas City Royals ace pitcher Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.
The possibility of having Jarome Iginla, Dion Phaneuf, Robyn Regehr and Jay Bouwmeester on the Canadian Olympic team, and goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and Olli Jokinen representing Finland has helped the Calgary Flames.
Reality TV star Tila Tequila is suing San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman in a filing alleging domestic violence.
Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo will soon resume full training after passing medical tests Tuesday on his troublesome ankle.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have lent rookie forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA Moscow of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League for the rest of the season.
Jameer Nelson, the Orlando Magic's all-star point guard, will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus and is expected to miss four to six weeks.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing substances.
Goaltender Jose Theodore has left the Capitals to travel back to Washington for personal reasons.
A plan to build shops and condos, renovate the stadium and expand the greenspace at Lansdowne Park has been approved by city council with some conditions.
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