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News 16 Nov 2009
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Eight rivers on Vancouver Island were placed on a flood warning Monday after heavy rain swept over the B.C. coast, while the city of Courtenay declared a local state of emergency.
Ontario's Liberal government has introduced legislation to harmonize the province's eight per cent sales tax with the five per cent GST.
Toronto police returned to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute on Monday, in their latest attempt to turn up any clues in the disappearance of Mariam Makhniashvili.
Canada has no plans to follow the Australian government and issue an apology for its role in the child migrant programs that shipped as many as 150,000 poor British children to Canada, Australia and other former colonies, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says.
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.
The New Brunswick RCMP have confirmed that the body found in a wooded area in Tracadie-Sheila is that of Hilary Bonnell, the teenager who disappeared from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation two months ago.
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.
A Charlotte County woman has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of her newborn son.
Former unionized employees of two car part plants in Windsor have blocked the factories' entrances, saying they still haven't received vacation and termination pay from the facilities' U.S.-based owner.
A fifth man convicted in London, Ont., of the mass slayings of eight men associated with the Bandidos biker gang has declared his intent to appeal.
A loud boom heard and felt in Yellowknife on Saturday was a scheduled explosion at a local mine site, not an earthquake as federal seismologists had thought.
A large ship has run aground in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario.
A former Parti Québécois premier who watched his province come within a hair of voting for independence from Canada says sovereignty is more pertinent than ever in an increasingly globalized world.
The Cape Breton leg of the Olympic torch relay began after the flame arrived in North Sydney on the ferry from Newfoundland.
Members of a panel created to find a home for the Portrait Gallery of Canada felt handcuffed because the federal government forbade them from examining key cost and tourism issues, a newly released report says.
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Business:
Onex Corp. is preparing to launch two large companies as publicly traded issues, the Toronto-based private equity investment firm said Monday.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to India has the potential to open profitable avenues of trade between Canada and one of the world's fastest growing economies.
General Motors Corp. promised Monday to make a decision on cutting costs at its European car-making operations within the next two weeks.
National MLS home sales will likely exceed forecasts for 2009 and 2010 after a monthly record was set in October, said the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Canada's charities are finding it's a lot more difficult attracting donors these days, as the economic downturn takes its toll on the non-profit sector.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says economic "headwinds" will restrain the pace of the U.S. recovery.
The number of people investing in RRSPs as well as the amounts they're putting into them dropped in 2008, Statistics Canada said Monday.
An energy plant intended to power a casino in Windsor, Ont. that has cost taxpayers about $81 million, may now be worth nothing, according to an internal report obtained by CBC News.
Retired AbitibiBowater mill workers are being told they could lose a substantial portion of their pensions unless the federal government steps in to protect them.
Canadians donated $8.19 billion to charities in 2008 - a 5.3 per cent drop from the previous year - as the recession led to a tighter hold on wallets and purses.
Former unionized employees of two car part plants in Windsor have blocked the factories' entrances, saying they still haven't received vacation and termination pay from the facilities' U.S.-based owner.
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.
Unionized workers at a plant in Tecumseh, Ont., that builds interiors for Chrysler minivans say they'll strike if they don't a reach new collective agreement with their employers by late Friday night.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pitching Canada as a potential sales partner to business leaders in India during his whirlwind three-day tour of the South Asian economic powerhouse.
Gains in the automobile industry helped manufacturing sales rise 1.4 per cent to $41.7 billion in September, Statistics Canada said Monday.
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Arts & Entertainment:
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.
Paul McCartney will be honoured with a fledgling but prestigious musical honour, after being named Monday the latest recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death.
Edward Woodward, who starred as a former secret service agent The Equalizer television series, and in the movies Breaker Morant and The Wicker Man, died on Monday.
The Newfoundland folk group The Once took home four awards at the MUSICNL Gala Sunday night in St. John's.
A rare lithograph is the latest valuable art work by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch stolen in Oslo.
The upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be broadcast in 22 languages, with sports commentary and play-by-play analysis to be delivered in a wide range of tongues that include Mandarin, Bangla, Ukrainian, the aboriginal language of Mechif and South Asia's Gujarati.
Canada's Gemini Awards touched down in Calgary on Saturday night, with the slick Toronto-set cop drama Flashpoint the evening's big winner.
Members of a panel created to find a home for the Portrait Gallery of Canada felt handcuffed because the federal government forbade them from examining key cost and tourism issues, a newly released report says.
A former prostitute, whose anonymous blog was turned into the television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, has revealed her identity.
Singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, known as Cat Stevens in the 1970s, takes the stage in Dublin on Sunday, the first performance of his first full tour since 1976.
Joan Baez and Lou Reed performed at a concert in Prague on Saturday celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.
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Sports:
Columbus' Jakub Voracek wired a high shot inside the post over Nikolai Khabibulin's glove hand in Round 4 of the shootout Monday night to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the winless-in-four Oilers.
Former NHL goalie Arturs Irbe has a different kind of pressure, as he is now in his rookie season as goalie coach of the Washington Capitals.
Peter Forsberg is staying put in Sweden, and won't attempt to make an NHL comeback this season, said Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis on Monday.
Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario was named to the MLS Best XI on Monday.
The Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night in Philadelphia.
The Montreal Impact may not have realized its dream of joining Major League Soccer in 2011, but MLS commissioner Don Garber still sees the Canadian team as the league's next franchise.
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.
Barring any other problems, Alex Ovechkin will rejoin the Caps on the ice when they visit New York to play the Rangers on Tuesday.
Each week, Hockey Night in Canada's Scott Morrison breaks down the balance of power in the National Hockey League.
The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills.
The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that the team has ended its one-year contract with the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP Allen Iverson by mutual agreement.
Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan was named the National League Rookie of the Year on Monday, while Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the American League honour.
Stephen Ames has moved back into the top-50 in the world golf rankings after his victory at the Children's Miracle Network Classic.
Penguins defenceman Alex Goligoski will miss two to three weeks with a lower-body problem, coach Dan Bylsma announced Monday, making it six Pittsburgh regulars who are out with injuries.
Shaquille O'Neal's mysterious shoulder injury is expected to keep him out of Cleveland's game Tuesday against Golden State.
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