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Franz Stigler's death in Surrey, B.C., received little notice in the press, but friends knew an amazing story of a man who saved the lives of a U.S. bomber crew during the Second World War. CTV.ca

Planning is underway for a 'major review' of Nova Scotia's tax system, Finance Minister Michael Baker has confirmed. CTV.ca

Canada's energy capital will have to make room for another huge player, as EnCana Corp., one of the country's most prominent oil and gas producers, splits itself off into two separate Calgary-based companies. CTV.ca

After months of delay, a court order will force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare Thursday whether or not it believes polar bears are endangered. CTV.ca

More than 10 centimetres of snow fell on Cape Breton Island on Sunday in a rare snowstorm that left motorists wishing they hadn't already removed their snow tires for spring. CTV.ca

Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier can expect some tough questions from opposition critics when he appears before the House of Commons' foreign affairs committee. CTV.ca


RCMP divers ended their search for a 63-year-old missing man Sunday, after spending the weekend scouring a remote wharf in Prince Edward Island's North Shore region. CTV.ca

The spider monkey killed in a break-in at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in B.C. last week was remembered in a memorial service Sunday afternoon. CTV.ca

There's about the same number of lobsters in the traps set in northern Nova Scotia as last year, but the price is down and the cost of fuel is way up. CTV.ca

Brenda Martin spent her first weekend as a free woman rummaging through her mom's freezer for just the right ingredients to whip up a special Mother's Day feast. CTV.ca

About 300 people from the Attawapiskat region in northern Ontario will be transported to Thunder Bay Sunday as the James Bay coast continues to be under the threat of flooding. CTV.ca

An Ohio court decision ordering a state coroner to remove all reference to Tasers from autopsy results is an "appalling interference," says British Columbia's chief medical officer. CTV.ca


An additional 600 residents of the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat are being evacuated due to a severe threat of flooding. CTV.ca

Ontario police say the woman who died aboard a Via Rail Train on Friday, setting off a massive biohazard response, was a 43-year-old from South Africa. CTV.ca

A long-time fixture in the federal bureaucracy whose career spanned six prime ministers has died at the age of 76. CTV.ca

Emergency officials are warning residents that 911 operators may not find their location if they place their call through an Internet phone provider. CTV.ca

RCMP say a five-year-old boy has died following an accident involving a utility trailer on an Alberta farm. CTV.ca

One day after receiving full parole, Brenda Martin says she wants to thank 'every Canadian' who helped her return home, and respond to those who criticized the attention her case received. CTV.ca










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