Canada

Loonie Hits New High

The loonie hit its highest level since the disco era after a report released Friday showed strong retail spending in Canadian stores. The dollar jumped more than four-fifths of a cent to 91.87 cents US in late morning trading. It hasn't been that high since October 1977. Analysts offer several...

What CSIS Knew

A former lawyer for the federal government says he thinks CSIS had advance information about the 1985 Air India bombing. Graham Pinos says he was told by a senior intelligence officer, just days before the blast, that the service feared Sikh extremists would likely blow up a plane at some point....

Canadian Plane Down

A small, Canadian-registered plane has crashed in western New York state, killing all three people aboard. The twin-engine Beech Baron was en route from Oshawa, Ont., to Wilmington, Del., officials said. CBC News An ugly brawl broke out yesterday in the Commons, where a Liberal MP claims he was...

Exotic Dancers Banned

The federal government is set to bring in a new law that will ban immigrants who come to Canada as exotic dancers. The change to the Immigration and Refugee Act is expected to be announced Wednesday by Immigration Minister Diane Finley, who told the House of Commons that the move will protect...

CPR Crews Walk Off Job

About 1,200 Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) maintenance workers set up picket lines across the country Wednesday after a strike deadline passed without an agreement in place. CTV News Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fontaine says a YouTube video that provides instructions on how to disrupt...

Language Act Violated

The federal Conservative government has shown "lack of leadership" and should develop a plan to ensure Canadians have access to government programs in both official languages, the official languages commissioner says. CBC News No bomb-sniffing dog was on duty in Toronto the weekend of the 1985...

Video Threatens Cdn Rail

An Internet how-to video on sabotaging railway lines in support of Native land claims has drawn the attention of the RCMP and triggered investigations by the country's two main rail companies. CNEWS A new Statistics Canada study suggests one-third of Canadians identify themselves as workaholics...

New Counterfeit Team

Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day announced on Monday the formation of new integrated counterfeit enforcement teams across the country. The teams will be made up of RCMP officers who will work to trace, track and apprehend those who produce counterfeit bills in Canada. CTV News Choking smoke...

FBI Most Wanted Arrested

Montreal police have arrested one of the most sought-after fugitives in North America after a tipster recognized the man from the "Ten Most Wanted" list on the FBI's website. CBC News Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe will be looking for support from his party's MPs when he meets with his...

Duceppe Drops Out

Gilles Duceppe stunned the Quebec political world Saturday, quietly pulling out of the race to become head of the Parti Québécois just a day after he said he would run.CBC News A. U.S. fugitive on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list has been captured in Montreal. Richard Steve Goldberg, 62, is...

Warning To Gay Community

Police are warning members of Halifax's gay community to protect themselves after the killings of two gay men. But police say they don't know whether the victims' sexual orientation was a factor in their deaths.CTV News An Alberta man who was severely injured during a stay in a Cancun resort had...

Number Of MPs Grows

Canada's three fastest-growing provinces will get more seats in the House of Commons by 2014 under new legislation proposed by the Conservative government on Friday. Under the new bill, Ontario would get 10 more members of Parliament, British Columbia will get seven and Alberta will get five. CBC...

PQ Leadership Race

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and former Quebec cabinet minister Pauline Marois will be seeking leadership of the Parti Quebecois, they announced Friday. CTV News The Federal Court will decide on Friday whether the federal government can try to deport an Ottawa man accused of having ties...

Quebec Honours Mulroney

Brian Mulroney is being honoured by the Quebec bar association for his work that led to the recognition of the "Quebecois nation." During his time as PM, Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government spearheaded two major rounds of constitutional talks aimed at getting Quebec to sign to the...

Toews Arrives Home

An air ambulance brought a brain-dead Grande Prairie dad back from Mexico late last night. Jeff Toews, 34, was taken to the University of Alberta hospital shortly after the plane landed at the Edmonton International Airport. CNEWS Taking cues from the provincial government, the city of Toronto...

WWI Veteran Dies

Percy Dwight Wilson, one of two surviving veterans of the First World War, has died at age 106. The Prime Minister's Office announced Wilson's passing Wednesday afternoon in a statement offering condolences to his family.CBC News An Alberta man has succumbed to rabies nine months after being...

CN Rail Sues Protestors

CN Rail has launched a lawsuit against Mohawk protesters who blocked a major Ontario rail corridor for more than a day last month, disrupting freight and passenger traffic. The land dispute protest near Deseronto, Ont., that began in the early hours of April 20 disrupted freight between Toronto and...

PQ Leader Boisclair Resigns

Parti Québécois Leader André Boisclair resigned Tuesday after weeks of speculation about his political future following the party's plunge in the March election and a public spat with his Bloc counterpart, Gilles Duceppe. CBC News The Conservative government is introducing legislation to ban...

Liberal MP Calls For Inquiry

Calls for a full public inquiry continued Tuesday after CTV News reported that an Ottawa computer consulting company received lucrative contracts from the RCMP for work on its pension plan -- despite serious concerns over their procurement. CTV News Alicia Ross was brutally beaten to death by her...

C. Black Trial Continues

The fraud trial of Conrad Black enters a critical phase this week in Chicago with the ex-media mogul's long-time business partner David Radler expected to take the stand. CNEWS A witness at the Air India inquiry today is expected to discuss last week's shocking testimony that the government had...