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Passengers left stranded

Passengers left stranded

Jul 24, 2016 / 6:30 am

Air Canada confirmed Sunday that the passengers stranded in Manchester for two days are now en route to Toronto. The airline said it will be in touch with the...

Girl's big dreams in space

Girl's big dreams in space

Quebec Jul 23, 2016 / 11:14 pm

When she heard the Canadian Space Agency is looking to recruit new astronauts, eight-year-old Sahana Khatri figured she just might be what they're looking...

Canadian held in Turkey

Canadian held in Turkey

Turkey Jul 23, 2016 / 7:34 pm

A family friend says a Canadian man is being held in Turkey on accusations he was a leader of the failed July 15 military coup in that country. Davud Hanci, who...

Taking heat for flight delay

Taking heat for flight delay

Manchester Jul 23, 2016 / 4:08 pm

Air Canada is taking heat on social media from passengers spending two unexpected days in Manchester, England. The flight to Toronto was scheduled to leave on...

Missing boy, 11, fell in river

Missing boy, 11, fell in river

Field, B.C. Jul 23, 2016 / 1:22 pm

Parks Canada is leading an extensive search for a missing 11-year-old boy in southeastern British Columbia. Parks Canada says a boy fell into the Yoho River in...

Oil spill approaches

Oil spill approaches

Prince Albert, Sask. Jul 23, 2016 / 1:14 pm

Officials in Saskatchewan are preparing a city of more than 35,000 people to treat storm pond water as a backup as oil from a pipeline leak makes its way along...

$55 million still up for grabs

$55 million still up for grabs

Jul 23, 2016 / 7:26 am

No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million dollar jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. However, two MaxMillions prizes of $1 million each were won...

Hip fans take courage

Hip fans take courage

Victoria Jul 22, 2016 / 11:20 pm

Armed with will and determination — and grace, too — the Tragically Hip have launched what is sure to be an emotional farewell tour with a packed...

Graham James wants parole

Graham James wants parole

Jul 22, 2016 / 2:55 pm

Disgraced junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James is seeking full parole with the support of his case workers. James is serving a seven-year...

Grapes are 'a little bit freer'

Grapes are 'a little bit freer'

Whitehorse Jul 22, 2016 / 1:40 pm

Premiers made a small step toward freer interprovincial trade Friday with an agreement between Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec to allow online purchases of...

Oil spill cuts off water

Oil spill cuts off water

North Battleford Jul 22, 2016 / 12:10 pm

The Saskatchewan city of North Battleford shut down its water intake plant Friday because of a major pipeline oil spill. Stewart Schafer, the city's...

United on health care

United on health care

Whitehorse Jul 22, 2016 / 10:54 am

Canada's 13 premiers are united on the need for more health-care cash from Ottawa, but not on how many strings they're willing to accept with the money....

Fish plant fire crushes town

Fish plant fire crushes town

Whitbourne, N.L. Jul 22, 2016 / 8:57 am

Firefighters were monitoring hotspots at a fish plant that burned to the ground late Thursday, dealing a major blow to the hundreds of people who work there....

Bieber warned over lion pics

Bieber warned over lion pics

Jul 22, 2016 / 8:52 am

Is it too late now to say sorry? Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is in hot water over reports that he appeared with young lions at two Toronto events. Toronto...

Helping a tangled whale

Helping a tangled whale

Digby, N.S. Jul 22, 2016 / 6:59 am

A Digby, N.S., man who helped free a whale from a fishing net said he's convinced it came to the downtown waterfront looking for help. Barry O'Neil was...

Money back for drunk pilots

Money back for drunk pilots

Montreal Jul 22, 2016 / 6:25 am

Air Transat's president says the carrier will compensate all passengers booked on a flight that was disrupted when two pilots were arrested on suspicion of...

Evacuee wins lotto

Evacuee wins lotto

Fort McMurray Jul 22, 2016 / 6:22 am

A lottery winner from Alberta who was among the thousands forced to flee a huge wildfire in Fort McMurray says he plans to give back to charities that helped...

Tragically Hip tour begins

Tragically Hip tour begins

Jul 22, 2016 / 6:07 am

Avril Hughes has followed the Tragically Hip since seeing the band in concert in the 1980s, so she didn't think twice about making the long road trip from...

Pipeline spills into river

Pipeline spills into river

Saskatchewa Jul 21, 2016 / 6:22 pm

Oil from a Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) pipeline spilled into the North Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning upstream from Maidstone, Sask. Ralph Bock of the...

Mom, daughter celebrated

Mom, daughter celebrated

Calgary Jul 21, 2016 / 5:11 pm

Loved ones of a slain mother and daughter celebrated their lives with one of the pair's favourite activities — dancing. More than a thousand people...

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