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Toronto funeral home says it is helping Haim family cope with memorial costs
TORONTO - A Toronto Jewish memorial chapel said Monday that it would help defray the costs of Corey Haim's funeral in Toronto, while fellow actor Corey Feldman said another memorial will be held in Lo...
Feds release national emergency response plan four months after AG urges one
OTTAWA - The government has released an "all-hazards" national emergency response plan four months after it was chastised for not having one approved by cabinet. The plan outlines the responsibilit...
CREA says February existing home sales rose 44 per cent from a year earlier
OTTAWA - Canadian home resales moved higher in February-setting new monthly records in both Ontario and Quebec - but the rebound is starting to lose some of its steam. The Canadian Real Estate Asso...
N.L. premier back on the job, almost six weeks after heart surgery
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador is back at work, almost six weeks after having heart surgery in the United States that created an uproar on both sides of the bor...
Cost of owning a home up slightly in late 2009: RBC Economics
TORONTO - A new report says the cost of owning a home in Canada increased slightly across all housing segments in the closing months of 2009. RBC Economics says rising prices made it more expensive...
Huge death toll averted in BC avalanche, but 'stupidity' blamed for two killed
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - What many feared would be one of the worst death tolls ever in the B.C. backcountry appears to be an almost miraculous story of survival. But with the relief at a major catastrop...
Man had seconds to hug his son tight as B.C. avalanche swept over them
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - In the seconds before a wall of snow swept over them, George Hall turned, wrapped his arms around his 13-year-old son as tightly as he could and hugged him. The two tumbled toget...
Parti Quebecois revokes status of left-wing political club within its party.
LEVIS, Que. - The Parti Quebecois is revoking the special status of a left wing, pro-union political club within its party. The PQ executive decided to severe ties Saturday with the SPQ-Libre, whos...
A fatal accident brings Montreal's St. Patrick's parade to a tragic end
MONTREAL - Montreal's St. Patrick's parade came to a tragic end Sunday when a young reveller was killed after jumping from a flatbed truck. Hours after the fatal accident, which occurred along the ...
Auditor's siren prompts feds to sign off on national emergency response plan
OTTAWA - The government is expected to release a national emergency response plan Monday - four months after being chastised for not having one that's been approved by cabinet. In November, Auditor...
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