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Wounded in gunfight, alleged killer of OPP officer dies in hospital

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:42:18 +0000

WINGHAM, Ont. - The retired logger and avid hunter accused of gunning down an Ontario Provincial Police officer earlier this week died Thursday from wounds he received in a gunfight with police, as th...

Man charged with 1st-degree murder of OPP officer dies in hospital, SIU says

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:11:03 +0000

WINGHAM, Ont. - The 70-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police officer has died in hospital. Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulli...

Victoria war vets win reprieve from B.C. government eviction

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:11:03 +0000

VICTORIA, B.C. - The Liberal government has backed away from plans to turf a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion from its home in a government building near the B.C. legislature. Citizen's Services...

Toronto anesthesiologist charged with sexual assault of three patients

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:45:16 +0000

TORONTO - Allegations that a Toronto doctor sexually assaulted three female patients while they were under anesthetic had police making an appeal Thursday for other potential victims to come forward. ...

Marine security trumps privacy as union loses legal bid against screening

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:50 +0000

OTTAWA - Longshoremen have lost a legal bid to contest marine security regulations they call an unwarranted invasion of their privacy. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday that it won't h...

Federal government asking for public input on random breathalyzer tests

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:51 +0000

OTTAWA - The federal government is mulling over the idea of allowing random breathalyzer tests. The Justice Department has posted a discussion paper on its website, noting that breath-testing provi...

Calgary mother tells court she had no idea her toddler drank methadone

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:36:41 +0000

CALGARY - The mother of a toddler who died of a methadone overdose testified Thursday that she would have rushed the child straight to hospital if she had realized the girl had taken the powerful drug...

S.W.Ont. doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies has privileges restored

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:36:44 +0000

WINDSOR, Ont. - A doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies at a southwestern Ontario hospital had her privileges restored Thursday, after the hospital imposed conditions it determined would ensure p...

US asks for more time to move ahead or drop case against Canadian HGH doctors assistant

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:36:44 +0000

The U.S. government is asking a New York court for more time to decide whether to pursue or drop its case against a Canadian doctor's assistant accused of smuggling human growth hormone into the Unite...

Feds refuse to restore funding to First Nations University

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:36:45 +0000

OTTAWA - Supporters of First Nations University of Canada say the federal government has turned down their request to restore funding to the troubled institution. Teachers, students, aboriginal lea...

'We have set our tiny miracle free;' Baby Isaiah taken off life support in Alta

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:31:05 +0000

EDMONTON - Surrounded by family, a brain-injured baby died in the arms of his loving parents in an Edmonton hospital after they had spent months trying everything in their power to keep him alive. ...

Mont. governor seeks federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for state programs

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:31:10 +0000

HELENA, Mon. - Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking U.S. government permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs. Schweitzer said he thinks t...

Boy, 15, facing assault charge after discovery of Saskatchewan woman's body

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:10:45 +0000

NIPAWIN, Sask. - A 15-year-old youth has been charged with aggravated assault following the discovery of a woman's body in Nipawin, Sask. RCMP say the charge stems from an alleged encounter that ha...

Calgary grocery store hit by food tampering for third time since January

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:10:50 +0000

CALGARY - For the third time in about two months, a large Calgary grocery store has been victimized by food tampering. The Calgary Co-op says metal objects have been found pushed into packages of d...

Two men fished out of Toronto harbour may have been drinking, police say

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:10:46 +0000

TORONTO - Two men were taken to a Toronto hospital with hypothermia after police fished them out of Lake Ontario overnight. Police received a call around 3 a.m. about two people who were spotted sw...