Underage Alta. girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, allege RCMP
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RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution. RCMP in Red Deer say that during an investigation
B.C. RCMP officer charged with assault after handcuffed prisoner slapped
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QUESNEL, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Quesnel, B.C., is facing an assault charge after a prisoner was slapped in the face. The Mounties say the Crown has approved one charge against Const.
Saskatoon police say missing 18-year-old found unharmed in Regina
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SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina. Alexandria Scott failed to return Wednesday from an apartment building where she had...
Student interviews bring no new leads in case of missing Toronto girl: police
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TORONTO - Police say they have no new leads after interviewing almost all of the students at the high school attended by a missing 18-year- old Toronto girl. All but four students at...
Kamloops gang leader already in jail sentenced to five more years
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Kamloops gang leader who's already in jail has been sentenced to five more years behind bars for another crime. Jayme Russell, head of the Kamloops chapter of the...
Vehicle that caused fiery, fatal crash near Alberta logging town was stolen
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HINTON, Alta. - A minivan involved in a deadly head-on collision with a truck during a police chase on the wrong side of a highway was stolen, the head of a provincial review agency said...
Calgary police chief says new law that lets EMS share info with cops is necessary
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CALGARY - Calgary's police chief says a proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to share information related to crimes with police is necessary. ...
Underage Alberta girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, RCMP allege
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RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution. RCMP in Red Deer say information surfaced during...
300 homes evacuated, schools closed after heavy rain, high tide flood Duncan, BC
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DUNCAN, B.C. - Flooding caused by heavy rain and high tides forced the evacuation of 300 homes in the southern Vancouver Island city of Duncan and surrounding areas on Friday. Public...
Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
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before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it. "I leave for Europe on Saturday, so it's doubtful I will get it," the 26-year-old from Red Deer, Alta.,...
Heritage minister says arts groups shouldn't rely on one source for funding
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MONTREAL - Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore said Friday. He delivered that message at a...
Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. So they can't be found to be...
Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov't to extend film tax credits to live performances
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TORONTO - Ontario should extend film tax credits to live shows such as dance, theatre and the opera to create more jobs and boost the live performance industry, just as New Orleans did in
Search underway near Bermuda after solo N.S. sailor fails to reach destination
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HALIFAX, N.S. - U.S. and Canadian aircraft are searching an area near Bermuda for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia. U.S. search officials confirm that Hubert Marcoux, 67, of...
Saputo, Kraft appeal court ruling upholding federal cheese regulations
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MONTREAL - Saputo (TSX:SAP) and Kraft have appealed a Federal Court ruling that upheld new federal cheese regulations. The large cheese makers want the Federal Court of Appeal to...
Flaherty says government will undertake no new spending in next year's budget
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TORONTO - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. Rather, it will...
Federal Court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from U.S. army
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OTTAWA - The Federal Court says the refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada. Judge Yves de Montigny says the board erred...
Who's been torching Montreal's Italian cafes? Police stumped, victims mute
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MONTREAL - Who's been firebombing all those Italian coffee shops in Montreal? Police are stumped - and the victims aren't talking. At least five bars have been hit by Molotov cocktails
Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay
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HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he's had talks with the Americans about taking over security for Canada's diplomats and development officers in Kandahar. MacKay met...
Flaherty should use speech to urge patience with economic rebound: economist
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TORONTO - One economist says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty should use a speech in Toronto today as an opportunity to urge patience with an economy that's rebounding slower than some had...
Woman who sexually assaulted her son gets conditional sentence and $3,500 fine
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QUEBEC - A 55-year-old woman has been given a conditional sentence, to be served in the community, for sexually assaulting her teenage son. Marie-Jeanne Bedard, who lives in the suburbs
Canadians seem pleased with additions to immigrants' handbook: poll
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OTTAWA - A new poll suggests people are generally pleased with a new immigration handbook that emphasizes Canadian military and political history. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima...
Personal bankruptcies jumped 43.3 per cent in September, compared to year earlier
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OTTAWA - A federal regulator says bankruptcies in September jumped 43.3 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy says most of the ...
Energy issues dominate discussion as Atlantic premiers meet in Labrador
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CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Newfoundland and Labrador's Danny Williams stood side by side and posed for a photo Thursday night - showing no visible sign
B.C. university student takes top award at global entrepreneur competition
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia student who founded one of the world's largest Internet song lyric websites has taken the top prize at a global entrepreneur contest. Milun...
Leaked report says gov't overstating the need for new power lines in Alberta
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EDMONTON - A political battle is reaching a peak in Alberta over whether the province needs billions of dollars worth of new power lines that will be paid for by consumers. The Alberta
Ont. hunter who shot and killed woman hiker is acquitted of manslaughter
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BARRIE, Ont. - An Ontario judge found a hunter not guilty of manslaughter Thursday in the shooting death of a hiker, and said governments should act to prevent such tragedies in the...
Health units go high tech to keep swelling flu lines as short as possible
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TORONTO - Public health units all over Ontario have put on their creative thinking caps and come up with some very high tech, innovative ways to try to shorten lineups for the H1N1...
Speaker slaps Tory wrists over hyper-partisan flyers
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misrepresenting an opponent in one of many ultra-partisan flyers the party's MPs have been mailing - at taxpayers' expense - across the country. The rebuke from Peter Milliken, Speaker
N.B. premier says he'll correct misinformation from N.L. premier on power deal
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CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB
Parti Quebecois wants to restrict access to English daycares
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QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois wants to amend Quebec's language law to restrict access to English daycares. PQ leader Pauline Marois is calling for a change that would limit access to...
Crime ombudsman marks Child Day with plea for national child sex abuse strategy
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MONTREAL - Canada should take a page from the Americans and expand its network of kid-friendly, one-stop shops for treating sexually abused children, says the federal watchdog for crime...
Both drivers charged in Calgary collision that propelled school bus into tree
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CALGARY - The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been charged with driving carelessly...
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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WINNIPEG - Health officials across Canada are being asked to hold back a batch of swine flu vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions. The vaccine's...
Officials investigating one lot of flu vaccine due to allergy concerns
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vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions. The vaccine's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, has asked governments to stop using vaccine doses from one...
Finance minister proposes code of conduct for credit-and debit-card companies
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OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit-and debit-card companies that he says will "level the playing field" for consumers and small...
New Action democratique du Quebec leader faces a mountainous challenge
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QUEBEC - Gerard Deltell, the new leader of the Action democratique du Quebec, faces a mountain to climb in re-establishing the crippled party as a credible political force. The...
Ont. says Ottawa refuses to give First Nations point of sale exemption from HST
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TORONTO - Ontario's Liberal government said Thursday that the federal Conservatives are refusing to allow First Nations in the province to retain their point of sale exemption from the...
Internal border report warned of violence if guards armed on Mohawk land
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CORNWALL, Ont. - An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on
RCMP, Border Services join international effort to eradicate fake drug trade
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - RCMP are cautioning consumers about online ads offering swine flu treatments and cheap drugs, saying many of the products are phoney and could be dangerous to your...
Nearly a third of the members of Parliament are on Twitter bandwagon
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Twitter bandwagon - and getting elbowed by controversial, satirical and even phoney postings. Victims of fake Twitter accounts now include Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Senator...
Canadian strategy in Kandahar in for shakeup as new general takes charge
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's campaign against Taliban insurgents is in for an overhaul under a new commander who's concerned with the deteriorating security situation in Kandahar city
High court protects secrecy of informant's identity in BC legislature raid case
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OTTAWA - Defence lawyers can be barred from a judicial hearing in which the identity of a secret informant would come out, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The 7-0 decision...
Crime ombudsman marks Child Day with plea for better help for abuse victims
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MONTREAL - Canada's federal advocate for crime victims is marking National Child Day tomorrow with a request for politicians: Give abused children an easier place to tell their story. ...
NDP demands public inquiry into Afghan prisoners following diplomat's revelations
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OTTAWA - The NDP is demanding a public inquiry into allegations by a federal official that Canada handed prisoners over to torture in Afghan jails. MP Paul Dewar says the country's...
B.C. hikes threshold on HST new housing rebate to $525,000 from $400,000
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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. government is increasing the threshold for new home buyers to get a rebate on the provincial portion of the HST. Victoria says the new...
Health spending to hit $183B this year, up $10B from 2008: report
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A new report predicts Canada's total health-care bill for 2009 will reach $183 billion - representing almost $5,000 for each man, woman and child in the country. The Canadian Institute
Cannon denies Canada failed to act on allegations Afghan prisoners were abused
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon is defending his government in the face of claims that detainees in Afghanistan, many of them innocent, were routinely abused
Autopsies show drowned students had no drugs in system
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DICKINSON, N.D. - Final autopsy results show that three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota had...
Key Bandido murder figure Kellestine files notice of appeal over Nazi flag
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TORONTO - Wayne Kellestine intends to appeal his convictions for eight counts of first-degree murder in the Bandido murder case. And, in his inmate notice of appeal, he says Nazi...

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