Last updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 8:38 PM ET
- B.C. prisons brace for Sri Lankan migrants
- A Lower Mainland municipality is being advised its prisons could be used to house Sri Lankan migrants on a Thai cargo ship believed to be headed to B.C. more »
- Speeder convicted after bragging online
- A 19-year-old man from a Toronto suburb has pleaded guilty to careless driving after boasting online that he drove 100 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on a residential street. more »
- StatsCan warned of poor census response rate
- Statistics Canada sounded alarm bells to the Conservative government that the response rate for a voluntary long-form census would be less than 50 per cent, according to documents obtained by CBC News. more »
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012. more »
- Braidwood inquiry Taser findings upheld by court
- The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld findings by the Braidwood inquiry that stun guns can kill. more »
- Brother charged with murder after teen stabbed
- The brother of a 14-year-old girl found stabbed to death Monday evening at her family home in Côte St. Luc, Que., has been charged with first-degree murder. more »
- Arctic satellite station opens in Inuvik
- The opening of a new satellite communications station in Inuvik, N.W.T., is expected to boost satellite observation of the Arctic region. more »
- Anthrax hits Saskatchewan bison herd
- Anthrax has been found in a bison herd in southern Saskatchewan. more »
- Traps set for coyote that bit teen
- A coyote hunt is underway in Nova Scotia after a sleeping teenager was bitten at Cape Breton Highlands National Park. more »
Headlines across Canada
British Columbia »
- B.C. man tied to chair in jail cell
- B.C. civil rights advocates are criticizing the RCMP for tying an inmate to a chair in a jail cell for hours.
- Sulphur spill prompts West Vancouver warning
- Residents of the Capilano Indian Reserve near Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge have been warned to close their windows and stay indoors after a fire and apparent sulphur spill from a train.
- Man charged with dragging dog behind truck
- A Merritt-area man is facing a charge of animal cruelty after allegedly tying his dog to the back of a truck and dragging the animal behind the vehicle.
Windsor »
- Windsor, Acadia football players banned for drugs
- Two more Canadian university football players have been suspended after steroid use was detected in nationwide doping-control tests.
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
- Hwy 401 truck rollover closes Tilbury exit
- A transport truck rollover has closed an off ramp on Highway 401 near Tilbury, Ont.
Prince Edward Island »
- Minigoo Fisheries files for bankruptcy
- Prince Edward Island's only native-owned lobster plant has filed for bankruptcy.
- 3-year-old dies after fall from SUV
- A three-year-old boy has died after being run over by his family's sport utility vehicle on Prince Edward Island.
- P.E.I.'s Sleepy Hollow jail expands
- A new wing has opened at the Provincial Correctional Centre in Sleepy Hollow, P.E.I., adding 48 beds to the once-crowded jail.
Calgary »
- Construction metal hits SUV downtown
- A woman was unhurt Tuesday morning when a piece of metal fell from a downtown Calgary construction site onto her SUV as she drove past.
- Calgary microchip 'talks' to brain cells
- Calgary researchers have created a microchip that "communicates" with brain cells, a discovery that could help patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
- Alberta RCMP watching for U.S. fugitives
- Alberta RCMP are checking reports that a U.S. prison escapee and his suspected accomplice were sighted in the province, but none have been substantiated.
Toronto »
- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be compensated
- Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
- Body found in Toronto harbour
- Toronto police are investigating the death of a man whose body was pulled from Lake Ontario Tuesday afternoon.
Nova Scotia »
- Traps set for coyote that bit teen
- A coyote hunt is underway in Nova Scotia after a sleeping teenager was bitten at Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
- Windsor, Acadia football players banned for drugs
- Two more Canadian university football players have been suspended after steroid use was detected in nationwide doping-control tests.
- Deal on private road privileges ends 2-day blockade
- Protesters from a predominately black community near Halifax are ending a two-day blockade now that the access to a private dirt road that had been granted to only a handful of residents has been revoked.
Edmonton »
- Pocklington to be sentenced Sept. 13 in U.S.
- Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington will be sentenced Sept. 13 after pleading guilty to perjury in California.
- Bid for troubled Stony Plain daycare fails
- An offer to purchase a troubled Stony Plain daycare that was shut down by the province has fallen through.
- Storm floods out family of 10
- The Red Cross is providing emergency help to an Edmonton family flooded out of their home by Monday night's storm.
Ottawa »
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
- Boat bypass ramps labelled a waste
- A boat bypass in the western outskirts of Ottawa that was built four years ago in large part with public money is still struggling to draw tourists, say a number of local residents.
- O'Brien reunites with former aide for re-election bid
- Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien is turning to an old ally in his bid for re-election in this fall's municipal election.
Newfoundland & Labrador »
- Suspect held in St. John's mall stabbing
- The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary arrested a man in his 30s Tuesday evening after a stabbing at a St. John's shopping mall.
- Ex-con charged with confining woman
- Police in western Newfoundland have charged a man with forcible confinement after a woman reported being held by a man who threatened to kill her.
- TV used as weapon in St. John's jail assault
- A St. John's inmate is accused of using an unusual weapon — a television set — as a weapon at a local jail.
Saskatchewan »
- Regina police tight-lipped on triple killing
- Regina police are not releasing any new information about the killing of three people whose decomposing bodies were found in a townhouse last Friday.
- Sask. interested in online gambling: minister
- The Saskatchewan government is "very interested" in the idea of online gambling, the minister responsible for gaming says.
- 49-year-old accused of injuring baby
- A 49-year-old man from La Loche, Sask., is facing several charges for allegedly harming a small child.
Montreal »
- Brother charged with murder after teen stabbed
- The brother of a 14-year-old girl found stabbed to death Monday evening at her family home in Côte St. Luc, Que., has been charged with first-degree murder.
- Missing girl's family launch foundation
- The family of Cédrika Provencher has officially started a foundation to help families of victims of child abductions and to keep children safe.
- Beaconsfield residents fight plans for seniors' home
- Some Beaconsfield residents on Montreal's West Island are trying to stop a private seniors' residence from being built in the area.
North »
- Arctic satellite station opens in Inuvik
- The opening of a new satellite communications station in Inuvik, N.W.T., is expected to boost satellite observation of the Arctic region.
- Ex-U.S. senator Ted Stevens dies in plane crash
- A plane carrying former U.S. senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe crashed near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing the longtime senator and at least four others, authorities say.
- Huge iceberg breaks off Greenland glacier
- For the second time in a month, a massive iceberg has broken off a glacier in Greenland, raising concerns among scientists about the world's warming oceans.
Manitoba »
- Winnipeg man attacked for shoes
- A witness to a brutal assault in Winnipeg's West End Tuesday evening says a roving pack of young gang members attacked an innocent man for his shoes.
- Cyclists should be forced to wear helmets: study
- A new study is calling on provincial governments to pass laws that force cyclists to wear helmets.
- Man lost in Manitoba woods located
- A Winnipeg man declared missing by RCMP after his car was found abandoned in a provincial park has been located.
New Brunswick »
- N.B. needs catastrophic-drug plan: patients
- Patients and advocates in New Brunswick continue to call on the province to provide a catastrophic drug coverage plan.
- Saint John port needs money: authority
- Port managers in Saint John, N.B., claim they will face an "operational crisis" next summer if work doesn't begin within weeks to expand cruise ship facilities.
- Still no MLA pension review
- N.B. MLAs have not followed through on a promise to review an 85 per cent pension bump they voted themselves more than two years ago.
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- Theatre-arts grad helps defence pick Omar Khadr jury from 11 men, four women
- DND Kandahar plan tells Foreign Affairs: Clear a path, we're going home
- Brother faces murder charge in slaying of his 14-year-old sister in Montreal
- RCMP, CBSA expected to board ship that may be carrying Tamil Tigers this week
- BC tree planting camp shut down after workers allege squalid working conditions
- Victim of alleged 'honour crime' testifies in court hearing for her accused mom
- Housing starts slip, home prices near flat in summer's cooling housing market
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