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Three days of floods kill 430 people in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan � Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said 430 people had been killed in the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 192
BP plan to plug damaged well delayed
A procedure aimed at permanently plugging BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed because of debris in the relief well, a U.S. official says.
Eskimos seeking 1st win, job security
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation could see a spike in Pro Line picks Friday given the over-under listing of 53.5 for the Lions-Eskimos CFL game.
River boat rescue options pondered
The M.S. River Rouge tour boat remains lodged on a sandbar, just north of Winnipeg, and officials are trying to figure out how to free it.
Canadian jets repelled Russian bombers: MacKay
Two days after Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian bombers off the coast of Newfoundland, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says any future incursions can expect the same swift response.
CF-18 demo shows grounded after crash
The remainder of the performances by the Canadian Forces CF-18 demonstration team were cancelled Friday, one week after one of the jets crashed in Alberta and its pilot was injured.
On this day: Paper fight in the Manitoba legislature
Broadcast Date: July 30, 1980
The Manitoba legislature has an amusing tradition. On the last day of a session, members of the legislative assembly and reporters in the press gallery have a big paper fight to blow off a little steam. Normally it's just ha
Saskatchewan takes Bon Jovi up on offer
Playing before 35,000 fans inside the CFL team�s home stadium on Wednesday, the American rocker donned a Roughriders hat for his band�s final bow, made a reference to being �in Rider country� and, during back-to-back versions of a new tune called
Charged with speeding based on a guess?
Ottawa - Dennis Pacitti, 43, was charged with driving 149 km/h in a 100 km/h zone; based on guesstimate. He now faces third trial for the ticket after city won't back down.
Disgraced officer faces dismissal
Const. Harinderpal "Bob" Mamak has seven days to resign from the Ottawa police or he'll be dismissed, a disciplinary tribunal ruled Thursday morning; Kevin Hall, a former constable who admitted to stealing crack cocaine to feed his drug addiction, was dis
Dead whale pinned to cruise ship
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A dead whale was discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident involving the company's Alaska fleet in a decade
Missing pilot found dead
The wreckage of a small plane that had been missing since Saturday was found Thursday morning southeast of Norman Wells, N.W.T., a Canadian Forces spokesman has confirmed.
Arctic ship graves a 'rewarding' find
Parks Canada archeologists who found HMS Investigator, a British naval ship that was stranded in the Northwest Passage 155 years ago, are equally pleased to have discovered the graves of three of the ship's crew.
3 guilty in B.C. attack caught on YouTube
A B.C. provincial court judge has found three Vancouver Island men guilty of assault in an attack on a black man, the video of which was posted on YouTube last year.
Charities face garbage overload
Some Canadian charities are wasting time and money getting rid of piles of garbage and unusable goods left in donation bins and outside thrift store outlets.
Chief Nunavut justice asks Ottawa for more judges
Just months after sending two new judges to Nunavut, the federal government is considering appointing another two members of the bench to help deal with the Arctic territory's soaring rate of violent crime.
Google search engine blocked in mainland China
Google Inc. said Thursday that its search engine and other services were abruptly cut off from mainland China, raising more questions about the Internet company's ability to operate in the country while trying to work around the government's online censor
Obama charms hosts, defends policies on 'The View'
U.S. President Barack Obama spent some time on the couch Thursday, but he wasn't relaxing. Instead, Obama sat on the custard-coloured couch seen by millions each day on the set of the daytime talk show "The View."
B.C. permanently halts sexual arousal testing
B.C.'s minister of children and family development has ordered a permanent end to a controversial sex testing program for young offenders after learning one of its government technicians was recently charged with sexual assault.
Chopper crashes while fighting B.C. wildfire
A helicopter crashed Thursday while fighting one of several fires roaring through British Columbia, highlighting the dangers that fire crews face while battling blazes during one of the driest months of July the province has ever seen.
German prosecutors reveal charges against Nazi suspect
BERLIN � The world's third most wanted Nazi suspect was involved in the entire process of killing Jews at the Belzec death camp: from taking victims from trains to pushing them into gas chambers to throwing corpses into mass graves, a German court said Th
Fish feminizing in Alberta rivers
Chemicals are likely to blame for the feminization of fish in two southern Alberta rivers, say researchers at the University of Calgary
Ford to lay off 388 at Windsor engine plant
Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont. The news comes just one day after General Motors closed its transmission plant, pulling out of the city after 90 years.
Lightning sparks 165 new B.C. wildfires
Lightning strikes caused an estimated 165 new wildfires in B.C.'s Interior overnight Wednesday, prompting officials to issue two new evacuation orders and call in aerial reinforcements as hot, dry weather continued to blanket the province.
On this day: Bluenose II donated to Nova Scotia
Broadcast Date: July 29, 1971
It's the most easily recognized ship in Canada but until a few days ago there was talk that it would be scrapped. Fortunately, the Bluenose II � built from the same plans as the famous racing schooner Bluenose � has found a
Submarine Missouri to be commissioned
The newest submarine of the Virginia Class, the Missouri, has completed its second and final round of at-sea testing and is preparing for a Saturday commissioning ceremony in Groton, Conn.
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