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Canadians stranded in Gaza will likely have to wait another day to leave

TORONTO - An embassy official in Israel says Canadians hoping to leave Gaza will likely have to spend at least another day in the war-torn region. A group of 36 Canadians was turned away from the G...

Taxpayers federation to urge Flaherty to cut taxes, EI premiums for employers

TORONTO - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty meets with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in Montreal on Tuesday as part of his pre-budget consultations and the group will urge him to balance the 2...

Another gold, more records for Canada at the world junior championship

OTTAWA - Canada continues to raise the bar at the world junior hockey championship. A record-setting tournament ended in golden fashion on Monday night as Canada beat Sweden 5-1 to capture the even...

Vancouver senior says she's disgusted with city's lack of snow removal

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Residents and officials are struggling to deal with that most Canadian of inconveniences - snow - following near-record snowfall in this West Coast city in recent weeks. And one s...

Billions in aid for auto industry will 'keep lights on' for now: McGuinty

TORONTO - Billions of taxpayer dollars aimed at bailing out struggling automakers will likely be used to "keep the lights on" rather than directly transform the companies into more innovative business...

Homeless dealing with one of the coldest Prairie winters in years

WINNIPEG - Winter is only two weeks old, but for most people in the Prairies, it already feels like a very long bone-chilling, balaclava-wearing, test of endurance. Wind chills continued to registe...

Pipeline bomber targets fourth EnCana facility in northeast B.C.

TOMSLAKE, B.C. - A fourth explosion targeting EnCana's natural gas facilities in northeastern B.C. is deepening the mystery surrounding the series of attacks and again raising fears in the small rural...

Economic meltdown heightening tensions for many cash-strapped Canadians

MONTREAL - As the economic meltdown deepens, some debt counsellors are reporting a rise in the number of clients threatening divorce, while mental health experts warn tough economic times often lead t...

Two people dead after blaze sweeps through Quebec apartment building

SAGUENAY, Que. - A man and a woman in their 50s died on Monday after fire swept through an apartment building about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City, police said. The fire department said only o...

Quebec woman charged with murder in the deaths of her three kids

SAGUENAY, Que. - A Quebec woman was formally charged on Monday with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children. Cathie Gauthier-Lachance, 36, who is recovering from self-inflicted knif...

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