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Canadian Forces plane carrying aid for Myanmar arrives in Bangkok
A Canadian military plane carrying 40 tonnes worth of relief supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims arrived Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand. The giant Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster plane took off fr...
Wind drop helps crews in Alta., Sask., hamlet evacuated
EDMONTON - Hot, dry conditions have turned parts of the Prairies into a tinderbox, as wildfires torched rural homes and forced people to flee communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A big drop in ...
Union members at three Ontario General Motors plants ratify new agreement
TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers at three General Motors plants have ratified a new labour deal that mirrors agreements with other major auto makers. The auto giant and the union are awaiting a fina...
Wind drop helps crews in Alta., Sask., hamlet evacuated, Prairies fire threat high
EDMONTON - A big drop in the wind is helping crews make gains on wildfires burning in Alberta, including a blaze that forced the evacuation of 150 people from a community north of Edmonton. Water b...
German director joins chorus of voices condemning federal film tax credit law
VANCOUVER - Film director Uwe Boll says he left his native Germany for Canada to flee the kind of censorship he says the federal government is considering with a new film tax bill. And Boll says he...
Hamlet north of Edmonton remains evacuated
EDMONTON - About 150 residents from a hamlet north of Edmonton remain evacuated from their homes Saturday because of a wildfire. Residents of Newbrook were taken to an emergency shelter set up in t...
Senior federal Tory minister may end up on judge's bench: Canadian Press
WINNIPEG - A key member of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet could be parachuted into a judgeship in Manitoba, a Conservative Party source has told the Canadian Press. Treasury Board Presiden...
Police issue Canada-wide warrant for graffiti artist who may flee the country
SASKATOON - A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for an alleged graffiti artist over fears that he might be trying to leave the country. Police allege samples of graffiti tags by Victor Briestensk...
Hamlet north of Edmonton ordered evacuated as wildfire gets close
EDMONTON - An encroaching wildfire fanned by high winds forced an emergency evacuation Friday night of 150 residents of a hamlet north of Edmonton. Candace Revega of the County of Thorhild said the...
Canada contributes $1 million to Red Cross emergency quake relief in China
OTTAWA - Canada is contributing $1 million to support the International Red Cross emergency quake relief effort in China. International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda and Foreign Affairs Minister Ma...
Singer and actress Ciara has put the finishing touches on her third solo album. The new set will be an ambitious triple-disc project
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