104.9 EZ Rock - National News http://www.ezrock1049.com/taxonomy/term/14/0 &nbsp; en Three people found dead in a vehicle after a shooting in west-end Toronto http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758155 <p>TORONTO - Toronto police say three people have been found dead in a vehicle after a shooting incident in Toronto's west end today. Police say they got a call at 3:40 a.m. and that three people were...</p> National News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:07:48 -0400 Ex-Beatle McCartney to help wish Quebec City a happy birthday http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758093 <p>QUEBEC - Paul McCartney takes to the stage in Quebec City today, despite complaints by some separatists about another British invasion. Organizers are expecting some 200-thousand people for McCartn...</p> National News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:52:05 -0400 Severe weather watches and warnings come to a head in many parts of Saskatchewan http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758089 <p>SASKATOON - After a day spent watching the skies and hearing reports about severe weather watches and warnings, residents in the lower half of Saskatchewan finally saw what all of the fuss was about. ...</p> National News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:21:00 -0400 A 73-year-old man dies after accident at Southern Ontario race track http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758054 <p>BRANTFORD - A Mississauga man has died after an accident at a race track in Southern Ontario. Provincial police say 73-year-old Sidney Paine was driving his car around the track at the Dunnville au...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:13:33 -0400 One dead, two injured in early morning Victoria shooting http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758049 <p>VICTORIA - One person is dead and two others have been injured after an early morning shooting near a nightclub in Victoria. Police were called to the scene after reports of shots being fired aroun...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:38:48 -0400 Brant's lawyer calls for temporary suspension of OPP commissioner http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758042 <p>TORONTO - The lawyer for an aboriginal protester wants the Ontario government to temporarily suspend the commissioner of the provincial police force and urgently investigate comments he made to the pr...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:26:03 -0400 Economy set to be front-and-centre issue at first ministers meeting this fall http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758033 <p>OTTAWA - Canada's wobbly economy will likely be the dominant issue when Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with the premiers for his annual first ministers' gathering this Fall. "It's a safe assum...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:32:58 -0400 Severed foot found on B.C. coast linked to depressed missing man: RCMP http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/758013 <p>VANCOUVER - RCMP have linked a severed foot found off the coast of B.C. to a depressed man who went missing a year ago. Five feet have washed up in the Georgia Strait in the last year, each encased...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:32:16 -0400 Adoption centre official warns of 'nightmare of bureaucracy' for overseas adoptions http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757991 <p>OTTAWA - Doug Chalke, executive director at Sunrise Adoption Centre in Vancouver, says he used to tell clients it may take up to a year to adopt a child from a foreign country. Nowadays, he is tell...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:30:26 -0400 Lawyer calls for government investigation into OPP commissioner's comments during 2007 native protest http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757978 <p>TORONTO - The lawyer for an aboriginal protester wants the Ontario government to suspend the commissioner of the provincial police force and investigate comments he made to the protester during an abo...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:52:42 -0400 Adoption centre official warns of onightmare of bureacracy" for overseas adoptions http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757983 <p>OTTAWA - Doug Chalke, executive director at Sunrise Adoption Centre in Vancouver, says he used to tell clients it may take up to a year to adopt a child from a foreign country. Nowadays, he is tell...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:52:48 -0400 Renovation cost for Parliament Hill buildings climbs past $1 billion http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757965 <p>OTTAWA - The cost of renovating and rebuilding the historic Parliament Hill buildings has climbed to a minimum of $1 billion, according to Public Works budgets and plans. The latest estimates the d...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:43 -0400 Dripping water pipes plague leaky archives building, threaten documents http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757966 <p>OTTAWA - Canada's national archives building is so prone to leaks that it sprang another one last month just as workers were cleaning up the mess from a flood days earlier. The showcase building ne...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:44 -0400 Struggling ranchers say B.C. carbon tax could drive them out of business http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757897 <p>MERRITT, B.C. - The high cost of production and low prices for cattle already had the B.C. cattle industry in trouble when the province introduced its new carbon tax, say ranchers, and the environment...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:16:38 -0400 A new era for Olympic coverage coming in the form of athlete blogs http://www.ezrock1049.com/node/757885 <p>Reaching out to an Olympic athlete used to be as unattainable for the average couch potato as the gold medal itself. But though they'll be half a world away at the Beijing Games, sharing the experi...</p> National News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:48:12 -0400