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Four suspects charged for allegedly assaulting U.S. border patroller

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:45 +0000

MONTREAL - Four people have been charged following an assault on a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Quebec-Vermont border, U.S. federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Alexsandre Da Silva, 32, Jenete Ma...

U.S. army deserter in B.C. to be deported this week, friends say

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:47 +0000

VANCOUVER - A U.S. army deserter who failed to get refugee status in Canada is facing deportation this week, his friends say. Supporters of Robin Long say he's been told by Canada Border Services A...

Police say fatal crash near Toronto caused by drawn-out road rage incident

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:54 +0000

TORONTO - Police said a 55-year-old man was killed on a stretch of Canada's busiest highway in Ontario early Tuesday after he and another driver engaged in a high-speed game of cat and mouse that ende...

BC Criminal Justice names special prosecutor for bureaucrat investigation

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:58 +0000

VICTORIA - A special prosecutor has been appointed to look into allegations of misconduct involving a former senior official with the B.C. Ministry of Health who handled hundreds of millions of dollar...

10-year-old girl missing in Courtenay, B.C., recovered safely after Amber Alert

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:42 +0000

COURTENAY, B.C. - RCMP say a child whose disappearance prompted an Ambert Alert has been found. Police in Courtenay, B.C., issued the alert Tuesday afternoon. Police were trying to locate a 10-year...

Canadian model found dead in Shanghai was living her dream, agency says

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:46 +0000

VANCOUVER - The modelling agency that represented a young B.C. woman found dead in Shanghai says the young woman was living her dream in the Chinese city. The Barbara Coultish Agency said Tuesday t...

Simon Fraser launches cyber crime research centre, aims to fight child porn

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:53 +0000

SURREY, B.C. - Cyber crime has a new enemy. Simon Fraser University launched an International Cybercrime Research Centre on Tuesday, saying child pornography will be its first target with a type of...

Mother of Toronto man shot dead in SUV pleads for information from community

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:56 +0000

TORONTO - The mother of a Toronto man shot dead while sitting in an SUV last month made a tearful plea Tuesday for someone to come forward with information about the murder of her son. Oliver Marti...

Courtenay RCMP issue Amber Alert for 10-year-old B.C. girl

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:02:43 +0000

COURTENAY, B.C. - RCMP in Courtenay, B.C., have issued an Amber Alert. Police are trying to find locate a 10-year-old girl who they say may have been abducted in the Cumberland area by her stepfath...

Many Canadian male and female models work in Asia and around the world

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:16 +0000

VANCOUVER - The modelling agency that represented a young B.C. woman found dead in Shanghai went on the defensive Tuesday, saying the young woman was not working at the time of her death. The Barba...

Securities regulator may appeal sentence reduction for Norbourg boss

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:22 +0000

MONTREAL - Quebec's securities regulator is considering appealing a judge's decision to cut the prison sentence of former Norbourg president Vincent Lacroix by 42 months. Quebec Superior Court Just...

Hargrove's heir-apparent expected to continue in CAW leader's footsteps

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:30 +0000

TORONTO - Buzz Hargrove's heir-apparent says he will have a hard act to follow when the long-time president of the Canadian Auto Workers retires later this year after 16 years as leader of the country...

Remote detonator a 'custom' job, Mountie tells terror trial

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:20 +0000

OTTAWA - A remote-control device seized in a police raid on Momin Khawaja's family home was a "customized project" rather than a simple, off-the-shelf piece of technology, an RCMP expert on electronic...

Alberta spending $4 billion to reduce emissions with public transit, CO2 storage

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:27 +0000

CALGARY - Alberta will spend $4 billion over the next decade on green projects, including public transit and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming. A new $2-billion fund is ...

US pot crusader Steve Kubby out of jail, has fond memories of Canada

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:04:28 +0000

VANCOUVER - An American medical marijuana advocate who tried to claim refugee status in Canada is out of jail in California and says he wants to come back here - at least for a visit. Steve Kubby s...