Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010 | 12:37 PM ET
- Blood trail leads RCMP to body
- A 24-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a trail of blood led police in northern Manitoba to the body of another man. more »
- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests. more »
- Rising aquifer pressuring Winnipeg
- The aquifer deep beneath Winnipeg is on the rise and there is concern about the impact that might have on the stability of the ground in certain places. more »
- Home ownership costs rise
- The cost of owning a home in Canada increased slightly in the last three months of last year, a report by RBC Economics said Monday. more »
- Town hails native son Jon Montgomery
- The tiny town of Russell, Man., jumped with joy Sunday as it offered a hero's homecoming to Olympic champion Jon Montgomery. more »
- Winnipeg claims blood donation record
- A mobile blood donor clinic in Winnipeg featuring hockey players from the Manitoba Moose collected 477 units of the "gift of life" Friday, establishing a countrywide record, the team and Canadian Blood Services say. more »
- Ice cutter sinks in Red River
- An ice-cutting machine being used in Manitoba's fight against potential flooding is out of commission after it fell through ice on the Red River and sank on Saturday, the province said. more »
- Alleged Edmonton shooter killed teen in '74
- The alleged gunman in an apparent murder-suicide at an Edmonton car dealership on Friday was convicted of killing a teenager in the 1970's. more »
- Machete attack may prompt charges
- Winnipeg police and prosecutors are discussing whether to lay charges against a homeowner who allegedly struck a man with a machete believing he was about to break into his home. more »
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- Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll
- One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests.
- Revelstoke avalanche investigation continues
- Police and avalanche experts have returned to Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, B.C., to wrap up their search and investigation into a weekend avalanche that killed two Alberta men.
- Native student funding a failure: report
- The current school-funding program for aboriginal youth is wrought with problems and should be phased out, with the money instead given directly to students, according to a report.
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- Thai PM rejects call for dissolution
- Thailand's prime minister has rejected the demand of tens of thousands of protestors that his government dissolve Parliament by noon on Monday.
- Obama pitches health-care bill in Ohio
- U.S. President Barack Obama took his push for health-care reform to Ohio on Monday, calling on Congress to move beyond partisan politics and pass the controversial reforms.
- Pope's old diocese suspends priest
- Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese in Germany says it has suspended a priest convicted of sexually abusing minors and accepting the resignation of his superior.
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- Heart valve clip safer than surgery: study
- A tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as open-heart surgery for leaky mitral valves, a U.S. study suggests.
- Senior drivers need more options: MDs
- A senior's licence to drive shouldn't trump public safety, say doctors advocating better transportation programs for an aging population.
- Opium poppy secrets unlocked
- Researchers at the University of Calgary say they have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make compounds used to produce codeine and morphine.
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- Burton, Cotillard get France's highest cultural honour
- American director Tim Burton and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard have been inducted into France's National Order of Arts and Letters.
- Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto
- The City of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim's funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers.
- Ship 'O Fools commissioned by Luminato
- Canadian installation artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller will show a new work in Trinity Bellwoods Park during the Luminato arts and culture festival this June.
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- Shrimp-like creature found deep below Antarctic ice
- In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
- Tigers nearly extinct in wild: UN group
- The world has failed miserably at protecting tigers in the wild, bringing an animal that is a symbol for many cultures and religions to the verge of extinction, a UN official says.
- Arctic crystals hold evidence of early ocean
- The theory that oceans covered the Earth four billion years ago has received a boost from a study of crystals found in Greenland.
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- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- Greece seeks help as debt grows
- Greece has made another request for support from European finance ministers, as the Mediterranean country struggles to get its ballooning debt load under control.
- China trims holdings of U.S. debt
- China's holdings of American debt fell for the third straight month in January, the U.S. Treasury Department reported Monday.
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- Home sales slow in February
- The number of listings sold through the Multiple Listing Service Systems (MLS) dropped slightly in February, signaling a more balanced national resale housing market, says the CREA.
- Seeking Canada's best bathroom
- Nominations are being accepted for Canada's Best Restroom Award, which honours the best public washroom across Canada.
- Runaway Prius hard to explain: investigators
- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it cannot explain last week's case of sudden acceleration of a Toyota Prius in California, and "we may never know exactly what happened."
Sports »
- Flames need to fly on Wings again
- It's déjà vu all over again for the Calgary Flames, who for the second straight week head into a big game with Detroit just behind the Red Wings for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot.
- Beckham hopes for 'swift and full recovery'
- David Beckham checked into a hospital Monday for surgery on his torn Achilles tendon, hoping for a full recovery from an injury that will likely keep him out of the World Cup.
- Campbell may be done after Ovechkin hit
- HNIC's senior online reporter Tim Wharnsby dishes out the latest news, buzz and inside information from the hockey world, including the status of Blackhawks defenceman Brian Campbell after he was pushed into the boards from behind by Washington's Alex Ovechkin on Sunday.
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