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- Greyhound lockout deadline looms
- Thousands of summer travellers could see their plans dashed if a lockout of about 500 Greyhound Canada employees goes ahead later this week. more »
- Polish ambassador's children die in crash
- Poland's ambassador to Canada has returned to his homeland after hearing his two children died in a car crash. more »
- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to get compensated
- Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology. more »
- Prison farm cattle to be sold despite protests
- An auction of cattle raised on a Kingston, Ont., prison farm that many people have been trying to prevent is scheduled to take place in Waterloo Tuesday in spite of major protests over the last two days. more »
- Historic Kanata church faces demolition
- Parishioners at St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church in rural Kanata are saying farewell to their 120-year-old place of worship, as the building is being demolished to make way for a new one. more »
- New network lets MDs share medical images
- Health professionals at seven hospitals in the Champlain region — which includes hospitals all the way from Deep River to Ottawa and east to Alexandria — can now electronically share medical images and related diagnostic reports, which should provide better access to care for patients. more »
- Ombudsman report on emergency rooms due
- Ontario's ombudsman will issue a special report Tuesday on a decision to close hospital emergency rooms. more »
- Chrétien released from hospital
- Former prime minister Jean Chrétien has been released from hospital — just three days after undergoing brain surgery. more »
- Ottawa police use stun gun to subdue man
- An Ottawa police officer used a stun gun to subdue a man on Parliament Hill Sunday, police said Monday. more »
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- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to get compensated
- Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.
- Braidwood inquiry Taser findings upheld by court
- The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld findings by the Braidwood inquiry that stun guns can kill.
- Greyhound lockout deadline looms
- Thousands of summer travellers could see their plans dashed if a lockout of about 500 Greyhound Canada employees goes ahead later this week.
World »
- Pakistan flood aid bogged down: UN
- Extreme flooding and heavy monsoon rains in parts of Pakistan are limiting the ability of Pakistani officials and international relief organizations to deliver emergency aid, a UN agency says.
- Jury selection begins in Khadr trial
- Jury selection for the U.S. military commission trial of Canadian Omar Khadr begins in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- Afghan civilian deaths spike in 2010: UN
- The number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan jumped 31 per cent in the first six months of the year due to a rise in violence by insurgents, the United Nations says in a report.
Health »
- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to get compensated
- Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.
- H1N1 pandemic officially over: WHO
- The World Health Organization has declared that the H1N1 pandemic, which killed more than 18,000 people around the world and sparked mass vaccination programs, is over.
- Social media 2nd choice after 911 in crisis poll
- About one in five adults in the U.S. say they would use email, the web or social media to try to contact emergency responders in a disaster, a new survey suggests.
Arts & Entertainment »
- McDonald, Tierney, Dolan films to hit TIFF
- New films from Bruce McDonald, Jacob Tierney and Denis Villeneuve are just a few of the homegrown offerings that will unspool at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
- Witherspoon takes on Peggy Lee
- Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 are mounting a biopic of the late great jazz singer, Peggy Lee.
- Portrait of daughter playing dead earns art prize
- A painting of Michael Zavros's young daughter playing dead has earned the Australian realist artist the country's richest portraiture prize.
Technology & Science »
- Social media 2nd choice after 911 in crisis poll
- About one in five adults in the U.S. say they would use email, the web or social media to try to contact emergency responders in a disaster, a new survey suggests.
- Last day of CRTC's web consultation on telecoms
- Tuesday is the last day that interested parties can submit their thoughts on which telecommunications services should be considered basic in Canada to the CRTC through its online consultation process.
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
Money »
- Markets rebound on Federal Reserve comments
- North American markets rebounded somewhat from earlier losses Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would maintain its balance sheet at the current size of $2.3 trillion, buying new assets as the mortgage-backed securities in its portfolio mature.
- July housing starts fall
- Canada's seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts slipped to 189,200 in July, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says.
- New house prices rise 0.1% in June
- New house prices across the country rose by 0.1 per cent in June, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.
Consumer Life »
- Greyhound lockout deadline looms
- Thousands of summer travellers could see their plans dashed if a lockout of about 500 Greyhound Canada employees goes ahead later this week.
- New house prices rise 0.1% in June
- New house prices across the country rose by 0.1 per cent in June, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
Sports »
- NHL looking into Luongo's deal
- Vancouver Canuck general manager Mike Gillis confirmed in an email to the Vancouver Sun that the NHL is taking another look at Roberto Luongo's 12-year, $64-million contract.
- Berdych advances at Rogers Cup
- Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych has won his first match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.
- Upbeat Blue Jays welcome Red Sox
- Coming off their most successful three-game series in years, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night (7:07 p.m. ET) at the Rogers Centre.
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