Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 5:18 PM ET
- Missing girl's family launch foundation
- The family of Cédrika Provencher has officially started a foundation to help families of victims of child abductions and to keep children safe. more »
- Beaconsfield residents fight plans for seniors' home
- Some Beaconsfield residents on Montreal's West Island are trying to stop a private seniors' residence from being built in the area. more »
- 3-year-old dies after fall from SUV
- A three-year-old boy from Quebec is dead after being run over by an SUV in Prince Edward Island. more »
- Duceppe pitches census compromise
- The Bloc Québécois says it has a compromise solution to the census spat — and it involves replacing jail sentences with lesser penalties. more »
- Father accused of confining son unfit for trial
- A Quebec City man accused of tying up his 10-year-old son for 36 hours has been deemed temporarily unfit to stand trial. more »
- McDonald, Tierney, Dolan films at 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. more »
- Laval police stumble upon grow-op
- The arrest of a driver by Laval police Monday afternoon tipped off investigators to a marijuana grow-op hidden in a warehouse. more »
- 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. more »
- Jacques Dupuis quits politics
- The Quebec Liberals have lost one of their top cabinet ministers with Jacques Dupuis announcing that he is quitting politics. more »
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Canada »
- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be 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.
- B.C. prisons brace for Sri Lankan migrants
- A Lower Mainland municipality is being advised its prisons could be used to house Sri Lankan migrants on a Thai cargo ship believed to be headed to B.C.
- Facebook speeding boast leads to conviction
- A 19-year-old man from a Toronto suburb has pleaded guilty to careless driving after boasting on Facebook that he drove 100 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on a residential street.
World »
- Pakistan rain hampers aid delivery
- 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.
- Ex-U.S. senator Ted Stevens dies in plane crash
- A plane carrying former U.S. senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe crashed near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing the longtime senator and at least four others, authorities say.
- Khadr trial's jury selection begins
- Jury selection for the U.S. military commission trial of Canadian Omar Khadr has begun in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Health »
- Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be 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.
- Alzheimer's predicted by spinal-fluid test
- Alzheimer's disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing biomarkers in spinal fluid, Belgium researchers have found.
- 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.
Arts & Entertainment »
- McDonald, Tierney, Dolan films at 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.
- Spider-Man swings onto Broadway in December
- The long-awaited Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, with songs by U2 members Bono and The Edge, will open on Broadway on Dec. 21.
- Witherspoon takes on Peggy Lee
- Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 are mounting a biopic of the late great jazz singer, Peggy Lee.
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.
- CRTC fixes telecom consultation deadline
- Canadians have until Aug. 20 to submit their thoughts on which telecommunications services should be considered basic 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 cut losses on Federal Reserve move
- North American markets pared earlier losses Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve acknowledged the pace of the U.S. economic recovery has slowed and said it would buy government debt on a small scale.
- 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, Soderling rallies at Rogers Cup
- Tomas Berdych is off to a flying start, while fifth-seeded Robin Soderling survives a scare to advance to the third round at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.
- Canada's Wozniak fit to play in Rogers Cup
- Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada's top-ranked tennis player, announced Tuesday she will be fit to play at the women's Rogers Cup next week.
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