Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 1:59 PM ET
- Firefighters extinguish auto shop fire
- Firefighters faced a dangerous challenge while extinguishing a blaze that caused extensive damage to an autobody shop in north Edmonton on Monday. more »
- Caregiver accused of assaulting disabled man
- A parent of a Red Deer man who is disabled has accused his caregiver of sexual assault, RCMP say. more »
- Travis Vader misses court date
- Travis Vader, described by police as "a person of interest" in the disappearance of an Alberta couple, didn't appear for a scheduled court appearance on unrelated matters on Tuesday morning in Edmonton. more »
- Storm takes out power in Edmonton
- Power was restored to thousands of Edmonton homes this morning after a severe thunderstorm turned out the lights on Monday night. more »
- Alberta avalanche kills climber
- Crews in Alberta's Kananaskis Country are trying to recover the body of a Calgary mountain climber who died in a weekend avalanche. more »
- Marriage therapists want industry regulated
- Marriage therapists in Alberta want rules to ensure those giving marital advice are qualified — but so far the province says more regulation isn't necessary. more »
- Tourists swayed by anti-oilsands video: poll
- Potential tourists to Alberta have had second thoughts about travelling to the province after watching a controversial anti-oilsands ad produced by a U.S. coalition, suggests a survey. more »
- Year-rounders back to school in Edmonton
- Students returned to class Monday Aug. 9 at St. Catherine Elementary Junior High. more »
- 'Lost keys' lead to police standoff
- An incident that started with a set of lost keys turned in to a stand-off with Edmonton police Monday afternoon. more »
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- Alberta avalanche kills climber
- Crews in Alberta's Kananaskis Country are trying to recover the body of a Calgary mountain climber who died in a weekend avalanche.
- Online gambling coming to Ontario
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.
- Norad tests hijacked jetliner response
- Military personnel from Canada, the United States and Russia teamed up for the first time on Tuesday to test their response to a hijacked commercial jet over North American airspace.
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- 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.
- 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 began Tuesday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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- 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.
- Ombudsman rips health agency over ER closures
- Ontario's ombudsman is blasting a Niagara-area health agency for holding secret meetings to discuss plans to close hospital emergency rooms.
- 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.
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- 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 await Federal Reserve rate decision
- The U.S. Federal Reserve was being closely watched Tuesday for its latest take on where the American economy is headed.
- 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.
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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.
- 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: report
- 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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