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- News of an alleged cockfighting ring near Windsor, Ont., has shocked and disgusted many animal lovers in the southwestern Ontario city. more »
- OPP target trucks
- Ontario Provincial Police are targeting aggressive and unsafe truck and transport drivers on the province's highways as part of an annual safety blitz. more »
- Sarnia men charged with drug trafficking
- Two Sarnia, Ont., men are facing charges of possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking. more »
- Ont. environment minister demoted in cabinet shuffle
- John Gerretsen is no longer environment minister, while newly elected MPPs Bob Chiarelli and Glen Murray have been given roles in Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's cabinet as part of a shuffle. more »
- Cities lobby Ontario to change liability laws
- Ontario municipalites are urging the provincial government to reform a law they say makes cities targets in multi-million-dollar lawsuits. more »
- Canada's EI claims rise in June
- Statistics Canada said Wednesday the number of people who received regular employment insurance benefits climbed for the third straight month in June. more »
- President's Choice cookies recalled
- Loblaws has issued a recall on some of its President's Choice cookies because they may contain small, round pieces of metal. more »
- McGuinty to shuffle cabinet
- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is set to shuffle his cabit on Wednesday. Two former mayors of Ottawa and Winnipeg are rumoured to be in line for cabinet posts. more »
- Feds flexible on stimulus funding deadline
- The federal government is giving municipalities a bit of wiggle room on its deadline to receive infrastructure stimulus funding. more »
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- Rob Ford to Miami cop: 'Take me to jail'
- Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford says he was convicted of refusing to give a breath sample while driving in Florida 11 years ago and also faced a pot possession charge.
- Ex-pitcher Clemens charged with perjury
- A U.S. federal grand jury indicts seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids.
- Cancer faker may get bail Friday
- The lawyer for an Ontario woman accused of faking terminal cancer and taking money raised to help her hopes she will be released from jail Friday, though he is concerned for her once she is out.
- Family claims refugee status on Ontario shore
- A family of migrants claiming refugee status has been arrested trying to enter Canada by boat on Lake Erie.
- Nannies, foreign workers face new rules
- The federal government is tightening the regulations affecting live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers, as well as the people who hire them.
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- Woman feared drowned near Perth
- Police say a 19-year-old woman who disappeared while swimming in a lake about 30 km west of Perth, Ont. is presumed to have drowned, as search teams have shifted focus from a rescue to a recovery mission.
- Harper pledges 550 new jobs in Miramichi, N.B.
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will create 550 jobs by establishing a payroll centre in Miramichi, N.B.
- Pride Week gets activist partner
- Ottawa-Gatineau Pride Week will be accompanied by alternative events organized by the more politically oriented Queer Faction when it opens on Saturday.
- Ottawa film festival to focus on local scene
- The organizers behind the first Ottawa International Film Festival opening this weekend are hoping to draw the eyes of the world on what they say is a thriving local film scene.
- City wants cyclists' views on dangerous streets
- The city of Ottawa wants to know the most dangerous spots in the city for riding a bicycle, so it's appealing to cyclists to let it know.
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- Fires force B.C. forestry workers out of woods
- Up to 300 forestry workers in Northern B.C. have been pulled off the job due to extreme forest fire risk, as fires in the area burn across 20,000 hectares of forests.
- Harper pledges 550 new jobs in Miramichi, N.B.
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government will create 550 jobs by establishing a payroll centre in Miramichi, N.B.
- Gun program head will follow MPs' direction
- The new director of the Canadian Firearms Program says he believes the current program "has contributed to officer and public safety," but he will "respect and follow any future direction" provided by Parliament.
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- Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq
- The final brigade of U.S. combat troops has pulled out of Iraq, signalling a new chapter in the country's future.
- U.S. boosts Pakistan flood aid to $150M
- The United States will increase its contribution to flood relief efforts in Pakistan to $150 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
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- B.C. smoke triggers Alta. health warning
- Health officials issued a warning Thursday that smoke drifting into Alberta from the forest fires in British Columbia poses a potential health risk.
- Existing drugs could also combat kids' cancer
- Children with neuroblastoma may be able to use existing medications to fight their cancer under a new approach to drug screening proposed by Canadian researchers.
- N.S. would take part in national MS trial
- Nova Scotia's premier says he is open to taking part in any federal study of a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis.
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- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency.
- Ottawa film festival to focus on local scene
- The organizers behind the first Ottawa International Film Festival opening this weekend are hoping to draw the eyes of the world on what they say is a thriving local film scene.
- 3-D is exploding - but where's the next Avatar?
- Eight months after the premiere of Avatar, Hollywood is still using 3-D technology mostly for cheap thrills.
Technology & Science »
- Radiation could pinpoint black hole merger
- Astronomers may be able to get an early warning about where to look for merging black holes and study gravitational waves thanks a new model created by Canadian and U.S. astrophysicists.
- BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study
- A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill.
- Moon shrinking with age
- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won't be disappearing any time soon.
Money »
- Markets close lower on U.S. jobless data
- North American stocks lost ground Thursday on lower employment data in the U.S., and despite a big takeover bid in the high-tech industry.
- The foreign ownership debate renewed
- The possibility that Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan could fall into foreign hands is renewing the debate over the potential loss of resource industries in Canada.
- U.S. workplace deaths drop with recession
- The number of Americans who died on the job fell to the lowest level since 1992 last year, dropping 17 per cent to 4,340 across the country in 2009.
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- Nannies, foreign workers face new rules
- The federal government is tightening the regulations affecting live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers, as well as the people who hire them.
- Anti-oilsands postcards target Alberta tourism
- The anti-oilsands groups behind the Rethink Alberta billboards have opened a third front in their campaign to get potential tourists to reconsider visiting the province.
- Cameron Diaz most dangerous net search
- Putting the name of Hollywood star Cameron Diaz into a search engine can be downright dangerous according to security company McAfee.
Sports »
- Ex-pitcher Clemens charged with perjury
- A U.S. federal grand jury indicts seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids.
- Lopes-Schliep dominates in Zurich win
- Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep has served notice in Switzerland, beating LoLo Jones and the rest of the field in convincing fashion in the 100-metre hurdles.
- CBC, AHL strike broadcast deal
- CBC Sports and the American Hockey League announced a one-year broadcast agreement on Thursday.
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