The power of Wilkie
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:13:42 -0700
Andrew Wilkie is playing a clever hand with his anti-pokies policy auction by promising a decision before the other three independents have barely started sweeping deliberations with department heads and senior big party politicians.
Liberals unveil bill to reinstate long-form census
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:18:16 -0700
The Liberals introduced a new bill Thursday to bring back the mandatory long-form census, which the Conservative government intends to replace with a volunteer option.
Bodies of Canadian tourists return to Hong Kong
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:24:36 -0700
The bodies of those killed in a horrific hostage-taking in the Philippines -- including a Chinese-Canadian man and his two daughters -- were handed over to Chinese authorities Wednesday and returned to Hong Kong.
Father died trying to protect family
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:24:03 -0700
Ken Leung sat at the back of a Philippine tour bus, held hostage the previous 12 hours, when gunfire erupted. With his three children nearby and his wife separated at the front of the bus, he stood up, charged the gunman, and died trying to save his family.
Canadian dies trying to save family on Philippine bus
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:38:56 -0700
A Hong Kong woman who survived Monday’s hostage-taking says her Canadian husband died as he charged the gunman.
Three Canadians killed on Philippine hostage bus
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:24:19 -0700
A Hong Kong woman who survived Monday’s hostage-taking says her Canadian husband died as he charged the gunman in an attempt to save other passengers. Two of their children also died and one is in hospital. Two of the children are believed to have studied in the GTA.
AbitibiBowater gets $130M for N.L. seizure
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:12:50 -0700
The federal government has agreed to compensate AbitibiBowater $130 million for pulp and paper assets expropriated by Newfoundland and Labrador in 2008.
Canadian, daughters killed on Philippine hostage bus
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:29:57 -0700
A Hong Kong woman who survived Monday’s hostage-taking says her Canadian husband died as he charged the gunman in an attempt to save other passengers. Two of their children also died and one is in hospital. Two of the children studied in the GTA.
Canadian reported killed on Philippine hostage bus
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:09:20 -0700
A Hong Kong woman who survived Monday’s hostage-taking in Manila says her Canadian husband died as he charged the gunman in an attempt to save other passengers.
Canadians reported killed on Philippine hostage bus
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:09:37 -0700
CTV News is reporting three Canadians died in the deadly hostage standoff in Manila. Ottawa has not confirmed Canadians were involved.
Community Bulletin Board
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:38:38 -0700
Audition Call: B.C. Boys Choir will be holding auditions until Tuesday, June 15. The choir resumes in September and is open to boys ages seven to 24. Info: 1-888-909-8282 or www.bcboyschoir.org.
Cocaine found in Botwood: RCMP
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:57:50 -0700
A central Newfoundland man was charged with drug trafficking after police found cocaine and an undisclosed amount of cash in his home on Saturday.
Montreal-Windsor counterfeit ring busted
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:30:04 -0700
Windsor police have broken up a counterfeit ring involving crooks who stole government cheques in Montreal, doctored them and drove to southwestern Ontario to cash them.
Que. woman charged in Windsor fraud bust
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:50:41 -0700
Police in Windsor, Ont., have arrested a Montreal woman who they say was involved in a document fraud ring.
Mexican media killings a national crisis: report
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:02:31 -0700
A new report says attacks on the press in Mexico are destroying Mexicans' right to freedom of expression and have created a national crisis demanding immediate government intervention.
Wrong-way driver nabbed travelling 200 km/h
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:44:04 -0700
Police in southwestern Ontario made a daring and dramatic takedown of a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction at 200 km/h on Highway 401 near Windsor.
MP learns about elder abuse issues
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:17:44 -0700
Cases of elder abuse are increasing. That was one of the messages that Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley heard during a public consultation meeting held in Wallaceburg on Aug. 25.[...]
Doughty ran like the wind for Pirates
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:05:13 -0700
In the late 1980's, the TISS Pirates were blessed with lightning- quick sprinters. While Josh Jonker was winning everything at the senior level, Brian Alford was dominating the junior division.[...]
British 2-year-old drowns at West Windsor golden anniversary bash
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:40:31 -0700
WEST WINDSOR — A 2-year-old boy from England drowned Thursday in a swimming pool at a McMansion owned by two doctors at 5 Rushton Court just off Jewel Road.
Trial set for woman in Canada
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:26 -0700
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA – A Wyoming County woman who says she shot and killed her husband after mistaking him for a bear will stand trial later this month in Canada.
