- Mulroney inquiry may stall Schreiber's extradition hearing
- An extradition hearing for Karlheinz Schreiber should not go ahead until after he testifies at the public inquiry into corruption charges dogging Brian Mulroney, experts suggest. more »
- Video of Taser death at Vancouver airport to be released
- A video recording of a man dying after being stunned with a Taser by police at Vancouver International Airport will likely be released Wednesday. more »
- Ontario police, lottery agency probe $12.5M jackpot win
- An Ontario woman who claimed a $12.5 million jackpot four years ago disputes claims by the provincial ombudsman that her win may be suspicious, a probe by the CBC's The Fifth Estate has found. more »
- Pathology problems may stretch back over 25 years
- A public inquiry heard Wednesday that problems involving the work of discredited pathologist Dr. Charles Smith could go back as far as 1981. more »
- 'Nothing to hide,' Mulroney insists
- Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney spoke publicly Tuesday night for the first time since allegations concerning his dealings with businessman Karlheinz Schreiber surfaced last month, insisting he has nothing to hide. more »
- Northern women more vulnerable to homelessness: report
- Women in Canada's North face unique and tough challenges that make them especially vulnerable to homelessness, according to a pan-territorial report released Wednesday. more »
- Thousands still without power as storm cleanup continues
- Thousands of B.C. Hydro customers remain without power Wednesday morning, two days after a storm swept across British Columbia taking down power-lines and trees. more »
- Quebec students to continue fight against tuition hike
- Students say they'll continue to protest tuition fee increases despite what they call unprecedented police repression. more »
- Footprints at crime scene match boots seized from Despres, court hears
- An RCMP forensic expert testified Wednesday that footwear impressions left at the scene where Fred Fulton and Verna Decarie died match a combat boot seized from Gregory Despres. more »
British Columbia »
- Video of Taser death at Vancouver airport to be released
- A video recording of a man dying after being stunned with a Taser by police at Vancouver International Airport will likely be released Wednesday.
- Road rage stabbing victim seeks public help
- A man stabbed four times during a road rage attack is making a public plea to find the driver responsible.
- Thousands still without power as storm cleanup continues
- Thousands of B.C. Hydro customers remain without power Wednesday morning, two days after a storm swept across British Columbia taking down power-lines and trees.
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Edmonton »
- New Edmonton diabetes institute houses world's top researchers
- Canada's largest diabetes research centre opened today in Edmonton, bringing the world's leading researchers under one roof to find new ways of preventing, treating and ultimately curing the disease.
- Company cleared in photo radar scandal
- A provincial court judge dismissed all charges against a photo radar company accused of offering bribes to two Edmonton police officers.
- Children's patient info stolen from Edmonton hospital
- Alberta's privacy commissioner is investigating another security breach involving children's personal data, this time stolen from a pediatrician's office drawer, CBC News has learned.
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Calgary »
- Growth cramping Calgary's quality of life: survey
- Turned off by traffic jams, increasing crime and housing costs, the majority of Calgarians polled by the city said their quality of life has deteriorated in the past three years.
- Judge orders Beltline rapist locked up indefinitely
- A man dubbed the Beltine rapist after the Calgary neighbourhood where he attacked his victims will be jailed indefinitely as a dangerous offender, a judge ruled Wednesday.
- Ice climber succumbs to injuries
- One of two injured ice climbers rescued from an avalanche died in a Calgary hospital Wednesday.
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Saskatchewan »
- Potash Corp. announces $1.8B US expansion
- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan is planning a $1.8 billion US expansion of its potash operation in Rocanville
- Too windy for windmills?
- It was so windy in Saskatchewan Tuesday, sometimes even the wind generators couldn't keep up.
- Port Hope uranium study raises red flags in Sask.
- New tests done on residents of Port Hope, Ont. — home to the world's oldest uranium processing facility — present a "cautionary tale" for Saskatchewan, an environmental activist says.
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North »
- Rescue teams searching for Hall Beach snowmobilers
- Search crews from the Nunavut hamlets of Hall Beach and Igloolik are looking for three people, including a young boy, missing since Saturday.
- N.W.T. woman slain in Australia
- A woman originally from Fort Good Hope in the Northwest Territories was stabbed to death Tuesday in western Australia, CBC News has learned.
- Northern women more vulnerable to homelessness: report
- Women in Canada's North face unique and tough challenges that make them especially vulnerable to homelessness, according to a pan-territorial report released Wednesday.
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Manitoba »
- Top city committee approves Winnipeg water-rate hike
- City officials moved a step closer to hiking Winnipeggers' water and sewer bills next year, as councillors on the executive policy committed voted in favour of an 11.5 per cent increase at a meeting Wednesday morning.
- Remand credit in sentencing should be reduced: justice ministers
- Provincial and territorial justice ministers meeting in Winnipeg are calling for new guidelines that would give criminals less credit for the time they spend awaiting trial.
- Ex-soldier in PTSD sexual assault case back in custody
- A former soldier who used post-traumatic stress disorder as a defence for a sexual assault charge in northern Manitoba is back in jail after allegedly breaching conditions of his bail.
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Toronto »
- Facelift planned for Union Station
- The City of Toronto has announced plans to overhaul and refurbish Union Station.
- Ontario police, lottery agency probe $12.5M jackpot win
- An Ontario woman who claimed a $12.5 million jackpot four years ago disputes claims by the provincial ombudsman that her win may be suspicious, a probe by the CBC's The Fifth Estate has found.
- Bank of Canada says no special help forthcoming for Ontario industries
- There will be no special assistance for Ontario manufacturers struggling to cope with the high Canadian dollar, the senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada says.
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Ottawa »
- Draft budget calls for library, rink closures and transit cuts
- Regardless of whether the City of Ottawa freezes property taxes for next year, it will have to cut services and hike user fees, according to a draft budget prepared by city staff.
- PM taps university president as Mulroney inquiry adviser
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named University of Waterloo president David Johnston as the independent party who will define the parameters for the Brian Mulroney inquiry.
- Gatineau fires auditor, alleging misspending
- The council in Gatineau, Que., has dismissed the woman responsible for keeping the city accountable for its spending, accusing her of misspending taxpayers' dollars.
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Montreal »
- Quebec students to continue fight against tuition hike
- Students say they'll continue to protest tuition fee increases despite what they call unprecedented police repression.
- Bickering over immigrants harmful, commission told
- Squabbling between Quebec's religious groups is damaging the province's reputation, a Protestant group told the Bouchard-Taylor commission on immigrant integration.
- Teen mom who left baby behind pleads guilty to manslaughter
- A teenaged girl who abandoned her newborn baby in a wooded area north of Montreal has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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New Brunswick »
- N.B. gov't found negligent over dangerous intersection
- A New Brunswick judge has criticized the provincial government for ignoring repeated warnings about a dangerous intersection and awarded an accident victim $500,000.
- Footprints at crime scene match boots seized from Despres, court hears
- An RCMP forensic expert testified Wednesday that footwear impressions left at the scene where Fred Fulton and Verna Decarie died match a combat boot seized from Gregory Despres.
- Dead lobster boat captain hailed for saving his crew
- A New Brunswick lobster boat captain who died after his boat sank near Grand Manan Island is being remembered as a hero who spent the last moments of his life saving others.
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Prince Edward Island »
- Mayor angry Charlottetown left out of picture
- Charlottetown should be allowed to compete as the location for a new national portrait gallery, says Mayor Clifford Lee.
- Charlottetown searching for new water source
- Exploratory drilling is expected to begin in the next few weeks for a new water source for Charlottetown.
- Training in handling dementia offered
- Alzheimer P.E.I. has begun a two-year program to train police, firefighters and paramedics how to deal with people they encounter who might have dementia.
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Nova Scotia »
- High school grapples with 'blueberry' drug problem
- Valium, a cheap and odourless drug, is making the rounds of a Nova Scotia high school, where the principal estimates two dozen students are abusing it.
- Body found in Cape Breton woods
- A body has been found in a wooded area near New Waterford where searchers have been looking for a missing man.
- Student charged in CBU field vandalism
- A student from Cape Breton University has been charged with damaging the school's soccer field.
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Newfoundland & Labrador »
- Man convicted of pimping near St. John's courthouse
- Justice came full circle on Wednesday at a St. John's courthouse, where a man was found guilty of running a prostitution business on the same street.
- Monty Python sketch triggered gun incident: student
- A St. John's university student who was arrested for carrying a pellet gun on campus says he used the weapon as a prop in a Monty Python sketch for an engineering class.
- There may be a lemon in your driveway
- Two of the vehicles cited in a CBC News investigation about U.S. lemons brought to Canada are parked somewhere in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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