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Man sentenced to 7 1/2 years for armed robbery
New bait hopes to end bear problem
Another armed robbery on east side
Bay of Fundy onto next round of international contest
NBTA President Says The Graham Government Felt Public Pressure

Clean-up continues after highway crash near Dolan Road Irving
Two companies have court date in relation to separate Environmental charges

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Tim Mcgraw, Reba McEntire take the stage in PEI this weekend
Halifax gets ready to host Paul McCartney

20 confirmed cases of swine flu in N.B.
N.B. government restoring money for school support programs

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Police Investigate Armed Robbery
Friday, July 10, 2009 1:28 AM

The Dooley's in Loch Lomond Mall on McDonald Street the scene of an armed robbery last night. Saint John police say one main in his late twenties walked in around 11:30pm with a weapon demanded cash from the bar. He apparently got a couple of hundred dollars and walked out the door.
So far, police have no suspects

Highway Back Open After Major Crash

Friday, July 10, 2009 1:27 AM

Highway One near the Dolan Road Irving is back open this morning after a crash involving a cement truck, tractor trailer and car yesterday morning. An accident reconstruction team from Moncton was on scene until around nine o'clock last night--nearly 10 hours after the accident happened. The cement truck was knocked on its side leaving a huge mess to be cleaned up.

One man was taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. So far, no word on the cause of the crash.

Saint John Man Gets Leadership Award
Friday, July 10, 2009 1:27 AM

The Executive Director of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation has been awarded the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Canada Leadership Award. This national award recognizes Tim Cameron for his outstanding contribution to the community, institution and fundraising profession.

Highway 1 Accident Update
Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:13 PM

RCMP are still on Highway 1 at the scene of a three vehicle crash earlier today.Just before 11 o'clock, a cement truck, tractor trailer and car were involved in a crack up.One man was taken to hospital, and his injuries are not believed to be serious.The mounties brought down an accident reconstructionist from Moncton to examine the scene, and they are currently still on site.Traffic is moving extremely slow on the highway, as well as Rothesay Road.

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New Brunswick's new education minister has reversed a decision by his predecessor to cut almost 600 contract jobs for library assistants and student support staff across the province.
New Brunswick's $50 million loan guarantees for a Miramichi-based construction company violate the province's Economic Development Act, say the Opposition and the auditor general.

Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.

Fredericton airport to get air traffic controllers
Air traffic controllers are finally coming to Fredericton International Airport, starting in December, Nav Canada announced late Wednesday.

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JULY 9, 2009
RCMP responds to collision with injuries, Nauwigewauk, N.B.

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Gas prices take welcome plunge
New H1N1 tips for concertgoers
Judge makes point about gun violence with sentencing

Sentencing in East Preston shooting
Dozens of new flu cases prompt reminder from top doc

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Nobody was hurt when a fire broke out overnight in the Bridgewater area, causing a family of five to lose all their belongings.

Bail conditions lifted on accused sex offender
A man who is facing a string of sex charges in the Strait area has won his fight to have the conditions of his bail loosened.
There have been 32 new cases of swine flu confirmed in Nova Scotia in the last week, the province's chief public health officer said Thursday.

Old chum recalls McCartney's school days
When Halifax resident Iain Taylor went to school in Liverpool, he had a classmate who drew guitars on the margins of his notebooks, sang Little Richard songs in the cafeteria and dashed across the road to play music with John Lennon after school.

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Hyde Inquiry
July 9, 2009

Several media outlets have been seeking interviews in response to the Hyde Inquiry. Halifax Regional Police will not be granting media interviews on this matter while the public inquiry is underway and is issuing the following statement:

“Halifax Regional Police has faith in the inquiry. We are confident that the public’s questions surrounding the death of Mr. Hyde will be answered and a more complete picture will unfold in due course as part of the inquiry process. It is not appropriate for police to discuss matters that are a part of the inquiry and could become evidence,” says Chief Frank A. Beazley.

When the inquiry is completed and the outcome made public, Halifax Regional Police will be willing to discuss this matter further.

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The P.E.I. Liquor Commission plans to move and expand one liquor store, move the licensee distribution centre and renovate the commission's headquarters.
Prince Edward Island has two new confirmed cases of swine flu, bringing the total number of cases to five, the province's chief health officer said Thursday.

No intent to mislead, Charlottetown mayor says
Charlottetown's mayor says the city didn't intend to mislead business owners when it decided to build a roundabout, but says the project is going ahead.

CBC NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

Newly appointed Health Minister Paul Oram is facing questions from opposition leaders about whether his co-ownership of two personal care homes in the province poses a conflict of interest.

Only N.L. gained jobs in Jun
Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province in Canada to have gained jobs over the past month, according to figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.
Cities and towns that get water from the St. Johns' regional system banned the outside use of water Thursday in an effort to deal with low levels at the region's largest reservoirs.

Controversial minister loses health portfolio in N.L. cabinet shuffle
The Newfoundland and Labrador minister who was front and centre during much of the province's breast cancer testing scandal was removed from the health portfolio during a cabinet shuffle Thursday.

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More than two dozen extra firefighters and an air-tanker group from British Columbia are being positioned around the Yukon in anticipation of a hot, tinder-dry weekend.
Celebrations are taking place across the territory and in Ottawa as Nunavut commemorates the 1993 anniversary of Nunavut Land Claims Agreement receiving Royal Assent.
CBC MONTREAL
More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.

Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.

Health Canada seeks crib recall by Montreal distributor
Health Canada said Thursday it's working with a Montreal-based company, Elfe Juvenile Products, to try to determine how many Simplicity drop-side cribs have been sold in this country.
Montreal SPCA overwhelmed by hoarded rodents
The Montreal SPCA says it's trying to find homes for nearly 100 rats and rabbits that were taken away from a "hoarder."

Eskimos drubbed in Montreal again
More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.
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A man and woman could be celebrating a robbery in Hawkesbury, Ont., with a very expensive bottle of champagne, said the provincial police force of the town around 100 kilometres east of Ottawa.
U.S. border guards allowing some people to cross at Cornwall
The international bridge that connects Cornwall, Ont., with New York state is no longer completely closed, according to Mohawks in Akwesasne.

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Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.

June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.

GM out of bankruptcy protection
General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.
Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.
The municipal strike is having a devastating effect on the restaurants and shops on the Toronto Islands.

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TORONTO POLICE CRIME BEAT CLICK FOR ALL

Jul 10, 2009, 08:32 am Man Charged With Driving 142 Km/h In An 80 Km/h Zone
Jul 10, 2009, 07:05 am Man Faces 37 Charges In Break-and-enter Investigation
Jul 10, 2009, 06:00 am County Orange Lodge Parade, Saturday, July 11, 2009, 11 A.M
Jul 10, 2009, 05:00 am Media Advisory, Friday, July 10, 2009, 11 P.M. - 3 A.M., Eglinton Avenue, Between Don Mills Road And Leslie Street, 54 Division Joins Forces To Eliminate Impaired Driving

Jul 09, 2009, 05:34 pm Homicide #68/2008, Richard Clements, 72, Update, $50,000 Reward Announced

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Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.
Plane crash kills 2 in Richmond, B.C.
Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.

Government VIP jet, airliner had near miss in April
Federal aviation officials are investigating a harrowing near miss incident earlier this year, in which a jet used by the Canadian government to shuttle VIPs nearly collided with a passenger airliner over British Columbia.

Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.

Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.

Body in car trunk is missing Toronto teacher
Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.

Toxic fish from Great Lakes won't make best meal: report
At least four years of government data show the condition of the fish in the Great Lakes isn't improving, according to a report released Friday.

Vancouver charges ahead with electric-car plug-ins
Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.

Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.

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A second man has been arrested in the disappearance of 24-year-old Portage la Prairie woman last seen in October 2008.

Drugs and cash seized during Winnipeg bust
Two Winnipeg men were arrested Thursday after police seized $175,000 worth of drugs and $50,000 cash from a residence in the city's North End.

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Critics of nuclear development in Saskatchewan say a plan by the provincial government to supply medical isotopes may lead to more substantial nuclear facilities.

Disused Corner Gas set becoming eyesore, Rouleau mayor says
The buildings once used to depict the fictional Saskatchewan town of Dog River in the popular television comedy Corner Gas have fallen into a worrisome state of disrepair, says the mayor of Rouleau, where the series was filmed.
After years of sometimes acrimonious debate, ground was broken Thursday on the $35-million Moose Jaw Multiplex.
It's been five years since the night a 13-year-old girl from Estevan, Sask., said goodbye to a friend then vanished without a trace.

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3rd animal dies at Calgary Stampede
A steer has died at the Calgary Stampede, the third animal fatality during this year's rodeo and chuckwagon competitions.

Closure leaves methadone treatment patients few options
Patients of a methadone clinic closing due to neighbourhood opposition will have trouble finding treatment elsewhere, says a spokeswoman from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu, said Alberta Health Services.
Musician Jimmy Buffett's first Canadian restaurant will anchor a new retail complex at the Calgary Stampede, developers announced on Thursday.

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An Edmonton police tactical unit swooped in and arrested a man shortly after a robbery at the Bank of Montreal on 101 Street and 102 Avenue on Thursday.
2nd-degree murder charge laid in child's death
After a nine-month investigation, central Alberta RCMP have charged a man in the death of a toddler.

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Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.

Vancouver charges ahead with electric-car plug-ins
Vancouver city council has unanimously approved new regulations for electric-vehicle charging stations.

Rally denounces apparent B.C. hate crime
Several hundred people showed up at a rally in the Vancouver Island community of Courtenay, B.C., on Thursday afternoon to show racism will not be tolerated there.
Friends mourn pillar of skateboarding community
The Lower Mainland's skateboarding community is mourning a legendary boarder who died after a fall on Canada Day.

B.C. judge delays decision on polygamy charges
The case against two men accused of polygamy has been put on hold until September when a B.C. Supreme Court judge will consider a defence argument to toss out the charges.

B.C. groups seek apology from emperor of Japan
Police say a 12-year-old boy may have been the target of an abduction bid in Vancouver last week.

Year-old B.C. bridge already showing signs of wear
The William R. Bennett Bridge in B.C.'s Okanagan region has only been in use for one year, but there are already problems.

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Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.

Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.
Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.

Gay Tory senator praises Ablonczy's Pride Week support
A gay member of the Conservative caucus is applauding junior cabinet minister Diane Ablonczy's financial support for Toronto's Pride Week, a decision that put Ablonczy in the hot seat with some social conservatives.

Body in car trunk is missing Toronto teacher
Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.

Government VIP jet, airliner had near miss in April
Federal aviation officials are investigating a harrowing near miss incident earlier this year, in which a jet used by the Canadian government to shuttle VIPs nearly collided with a passenger airliner over British Columbia.

Toxic fish from Great Lakes won't make best meal: report
Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.

Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.

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After meeting with African leaders on Friday, the G8 is expected to launch a new food security proposal that includes up to $15 billion U.S. to help farmers boost production.
GM out of bankruptcy protection
General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.

Uighurs defy Xinjiang mosque ban
Crowds of Uighurs forced their way into prayers on Friday, defying government orders that mosques in areas affected by ethnic violence this week in China's Xinjiang province be closed early.
Contentious Afghan marriage law revised
The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.

China ramps up propaganda to quell unrest
Military helicopters, armoured vehicles and trucks of police officers ramped up the propaganda campaign to maintain order in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Thursday.

CBC TOP STORIES

General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.
June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.

Plane crash kills 2 in Richmond, B.C.
Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
New bidding group confirms interest in Coyotes
Another group of investors confirmed early Friday that they're working on a potential bid for the Phoenix Coyotes.

G8 tackles food security
After meeting with African leaders on Friday, the G8 is expected to launch a new food security proposal that includes up to $15 billion U.S. to help farmers boost production.

Contentious Afghan marriage law revised
The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.
Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence: lawyer
The lawyer for Bernie Madoff said Thursday that the disgraced financier won't appeal the 150-year prison sentence handed to him last week in New York City.

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Today's News

07:49 -
Small plane crashes in Richmond, B.C., two dead
A small passenger plane on final approach to the Vancouver International Airport nosedived into the ground and burst into a fireball on Thursday night, killing both people aboard. CP

07:32 -
Body of missing Toronto mother found
Thanks to a couple of parking tickets on the windshield of a 2009 Toyota Corolla, the case of a missing North York French teacher quickly went from a giant search to find her to an even grander search to find her vicious killer. SUN

07:30 -
Ex-boyfriend also arrested for Manitoba woman's murder
Mounties arrested the former boyfriend of missing woman Amber McFarland yesterday, bringing to two the number of arrests this week, sources say.SUN

07:30 -
Man gored to death at Pamplona's running of the bulls
A man was gored to death Friday at Pamplona's running of the bulls - the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly messy and dangerous chapter of the tradition. AP

07:28 -
Toronto hospital fraudster in hiding
The second part of a two- man alleged fraud team that bilked $2 million from Rouge Valley Health is likely hiding in Durham Region, Toronto Police said. SUN

07:28 -
Woman wounded in crossfire
A 45-year-old woman driving her car was shot in a suspected ambush -- apparently after she was caught in an exchange of gunfire between her passenger and a gunman in another car in north Etobicoke. SUN

07:27 -
Crown wins reviews in Nina Courtepatte case
Canada's top court has agreed to review verdicts for three of the five young men and women accused in the vicious rape and murder of a 13-year-old Edmonton girl. SUN

07:27 -
Mom performed sex acts on daughter, pet
An Edmonton woman caught on video sexually abusing her baby and performing sex acts on a poodle was locked up yesterday after failing to show up for sentencing. SUN

07:25 -
Ontario girl buried without brain
The Regional Coroner's Office in London is issuing a formal apology to the family of a Windsor girl. CP

07:24 -
Toronto YWCA boots whistle-blowing tenant
The YWCA is evicting a tenant who complained publicly about assault, death threats, drugs and alleged prostitution in a housing residence run by the agency. SUN

07:24 -
Teen girl in coma after beating
Byron and Tracey Popiel are living a nightmare as their 16-year-old daughter lies in a coma in a Winnipeg hospital from a severe beating -- an assault that has resulted in a 17-year-old male being charged with attempted murder. SUN

07:23 -
Police seeking help as punch puts man on life-support
As a man fights for his life in hospital, city police are urging anyone with additional information to come forward to shed light on how he ended up critically hurt. SUN

07:14 -
Striking Toronto workers to turn up heat
Striking city workers are ready to turn up the heat on the picket lines. SUN

07:14 -
Medical records are safe: eHealth
The guardians of Ontario's electronic health information say they're protected against the virus that allowed hackers access to more than 11,500 individuals' medical information. SUN

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

1943 CANADIANS INVADE SICILY
Pachino Italy - In Operation Husky, Canadian 1st Infantry Division and 1st Tank Brigade invade Sicily with British 8th Army, U.S. and French troops; after training for 3 1/2 years in Britain; Sicily taken Aug. 17 with 2,434 Canadian casualties.

1789 Also On This Day...
Near Inuvik, NWT - Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 reaches flats and marshes of the Mackenzie Delta, struggles to within a short distance of Arctic Ocean before turning back.

1920 Also On This Day...
Ottawa Ontario - Robert Laird Borden 1854-1937 retires as head of Unionist Government due to ill-health; Canada's 8th Prime Minister, since Oct. 12, 1917; replaced by Arthur Meighen [in the picture], Canada's 9th Prime Minister to Dec. 29, 1921; then 1926.

1931 And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Alice Munro 1931-
short story writer, was born on this day at Wingham, Ontario in 1931. Munro is the author of Lives of Girls and Women, and Dance of the Happy Shades.

Also Joseph 'Joe' Schuster 1914-1992
cartoonist, was born on this day at Toronto in 1914; moved to Cleveland, Ohio at age 9, where he would later meet Jerome Siegel, his future creative partner and co-creator of Superman, which first appeared in the June 1938 edition of Action Comics.

Also Saul Bellow 1915-
1976 Nobel Prize winning novelist, was born on this day at Montreal in 1915; author of Mr. Samler's Planet.

Also Elwy Yost 1926-
TV commentator, of TV Ontario, was born on this day in 1926.

Also Roger Abbott 1946-
comedian, of The Royal Canadian Air Farce, was born on this day in England in 1946.

Also Glenn 'Chico' Resch 1948-
NHL goaltender, NY Islanders, was born on this day in 1948.

Also Kim Mitchell 1952-
rock & roll singer and guitarist, was born on this day in 1952.

Also Rik 'The Rocket' Emmett 1953-
rock & roll singer/guitarist, songwriter, of Triumph, of Honeymoon Suite, was born on this day in 1953.

Also Derry Grehan 1957-
rock & roll guitarist, songwriter, of Honeymoon Suite, was born on this day in 1957.

In Other Events....
1991 Sechelt BC - Grace MacInnis dies at age 85; British Columbia's first female MP; daughter of CCF founder J.S. Woodsworth.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Justice Minister Kim Campbell unveils draft law to extradite wanted criminals to home countries; to decrease stages of appeal from 7 to 3; also draft law on criminal insanity - insane defendants no longer indefinitely jailed.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Jean Charest orders full-scale environmental assessment of Great Whale hydro project, but no stoppage; criticism from Quebec, environmentalists and Cree.
1987 Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnipeg musician and bandleader Jimmy King dies at age 67; director of the Jimmy King Orchestra and the Golden Boy Brass.
1985 Auckland, New Zealand - French agents sink 160-foot protest vessel, Rainbow Warrior, owned by Vancouver-based Greenpeace environmental group, with an underwater bomb, killing one crew member; France's defence minister will resign four months later, after it is reported he knew of the plot; two French secret service agents later plead guilty to manslaughter; Greenpeace protesting French nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
1982 Vancouver, BC - Three $2 ticket bettors win $579,129 apiece at the races in Exhibition Park.
1972 New York City - Leonid Brezhnev, Leader of the USSR, when asked by Time Magazine how many ballistic missiles were aimed at Toronto, replies: 'None; I have nothing against the Indians'.
1970 Quebec - Quebec passes provincial health insurance bill, joins the federal Medicare plan.
1969 Ontario - 17,000 Inco workers strike at plants in Sudbury and Port Colborne.
1967 Canada - Queen Elizabeth II 1926- starts 12-day tour of Maritime provinces with the Queen Mother.
1963 Ottawa Ontario - Government approves BC's signing of Columbia River Treaty; allowing project to start on Peace and Columbia rivers.
1958 Washington DC - John Diefenbaker and Dwight D. Eisenhower sign agreement to have Canada and the United States set up Joint Committee to guide North American defenses in the event of enemy attack.
1951 Ottawa Ontario - Canada formally ends state of war with Germany.
1946 Hamilton Ontario - Canada's first drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton.
1920 New Brunswick - New Brunswick votes for prohibition in a referendum.
1885 Ottawa Ontario - Government votes financial aid to CPR.
1869 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Montreal mining engineer Thomas McFarlane discovers rich vein of silver galena near Prince Arthur's Landing on Lake Superior; developed as Silver Islet mine.
1852 London England - Edward Inglefield 1820-1894 sets sail in Lady Franklin's yacht Isabella to search for Franklin; will enter Smith Sound and Kane Basin; names Ellesmere Island.
1827 Ontario - Chippewas cede 890,000 hectares in Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington counties.
1755 Quebec Quebec - Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil 1698-1778 appointed Governor of New France; receives annual salary of 372 pounds; last French Governor, to Sept 8, 1760.
1690 The Pas Manitoba - Henry Kelsey c1667-1724 comes to what he calls Deerings Point, probably at bend in Saskatchewan River near The Pas; takes possession of land for HBC; winters there.<>

ON THIS DATE IN ROCK & ROLL

2008, the drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album sold for £541,250 ($1m) at Christie's Memorabilia auction in London. Other items sold included John Lennon's lyrics for ‘Give Peace a Chance’ which sold for £421,250 ($832,257) and a pair of tinted prescription sunglasses belonging to Lennon, which he wore for the cover of the single ‘Mind Games’, sold for £39,650 ($79,000). A rare 1/4 inch reel to-reel master tape recording of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing at the Woburn Music Festival in 1968 went for £48,050 ($95,000), a Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert fetched £25,000 ($50,000) and a pair of his stripy flared trousers made £20,000 ($49,000). 2005, the four members of Led Zeppelin were voted the UK's ideal supergroup after 3,500 music fans were asked to create their fantasy band for Planet Rock Radio. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N' Roses' Slash and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore. John Paul Jones was named top bassist, with John Bonham, who died in 1980, winning best drummer and Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. 2005, George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Somewhere Down In Texas', the US country singers third No.1 album. 2002, a group who said they had the name first, took UK boy band Blue to court. Scottish group Blue who had a UK No. 18 hit in 1977 had issued the band with a writ over who had the rights to the name. 2002, David Bowie, Suede, Divine Comedy, Green Day, No Doubt, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, Joe Strummer, New Order, Doves and Shed 7 all appeared at the four day Move festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England. 1993, Girl trio SWV started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Weak', a No.33 hit in the UK. 1991, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom and Pearl Jam all appeared at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts. 1989, David F Pearsall age 18 from Manchester, New Jersey was charged with theft after stealing a guitar at a concert in Riverfront Park belonging to Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi. 1987, producer and record company executive John Hammond died. He brought Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records. Hammond also worked as a producer with Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. 1987, The Stone Roses appeared at Planet X, Liverpool, England. 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers began what would be Marley's last ever UK tour when they appeared in Dublin, Ireland. 1980, during their 23 date ‘11 O’Clock Tick Tock’ tour U2 appeared at The Clarendon Hotel in London. 1979, Chuck Berry was sentenced to five months in jail after being found guilty of tax evasion. 1978, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious after falling from the stage during a Stones concert in the US. 1977, Cher gave birth to a baby girl Elijah Blue. Allman Brother Gregg Allman was the father. 1976, One hit wonders Starland Vocal Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Afternoon Delight', it was also their only hit in the UK making No.18 on the chart. 1976, Rod Stewart scored his sixth No.1 UK album when 'A Night On The Town' went to the top. 1974, David Bowie played the first of five dates at The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia the recordings of which made up the 'David Live' album released later that year. 1969, The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place at Hatherley Road Parish Church, Cheltenham. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones' own epitaph, 'Please don't judge me too harshly'. 1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. 1968, The Nice were banned from appearing at London's Royal Albert Hall after burning an American flag on stage. 1966, Johnny Tilotson, The Jive Five, The Tymes, The Shangra-Las and local band The Castiles (with Bruce Springsteen on vocals) all appeared at the Surf ‘n See Club in Seabright New Jersey. 1965, The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album charts with 'Beatles VI', the group's fifth No.1. 1965, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', the group's first US No.1. Some US stations cut out the last verse believing it referred to women's 'time of the month'. 1964, 200,000 Liverpudlians took to the streets to celebrate The Beatles return to Liverpool for the northern premiere of the group's first film 'A Hard Days Night.' The group were honored in a public ceremony in front of Liverpool Town Hall and as The Beatles stood on a balcony looking at the large crowd gathered below, John Lennon, gave a few Nazi "Sieg Heil" salutes. Not everyone appreciated his sense of humor. 1961, Bobby Lewis started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tossin' and Turnin', the longest running No.1 single of 1961. 1954, Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate recording of Elvis Presley singing 'That's All Right' to Memphis radio station WHBQ DJ Dewey Phillips. He played the song just after 9.30 that evening, the phone lines lit up asking the DJ to play the song again. July 10th: Born on this day 1980, Born on this day, Jessica Simpson, US singer, (2000 UK No.7 single 'I Wanna Love You Forever'). Featured on MTV 'Newlyweds' show with her husband ex 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey. 1970, Born on this day, Jason Orange, vocals, Take That, (1995 UK No.1 single 'Back For Good' and seven other UK No.1 singles, 1993 UK No.1 album 'Everything Changes spent 78 weeks on the UK chart). Re-formed without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single ‘Patience’ and album ‘Beautiful World’ both reached No.1 in Dec 2006. 1970, Born on this day, Gary LeVox, singer, Rascal Flatts, (2004 US country No.2 single ‘I Melt’, 2006 US No.1 album ‘Me And My Gang’). 1965, Born on this day, Peter DiStefano, Porno For Pyros, (1993 US No.3 & UK No.3 self-titled album). 1964, Born on this day, Graham Lambert, guitar, Inspiral Carpets, (1990 UK No.14 single 'This Is How It Feels'). 1960, Born on this day, Martyn P Casey, keyboards, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, (1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey, 'Henry Lee'). 1959, Born on this day, Sandy West, drummer, founding member of US all girl group The Runaways. West died on 21 Oct 2006. 1954, Born on this day, Neil Tennant, vocals, Pet Shop Boys, (1986 UK & US No.1 single 'West End Girls', plus 3 other UK No.1 singles and over 20 UK Top 40 hits), ex editor of music paper Smash Hits. 1950, Born on this day, Greg Kihn, US singer, (1983 US No.2 & UK No.63 single 'Jeopardy'). 1949, Born on this day, Dave Smalley, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 and UK No.8 single 'Groovin'). The Raspberries, (1972 US N.5 single 'Go All The Way'). 1949, Born on this day, Ronnie James Dio, vocals, Rainbow, Black Sabbath. 1947, Born on this day, Arlo Guthrie, US singer, songwriter, son of folksinger Woody Guthrie, (1967 album 'Alice's Restaurant', 1972 US No.18 single 'The City Of New Orleans'). 1944, Born on this day, John Dymond, (Beaky), guitar, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Legend Of Xanadu'). 1943, Born on this day, Jerry Miller, guitar, Moby Grape, (1967 album 'Moby Grape'). 1941, Born on this day, Ian Whitcomb, UK singer, (1965 US No.8 single 'You Turn Me On, Turn On Song').

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Highway 1 Accident Update
Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:13 PM

RCMP are still on Highway 1 at the scene of a three vehicle crash earlier today.Just before 11 o'clock, a cement truck, tractor trailer and car were involved in a crack up.One man was taken to hospital, and his injuries are not believed to be serious.The mounties brought down an accident reconstructionist from Moncton to examine the scene, and they are currently still on site.Traffic is moving extremely slow on the highway, as well as Rothesay Road.

President and CEO Of WorkSafeNB Responds to MLA Abel LeBlanc
Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:52 PM

President and CEO of WorksafeNB Doug Stanley is publicly addressing comments made by Lancaster MLA Abel LeBlanc that he is not doing his job.Stanley says entitlement to workers compensation benefits are determined by law and policy set out by WorksafeNB's board of directors.
He says he will not overrule a decision in favour of injured workers or employers based on political interference.
His comments come after LeBlanc publicly slammed Stanley during a news conference for injured worker Tammy Gray.

Business as Usual At Regional Health Authority B Facilities
Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:40 PM

A spokesperson for Regional Health Authority B says it's business as usual in the area in regards to medical isotopes.
Sonja Green Hache tells CHSJ News, procedures are still being conducted, and there are contingency plans in place if required.This comes after Atomic Energy of Canada reported the Chalk River reactor will be offline until the end of the year.
The reactor supplies a third of the world's medical isotopes, and early last month former health Minister Mike Murphy said if it stays down than rationalization will need to be used.

School Programs to be Reinstated
Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:51 AM

Here is some news educators across the province have been eagerly awaiting---the provincial government will be putting $2.9 million dollars towards reinstating services to school libraries and intervention programs.
Education Minister Roland Hache made the announcement after reviewing the department's budget, and consulting stakeholders.The money is coming from the Innovative Learning Fund, which Hache had put a freeze on.
The ILF will still exist, but at a budget of $1 million dollars rather than $5 million.
School districts and the department of education will be collaborating with union representatives in the coming weeks to ensure staff is in place before school opens in September.

Weston Needs More Details
Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:10 AM

Even after a meeting with the Mayor, M-P Rodney Weston still wants further clarification on how the Harbour Clean Up project is in the red by $19 million dollars.Weston says he met with the Mayor yesterday and says a report from city staff is on it's way to his office.He tells CHSJ News, a particular cost is outlined under the agreement with the provincial, federal and municipal governments, and any further costs need to be explained.
The city has not requested more money from any level of government for the project, and Weston says if it's needed, he's not in a position right now to say if the feds will or will not give further funding.

Update on Highway 1 Accident
Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:53 AM

The RCMP are bringing an accident reconstructionist down from Moncton to help make sense of what happened on Highway 1 earlier this morning.Around 11 o'clock a cement truck, tractor trailer, and car were involved in an accident in front of the Dolan Road Irving service station.One man has been sent to the Regional, but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.Traffic is expected to be moving slowly for most of the afternoon, as the eastbound lane is down to one.

Court Says Costs Were Unavoidable
Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:20 AM

Mayor Ivan Court says the cost of the Harbour Clean up has escalated due to unforeseeable factors.Court tells CHSJ News, over the past 4 years the price of materials has gone up nearly 24 per cent.He says the two major factors in going over budget is the cost of labour, and materials.Court says he will be giving more information today to M-P Rodney Weston about the project, and maybe possible ways to get the price tag down.
The comments come after Weston said the city is mishandling their projects, and wants to clearly understand how the project has gone $19 million dollars over budget.

Swine Flu Cases Jump to 20
Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:31 AM

There have now been 20 confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus in the province. The latest cases are two children - a boy and a girl - and a woman in her 40s from the Moncton area.

Deputy chief medical officer of health, Dr. Paul Van Buynder, says so far only one person has required hospitalization -- a woman in her 30s from northern New Brunswick ---and she is recovering. He says between 100 and 200 people from New Brunswick die each year due to the regular flu season.

Agri-Businesses Focusing on Local MarketsThursday, July 09, 2009 7:30 AM
Atlantic Canada’s agricultural industry will need to focus on local markets in order to succeed in the future, according to a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Report author Erin McGrath-Gaudet says the key to future growth lies in marketing goods within their local area.

She says Atlantic agri-businesses are also looking towards new niche markets that may attract a higher return-- such as crops for biofuels, organic crops and livestock.

Longshoreman Support Renaming of Park in their Honour
Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:30 AM

No objections from the Longshoreman's Association with one man's efforts to have the lower west side Market Square renamed in their honour. Business Agent, Pat Riley, tells CHSJ news the Longshoreman's Square may be the perfect name for the park and could be the right location for the old labourers bell.

Saint John resident John Campbell says longshoreman have done a lot for the West side community and deserve some recognition. City staff are researching the history behind the Market Square name and if council is able to change it.

Rothesay Road Reconstruction Already Over Budget
Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:29 AM

First it was Harbour Clean Up--with a cost over-run of nearly 20 million dollars--and now the project to reconstruct Rothesay Road is also over budget. City staff say the installation of sanitary sewer and storm sewers, along with reconstructing and paving Rothesay Road will cost 300 thousand dollars more than was planned for. Galbraith Construction has been awarded the tender for 2.8 million dollars.

300 thousand of the 400 thousand dollars set aside for the Howes Lake Landfill Closure will be used to offset the cost. Councillor Bill Farren says it's important to close the Howe's Lake Landfill and the money should not have been diverted to the Rothesay Road project.

Three Business Men to be Inducted into Business Hall of Fame
Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:28 AM

Three provincial business leaders have been named to the Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame. The 2009 laureates are Glenn Cooke, the late Claude Savoie and Robert Zildjian. Cooke is the co-founder and CEO of Cooke Aquaculture in Blacks Harbour, Savoie founded Acadian Properties and established several businesses in Moncton and across the province, Zildjian founded SABIAN in 1981 in Meductic.

All three men will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at a gala dinner on October 20th at the Delta Beauséjour in Moncton.

Police Issue Bear Warning for West Side Residents
Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:10 AM

City Police are warning residents on the West side to watch out for bears. Sgt. Joe Ferrar tells CHSJ news there have been several sightings of a momma bear and her three large cubs over the past couple of weeks--particularly in the Montecristo Park and Gault Road areas. There have also been sightings along Ocean Westway. Ferrar says the bears are hungry and one family got a surprise last night while cooking when they saw a bear with its nose pressed up against their kitchen window.

Police are asking residents to keep all garbage and compost bins inside their homes or garages until the bears are caught using live-traps set up by the Department of Natural Resources.

Police Investigate Armed Robbery
Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:09 AM

City police are looking for one man in connection with an armed robbery last night at the Grove Lounge on Golden Grove Road. Police say one man entered the bar around 11 o'clock with a weapon and stole an undisclosed amount of money.
No one was hurt.

Quispamsis Home Goes Up in Flame

Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:09 AM

A home in Quispamsis has suffered extensive damage in a fire last night. Fire crews were called to 211 Hammond River Road just before ten o'clock. No one was home at the time except for the family dog, which was safely removed from the building.

No word on the cause of the blaze.

Gas Prices Drop
Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:08 AM

Oil prices are down 18 per cent so far this month, closing in New York yesterday at just over 60-dollars U-S a barrel. Gas prices are dropping in many Canadian cities today including Saint John. The Energy and Utilities Board has set its maximum price schedule with a litre of self-serve gasoline coming in at 99.3. Gas stations in the greater Saint John area are posting between 95.7 and 96.7 cents a litre.

Diesel fuel has also dropped to land at a maximum of 97.4, while propane is about the same as yesterday at 97.4 cents a litre.

First Hospitalization Due to Swine Flu
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:06 PM

The Health Department is confirming the first hospitalized case of the so called swine flu in the province.This is the seventh case of the H1N1 virus announced in two days.Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Van Buynder says they received confirmation that a woman in her 30's from northern New Brunswick is currently recovering in the hospital.The Health Department anticipated more severe cases would occur, and health care staff are prepared to respond appropriately.This brings the total number of cases in the province to 17.

Uptown Business Owner Reacts to Concrete Curbing
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:46 AM

A business owner in Uptown Saint John says the citys decision to use concrete curb rather than granite curbing is hypocritical.Feel Good Store owner Anne McShane tells CHSJ News, shops need to adhere to Heritage rules when doing construction, and so should the city.
McShane says the cost saving argument doesn't really make sense, because granite lasts much longer than concrete.She says she would like to see uptown businesses revolt against the decision by adding neon signs, and vinyl windows to their shops, even though it's against the rules of Heritage buildings.

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New Brunswick's $50 million loan guarantees for a Miramichi-based construction company violate the province's Economic Development Act, say the Opposition and the auditor general.

Fredericton airport to get air traffic controllers
Air traffic controllers are finally coming to Fredericton International Airport, starting in December, Nav Canada announced late Wednesday.

Bears invade Saint John neighbourhood
Residents of the west side of Saint John were warned Thursday that if they go out in the street today, they may be in for a big surprise. A mother bear and her three cubs have been seen rummaging through garbage and compost bins along the streets.
Swine flu vaccine plans on track for fall in U.S.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

Canada to spend $5B for armoured vehicles, LAV III repairs
The federal government confirmed Wednesday it will spend $5 billion to purchase new combat vehicles and maintain the existing fleet for the Canadian Forces.

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Sentencing in East Preston shooting
Dozens of new flu cases prompt reminder from top doc

Gas prices set to drop five cents/litre
Fight brewing over Nora Bernard's gravesite
Vital signs strong for Halifax real estate

Doctor wanted Tasered man taken to hospital, instead he goes to police cells
Mayor, premier dress up like Beatles

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There have been 32 new cases of swine flu confirmed in Nova Scotia in the last week, the province's chief public health officer said Thursday.

Old chum recalls McCartney's school days
When Halifax resident Iain Taylor went to school in Liverpool, he had a classmate who drew guitars on the margins of his notebooks, sang Little Richard songs in the cafeteria and dashed across the road to play music with John Lennon after school.

Halifax police knew man they stunned was unstable, inquiry hears
An inquiry into the case of a man who died in police custody 30 hours after being hit with a Taser heard that Halifax police were told repeatedly that he was mentally unstable, behaving aggressively and had been zapped with a stun gun earlier.

Peggys Cove lighthouse paint job begins
The sun finally came out in Peggys Cove Thursday — after two weeks of fog and rain — and the scaffolding started going up so painters can give the iconic lighthouse a facelift.

Halifax shooting nets 9½ years
A Halifax-area man was sentenced Thursday to nine and one-half years in prison for shooting a man outside an after-hours club in East Preston in 2006.
Gas sellers wary of tax cut to get say: premier
Four members of the Canadian Forces performing at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax are sick with the swine flu, and five others may have the disease.

3 men in Toronto court over Halifax drug smuggling
Three men charged with smuggling hashish and opium into Canada through the Port of Halifax will appear in a Toronto courtroom Thursday for bail hearings.

Enviromentalists decry clearcutting to produce biomass fuel
A Nova Scotia environmental group is worried that the demand for more biomass to fuel pulp mills and power plants will lead to more clearcutting on a recreation area east of Caribou Mines in Halifax County.
Hundreds of Canadian and international military performers in Halifax are being tested for the swine flu after a dancer became sick with the virus.
Taser-struck man belonged in hospital, N.S. inquiry told
A doctor who treated a mentally ill Nova Scotia man who died after police shocked him with a Taser instructed officers to return him to the hospital if he had not undergone a psychiatric evaluation, an inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde was told.

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Hyde Inquiry
July 9, 2009

Several media outlets have been seeking interviews in response to the Hyde Inquiry. Halifax Regional Police will not be granting media interviews on this matter while the public inquiry is underway and is issuing the following statement:

“Halifax Regional Police has faith in the inquiry. We are confident that the public’s questions surrounding the death of Mr. Hyde will be answered and a more complete picture will unfold in due course as part of the inquiry process. It is not appropriate for police to discuss matters that are a part of the inquiry and could become evidence,” says Chief Frank A. Beazley.

When the inquiry is completed and the outcome made public, Halifax Regional Police will be willing to discuss this matter further.

Discover HRP
July 8, 2009
As part of its commitment to find new, innovative ways to recruit employees and volunteers, Halifax Regional Police is hosting ‘Discover HRP,’ a week-long program which gives individuals 19 to 30-years-old a chance to experience what it is like to be a police recruit.

During the week of July 13-17, the 25 participants will take part in fitness drills, firearms exercises, mentoring sessions and other practical exercises at the Halifax Regional Police Northbrook Training Facility in Dartmouth.

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Prince Edward Island has two new confirmed cases of swine flu, bringing the total number of cases to five, the province's chief health officer said Thursday.

No intent to mislead, Charlottetown mayor says
Charlottetown's mayor says the city didn't intend to mislead business owners when it decided to build a roundabout, but says the project is going ahead.
The developer of a luxury condominium complex along the Stratford, P.E.I., waterfront says the current economic slowdown has effectively cancelled the project.
Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz and his wife welcomed a baby girl to their family late Wednesday.

Few P.E.I. insurance companies offering discount to new drivers
It's been more than two years since the P.E.I government asked auto insurance companies to start offering discounted rates to new drivers with a clean driving record, but so far, only a few companies have done so.

Rare blue lobster attracting visitors to Charlottetown shop
A rare blue lobster named Donald is attracting visitors to a store in Charlottetown.
Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday, with reports of frost throughout the province.

Charlottetown bar fight accused says businessman started it
One of two men accused of beating Alan MacPhee on the dance floor of a bar in Charlottetown in December testified Tuesday that the Souris businessman started the fight.

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Cities and towns that get water from the St. Johns' regional system banned the outside use of water Thursday in an effort to deal with low levels at the region's largest reservoirs.

Controversial minister loses health portfolio in N.L. cabinet shuffle
The Newfoundland and Labrador minister who was front and centre during much of the province's breast cancer testing scandal was removed from the health portfolio during a cabinet shuffle Thursday.

Toddler drowns in pool in Conception Bay South
A young boy drowned in Conception Bay South Wednesday evening.
The Newfoundland and Labrador minister who was front and centre during much of the province's breast cancer testing scandal was removed from the health portfolio during a cabinet shuffle Thursday.

Toddler drowns in pool in Conception Bay South
A young boy drowned in Conception Bay South Wednesday evening.

Voisey's Bay steelworkers to strike Aug. 1
Employees at nickel miner Vale Inco's Labrador operations have almost unanimously rejected a contract offer by the company and will strike beginning Aug. 1, according to the United Steelworkers union.
St. John's bans outdoor water use
Cities and towns that get water from the St. Johns' regional system banned the outside use of water Thursday in an effort to deal with low levels at the region's largest reservoirs.

Gros Morne transmission line draws more criticism
Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition parties are resisting the idea of building transmission lines through Gros Morne National Park in order to bring power from the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project to Newfoundland.

Labrador farmers lose crops to frost
The pilot of a small plane that crashed Tuesday evening was taken to hospital in Labrador City with minor injuries.
The pilot of a small plane that crashed Tuesday evening has been taken to hospital in Labrador City.

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More than two dozen extra firefighters and an air-tanker group from British Columbia are being positioned around the Yukon in anticipation of a hot, tinder-dry weekend.
Celebrations are taking place across the territory and in Ottawa as Nunavut commemorates the 1993 anniversary of Nunavut Land Claims Agreement receiving Royal Assent.

Franklin Expedition search called off
A planned search for Sir John Franklin's missing ships in the high Arctic appears to have been scrubbed this summer because an icebreaker is not available.

Nunavut reports swine flu death
The Nunavut government is reporting that a patient who tested positive for the H1N1 swine flu virus has died.

Erasmus re-elected Dene national chief
Bill Erasmus has been narrowly re-elected to an eighth term as Dene national chief.

Caribou numbers show dramatic drop
The wildlife board that manages the Beverly caribou herd says the once-massive herd continues to show a massive decline in numbers.
Canadian special forces will join the regular army, navy and air force for military exercises next summer in the Arctic.

Nunavut updates emergency plans
Outdated emergency readiness plans are being dusted off and updated across Nunavut, says its manager of emergency preparedness and protection services.
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More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.
More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.
Health Canada seeks crib recall by Montreal distributor
Health Canada said Thursday it's working with a Montreal-based company, Elfe Juvenile Products, to try to determine how many Simplicity drop-side cribs have been sold in this country.

Montreal SPCA overwhelmed by hoarded rodents
The Montreal SPCA says it's trying to find homes for nearly 100 rats and rabbits that were taken away from a "hoarder."
The Shell refinery in Montreal East could be shutting down production as parent company Royal Dutch Shell said it's conducting a strategic review of assets.
Montreal SPCA overwhelmed with rodents
The Montreal SPCA says it's trying to find homes for nearly 100 rats and rabbits that were taken away from a "hoarder."

Jackson memorial cost strapped L.A. $1.4M
Los Angeles spent $1.4 million US to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson's memorial service, city officials said as they looked for ways for others to help the financially troubled city pick up the bill.
Saku Koivu's days as Montreal Canadiens captain are over, as the Finnish veteran joined the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Montreal street gang crimes drop, police say
There has been a slight drop in crime related to street gangs on the island of Montreal, police said on Wednesday.
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A man and woman could be celebrating a robbery in Hawkesbury, Ont., with a very expensive bottle of champagne, said the provincial police force of the town around 100 kilometres east of Ottawa.
U.S. border guards allowing some people to cross at Cornwall
The international bridge that connects Cornwall, Ont., with New York state is no longer completely closed, according to Mohawks in Akwesasne.
Ottawa's current acting mayor has been told that he can't proclaim a day in Ottawa to honour a former Playboy playmate.
Firefighters rushed to Sparks Street early Thursday morning after a kitchen fire started in a downtown Ottawa diner.
Chalk River reactor idled to late 2009 or longer
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.

Weak tornado possible for Ottawa: forecaster
People looking up to the skies in Ottawa Monday afternoon could get a glimpse of some funnel clouds, Environment Canada has said. If those clouds form, there is a chance they could touch down in the form of a weak tornado.

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Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.
The municipal strike is having a devastating effect on the restaurants and shops on the Toronto Islands.
Toronto strike negotiators to show more 'flexibility'
Garbage piles grow, and city-run daycares, pools and camps remain closed as Canada's largest city continues to deal with the fallout from a strike by 24,000 municipal workers.

2nd arrest in Mississauga townhouse fire
Peel Regional Police say they have arrested a second man in connection with a fire at a luxury townhouse construction site in Mississauga.
Lunch with Warren Buffett worth $1.68M US to Toronto firm
The lack of Toronto-run programs because of the municipal workers strike could lead some children into trouble over the summer, the city's police chief says.
Ablonczy punished for giving pride parade cash: Tory MP
Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy is no longer responsible for the delivery of a key tourism stimulus package, and one of her caucus colleagues says it's because her office gave some of the money to a gay pride parade

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Conserve power, get a credit on bill, Toronto Hydro says

Canadian astronaut accepts degree while floating 400 km above the earth

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Jul 09, 2009, 05:34 pm Homicide #68/2008, Richard Clements, 72, Update, $50,000 Reward Announced

Jul 09, 2009, 12:16 pm Community Safety Alert, Prowler, 52 Division

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CBC WINDSOR

Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.

Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.

Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.

Quebec to retest 600 more breast cancer samples
More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.

Three-year, $48M Cornwall inquiry requires more time to deliver
A public inquiry in eastern Ontario examining institutional responses to sex abuse allegations is asking for more time to complete its report.

Controversial minister loses health portfolio in N.L. cabinet shuffle
The Newfoundland and Labrador minister who was front and centre during much of the province's breast cancer testing scandal was removed from the health portfolio during a cabinet shuffle Thursday.

B.C. public guardian accused of abusing rights
Families and friends say the provincial agency ignored the interests of the elderly people it is supposed to protect.

Canadian soldiers' bodies repatriated
Montreal's Shell refinery could close
The Shell refinery in Montreal East could be shutting down production as parent company Royal Dutch Shell said it's conducting a strategic review of assets.

B.C. deficit to exceed $495M next year: finance minister
Garbage piles grow, and city-run daycares, pools and camps remain closed as Canada's largest city continues to deal with the fallout from a strike by 24,000 municipal workers.
B.C. public guardian accused of abusing rights
Families and friends say the provincial agency ignored the interests of the elderly people it is supposed to protect.

Saskatchewan to make federal bid for isotope facility, premier confirms
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
LeBlanc funeral puts Harper in communion controversy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

CBC MANITOBA CLICK FOR ALL

A second man has been arrested in the disappearance of 24-year-old Portage la Prairie woman last seen in October 2008.

Drugs and cash seized during Winnipeg bust
Two Winnipeg men were arrested Thursday after police seized $175,000 worth of drugs and $50,000 cash from a residence in the city's North End.

Winnipeg's falcon chicks get names
Three peregrine falcon chicks living on the ledge of a downtown Winnipeg hotel finally have names.
Skeletal remains found in central Manitoba
Skeletal human remains have been found in a wooded area close to a Manitoba Hydro power line east of Thompson.

Man charged after stolen car crashes into bus
The Manitoba Theatre Centre has been designated a National Historic Site.

$600,000 grow-op busted outside Winnipeg
A Winnipeg man and woman were arrested Thursday in an RCMP bust of a $600,000 marijuana grow-op.

Historic Brandon building on Canada's endangered list
A rare domed agricultural building in Brandon, Man., has been listed as one of the 10 most endangered historic buildings in Canada.
Shots fired at house, car in Winnipeg
Two shootings occurred early Thursday in Winnipeg, but no one was hurt, say police.

Paramedics prep for swine flu surge in fall
Winnipeg paramedics are stepping up efforts to prepare for a potentially more severe fall resurgence of swine flu by hiring additional staff while the federal government plugs away at vaccine.

Rainstorm rips through southern Manitoba
An arrest has been made in the disappearance of 24-year-old Manitoba woman last seen in October 2008.

Workers' flu not linked to pandemic but pork producers worry
Pork producers from across Canada expressed concern about the future of their industry Wednesday, a day after a new strain of flu virus was reported in three Saskatchewan hog barn workers.

Winnipeg major centre for child sex trade: expert
An activist against human trafficking has accused Winnipeg as being the worst among Canadian cities for selling children for sex.
A sixth person in Manitoba has died from illnesses related to swine flu, the provincial government announced Wedensday.

Humane society lowers adoption fees to avoid euthanizing cats
Officials at the Winnipeg Humane Society are worried they may have to start euthanizing healthy cats.

CBC SASKATCHEWAN CLICK FOR ALL

After years of sometimes acrimonious debate, ground was broken Thursday on the $35-million Moose Jaw Multiplex.
It's been five years since the night a 13-year-old girl from Estevan, Sask., said goodbye to a friend then vanished without a trace.

Family 'ties' helped aspiring Swift Current illusionist
A Swift Current youth who is developing an illusionist show says his skills as an escape artist are rooted in having been mercilessly tied-up by older siblings.

Grandmother knows best in First Nation's effort to curb drugs, gangs
A reserve near Regina is calling on its women, especially grandmothers, to help steer troubled young people towards a better life. The chief and council of the Piapot First Nation are planning to set up an on-call service of 'kokums,' the Cree word for grandmother, to counsel teens and young parents.
The province of Saskatchewan is officially making a qualified bid to produce medical isotopes, Premier Brad Wall confirmed Wednesday as government and University of Saskatchewan officials worked to finalize a proposal that must be submitted to the federal government by July 31.
New flu virus in Sask. needs to be watched: expert
A new strain of flu virus diagnosed in at least two Saskatchewan hog farm workers will likely disappear with those cases, but public health authorities need to keep a wary eye on it in case it spreads, a leading Canadian infectious disease expert warns.

Workers' flu not linked to pandemic but pork producers worry
Pork producers from across Canada expressed concern about the future of their industry Wednesday, a day after a new strain of flu virus was reported in three Saskatchewan hog barn workers.
Longtime Sask. writer, teacher Ruth M. Buck dies at 103
A prominent educator and author who was as old as the province where she spent most of her life has died. Ruth M. Buck died Monday in Regina. She was 103.

Daughter calls on father's killers to come forward
A collision between a car and a semi-trailer truck Wednesday morning killed one man and put another person in hospital with what police have described as critical injuries.

Esterhazy Flour Mill declared a historic site
More than a century after it was built in southeast Saskatchewan, the Esterhazy Flour Mill has been declared a national historic site of Canada.

CBC CALGARY CLICK FOR ALL

A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu, said Alberta Health Services.
Musician Jimmy Buffett's first Canadian restaurant will anchor a new retail complex at the Calgary Stampede, developers announced on Thursday.
Just one day after it reopened in a new Calgary location, a methadone clinic is shutting down due to opposition from Braeside residents and threats from the public.

Pathway to be built on Calgary's east edge
A non-profit parks group has launched an ambitious pathway project that would eventually follow roughly the same route as Calgary's future ring road.
The University of Calgary has granted an honorary degree to a Canadian astronaut currently orbiting the Earth.

CBC EDMONTON NEWS CLICK FOR ALL

An Edmonton police tactical unit swooped in and arrested a man shortly after a robbery at the Bank of Montreal on 101 Street and 102 Avenue on Thursday.
2nd-degree murder charge laid in child's death
After a nine-month investigation, central Alberta RCMP have charged a man in the death of a toddler.

Calgary records 1st swine flu death
After more than 34 years as a judge, including the last eight years as chief justice of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Allan H. Wachowich has decided to step down.
Security of health information like 'Fort Knox': doctor
The security of Albertans' health information is as good as Fort Knox, according to a senior Edmonton doctor, despite the fact that a virus infected 150 Alberta Health Services computers in May.

One runway at downtown airport to close immediately
Work will begin immediately to shut down one of the two runways at the downtown Edmonton City Centre Airport after city council voted 10 to 3 Wednesday to begin a phased closure of the facility.

Lake Louise photo blooper on U.S. Senate site
City council voted 10 to 3 Wednesday afternoon in favour of a staged closure of the downtown Edmonton City Centre Airport.
The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network.
Exercise a boon to heart transplant patients: study
New research from the University of Alberta shows that exercise can dramatically improve cardio fitness for heart transplant patients, which may increase a recipient's lifespan.

CBC BRITISH COLUMBIA CLICK FOR ALL

Police say a 12-year-old boy may have been the target of an abduction bid in Vancouver last week.

Year-old B.C. bridge already showing signs of wear
The William R. Bennett Bridge in B.C.'s Okanagan region has only been in use for one year, but there are already problems.

New Canadians are driving force in real estate, says report
Canadian immigrants are narrowing the homeownership gap with their Canadian-born counterparts, according to a new report released Thursday by Scotia Economics.
British Columbia's Liberal government managed to post a $78 million surplus for last year, but it will not be able to keep its election promise to limit next years projected deficit to $495 million, according to Finance Minister Colin Hansen.

Police seize van sought in Burnaby homicide probe
Homicide investigators have located a van they believe may have been involved in the death of a Burnaby, B.C., businessman, but have yet to lay charges in the case.

Charges laid in Abbotsford homicide
An Abbotsford man has been charged with second-degree murder following a shooting death in a mobile home Tuesday.
Vancouver's Pierse breaks Canadian record at trials
Annamay Pierse of Vancouver broke her Canadian record in the women's 100-metre breaststroke in Thursday's preliminaries at the Canadian world championships swimming trials in Montreal.

B.C. pulp mills refusing to pay taxes
Two B.C. pulp and paper companies say their municipal tax bills are too high and they are refusing to pay up, leaving several rural communities wondering how they'll cover their own bills this year

Joe Sakic hangs up his skates
Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday after a stellar professional career.

B.C. logging deaths spark debate
Families and friends say the provincial agency ignored the interests of the elderly people it is supposed to protect.

UBC Hospital patient awarded $5M compensation
UBC Hospital must pay a Richmond man about $5 million for losing track of a CT scan and failing to diagnose his debilitating condition in time, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.

Lumber handlers accused of hacking software to skimp on stumpage fees
Forestry officers say they've uncovered a major scam in which owners of a log sorting company in Kamloops, B.C., manipulated software used by the government in order to anticipate random lumber checks and lower their stumpage fees.
'Burnaby Joe' Sakic set to retire?
Joe Sakic and the Avalanche have called a news conference at 3 p.m. ET Thursday, where it's expected that the Colorado captain will announce his retirement from the NHL.

Police seek possible witness in assault on Surrey girl, 6
Police in Surrey, B.C., are looking for a woman they say may have seen the man who attacked a six-year-old girl last week.

Family pleads for answers in Surrey hit-and-run
The family of two people killed in a hit-and-run last year in Surrey, B.C., made a public plea Wednesday for those responsible to come forward.

Uighur-Canadians protest in Vancouver
Some B.C. volunteer search and rescue groups say they are no longer responding to highway accidents because they are not getting adequate liability coverage from the province.

Vancouver developer considers condo relaunch
A Vancouver developer's plan to resume construction of a luxury high-rise building may be another sign that Vancouver's real estate market is picking up steam again.

CBC & OTHER NATIONAL NEWS STORIES CLICK FOR ALL

Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.

Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.

Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.
Quebec to retest 600 more breast cancer samples
More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.

Three-year, $48M Cornwall inquiry requires more time to deliver
A public inquiry in eastern Ontario examining institutional responses to sex abuse allegations is asking for more time to complete its report.

Controversial minister loses health portfolio in N.L. cabinet shuffle
Montreal's Shell refinery could close
The Shell refinery in Montreal East could be shutting down production as parent company Royal Dutch Shell said it's conducting a strategic review of assets.

B.C. deficit to exceed $495M next year: finance minister
British Columbia's Liberal government managed to post a $78 million surplus for last year, but it will not be able to keep its election promise to limit next years projected deficit to $495 million, according to Finance Minister Colin Hansen.
Garbage piles grow, and city-run daycares, pools and camps remain closed as Canada's largest city continues to deal with the fallout from a strike by 24,000 municipal workers.
B.C. public guardian accused of abusing rights
Families and friends say the provincial agency ignored the interests of the elderly people it is supposed to protect.

Saskatchewan to make federal bid for isotope facility, premier confirms
The province of Saskatchewan is officially making a qualified bid to produce medical isotopes, Premier Brad Wall confirmed Wednesday as government and University of Saskatchewan officials worked to finalize a proposal that must be submitted to the federal government by July 31.
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
LeBlanc funeral puts Harper in communion controversy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

CBC INTERNATIONAL & Other Canadian News Stories CLICK FOR ALL

The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.

China ramps up propaganda to quell unrest
Military helicopters, armoured vehicles and trucks of police officers ramped up the propaganda campaign to maintain order in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Thursday.

Fossett crash likely caused by strong winds: investigators
Strong winds likely caused Steve Fossett to lose control of the small plane he was piloting before he crashed two years ago, U.S. safety investigators said in a report released Thursday.
Iranian protesters defy crackdown
More than 700 people defied government orders in Tehran and took to the streets on Thursday in renewed protest over the results of Iran's presidential elections.

Pakistan to let 2 million refugees return home
Pakistan will allow around two million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley area to return home beginning next week, the prime minister announced Thursday.
A helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed three soldiers, two of them Canadian, apparently occurred when the chopper clipped a security wall while trying to manoeuvre in a blinding cloud of dust, The Canadian Press has learned.
G8's climate change plan unfair, says UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticized the G8's plan on climate change Thursday calling it unfair because it doesn't help developing countries to fully cut their own emissions.

Iranian protesters defy crackdown
More than 700 people defied government orders in Tehran and took to the streets on Thursday in renewed protest over the results of Iran's presidential elections.
Suez Canal pipeline plot arrests made
Egypt's Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested 25 militants linked to al-Qaeda on suspicion of plotting attacks on oil pipelines and ships crossing the Suez Canal.

Honduran sides far apart as talks set to start
As negotiations to end the standoff over last month's military-backed coup in Honduras were poised to start Thursday in Costa Rica, the two sides could not be further apart.

U.S.-Russia summit called 'groundbreaking'
A recent U.S.-Russia summit was "groundbreaking" for relations between the former Cold War adversaries, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday.

Afghan blast kills 13 children
On the first day of their summit in L'Aquila, Italy Wednesday, Group of Eight leaders agreed the global economy is not stable enough to pull back massive fiscal stimulus plans anytime soon, according to a draft statement.
China may execute rioters who killed
Thousands of paramilitary police took to the streets in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, as government officials vowed to severely punish those involved in the deaths at the massive protests that have occurred in recent days.

CBC TOP STORIES

The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.
Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence: lawyer
The lawyer for Bernie Madoff said Thursday that the disgraced financier won't appeal the 150-year prison sentence handed to him last week in New York City.

TSX rebounds on mining issues
The Toronto market regained some ground it lost earlier in the week on Thursday as mining issues, which fell Wednesday, came back.
Iranian protesters defy crackdown
More than 700 people defied government orders in Tehran and took to the streets on Thursday in renewed protest over the results of Iran's presidential elections.

Swine flu vaccine plans on track for fall in U.S.
The U.S. government will foot the bill for vaccinations against swine flu that will probably begin in mid-October, a federal health official said Thursday.

Military to track suicides beyond active duty
Canadian exports will remain "hobbled" by the weak world economy until the second half of 2010, Export Development Canada cautioned Thursday.
G8's climate change plan unfair, says UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticized the G8's plan on climate change Thursday calling it unfair because it doesn't help developing countries to fully cut their own emissions.

Afghan dust could have contributed to chopper crash: report
A helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed three soldiers, two of them Canadian, apparently occurred when the chopper clipped a security wall while trying to manoeuvre in a blinding cloud of dust, The Canadian Press has learned.
Pakistan to let 2 million refugees return home
Pakistan will allow around two million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley area to return home beginning next week, the prime minister announced Thursday.

B.C. public guardian accused of abusing rights
Families and friends say the provincial agency ignored the interests of the elderly people it is supposed to protect.

Iranian protesters defy crackdown
More than 700 people defied government orders in Tehran and took to the streets on Thursday in renewed protest over the results of Iran's presidential elections.

B.C. pulp mills refusing to pay taxes
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
G8 leaders see no early end to stimulus
On the first day of their summit in L'Aquila, Italy Wednesday, Group of Eight leaders agreed the global economy is not stable enough to pull back massive fiscal stimulus plans anytime soon, according to a draft statement

Canadian and other 24/7 Breaking News Headines

Today's News

18:01 -
G-8 climate talks divide rich, poor countries
The chasm between rich and poor on how to address climate change burst into the open at the G-8 summit Thursday, showing how difficult it will be to persuade the world to make lifestyle and economic sacrifices needed to save the planet from global warming.AP

17:30 -
TO mayor urges tourists to visit despite garbage strike
American tourists should continue visiting Toronto despite a strike by city workers that has left mounds of rotting garbage throughout the city, Mayor David Miller said in an interview with CNN on Thursday.

16:47 -
Power transmission problems speed up time in B.C.
In the 2007 movie "Next," Nicholas Cage plays a man who can see several minutes into the future.CP

16:15 -
Woman vanishes from NYC office tower
A Manhattan skyscraper in one of the most security-conscious parts of the city has become the scene of an unlikely missing persons mystery.AP
14:20 -
4 accused of digging up graves, reselling plots
Four cemetery workers have been charged with dismembering bodies after police found what they called “startling and revolting” conditions at a historic cemetery near Chicago.AP

13:10 -
Toronto picketers block private ambulances
Striking civic workers have set up a picket line around a private medical transportation company.
SUN

11:59 -
Babysitter accused of sex with boy
An Idaho woman face charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old boy that she was hired to watch in August 2007.AP
11:41 -
Casino incident leaves transgendered woman 'humiliated'
A Meaford transgendered woman alleges she was humiliated when a female security guard escorted her out of a women's washroom at Casino Rama in Orillia. SUN

11:24 -
Black's sued for handing pot pics to cops
If only she’d had a Polaroid camera.CP

11:00 -
SKorean websites facing renewed cyber attacks
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Web sites were attacked again Thursday after a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea that several officials suspect North Korea was behind. AP

10:18 -
Toronto picketers block private ambulances
Striking civic workers have set up a picket line around a private medical transportation company.
SUN

08:00 -
Man arrested in missing woman case
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Portage la Prairie in the "murder case of Amber McFarland," a young woman who went missing last October after leaving a bar in that city. SUN

07:59 -
Babysitter accused of sex with boy
An Idaho woman face charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old boy that she was hired to watch in August 2007.AP

07:59 -
Island workers not amused by strike
Adrianne Flynn says if she doesn't get back to work at her Toronto Island restaurant job this week, she could find herself and her tabby cat KC forced from their apartment at month's end. SUN

07:58 -
Environmentalists charged with trespassing on Mount Rushmore
Environmentalists who hung a banner on Mount Rushmore National Memorial calling for a stop to global warming have been arrested. AP

07:58 -
N.S. politcians dress up as Ringo and Paul
The premier of Nova Scotia busted out a '70s-style wig and did his best Beatles saunter across a Halifax street on Wednesday to drum up enthusiasm for a concert on Saturday by pop icon Paul McCartney. CP

07:57 -
Chimney sweeper foils robbery
A South African chimney sweeper may be the reason a would-be robber left an Ottawa pharmacy empty-handed Sunday.SUN

07:56 -
Manitoba teacher linked to kiddie porn
A 36-year-old teacher is accused of using computers at an Interlake school and a business in Winnipeg to download child pornography, city police say. SUN

07:56 -
Drug-dealing dad gets four years
An aspiring rapper caught with a cache of drugs and a sawed-off shotgun told a court he was driven to crime to support his disabled son. SUN

07:56 -
Man badly injured after single punch
One single punch leading to a fall to the ground has put a man on life-support and police on the hunt for the person who delivered the blow. SUN

07:54 -
Winnipeg worst in selling sex with kids
Winnipeg has the most frightening prevalence of sexual exploitation of girls among several major Canadian cities, says a Vancouver advocate who is pressing governments to try harder to curb the problem. SUN

07:52 -
Doctors fear swine flu pandemic in fall
Canadian researchers are collaborating to prevent an all-out influenza pandemic this fall. SUN

07:52 -
Booze 'a factor' in DVP crash: Cops
Toronto traffic investigators now believe alcohol played a role in the fatal crash that killed two close friends and injured a woman on the Don Valley Parkway. SUN

07:51 -
Grow-op charges anger landlord
A knock on the door from York Regional Police was the first time landlord Hasan Farooq found out his tenant had a marijuana grow-op. SUN

07:51 -
Toronto highway projectile's source a mystery
Where did the piece of metal that killed Richard Stewart come from? SUN

07:47 -
Alberta health records hacked
There's no guarantee Albertans' computerized personal health records can be kept confidential, admits provincial privacy commissioner Frank Work.SUN

07:45 -
Arrest in year-old Toronto murder
A man will appear in court today charged in the slaying of 16-year-old Mahamed Abdi Warsame at a Scarborough apartment complex. SUN

07:34 -
Toronto hospital defrauded of $2 million
Toronto Police are hunting for the other half of a duo that allegedly bilked Rouge Valley Health System out of $2 million. SUN

07:29 -
Man begs to get deported after time in jail
Calgarian Leaford Lewin is tired of being behind bars and appears ready to be deported from Canada, he suggested yesterday. SUN

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

1960 ROGER GETS THE RIDE OF HIS LIFE
Niagara Falls Ontario - Roger Woodward survives 162 foot plunge over the Horseshoe Falls because he is wearing a lifejacket; his first word when rescued is 'gosh'; the 7-year-old is the first person to go over the Falls by accident and live.

1874 Also On This Day...
Pembina Manitoba - First North West Mounted Police (NWMP) force of 318 men heads west from Fort Dufferin to the American whisky post called Fort Whoop Up at the junction of the Oldman and St. Mary rivers near present-day Lethbridge, Alberta; abandoned with the arrived of the police, Fort Whoop-Up will serve as an outpost for the force; forerunners of RCMP.

1923 Also On This Day...
Calgary Alberta -
Guy Weadick holds first Chuckwagon Race at the Stampede, persuading 6 local ranchers to risk their wagons and horses in what will be billed as 'the half mile of hell'. Here's an early Stampede poster from 1912, showing founders Pat Burns, George Lane, A. E. Cross and A. J. McLean.

1845 And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Minto, 4th Earl of Minto 1845-1914
statesman, was born on this day at London England in 1845; dies March 1, 1914, at Minto, Roxburgh, Scotland. Minto served the Empire as 8th Governor-General of Canada (1898-1904) and viceroy of India (1905-10).

Also Leonard 'Red' Kelly 1927-
hockey player, coach, was born on this day in 1927. Kelly played for the Detroit Red Wings (Norris Trophy 1954, Lady Byng Trophy 1951, 1953, 1954, 1961) and was on 4 Stanley Cup winning teams; also for the Toronto Maple Leafs (4 Stanley Cup winners); coached the LA Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins: Adams Trophy (1969-70).

Also Clarence Campbell 1905-1984
National Hockey League President for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977, was born on this day at Fleming Saskatchewan in 1905; dies in Montreal in 1984. A Rhodes Scholar who captained the hockey team while at Oxford, Campbell refereed at the 1928 Olympic lacrosse final and officiated in the NHL for 155 scheduled games and 12 play off matches before joining the Canadian Army; in 1944 became a major and led the 4th Canadian Armoured Division. In March 1955, his suspension of Maurice Richard in the playoffs led to a riot in Montreal. Campbell was responsible for bringing in the All-Star game in 1947, the NHL Pension Fund in 1948 and establishing the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960.

In Other Events....
1995 South Pacific - French commandos board the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior II in the South Pacific; the ship is protesting continued French nuclear testing.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Joe Clark 1939- says he will release the federal position on unity by September; cites divisions over issues between English and French ministers.
1991 St. Lazare Manitoba - 400 residents of St. Lazare flee homes when train carrying highly corrosive acetic anhydride derails; emergency evacuation ends after six days.
1991 Toronto Ontario - Brian Mulroney 1939- meets US President Bush at the SkyDome for talks on common approach to aid for Soviet Union; American League beat National League 4-2 in the first All-Star game held in Toronto.
1991 Montreal Quebec - International Human Rights Federation releases report citing human rights violations in the Oka crisis of 1990; Amnesty International report also cites mistreatment of natives by Quebec Police.
1988 Lisbon Portugal - Bryan Adams holds concert before record 30,000 person crowd in Lisbon; joined by British singer Bonnie Tyler singing 'Straight From the Heart' and No Way to Treat a Lady,' two of her hits which he had written.
1984 Ottawa Ontario - John Napier Turner 1929- calls federal general election for September 4, saying Canadians needed a 'renewal of confidence and certainty in this country.'
1976 Montreal Quebec - Houston Astros pitcher Larry Dierker hurls a no-hitter, fanning eight and walking four as the Astros beat the Montreal Expos 6-0.
1975 Teheran Iran - Canada and Iran sign trade agreements worth up to $2 billion.
1974 New York City - Springhill, Nova Scotia's Anne Murray has a #1 Billboard hit with 'He Thinks I Still Care.'
1969 Ottawa Ontario - Parliament passes the Official Languages Act, making English and French the official languages of federal administration in Canada.
1955 Stratford Ontario - Festival Singers of Toronto gave their first concert, at the Stratford Festival; formed in 1954 by Elmer Iseler, the choir turn professional in 1968, as the Festival Singers of Canada.
1947 London England - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.
1944 Caen France - Canadians and British capture Caen after massive bombardment by 467 planes from Bomber Command; urban area north of Orne River secured by nightfall by two British Divisions and the 3rd Canadian; the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders and the Sherbrooke Fusilier tanks are the first into the ruined city, although the famous Abbaye-aux-Hommes, 1000 years old, is untouched; 1,194 Canadian casualties, 334 are fatal.
1920 Quebec Quebec - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau sworn in as Liberal Premier of Quebec.
1904 Peterborough Ontario - Opening of giant hydraulic liftlock on the Trent-Severn Waterway; steamboat Stoney Lake first through lock from Rice Lake up the Otonabee River to the Kawartha Lakes.
1886 Ottawa Ontario - Crown grants general amnesty to those involved in Northwest Rebellion of 1885; except for murderers.
1847 Ottawa Ontario - Joseph-Bruno Guigues 1805-1874 appointed first Roman Catholic Bishop of Bytown.
1843 Montreal Quebec - Launch of the Prince Albert; first iron steamship built in Canada.
1837 Mackenzie River NWT - Thomas Simpson 1808-1840 reaches Mackenzie River with Peter Dease.
1827 Guelph Ontario - Group of 150 destitute and homeless settlers arrived in Ontario via New York; after emigrating from England to Venezuela where they found the climate, soil and political conditions inhospitable.
1811 Washington State - North West Company trader David Thompson raises the Union Jack at the junction of the Snake River and the Columbia, and claims the area for Britain; territory stays British until the Oregon Treaty of 1846 awards it to the United States.
1793 Niagara-on-the-Lake - Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe passes Act Against Slavery, banning the further import of slaves into Upper Canada, and limiting the contract of those remaining; Act declares that slaves' children should be free at age 25; all slaves entering the province from this date were henceforth automatically free.
1793 Quebec Quebec - Importation of slaves into Lower Canada prohibited; bill to abolish slavery failed until 1804.
1793 Montreal Quebec - Jacob Mountain 1749-1825 appointed first Anglican Bishop of Canada.
1755 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - Daniel de Beaujeu 1711-1755 kills 600 of 1200 British regulars under General Edward Braddock in an ambush at Fort Duquesne; both Braddock and de Beaujeu mortally wounded in the Battle of the Monongahela, near present-day Pittsburgh. One survivor was an aide to Braddock - Col. George Washington - who wrote to his brother, 'But by the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me!'.
1749 Halifax Nova Scotia - Edward Cornwallis c1713-1753 founds new settlement of Halifax founded as naval settlement to counter Louisbourg.
1615 Huronia Ontario - Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 travels up Ottawa River to Lake Nipissing, and down French River into Lake Huron; explores and maps; first discovered by Etienne Brulé and father Caron.

ON THIS DATE IN ROCK & ROLL

1955, Bill Haley & His Comets went to No.1 on the US singles chart with '(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock', staying at No.1 for eight weeks and becoming one of the biggest selling singles of all time. 1966, Rod Allen bass player with The Fortunes was taken to hospital after being injured when fans pulled him from the stage during a gig at The Starlight Rooms in Lincoln. 1969, working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded ‘Maxwell's Silver Hammer.’ John Lennon returned to the studio after recovering from a car crash in Scotland, and a bed was installed in the Abbey Road studio for Yoko, who was pregnant, and who had been more seriously injured in the car accident. 1972, Paul McCartney and Wings kicked off a 26-date tour appearing at the French town Chateauvillon. The band travelled on a double Decker London bus with psychedelic interior. 1974, Crosby Stills Nash & Young kicked off a reunion tour in Seattle in front of 15,000 fans. 1976, The Pretty Things, Supercharge and third on the bill The Sex Pistols all appeared at The Lyceum, London, England, tickets £1.75. 1977, Alan O'Day went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Undercover Angel', his only solo hit, it made No.43 in the UK. He also wrote 'Angie Baby' a hit for Helen Reddy. 1977, Elvis Costello quit his day job at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician. 1978, The Rolling Stones jammed with one of their early idols Muddy Waters during a gig in Chicago. 1979, The Pretenders kicked off a 23-date UK tour at Smatyz, Chester. The bands single 'Kid' was released this week. 1983, The Police started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Every Breath You Take' also No.1 in the UK. Taken from the bands album Synchronicity, Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance for the song at the 1984 Grammy Awards. 1983, Wham! went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Fantastic!', which went on to spend 116 weeks on the chart. 1986, during their 26-date ‘Magic Tour’, Queen played at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 1988, Cheap Trick went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Flame', the group's only US No.1. 1988, Glenn Medeiros was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You'. The 18 year old from Hawaii was one of the youngest males to reach the top of the charts. 1989, New Edition's production manager was charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting the support acts security man after they ran over their stage time. 1995, Michael Jackson was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Past, Present and Future Book 1'. 1999, a statement was issued by Jerry Hall's lawyers saying that she had formally agreed to separate from husband Mick Jagger after more than 20 years of marriage. 1999, Elton John had a pacemaker fitted in an operation at a London hospital following reports about his ill health. Sir Elton was forced to cancel a series of concerts. 2000, Vertical Horizon went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Everything You Want.' 2001, US producer and re-mixer Roger Sanchez went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Another Chance.' 2004, David Bowie was forced to cancel a string of European shows after emergency heart surgery. The 57 year-old singer had an operation last month in Germany, where he was on tour, to treat "an acutely blocked artery". The star's cancellation last month of 11 European dates was originally attributed to a shoulder injury. 2006, Muse started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Black Holes & Revelations' the bands fifth album release and second No.1. 2006, Lily Allen scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Smile'. The organ riff is a sample of Jackie Mittoo playing keyboards on 'Free Soul' by The Soul Brothers. Lily's actor dad, Keith Allen, was part of the Fat Les band who had a hit with 'Vindaloo' in 1998. 2007, Happy Mondays' frontman Shaun Ryder was in trouble after he smoked several cigarettes on stage during a concert at The Ritz in Manchester. Smoking had been banned in all enclosed public places in England on 1 July of this year, and anyone flouting the law faced a £50 fine. Performers were only exempt from the smoking ban if the "artistic integrity" of their act required it. July 9th: Born on this day 1925, Born on this day, Alan Dale, US singer. Had his own TV & radio show during the 50's. 1955 US No.7 single 'Cheery Pink and Apple Blossom White'. Dale died on 20th April 2002. 1929, Born on this day, Lee Hazlewood, US male singer, (1967 US No.14 & UK No. 11 single 'Jackson', 1971 UK No.2 single with Nancy Sinatra). Wrote the Nancy Sinatra hit, 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin.' Died of cancer on 4th Aug 2007 at his home near Las Vegas aged 78. 1941, Born on this day, Don McPherson, Main Ingredient, (1974 US No.10 & UK No.27 single 'Just Don't Want To Be Lonely'). He died on 4th July 1971. 1946, Born on this day, Bon Scott, vocals, AC/DC, (1980 UK No.36 single 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 1980 UK No.1 & US No.14 album 'Back in Black' sold over 10 million copies). Scott was found dead in the backseat of a friend's car on 20th February 1980. The coroner's report stated he had ‘drunk himself to death’. 1946, Born on this day, Joe Micelli, John Fred and His Playboy Band, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Judy In Disguise'). 1950, Born on this day, Gwen Guthrie, soul singer, (1986 UK No.5 single 'Ain't Nothing Goin' But The Rent'). She died on 4th February 1999. 1953, Born on this day, Kate Garner, vocals, Haysi Fantayzee, (1982 UK No.11 single 'John Wayne Is Big Leggy'). 1954, Born on this day, Debbie Sledge, singer, Sister Sledge, (1979 US No.2 single 'We Are Family', 1985 UK No.1 single 'Frankie'). 1959, Born on this day, Jim Kerr, vocals, Simple Minds, (1985 US No.1 single 'Don't You, Forget About Me', 1989 UK No.1 single 'Belfast Child', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles'). 1959, Born on this day, Marc Almond, singer, Soft Cell, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Tainted Love'). Solo, (1989 UK No.1 single with Gene Pitney, 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart'). 1965, Born on this day, Courtney Love, guitar, vocals, Babes In Toyland, Hole, (1995 UK No.16 single 'Doll Parts') and solo records. Married Kurt Cobain from Nirvana on 24th Feb 1992. 1965, Born on this day, Frankie Bello, bass, Anthrax, (1991 UK No.16 single 'Got The Time'). 1965, Born on this day, Tom Hingley, vocals, Inspiral Carpets, (1990 UK No.14 single 'This Is How It Feels'). 1967, Born on this day, Dickon Hinchcliffe, guitar, violin, Tindersticks, (1993 album 'Tindersticks'). 1967, Born on this day, Owen Paul, guitar, Catatonia, (1998 UK No.3 single 'Mulder And Scully'). 1971, Born on this day, Kelvin Grant, vocals, Musical Youth, (1982 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Pass The Dutchie'). 1975, Born on this day, Jack White, (John Gillis), guitar, vocals, The White Stripes, (2003 UK No.1 album 'Elephant' spent 46 weeks on the UK chart). Also a member of The Raconteurs. 1975, Born on this day, Isaac Brock, singer, guitarist, Modest Mouse, (2007 US No.1 album ‘We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank’). 1976, Born on this day, Dan Estrin, guitarist, Hoobastank, 2004 US No.2 hit ‘The Reason.’

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Six new cases of swine flu in N.B.
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Uptown Business Owner Reacts to Concrete Curbing
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:46 AM

A business owner in Uptown Saint John says the citys decision to use concrete curb rather than granite curbing is hypocritical.Feel Good Store owner Anne McShane tells CHSJ News, shops need to adhere to Heritage rules when doing construction, and so should the city.
McShane says the cost saving argument doesn't really make sense, because granite lasts much longer than concrete.She says she would like to see uptown businesses revolt against the decision by adding neon signs, and vinyl windows to their shops, even though it's against the rules of Heritage buildings.

Injured Workers Advocates Seek Second Appeal Tribunal for Tammy Gray
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 9:15 AM

The story of Tammy Gray is once again being aired out in the media by advocates for the injured worker. The 37 year old has been left unable to walk on her own after a hospital cart fell on her while working at Fundy Linen in 2004. Worker advocate, Bob Davidson says WorkSafe NB is refusing to provide proper housing for the single parent that will allow her to safely move about her home.

The teary-eyed Gray says she has already fallen down three times in her current home on St. John Street breaking her shine bone, ankle and big toe. Davidson says he is requesting a second Appeal Tribunal and will be filing a complaint with Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock and the Premier.

Local MLA Takes Aim at WorkSafe NB Officials
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 9:14 AM

Lancaster MLA Able LeBlanc is taking exception to what he calls the practice by WorkSafe NB to refer injured workers to the provincial welfare system in stead of providing housing for the disabled itself. LeBlanc says it is the financial responsibility of WorkSafe NB to provide services for injured workers, not taxpayers.

LeBlanc says the result is artificially low employer assessments and the President and CEO of WorkSafe NB is not doing his job. A court of appeal decision earlier this year sent the matter back to the commission partly because of LeBlanc's presence as an MLA at the tribunal.

Fight at Correctional Institution
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:48 AM

A fight at the Atlantic Institution in Renous has sent one inmate to the hospital.Over the weekend two inmates were involved in a fight, and one inmates injuries are not believed to be serious.Correctional Service Canada will be reviewing the incident to determine what corrective measures to take.

Identity of Body in East Saint John Released
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:27 AM

The identity of the body found in a creek in East Saint John last weekend is finally being released.The Major Crime Unit identified the man as Jaakko Lauri, who lived in the Moreland Trailer Park near where his body was found.Lauri was last seen on the 7th of June and was suffering from depression.No foul play is suspected after the body was found in a creek behind a strip mall last Saturday morning by River Valley Ground Search and Rescue.

Saint John Man Wants Market Square Re-named
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:58 AM

Saint John resident John Campbell wants the Market Square park on the lower west side renamed in honour of the longshoreman. He tells CHSJ news they have done a lot for the community and are deserving of some recognition.

Acting City Manager Pat Woods says staff will have to do some research to determine the history behind the park name and if council is able to change the name of Market Square.

No Go for Granite Curb
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:58 AM

The city has decided against using granite curbing for the Princess Street sidewalk repairs. City staff say the lower cost of concrete curbing will save about 235 thousand dollars which can be used for other reconstruction projects. Staff also say granite would cost more for ongoing repair and maintenance work.

Both Uptown Saint John and city resident Donna Reardon sent letters to Council in May from asking the City reconsider the decision to use concrete curb as opposed to granite curb.

Drunk Driving Charges Up 37 Per Cent
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:57 AM

The Saint John Police Force has been cracking down on drug impaired driving in the past few months, and for good reason. Half of the front line officers on the Saint John Police Force have been trained in a new Drug Recognition Expertise program. An officer with the program says this means Saint John will have one of the only forces in the country with all front line officers trained in Drug Recognition.

Since the training, drunk driving charges are up 37 per cent. Program training is expected to be complete by the end of the fall.

Fire Crews Deal with Tractor Trailer Problems Last Night
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:43 AM

A couple of tractor trailers keeping emergency crews busy last night. At around 6:20 in the evening fire crews were called to 125 St. John Street where a tractor trailer carrying large equipment to the Digby ferry pulled down a cable and phone line. Saint John Energy has since fixed the problem.

Then about 10 minutes later, crews were called to highway 7 near Grand Bay Westfield where a tractor trailer was leaking fuel all over the road. Apparently the truck's drive shaft punctured the fuel tank on both sides and crews spent nearly two hours cleaning up the mess. A plugging compound was used to stop the leak and the Department of Environment was called in. No streams were contaminated.

News Cases of H1N1 Virus
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:42 AM

The number of people with the H1N1 virus in the province has climbed to 16 with six new cases being reported. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eilish Cleary, says a Fredericton-area man; A man and woman from northern New Brunswick; and two women and a man from the Moncton area, have all contracted the so-called swine flu. They range in age from their 20's to their 40's and there is no word on how they may have caught the virus.
Information on the severity of these six new cases is expected later this week.

Police Budget Showing a Surplus

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:41 AM

The 2009 police operating budget is looking good after the first fiscal reporting period. The 2008 budget was in a deficit of over 900 thousand dollars, but so far this year there is a surplus of over 70 thousand. Police Chief Bill Reid says sometimes you have to review what happened the year before, and try and remedy the situation.

Reid says the perfect storm of 2008 is over, where one costly event came after another, whether it be expensive investigations, or the increase in fuel costs. Reid says the budget is subject to situations out of his control---but things are looking very good so far this year.

City Hires Recruiting Firm
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:25 AM

The city has hired a recruiting firm to find the next City Manager. Common council approved hiring Robertson Surette at last night's council meeting. Partner, Anna-Marie Stuart says her firm could be looking for candidates by this summer.

The city solicitor is still in the middle of looking into whether or not the city can hire staff on five-year contracts, rather than permanently. Former City Manager Terry Totton retired from his position last month with a hefty severance package that included half a million dollars and a juicy pension plan. Robertson Surrette's fee is 28 percent of the first year's compensation for the winning candidate and an additional 8 per cent for administrative fees.

CBC NEW BRUNSWICK

Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

Canada to spend $5B for armoured vehicles, LAV III repairs
The federal government confirmed Wednesday it will spend $5 billion to purchase new combat vehicles and maintain the existing fleet for the Canadian Forces.
Staff at Fredericton International Airport are anxiously waiting for a report by Nav Canada that could pave the way for a control tower at the airport.

6 new N.B. swine flu cases make total 16
Six more people in New Brunswick have been diagnosed with swine flu, bringing the total to16 confirmed cases in the province.
The Irving-owned New Brunswick Southern Railway is getting $18 million from the federal and provincial governments to upgrade the rail service.
Nearly two years since Le Chateau Bathurst was shuttered amid a lengthy labour dispute, Bathurst city council is pushing for the prime piece of real estate in the city to be sold.

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Doctor wanted Tasered man taken to hospital, instead he goes to police cells
Mayor, premier dress up like Beatles

Federal funding for Bedford rink on ice
Police looking at rash of purse thefts

Sydney woman killed in kitchen fire
Firefighter charged in police raids: report
Murder charge dropped against Valley teen

CBC NOVA SCOTIA

Hundreds of Canadian and international military performers in Halifax are being tested for the swine flu after a dancer became sick with the virus.
Taser-struck man belonged in hospital, N.S. inquiry told
A doctor who treated a mentally ill Nova Scotia man who died after police shocked him with a Taser instructed officers to return him to the hospital if he had not undergone a psychiatric evaluation, an inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde was told.

2nd motorcyclist dies after crash
A second man has died after a head-on collision between two motorcycles Friday evening near Bridgewater, N.S.
Political leaders come together over McCartney concert
A wigged-put premier and barefoot mayor have put their best foot forward to promote the upcoming Paul McCartney concert in Halifax.

Broken guitar song gets airline's attention
A decision to pull $15 million in federal funding has the Halifax Regional Municipality on thin ice.

No practising medicine for drug-addicted N.S. docto
A doctor in Glace Bay has lost his licence to practise medicine in Nova Scotia because of an addiction to narcotics.
Nova Scotians who live near the New Brunswick border may get a tax break on gasoline this fall.

N.S. officer didn't warn colleagues mentally ill man was off medication, inquiry told
A Halifax police officer who arrested a Nova Scotia man who died 30 hours after being jolted with a stun gun told a public inquiry on Tuesday he did not inform his fellow officers the man was mentally ill and had been off his medication for weeks.

HALIFAX NS POLICE PRESS RELEASES CLICK FOR ALL

Discover HRP
July 8, 2009
As part of its commitment to find new, innovative ways to recruit employees and volunteers, Halifax Regional Police is hosting ‘Discover HRP,’ a week-long program which gives individuals 19 to 30-years-old a chance to experience what it is like to be a police recruit.

During the week of July 13-17, the 25 participants will take part in fitness drills, firearms exercises, mentoring sessions and other practical exercises at the Halifax Regional Police Northbrook Training Facility in Dartmouth.

Robbery Charges
July 7, 2009

Charges have been laid in relation to the June 15 robbery of a gas station in Halifax.

At 3:10 p.m. a male entered the Petro Canada located at 3664 Joseph Howe Drive, armed with a syringe, and demanded money from the clerk. He was given an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the store on foot. The clerk was not injured in this incident. Officers allege the suspect is the same person charged for a robbery at the same location on June 12.

Thirty-seven-year-old Bernard Melanson of Halifax is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on July 15 to face charges of robbery, possession of a weapon, breach of probation and breach of recognizance.

CBC PEI CLICK FOR ALL

Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday, with reports of frost throughout the province.

Charlottetown bar fight accused says businessman started it
One of two men accused of beating Alan MacPhee on the dance floor of a bar in Charlottetown in December testified Tuesday that the Souris businessman started the fight.

P.E.I. Gay Tourism Association hopes to attract visitors
Several tourist operators and the Abegweit Rainbow Coalition have banded together to form the P.E.I. Gay Tourism Association, hoping to tap into the $9-billion gay tourism market in Canada.
Plans by the Roman Catholic Church on P.E.I. to decommission St. Mary's Church in Indian River by fall could impact a popular annual music festival held at the church.

Coast guard, fisheries officers train in P.E.I. waters
The Canadian Coast Guard and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans began search and rescue training in waters off the coast of P.E.I. Tuesday.

CBC NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

The pilot of a small plane that crashed Tuesday evening was taken to hospital in Labrador City with minor injuries.
The pilot of a small plane that crashed Tuesday evening has been taken to hospital in Labrador City.

St. John's lockup guard found guilty of assault
A now retired guard at the St. John's lockup was found guilty in provincial court Wednesday of assault causing bodily harm.

Labrador mayor irked at defence minister
It's time for the Harper Government to outline plans for the military base at 5 Wing Goose Bay and keep a 2006 promise, said the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L.
N.L. moose awareness campaign works, says environment minister
Newfoundland and Labrador's environment minister says the government's moose awareness program is effective, despite a rash of collisions involving the animals this year that has sparked a debate over whether there should be a larger hunt.

St. John's brewer heads campaign vs. foreign brands
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says he is willing to risk losing Gros Morne National Park's UNESCO world heritage status if the cost of preserving it is too high.

Newfoundland woman files suit against gynecologist
A woman from the central Newfoundland community of Traytown is suing her gynecologist, alleging he botched an operation that left her on life support and in hospital for months.

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Canadian special forces will join the regular army, navy and air force for military exercises next summer in the Arctic.

Nunavut updates emergency plans
Outdated emergency readiness plans are being dusted off and updated across Nunavut, says its manager of emergency preparedness and protection services.

Exploration project moves forward in Yukon, slower in N.W.T.
A major lead-zinc ore exploration project that straddles the Yukon-Northwest Territories boundary has been moving ahead on the Yukon side but still awaits the environmental green light on the N.W.T. side.
Loud truck not illegal, Yukon court rules
Attention-grabbing engine noise created by aftermarket headers and tail pipes does not pose a major traffic distraction and isn't illegal, a Yukon justice of the peace has ruled.

N.W.T. wants more aboriginal workers
The government of the Northwest Territories is renewing a push to boost the number of aboriginal people in the public service – especially in management jobs.

Oil tumbles to approach $60 US
The price of a barrel of oil slipped back on Wednesday after data from the U.S. government showed another increase in gasoline supplies.

WestJet expansion adds U.S., Caribbean routes
$7M in infrastructure spending announced by Ottawa, Nunavut
The federal government is teaming up with the Nunavut government to spend more than $7 million on infrastructure projects such as fixing the sinking Arctic Winter Games Arena in Iqaluit.

Boy drowned in Mackenzie River, coroner confirms
A coroner's investigation has confirmed that a 14-year-old boy in Inuvik, N.W.T., drowned in the Mackenzie River over the weekend, RCMP announced Tuesday.
CBC MONTREAL
Saku Koivu's days as Montreal Canadiens captain are over, as the Finnish veteran joined the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Montreal street gang crimes drop, police say
There has been a slight drop in crime related to street gangs on the island of Montreal, police said on Wednesday.

Lacroix should be refused bail, prosecutors say
Granting bail to the former head of Norbourg Asset Management would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, prosecutors argued in Quebec Superior Court Wednesday.
Quebec to fight federal securities regulator plan
The Quebec government is planning a legal challenge to any national securities regulator because it would violate the province's constitutional and jurisdictional rights, Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said Wednesday.

Break-in suspect arrested in police standoff
A large police operation in Montreal's east end wrapped up around 11:30 a.m. ET Wednesday morning after police arrested one man suspected of being involved in an apparent botched burglary.

Montreal Jazz Festival gets TD as title sponsor
TD Bank Financial Group will take over from General Motors as title sponsor of the Montreal International Jazz Festival starting in 2010.

4 Quebec hospitals must redo cancer tests
Montrealer Abousfian Abdelrazik said Tuesday he's seeking justice for the years he spent stranded in Sudan as a suspected associate of al-Qaeda.

Quebec police arrest suspect on 'most wanted' list
A man on the top 10 most wanted list of the Quebec provincial police was arrested last Friday.

Plane crash near Quebec-Labrador border injures pilot
The pilot of a small plane that crashed Tuesday evening has been taken to hospital in Labrador City.
Jackson's weeping daughter caps memorial
Two Canadian soldiers and a British soldier died Monday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan that may have been caused by mechanical failure or human error.
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Two Canadian soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

CBC OTTAWA

Chalk River reactor idled to late 2009 or longer
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.

Weak tornado possible for Ottawa: forecaster
People looking up to the skies in Ottawa Monday afternoon could get a glimpse of some funnel clouds, Environment Canada has said. If those clouds form, there is a chance they could touch down in the form of a weak tornado.

Gatineau neighbourhood slows drivers
Drivers making their way through one Gatineau, Que., neighbourhood will have to press a little harder on their brakes this year.
Amusement park killer gets 15 years
A Kanata high-tech firm is threatening to sue the City of Ottawa after a phone contract it was bidding on was given to competitors.

Daycare worker charged with assault continued to work in child care
A Gatineau daycare worker charged with assault and fired from her job was able to briefly find work at another daycare, CBC News has learned.

Nuclear option still on table in Ontario: McGuinty
Ontario isn't backing away from its nuclear plans but is simply taking a little breathing room given a decline in electricity demand, Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
Chalk River reactor could be idle into next year: reports
The judge in the influence-peddling trial of Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien will announce his verdict on Aug. 12.
Many Ottawa businesses are struggling through the recession, but one thrift-store chain says the downturn in the economy is giving it a chance to expand in the city.

CBC TORONTO CLICK FOR ALL

The lack of Toronto-run programs because of the municipal workers strike could lead some children into trouble over the summer, the city's police chief says.
Ablonczy punished for giving pride parade cash: Tory MP
Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy is no longer responsible for the delivery of a key tourism stimulus package, and one of her caucus colleagues says it's because her office gave some of the money to a gay pride parade.
Toronto police say they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash of a sports car on the Don Valley Parkway that killed two men.

Toronto civic strike hurts children, police chief says
The lack of Toronto-run programs because of the municipal workers strike could lead some children into trouble over the summer, the city's police chief says.

Housing affordability shows improvement: RBC
Canadian housing affordability showed signs of improving in the first quarter of this year as softer prices lured buyers into the market, according to a quarterly report released Wednesday from Royal Bank.
Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy is no longer responsible for the delivery of a key tourism stimulus package, and one of her caucus colleagues says it's because her office gave some of the money to a gay pride parade.

Chronic pain plaintiff awarded millions
A Toronto-area woman left in chronic pain after a hospital bed-chair collapsed under her has won damages of more than $3 million — a sum her lawyer says may be unprecedented in a type of lawsuit where there is no physical evidence of injury.

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Canadian astronaut accepts degree while floating 400 km above the earth

TORONTO POLICE CRIME BEAT CLICK FOR ALL

Jul 08, 2009, 03:37 pm Man Faces Two Charges In Fraud Investigation, Sheldon Reinsilber, 64, Second Man Sought, Uwe Marshner, 60 Photograph Of Suspect Released attachment
Jul 08, 2009, 03:03 pm Man Charged In Child Exploitation Investigation, Robert Clum, 33
Jul 08, 2009, 01:51 pm Missing Man, Brian Laffey, 41, 33 Division attachment
Jul 08, 2009, 01:49 pm Project Escape, Total Of 76 Arrests, 202 Charges Laid, 14 Division
Jul 08, 2009, 11:30 am Public Safety Alert, Stolen Medication, 41 Division
Jul 08, 2009, 08:10 am Media Advisory, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 10:30 A.M., Headquarters, Media Gallery, Project "Escape" Results, 76 Arrested, Drugs Seized
Jul 08, 2009, 05:15 am Media Advisory, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7:30 P.M., Police Headquarters, 40 College Street, Toronto Police Service Auxiliary Police Graduation
Jul 08, 2009, 05:00 am Media Advisory, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:30 A.M., Police Headquarters, Auditorium, Canadian Cancer Society Brings Breast Cancer Awareness To The Toronto Police Service

CBC WINDSOR

The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
LeBlanc funeral puts Harper in communion controversy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

Taser-struck man belonged in hospital, N.S. inquiry told
A doctor who treated a mentally ill Nova Scotia man who died after police shocked him with a Taser instructed officers to return him to the hospital if he had not undergone a psychiatric evaluation, an inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde was told.

Canada to spend $5B for armoured vehicles, LAV III repairs
The federal government confirmed Wednesday it will spend $5 billion to purchase new combat vehicles and maintain the existing fleet for the Canadian Forces.

B.C. highway rescuers withdraw service over lawsuit risk
Some B.C. volunteer search and rescue groups say they are no longer responding to highway accidents because they are not getting adequate liability coverage from the province.

Computer virus infects Edmonton health network
The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network.

4 Quebec hospitals must redo cancer tests
More than 200 people who were tested for breast cancer in Gatineau, Que., will have to be retested, CBC News has learned.

Lacroix should be refused bail, prosecutors say
Granting bail to the former head of Norbourg Asset Management would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, prosecutors argued in Quebec Superior Court Wednesday.

Stampede horse euthanized after breaking leg
For the second time in a week, a horse has died at the Calgary Stampede

2010 Olympic security plans include 'free speech areas'
Three men have been charged with assault in an attack on Vancouver Island that appears to have been racially motivated.

Chalk River reactor could be idle into next year: reports

Two workers in Saskatchewan's hog farm industry have tested positive for what health officials are calling a "novel" strain of flu virus, but have fully recovered, government officials reported Tuesday.
Pride parade cash got file pulled from Ablonczy: Tory MP
Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy is no longer responsible for the delivery of a key tourism stimulus package, and one of her caucus colleagues says it's because her office gave some of the money to a gay pride parade.

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A sixth person in Manitoba has died from illnesses related to swine flu, the provincial government announced Wedensday.

Humane society lowers adoption fees to avoid euthanizing cats
Officials at the Winnipeg Humane Society are worried they may have to start euthanizing healthy cats.

Winnipeg water-utility privatization worries citizens
A plan at Winnipeg City Hall to involve private companies in the operation of the city's water utility is coming under fire from a citizens' organization.
Gang member plans to resume criminal ways on release: report
An unrepentant Manitoba gang member, set for release from prison next week, has said he will continue to commit crime.

Curbside giveaway days considered for Winnipeg
Winnipeggers could soon be shopping for treasures at the city's curbsides.

Winnipeg Folk Festival fans pour into park
Hundreds of vehicles lined up at the gates to Birds Hill Provincial Park Wednesday, ready to roll in for the start of one of Canada's most popular outdoor music events.

Graffiti artist identifed as river victim
The body pulled from the Red River earlier this week has been identified as Darryle Caribou, a 26-year-old graffiti artist from the inner city of Winnipeg.

Falcon chick unhurt after plummet from Winnipeg hotel
One of the three peregrine falcon chicks living on the ledge of a downtown hotel encountered the pitfalls of flying, specifically gravity, during a hard lesson on Tuesday.

Mol funeral to be held in sculpture garden
Manitoba music teacher faces child pornography charges
A 36-year-old Manitoba schoolteacher faces child pornography charges after it was discovered he used a school computer to download the material.

Fledgling falcons take flight in Winnipeg
Three peregrine falcon chicks born on the 13th-storey ledge of a downtown Winnipeg hotel are soaring above the city streets.

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A collision between a car and a semi-trailer truck Wednesday morning killed one man and put another person in hospital with what police have described as critical injuries.

Esterhazy Flour Mill declared a historic site
More than a century after it was built in southeast Saskatchewan, the Esterhazy Flour Mill has been declared a national historic site of Canada.

Nuclear proponents address Saskatoon business leaders
Promoters of Canada's nuclear industry made a direct pitch to Saskatoon business people on Tuesday, as the province continues to ponder the future of its uranium resources.
Crash in Saskatoon sends 4 to hospital
Four people were sent to hospital after a pickup truck smashed head-on with another vehicle while travelling in the opposite lane of one of Saskatoon's busiest roads.

Northwest Sask. communities rally around rail proposal
The father of a fallen Snowbird jet pilot says if the military had acted sooner to fix a known problem with a seat-belt mechanism, his son would still be alive.
Two workers in Saskatchewan's hog farm industry have tested positive for what health officials are calling a "novel" strain of flu virus, but have fully recovered, government officials reported Tuesday.

2 slashed with broken bottles in Saskatoon
Two Saskatoon residents were attacked with broken bottles in separate incidents Monday night, the latest in a series of street attacks and stabbings.

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The University of Calgary has granted an honorary degree to a Canadian astronaut currently orbiting the Earth.

Pathway to be built on Calgary's east edge
A non-profit parks group has launched an ambitious 120-kilometre pathway project that would following roughly the same route as Calgary's future ring road.

Man found stabbed in apartment hallway dies
Police are investigating the stabbing death of a 33-year-old man who was found wounded in an apartment hallway.
Methadone clinic's move hotly debated
Frustrated Braeside residents shouted down their area alderman several times at a heated town hall meeting over the relocation of a private methadone clinic to their southwest Calgary neighbourhood.

Signed Crosby photo stolen from Alberta Tim Hortons
RCMP in southern Alberta are asking for help from the public following the theft of a hockey star's autographed photo from a Tim Hortons.

Twister blocks Alberta's emergency warning system
Ending speculation about possible tax hikes, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach announced Tuesday the province is not increasing personal or corporate taxes to deal with Alberta's growing financial woes.
Dog kicked to death near southeast home
Police and the Calgary Humane Society are investigating allegations an off-duty police officer kicked a dog to death.

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The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network.
Exercise a boon to heart transplant patients: study
New research from the University of Alberta shows that exercise can dramatically improve cardio fitness for heart transplant patients, which may increase a recipient's lifespan.

Twister blocks Alberta's emergency warning system
A tornado that touched down in central Alberta over the weekend knocked out the province's emergency public warning system.

Froshing leads to charges against 2 teens
Ending speculation about possible tax hikes, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach announced Tuesday the province is not increasing personal or corporate taxes to deal with Alberta's growing financial woes.

Edmonton father of 3 missing
An Edmonton man whose canoe and paddle were found drifting on Lake Isle has been reported missing by RCMP in Evansburg.

Edmonton man charged in wife's death
A 52-year old Edmonton man charged with killing his wife has been ordered not to have any contact with his three children.

Eskimos place Lumsden on 9-game DL
Edmonton Eskimos' tailback Jesse Lumsden is on the nine-game injury list after separating his shoulder in the team's season opener.

Man killed as ambulance and pickup truck collide near Smoky Lake
A 54-year old man from Stony Plain, west of Edmonton was killed Tuesday morning when the pickup truck he was driving collided with an ambulance on Highway 28, near Smoky Lake.

Staged closure proposed for Edmonton City Centre airport
City councillors appear to be leaning toward a staged closure of the City Centre Airport in downtown Edmonton.

Alberta building permit value jumps
One of the major routes into downtown Edmonton was closed to traffic Tuesday morning after a motorcyclist crashed into a guardrail, police said in a release.

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Some B.C. volunteer search and rescue groups say they are no longer responding to highway accidents because they are not getting adequate liability coverage from the province.

Vancouver developer considers condo relaunch
A Vancouver developer's plan to resume construction of a luxury high-rise building may be another sign that Vancouver's real estate market is picking up steam again.

2010 Olympic security plans include 'free speech areas'
Olympic security officials have rolled out plans to create so-called free speech areas during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, similar to the protest zones used in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
The closure of one of two homeless shelters on the north side of False Creek has led to a new problem in the upscale downtown neighbourhood.

1 shot dead in Abbotsford home
One man is dead and another is in custody following a shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday evening.

Sakic to retire from NHL: report
Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic plans to announce his retirement Thursday, a source has told The Associated Press.
Thieves targeting cars in southwest district: Vancouver police
Auto break-ins have spiked in the southwest portion of the city, Vancouver police say.

Northern roadside attractions grace Canada Post stamps
Two eye-catching roadside attractions based north of 60 — one in the Yukon and one in the Northwest Territories — are featured on Canada Post stamps that went on sale this week.

Mounties kill bear that ambled into B.C. family's kitchen
A family on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast had a close encounter with a bear after the animal ambled right into the kitchen of their Gibsons home.

Apparent B.C. hate crime leads to 3 arrests
Three men have been charged with assault in an attack on Vancouver Island that appears to have been racially motivated.

B.C. civil, family courts reformed
The B.C. government has announced reforms to civil and family courts that it says will make justice more accessible, affordable and responsive to ordinary citizens.

Victoria man tried to lure teen on internet: police
The Canadian Olympic Committee has dropped a court challenge against a Vancouver gay chat line over its logo, which depicts two men embracing.

Abbotsford teacher faces sex charges over text message
School officials say there has been mixed reaction after charges of sexual exploitation and luring were laid against an Abbotsford, B.C., high school teacher.

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The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
LeBlanc funeral puts Harper in communion controversy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

Taser-struck man belonged in hospital, N.S. inquiry told
A doctor who treated a mentally ill Nova Scotia man who died after police shocked him with a Taser instructed officers to return him to the hospital if he had not undergone a psychiatric evaluation, an inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde was told.
Canada to spend $5B for armoured vehicles, LAV III repairs
The federal government confirmed Wednesday it will spend $5 billion to purchase new combat vehicles and maintain the existing fleet for the Canadian Forces.

B.C. highway rescuers withdraw service over lawsuit risk
Some B.C. volunteer search and rescue groups say they are no longer responding to highway accidents because they are not getting adequate liability coverage from the province.

Computer virus infects Edmonton health network
The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network.

4 Quebec hospitals must redo cancer tests
More than 200 people who were tested for breast cancer in Gatineau, Que., will have to be retested, CBC News has learned.

Lacroix granted bail on fraud charges by Quebec judge
Vincent Lacroix, the disgraced former head of Norbourg Asset Management convicted of securities violations in December 2007, was granted bail in a trail on separate charges in Quebec Superior Court on Wednesday.

Stampede horse euthanized after breaking leg
Three men have been charged with assault in an attack on Vancouver Island that appears to have been racially motivated.
Two workers in Saskatchewan's hog farm industry have tested positive for what health officials are calling a "novel" strain of flu virus, but have fully recovered, government officials reported Tuesday.
Pride parade cash got file pulled from Ablonczy: Tory MP
Minister of State for Tourism Diane Ablonczy is no longer responsible for the delivery of a key tourism stimulus package, and one of her caucus colleagues says it's because her office gave some of the money to a gay pride parade.

Chalk River reactor could be idle into next year: reports
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont., that usually produces medical isotopes for cancer and heart disease testing could be idled until October or even later, according to media reports quoting unnamed sources.

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On the first day of their summit in L'Aquila, Italy Wednesday, Group of Eight leaders agreed the global economy is not stable enough to pull back massive fiscal stimulus plans anytime soon, according to a draft statement.
China may execute rioters who killed
Thousands of paramilitary police took to the streets in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, as government officials vowed to severely punish those involved in the deaths at the massive protests that have occurred in recent days.

McNair's girlfriend killed former NFLer before shooting self: police
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed by girlfriend Sahel Kamezi before the 20-year-old shot herself in the head, police confirmed Wednesday.
Torture 'outsourced' to Pakistan, British MP charges
The British government outsourced the torture of a British terrorism suspect to Pakistan, an opposition politician alleges.

Palau hints U.S. should extend aid over detainee help
Palau is asking the United States for a 35-year extension on direct aid funding and hinting Washington should say yes because of its offer to take in 13 Guantanamo Bay detainees.

France ponders burka ban
French legislators in Paris began Wednesday to look into the spread of Muslim women wearing full-body robes and veils like burkas, as one leading lawmaker suggested the garments could be forbidden gradually, rather than being banned outright.

Cyber-attacks blamed on North Korea
Thousands of paramilitary police took to the streets in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, as government officials vowed to severely punish those involved in the deaths at the massive protests that have occurred in recent days.
G8 meets in Italy
Divisions on how to move beyond fiscal stimulus and deal with climate change are expected to remain apparent as G8 leaders meet in L'Aquila, Italy, on Tuesday.

U.S. missile strikes kill 28 in Pakistan
Two suspected U.S missile drone strikes on Wednesday have killed at least 28 insurgents in northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials say, totalling three such attacks in 24 hours.
Hundreds of soldiers assembled at Kandahar Airfield on Tuesday — the third such gathering in the past four days — to bid farewell to two Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
China's Xinjiang province put under curfew
Officials in China's Xinjiang province imposed a curfew in a continued crackdown on protesters as Han Chinese clashed with Uighurs in the capital on Tuesday.

CBC TOP STORIES

The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. — normally a major world supplier of medical isotopes — will be out of service until at least late 2009, AECL officials said Wednesday.
G8 leaders see no early end to stimulus
On the first day of their summit in L'Aquila, Italy Wednesday, Group of Eight leaders agreed the global economy is not stable enough to pull back massive fiscal stimulus plans anytime soon, according to a draft statement.

LeBlanc funeral puts Harper in communion controversy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should not have accepted communion at Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral in Memramcook, N.B., the archbishop of Moncton said Wednesday.

Commodities drag TSX down
The Toronto Stock Exchange was the exception Wednesday as U.S. markets struggled to make slim gains by the close after spending most of the day in negative territory.

Montreal gay pride festival head defends Tories
The director of one of Canada's premier gay and lesbian festivals came to the defence of the Conservative government Wednesday, saying she has received even more stable support since the Tories took power.

China may execute rioters who killed
Thousands of paramilitary police took to the streets in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, as government officials vowed to severely punish those involved in the deaths at the massive protests that have occurred in recent days.

Page calls for debate on economy
The report on government finances released Wednesday should set up an economic debate in the fall, said Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page.

McNair's girlfriend killed former NFLer before shooting self: police
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed by girlfriend Sahel Kamezi before the 20-year-old shot herself in the head, police confirmed Wednesday.

Taser-struck man belonged in hospital, N.S. inquiry told
Divisions on how to move beyond fiscal stimulus and deal with climate change are expected to remain apparent as G8 leaders meet in L'Aquila, Italy, on Tuesday.
Chalk River reactor could be idle into next year: reports
The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont., that usually produces medical isotopes for cancer and heart disease testing could be idled until October or even later, according to media reports quoting unnamed sources.

Chinese paramilitary police hit streets
Thousands of paramilitary police took to the streets in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, as government officials vowed to severely punish those involved in the deaths at the massive protests that have occurred in recent days.
Pop star Michael Jackson's memorial ended Tuesday with his 11-year-old daughter Paris taking the stage in Los Angeles, following a star-studded tribute that included Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Lionel Richie.
New flu virus attacks Sask. hog barn workers
Two workers in Saskatchewan's hog farm industry have tested positive for what health officials are calling a "novel" strain of flu virus, but have fully recovered, government officials reported Tuesday.

Canadian and other 24/7 Breaking News Headines

Today's News

12:38 -
Ontario driver killed by flying object
A Simcoe man driving along the QEW in Toronto was killed yesterday when a piece of scrap metal flew through the windshield of his car. SUN

11:52 -
China threatens to execute rioters
Hundreds of helmeted troops in riot gear swarmed the central square of the capital of western Xinjiang on Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city's Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed. AP
10:46 -
Chalk River reactor closed until end of year
The Chalk River nuclear reactor will not return to service before late 2009, the president of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. said today.SUN

10:38 -
Chinese forces stem ethnic clashes
URUMQI, China - Hundreds of helmeted troops in riot gear swarmed the central square of the capital of western Xinjiang on Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city's Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed. AP

09:40 -
Ontario driver killed by flying object
A Simcoe man driving along the QEW in Toronto was killed yesterday when a piece of scrap metal flew through the windshield of his car. SUN

09:37 -
Calgary cop allegedly kicked dog to death
Claims by a city cop that he fatally struck a dog while defending his own were disputed yesterday by the owner of the dead animal. SUN

08:57 -
Ontario ombudsman videos driver shaving his head
The ever-vigilant Andre Marin, Ontario's ombudsman, whipped out his new iPhone yesterday and recorded a driver ahead of him at a red light shaving his head.SUN

07:53 -
Gang initiation victim treated like 'garbage'
Two Garden Hill First Nation men have been sentenced to four years in prison after a 13-year-old boy was nearly beaten to death during a brutal gang initiation and then thrown into a garbage dumpster. SUN

07:48 -
Canadian Olympic Committee caves on gay logo
A decision by the Canadian Olympic Committee to drop its opposition to a proposed logo for a gay men's chat line has left a company official feeling "tickled pink." CP

07:44 -
Three arrests after possible hate crime
RCMP in the Vancouver Island town of Courtenay, B.C., have arrested three men in the Friday night parking lot attack, video footage of which has since appeared on YouTube. CP

07:43 -
Methadone baby death suspect nabbed
Help from the public, even from some in the criminal realm, led police to track down a mother wanted for the death of her own child. SUN

07:43 -
Donors sought for dying pair
Jonathan Grossman and Shuyi Fung don't know one another, but they're waiting for the same miracle. The two Toronto residents both need bone marrow transplants to survive.SUN

07:40 -
Wife's slaying leaves friends stunned
Friends of a family shattered by a suspected domestic slaying are struggling to understand the troubles that might have lurked inside the couple's upscale home. SUN

07:39 -
No money to attend slain dad's funeral
The littlest victim of Edmonton's mean streets is a five-year-old boy whose family can't afford to send him to his slain dad's funeral. SUN

07:39 -
Winnipeg clerk choked during robbery
A 21-year-old store clerk was choked until she passed out during a violent daylight robbery, which city police described as a terrifying ordeal for the young woman. SUN

07:39 -
Catholic priest faces kid porn charges
A local Roman Catholic congregation is stunned to learn one of their own is facing child pornography charges.SUN

07:15 -
Union head facing charges after ambulance thefts
The head of Toronto's ambulance union is facing charges after two ambulances went missing. CP

07:15 -
Bus authorities ordered to call stops for blind riders
The Ontario Human Rights Commission is singling out three transit authorities for failing to call out bus stops for passengers. CP

06:18 -
Pilot survives plane crash in remote Quebec
A rescue team has taken an injured pilot to hospital after the crash of his small plane in northeastern Quebec near the Labrador border. CP

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

1974 TRUDEAU WINS MAJORITY
Canada - Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- wins majority 141 of 264 seats in federal election; to 95 Conservative; 16 NDP; 11 Social Credit; 1 other; Andy Hogan the first Roman Catholic priest elected to the Commons.

1917 Also On This Day...
Algonquin Park Ontario - Thomas John 'Tom' Thomson 1877-1917 drowns in Canoe Lake in his beloved Algonquin Park; a friend and associate of the Group of Seven landscape painters, his death has never been explained.

1792 Also On This Day...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario - John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806 assumes office as the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada; until July 20, 1796. Here he is after his swearing in outside Navy Hall.

1948 And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Raffi Cavoukian 1948-
folk performer, children's entertainer, was born on this day at Cairo, Egypt in 1948. Raffi is best known for his Baby Beluga album.

Also Francis Leopold McClintock 1819-1907
British naval officer and explorer, was born on this day at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland in 1819; died in London, England Nov. 17, 1907. From 1857 to 1859, McClintock traveled the Arctic, finally discovering the fate of Sir John Franklin and his 1845 expedition, and verifying John Rae's findings.

In Other Events....
1995 Las Vegas Nevada - Las Vegas Posse meet Sacramento Gold in first CFL game between 2 US teams.
1994 Cape Canaveral Florida - NASA launches Columbia on Shuttle Mission STS-65; carries the International Microgravity Laboratory 2 (IML-2), which includes a number of Canadian experiments in space medicine and physiology.
1991 St. John's Newfoundland - Joseph Burke gets 25 months in prison for abusing boys under care at Mount Cashel Orphanage in 1970s; former Christian Brother.
1991 Toronto Ontario - C.D. Howe Institute study points out dangers of post-separation economic alliance between Quebec and Canada.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - CDIC to provide funds to needy depositors of Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada; Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.
1991 Toronto Ontario - Gallup poll reports that 69% of Canadians want Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 1939- to resign; 80% in Ontario, 54% in Quebec.
1988 St. John's Newfoundland - Newfoundland the eighth province to ratify the Meech Lake accord; approval later rescinded by Wells government.
1987 Ottawa Ontario - Statistics Canada released figures showing more than half of Canada's population was over 30.
1982 Sudan - Martin Overduin, a missionary pilot from Komoka, Ont., freed with four other hostages after Sudanese troops attack a rebel camp in southern Sudan.
1981 Calgary Alberta - Imperial Oil suspends $12 billion Cold Lake oil sands project, pending energy agreement; later scaled down.
1981 Toronto Ontario - Toronto police detective Adolphus Payne dies; known for rounding up the Boyd Gang bank robbers in 1952.
1981 Burlington Ontario - Start of 4-day Ontario Games for the Physically Disabled at Burlington.
1977 Ottawa Ontario - Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Association and Canadian Airline Pilots Association support more use of French in air for small planes under visual control.
1965 Gustafsen Lake BC - Bomb explodes on Canadian Pacific airliner; crashes into Gustafsen Lake, killing 52.
1965 Ottawa Ontario - Arnold Heeney releases Report; recommends independent staff relations board for collective bargaining, conciliation; Civil Service should be reclassified into six major occupational groups.
1964 London England - Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference opens in London.
1958 Ottawa Ontario - US President Dwight David Eisenhower starts three-day visit to Canada for talks; leads to founding of Canada-US joint committee on defence.
1944 Caen France - The 3rd Canadian Division and 1st British Corps and move into the city; the 9th Canadian takes both Buron and Authie; the 7th Brigade captures Cussy and Ardenne; the 8th Brigade completes its capture of Carpiquet as the Germans are pulled back.
1943 Nassau Bahamas - Canadian gold millionaire Harry Oakes found burned and beaten to death in his villa; murder remains unsolved.
1940 Ottawa Ontario - J. L. Ilsley becomes Minister of Finance; until Dec. 9, 1946; replaced by Abbott.
1940 Ottawa Ontario - Angus Lewis Macdonald 1890-1954 becomes Navy Minister; Nova Scotia Premier.
1937 Montreal Quebec - Imperial Airways flying boat Caledonia arrives in Montreal from Southampton, England; inaugurates new transatlantic air service connecting with TCA.
1934 Vancouver BC - First performance of the Vancouver Symphony in the Malkin Bowl, an outdoor performance theatre in Stanley Park; built as a 2/3 size replica of the Hollywood Bowl, it served as the home of the Theatre Under the Stars Company.
1906 Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnipeg street cars started making Sunday runs despite church opposition.
1899 London Ontario - Troops called in to stop rioting during two-day streetcar workers strike in London.
1896 Ottawa Ontario - Charles Tupper 1821-1915 resigns office as Canada's 6th Prime Minister, since May 1; succeeded by Wilfrid Laurier 1841-1919; will serve as Leader of the Opposition to 1901.
1884 Duck Lake Saskatchewan - Louis Riel 1844-1885 arrives back in the North Saskatchewan valley to meet Gabriel Dumont.
1883 Manitoba - CPR workers lay a record 9.6 km of Canadian Pacific Railway track in one day.
1867 Moncton New Brunswick - Le Moniteur Acadien first published; first French-language newspaper in the Maritimes.
1852 Montreal Quebec - Fire in east end of Montreal leaves over 10,000 homeless.
1822 Ontario - Chippewas cede 234,700 hectares in Lambton, Middlesex, and Kent Counties to the Crown.
1822 Astoria Washington - John Cameron c1777-1857 assumes the position of Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort George.
1760 Restigouche New Brunswick - John Byron defeats French relief force under François-Gabriel d'Angéac (1708-1782); , in last naval battle in New France, the Battle of the Ristigouche, at mouth of Restigouche River.
1759 Niagara New York - Brigadier General John Prideaux demands that French Commander Pouchot surrender Fort Niagara; Pouchot refuses, saying 'He did not understand English'; the English start their siege by building a zig-zag trench towards the fort to mine the walls; Pouchot sends a dispatch to Lignery at Fort Machault, for reinforcements; Lignery immediately cancels his attack on Pittsburgh, and departs for Niagara.
1758 Ticonderoga New York - Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm 1712-1759 holds Fort Carillon; drives off 6,000 British regulars and 9,000 American militia under James Abercromby (1732-1775).

ON THIS DATE IN ROCK & ROLL

1960, US singer Jimmy Jones was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Good Timin' his only UK No.1. 1965, The Hollies single 'I'm Alive' went back to the UK No.1 position for the second time. 1965, The Dave Clark Five had their movie, Catch Us If You Can, premiere in London. The film was renamed to Having a Wild Weekend for its US release. Songs featured by the group in the movie included 'Catch Us If You Can,' 'Having a Wild Weekend' and 'I Can’t Stand It.' 1966, The Beatles released the ‘Nowhere Man’ 4 track EP in the UK, which included: ‘Drive My Car’, ‘Michelle’ and ‘You Won't See Me’. 1967, UK music weekly the Melody Maker ran a front-page comment condemning the 3-month jail sentence given to Rolling Stone Mick Jagger for possession of Benzedrine tablets. Jagger was later given a conditional discharge. 1967, The Monkees began a 29-date tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience as support act. Hendrix was dropped after eight shows after being told his act was not suitable for their teenybopper audience. 1968, Pink Floyd kicked off their first 20-date North American tour at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago. 1969, Marianne Faithfull collapsed on the set of 'Ned Kelly' after taking a drug overdose. She was admitted to a Sydney Hospital, (she was later dropped from the movie). 1970, The Everly Brothers Show', started an eleven-week prime time slot on ABC- TV in the US. 1971, a minor riot occurred during a Mott The Hoople gig at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Some fans were injured and two boxes were damaged causing a temporary ban on rock gigs at the venue. The group paid £1,467 for damages to property. 1972, Bill Withers started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lean On Me', his only No.1 hit, it made