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Saint John and County 9:30 PM AST Wednesday 09 December 2009Snowfall warning forSaint John and County continued 15 to 25 centimetres of snowfall expected tonight.This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. A low pressure centre over New England will track across New Brunswick tonight passing near Miramichi Thursday morning. Snow associated with this system will be accompanied by strong easterly winds and blowing snow. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres are expected before the snow tapers off early Thursday. Across southern regions..The snow will change briefly to rain overnight as temperatures dramatically rise to the upper single digit values. There is also a risk of freezing rain mixed in during the changeover. As the low draws away on Thursday..Cold temperatures and blustery westerly winds along with some snow flurries will give residents a sharp reminder that the winter season is approaching.NEW BRUNSWICK & PEI CONFEDERATION BRIDGE WEB CAM
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Fredericton Man gets four years in jail
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:57 PM
A 27-year-old Fredericton man is going to jail for four and a half years on drug charges.
Troy Morris Albert pled guilty to all charges back in June.
The charges include conspiracy to traffic cocaine and posession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine and marihuana.
Albert can't possess firearms for a period of 10 years after his release from jail and
he must provide a DNA sample.
The charges stem from Operation Jellybean, a two year joint investigation by the city police and RCMP in Fredericton and Saint John drug units.
Pin Pad Thefts in Saint John
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:47 AM
Just in time for Christmas.....another way for someone to try and steal your hard earned money. Pin Pad Theft has hit two stores in Saint John. The fraud unit says how it works is the thief or thieves usually show up at closing time to remove a pin pad and replace it with another. This pad doesn't work and acts as a prop until they get the original back. They then install hardware in the real pad, return it and then come back and steal it again at the end of the day to collect the pin numbers.
City Police ask all stores to treat their pin pads the same as cash and know your pin pad serial number.
H1N1 Clinic Times change due to coming Weather
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:11 AM
Public Health has adjusted the hours of the clinics today and tomorrow because of the coming storm.
The clinic underway at Exhibition Park will only run until 7pm tonight.
Another clinic at the Royal Canadian Legion in St. Stephen will wrap up at 6pm this evening.
Tomorrow's clinic in Deer Island at the Lord's Cove Church of Christ will now run from Noon to 8pm.
For an updated list of clinics, go to www.gnb.ca/flu or call 1-800-580-0038
Municipal Works Crews Ready for Latest Storm
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:33 AM
Snow, high winds and rain are all expected with the latest blast of winter set to arrive this afternoon. Keeping a close watch on the track of the system is the City Works Department. Kevin Rice is the Deputy Commissioner of Municipal Operations and tells CHSJ News, they are happy with how it's winter management plan worked over the weekend.
Rice adds they are currently going over all the gear and meeting with managers to go over what the game plan is.
Saint John Energy Prepared for the Storm
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:33 AM
Also ready for what-ever the storm might bring is Saint John Energy. President Eric Marr tells CHSJ News, they do a lot of work in the fall to try and make sure winter storms don't impact it's customers. Marr adds last weekend's storm did produce a few scattered outages for Saint John Energy due to the wet heavy snow snapping transmission lines.
NB Power Officials also tell us they have people watching the track of the storm and are ready to respond to any problem areas.
Saint John Airport Getting Ready for Storm
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:32 AM
There is sure to be some frustration boiling over at the Saint John Airport through-out the day with a storm brewing. Flights in and out of the facility are sure to be grounded with the snow and high winds. President and CEO Bernie Leblanc tells CHSJ News, maintenance crews do a great job trying to keep traffic moving.
Leblanc reminds anyone due to catch a flight or has someone arriving at the airport, to call ahead at 696-0200 or punch up their website at www.sjairport.ca which shows arrivals and departures on a real time basis.
People Still Want to Know Why Did the Power Go Out?
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:32 AM
Now that you've reset all the clocks in your home, people want to know why there was no advance notice of a power outage for a lrge area of Greater Saint John last night? NB Power spokes-person Heather McLean tells CHSJ News, an emergency situation popped up during a routine inspection of a transmission line.
McLean adds the repair last night had nothing to do with the huge outage two weeks ago which saw close to 16,000 people in the same area's knocked off the grid for over ten hours.
Plenty of Files for the RCMP
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:31 AM
An alleged assualt is being investigated by Hampton RCMP following reports of an alleged assault on a 12 year old boy by a 48 year old man in Willow Grove. Corporal Pat Cole tells CHSJ News, they are very early into the investigation which has been launched following a third party complaint. Sussex RCMP tell us they arrested two teenagers after a camp in the Mechanic Settlement area was broken into. Someone living near the camp noticed two young people running from the area.
A 16 and 17 year old boy were picked up by officers a short time later and no word on charges. Officers also tell us a counterfeit twenty dollar bill was found in a large deposit from a local business.
Seadogs Can't Crack the Number One Slot
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:30 AM
The Saint John Seadogs are still the number two ranked junior team in the country despite a twenty game winning streak. The latest numbers are in and the Windsor Spitfires still hold down the top spot with a record of 25-3-oh and 4. The Seadogs are sporting a record of 28-4 and 1.
This is the tenth week the Dogs have made it into the rankings and the 13th week for Windsor. The other Q-League teams in the rankings are Victoriaville at number seven, Drummondville is number nine and Quebec rounds out the top ten.
Energy Minister Defends NB Power-Hydro-Quebec Proposal
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:30 AM
Opposition attacks on the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec are getting personal. Former Energy Minister Jennot Volpe compares the Premier to a child, accusing him of not understanding the significance of selling off NB Power's major assets. Provincial Energy Minister Jack Keir says it's easy to fear monger.
The problem, according to Keir, is what to do about NB Power's massive multi billion dollar debt.
Former Finance Minister Speaks Out
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:29 AM
The former conservative Finance Minister says something needs to be done regarding the Graham government spending because they're going to bankrupt the province. Jeannott Volpe tells CHSJ News, the reckless spending is going to result in the credit rating for the province to be downsized.
Volpe adds after looking at the recently tabled provincial budget, it appears there is going to have to be some major changes, and no matter what political party is in power next year, they have one major mess to clean up.
Murder Mystery Continues to Unfold
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:00 AM
More details continue to be uncovered in the death of 16-year old Hilary Bonnell. A 29-year old Burnt Church man has been charged with first degree murder in the death of the teenager from the same community. Her body was found buried in a remote wooded area commonly known as the old Tracadie Military Training Area last month. She had been missing since September 5th.
The murder charge was laid yesterday in Miramichi Provincial Court against Curtis Bonnell. RCMP now believe Curtis Bonnell acted alone in the death of Hilary Bonnell.
Numbers in For Housing Starts in Greater Saint John
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:08 AM
Last month was a good one for new housing starts in the greater Saint John area -- the latest report from Canada Mortgage and Housing shows 54-new units started in November -- a 15-percent increase over the same month a year ago but year to date figures aren't as rosey -- the federal housing agency reports a 20-percent drop in housing starts between January and November compared to the same period last year.
Moncton's housing starts so far this year are off 33-percent against the 11-month period in '08 while Fredericton starts are up six percent in the same period compared to a year ago.
Saint John fares poorly in National Survey
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:44 PM
A national survey on the performance of local government puts Saint John in the bottom 10.
Fredericton and Halifax are also at the poor end of the ratings.
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released the findings in its third annual Local Government Performance Index.
The index compares the revenues, expenditures, capital and financial assets with regional averages for 88 municipalities.
Coquitlam and Surrey, BC are in the top 3 with Lethbridge, Alberta getting the number one spot.
Survey results are based on the financial years of 2007 and 2008. CBC NEW BRUNSWICK
- Cousin charged with killing Hilary Bonnell
- The RCMP have charged Curtis Bonnell with first-degree murder in the death of his cousin Hilary Bonnell, 16, who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in September.
- NB Power deal has 'out' clause: energy minister
- The Graham government says there will be a way to pull out of the sale of NB Power, even after the utility belongs to Hydro-Québec, but how it would work, or what it would entail remains unclear.
- Snow, wind warnings in Maritimes
- Winter weather warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have caused health officials in both provinces to cancel several H1N1 vaccination clinics.
- Another N.B. potash mine shutdown ordered
- Another shutdown has been ordered at the potash mine in Sussex, just days after normal operations resumed.
- Fraser Papers workers protest restructuring plan
- Fraser Papers workers are calling a restructuring plan that could see the New Brunswick government take an equity stake in the company that is slashing their pensions "perverse."
- N.B. extends health benefits for low-income earners
- 1st-degree murder charge in N.B. teen case
- The RCMP have charged Curtis Bonnell with first-degree murder in the death of his cousin Hilary Bonnell, the 16-year-old girl who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in September.
- Fraser Papers workers protest restructuring plan
- Fraser Papers workers are calling a restructuring plan that could see the New Brunswick government take an equity stake in the company that is slashing their pensions "perverse."
- N.B. extends health benefits for low-income earners
- The New Brunswick government is extending its health benefits coverage for up to three years for people moving off of social assistance.
- Dieppe mayor pitching bilingual sign bylaw
- Dieppe Mayor Jean LeBlanc has dispatched 800 letters to businesses in the southeastern New Brunswick city explaining the plan to introduce a bilingual signs policy.
- N.B. escalates chicken war
- The New Brunswick government will give itself the power to pick where poultry is processed in retaliation against Ontario and Quebec in a long-running chicken battle.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Elevated chemical levels found in Saint John water
- Hydro-Québec CEO speaks to Saint John business group
- The CEO of Hydro-Québec spoke to members of the Saint John Board of Trade on Monday in an effort to reassure members of the business community about the proposed sale of NB Power.
- Bathurst crash leaves 2 in critical condition
- Two Bathurst men were taking to hospital in critical condition after a highway accident that started with the loss of a wheel in the northern New Brunswick city Monday.
- Forestry losses worsening: report
- The battered Canadian forestry sector continues to fight sluggish demand and pricing pressures, a report released Tuesday suggests.
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First degree murder charge laid in death of Hilary Bonnell, Burnt Church, N.B.
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• Hondas, older vehicles top theft list in Halifax
• Local businesswoman says Nova Scotia has lots to learn in Copenhagen
• Premier says province is on track despite financial mess
• Police investigate brothel in Clayton Park
• Truro attempts to quash gay hookup park
• 'Monster' storm to brush N.S.
• Friends, family grieve for James Delorey
• Critics question carbon cost of Copenhagen trip
• Mistake means major back pay for councillors
• Premier set to head off to Copenhagen summit
• City faces budget shortfall
• 7-year-old James Delorey dies in Halifax hospital
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- N.S. rural broadband delayed months
- It will be at least another five months before all Nova Scotians have access to high-speed internet, despite a promise by providers to have it done by the new year.
- Snow, wind warnings in Maritimes
- Winter weather warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have caused health officials in both provinces to cancel several H1N1 vaccination clinics.
- Woman charged in raid on alleged brothel
- Police have charged a 27-year-old woman with running a brothel in a quiet Halifax neighbourhood.
- Halifax university to dismantle nuclear reactor
- Dalhousie University in Halifax is preparing to decommission the decades-old nuclear reactor sitting in the heart of its campus.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Halifax council members underpaid by $246K
- The men and women who have served on Halifax regional council since November 2005 will share a payment of $246,096.
- HRM may face manager shortage
- Nearly 60 per cent of senior staff at the Halifax Regional Municipality are eligible to retire over the next five years, council has been told.
- Community, searchers mourn little boy
- Rescued boy dies in hospital
- The Nova Scotia boy rescued after spending two frigid nights in the woods has died.
- N.S. premier heads to Copenhagen meeting
- Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau are heading to Copenhagen to participate in the United Nations conference on climate change.
- Tough budget forecast for Halifax
- Spending cuts and tax hikes could be coming as the Halifax Regional Municipality faces a bleak financial year.
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Drug Charges
December 9, 2009
Drug Search Results in Charges
Four men and one woman face charges after a drug search last night in Fairview by the HRP/RCMP Integrated Drug Unit assisted by the Quick Response Unit.
A search of a residence in the 0-100 block of Dawn Street resulted in the seizure of a quantity of marijuana, cocaine, hash and other drug paraphernalia. A handgun magazine containing bullets was also seized. Five people were arrested at the scene without incident.
Stephen Andrew Coleman, 21, of Dartmouth, is charged with drug trafficking and weapons related offences. He was also wanted on a parole warrant. Shea Alexander Durnford, 21, of Halifax, is charged with drug trafficking and also had an outstanding parole warrant. Ryan William Ross, 20, of Dartmouth, Ashley Rose MacNeil, 23, and Eric Thomas Whickens, 53, both of Halifax face charges of drug trafficking. Coleman, Durnford, Ross and MacNeil were all held for court today while Whickens was released but also scheduled to appear in court today.
Multiple ArrestsDecember 9, 2009Team Work Results in Multiple ArrestsA number of drug related arrests yesterday can be attributed to the combined efforts of officers assigned to various units.Three men and one woman were arrested yesterday in the Spring Garden Road area by the area’s Community Response Officer and officers assigned to the Quick Response Unit. The arrests came after information about drug activity in the area was obtained and resulted in a quantity of marijuana and cocaine being seized. The HRP/RCMP Integrated Drug Unit was contacted and two subsequent searches were conducted at the residences of three of the accused.Two of the men aged 31, and 46, from Halifax, were held for court today to face charges of drug trafficking. A 21-year-old Halifax man faces drug trafficking charges and a 20-year-old woman also from Halifax will face charges of drug possession. They are both scheduled to appear in court at a later date.Operating Bawdy-House
December 9, 2009
Woman Charged for Operating Bawdy-House
A woman has been charged after police search a residence in Clayton Park.
Officers assigned to the HRP/RCMP Integrated Vice Unit conducted a search of a Red Fern Terrace residence at 6 p.m. last evening. The search was the result of a two-month investigation into complaints of illegal activity taking place at that location. A man and a woman were arrested without incident at the time of the search.
A 27-year-old Halifax woman was released and is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on January 28, 2010 charged with operating a common bawdy-house.
The HRP/RCMP Integrated Vice Unit provides investigative services for incidents involving gaming, missing persons, prostitution and other vice-related incidents. The unit deals with street level prostitution, escort agencies and gambling complaints
December 8, 2009
Operation Christmas
- Checkpoints stopped 150 cars, two impaired drivers were apprehended outside of the checkpoint areas. Two males, a 19-year-old and 62-year-old, faces impaired driving charges in two separate incidents. Police remind the public that they will be diligent in apprehending impaired drivers this Christmas Season. If you drink please do not drive!
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- Deal made to close legislature early
- The P.E.I. legislature wrapped up a day earlier than expected Tuesday because of a deal struck between the Opposition and government.
- Order issued in P.E.I. farm accident
- Oliver Farms has been ordered to ensure its staff members have adequate training and supervision following an investigation into an industrial accident in Montrose, P.E.I., last week.
- Snow, wind warnings in Maritimes
- Winter weather warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have caused health officials in both provinces to cancel several H1N1 vaccination clinics.
Salvation Army issues plea for volunteers- P.E.I. Opposition slammed over covert meeting in park
- Opposition leader Olive Crane took some heat in the legislature Tuesday over the propriety of a meeting she arranged in her car after dark in a Charlottetown park with a senior bureaucrat.
- Closing of park should not be allowed: report
- A committee looking into the future of Charlottetown's Victoria Park says city council should not have to power to close it down for commercial events.
- Shelter aims to help older women
- Only five per cent of women at Charlottetown's women shelter hoping to leave abusive relationships are 55 are older, far fewer than in other parts of Atlantic Canada.
- Midwife funding called overdue on P.E.I.
- McCain Foods eyes P.E.I. training funds
- Officials with McCain Foods Ltd. have been talking to the P.E.I. government about training dollars for employees during an upcoming shutdown of their Borden-Carleton plant.
- Police investigate online threats to student
- Eastern School District officials called the police on Tuesday after students at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School in Charlottetown complained about online comments allegedly made by another student.
- Rebel Liberal looks to form new party
- Names are being collected on Prince Edward Island for The Island Party, which looks to contend for seats in the 2011 provincial election.
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- Anglican priest's bail hearing delayed
- The bail hearing for a Newfoundland and Labrador Anglican priest charged with possession and distribution of child pornography has been postponed in St. John's.
- Search for missing St. John's man ends
- Officials who found footprints leading to the ocean have called off the search for a Newfoundland and Labrador man who has been missing since Monday.
- Skull is from murder victim: police
- A human skull found near St. John's in 2001 is from a person who was murdered, police say.
- Girl lying about rape: lawyer
- A 14-year-old girl told a Newfoundland and Labrador court Wednesday she was viciously raped last year behind a grocery store in a town just west of St. John's.
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- Boil water advisory for some St. John's residents
- Some water back on in St. John's east end
- Thousands of households in St. John's are slowly getting water back, as the city continues to investigate why its main water pumping station failed Wednesday morning.
- Central N.L. gets search-and-rescue hovercraft
- A central Newfoundland search-and-rescue team has turned a soccer pitch in Grand Falls-Windsor into a training ground for its new hovercraft.
- No sign of man missing in Signal Hill area
- Searchers returned to the Signal Hill area of St. John's Wednesday morning looking for a man who has been missing for two days.
- Trans-Labrador Highway now connected
- The final section of the Trans-Labrador Highway, stretching between an area near Cartwright in the south to Happy Valley-Goose Bay in central Labrador, is now connected.
- Corner Brook man faces police assault charge
- A Newfoundland man is facing a charge of assaulting a police officer in Corner Brook.
- Evening highway traffic slowed by moose crash
- N.L. Anglican priest faces child porn charges
- An Anglican priest living in Conception Bay South, N.L., was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography Tuesday following an investigation by police in both Ontario and his home province.
- Union worried about N.L. choppers
- A union representing Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry workers wants to know why the company that flies hundreds of their members to work has grounded their Sikorsky S-92A choppers frequently since October.
- Search for man in Signal Hill area
- A search and rescue team is scouring cliffs along the edge of St. John's, in the Signal Hill area, looking for a man who's been missing since Monday.
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- Man dies in Iqaluit RCMP cell
- RCMP in Iqaluit are investigating the death Wednesday of a man in their custody.
- Film festival brings Inuit perspective to climate conference
- A festival of films documenting the impact of climate change by Indigenous filmmakers from around the world opened Wednesday in Copenhagen in conjunction with the United Nations climate conference currently underway.
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- Yukon infant who died had H1N1: medical officer
- Yukon medical officials have confirmed that an 11-month-old child who died suddenly last month had the H1N1 influenza virus, but likely did not die of it.
- Climate conference yields few benefits: delegates
- An indigenous delegate at the United Nations' two-week conference on climate change in Copenhagen says time, money and energy is being wasted travelling to the far corners of the world for such talks.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Lawsuit filed against former Dawson City mayor
- Municipal lawyers in Dawson City, Yukon, are suing their former mayor for more than $40,000 in unpaid debt to the town.
- N.W.T. targets deadbeat parents with license suspensions
- Child-support enforcers in the Northwest Territories are working with new ways of making deadbeat parents pay up, such as suspending their driver's licences.
- Innovation needed for Nunavut's new action plan: Aariak
- Feds to fund Northwest Passage marine park study
- The federal government says it will spend $5 million to study a proposed marine conservation area in Lancaster Sound at the eastern gate of the Northwest Passage.
- Fentie mulls over Peel watershed plan
- Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie says he is considering the recommendations of the Peel Watershed Planning Commission's proposed land-use plan for the Peel River region.
- Man charged in Nunavut's 1st meth seizure
- Nunavut RCMP have charged a man in what they say is the first confirmed methamphetamine seizure in the territory.
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- Snowstorm closes in on Montreal
- Montreal has been slammed by the season's first snowstorm as weather experts predict a dump of 30 to 35 centimetres by the end of Wednesday.
- Liberal Party cash paid for ex-minister's private trips: RCMP
- Money siphoned from the Liberal Party by a former provincial director was used to pay for trips taken abroad by former Public Works Minister Alfonso Gagliano, according to allegations in a recently-released RCMP affidavit.
- Company blamed in window washer death
- The death of a window-washer who fell 20 floors from a building in downtown Montreal in August was preventable, said Quebec's workplace health and safety board Wednesday.
- Charest rejects unions' tax hike proposal
- Quebec Premier Jean Charest says he won't hike income taxes to balance the provincial budget, brushing aside a demand to that effect from a major public-sector union group.
- 20 arrested in Montreal subway muggings
- Quebecers welcome Olympic torch
- The torch relay entered its 41st day at the Montreal Olympic Stadium, where the world gathered more than three decades ago for the Summer Games.
- Valcartier schoolchildren honour soldiers
- Canadian soldiers from Quebec's Valcartier military base were honoured in a special tribute from the community's schoolchildren on Tuesday.
- N.B. escalates chicken war
- The New Brunswick government will give itself the power to pick where poultry is processed in retaliation against Ontario and Quebec in a long-running chicken battle.
- Officer who shot Villanueva feared for life
- The Montreal police officer who shot and killed 18-year old Fredy Villanueva said he did so because he feared his life and that of his partner were in "imminent danger."
- Côte-des-Neiges helps slum tenants
- The residents of a run-down, vermin-infested apartment complex in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district received some good news Tuesday as borough officials said they are ready to intervene.
- Montreal snow-removal equipment aging
- Rescue workers, police to testify at Villanueva inquiry
- A coroner's inquest into the police shooting death of a Montreal teen has resumed with testimony from emergency workers on the case.
- Olympic torch cheered in Mohawk community
- Cheering schoolchildren holding paper torches greeted the Olympic flame as it passed through a Mohawk reserve south of Montreal on Tuesday.
- Gun control advocates fight 'misinformation'
- Twenty years after the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, survivors, victims' families, police officers and others are fighting what they are calling a campaign of misinformation about the federal long-gun registry.
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- Ottawa hit by winter storm
- Ski hills, hardware stores, garages and the city's snowplow fleet are getting ready for the Ottawa region's first snowstorm of the season.
- Ottawa hires fire chief who doesn't speak French
- John deHooge, fire chief for the City of Waterloo, is the new head of the Ottawa Fire Service.
- Dispute unsettled 1 year after Ottawa transit strike
- The most contentious issue behind last year's bitter 53-day transit strike remains unsettled one year after the strike began.
- Storm cancels eastern Ontario school buses
- As winds gusted to 60 km/h Wednesday morning and Environment Canada predicted 15 centimetres of snow, eastern Ontario school boards were quick to cancel school bus service.
- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Historic Kanata farmhouse to be preserved
- A historic limestone farmhouse in Ottawa's west-end Kanata community won't be demolished to make room for a new housing development, because the city plans to designate it a heritage building.
- Artifacts face rough dusting during museum strike
- Janitors at the Canadian War Museum have been filmed cleaning fragile paintings with commercial dusters and their fingers during a 2 ½-month strike by museum workers.
- Aquablue plant plans face more doubt in Smiths Falls
- Concerns about a water-bottling company and its promise of jobs in Smiths Falls, Ont., are now being voiced by the president of the city's Chamber of Commerce.
- Ottawa H1N1 vaccine clinics to close
- Hill security tightened after Greenpeace demo
- RCMP say they have stepped up security on Parliament Hill in response to a protest by Greenpeace activists who scaled the centre and west
- blocks of the Parliament building Monday.
- 7 architects resign from city's design review panel
- Seven architects on the City of Ottawa's 10-member urban design review panel have resigned, saying the city doesn't really value their expertise.
- Students cheer decision to keep Rideau HS open
- Parents and students at Rideau High school are celebrating Tuesday after trustees of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board voted Monday night to keep their school open, despite a recommendation that it be closed.
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- Big drop in swine flu deaths
- There were far fewer swine flu deaths across the country in the Public Health Agency of Canada's most recent reporting period.
- Doctor probed for alleged welfare abuse
- A Toronto doctor may lose his medical licence over allegations he improperly signed off on forms that allowed some people on social assistance to claim an extra allowance to buy special food items.
- Toronto to host Bollywood film awards in 2011
- Toronto will play host to Bollywood's brightest stars in 2011 when India's version of the Oscars touches down on North American soil for the first time, officials have announced.
Subway delays leave Toronto commuters fuming- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Winter storm turns to rain in Toronto
- Toronto's first blast of winter turned from snow to driving rain on Wednesday, but the weather problems might not be quite over yet.
- Subway delays leave Toronto commuters fuming
- Thousands of fuming TTC riders spent more than an hour crammed on subway platforms on Wednesday morning — waiting for rush hour trains that never arrived.
Toronto to host Bollywood film awards in 2011- Mother's killing a targeted attack: police
- A woman who was fatally shot in a pickup truck while her two-year-old daughter sat in the back of the vehicle was the target of a deliberate attack, Toronto police say.
- $75K reward in fatal Toronto hit and run
- Toronto police and the family of the victim of a fatal hit-and run are offering a reward of $75,000 for information that will help locate the driver who ran over Christopher Skinner in October.
- Forestry losses worsening: report
- The battered Canadian forestry sector continues to fight sluggish demand and pricing pressures, a report released Tuesday suggests.
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CBC WINDSOR
- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Anonymous donor feeds more than 1,000
- An anonymous $8,500 donation to the Salvation Army paid for a turkey dinner and entertainment for more than 1,000 people in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday night.
- West side students may get choice of high school
- Graduating Grade 8 students who live on Windsor's west side could gain the right to attend whatever high school they choose.
- Winter storm warning in effect
- A winter storm warning is in effect for Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent, Ont.
Crime down in Windsor amid gunplay- Girl, 17, dies after being hit by SUV
- A 17-year-old girl has died of injuries sustained when she was hit by an SUV while walking on a rural road in Amherstburg, Ont., late Monday afternoon.
- 2 men arrested in drive-by shooting
- A man is recovering in a Windsor hospital after he was shot in the head early Tuesday morning in a drive-by shooting.
- Hundreds attend firefighter's funeral
- Hundreds of people attended the funeral Tuesday morning of a well-loved, longtime volunteer firefighter in Tilbury, Ont.
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- Doer heads to Copenhagen
- Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., is heading to climate talks in the Danish capital at the behest of the Harper government.
- 7-hour standoff ends peacefully
- A standoff at an apartment building in Winnipeg's West End has forced police to confine residents to their suites while area schools are under lockdown.
- Sagkeeng First Nation ponders mill purchase
- Officials at Sagkeeng First Nation are crunching the numbers to see whether they should put in an offer to buy the Tembec paper mill in nearby Pine Falls, Man.
- Big drop-off in swine flu deaths in Canada
- There were far fewer swine flu deaths across the country in the Public Health Agency of Canada's most recent reporting period.
- Snowstorms slam parts of Canada
- The first snowstorm of the year hit parts of Ontario and Quebec Tuesday night, disrupting the morning commute and delaying flights at the country's busiest airport.
- Gun call leaves residents stranded inside apartment
- A standoff at an apartment building in Winnipeg's West End has forced police to confine residents to their suites while area schools are under lockdown.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Manitoba liquor commission workers accept deal
- A strike by employees of Manitoba's government-run liquor stores has been averted, ensuring the yuletide cheer will be flowing freely this holiday season.
- Man killed in snowmobile crash
- Tembec to sell Pine Falls plant
- Forestry company Tembec says it will put its newsprint mill in Pine Falls, Man., up for sale.
- Workers who abandoned disabled patients avoid charges
- Two former special-needs workers who abandoned two disabled women in a van while they watched a film at a Winnipeg theater won't face criminal charges, police said on Tuesday.
- Emergency meeting set over Tembec sale
- An emergency meeting is slated for 4 p.m. Tuesday in Pine Falls, Man., to allow provincial officials to discuss the impact of the sale of a local paper mill with townspeople.
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- Regina man sentenced for grisly assault
- A Regina man who ripped a woman's toe off with a pliers has been sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated assault.
- Searchers give up hunt for missing boy, 6
- Residents of a town in northeastern Saskatchewan have called off the search for a young boy missing for 10 days and feared drowned.
- Fraud trial set for ex-FNUC administrator
- A judge ruled Wednesday that there is sufficient evidence to try Wes Stevenson, who was charged in 2008 with fraud over $5,000.
- Sask. could jail more drunk drivers
- The Saskatchewan government is changing the rules about prosecuting drunk drivers with a view toward putting more repeat offenders behind bars.
- Sagkeeng First Nation ponders mill purchase
- Officials at Sagkeeng First Nation are crunching the numbers to see whether they should put in an offer to buy the Tembec paper mill in nearby Pine Falls, Man.
- Sask. couple caught in Mexican shootout
- A Saskatchewan couple got caught up in a hail of bullets during a trip to Mexico recently — but they say they'll go back.
- Vote-buying former chief gets eight months in jail
- The former chief of the Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan has been sentenced to eight months in jail for orchestrating a vote-buying scheme that won him a 2005 election.
- Finance minister aims to keep spending in line
- With a massive budget deficit expected this year, the Saskatchewan government is looking to clamp down on spending.
- Sask. will cap payday loan fees
- The Saskatchewan government wants to limit the amount that can be charged for a payday loan — cash advances that some people borrow to make ends meet until payday.
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- Lindhout returns home to Alberta
- Amanda Lindhout, a reporter freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia, has arrived home in Alberta.
- Hockey coach charged with sex offences
- A hockey coach has been charged with several sex offences involving a 15-year-old female player.
- Winter Olympians urge Harper to back climate solution
- Canada's Winter Olympic athletes are calling on the prime minister to support an agreement on cutting greenhouse gases at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen.
- Police interviewing son about father’s death
- Homicide detectives have found the son of a man fatally assaulted in his Calgary home.
- Street preacher rejoices as tickets thrown out
- A Calgary street preacher is hailing a judge's decision to toss out several tickets issued against him for minor infractions, saying civil rights were at stake.
- Freed photographer admits Somalia trip was risky
- The Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia says he was trying to highlight the plight of the people living in the country, but "it was maybe a risk I shouldn't have taken."
- Nexen to spend $2.5B next year
- Calgary-based Nexen Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spend $2.5 billion next year on capital projects in Canada and abroad.
- Hockey coach charged with sex offences
- A hockey coach has been charged with several sex offences following a three-week investigation by police.
- EnCana may buy back 5% of shares
- Fugitive sex offender arrested in B.C.
- A violent sexual offender who Calgary police say violated his prison release conditions has been arrested in a homeless shelter in British Columbia.
- Man dies following assault
- A 60-year-old man assaulted in his home has died of his injuries, say police, who are still searching for the victim's son.
- Frosty Alberta breaks power use record
- Albertans shivering through a cold snap used a record amount of electricity on Monday, hitting a high of 10,046 megawatts during the supper hour.
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- Lindhout returns home to Alberta
- Amanda Lindhout, a reporter freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia, has arrived home in Alberta.
- Martial arts instructor denies sexually touching students
- An Edmonton taekwondo instructor on trial for sexual assault insisted Wednesday he never molested or touched any of his students inappropriately.
- Man arrested after knife attack
- Big drop-off in swine flu deaths in Canada
- There were far fewer swine flu deaths across the country in the Public Health Agency of Canada's most recent reporting period.
- Edmonton police pups named by students
- Herc, Scout and Sniper have been chosen as the names for Edmonton's three new police puppies.
- Edmonton school gets shorter summer break
- Students at an elementary and junior high school will get a shorter summer break after a pilot project was approved by the Edmonton Catholic School Board Tuesday night.
- Martial arts instructor denies sexually touching students
- An Edmonton taekwondo instructor on trial for sexual assault testified Tuesday that he never took a sexual interest in any of his students.
- Alberta wants 'ambitious' Copenhagen deal
- Alberta's delegation to the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen would welcome "an ambitious agreement" to reduce greenhouse gases, provincial Environment Minister Rob Renner says.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Nexen to spend $2.5B next year
- City budget includes 5% increase
- Edmonton taxpayers are looking at a tax hike of five per cent in the city budget passed Tuesday.
- Svekla a psychopath likely to reoffend, report says
- Convicted killer Thomas Svekla is a psychopath who is at high risk of reoffending and committing other acts of violence, says a psychiatric report submitted Monday at his dangerous offender hearing in Edmonton.
- Alberta artists, students headed for Olympics
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- Chinese New Year parade negotiates Olympic roadblocks
- Organizers of Vancouver's Chinese New Year Parade say they are reorganizing the upcoming event to get around some roadblocks on the opening weekend of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
- Woman awarded $7K for unwanted hugs and kisses
- The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has awarded a Vancouver woman more than $7,000 after she became the victim of sexual harassment on her first day of work.
- Winter Olympians urge Harper to back climate solution
- Canada's Winter Olympic athletes are calling on the prime minister to support an agreement on cutting greenhouse gases at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen.
- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Undercover gaffe by police chief draws complaint
- Snowstorms slam parts of Canada
- The first snowstorm of the year hit parts of Ontario and Quebec Tuesday night, disrupting the morning commute and delaying flights at the country's busiest airport.
- General changes story on Taliban suspect
- Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's top military commander, is now saying a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in June 2006 had been detained by Canadian troops, contrary to comments the defence staff chief made Tuesday.
- 1st-degree murder charge in N.B. teen case
- The RCMP have charged Curtis Bonnell with first-degree murder in the death of his cousin Hilary Bonnell, the 16-year-old girl who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in September.
- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Anonymous donor feeds more than 1,000
- An anonymous $8,500 donation to the Salvation Army paid for a turkey dinner and entertainment for more than 1,000 people in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday night.
- Learning report dispels native stereotypes
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis people display higher rates of volunteerism, informal learning and community involvement than non-aboriginal Canadians, according to a new study.
- Sask. could jail more drunk drivers
- The Saskatchewan government is changing the rules about prosecuting drunk drivers with a view toward putting more repeat offenders behind bars.
- N.B. escalates chicken war
- The New Brunswick government will give itself the power to pick where poultry is processed in retaliation against Ontario and Quebec in a long-running chicken battle.
- Valcartier schoolchildren honour soldiers
- Canadian soldiers from Quebec's Valcartier military base were honoured in a special tribute from the community's schoolchildren on Tuesday.
- Halifax university to dismantle nuclear reactor
- Report slams RCMP in airport Taser death
- A damning report on the conduct of RCMP involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport was released on Tuesday by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP.
- Afghanistan pullout 'daunting': defence chief
- Withdrawing all of Canada's forces and equipment from Afghanistan by 2011 will be a "demanding task," says Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff.
- Abused suspect not detained by Canadians: general
- Canada's top military commander denies reports that a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in 2006 had earlier been detained by Canadian troops.
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- Developing nations decry Danish climate plan
- Negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit are trying to bridge a gap between developing countries and wealthy nations over who should shoulder the cost burden.
- Top general changes story on Taliban suspect
- Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's top military commander, is now saying a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in June 2006 had been detained by Canadian troops, contrary to comments he made Tuesday.
- West Bank Jewish settlers protest building freeze
- About 10,000 Jewish settlers and backers staged a protest in downtown Jerusalem in what they said would be the largest show of resistance to the government's freeze on new housing construction in the West Bank.
- Gov. Mark Sanford to be censured for tryst
- Undercover gaffe by police chief draws complaint
- A critic of the 2010 Winter Olympics has filed a complaint with the province's police complaints commissioner alleging Victoria's police chief outed an undercover officer.
- Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcasts
- The Canadian TV broadcasters of the 2010 Winter Olympics have announced plans to air the Games live in movies theatres across Central and Western Canada.
- B.C. alcohol consumption rising too quickly: study
- A group of researchers is urging the B.C. government to raise the price of alcoholic beverages and to consider making them less available in the wake of a study that shows consumption is rising faster in the province than anywhere else in the country.
- Feds give B.C. mill millions despite unpaid taxes
- A pulp mill in B.C.'s southern Interior has just received $40 million from the federal government to build a green energy plant, even though the company refuses to pay its local municipal tax bill.
- RCMP restructuring delay mounts
- The federal government is not on track to meet the fast-approaching deadline for reforming the RCMP, as laid out in 2007 by a government-appointed task force.
- Canucks shaken by Predators
- Martin Erat had three goals and one assist as the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Tuesday night.
- Van in 3-death crash not roadworthy, inquest told
- A van in which three farm workers died was in such poor condition that it should never have been on the road, according to testimony Tuesday at a coroner's inquest into a highway crash in Abbotsford, B.C.
- B.C. swine flu clinics to close in ten days
- B.C.'s swine flu vaccine clinics will close on Dec. 18. Medical Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall says people should take advantage of the clinics until then to get immunized against the H1N1 strain of flu
- Father defends sons at murder trial
- Report slams RCMP in airport Taser death
- A damning report on the conduct of RCMP involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport was released on Tuesday by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP.
- B.C. swine flu clinics to close in ten days
- B.C.'s swine flu vaccine clinics will close on Dec. 18. Medical Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall says people should take advantage of the clinics until then to get immunized against the H1N1 strain of flu
- Canadian acts headline Olympic victory shows
- Hedley, Nelly Furtado and Barenaked Ladies are among the headline artists — mostly Canadian — announced for a series of concerts to pay tribute to medal-winners at the Vancouver Olympics.
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- Freed photographer admits Somalia trip was risky
- The Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia says he was trying to highlight the plight of the people living in the country, but "it was maybe a risk I shouldn't have taken."
- Developing nations decry Danish climate plan
- Negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit are trying to bridge a gap between developing countries and wealthy nations over who should shoulder the cost burden.
- NATO attack may have killed civilians: general
- The No. 2 commanding general in Afghanistan says NATO is investigating the possibility of civilian deaths in a NATO-led attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday.
- Future Israeli peace deal could require referendum
- Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to legislation that would require a national referendum on any peace deal with the Palestinians that gives up control of east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights.
- Kabul's mayor still in power after jail sentence
- Afghanistan's resolve in fighting corruption is being tested in the case of the mayor of Kabul, who continues to run the capital city despite receiving a four-year jail sentence on Monday.
- Greece vows to rein in debt as markets buckle
- European stock markets have sagged amid worries over the record high budget deficit in the Greek economy.
- Russian club fire toll hits 125
- Members of a regional government in Russia overseeing a town hit by a deadly nightclub blaze resigned Wednesday as the death toll from the fire rose to 125.
- Winter storm blasts across U.S.
- A fierce winter storm is leaving dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogs eastward, snarling traffic and closing hundreds of schools from the U.S. Upper Midwest through New England.
- Iran releases 3 Belgian detainees
- Iranian state television said Wednesday that three Belgians who were detained for two months on claims they had entered a restricted area to gather intelligence have been released.
- Britain to tax lavish bonuses
- Report slams RCMP in airport Taser death
- A damning report on the conduct of RCMP involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport was released on Tuesday by the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP.
- Obama calls for $200B for jobs
- U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed increased stimulus spending aimed at U.S. job creation.
- Abused suspect not detained by Canadians: general
- Canada's top military commander denies reports that a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in 2006 had earlier been detained by Canadian troops.
CBC TOP STORIES
- Lindhout returns home to Alberta
- Amanda Lindhout, a reporter freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia, has arrived home in Alberta.
- Top general changes story on Taliban suspect
- Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's top military commander, is now saying a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in June 2006 had been detained by Canadian troops, contrary to comments he made Tuesday.
- Harmonized tax closer for Ontario, B.C
- By a vote of 253 to 37, MPs support the Conservative government's plan to allow more provinces to introduce a harmonized sales tax.
- General changes story on Taliban suspect
- Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's top military commander, is now saying a suspected Taliban fighter abused by Afghan police in June 2006 had been detained by Canadian troops, contrary to comments the defence staff chief made Tuesday.
- Snowstorms slam parts of Canada
- The first snowstorm of the year hit parts of Ontario and Quebec Tuesday night, disrupting the morning commute and delaying flights at the country's busiest airport.
- Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
- Legislation to create a single 13 per cent sales tax in Ontario passed third and final reading Wednesday despite strong objections and delaying tactics by the Opposition.
- Greece vows to rein in debt as markets buckle
- European stock markets have sagged amid worries over the record high budget deficit in the Greek economy.
- 1st-degree murder charge in N.B. teen case
- The RCMP have charged Curtis Bonnell with first-degree murder in the death of his cousin Hilary Bonnell, the 16-year-old girl who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in September.
- Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcasts
- The Canadian TV broadcasters of the 2010 Winter Olympics have announced plans to air the Games live in movies theatres across Central and Western Canada.
- Freed photographer admits Somalia trip was risky
- The Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia says he was trying to highlight the plight of the people living in the country, but "it was maybe a risk I shouldn't have taken."
- Developing nations decry Danish climate plan
- Capturing bin Laden key to victory: U.S. general
- Capturing Osama bin Laden is the key to defeating al-Qaeda, the U.S. general in charge of the war in Afghanistan tells Congress.
- Report on Taser use in Dziekanski death due
- The first independent report into Robert Dziekanski's death is expected to be released Tuesday in Vancouver by the federal watchdog for the RCMP.
- Afghanistan pullout 'daunting': defence chief
- Withdrawing all of Canada's forces and equipment from Afghanistan by 2011 will be a "demanding task," says Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff.
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18:50 - | Lawmakers to subpoena WH gate-crashersCongress authorized subpoenas Wednesday for the White House gate-crashers to testify about how the couple got into a state dinner without an invitation.AP |
18:20 - | Iraqi lawmakers meet over attacksThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer. AP |
17:21 - | Calif. city gets Charlie Brown Christmas treeOh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how puny are your branches.AP |
16:43 - | Sask. now has toughest DUI sentence in CanadaSaskatchewan has introduced the toughest repeat drunk-driving sentencing policy in Canada, just in time for the holiday party season. |
16:41 - | Murder charge laid in death of N.B. teenThe mother of a 16-year-old girl whose death and disappearance gripped residents of a small New Brunswick community says she feels a small measure of justice now that a murder charge has been laid. CP |
14:47 - | WWII veteran had Hitler’s art book on bookshelfAfter fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler’s home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close.AP |
14:34 - | Border guards seize 50kg of cocaineLocal border guards are being hailed by the federal Minister of Public Safety for seizing almost 50 kilograms of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia Ont., on Friday.SUN |
12:55 - | Murder charge laid in death of N.B. teenA 29-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his 16-year-old cousin whose disappearance and death stunned residents of a New Brunswick native community. CP |
11:51 - | Hero freezing after helping victimIt doesn't always pay to be a good guy, a down-on-his-luck man has learned. Edmonton's hero of the day is now forced to sleep in a broken-down camper, shivering through nights because his busted door lets the frigid air slip in. SUN |
11:50 - | Quadriplegic hunter is back behind the triggerIn a wooded area up a dirt road off an interstate highway, Jamie Cap peers down the sight of his new shotgun at a target about 40 yards away. He adjusts the angle by nudging a toggle switch, then fires. AP |
11:47 - | UK Treasury chief on bankers' bonuses: It's payback timeThe British government slapped a one-time tax of 50 per cent on fat bank bonuses on Wednesday as it tried to win over recession-weary voters ahead of a looming general election. AP |
10:39 - | Russian nightclub death toll risesMembers of a regional government in Russia overseeing a town hit by a deadly nightclub blaze resigned Wednesday as the death toll from the fire rose to 125. AP |
10:35 - | Iraqi lawmakers meet over attacksThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer. AP |
09:05 - | U.S. health bill drops public optionDemocrats in the U.S. Senate, moving to make good President Barack Obama's pledge to reform the health care system, say a compromise that erases a government-run health insurance program from legislation moves them closer to passing the measure in the upper house. AP |
08:54 - | Teen allegedly beaten over Facebook disputeThree people are charged after a youth was assaulted over an issue on a social networking site.SUN |
08:15 - | Tanning intruder accused of voyeurismPolice have charged a 29-year-old man who allegedly scaled a wall to enter a tanning salon room occupied by a young woman in Winnipeg last month. SUN |
08:13 - | Uganda debates death penalty for gaysProposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. AP |
08:13 - | Rewards offered in SUV slaying caseIn a bid to find his killers, Chris Skinner's parents came to the downtown spot for the first time yesterday where their son was beaten, run over by an SUV and left for dead 51 days ago. SUN |
08:12 - | Slain mother was a shipping magnateA Toronto woman who ran a shipping business between Canada, Ecuador and Colombia was shot dead while she tended to her two-year-old daughter outside her Weston apartment building. SUN |
08:12 - | Taekwondo instructor denies sex chargesEdmonton taekwondo instructor Tom Innerebner emphatically denies the multiple allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate touching he is facing regarding students. SUN |
08:10 - | Man admits trying to murder girlfriendA jealous boyfriend admitted Tuesday to shooting his girlfriend in the neck with a semi-automatic handgun, leaving the woman paralyzed from the waist down.SUN |
08:09 - | Autistic boy dies after rescueJames Delorey, the Cape Breton boy who died in hospital after miraculously surviving two nights lost in the frozen wilderness, was remembered Tuesday as a calm and quiet child whose big brown eyes did most of the talking. CP |
07:30 - | Confessed killer: Murder better than sexConfessed killer Elizabeth Laverne Roberts, who admitted the murder felt better than sex, must spend a minimum 14 years behind bars, a judge ruled yesterday. SUN |
07:29 - | Doctor's dietary payouts probedA Toronto doctor is facing a disciplinary hearing over allegations he approved special meal allowances for people on welfare and disability programs with no proof they needed it. SUN |
07:26 - | Women blames police for daughter's deathPolice need to learn the difference between someone who is drunk and someone who needs medical attention, says the mother of a woman who died while in custody at the Main Street Project. SUN |
07:25 - | 1 of every 133 Americans in jailThe U.S. prison population edged up slightly last year, though the number of total inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan. AP |
05:17 - | Gang member's acquittal overturnedA former leader of the Versace Crew will be heading back to Toronto as soon as possible to face an attempted murder charge in the mistaken-identity shooting of an innocent man. SUN |
03:44 - | Winnipeg call centre cuts 500 jobsA major Winnipeg call centre is planning to lay off 500 employees in little more than three months, in what might be the city's first severe blow from the economic downturn. SUN |
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1851 MONTREAL GETS NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST YMCA
Montreal Quebec - George Williams opens Young Men's Christian Association [YMCA] branch; first in North America.
1968
Also On This Day...
Ottawa Ontario - André Laurendeau and Davidson Dunton issue their second Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism Report; recommends more English Canadian children take French language courses. Here's a portrait of Laurendeau, editor of Le Devoir.
1943
And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Rick Danko 1943-
rock singer, bassist, songwriter, born on this day at Simcoe, Ontario in 1943. Danko started off with a high school band called Rick And The Starliners, then moved to Toronto to play in a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. In 1965 The Hawks accompanied Bob Dylan on a world tour, as the Band, and they never looked back. Check out Danko's bass playing in the Band's Rag Mama Rag, with more of their music on this great Norwegian Band fan site. Danko is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here he is with Bob Dylan at the Clinton Inaugural Gala in Washington Jan 17 1993.
Also Esteban José Martínez 1742-1798
naval captain, born on this day at Seville, Spain, in 1742; died at Loreto, Mexico, Oct. 28, 1798. Martínez accompanied Juan Hernandez on his 1774 exploratory voyage from San Blas, Mexico, to the Queen Charlotte Islands and Nootka Sound; 1778 examined Russian fur-trading posts in the Aleutian Islands, and learned that they planned to build a post at Nootka; 1789 sent to build a post at Nootka by Mexican Viceroy Flórez; found John Meares and his British fur traders already there; seized their ships and crews and built a summer military post to control the territory. Meares demanded compensation; after 5 years of the Nootka Sound Controversy, Spain and Britain signed the third Nootka Convention of Jan. 11, 1794, recognizing each other's rights of trade at Nootka Sound.
Also John Inglis 1777-1850
Anglican minister, bishop, born on this day at New York City in 1777; died at London, England Oct. 27, 1850. Inglis was the son of Charles Inglis, the Church of England's first bishop of Nova Scotia; 1802 ordained after studying at King's College, Windsor; 1825 bishop of Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and Bermuda (until 1839), and New Brunswick (until 1845).
Also François-Louis Lessard 1860-1927
soldier, born on this day at Quebec City in 1860; died at Meadowvale, Ontario, Aug. 07, 1927. Lessard joined the Quebec Garrison Artillery in 1880; 1885 served in the North West Rebellion as Lt in the Cavalry School Corps; 1899 Lt-Col of the Corps; volunteered for service in the South African War and given command of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles (Royal Canadian Dragoons); 1912 promoted Maj.-Gen., but Minister of Militia Sam Hughes would not give him World War I command overseas; 1914 Inspector General for eastern Canada and CO of Halifax; 1918 restored order in Quebec City after conscription riots.
Also George Blewett 1873-1912
philosopher, professor, born on this day at St Thomas, Ontario, in 1873; died at Go Home Bay, Ontario, Aug. 15, 1912. Blewett taught at Victoria College, University of Toronto 1906-12; author of The Study of Nature and The Vision of God (1907) and The Christian View of the World (1912).
Also Jean-Olivier Chénier 1873-1912
MD, rebel, born on this day at Lachine, Quebec, in 1806; killed in combat at St-Eustache, Quebec, Dec. 14, 1837. Chénier started practicing medicine in 1828 at St-Benoît [today's Mirabel]; 1836 moved to St-Eustache; 1836-37 took active role in Patriote assemblies, which called for popular elections and the boycott of British goods; 1837 organized the St-Eustache camp of the Patriotes du Nord; killed during battle with the British regulars under the command of Sir John Colborne.
Also Berton Churchill 1876-1940
stage and film actor, was born on this day in 1876 at Toronto, Ontario; died Oct. 10 1940 in New York. Churchill played in almost 140 B movies in the 1930s and 1940s.
Also Laura Salverson 1890-1970
novelist, born Laura Goodman at Winnipeg in 1890, daughter of Icelandic immigrants; died at Toronto July 13, 1970. Salverson married George Salverson in 1913; novels include The Viking Heart (1923), When Sparrows Fall (1925), Johann Lind (1928) and The Dark Weaver (1937, Governor General's Award); her autobiography, Confessions of an Immigrant's Daughter (1939), also won the Governor General's Award.
Also Eugene Brosseau 1895-1968
boxer, born on this day in 1895. Brosseau won his first Canadian amateur boxing title at age 20; 1916 took both Canadian and US title; 1917 won middleweight title; 1919 partially paralyzed by a blow to the neck; won 24 out of 27 matches, with 17 knockouts.
Also Gordon Fisher 1928-1985
publisher, born at Montreal in 1928; died at Toronto Aug. 08, 1985. Fisher studied engineering at McGill; built his family's Southam Inc. into one of the largest newspaper chains in Canada; diversified into broadcast media and printing.
Also Christopher Pratt 1935-
painter, printmaker, born at St John's, Nfld. in 1935. Pratt studied at the Glasgow School of Art (1957-59) and at Mount Allison (1959-61, with Alex Colville); 1961 taught at Memorial University; 1963 full time painter; husband of artist Mary Pratt.
Also Dana Murzyn 1966-
NHL defenseman, born at Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1966; selected as an underage junior by the Hartford Whalers in the first round (fifth pick overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft; traded by the Calgary Flames to the Vancouver Canucks for Ron Stern, Kevan Guy and future considerations on March 5, 1991.
In Other Events...
1990 Ottawa Ontario - Pope John Paul canonizes Marie-Marguérite d'Youville, founder, in 1755, of the Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général (Soeurs grises or Grey Nuns); born Marie-Marguérite Dufrost de La Jemmerais at Varennes, Quebec, Oct. 15, 1701; educated by the Ursulines of Quebec; died in Montreal Dec. 23, 1771.
1979 Ottawa Ontario - Finance Minister John Crosbie introduces 'tough' budget ('no pain, no gain'); leads to Clark ministry's defeat in the House.
1977 Montreal Quebec - Canadair Ltd. wins $100 million contract to build components for Lockheed Aurora and P-3C planes.
1977 Labrador - Executive jet crashes in Labrador, killing eight people, including four executives of Churchill Falls Corp.
1973 Toronto Ontario - The Royal Canadian Air Farce first airs on CBC Radio.
1973 Montreal Quebec - Official opening of Place Radio-Canada.
1972 NWT - Martin Hartwell found alive 32 days after his bush plane crashed in the Arctic; 3 passengers died in crash.
1971 Montreal Quebec - Montreal subway trains collide, killing one passenger and destroying 36 Metro cars.
1963 Hamilton Ontario - Studebaker Corp. announces plan to move car plant from South Bend, Indiana to Hamilton.
1957 Oslo Norway - Canada's Lester B. Pearson accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo; awarded for his work in setting up the UN peacekeeping force used in Suez.
1956 BC - Trans Canada Air Lines plane crashes on Mt. Selesse, BC, killing 62 people.
1955 Montreal Quebec - Mob of almost 3,000 demonstrates against higher transit fares; rioting causes $100,000 in damage to city buses and streetcars.
1953 Montreal Quebec - Montreal Canadiens (with 106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (with 98) amass 204 penalty minutes in an NHL game.
1950 Ottawa Ontario - Canada suspends export permits for Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Macao.
1947 Lethbridge Alberta - Lethbridge woman and her 13 year old daughter return home after being trapped in Bulgaria with relatives since 1938; unable to leave when war erupted in 1939; Communist government refused to let her leave in 1945.
1944 Montreal Quebec - Victor Barbeau and others found the Académie canadienne-française; changed its name to the Académie québécoise in 1992.
1944 Fort McMurray, Alberta - Abasand Oils Ltd. refinery completed; starts operating on Dec. 16; Bituminous Sands Permit No. 1 originally granted to Max Ball and associates' Canadian Northern Oil Company in 1930.
1943 Moro River Italy - Canadian troops cross Moro River; push through San Leonardo towards Ortona; open bloody new campaign.
1941 Whitby Ontario - British Special Operations Executive (SOE) opens Camp X (STS - Special Training School - 103) as a special school for spies and special operatives, mostly Canadians or Americans; SOE also operates Hydra station, to handle top-secret British transatlantic radio intelligence; closes in 1943; James Bond author Ian Fleming one of the graduates.
1941 Hong Kong - Japanese ground forces attack across the frontier of the New Territories; capture the key position of Shing Mun Redoubt; D Company of The Winnipeg Grenadiers dispatched to the mainland to strengthen this sector.
1941 Victoria BC - John Hart sworn in as BC Premier, replacing Thomas Dufferin Patullo, in power since Nov. 15, 1933.
1941 BC - Fear of Japanese invasion spreads on west coast; government orders blackouts; closes Japanese-Canadian newspapers, schools.
1939 Winnipeg Manitoba - Arthur Meighen officially resigns as leader of the Conservative Party at a convention; replaced on Dec. 11 by John Bracken.
1939 Toronto Ontario - Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7, to win the 27th Grey Cup game.
1939 Quebec Quebec - Quebec adopts a new coat of arms and the motto, 'Je me souviens' [I Remember].
1936 Ottawa Ontario - Canada told that King Edward VIII 1894-1972 intends to abdicate; he is assisted by his financial advisor, Torontonian Sir Edward Peacock.
1933 Toronto Ontario - Toronto Argonauts beat Sarnia Imperials, 4-3, to win the 21st Grey Cup game.
1926 Ottawa Ontario - First session of 16th Parliament meets until April 17, 1927; will establish the Department of National Revenue; system of old age pensions.
1916 Revelstoke BC - Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 8 km long Connaught Tunnel through Macdonald Mountain in the Selkirk Range, eliminating the old climb over Rogers Pass and 8 km of snowsheds that protected the main CPR line from frequent avalanches caused by up to 15 metres of snow each winter; Canada's longest rail tunnel took two years to blast, and cost $2 million.
1908 Toronto Ontario - Standard Stock and Mining Exchange sets up a clearing house; later absorbed by TSE.
1880 Ottawa Ontario - Opening of the 3rd Session of the 4th Parliament of Canada.
1878 Winnipeg Manitoba - First St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway train arrives at Winnipeg late this evening after 30 hour trip from St. Paul, Minnesota; end of Kitson's Red River Transportation Company stern wheelers.
1862 Montreal Quebec - Numismatic Society of Montreal founded; Canada's first coin club; Adélard Boucher named first president.
1858 Toronto Ontario - Robert Baldwin dies; attained responsible government with Louis LaFontaine in their Great Ministry of 1848-1851.
1843 Lennoxville Quebec - George Mountain 1789-1863 founds Bishop's University at Lennoxville, as a liberal arts college; Anglican Bishop of Montreal.
1757 Quebec Quebec - Famine in New France due to a poor harvest causes the inhabitants to butcher their horses.
1755 Halifax, Nova Scotia - First post office in Canada opens, along with subsidized direct mail communication with Great Britain by ship; origin of Cunard Line.
1657 Trois-Rivières, Quebec - The Jesuit Relations reports that on this day in Three Rivers, 'M. de la Poterie opened an establishment where wine was sold to the Natives: two pots for a winter beaver and one pot for a summer beaver. And since the troubles were not resolved by these means, people complained about the existence of the establishment, to the extent that M. de La Poterie was forced to send to Quebec for the will of the Governor regarding said establishment. The Governor concluded that it should not remain opened, but he did not force him to close it down'.
ON THIS DATE IN ROCK & ROLL
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1955, Johnny Cash played two shows at Arkansas High School, in Swifton, Elvis Presley opened the show. 1961, The Beatles played at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot to a crowd of just 18 people. The date had not been advertised, owing to the local newspaper's refusal to accept the promoter's cheque. After the show The Beatles became rowdy, getting themselves ordered out of town by the local police. 1966, The Beatles album 'A Collection Of Beatles Oldies' was released in the UK. 1967, The Doors appeared at the New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut. Before the show a policeman found singer Jim Morrison making out with an 18 year-old girl in a backstage shower and after an argument the policeman sprays mace in Morrison’s face. Once on stage Morrison tells the story of the backstage episode and starts taunting the police who drag him off the stage and arrest him. The crowd riots leaving the venue in disarray and many are arrested. Later over 100 protestors gathered at the police station in demonstration and more arrests were made. 1968, Free appeared at the Marquee Club in London England. Other acts appearing at the club this month included Joe Cocker, The Who and Led Zeppelin. 1972, Helen Reddy went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Am Woman', didn't chart in the UK. 1972, The Moody Blues started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Seventh Sojourn'. 1975, The Sex Pistols appeared at Ravensbourne College, Chistlehurst, London. 1978, Boney M had their second UK No.1 single with their version of the Harry Belafonte 1957 hit 'Mary's Boy Child'. 1978, Chic started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Le Freak', a No.7 hit in the UK. 1984, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions appeared at The Powerhouse, Birmingham, and on the same night Spandau Ballet played at Wembley Arena, London. 1988, According to a poll released in the US, the music of Neil Diamond was favoured as the best background music for sex, Beethoven was the second choice and Luther Vandross was voted third. 1988, Michael Jackson played the first of nine sold-out nights on his Bad World Tour at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. 1989, Billy Joel started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'We Didn't Start The Fire', a No.7 hit in the UK. 1990, Paula Abdul was taken to North Hollywood Medical Centre after being involved in a car crash in Los Angeles. 1991, During their Use Your Illusion Tour, Guns n' Roses played the first of three nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. 1995, Darren Robinson, founder member of The Fat Boys died of a heart attack, weighing 450lb (204kg) at the time of his death. Also known as Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice. 1995, Michael Jackson scored his 6th solo UK No.1 single when 'Earth Song' started a 6-week run at the top of the charts. It gave Jackson the UK Christmas No.1 of 1995 and his best-selling UK single ever. The song kept the first single released by The Beatles in 25 years, 'Free as a Bird', off the No.1 position. 1997, Oasis played the first of three sold out nights at Wembley Arena, London, supported by Supergrass. 1998, All Saints singer Nicole Appleton walked out during the recording of BBC2's 'Later' saying she had quit the band. 2000, Sharon Corr of The Corrs called for the legalisation of cannabis, claiming that the drug has medicinal properties. Sharon said, 'Some people with certain conditions can get a brief reprieve from their symptoms through cannabis'. 2000, U2 made their first-ever appearance on the long-running NBC program 'Saturday Night Live.' The band played ‘Beautiful Day’ and ‘Elevation.’ 2001, Channel 4 TV apologised to viewers after Madonna said 'motherfucker' during live UK TV coverage at The Tate Gallery, London. Madonna was presenting a prize to artist Martin Creed. A TV spokesman said that did have a bleeper system but they missed the offending word. 2001, Usher went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'U Got It Bad'. 2001, winners at The Smash Hits awards included Atomic Kitten, Best single for 'Whole Again', Westlife won Best band and Best album for 'World Of Our Own', and Blue won Best newcomer, Steps won Best live act, Shaggy won Best male act, Britney Spears won Best Female Act, Destiny's Child won Best R&B act, S Club 7's Rachel Stevens won Most Fanciable Female and Best Video went to Gorillaz, 'Clint Eastwood.' 2002, Stereolab singer Mary Hanson was killed in a cycling accident after colliding with a tipper truck in East London. 2003, Ozzy Osbourne was admitted to Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire after being injured in a quad bike accident at his UK home. The 55 year-old singer broke his collarbone, eight ribs and a vertebra in his neck. News of Osbourne's accident reached the House of Commons, where the government sent a goodwill message. 2003, ‘A Celebrity Thumbprints’ auction took place on ebayliveauctions.com. Beyonce, Kelly Osbourne, Coldplay, Blue and Westlife were among the stars whose thumbprints went under the hammer. 2005, Joss Stone, Lemar and Ms. Dynamite backed by the African Children's Choir and 1,200 school children set a new world record for the most children singing simultaneously. The ‘Big Sing’ was held at The Royal Albert Hall, London. The singers led a performance of ‘Lean On Me’ which was broadcast to more than half a million people. 2006, Jay-Z was at No.1 on the US album chart with his comeback album ‘Kingdom Come.’ 2006, Mariah Carey threatened legal action against porn star Mary Carey in an attempt to stop her trademarking her similar-sounding stage name. The singer believed fans could get the two performers confused if the adult film actress Mary Carey's trademark application was successful. December 9th: Born on this day 1932, Born on this day, Junior Wells, US blues singer, harmonica player. Worked with Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, toured with The Rolling Stones in 1970. He died on 5th January 1998. 1941, Born on this day, Sam Strain, The O'Jays, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Love Train'). 1943, Born on this day, Rick Danko, guitar, vocals, The Band, (1970 UK No.16 single 'Rag Mama Rag'). Died 10th December 1999. 1943, Born on this day, John Traynor, Jay and the Americans, (1969 US No.6 single 'This Magic Moment plus nine other US Top 30 hits). 1944, Born on this day, Neil Innes, vocals, guitar, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. Composed music for Monty Python's Flying Circus wrote and performed The Rutles a TV spoof on The Beatles. 1950, Born on this day, Joan Armatrading, singer, songwriter, (1983 UK No.11 single 'Drop The Pilot'). 1957, Born on this day, Donny Osmond, singer (1971 US No.1 single with ‘Go Away Little Girl’, a 1972 UK No.1 single with ‘Puppy Love’ plus seven other UK Top 40 singles). As part of The Osmonds he enjoyed a 1971 US No.1 single with ‘One Bad Apple’, and the 1974 UK No.1 single with ‘Love Me For A Reason’. 1958, Born on this day, Nick Seymour, bass, Crowded House, (1992 UK No.7 single 'Weather With You'). 1968, Born on this day, Brian Bell, Weezer, (1995 UK No.12 single, 'Buddy Holly'). 1969, Born on this day, Jakob Dylan, guitar, vocals, The Wallflowers, (1997 US No.3 album, 'Bringing Down The Horse'). 1970, Born on this day, Zak Foley, EMF, (1990 UK No.3 & 1991 US No.1 single 'Unbelievable'). Died 31st December 2001 aged 31. 1971, Born on this day, Geoff Barrow, Portishead, (1995 UK No.13 single 'Glory Box'). 1972, Born on this day, Frank Wright, 'Tre Cool', drums, Green day, (1995 UK No.7 single 'Basket Case'). 1978, Born on this day, Chris Wolstenholme, bass, Muse, (2003 UK No.1 album ‘Absolution’, 2003 UK No.8 single, ‘Time Is Running Out’).
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