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Top Stories: Toronto, Dec 27 (IANS) Canada Saturday introduced tougher security measures at its airports following a failed attempt to blow up a flight in Detroit by an al-Qaeda-linked Nigerian man Friday. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:20:02 -0500Not this time Eric Staal. Sorry, there is bad news for your brother Jordan, too. Mike Fisher, you might as well enjoy the Olympic break with fiancée Carrie Underwood. Drew Doughty and Mike Green? Yo... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:46 -0500Urban Meyer is stepping down as football coach at the University of Florida because of health concerns that came to light when he was admitted to hospital because of chest pains following the Southeas... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:45 -0500Police are investigating after a body was found in a park in North Vancouver on Saturday afternoon. RCMP Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the body was discovered at a... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:40 -0500Canada's Gabriel Bourque (R) celebrates his goal against Latvia's goalie Janis Kalnins during the first period of play at the 2010 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,... The StarPhoenix Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:18 -0500Passengers lineup to go through security before boarding flights at Toronto's Pearson Airport Terminal Three. Security has been heightened following an attempted terrorist attack aboard a Detroit boun... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:05 -0500Canada's Gabriel Bourque (R) celebrates his goal against Latvia's goalie Janis Kalnins during the first period of play at the 2010 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:02:20 -0500OTTAWA -- A man charged with murder after an Ottawa fire on Christmas Eve could face more charges following the death of a second woman from injuries she suffered in the blaze, police say. The woman, ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:01:56 -0500Passengers wait for security screening at Toronto's Pearson Airport. Security rules have been heightened due to a failed terror attack on a flight on Friday. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:01:44 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:01:35 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:57:22 -0500Canada made some change to the lines going into this tournament. They had Gabriel Bourque on a different line in the pre-competition games, but they decided to put him with Patrice Cormier on the so-c... TSN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:46:27 -0500(AP) ? SASKATOON, Saskatchewan - Gabriel Bourque had three goals and four assists and five-time defending champion Canada romped to a 16-0 victory over Latvia on Saturday in its opening game i... New Jersey Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:43:31 -0500BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Try as he might, Canadian downhiller Erik Guay can't ski away from the pressure.It's everywhere these days, trailing him, engulfing him.There's pressure to satisfy his top spon... The Miami Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:54:31 -0500FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Canada's Erik Guay concentrates moments before starting training his run in the men's downhill race, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, Fran... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:41:54 -0500Calgary police are investigating after a man's body was found lying on a road in northeast Calgary early Saturday morning. Police say they found the body in the 200 block of Ventura Terrace N.E. at a... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:27 -0500A 34-year-old female robbery suspect was in custody and a Burnaby RCMP officer was in hospital following a police incident that started with an armed confrontation in a Chilliwack area gas station and... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:05 -0500WINNIPEG — Nothing could tear Mario Nagy away from his chance of getting a deal on his dream television, not even Christmas dinner with the family. The 25-year-old stood shivering and shaking in fro... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:02 -0500MONTREAL — A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sutton, Que., about 145 kilometres southeast of Montreal, during a dispute at a family gathering on Christmas Day.The stabbing took place Friday ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:34:52 -0500DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada's win wasn't pretty. But after only a couple of days together, the Canadians were happy to escape with a 7-6 shootout victory over HC Energie Karlovy Vary in their opening... TSN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:19:05 -0500FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Canada's Erik Guay concentrates moments before starting training his run in the men's downhill race, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, Fran... The News Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:17:52 -0500BEAVER CREEK, Colo.—Try as he might, Canadian downhiller Erik Guay can't ski away from the pressure. It's everywhere these days, trailing him, engulfing him. There's pressure to satisfy his top ... Denver Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:07:27 -0500TORONTO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Online shopping and re-gifting have become two catchwords for this year's Boxing Day shopping in Canada, survey shows. About 41 percent of Canadian Boxing Day shoppers pl... SINA Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:59:04 -0500FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Canada's Erik Guay concentrates moments before starting training his run in the men's downhill race, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Val d'... Sign on San Diego Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:29 -0500Team Canada's Alexandre Daigle, Mike Siklenka and goalkeeper David LeNeveu, from left, vie for the puck with Karlovy's Jan Kostal, left in white, during the opening game of the Spengler Cup tournament... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:11:39 -0500Ontario Provincial Police are appealing to people to stay off the roads in eastern Ontario, particularly in the areas east of Ottawa out toward Hawkesbury. "We've had more than 150 minor accidents re... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:11:37 -0500A Burnaby RCMP officer is in hospital with head injuries after police say a woman fleeing an armed robbery Friday night rammed his cruiser. Police say the accident happened on Highway 1, near the Fir... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:11:35 -0500United-States-bound flights from Vancouver International Airport faced delays of 30 minutes to two hours on Boxing day as a result of the enhanced security measures imposed following the attempted ter... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:09:03 -0500A security crackdown on airline travel to the United States is a superficial fix to grave problems with Canada’s airport-safety system, says an expert who contends this country remains very vulnerab... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:08:58 -0500KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Canada's chief of defence staff concedes 2009 was a "rough year" in Afghanistan, but he's vowing to continue pursuing such strategies as having more soldiers leave ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:08:46 -0500A s Montrealer Shama Chopra boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, she noticed a man lagging behind, hands on his forehead, lost in thought. He was one of the last to enter t... The Globe and Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:35:37 -0500Canada's Fix for Six has officially kicked in. Canada, chasing a sixth straight gold medal, is already leading Latvia 3-0 early in the opening game for both teams at the world junior hockey championsh... TSN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:28:26 -0500Well, at least they waited until Christmas was over. The Ottawa Senators announced Saturday in Buffalo that captain Daniel Alfredsson has a separated shoulder and will be out of the lineup for four t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:25 -0500In this photo taken from Friday's game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, Ron Artest holds his face after being fouled. The forward didn't travel with the Lakers for Saturday's game at Sacramento, ... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:23 -0500Airline officials in Alberta are advising travellers flying to the U.S. Saturday to expect delays. Security on all flights headed to the U.S. has been increased after an attempted attack aboard a Nor... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:21 -0500Shama Chopra, photographed at home in Montreal on Saturday, says she noticed the man accused of trying to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while she was boarding the plane in Amsterdam because... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:20 -0500RCMP from the town of High Prairie are investigating after a woman and young child were hit by a truck and seriously injured on Christmas Eve. CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:20 -0500Airline officials in Alberta are advising travellers flying to the U.S. Saturday to expect delays. Security on all flights headed to the U.S. has been increased after an attempted attack aboard a Nor... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:19 -0500Canadian airlines step up security MONTREAL - As Montrealer Shama Chopra boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, she noticed a man lagging behind, hands on his forehead, lost ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:29:58 -0500A sign at the EnCana Central Receiving Terminal located outside of Weyburn, Sask. where they receive CO2 from North Dakota is shown in this June 8, 2009, file photo. After a year that saw billions of ... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:29:57 -0500OTTAWA -- The Harper government is distancing itself from U.S. President Barack Obama's clean-energy agenda, warn some of those involved in one of Canada fastest-growing clean-energy sectors.Although ... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:28:19 -0500Veteran left-handed reliever Eddie Guardado and the Washington Nationals have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made the announcement Saturday. Terms were not disclosed.... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:05 -0500Midfielder Diego Buonanotte of the Argentine soccer team River Plate has been hospitalized with broken bones and other serious injuries and his three passengers were killed Saturday after he lost cont... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:05:04 -0500A reporter looks at the Challenger Relief Map of British Columbia showing Greater Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky highway, left, which links the city and Whistler, on display at the Vancouver 2010 Integr... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:04:43 -0500Canadians flying to U.S. destinations were being physically searched at the gate before boarding their flights Saturday, as authorities worldwide cracked down on air-travel security in the wake of a b... Calgary Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:03:37 -0500VANCOUVER — Firefighters spent early Christmas morning battling a fire that gutted a Vancouver building.The fire broke out around 2 a.m. in a commercial building near the intersection of Kingsway an... The Province Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:03:32 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The Port of Vancouver has secured another $2.9 million in federal funds to continue work on its freight access rail loop in West Vancouver. The port now ha... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:29:37 -0500The Ottawa Senators will be without captain Daniel Alfredsson, right, shown in this file photo being tripped by the Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy during the teams' last meeting on Dec. 16. CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:42 -0500By THE CANADIAN PRESSA WestJet plane takes off from the international airport in Calgary, Thursday February 13, 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld CAPTION 1... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:25 -0500By THE CANADIAN PRESSA WestJet plane takes off from the international airport in Calgary, Thursday February 13, 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld CAPTION 1... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:19 -0500VANCOUVER -- Two men were found dead after their vehicle plunged into British Columbia's Fraser River on Friday night.RCMP Sgt. Mike Bhatti said the incident occurred just before 8 p.m. local time in ... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:42:04 -0500Canadians flying to U.S. destinations will be physically searched at the gate before boarding their flight, part of a massive crackdown on air-travel security announced Saturday, a day after a botched... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:41:20 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:41:00 -0500VANCOUVER — A Burnaby Mountie is in hospital with head injuries after police say his cruiser was intentionally rammed by a woman fleeing an armed robbery.Vancouver police and Burnaby Mounties had se... The Province Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:52 -0500OTTAWA -- Passengers travelling to the United States should expect major delays at Canadian airports as security officials implement "emergency security measures" across the country Saturday... Vancouver Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:40:46 -0500EDMONTON -- Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a blind man was beaten to death this week in Alberta. Police said Thursday they had captured the second... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:28 -0500Martin and Janet Stern who were the victims of an attack at the Fernkloof reserve, speak about their experience from a hospital in Hermanus, South Africa, Dec. 23, 2009. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:25 -0500HERMANUS, South Africa -- A Toronto couple hiking in South Africa was stoned, stabbed, tied up with shoelaces and left bleeding in a remote area during a robbery, the couple said Wednesday from their ... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:21 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:18 -0500PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl two years ago in this eastern Ontario city was found guilty Wednesday. A judge ruled that Stanley Tippett,... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:14 -0500The literary form of the memoir - from Latin, via French, meaning "memory" - has had a good run these last few years. The quick-turnaround life story by the person in the news is among the safest bet... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:36:10 -0500About 17,000 from mostly North America, and Asia, Europe and Africa have arrived Canada for one of the largest organisation among Muslims in Toronto. World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:46:54 -0500(Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to match their longest winning streak of the season tonight, when they visit the rival Toronto Maple Leafs for a clash between Original Six foes at A... SportsNetwork Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:40:16 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 26, 2009) - As a result of an alleged terrorist incident on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, additional security measures have been put in place at C... Market Wire Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:35:17 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:10 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:09 -0500Manny Pacquiao says he is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the fighter's father and Golden Boy Promotions. In a statement posted Friday on his website, Pacquiao ass... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:07 -0500WINDSOR -- Ontario will ring in the new year with hefty new punishments for several traffic infractions, including a $2,000 ticket the first time you follow a fire truck too closely and a possible pri... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:21 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The most storied rivalry in hockey will see another chapter on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens on... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:56 -0500The Vancouver Canucks have enjoyed the West Coast recently, winning five of seven contests during their season-long, eight-game homestand. On Saturday, the Canucks hope to make it six of eight when t... CBC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:53:53 -0500Since 2005, Christian group National House of Prayer has been sitting in the public gallery of the House of Commons, silently praying for the politicians below. National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:44 -0500CALGARY ? WestJet says that effective immediately, passengers on its flights to the United States will undergo a secondary search. The Calgary-based airline says all passengers on U.S.-bound fli... CTV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:38:05 -0500After flying to Cairo and bussing a few hundred kilometers eastward, Montreal engineer Ehab Lotayef will try to enter the Gaza strip from a border crossing at Rafah, Egypt, on Dec. 28. For months, th... CTV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:37:48 -0500CALGARY ? WestJet says that effective immediately, passengers on its flights to the United States will undergo a secondary search. The Calgary-based airline says all passengers on U.S.-bound fli... CTV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:36:58 -0500OTTAWA -- Passengers travelling to the United States should expect delays at Canadian airports as major changes to security procedures come into effect Saturday morning, a day after a suspected terror... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:57:49 -0500A young Winnipeg woman known as "laughing girl" for joking about a fatal stolen car crash she was involved in was allowed home for Christmas after cutting off and damaging her electronic monitoring br... C News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:13 -0500OTTAWA — The federal government has ordered airports across Canada to step up security after a suspected terrorist attack on a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.In a statement issued Saturday, Transpor... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:08 -0500Drivers in Ontario caught violating a range of traffic laws will soon face licence suspensions, demerit points and fines that are double — and even quadruple — what they are now. Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:05 -0500WINDSOR, Ont. — A man is suing Windsor, Ont., police for what he describes as racially motivated intimidation and harassment by tactical team officers.Windsor resident Mohamad Jouduh, 26, is seeking... Canada.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:49:01 -0500 |
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