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March 16, 2010
OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching an investigating into Toyota Canada's handling of consumer concerns about the safety of its vehicles, Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday.
Man accused of killing cop remembered as devout family man
March 16, 2010
Scores of relatives and friends packed a small church to mourn Fred Preston, who died last week.
Commission says Muslim women must show face for health services
March 16, 2010
A Quebec commission said religious face-coverings aren't entitled to special treatment.
March 16, 2010
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to make an unusual cameo appearance at a key...
Review of military search and rescue times a breakthrough: MP
March 16, 2010
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The House of Commons committee on National Defence is set to review military...
Flaherty urges other developed countries to control their deficits
March 16, 2010
LONDON - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says other developed nations should come up with clearer plans on how they are going to get their weighty budget deficits under control.
Planes and trains: safety agency publishes watchlist of issues
March 16, 2010
OTTAWA - The agency charged with investigating transportation accidents has cited nine critical issues facing the country's transport system - and collisions at railway crossings head the list.
'Part of my childhood died' says Haim fan
March 16, 2010
TORONTO - Fallen teen icon Corey Haim was remembered with tears and laughter Tuesday as hundreds of friends, relatives and fans gathered at a funeral home to honour a troubled former heartthrob whose films helped define a generation.
Crown wants prison for notorious Canadian film pirate
March 16, 2010
MONTREAL - A Canadian man who drew international attention as a prolific producer of illegally copied movies was slapped with a two-and-a-half-month jail sentence Tuesday.
Mike Duffy slams journalism schools for thinking critically
March 16, 2010
Senator Mike Duffy has attacked the University of King’s College and other Canadian journalism schools for exposing students to Noam Chomsky and critical thinking.
Humiliation again for TTC after driver suspended for allegedly driving impaired
March 17, 2010
TORONTO - Toronto commuters took to the Internet on Tuesday declaring their transit system the "boozer way" after a driver was suspended without pay for allegedly drinking and driving a bus erratically.
Tories say 'protection of society' should be primary goal of youth justice
March 16, 2010
OTTAWA - The Conservative government wants to tighten the Youth Criminal Justice Act to give judges more power to consider "denunciation and deterrence" when sentencing violent offenders.
Sean Durfy decides family trumps role as chief executive of WestJet
March 17, 2010
CALGARY - As Sean Durfy navigated Canada's second-largest airline through a ruthless economic environment, he was simultaneously dealing with turbulent times for his young family.
Honda recalls Odysseys and Elements to address concerns about brake pedals
March 17, 2010
TORONTO - Honda is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles in Canada and the United States after some of the Japanese carmaker's customers complained about the feel of brake pedals.
Watchdog launches probe of RCMP fatal shooting of Nova Scotia man
March 16, 2010
HALIFAX, N.S. - The watchdog agency for the RCMP says rising public concern has prompted it to take the rare step of launching its own probe into the fatal shooting of a Nova Scotia man in his home by a police officer.
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