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Hundreds of dedicated Vancouver 'naturists' turned out at Vancouver's famed nude beach Sunday to take part in the 12th annual Wreck Beach Bare Buns Run.
VANCOUVER (CBC) - A man has been arrested after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday afternoon left one woman dead and another seriously wounded, police said.
IQALUIT - Canada will be keeping closer watch on Russian activities in the Arctic following the invasion of Georgia, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday, adding that the country appears to have entered a "new era" of relations with Moscow.
A harrowing bus ride from Fort McMurray is over for two brothers who feared they were going to be victims of a knife-wielding man in a manner similar to a gruesome attack last month in Manitoba
Montreal has been voted the most expensive property to buy in a new international version of Monopoly, edging out major tourist destinations like London, Paris and New York.
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"The next thing I heard was a big, loud crash and I turned right beside me and I turned and I looked and here was this white spot with spider web effect and the only thing I could think of was, somebody shot," she said.
Luck and skill combined to save the life of a hiker mauled by a grizzly bear on the weekend. "He is one tough dude. I mean, what a morning for him," said Cadomin firefighter Zane Kreider, one of the first emergency personnel to attend. "Considering this w
Friends of Tim McLean, killed in a brutal attack on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba in late July, say someone has been cashing in on the tragedy by posing as his sister to solicit donations
Quebec’s gaming commission faces a potentially crippling payout as gambling addicts try to hold it responsible for downplaying the dangers of video lottery terminals.
An 18-year-old woman from Guelph, Ont., is facing charges after she allegedly stripped naked on a highway, ran into a cow pasture and threw mud and feces at police officers.
Early Saturday morning, a pet owner reported one of his two dogs became violently ill after chewing on a stick near the Kensington Sports Complex in the Vancouver suburb, Cpl. Alexandra Mulvihill said Saturday.
In a summer of record marine traffic in the Arctic, the Canadian military is about to begin a series of elaborate rehearsals in case something went wrong on any of the increasing number of cruise ships, pleasure craft, research or commercial vessels plyin
MELFORT, Sask. - One of two children injured in a highway rollover in Saskatchewan has died, boosting the death toll from the accident to five, RCMP said Friday.
The City of Toronto is taking over responsibility for the cleanup of properties around the site of last weekend's huge propane explosion, effective Saturday, the city announced Friday night
The chorus of voices blasting the federal Heritage Department's recent cuts to federal arts and culture programs grew louder on Friday, with critics calling the decision "appalling" and "disastrous" for the community.
Next week, in the remote Beaufort Sea 400 kilometres north of the Yukon-Alaska border, a team of Canadian government scientists aboard the Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent will embark on this country's latest assertion of sovereignty in the Arct
Standing at the edge of his canoe over the frigid waters of the Arctic, Noah Annahatak raised his arm and thrust his harpoon into a 48-ton beast twice the length of his boat.
Falling prices in Calgary and Edmonton are dragging down Canada's housing market, according to a report released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association.
CUPIDS, N.L. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it was like a reunion when Newfoundland and Labrador became part of Canada - nearly a century before the province actually did.
VANCOUVER (CBC) - A man has been arrested after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday afternoon left one woman dead and another seriously wounded, police said.
IQALUIT - Canada will be keeping closer watch on Russian activities in the Arctic following the invasion of Georgia, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday, adding that the country appears to have entered a "new era" of relations with Moscow.
A harrowing bus ride from Fort McMurray is over for two brothers who feared they were going to be victims of a knife-wielding man in a manner similar to a gruesome attack last month in Manitoba
Montreal has been voted the most expensive property to buy in a new international version of Monopoly, edging out major tourist destinations like London, Paris and New York.
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MONTREAL - The Thetford Chicken Massacre, with its hatchets, booze and bloody headless fowl, has ruffled the feathers of animal welfare activists.
"The next thing I heard was a big, loud crash and I turned right beside me and I turned and I looked and here was this white spot with spider web effect and the only thing I could think of was, somebody shot," she said.
Friends of Tim McLean, killed in a brutal attack on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba in late July, say someone has been cashing in on the tragedy by posing as his sister to solicit donations
Early Saturday morning, a pet owner reported one of his two dogs became violently ill after chewing on a stick near the Kensington Sports Complex in the Vancouver suburb, Cpl. Alexandra Mulvihill said Saturday.
Polar bears and glaciers may be icons of northern climate change but they are also swelling the sails of Nunavut's tourism industry.
In a summer of record marine traffic in the Arctic, the Canadian military is about to begin a series of elaborate rehearsals in case something went wrong on any of the increasing number of cruise ships, pleasure craft, research or commercial vessels plyin
MELFORT, Sask. - One of two children injured in a highway rollover in Saskatchewan has died, boosting the death toll from the accident to five, RCMP said Friday.
The City of Toronto is taking over responsibility for the cleanup of properties around the site of last weekend's huge propane explosion, effective Saturday, the city announced Friday night
A man from Fort Smith, N.W.T., was charged with aggravated assault Friday as the result of a bus brawl that sent another man to hospital in Edmonton
BC Ferries is advising passengers travelling from the Lower Mainland to Nanaimo, B.C., to use the Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver
Olympic medallist Silken Laumann challenges notion that nation has strong sports culture
Residents of a community in northern Labrador say they are furious about the cost of a watermelon at a local grocery store.
Next week, in the remote Beaufort Sea 400 kilometres north of the Yukon-Alaska border, a team of Canadian government scientists aboard the Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent will embark on this country's latest assertion of sovereignty in the Arct
Forty homeless people from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have found accommodation at three Vancouver hotels.
Standing at the edge of his canoe over the frigid waters of the Arctic, Noah Annahatak raised his arm and thrust his harpoon into a 48-ton beast twice the length of his boat.
A spike in the number of roaming felines has raised the hackles of some Burnaby residents who have threatened to take the matter into their own hands.
Falling prices in Calgary and Edmonton are dragging down Canada's housing market, according to a report released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association.
CUPIDS, N.L. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it was like a reunion when Newfoundland and Labrador became part of Canada - nearly a century before the province actually did.