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Hurricane Earl speeding up but expected to weaken as it moves toward Maritimes

HALIFAX - As fishermen tied up their boats and farmers fretted over their orchards, forecasters tracking the movement of Hurricane Earl say it's looking more likely that the swirling storm will touch ...

Bail for man caught by surveillance in terrorism investigation

OTTAWA - A man arrested in connection with a terror probe, but never charged, has been granted bail on unrelated assault allegations. While the RCMP arrested the 20-year-old Ottawa man last week in...

More warnings issued ahead of hurricane Earl as storm churns toward Maritimes

HALIFAX - Tropical storm watches have been extended to Cape Breton and Iles-de-la-Madeleine as hurricane Earl churns toward Atlantic Canada. The Category 2 storm — which is tracking east of Cape ...

Judge says inmate can have thesaurus, compares prison to Humpty Dumpty

VANCOUVER - What's another word for unreasonable? A Federal Court judge has ruled a British Columbia prison was wrong to deny an inmate's request to buy a thesaurus, rejecting the Mountain Institut...

Expanded weather warnings issued ahead of hurricane Earl

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre has extended tropical storm watches to Cape Breton and Iles de Madelaine as hurricane Earl approaches. The centre's latest tracking places the Category 2 sto...

Hurricane Earl wobbles westward but continues its march towards the Maritimes

HALIFAX - Fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia secured their boats as best they could Thursday as hurricane Earl continued its march towards Atlantic Canada. Despite a slight shuffle to the west, ...

Rain and snow aren't a problem, but posties won't put up with nasty hawk

CALGARY - Rain, snow, sleet and hail may not stop the mail from getting through, but dive-bombing birds sure will. Canada Post has suspended mail service in part of the southwest Calgary community ...

First Nations deliver ultimatum to Ottawa over B.C. mine poised to destroy lake

OTTAWA - First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold. "...

Canada's shadow war ends when troops leave Kandahar in 2011, overseas commander

OTTAWA - The shadow war fought in Afghanistan by Canada's ultra-secret, special forces will also end next year when the army ceases combat operations in Kandahar, says the general in charge of the cou...

Video of feeding the bears goes viral, minister worries it sets a bad example

VANCOUVER - The grinning man with greying hair quickly darts backwards as a British Columbia black bear playfully paws at a green pail the man is hoisting before slopping out food for two of the hungr...