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Killer avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., had been building all season, say experts

The victims of Saturday's killer avalanche in British Columbia were caught in a snow slide powerful enough to destroy a house, one that had been building all season and lacked only a trigger, an avala...

Man had seconds to hug his son tight as B.C. avalanche swept over them

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - In the seconds before a wall of snow swept over them, George Hall turned, wrapped his ams around his 13-year-old son as tightly as he could and hugged him. The two tumbled togeth...

RCMP say almost everyone accounted for after deadly B.C. avalanche

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The scope of the tragedy was still unfolding Sunday after a massive avalanche came down on a group of snowmobilers in British Columbia's Monashee Mountains, apparently triggered by ...

Police probe suspicious deaths of elderly couple found in N.B. home

SAINT-ANDRE, N.B. - RCMP officers are investigating the suspicious deaths of an elderly couple whose bodies were found in their home in northwestern New Brunswick on Saturday. Police say they recei...

A 19-year-old man killed in fatal accident during Montreal parade

MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man was killed during Montreal's St. Patrick's parade after jumping from a flatbed truck. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon along the parade route that ran down the ci...

Growing immigrant population means cross-the-board political scrap for votes

OTTAWA - Projections that visible minorities will soon dominate Canada's cities are no surprise to political operators in Ottawa. All three of the major national parties are developing aggressive s...

RCMP now say two dead, many accounted for in BC slide but search continues

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The scope of the tragedy was still unfolding Sunday after a massive avalanche came down on a group of snowmobilers in the Monashee Mountains, apparently triggered by three daredevil...

Cash shortage for moms in Canada as Tories promise global aid

OTTAWA - Federal cash for troubled pregnancies and newborns in Canada remains in short supply even as the Conservative government leads a global campaign to improve the health of mothers and children ...

Northern New Brunswick economy braces for court ruling on fate of Atcon

FREDERICTON - A northern New Brunswick city that has endured one economic blow after another is bracing to learn the fate of a homegrown company on the brink of collapse, despite receiving millions in...

University of Calgary researchers unlock gene secrets of opium poppy

CALGARY - Scientists at the University of Calgary announced Sunday they have unlocked one of the genetic secrets of the opium poppy - a discovery that may open the door to cheaper and more readily ava...