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Life after General Motors: communities in crisis rebuild for a bright future

Life after General Motors: communities in crisis rebuild for a bright future

Sat, 2009-07-04 11:49.

MONTREAL - The resurrection of the Chevrolet Camaro remains a sore point for many former General Motors workers near Montreal, but Quebec's last automotive town has discovered it's better off in some ...

Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor

Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor

Sat, 2009-07-04 11:31.

TORONTO - Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of victims to the tune of mil...

Winnipeg fighting to avoid what could be the city's worst year for mosquitoes

Winnipeg fighting to avoid what could be the city's worst year for mosquitoes

Fri, 2009-07-03 23:35.

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg is stepping up measures to avoid what could be the city's worst year ever for mosquitoes. The city says the spring flood coupled with a recent deluge of rain have created ideal ...

Australian man, 24, dies after falling while climbing Alberta mountain

Australian man, 24, dies after falling while climbing Alberta mountain

Fri, 2009-07-03 23:35.

KANANASKIS, Alta. - An Australian man has died after falling from a peak in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. RCMP say the 24-year-old was scrambling up Mount Kidd when he fell about 50 metres. ...

Soldier killed when Canadian commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan

Soldier killed when Canadian commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan

Fri, 2009-07-03 21:59.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier travelling through a hotbed of Taliban activity was killed Friday when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after it was narrowly missed by th...

With a bow and a hand-shake, Canada welcomes Japanese emperor

With a bow and a hand-shake, Canada welcomes Japanese emperor

Fri, 2009-07-03 19:32.

OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda were prepared to bow as the 125th holder of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne disembarked from his plane Friday aft...