Provides the latest RSS feeds for Canada News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Vancouver Star.com http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/71df8d33cd2a30df/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 Ryon Jones, Online News WriterWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going, especially in these challenging economic times. This was the collective mindset of 18 persons who turned up at the Ministr... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859423/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55:10 -0400 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859423/ There may have been butter on the pigskin in Saskatchewan Friday night. B.C. Lions' receiver Ryan Grice-Mullen dropped a Hail-Mary pass with 13 seconds to go that would have given B.C. the win in a b... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859568/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:26 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859568/ The Toronto Blue Jays, making their first appearance at a new Yankee Stadium, were welcomed by a familiar face on Friday. However, New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett wasn't a very courteous host a... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859569/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:22 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859569/ (Facebook) More than 300 people gathered at a funeral home in Delta on Friday to pay their respects to a Surrey teenager killed in a car crash. Sanjeeve Sharma, 15, died Monday when the car in which ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859570/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:22 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859570/ The Conservative attack ad was part of a pamphlet sent to homes in Bloc Québécois ridings. It alleged that by not supporting the Tory bill to impose minimum sentences for child trafficking offences,... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859566/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:23 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859566/ U.S President Barack Obama smiles as he sits during a photo opportunity in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb.19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn OTTAWA - Canadians remain smitten with Barack Obama. That's ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859573/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:09 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859573/ Captain Canada is on the move. Ryan Smyth has been traded from the Colorado Avalance to the Los Angeles Kings, his new team announced on Friday. The 33-year-old from Banff, Alta., was invited to Tea... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859567/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:27 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859567/ Japanese Emperor Akihito (left) and Empress Michiko (centre right) are escorted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon (centre left) and Minister of International Trade Bev Oda (right) as they... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859466/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:08 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859466/ LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec judge has fined a man more than $40,000 for publishing photos and videos online of himself and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sexual acts. Superior Court Justice Sylviane Bo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859572/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:07 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859572/ EDMONTON — If mad cow disease wasn’t the death knell of the cattle industry, the latest drought might finish it off, some farmers say.Rob Somerville fears he may have to start selling his herd. Hi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859147/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:38:59 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859147/ BARRHEAD, Alta. — A car belonging to two hunters who went missing nearly five years ago was pulled from the Athabasca River by the Alberta RCMP on Friday. Brian Nadeau and Dave Pushor went hunting i... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859565/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:38:55 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859565/ Jodi Henrickson's family returned Friday to the place where she boarded a ferry for Bowen Island two weeks ago, asking travellers to watch out for the 17-year-old, who hasn't been seen since June 20. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859467/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:59 -0400 The Province http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25859467/ Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations. Turko... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857881/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:29 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857881/ A back injury will prevent soccer legend Zinedine Zidane from playing a charity soccer match Saturday in Vancouver, but the game has been rescheduled for July 12. The game will be played at a differe... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857879/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:10 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857879/ The names of the Edmonton Oilers who would have gone in a trade for disgruntled Ottawa Senator Dany Heatley were made public, and Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini isn't happy about it. The Sen... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857883/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:59 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857883/ Canada is off to a perfect start at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, defeating Jamaica 1-0 on Friday in Los Angeles. Toronto FC's Ali Gerba scored the winner for the Canadians in the 75th minute. On a th... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857505/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:11 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857505/ A van sought in connection with the death of a Burnaby businessman on Thursday may be linked with a theft that took place in the city two weeks ago. While Burnaby police have not revealed the details... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857884/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:56 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857884/ OTTAWA — Speculation is mounting over how half a ton of gold could have gone missing from the fortress-like mint headquarters in Ottawa, supposedly one of the most secure buildings in Canada.The bul... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857506/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:48 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857506/ The Saskatchewan government is looking to introduce legislation that would let provincial marriage commissioners refuse to perform same-sex marriages for religious reasons. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857882/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:39 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857882/ No animals have been accepted for travel on either Air Canada or WestJet airlines since Dec. 15, with the ban extending until Jan. 6 on WestJet and the following day on Air Canada. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857446/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:15 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857446/ VANCOUVER ISLAND - Two Vancouver Island marmots are back home in the hills after they wandered away from their alpine meadows to check out suburbia.A two-year-old female was spotted at a Port Alberni ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857537/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:00 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857537/ VANCOUVER -- Air Canada is standing firm on its new policy to allow cats and small dogs to travel in passenger cabins, despite health concerns from people who suffer from pet allergies. The Lung Assoc... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857440/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:30 -0400 National Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857440/ Reminiscent of the famous climactic scene in the classic movie Dr. Strangelove, Canadian General Walt Natynczyk (right) rides a torpedo at the Armed Forces display at the Stampede in Calgary on July 3... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857784/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:12 -0400 Calgary Herald http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857784/ A Quebec court has granted authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit against Groupe Aeroplan Inc., after the company began to cancel points accumulated in its loyalty program for those who did no... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857464/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:42 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857464/ The Canadian Press Ontario is now reporting 12 deaths associated with the swine flu for a national total of 33. A 37-year-old Toronto man who had underlying medical conditions tested positive for th... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857885/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:26:46 -0400 CTV http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857885/ TORONTO: Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for C$1.74 billion (US$1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. The Vancou... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857711/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:29:54 -0400 China Daily http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857711/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A second daily Amtrak train will operate between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, through the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Washington Transportation Dep... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857880/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:16 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25857880/ Baffinland Iron Mines may have to consider other routes to ship ore from its proposed Mary River mine site in Nunavut, due to public concerns presented to environmental assessors earlier this year. T... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855610/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855610/ Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each homered as the New York Yankees doubled up Toronto, 4-2, in the opener of a four-game set. Mark Teixeira added a hit and an RBI for t... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856024/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:20 -0400 SportsNetwork http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856024/ AC.B ) and the union representing its mechanics and technical staff will likely continue through the weekend as the airline tries to obtain a wage freeze and pension relief it says it needs to survive... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855516/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:37 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855516/ Deputy Managing Editor Harold Munro gives an update on the stories that the editors and reporters of The Vancouver Sun are working on for publication in tomorrow's newspaper and online. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856039/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:12 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856039/ A 39-year-old Toronto woman has invested more than $10,000 in the search for her missing dog and doesn't plan on stopping until the crucial member of her family is returned safe and sound.Tommy, a 19-... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856035/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:47 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856035/ The Saskatchewan Party government is proposing legislation that would allow the province's marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same-sex marriages. In a news release Friday, the government sai... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856027/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:44 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856027/ The Grouse Grind trail on Vancouver's North Shore reopened Friday afternoon after being closed due to falling rock. The trail reopened at 4 p.m. PT after the steep mountain path was closed Thursday a... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856021/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:03 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856021/ A Quebec court has granted authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit against Groupe Aeroplan Inc., after the company began to cancel points accumulated in its loyalty program for those who did no... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:19 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856026/ An aerial view of Duck Pond in Newfoundland, which became part of Teck through the acquisition of Aur Resources in August 2007. Now the Chinese Investment Corp. is looking to invest in Teck Resources. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855872/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:32 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855872/ TORONTO -- Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun.Jim Flaherty gave his most ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855491/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:14 -0400 Miami Herald http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855491/ Their Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan are on a 10-day state visit to Canada starting July 3, 2009 that will take them through Quebec, Ontario and B.C. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856037/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:28 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856037/ VANCOUVER — Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane attracted a large crowd of media and well-wishers Friday as he whisked into a summer camp on the city's east side for an appearance.Zidane appea... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856038/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:25 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856038/ Jesse Lumsden has a dislocated shoulder, but more tests are needed to determine how long the Edmonton Eskimos' star running back will be out of action, says head coach Richie Hall. Lumsden injured hi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856031/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:47 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856031/ Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Ottawa Friday afternoon for an official visit to Canada. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda welcom... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855902/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:05 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855902/ Matthew David Mikolajczyk is an escapee from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm in Port Coquitlam who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855613/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:21 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855613/ KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855920/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:42 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855920/ Several sanitation workers, members of Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, sat in canvas folding chairs in the shade today by the hockey rink in Christie Pits park, eating sunflower s... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855832/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:28 -0400 National Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855832/ Marilyn Holsten outside VGH after completing one of her 5 day a week dialysis treatments, Vancouver, July 02. She is facing eviction due to her use of medical marijuana which she uses to combat ghost ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856033/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:14 -0400 The Province http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856033/ Saskatoon's taxi industry, a source of frustration for users who complain there aren't enough cabs on the road, hailed a new era Friday as a rebranded fleet of vehicles emerged to offer a competing se... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855482/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:57 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855482/ Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was the only Canadian to crack the podium Friday at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, turning in a third-place finish in the 100-metre hurdles. Former world champion and Cana... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855904/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:58 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855904/ General Motors Corp. confirmed Friday that it has received a non-binding offer for its Opel division from the holding company of a Chinese automaker. GM Europe spokesman Christopher Preuss refused to... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856028/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:46 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856028/ KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855919/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:54 -0400 Leader-Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855919/ Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 13:17 CDT Canada's annual Calgary Stampede got under way Friday as divorce consultants prepared for their own surge in unhappy couples after the 10-day event. Bille... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855772/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:21 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855772/ WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - Mr. Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's Minister of State (Science and Technol... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855583/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:04 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855583/ OTTAWA — Canada's ability to watch over its coastlines and the Arctic will get a boost early next year when an orbiting satellite is upgraded, allowing it to better conduct surveillance of vessels.T... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856025/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:22 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856025/ A plan to run a second train between Seattle and Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games is back on track. Talks to extend Amtrak's Cascades service to British Columbia had been stalled for mo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856022/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:45 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856022/ A former Edmonton police officer was fined $8,000 plus victim surcharges for causing a fiery crash last spring that injured four teenagers. Douglas Kurtis Brown has also been banned from driving a ve... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856040/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:43 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856040/ At time when the U.S. and Canada are pouring tens of billions of dollars into General Motors Corp. to give the bankrupt automaker a new lease on life, why is Mexico flying under the radar? http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855913/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:49 -0400 Time http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25855913/ OTTAWA, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Ottawa on Friday afternoon on the first leg of their 15-day visit to Canada and the U.S. state of Hawaii. The... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856041/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:51:00 -0400 Breitbart http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25856041/ Police say foul play is suspected after a man's body was found in Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park Friday morning. The park in the Upper Fraser Valley just east of Chilliwack, B.C., was shut down as... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853805/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853805/ Vancouver-based amateur triathlete Matt Brown is preparing for this summer's Ironman competition in Penticton, and the vision-limited athlete is trying to raise $140,000 for the CNIB.Brown, a vice-pre... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853812/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:35 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853812/ Vancouver art gallery workers have reached a tentative deal in a contract dispute with their employer. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 15 president Paul Faoro said the two sides were able to... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853814/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:50 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853814/ Forward Ruslan Fedotenko agreed to a one-year, $1.8-million US contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, general manager Ray Shero announced. Fedotenko made $2.25 million last season and opted... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853802/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:59 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853802/ The City of Montreal announced Friday it’s expanding the Bixi bike-rental program several months earlier than expected. By the end of the summer, the city plans to have 100 new bike stations and ab... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853803/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853803/ As expected, the lawyer for an Alberta woman found guilty of second degree murder in the death of her newborn son, has officially launched an appeal. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853818/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:56 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853818/ A man who drove up to the main doors of Calgary City Hall wanting to deliver a package to the mayor was arrested on Friday around noon. The man, 40, had driven an older Ford car up the wheelchair ram... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853815/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853815/ TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario has condemned, in the strongest possible language, last week's coup d'etat in Honduras. At a June 30 ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853549/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:21 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853549/ CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- The head of U.S. Central Command warned Friday that the thousands of American troops surging into Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province to battle the Taliban are in for a t... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853725/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:46 -0400 Associated Press http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853725/ Cpl. Nicholas Bulger, 30, from Peterborough, Ont., was killed when convoy which transports Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb. Five others were injured. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853405/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:05:45 -0400 National Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853405/ Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed Friday when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after the senior commander of coalition forces in the province narrowly missed the same explos... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853624/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:16 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853624/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) is encouraging all potential applicants to apply f... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853608/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:24 -0400 Market Wire http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853608/ A 39-year-old Toronto woman has invested more than $10,000 in the search for her missing dog and doesn't plan on stopping until the crucial member of her family is returned safe and sound.Tommy, a 19-... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853796/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:45 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853796/ Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko embarked Friday on a 15-day visit to Canada and Hawaii to promote good will and friendship as well as to interact with people of Japanese ancestry there. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853618/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:37 -0400 Japan Times http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853618/ TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (10,288.01, up 42.10 points): Teck Resources ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853807/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:45 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853807/ Historically low interest rates and discounted housing prices are fuelling a real estate boom on B.C.'s south coast with sales in Vancouver up 75 per cent compared to June of last year. Strong activi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853804/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:56 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853804/ BG International will exercise its right to buy a 45 per cent stake in a natural gas property off the coast of Trinidad from Canadian Superior Energy Inc., the two companies announced Friday. http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853258/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:58 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853258/ TORONTO — Canadian stocks inched slightly higher Friday in a slow day of trading marked by the Fourth of July holiday long weekend south of the border.With U.S. markets closed, The S&P/TSX compo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853799/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:36 -0400 Canada.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853799/ An Ottawa resident who has been lobbying to put a wind turbine in his backyard in the city's Westboro neighbourhood has been told that his project is grinding to a halt. Graham Findlay had applied fo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853793/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:04 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853793/ LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Two Polish men were arrested Thursday in connection with the suspected strangulation of a 38-year-old Ukrainian-born Canadian who was found in a gorge by a passerby Wednesday, Cypr... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853412/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:05:26 -0400 National Post http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853412/ RCMP in Barrhead, 120 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, are trying to extricate a vehicle from the Athabasca River that may be connected to two men missing since 2004. The vehicle was completely subm... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853820/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:56 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853820/ Denis Protti has received medical treatment at several hospitals and doctors' offices around B.C. and the world, but none ever shared information with each other.And that's very frustrating for the in... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853160/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:47 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853160/ IROQUOIS, ONTARIO -- 07/03/09 -- Mr. Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will ... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853220/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:53:45 -0400 Earth Times http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853220/ Airdrie is threatening to shut off water to homes without new meters. About 8,000 homes in the small city north of Calgary are on the list for upgrades. Residents will be given five notices, includin... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853816/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853816/ Construction work on a windmill as tall as a 20-storey building on the peak of Grouse Mountain was halted Friday because of safety concerns about lifting the massive blades. A Skycrane helicopter was... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853806/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:54 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853806/ Wiggles the pig is seen in his new home with Toronto Humane Society animal cruelty officer Tre Smith. (THS handout) Hopefully no big bad wolf blows this house down. Wiggles the pig now has a house ma... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853809/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:38 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853809/ LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec judge has fined a man more than $40,000 for publishing photos and videos online of himself and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sexual acts. Superior Court Justice Sylviane Bo... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853808/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:47 -0400 C News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853808/ The RCMP busted a boatload of bootlegged booze after spotting a number of intoxicated people on a lake outside a reserve in northern Manitoba. Police had received a tip several days ago that shipment... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853792/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:08 -0400 CBC News http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853792/ OSLO - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep came third and fellow Canadian Perdita Felicien finished fifth Friday in the 100-metre hurdles at the Golden League Bislett Games. American Damu Cherry won in 12.68 seco... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853620/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:44:45 -0400 TSN http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853620/ TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won’t be goi... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853533/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:31 -0400 Japan Today http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853533/ (RTTNews) - Toronto stocks finished a light trading day slightly higher on Friday, snapping a two-session streak of declines. Mining stocks post a notable gain in an otherwise uneventful session. The... http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853629/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:58 -0400 Quote.com http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/71df8d33cd2a30df/id/25853629/