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Calgary's new home price index suffers 8% slide

Calgary's new home price index suffered one of the biggest drops of any Canadian market in June, falling 8 per cent compared with year ago levels, Statistics Canada said.

Stranded woman's lawyer wants more Ottawa help

Canadian officials in Kenya confiscated the passport of Suaad Haji Mohamud and concluded she was an impostor.

Canada: H1N1 a pretext for 'political gamesmanship'?

August 11, 2009 Canada: H1N1 a pretext for "political gamesmanship"? Via the London Free Pres s: Tories accuse Grits of 'political gamesmanship' . Excerpt: Conservative MPs accuse the Liberals of "political gamesmanship" for calling a midsummer meeting of the House of Commons health committee to examine the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.

Canada's Afghan departure would 'seriously hurt' NATO: U.S. adviser

Afghan police officers learn response tactics under the watch of Canadian military and civilian police during an eight-week basic training program in Kandahar.

Canadian cellphone rates third highest in world

A new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canadians are being charged some of the highest cellphone rates among industrialized countries.

Three Leaders Vow to Forge a "Low-Carbon North America'

GUADALAJARA, Mexico , August 10, 2009 - "We share a vision for a low-carbon North America," the leaders of Mexico, the United States and Canada today declared, reaffirming "the urgency and necessity of taking aggressive action on climate change." Attending his first trilateral North American Leaders meeting, President Barack Obama pledged ...

Disappearing grizzlies

CALGARY a ' A federal report that suggests therea TMs no chance grizzly bears that once roamed the tall grass of the Prairies can be recovered in the region sends a sobering warning, says a group that is trying to protect the bruins.

Globalive Wireless calls new service Wind, hiring 300 immediately

Globalive Wireless is looking to fill 300 customer service positions immediately, the company said Monday as it announced it will call its new wireless service Wind.

NDP says BC drug trafficker should be transferred from US to Canadian prison

Ottawa's refusal to allow a Canadian serving a U.S. prison term for drug trafficking to transfer to a Canadian prison suggests the Conservatives' law-and-order stance is affecting its decisions, the NDP claim.

Harper to announce Canada reaches free-trade pact with Panama

Canada and Panama have reached a free-trade agreement. The fast-growing Central American nation becomes the eighth country to reach a trade pact with Canada over the last year.

Abbotsford-Mission is Canada's murder capital

Almost two decades ago, police warned about the growth of gangs in Abbotsford after teenager Kirby Martin was slain by a rival group.

Canada awards $1.2-billion contract for 15 Chinooks after delays, cost overruns

The Canadian military will receive 15 new Chinook helicopters to strengthen its ability to reach isolated regions and respond to disasters at home and abroad, the federal government announced Monday after three years of delays.

Flaherty touts Canada's banks on Chinese visit

Canada's banks are on display in China this week as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tries to woo officials there.

Critics want post-2011 Afghan plan

Ottawa is a place where plans are made. There are always plans. And even plans to make plans.

Vast expanse of Arctic ice melting

Vast expanse of Arctic ice melting The shore line near Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories is even more barren than usual this summer as the Arctic Ocean gives up tens of thousands more square kilometres of ice.

Costner auctions date for tragic concert-goer

Actor Kevin Costner attends a screening of 'Swing Vote' hosted by Touchstone Pictures and Treehouse Films at The Tribeca Grand Hotel on July 30, 2008 in New York City.

Weather been less than co-operative this summer? Don't blame your meteorologist

Bone-dry temperatures in British Columbia that have led to hundreds of wild fires.

Chretien Liberals had plan for fast rail: report

A newly released confidential report about speeding up Canada's passenger rail service made a series of recommendations that could have been completed by today if it had not been lost in the transition between the Liberal governments of former prime ministers Jean Chretien and Paul Martin.

Migrant farmers drop union certification

David Lipnowski / Winnipeg Free Press From left, Guillermo Sanchez, Heladio Martinez Perez and Luis Pascual Holz in the cauliflower fields at Mayfair Farm in Portage la Prairie.

Canadian stars in new series Glee

Hey, Bryan Adams, be a little more gleeful. Canadian Cory Monteith, the male lead in the much-talked-about new series Glee, was asked if he pitched any songs for the musical show.