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Ontario Const. Vu Pham remembered at his funeral as modern day hero
WINGHAM, Ont. - The widow of a provincial police officer who died after being shot on a rural southwestern Ontario road says she has had visions and nightmares of being at his funeral. Heather Pham...
Free news on Net fails as business model for traditional news outlets: nsiders
MONTREAL - Media industry insiders are acknowledging that offering free news on the Internet has failed as a business model for traditional journalism outlets. Karen Dunlap, head of the Poynter Ins...
Police confirm two dead, one injured in Edmonton car dealership shooting
EDMONTON - Employees and customers of an Edmonton car dealership were struggling to deal with a shooting Friday morning in which two men were killed and a third man sent to hospital. Police said sh...
Loonie races towards parity, touches 20-month high on back of labour report
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar is racing towards parity faster than even the most daring economists predicted, but the surge could have longer term effects as more manufacturers weigh whether they can ...
Plea by two N.S. brothers charged with hate crimes expected in April
WINDSOR, N.S. - Two brothers charged with hate crimes after a cross was burned in the yard of an interracial couple in Nova Scotia are scheduled to enter pleas on April 19. Nathan Rehberg, 20, and ...
Dennis Skulsky stepping down as head of Canwest's publishing division
TORONTO - Dennis Skulsky is stepping down as head of the publishing division of Canwest Global Communications Corp. in what he described Friday as a "very personal decision" that does not signal any c...
Police officers arrive by the bus load for funeral of Ontario Const. Vu Pham
WINGHAM, Ont. - The hearse carrying the body of an Ontario police officer has arrived at a community centre in Wingham, Ont., for his funeral. Provincial police Const. Vu Pham's widow Heather as we...
Dollar jumps almost a cent as Canada adds another 20,900 jobs
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy created thousands of full-time jobs last month, but most of the hiring came in the public sector, while private employers continued to shed positions as they recover slow...
Two women killed, third wounded in eastern Ontario shooting, suspect arrested
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Two women were shot dead and a third critically injured Friday at a family home in the small eastern Ontario community of Mountain View, south of Belleville. Shocked neighbours i...
Police investigate reports of shooting in west Edmonton
EDMONTON - Police say there has been a shooting at a car dealership in west Edmonton and at least two people have been injured. A police spokesman says their condition is not known. A witness near ...
