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Dead man eaten by bear identifiedupdated: Sat Jun 02 2012 01:53:00

A man whose dead body was eaten by a bear has been identified as a convicted murderer. Kent Molgat of CTV reports.

Police: British Columbia man straps explosives to body, storms ex's houseupdated: Sat May 19 2012 01:54:00

A British Columbia man who held authorities at bay for more than six hours after allegedly strapping explosives to his body is presumed dead after the house he was holed up in exploded, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday.

Five killed in collision of two small planes over Canadaupdated: Sat May 12 2012 21:02:00

Five people were killed Saturday when two small planes collided in the air northeast of Saskatoon, Canada, officials said.

Hang-glider pilot accused of swallowing evidence in fatal fall granted bailupdated: Fri May 04 2012 21:55:00

A Canadian hang-gliding instructor who police say swallowed a memory card possibly containing video of a fatal accident was granted bail Friday, a court spokesman said.

Canada charges naval intelligence officer with espionage updated: Tue Jan 17 2012 16:33:00

Canadian police have charged a naval intelligence officer with leaking government secrets to "a foreign entity," the first time such charges have been laid under a secrecy law passed in Canada after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Man dies in Canadian avalancheupdated: Fri Dec 30 2011 18:22:00

A skier died in an avalanche in the province of British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday.

Suspected kidnapper apprehended in Canadaupdated: Tue Sep 13 2011 14:53:00

Police said Tuesday they have apprehended the suspected kidnapper of a 3-year-old Canadian boy who was returned to his home over the weekend, officials said.

Kidnapped Canadian boy returned homeupdated: Mon Sep 12 2011 12:11:00

A 3-year-old Canadian boy kidnapped four days earlier was returned to his home early Sunday, and police were searching for a suspect, officials said.

Jet was 5 miles from Canadian airport when it crashed, killing 12updated: Sun Aug 21 2011 13:30:00

Canadian authorities are trying to determine what caused a jetliner to crash near the remote Arctic outpost of Resolute Bay, killing 12 people.

Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arcticupdated: Sat Aug 20 2011 22:29:00

A charter flight crashed Saturday afternoon in Canada's Arctic, killing 12 people and injuring three others, officials said.

Motorist loses control at Canadian airport, striking 7 cab driversupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 20:14:00

A motorist at the Victoria International Airport in Canada apparently lost control Friday and hit a picnic table occupied by seven cab drivers, seriously injuring three of them, said Cpl. Chris Swain of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Canadian woman who vanished in March found in Nevadaupdated: Sun May 08 2011 17:12:00

Hunters found a Canadian woman who vanished seven weeks ago in her van on a remote road in northern Nevada, authorities said, as search crews scoured the area for her missing husband.

Canada arrests Somalia-bound man on terror chargeupdated: Wed Mar 30 2011 22:31:00

A man who was arrested on terror charges at a Toronto airport Tuesday was on his way to Somalia to join a militant group there, according to Canadian police.

People.com: Leslie Nielsen Diesupdated: Mon Nov 29 2010 11:14:00

The actor, famous for spoof films Airplane! and The Naked Gun, was 84

Hurricane Earl leaves heavy floodingupdated: Sat Sep 04 2010 23:10:00

Aerials show the destruction left by Hurricane Earl as it passed through North Carolia's Outer Banks. WRAL reports.

Canadian domestic terror investigation snares fourth suspectupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 15:51:00

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said authorities Friday took a fourth person into custody in their ongoing investigation into domestic terrorism.

Canadian terrorists chargedupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 15:51:00

Canadian officials say terrorists planned to construct and use IEDs as part of terror plot in Ottawa.

Third suspect arrested in alleged Canadian home-grown terror cellupdated: Thu Aug 26 2010 22:21:00

Three men suspected of being part of a homegrown Canadian terror group participating in terrorist activities are in custody, Canadian law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Canadians report 2 terrorism-related arrestsupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 19:52:00

Authorities in Ottawa, Canada, have made two terrorism-related arrests, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday.

Migrants on cramped ship appear to be in good shapeupdated: Sat Aug 14 2010 20:57:00

Almost 500 Sri Lankan migrants who spent three months on a cramped ship before being taken into Canadian custody appear to be in good health, officials in British Columbia said Saturday.

Gas cans, guns in car near G-20updated: Thu Jun 24 2010 22:14:00

Canadian police arrest a 53-year-old man near the site of the G-20 summit. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.

Arrest puts spotlight on security ahead of G-20 summit in Torontoupdated: Thu Jun 24 2010 22:14:00

The spotlight is on security -- as well as economic recovery plans -- as leaders from the world's biggest economies gather in Toronto for a pair of summits this weekend.

Quake shakes southern Canadaupdated: Wed Jun 23 2010 18:52:00

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Wednesday in southern Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Canadian police: Fertilizer purchase not suspiciousupdated: Thu Jun 10 2010 00:50:00

A man that southern Ontario police were looking for after he bought enough ammonium nitrate to make a bomb has contacted authorities and the purchase is no longer considered suspicious, officials said Wednesday night.

Canadian police seek man who bought enough fertilizer to make bombupdated: Wed Jun 09 2010 21:02:00

Police in southern Ontario are hunting for a man who purchased a large amount of ammonium nitrate fertilizer -- enough, officials say, to make a bomb.

Canadian fighters scrambled after bomb threat to planeupdated: Sat May 15 2010 23:46:00

Two Canadian fighter jets on Saturday escorted a Cathay Pacific Airways flight into Vancouver International Airport in response to a bomb threat to the plane, authorities said, though they later determined there was no threat aboard the aircraft.

Avalanche in Canada kills 2, injures 30updated: Sun Mar 14 2010 15:00:00

Two people were killed and 30 injured when an avalanche struck a snowmobile competition in western Canada, authorities said Sunday.

2 dead in Canadian avalancheupdated: Sun Mar 14 2010 15:00:00

Rescuers retrieve survivors of an avalanche in western Canada.

Canadian officials: Man breached security, got close to VP Bidenupdated: Wed Feb 17 2010 21:48:00

A man who authorities said apparently suffers from mental illness managed to breach security during the Olympics opening ceremony and get close to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Canadian officials said Wednesday.

People.com: Luger Came to Olympics with 'Hopes and Dreams'updated: Sun Feb 14 2010 15:26:00

An investigation blames the fatal high-speed crash on his error at a turn - not on a track problem

Canada assembles 15,000 to make Olympics secureupdated: Mon Feb 01 2010 22:12:00

An Olympic security plan five years in the making is taking shape in Vancouver this week.

Winter Olympics securityupdated: Mon Feb 01 2010 22:12:00

CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports on the security measures being taken to protect the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Canadian doctor charged in alleged PED schemeupdated: Thu Dec 17 2009 05:16:00

A Canadian sports doctor has been charged in Toronto with selling what some athletes consider to be a performance-enhancing drug, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday.

Doctor accused in PED schemeupdated: Thu Dec 17 2009 05:16:00

A sports doctor with ties to Tiger Woods faces charges for allegedly trying to sell a potentially performance-enhancing drug.

'Person of interest' questioned in model's slayingupdated: Fri Aug 28 2009 02:17:00

Canadian authorities said Thursday they talked with the woman believed to have helped reality TV star-turned-fugitive Ryan Jenkins check into the motel where he later took his own life.

People.com: Did Ryan Jenkins's Sister Help Him Avoid Capture?updated: Thu Aug 27 2009 11:29:00

Multiple Canadian media report that police are talking to his half-sister Alena Jenkins

People.com: Ryan Jenkins Found Dead in Motel Roomupdated: Mon Aug 24 2009 11:10:00

Wanted for the murder of model Jasmine Fiore, he died of apparent suicide, cops say

Alleged polygamists arrested in Canadaupdated: Thu Jan 08 2009 01:23:00

Two leaders of a Canadian polygamist sect were arrested Wednesday and charged with polygamy in what could be a landmark case, said Wally Oppal, attorney general of British Columbia.

Eighth body found after Canadian avalanchesupdated: Tue Dec 30 2008 18:27:00

Authorities Tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern British Columbia, a spokesman for the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

7 bodies found after Canadian avalanchesupdated: Mon Dec 29 2008 20:53:00

The bodies of seven of eight snowmobilers missing after Sunday's avalanches in southeastern British Columbia have been found, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday.

8 missing in avalancheupdated: Mon Dec 29 2008 20:53:00

Eight snowmobilers are unaccounted for after two avalanches in western Canada, while three others were taken to a hospital.

Skiers saved from dangling gondolas after tower snapsupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 10:30:00

A group of skiers had a fortunate escape Tuesday after they were rescued from a stricken gondola that was left dangling over a freezing creek at a ski resort in Canada.

Gondola tower collapsesupdated: Wed Dec 17 2008 03:29:00

A Gondola dangles in the air after the tower snapped injuring passengers vacationing at ski resort in Canada.

Passengers saved from dangling gondolas after tower snapsupdated: Wed Dec 17 2008 03:29:00

Passengers have been rescued from a gondola dangling over a freezing creek after the tower snapped in half Tuesday at a ski resort near Whistler, British Columbia.

Apparent 6th severed foot found in British Columbiaupdated: Wed Nov 12 2008 17:25:00

What appears to be a separated human foot inside a shoe -- possibly the sixth discovered in Canada's British Columbia in the past 15 months -- has been found on a riverbank, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday.

Update on bus beheadingupdated: Sun Aug 03 2008 23:18:00

CTV's Murray Oliver gives an update on the bus beheading and a further look at the victim.

Two of five feet found at shore are from same man, DNA showsupdated: Fri Jul 11 2008 09:11:00

Two of five feet that have washed up on the shores of British Columbia are from the same person, but authorities believe they are a long way from solving the mystery of where they came from.

Latest floating 'foot' turns out to be a hoaxupdated: Fri Jun 20 2008 16:47:00

What was believed to be the sixth human foot to wash up on the shores of British Columbia in recent months proved to be a fake, authorities said Thursday.

Sixth foot found in Canadaupdated: Fri Jun 20 2008 16:47:00

A sixth human foot has washed ashore in British Columbia. Global Network News' Ted Field reports.

Police pursue theories over severed feetupdated: Thu Jun 19 2008 09:38:00

Investigators are pursuing a variety of theories in their quest to unravel the mystery of six human feet that have washed up on the shores of British Columbia in the last 11 months.

Officials: Ecstasy is back, and it's laced with methupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 13:17:00

Nick, 16, says ecstasy is rampant in his high school, with kids often mixing the drug with meth and other substances.

Ecstasy's pipeline into U.S.updated: Wed Feb 20 2008 13:17:00

CNN's Kelli Arena reports on meth-laced ecstasy coming into the U.S. via Canada.

Balloon ride turns tragicupdated: Sat Aug 25 2007 22:31:00

Balloon ride turns tragic

Balloon fire kills mother, daughterupdated: Sat Aug 25 2007 22:31:00

The bodies of a mother and her daughter were retrieved Saturday after a hot-air balloon fire Friday evening in South Surrey, British Columbia, authorities said.

Fortune: How to get the most out of a mobile phoneupdated: Tue Aug 01 2006 15:51:00

The postman didn't ring twice - he rang dozens of times. And thanks to a new technology developed by Swedish company Micro Systemation, a British postman who stole credit cards from the mail and us...

Drug runners flew copters through canyons, officials sayupdated: Thu Jun 29 2006 13:03:00

U.S. and Canadian authorities said Thursday they had arrested more than 40 people and broken up six rings that smuggled drugs across the border using planes and helicopters.

Canada charges 12 with terrorismupdated: Mon Jun 05 2006 19:28:00

A list of charges released Monday by prosecutors in Canada shows that 12 men -- ages 19 to 43 -- were charged with participating in a terrorist group.

Bust shows gaps in U.S.-Canada borderupdated: Wed Apr 12 2006 20:53:00

As debate rages over securing the U.S. border with Mexico, authorities announced Wednesday that they had dismantled a human-smuggling ring that was running illegal immigrants into the United States through Canada.

Suspect was released minutes after warrant issuedupdated: Fri Jun 10 2005 19:27:00

U.S. border officials who detained, then released, an American at the Canadian border with a chainsaw and a knapsack full of weapons "relentlessly" looked for a reason to hold him, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told Congress.

Judge rules in favor of turban-wearing officerupdated: Fri Apr 30 2004 19:40:00

An administrative law judge has found the New York Police Department guilty of religious discrimination by banning a Sikh police officer from wearing a turban while on the job.

Canadian police charge man under anti-terrorism actupdated: Wed Mar 31 2004 01:44:00

Launching raids on two sites in Ottawa, officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested and charged a man with terrorism-related crimes spanning the Atlantic Ocean, according to a statement from the RCMP.

Canada stops car with grenadeupdated: Mon Feb 16 2004 18:08:00

Canadian Border Patrol officials Monday found a grenade in the glove compartment of a car that was trying to enter Canada from the United States, Canadian authorities told CNN.

Money Magazine: MY STOCKBROKER WANTS ME TO BUY SHARES IN HIS LOAD FUNDS. SHOULD I?updated: Sat Jun 01 1996 00:01:00

Q. My bank has a brokerage service, and one of the salesmen wants me to buy his funds with 5.75% sales loads. He says no-load funds cost just as much as load funds but hide their charges in managem...

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