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Depiction of proposed tanker route sparks complaint to standards agency

Researcher accuses Enbridge of misleading public in website video

Psychiatric assessment ordered in slaying

An Edmonton man who admitted in court he killed his former girlfriend, slashed an undercover police officer and stabbed a fellow jail inmate will undergo a psychiatric assessment.

Effect of fires on polar bears feared

Wildfires sparked by lightning near Hudson Bay are threatening the habitat of polar bears, encroaching on the old tree roots and frozen soil where females make their dens, conservation experts said Thursday.

Legion head appalled by anti-aboriginal joke in B.C. branch newsletter

The national leader of the Royal Canadian Legion has apologized for the actions of its branch in Cranbrook, which published a joke about murdering two "Indians.

CALENDAR: DRAGON BOAT FEST

TODAY 18th Annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival, today to Sunday at the Inner Harbour. Today's events: Eye Dotting Ceremony and Taoist Priests awaken the dragon at 1 p.m.
Police believe businessman was slain, warrants reveal

Police believe businessman was slain, warrants reveal

Search war-rants in the homicide investigation of New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland say police believe he was murdered.

Brush fire extinguished

A brush fire at Royal Roads University was extinguished Thursday by Colwood fire department, but it could have been much worse, said Fire Chief Russ Cameron.

Fraser River sockeye fishery might not open this year

Commercial and recreational sockeye fishermen on the Fraser River might not get a single opportunity to cast their nets this season.

Cougar in Sproat Lake attack shot dead

The cougar that attacked a Vancouver Island boy camping with his family on Sproat Lake near Port Alberni has been shot, according to police. The animal was killed about 5: 45 a.m.

Woman faced off with bear, broke into cabin to survive

An Alberta woman lost in northern bush for two weeks faced off with a bear, ate berries and sipped water from streams before she found a remote hunting cabin she believes saved her life.