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Millions spent on federal ads

Millions spent on federal ads

The federal government has approved tens of millions of dollars in "economic action plan" ads this year even as it cites fiscal restraint to cut programs such as scientific research and environmental monitoring.
Alberta bus plows into trees sending six people to hospital

Alberta bus plows into trees sending six people to hospital

More than a dozen people were injured when a bus went off the road and plowed through a grove of trees in northern Alberta. It happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 2 between Edmonton and Slave Lake.
Quebec cop seriously hurt during speed-trap operation

Quebec cop seriously hurt during speed-trap operation

A Quebec provincial police officer is in critical condition after getting hit by a car during a speed trap operation north of Montreal.
Canada post reaches tentative labour deal

Canada post reaches tentative labour deal

Canada Post has finally reached a tentative agreement with its largest group of unionized workers after a bitter dispute that has dragged on for more than a year.
Ranchers calling for wolf cull after predators kill cattle

Ranchers calling for wolf cull after predators kill cattle

Conservation officers killed 146 B.C. wolves since 2011
Ontario boy injured after truck hits horse and buggy

Ontario boy injured after truck hits horse and buggy

A collision between a pickup truck and a horse-pulled buggy northwest of Owen Sound has injured five people, one of them seriously.
Harper backtracks on ei changes

Harper backtracks on ei changes

Rules would have hurt part-time staff
Tribunal dismisses complaint about naked Harper

Tribunal dismisses complaint about naked Harper

A complaint filed over a painting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the buff has been dismissed.
Two truckers killed in fiery B.C. crash

Two truckers killed in fiery B.C. crash

The body of a second driver killed in a fiery crash near Kamloops Friday has been recovered. Both drivers were killed around 7 p.m. when a logging truck and a semi-truck collided on Highway 5A, between Kamloops and Merritt.
19 Canadians injured, bus flips in new jersey

19 Canadians injured, bus flips in new jersey

An investigation was underway after a Canadian tour bus overturned and slid down an embankment on a New Jersey interstate exit ramp Saturday morning, injuring 19 passengers including two children. New Jersey state police Sgt.