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Alberta Health Services says court hearing on brain-damaged infant cancelled
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says a court hearing to consider the future of a brain-damaged infant on life support will not proceed. The parents of Isaiah May have been seeking to consult wit...
Disabled Canadian beaten in Australia recovering from surgery: mother
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who was forced out of his wheelchair and beaten in Australia is recovering following surgery. Heath Proden, who is 35, is feeling good, according to his mother, who spoke ...
New legislation to extend status could mean thousands of 'new' Indians
OTTAWA - Indians Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl is introducing legislation that will extend formal Indian status to the grandchildren of native women who married non-natives. The bill could add as m...
Canadians repair key Kandahar bridge blown up in suicide bomber attack
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers are repairing a key bridge on the road between Kandahar city and Pakistan after it was badly damaged by a suicide bomber's blast earlier this month. The Ma...
Former head of powerful construction union facing fraud and forgery charges
MONTREAL - The former head of a powerful constuction union in Quebec is being sought on fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jocelyn Dupuis for crimes ...
Infidelity may have sent alleged cop killer over the edge, says brother
SUNDRIDGE, Ont. - The brother of a man charged with killing Ontario Provincial Police Const. Vu Pham thinks allegations of marital infidelity may have sent Fred Preston over the edge. Alex Preston ...
