Saturday 19th May, 2012
Canada's Hesjedal back in the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia
Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal took back the overall lead at the Giro d’Italia as the race took to the Alps on Saturday.Hesjedal took back the pink jersey from Joaquin Rodriguez, who wore it ...
Canada's Mark Oldershaw earns Olympic berth with canoe gold medal
Canada's Mark Oldershaw celebrates after winning his heat in the C1 500m semi-final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, N.S. on Friday August 14, ...
Niagara bishop who disappeared amid abuse case found in Montreal
More than two years after his sudden resignation and disappearance amid a growing sex-abuse scandal in his diocese, the former leader of Niagara-area Roman Catholics has been found in Montreal, ...
Former President George W. Bush casually endorses Mitt Romney
ExaminerEarlier this week, former President George W. Bush visited Washington where he delivered a speech at a human rights forum. Following his remarks, reporters caught up with the former president. When ...
New documentary raises awareness of mental illness and homelessness
ExaminerManfred Becker, Sarah Fortin, Louiselle Nol, Darryl Nepinak, and Lynne Stopkewich are the five filmmakers in charge of giving a human face to homelessness and mental health in Canada in a new ...
Gumball portrait to honour Calgary's Naheed Nenshi
CTVA portrait of Naheed Nenshi, Calgary's mayor, will be made out of gumballs by Calgary children. Kevin Green reports on the edible art designed by local artist Franz ...
Miss Universe Canada pageant to crown winner amid controversy
CTVTORONTO -; A civil rights breakthrough at Miss Universe Canada may not be universal. Miss Universe publicity director Brenda Mendoza says transgender competitors are welcome at all of its pageants ...
Quebec emergency law goes 'very far', ex-judge Gomery says
CBC NewsA retired Quebec Superior Court judge is weighing in on a controversial emergency law passed by the Jean Charest government on Friday, saying the new Quebec law goes "very far." ...
Judge sex complaint review holds 1st hearing
CBC NewsA complaint alleging sexual harassment and discrimination on the part of a Manitoba judge is being heard by the Canadian Judicial Council in a Winnipeg courtroom. The council's intial hearing ...
$50-million Lotto Max jackpot ticket sold in Toronto
The ProvincePeople pick up their tickets at the Waterfront Mall for the Lotto Max jackpot which is at the maximum $50 million for the third straight week, and there are 45 Maxmillion draws worth $1 million each ...
Montreal student protests: Police use tear gas, smoke bombs after Molotov cocktails reportedly tossed
The ProvinceMONTREAL - Appeals for calm from various student associations and political leaders following the passage of a controversial new law in Quebec appeared to be largely heeded as several thousand ...
Saskatoon’s Ron Olson heads up national housing group
The StarPhoenixFor a province that's been soaring on the power of its resources, boasts the only balanced budget in Canada and can claim the fourth-highest per-capita gross national income, one would think ...
Police struggling to cope with emboldened riot culture in Canada
National PostIn Toronto, at the G20 protests in 2010, police went in hard -- batons flailing, arrests sweeping -- and the outcome was a mess: destroyed property, public havoc and an outcry over police tactics. ...
Doctors concerned about Ottawa's cuts to safety net
Edmonton JournalCanada's doctors have issued a blistering critique of the Harper government's budget - blasting the Tories for "downloading" health-care costs to provinces and Canadians, and ...
Gills onions and Compliments salads recalled in Listeria scare
Canada.comOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced recalls of Gills brand Fresh Diced Red Onions and Compliments brand salads because of possible Listeria contamination.The onions were sold ...
Canadian Racetrack, Home to Derby-Winning Jockey, Struggling for Survival
International Herald TribuneVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Last week, jockey Mario Gutierrez was reunited with I'll Have Another in Baltimore, preparing for the Preakness Stakes, the follow-up to their victory at the Kentucky ...
Dylan Armstrong takes 2nd in shot put at Diamond League Shanghai
CBC NewsDylan Armstrong during the men's shot put at the Daegu Championships Meeting in Daegu, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee ...
Toronto residents receive automated calls after judge throws out election results
The Globe and MailBorys Wrzesnewskyj talks to reporters outside court in Toronto Apr. 23, 2012. Wrzesnewskyj had requested the court to throw out the result of the May election in Etobicoke Centre due to serious ...
Polar bear killed in Labrador
CBC NewsWildlife officials have shot a polar bear in St. Lewis, Labrador -- the third one killed by wildlife or police officers in the province in 2012. The bear wandered into the community Friday morning. ...
Ottawa sinks pollution checks
Times ColonistNine marine scientists and staff in North Saanich will lose their jobs as the federal government cuts almost all employees who monitor ocean pollution across ...
Conrad Black on Charles and Camilla’s travels to Canada
National PostOfficial celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee take place in Britain over the long weekend of June 1-4. In the next 30 days, the National Post will count down to that date and beyond ...
OxyNEO another prescription for disaster?
Canada.comDr. Irfan Dhalla, who has studied the opioid-addiction problem, is skeptical about Purdue Pharma's marketing claims that switching from OxyContin to OxyNEO will result in fewer misuse and ...
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