Canada & World

Qatar flies with natural gas fuel

Qatar Airways is claiming its place in history by operating the world’s first commercial flight using fuel made from natural gas, creating a potential new source of aircraft fuel for the future.

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Father admits murdering kids

A mother who found her three children dead in her home told a B.C. judge that her estranged husband told her he murdered the children to protect them.

The Schoenborn children - Max

Khadr’s legal situation in Pakistan unclear: RCMP

Confusion surrounded Canadian Abdullah Khadr’s lengthy detention in Pakistan and obtaining information from that country’s intelligence agency was difficult, an RCMP investigator testified Tuesday.

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Suzuki honoured

Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki has won an honourary “Alternative Nobel” for his work to raise awareness about climate change.

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Canada briefs – October 14

A lawyer is suggesting to the Manitoba Court of Appeal that a five-year-old girl may have sought refuge in a basement after she was repeatedly beaten, shot at and verbally abused.

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Canada briefs – October 10

A new poll suggests that while Canadians seem pretty enthusiastic about February’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbians remain skeptical the Games will be beneficial,.

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Kurtis Coombs walks outside of town hall in Paradise

Judicial recount for municipal election won by 19-year-old ends in tie

A judicial vote recount ending in an exact tie has squelched the hopes of a teenager who was briefly thought to be Canada’s youngest mayor ever — at least for now.

Kurtis Coombs walks outside of town hall in Paradise
Col. Danielle Savard

Canadians at KAF prepare to turn over Role 3 Hospital to U.S. doctors

The big red letters on the large white sign at Kandahar Airfield’s Canadian-run Role 3 Multinational Hospital say it best: “The Best Care Anywhere.”

Col. Danielle Savard

Position prompts walkout at climate talks

The government’s push to abandon much of the Kyoto protocol prompted dozens of developing countries to walk out on Canada’s address during recent climate talks in Thailand, The Canadian Press has learned.

Self-employed EI benefits easier said than done

On Parliament Hill, most everyone agrees that self-employed people like Lainey Bonsell should be able to tap into parental benefits when they decide to start a family.

Ottawa, Inuit near deal on marine park

Canada is moving to firm up control over the disputed Northwest Passage by designating the waters of its eastern entrance a national marine conservation area.

Mother of three murdered children to testify at their father’s trial

A mother is expected to describe Tuesday the unimaginable horror of coming home to find her three children dead.

Described as one of "the greatest classic covers in all of philately

Canadians to bid on rare pre-Confederation stamps

Canadian stamp enthusiasts will soon have a rare opportunity to bid on a collection of stamps that predate Confederation, but the diminutive collector’s items come with hefty price tags.

Described as one of "the greatest classic covers in all of philately

Winnipeg bathhouse fire victim loved to perform as drag queen

Members of Winnipeg’s gay community are mourning after two people died in a fire at a local bathhouse.

Garth Turner resigns as Liberal candidate

Political maverick Garth Turner said Monday he was resigning as a possible Liberal candidate in the next election while taking shots at both Michael Ignatieff and Stephen Harper.

Gang violence could spread: experts

A car-bombing, a downtown gunfight, a targeted drive-by killing outside a restaurant.

Warren Latimer holds up a local newspaper as he provides support for his brother Philip

Church facing new abuse suit

A Nova Scotia man who has filed a civil lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Church alleging sexual abuse spoke out on the accusations for the first time Thursday, saying he doesn’t want to see a separate class-action settlement fail.

Warren Latimer holds up a local newspaper as he provides support for his brother Philip
Allan Dwayne Schoenborn

Trial begins for father accused of killing kids

The murders of three children in their Merritt, B.C., home were planned and deliberate acts of revenge against their mother, Crown prosecutors told a judge on the first day of the murder trial of their father.

Allan Dwayne Schoenborn

Parliament to decide Afghan role

Two cabinet ministers have signalled that Parliament will decide Canada’s future role in Afghanistan when the Conservative government settles on a precise configuration for the new mission.

Correctional Services of Canada employees are briefed by a police officer as they come to lend a hand in the search for their colleague Natasha Cournoyer who disappeared Thursday evening after work

Tragic day for Corrections Canada employee began with talk of promotion

On the day she went missing, Natasha Cournoyer was talking to her bosses about a promotion.

Correctional Services of Canada employees are briefed by a police officer as they come to lend a hand in the search for their colleague Natasha Cournoyer who disappeared Thursday evening after work