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National News posted April 24 2013

Biggest elementary school in North America is model for multiculturalism

CBC Radio's Matt Galloway takes a tour of the biggest elementary school in North America and finds the very best of multiculturalism. MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

Trudeau Launches Liberal Ad Campaign

  Tomorrow Canadians will see how Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will respond to the Conservatives' attack ads. His party will launch their own... MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

Canada train plot suspects appear in court

Two men charged in Canada with plotting an attack on a passenger train have appeared in separate courts while Iran reacted angrily to police accusations that the... MORE…

Local News posted April 23 2013

Campaign Against Sexual Assault Gains Momentum

by Lauren Hjalmarson    'Sexual Assault Voices of Edmonton' is the Alberta-based association that developed the anti-rape 'Don’t... MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

Mrs. Harper visiting Kelowna's Soles4Souls

  Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the Soles4Souls warehouse in Kelowna this week.   Mrs. Harper... MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

New Border Fees Proposed for Canada-US Crossing

  Soon there could be a fee to cross the US-Canadian border when arriving by land to either country.   A recent proposal by U.S. Department... MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

Canadian woman released from Mexico jail after 18 months

A Canadian woman accused of plotting to smuggle Moammar Gadhafi's family into Mexico, has been granted her freedom after 18 months in jail. Crystal Goomansingh... MORE…

National News posted April 23 2013

Retail sales increase in February

  Retail sales rose 0.8% to $39.5 billion in February, a second consecutive monthly sales gain. Higher sales were reported in 7 of 11 subsectors,... MORE…

National News posted April 22 2013

Major Terrorism Plot for VIA Rail Train is Thwarted by RCMP

  An RCMP counter-terrorism investigation has led to the arrest of two men. The men, one from Toronto and one from Montreal, have been charged with conspiring... MORE…

National News posted April 22 2013

CSIS, Police Thwart Major Terrorist Plot Aimed at Canada

  A major terrorist attack planned on Canadian soil has reportedly been thwarted.   Arrests have been made in Quebec and Ontario on Monday... MORE…

National News posted April 21 2013

The beginning of the end for VIA Rail?

As other countries expand their rail services, VIA Rail is facing some stiff cutbacks. Global Toronto's Cindy Pom reports. MORE…

National News posted April 19 2013

Prices increase the most in Manitoba, and the least in British Columbia

  The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.0% in the 12 months to March, following a 1.2% increase in February. The slower increase... MORE…

National News posted April 18 2013

Putting the brakes on Canada's housing boom

The Bank of Canada is working to slow the growth of household debt and cool the country's housing market but it may be years to stabilize, says outgoing Bank... MORE…

National News posted April 18 2013

Number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries virtually unchanged in February

  Following three consecutive months of decline, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was virtually unchanged in... MORE…

National News posted April 17 2013

Canadian students turning to "Study Drugs"

The abuse of prescription medication is becoming increasingly common on campus. We go beyond the study hall and into the world of "study drugs." MORE…

National News posted April 16 2013

Police in Canada are investigating the involvement of two young men in an attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria

Police in Canada are investigating the involvement of two young men in an attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria. They were part of an Al Qaeda-linked group,... MORE…

National News posted April 16 2013

Heartland's Amber Marshall wants us to start now to plan for Canada's big 150

Heartland's Amber Marshall and other luminaries suggest ways to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday and make the nation better by 2017. MORE…

National News posted April 15 2013

Justice for Rehtaeh being demanded

From the Change.org site where there are already over 351,000 supporters of a petition. UPDATE: We have just heard that the RCMP is now reopening the investigation... MORE…

National News posted April 15 2013

Porter Airlines wants to be the third national airline in Canada

Canadians longing for lower prices for airline tickets just got some good news. Porter Airlines announced bold plans to try to expand its services across the country... MORE…

National News posted April 14 2013

Justin Trudeau wins Liberal leadership in landslide

"This is the last stop of this campaign but it is the very first stop of the next one," Trudeau told the crowd on the annoucement of his victory for... MORE…

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