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Country singer Eddy Arnold dies at 89
Country music superstar Eddy Arnold, a pioneer of the Nashville Sound, has died at age 89.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Country music superstar Eddy Arnold, a pioneer of the Nashville Sound, has died at age 89.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Tempest over a Timbit: fired Tim Hortons cashier gets her job back
A Tim Hortons cashier in London, Ont., has been rehired after losing her job for giving a free Timbit to a customer with a fussy child.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A Tim Hortons cashier in London, Ont., has been rehired after losing her job for giving a free Timbit to a customer with a fussy child.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
'I want to be free': Latimer
A Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sherbrooke says no to plant biofuels on ethical grounds
The city of Sherbrooke has decided against running its municipal fleet on plant-based biofuels, saying it's unethical to divert agricultural products from the food chain.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 1:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The city of Sherbrooke has decided against running its municipal fleet on plant-based biofuels, saying it's unethical to divert agricultural products from the food chain.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 1:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Heavy traffic on P.E.I. as kids get to school without buses
Traffic ranged from above normal to very congested as P.E.I. coped with the first of two days without school buses on Thursday.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 1:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Traffic ranged from above normal to very congested as P.E.I. coped with the first of two days without school buses on Thursday.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 1:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ottawa likely to rule out sale of MDA space business today
The federal government is expected to officially close the door on the proposed sale of the space assets of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to a U.S. space and weapons company today.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 12:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The federal government is expected to officially close the door on the proposed sale of the space assets of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to a U.S. space and weapons company today.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 12:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Repairs to N.B.'s flooded roads expected to cost millions
Flood waters have receded in many areas of New Brunswick, leaving crumbling roads in their wake.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 12:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Flood waters have receded in many areas of New Brunswick, leaving crumbling roads in their wake.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 12:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Expected premier to be told about cancer tests: civil servant
A senior civil servant has told Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry he assumed Premier Danny Williams would be informed about lab testing problems in July 2005.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 09:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A senior civil servant has told Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry he assumed Premier Danny Williams would be informed about lab testing problems in July 2005.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 09:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
UN to probe Canada over lack of greenhouse-gas reporting
The UN says it will investigate Canada for failing to meet a Kyoto Protocol deadline on greenhouse-gas reporting and could bar it from an international carbon-trading scheme if the probe finds Ottawa broke the rules.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 10:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The UN says it will investigate Canada for failing to meet a Kyoto Protocol deadline on greenhouse-gas reporting and could bar it from an international carbon-trading scheme if the probe finds Ottawa broke the rules.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 10:11 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Monkey killed, another missing in Vancouver zoo break-in
One spider monkey was killed and another apparently taken from an exhibit at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, officials said Wednesday.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
One spider monkey was killed and another apparently taken from an exhibit at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, officials said Wednesday.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
