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Australian man, 24, dies after falling while climbing Alberta mountain

KANANASKIS, Alta. - An Australian man has died after falling from a peak in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. RCMP say the 24-year-old was scrambling up Mount Kidd when he fell about 50 metres. ...

Winnipeg fighting to avoid what could be the city's worst year for mosquitoes

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg is stepping up measures to avoid what could be the city's worst year ever for mosquitoes. The city says the spring flood coupled with a recent deluge of rain have created ideal ...

Soldier killed when Canadian commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier travelling through a hotbed of Taliban activity was killed Friday when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after it was narrowly missed by th...

With a bow and a hand-shake, Canada welcomes Japanese emperor

OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda were prepared to bow as the 125th holder of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne disembarked from his plane Friday aft...

Startling, often unusual testimony wraps up at Manitoba child custody hearing

WINNIPEG - A young girl with skin covered in racist markings. A mother testifying in shackles. A father talking about interracial breeding and Norse gods. Weeks of often startling, sometimes strang...

Daughter had keys to car night it plunged into Ontario lock, killing four: father

MONTREAL - As he scanned an album packed with photos of his seven children enjoying family vacations of the past, Mohammed Shafee broke down while pondering the present. Three of Shafee's daughters...

Sask. appeal court asked whether commissioners can opt out of same-sex marriages

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government wants the province's highest court to weigh in on proposed legislation that would allow marriage commissioners to not perform same-sex marriages if it is contrary ...

Nobel Prize winning author criticizes Quebec's new hydro project

PARIS - Critics of a new hydroelectric project in Quebec now have a prominent ally - Nobel Prize-winning author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio. In an opinion piece published Wednesday in French-langu...

33 Canadian deaths associated with swine flu as Ontario up to 12

Ontario is now reporting 12 deaths associated with the swine flu for a national total of 33. A 37-year-old Toronto man who had underlying medical conditions tested positive for the virus. Ontario n...

Family, friends rush to Ont. home of mother of soldier killed in Afghanistan

BUCKHORN, Ont. - The latest soldier killed in Afghanistan was a gentle family man who had planned to return home to his wife and two young daughters at the end of the month, his uncle said Friday. ...