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Quebec's 400th bash used to score points

People watch a historical show as Quebec City officially kicks off celebrations to mark its 400th birthday on Thursday. Celebrations salute the July 3, 1608, arrival of explorer Samuel de Champlain, who founded what would become the provincial capital.

As the rain poured, so too did the political comments from Harper and France's PM


North must end dependence on diesel, B.C. Premier says

Gordon Campbell also says he believes B.C. voters will come around to province's climate change plan


C. difficile possible factor in 463 deaths

Newspaper tally of infected patients shows hundreds of deaths since January of 2006


Star witness in terrorism case warns prosecutors he's 'nobody's shill'

Mubin Shaikh's warning came outside a Toronto court minutes after he pleaded guilty to threatening a pair of 12-year-old girls in April


Three dead as car veers into Ontario lake

Accident occurred at Lake Joseph in the Muskoka region


Two police officers charged in grow-op probe

‘This is a betrayal of all the hard-working decent men and women in the Toronto Police Service and of all police,” a grim-faced Chief Bill Blair told a press conference


Thieves prepared to do some heavy lifting to make money on scrap metal

In Ottawa, manhole covers are disappearing at an alarming rate

Parachute? Check

Dave Springford is one of Canadaźs top gliding competitors.

Airborne Olympics

No engines allowed in this series of races where the motto's higher, faster, higher


Commentary

It should be safe and fair, but also be rare

Margaret Wente

Those who either lionize or despise Morgentaler miss the point


Globe Editorial

The order's 74 other snowflakes

Dr. Henry Morgentaler's appointment to the Order of Canada has understandably but unfortunately eclipsed a particularly good crop


Adam Radwanski

Adam Radwanski

Leaving the fringes behind

The Tories, unlike some conservative commentators, have learned to stop bashing their country


Blogolitics

Dan Cook

Dan Cook on the news

A few on the Hill

 

National news 

Veto of Morgentaler would have set precedent

Although the Governor-General has the power to strike names from the advisory council's list, it has never happened, expert says

Thousands seek shelter from Saskatchewan wildfires

So far this year, 460 wildfires have burned in Saskatchewan, up from 205 in 2007

Canada finds first case linked to U.S. salmonella outbreak

Ontario resident had just returned from travelling in the United States when the illness struck

Taser inquiry into airport death will go ahead

Crown prosecutors have not made a decision on charges in the incident

Audio, video evidence reveal Khawaja's movements in U.K.

Man accused in bomb plot was watched from the moment he stepped off an Air Canada flight

Crown wants five-year prison term in luring case

Belgian man has pleaded guilty to six charges involving a 13-year-old Montreal girl

Canada 2nd last among G8 on WWF climate scorecard

The World Wildlife Fund say none of the G8 countries are even half way to meeting ideal emissions targets

Auto parts maker closes plants, 2,000 jobs lost

Progressive Moulded Products Ltd. confirms it has ceased operations at plants in Toronto area

First the stroke, then a Newfoundland accent

Southern Ontario woman's file is the first documented case of foreign accent syndrome in Canada. 'My family thinks it's cute, but I don't,' Rose Doré says

Panel divided on crusader's nomination, vote suggests

Morgentaler defends his appointment; B.C. priest to return Order of Canada in protest


Politics 

Tories lose ground with women, Quebeckers, Ontarians

New poll shows Tories and Liberals are tied at about 31 per cent of national support

Giorno takes the helm in PMO

Pressure is on former Harris chief of staff to bring energy, focus to drifting government

Harper's native apology puts pressure on Bush

U.S. lawmaker says he hopes President will follow suit as bill acknowledging wrongs winds its way through Congress

Tensions surround 'green' expert panel

Insiders fear the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy is becoming increasingly politicized


Regional news 

Derailment leaks toxic chemical into Thompson

CP Rail disputes government report after divers assess submerged car

Ontario economy shrinks, fuelling fears of recession

Canada's largest province says continuing weakness in exports, lower business investment led to 0.3 per cent drop

Ombudsman preparing to investigate conditions in Ontario's nursing homes

Andre Marin said his office gets hundreds of complaints and ‘horror stories' relating to hospitals and long-term care facilities each year

Alberta imposes minimum drink prices

Rule aims to help reduce drunken rowdiness and binge drinking

Escaped salmon pose threat to wild stock

Strong ocean currents shift a net holding 30,000 salmon in Marine Harvest's Frederick Arm farm site near Campbell River

Two rail cars lie in B.C. river

Two cars loaded with chemicals are partially submerged in the Thomspon River, but neither appear to be leaking, CPR spokesman says

Day 1 of B.C.'s tax revs up political pressure

Extra 2.34 cents a litre for regular gasoline causes consternation, highlighting the challenge of carbon-pricing politics

Vancouver Aquarium loses popular resident

Tag, a 15-year-old Steller sea lion that was a hit with visitors, dies from oral cancer

Inmate shot in ambush at Alberta prison

Seven others stabbed in what officials are calling a gang ambush

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