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 Flight attendant charged with setting fire
U.S. officials have arrested a flight attendant for allegedly setting a fire on a flight from Minneapolis to Regina last week. Officials said he told investigators that he was upset with the airline because he did not want to work that particular route. 5/15/2008 5:30:14 PM
 Put 'price on waste and pollution': Dion
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion pitched his controversial proposal to tax carbon emissions, despite warnings from his own caucus that such a policy would be politically risky. "Conservatives will try to confuse, mislead and scare Canadians," he said. 5/15/2008 5:24:49 PM
 Lottery Corp and 'Winner' misleading public
An Ontario store owner who claimed a $21.5-million prize in 2006 misled lottery officials when he first spoke to them about the winning ticket, according to documents recently obtained by CBC News after a lengthy dispute with the province's lottery corporation. 5/15/2008 5:21:39 PM
 Official 'Stupidity' on exhibit at Taser inquiry
When we heard last week that Mounties had zapped a penknife-waving, 82-year-old heart patient in his Kamloops hospital bed, it was clear that, whatever faults the Taser might have, they are being exacerbated by police stupidity. 5/15/2008 3:52:30 PM
 Ontario slams Ottawa over Caledonia
Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant is calling on the federal government to live up to its responsibilities to aboriginal Canadians by setting a deadline to resolve the long-simmering standoff between native and non-native protesters in Caledonia. 5/15/2008 11:54:32 AM
 RCMP close GrowOps so Asia is sending tons
Police in Vietnam say they have found nearly nine tons of cannabis in a shipment of blue jeans from Pakistan. The authorities say it is their largest ever drugs seizure. The drugs are believed to have been ultimately bound for Canada. 5/15/2008 11:30:12 AM
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Marijuana popular among educated, middle-class Canadians A variety of educated, middle-class Canadians are "making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana" to relax or focus on leisure activities, say researchers behind a new study spotlighting pot smoking behind the nation's picket fences. A nationwide poll released this week showed 53 per cent of Canadians support the legalization of marijuana. 5/15/2008 2:47:41 PM
Librarian pleads guilty to $500,000 fraud The former head of a rural Saskatchewan library system has pleaded guilty to fraud — about $500,000 worth, according to the Crown. The fraud consisted of taking library money in an elaborate book-buying scam. 5/15/2008 9:09:12 AM
UN: Canada stalling emergency food meeting Canada is one of just six countries withholding support for an emergency "right to food" meeting amid the current global food crisis. "In Canada, you're dealing with the food industry and Agriculture Canada, which is largely penetrated by the large food corporations," said Graham Riches. 5/15/2008 8:14:07 AM
Calgary Police employee tied to grow op The Calgary Police Service has laid drug trafficking charges against one of its own after raiding marijuana grow op houses in Chestermere that led them to a civilian employee. 5/15/2008 8:06:20 AM
Alberta to crack down on cheap drinks Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said his government is working on new rules to limit alcohol consumption in bars following a weekend attack on two Edmonton police officers who were trying to break up a fight outside a downtown bar. 5/15/2008 7:15:04 AM
The Nasty side of fishing Apuzzling spate of violence against Asian-Canadian anglers last summer is now a provincial call to arms, a crusade against profiling that involves the Ontario Human Rights Commission, helicopters, undercover police dressed as fisherman and the threat of a lawsuit. 5/14/2008 8:58:43 PM
Tory MP continues to attack Dallaire Despite mounting domestic and international pressure, the government has maintained its support for Khadr's military trial. Other traditional U.S. allies, such as Britain and Australia, have negotiated the release of their citizens, which leaves Khadr as the sole Western detainee. 5/14/2008 6:30:43 PM
Canadian Forces delivering aid to Burma Canadian aid is on its way to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. A Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster cargo plane was loaded with relief supplies, including emergency shelter kits, at CFB Trenton Wednesday morning. 5/14/2008 5:57:18 PM
30 arrested in Weapons Smuggling bust New Brunswick RCMP have arrested more than 30 people following an operation targeting organized crime in the province. The illegal arms appear to have been brought into Canada from the United States, RCMP Sgt. Derek Strong said. The weapons were being bartered or sold. 5/14/2008 5:27:01 PM
Woman admits ‘rough-sex’ stabbing A Winnipeg university student who nearly stabbed her boyfriend to death during a bizarre act of consensual “knife play” has been spared a jail sentence. 5/14/2008 3:46:51 PM
Defence policy? What defence policy? Canada’s military strategy for the next 20 years exists in a document that, for now, is being withheld from the public and is for the eyes of federal cabinet only. Military officials attempted to offer more details. However, none of the assembled military experts could be quoted by name. 5/14/2008 3:45:39 PM
Park Wardens losing hats, badges Parks Canada wardens are being stripped of their revered wide-brim hats and other insignia and could be confused with law enforcement. "I think it's pretty safe to say there are some people really not very happy about it." 5/14/2008 10:03:14 AM
Canada's treatment of Khadr akin to terror: Dallaire The federal government's refusal to return Omar Khadr to Canada for trial should be likened to the terrorist activities that Khadr is alleged to have committed, Senator Roméo Dallaire said yesterday. The senator said the United States "panicked" following 9/11, and began using unfair legal practices. 5/14/2008 8:49:02 AM
57 per cent of Canadians want gas tax lowered A new poll suggests 57 per cent of Canadians want Ottawa to lower its gas tax -- even if that would result in the federal government running a deficit. 5/14/2008 8:36:57 AM
Nuclear watchdog warns of safety 'erosion' at Pickering plant Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. 5/14/2008 7:25:26 AM
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