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Silent witness in Ont. child sex abuse inquiry out of jail - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:17:59 EDT
A former police officer jailed for refusing to testify at a public inquiry into child sex abuse allegations in eastern Ontario has been released from an Ottawa cell. | World markets tumble amid fears of growing financial turmoil - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:09:15 EDT
Asian and European markets dropped Monday amid fears that government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe will not be enough to stop the U.S. economic crisis from spreading around the world. | Man killed by Amtrak train in Delta - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:19:37 EDT
An unidentified man in his mid-20s died after being hit by an Amtrak train near the Alex Fraser Bridge in Delta around 6 p.m. PT Sunday evening. | Man dragged by bus had been in custody: police - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:05:33 EDT
A Lower Mainland man who died after being hit by a car and then dragged five kilometres by a bus late Friday night had been in custody earlier that day, Delta police say. | Fatal stabbing in Surrey - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:49:53 EDT
A 32-year-old Surrey man is dead after being stabbed Saturday night. | McIver gets last laugh against Canucks - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:52:33 EDT
Former Canucks defenceman Nathan McIver broke in alone against Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo 22 seconds into overtime and wristed a shot into the net to cement a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Sunday night in an NHL pre-season game. | Vancouver rally points to housing crisis - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:37:02 EDT
Housing advocates called for a national housing policy during a rally and federal all-candidates meeting on housing and poverty in Vancouver Saturday. | Luongo sports captain's 'C' on goalie mask - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:38:06 EDT
Roberto Luongo found a way to stay within NHL rules but also let the world know he is the new captain of the Vancouver Canucks. He sported the captain's "C" on his goalie mask for Sunday night's pre-season game against Anaheim. | Visa problems hit Vancouver film festival - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:30:27 EDT
The Vancouver International Film Festival is suffering from a spate of no-shows by filmmakers due to visa complications, according to the Globe and Mail newspaper. | Police ID gangster as Oakridge mall shooting victim - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:26:06 EDT
A man gunned down in a Vancouver shopping mall parking lot Thursday was linked to one of the city's better-known criminal gangs, according to police. |
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TSX, global markets tumble in growing crisis - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 North American stocks plunge at the start of trading Monday following an overseas sell-off sparked by the growing crisis in the financial sector and mounting fears of a global recession.
 | Canada's economy to weaken, panel told - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Canada's economy will post little or no growth over the next year as world growth slows and the U.S. battles recession, a panel of Canadian economists said Monday. | Canadian building permits tumble in August - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Canadian building permits fell far more than expected in August as both the residential and non-residential sectors registered big declines, Statistics Canada said Monday.
 | Ending insurgency in Afghanistan quickly ‘unrealistic': Harper - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Afghanistan will never be completely free of an insurgency, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday, echoing the top British commander who said Sunday western forces could not defeat the Taliban.
 | Harper promises modest enhancement to child benefit - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 Conservative Leader Stephen Harper announced a modest tweak to the monthly federal childcare benefit Monday, arguing that this incremental measure is in keeping with his prudent stewardship of Canada's economy.
 | Ducks end Canucks' perfect run - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 It wasn't the perfect ending they were hoping for, but the
Vancouver Canucks are not going to let Sunday night's overtime loss
to the Anaheim Ducks spoil what was an excellent pre-season.
 | NFL: Seahawks slaughtered - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes as the New York Giants crushed the Seattle Seahawks 44-6 Sunday.
 | Recession for Canada in 2009 - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 Declining GDP in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2009 will bring the Canadian economy into an official recession, UBS predicted Monday.
 | 1 in 4 mammals at risk of extinction: Report - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 The Earth is an increasingly bleak place for animals, according to a massive global study that concludes a quarter of the 5,487 wild mammal species on the planet are threatened with extinction.
 | Afghan war cannot be won militarily: UN - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 The war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily and success is only possible through political means including dialogue between all relevant parties, the UN's top official in the country said on Monday.
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