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GDP growth of 3.1 per cent expected this year, says RBC Economics
TORONTO - A new forecast from RBC Economics says Canada's economy is poised for real GDP growth of 3.1 per cent this year and 3.9 per cent in 2011. It says a peak in stimulus investment, improved c...
Busy day expected at Pearson Airport due to March Break getaway
TORONTO - March Break is just about here and that means one of the busiest travel times of the year at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. The airport expects to process 91,000 passengers tod...
Minister says Alberta's royalty changes will be popular with the energy sector
EDMONTON - The growth of Alberta's energy sector over the next couple of years will be hanging in the balance as the province announces royalty changes today. Energy Minister Ron Liepert will wait ...
Mother can't understand beating of son in wheelchair in Australia
WINNIPEG - Shellan Proden couldn't bring herself to watch the grainy surveillance video of two young men who brutally attacked her son, forced him out of his wheelchair and pummelled him. "I haven'...
After troubled past, GG says Haiti -Dominican now offer a lesson in co-operation
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Despite their troubled and sometimes cruel history as neighbours, Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean said the recent Haitian earthquake appears to have brought it closer to t...
2 Australians charged in vicious attack on Canadian tourist in wheelchair
SYDNEY, Australia - Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair. The 35-year-old man was attacked in an elevator at...
Victoria cops face assault charge but audit finds use of force dropped after Dziekanski death
VICTORIA, B.C. - Victoria's police chief says departments across Canada likely experienced a Taser-use chill after the October 2007 incident in Vancouver that resulted in the death of Polish immigrant...
Sask premier sorry if people offended by use of 9-11 image in fundraiser poster
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he's sorry if anyone was offended by a fundraising poster that shows the World Trade Center on fire during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The image...
Police say Alberta prison escapee was caught passing fake U.S. bills
SURREY, B.C. - An escapee from Bowden prison in Alberta now faces charges in Surrey, B.C., over allegations he was passing out fake American money. Nathan Paolinelli escaped Nov. 16, last year and ...
Manitoba hotel workers to be trained to spot, report child sexual exploitation
WINNIPEG - Hotel workers in Manitoba are becoming the latest eyes and ears in the fight against child sexual abuse and exploitation. Employees at hotels across the province will soon be trained to ...
