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Ex-CSIS head to lead RCMP workplace probe
30 Jul 2010 at 7:06pm
The federal government has tapped Reid Morden, the former director of Canada's spy agency, to perform a workplace assessment of the RCMP.
BP plan to plug damaged well delayed
30 Jul 2010 at 12:32pm
A procedure aimed at permanently plugging BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed because of debris in the relief well, a U.S. official says.
Michigan oil spill contained: Enbridge
30 Jul 2010 at 7:10pm
Most of the oil that spilled from a Canadian-owned pipeline into a southern Michigan river has been contained, and between 5,000 and 6,000 barrels of oil have been recovered, Enbridge says.
Robert Pickton won't get new trial: top court
30 Jul 2010 at 8:18pm
B.C. officials are likely to halt proceedings on 20 other murder charges after the Supreme Court of Canada denied convicted killer Robert William Pickton a new trial in the deaths of six women.
Public inquiry into Pickton investigation possible
30 Jul 2010 at 1:01pm
B.C.'s Solicitor General Mike de Jong says he has yet to decide whether he will call an inquiry into the police investigation of Robert Pickton after police admitted they made mistakes.
Sex test controversy troubles B.C. youth rep
30 Jul 2010 at 5:02pm
B.C.'s representative for children and youth says she was disturbed to learn criminal charges were laid against a former government contractor who was testing the sexual responses of young sex offenders by attaching sensors to their genitals.
Grizzly put down after Montana attack
30 Jul 2010 at 4:05pm
Wildlife officials said Friday a grizzly bear was put down after tests determined it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground.
China passes Japan as world's No. 2 economy
30 Jul 2010 at 1:53pm
China has overtaken Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world, a senior Chinese official says.
CF-18 demo shows grounded after crash
30 Jul 2010 at 1:35pm
The remainder of the performances by the Canadian Forces CF-18 demonstration team were cancelled Friday, one week after one of the jets crashed in Alberta and its pilot was injured.
Gore cleared of sexual assault allegations
30 Jul 2010 at 9:16pm
Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore has been cleared of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland, Ore., hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel prize winner's reputation.
Calcium pills may raise heart attack risk
30 Jul 2010 at 7:16am
The value of taking calcium supplements to ward off osteoporosis has been called into question by a report that suggests the practice could lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.
Pakistan flood death toll hits 430
30 Jul 2010 at 7:22am
Massive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 430 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides, officials say.
Stiffer RCMP security checks cause delays
30 Jul 2010 at 2:37pm
The RCMP says it has closed a loophole in security checks Canadians undergo before working with children, the elderly and other vulnerable people. But the new fingerprint process takes longer, costs more and is making more work for local police forces.
Killer Vince Li to walk in unfenced area
30 Jul 2010 at 9:49am
There will be more guards but no fence at a Winnipeg-area mental health facility where beheader Vince Li has been granted escorted walks.
$345 fine for campfires, B.C. officials warn
30 Jul 2010 at 11:44am
More than 150 conservation officers and rangers will be patrolling B.C. parks and campsites over the long weekend, enforcing a campfire ban.
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