Top Canadian Stories
- Funeral for slain OPP officer to be held Friday
The Ontario Provincial Police will hold a funeral Friday for the officer fatally wounded Monday in a shootout in southwestern Ontario. - Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate
Dr. Barbara Heartwell, the Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies, has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated. - Mother of OD baby asked to try methadone
A Calgary couple argued about how their baby daughter got a hold of methadone rather than focusing on her health after she ingested the drug, a former friend testified in court. - Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned. - Olympics brought big benefits: poll
A new poll suggests that Canadians see substantial benefits from the 2010 Olympic Games for Canada, for B.C. and for the city of Vancouver. - N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco
Dr. Nash Denic has resigned as head of laboratory services at Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority after a drug-testing fiasco in which lab officials are accused of reacting to the problem too slowly.
Top International Stories
- Canadian wheelchair user beaten in Australia
A 35-year-old Canadian who uses a wheelchair has been beaten in Sydney, Australia, and is in hospital in serious condition, according to police reports. - Jean thanks Dominican Republic for Haiti help
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean thanks the people of Haiti’s neighbour, the Dominican Republic, for their help in the aftermath of January’s earthquake. - Iran, U.S. spar over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a top U.S. official accused each other’s countries of having ulterior motives in Afghanistan during separate meetings with Afghan officials on Wednesday.
Top Toronto and GTA Stories
- Miller pulls $100M out of a hat
Toronto’s mayor says the 2009 budget surplus is $350 million, not $250 million, and as a result the property tax hike will reduced to 2.9 per cent.
- Forget using that new bike lane; it’s full of cars
As convention season heats up in Toronto, idling taxis are clogging up a new bike lane on Simcoe St. in full view of police officers.
- Judge gives former Tory MP $500 slap on wrist
Justice advocates and opposition politicians are demanding an explanation after former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer received a $500 slap on the wrist for careless driving, a muted conclusion to his highly publicized drunk-driving and cocaine-possession charges.
