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Lottery victory to defeat

Misc CDN | 27 hits | 9:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by bootlegga

You can easily see the pain in Thomas Noftall's eyes. "They're going to take away my dream. They're going to take it all away," the 27-year-old said yesterday, staring at what he feels are $135,000 in winning scratch tickets the Ontario Lottery and Ga

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Canadian Avalanche Centre issue warnings

Misc CDN | 15 hits | 7:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by QBC

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With the recent warm weather and a “potent storm on deck” the Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning back country users to exercise caution.

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Niagara Falls in next round of '7 Wonders' contest

Misc CDN | 14 hits | 6:52 AM on Wednesday | posted by Eisensapper

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The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.

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New link in cold case of Victoria boy missing since 1991

Misc CDN | 40 hits | 10:09 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

U.S. police have found a "missing person" poster of a Victoria boy who disappeared almost 18 years ago at the Milwaukee home of a possible child killer

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Funny – or racist?

Misc CDN | 88 hits | 9:28 PM on Tuesday | posted by RUEZ

MONTREAL — Radio-Canada's New Year's Eve prime-time variety show known as the Bye Bye has always included satirical sketches bordering on bad taste. But this year's edition, featuring gags on the assassination of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, pris

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Early exit from Afghanistan not possible: MP

Misc CDN | 54 hits | 9:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

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The majority of people polled by Angus Reid Strategies want Canadian troops out of Afghanistan before 2011. This view is shared by some people in the riding of Northumberland-Quinte West, says local MP Rick Norlock, but it's not really possible to achieve

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B.C. snow melt prompts mass flood warnings

Misc CDN | 49 hits | 8:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

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Rainfall forecasted for B.C.'s south coast for the next few days has residents breathing a sign of relief -- and retiring their snow shovels after nearly two weeks of snowfall.

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Surprise snowstorm causes school closures, traffic delays

Misc CDN | 71 hits | 10:14 AM on Monday | posted by TattoodGirl

Commuters trying to get back to school and work Monday morning will be forced to deal with the aftermath of Sunday evening's surprise snowstorm, and are being warned to expect delays and huge crowds if they use public transit.

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Brenda Martin wants to go back to Mexico

Misc CDN | 49 hits | 7:16 AM on Monday | posted by stemmer

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Four say they wouldn't take avalanche risks

Misc CDN | 33 hits | 10:30 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Four men who were kicked out of Grouse Mountain Resort and banned for venturing out of bounds in front of camera crews last week were back on the slopes Sunday -- at Whistler.

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Record cold wind chills of -50 C hit Prairies

Misc CDN | 59 hits | 7:17 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

A wicked combination of snow and cold blasted its way into Manitoba Sunday after setting record winds chills of -50 C in Saskatchewan the night before.

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Federal deal for rare Canadiana nearly collapsed

Misc CDN | 56 hits | 11:47 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

OTTAWA -- A deal to repatriate a huge collection of rare Canadian art from England nearly fell apart as the selling family grew frustrated with the slow response of officials in Ottawa.

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More snow, heavy winds, freezing temperatures hit B.C.

Misc CDN | 57 hits | 4:11 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Snow continued to fall in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley on Saturday, with more snowfall expected throughout the weekend.

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Minus 45 C wind chills grip the prairies, Saskatchewan digging out from storm

Misc CDN | 49 hits | 4:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Snow drifts and wind chills as cool as -45 C gripped the Prairie provinces Saturday as travel warnings were issued in some areas and plows began to clear up to 25 centimetres of new snow in southern Saskatchewan.

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Quebec couple's suicide pact led to deaths of father, 3 children

Misc CDN | 61 hits | 3:56 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

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A suicide pact between a Quebec couple resulted in the deaths of the father and three children, police alleged on Saturday, as relatives suggested financial strain on the couple was a factor in the tragedy.

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Canadians query Afghan mission

Misc CDN | 94 hits | 10:28 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Majority, especially in Quebec, want troops out before scheduled departure in 2011, poll finds

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Currency counterfeiting may be on rise: report

Misc CDN | 53 hits | 10:18 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

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OTTAWA -- As if the Bank of Canada doesn't have enough to worry about, a new report says there's been a surge of counterfeit banknotes in circulation.

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Thousands expected at memorial for avalanche victims

Misc CDN | 23 hits | 10:17 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

SPARWOOD, B.C. -- As many as 7,000 people are expected to jam a hockey arena and curling rink in this tiny mining town Sunday to say goodbye to eight local men who were swept to their deaths while snowmobiling last weekend.

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4 B.C. men rescued from ski hill's out-of-bounds area

Misc CDN | 38 hits | 9:13 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

Three skiers and a snowboarder were rescued Friday afternoon on Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, after ducking past a clearly marked boundary rope and ignoring instructions to return to the inbound area

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Power-line battle: B.C. offers to buy Tsawwassen homes

Misc CDN | 47 hits | 11:56 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack

It appears British Columbia has blinked in its long-running battle with Tsawwassen homeowners over high-voltage power lines — the government is offering to buy their homes.

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Rescued B.C. snowboarder confused tracks with his own

Misc CDN | 57 hits | 11:08 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Fears that another snowboarder may be wandering in the snowbound mountains north of Vancouver have been laid to rest.

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New B.C. avalanches claim 2 lives in 24 hours

Misc CDN | 50 hits | 9:55 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Two men are dead after three avalanches in the past 24 hours at British Columbia's popular Whistler Blackcomb resort.

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New year's blizzard thwarts travel, knocks out power in Nova Scotia

Misc CDN | 48 hits | 1:57 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

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Flights were cancelled and travellers were urged to stay off Nova Scotia's roads as a major blizzard roared through the province on New Year's Day.

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Flights, levees cancelled as storm hits PEI

Misc CDN | 39 hits | 1:54 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Snowplows were pulled off the roads around 6 a.m. because of near-zero visibility and blowing snow. Transportation officials say they may not be able to get the plows back on the roads until Friday morning.

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Snowboarder found after 3 nights on Mount Seymour says he wasn't alone

Misc CDN | 95 hits | 12:40 AM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

A young snowboarder who was found three days after going missing on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver told rescuers he saw other tracks on the mountain.

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From missing feet to snowbanks: 2008 highlights

Misc CDN | 41 hits | 8:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

From a rockslide that shut-down the Sea-to-Sky Highway for five days while crews blasted boulders to clear the road, to snowstorms that grounded airplanes and made travel a nightmare, it was a year of strange weather.

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Blizzard warnings in place for Atlantic C

Misc CDN | 47 hits | 7:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

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HALIFAX -- Despite a recent spate of storms and the resulting wave of power outages, officials with Nova Scotia's electric utility were confident the company could deal with another powerful storm that was expected to bring blizzard conditions across much

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Sites vying to represent Canada in 7 wonders contest

Misc CDN | 82 hits | 7:52 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

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With only a few hours to go until voting stops, Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park and the Maritime's Bay of Fundy are in a tight race to represent Canada in the international "New 7 Wonders of Nature" contest.

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Survivor recounts horrific experience during avalanches

Misc CDN | 37 hits | 7:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

One of the three survivors of Sunday's avalanches near Fernie, B.C., fought back tears Wednesday as he recounted his "gut-wrenching" decision to leave eight friends who died under the snow.

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Snowboarder found alive after 3 nights on Mount Seymour

Misc CDN | 39 hits | 7:48 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

A young man who went missing Sunday while snowboarding on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver is being treated in hospital for frostbite to the hands and feet.

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How 8 men died in the snow in southeastern B.C.

Misc CDN | 55 hits | 9:41 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

The eight victims were well equipped for the outdoors with avalanche beacons, shovels and probes. But it's unclear if they had the most important tool they needed--information about the avalanche threat.

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Thinning Arctic ice tops weather stories for 2008

Misc CDN | 51 hits | 2:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

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TORONTO - Ruined outings and cold that set teeth clattering even as Arctic ice disappeared at alarming rates gave Canadians more than their share of weather-related reasons to grumble over the past year.

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Thousands rush to prove Mi'kmaq ancestry to join landless band

Misc CDN | 52 hits | 2:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by