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07/29/2010 11:24 AM
Cut sodium intake in half, Canadians advised
Canadians should consume half the sodium they're now taking in from foods and drinks as part of a multi-pronged approach to cutting salt intake, according to new federal guidelines.
07/29/2010 10:35 AM
Ford to lay off 388 at Windsor engine plant
CBC News has learned Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont.
07/29/2010 11:22 AM
Michigan oil cleanup 'inadequate': governor
Cleanup crews in southern Michigan are trying to prevent oil that leaked from an Enbridge pipeline into a local waterway from reaching Lake Michigan.
07/29/2010 11:12 AM
Congo boat accident kills 80
At least 80 people were confirmed dead after a boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock
07/29/2010 11:11 AM
Layton calls for census compromise
NDP Leader Jack Layton says he's prepared to sit down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reach a compromise on saving the mandatory long-form census.
07/29/2010 09:53 AM
Global warming 'undeniable,' report says
The world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record, says a report compiled by more than 300 scientists from 48 countries.
07/29/2010 09:33 AM
Frenchwoman admits to killing 8 babies: report
A Frenchwoman has confessed to suffocating eight of her newborns, but said her husband and father of the babies never knew she was pregnant, the BBC is reporting.
07/29/2010 10:55 AM
Bear attacks Ont. woman in Montana
A London, Ont., woman is recovering in a Wyoming hospital after a near-fatal bear attack late Wednesday night at an American national forest.
07/29/2010 11:00 AM
Sex-bribe case nets ex-refugee judge 18 months
Steve Ellis, a former immigration board adjudicator and Toronto city councillor who was convicted of trying to elicit sexual favours from a refugee claimant, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.
07/29/2010 08:54 AM
Red Bull cancels air races worldwide
Red Bull says it is cancelling its 2011 season, including its only Canadian stop, in order to improve safety for the high-speed air races.
07/29/2010 09:47 AM
Out-of-control horses at exhibition injure 4
Four girls were taken to hospital after two horses broke loose at an exhibition in Bridgewater, N.S.
07/28/2010 10:47 PM
RCMP dealing with management 'issues': memo
Senior RCMP officers, including Commissioner William Elliott, say they are working through their issues, following complaints about Elliott's management style, according to an internal memo.


 


 

 

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