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Canadian soldier found dead at undisclosed Middle Eastern base

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier was found dead in the sleeping area of a Middle Eastern military base. Updated 3:15 AM

1. Hit-and-run driver stole knapsack before dragging boy 600 metres: Hamilton police

   HAMILTON - Hamilton police say a driver who ran over a 17-year-old boy also stopped and stole a knapsack before zooming off, dragging the boy under the vehicle for about 600 metres. Updated 9:40 PM 07/04/08

2. Lytton, B.C. mayor says railways must use best technology to prevent derailments

   The mayor of Lytton, B.C., says residents are still concerned even though CP Rail officials have assured them all efforts are made to prevent accidents like a recent derailment of a rail cars containing chemicals. Updated 9:30 PM 07/04/08

3. RCMP make biggest-ever drug bust in Okanagan; nab civilian Mountie employee

   PENTICTON, B.C. - The Mounties say they've made the biggest-ever drug bust in B.C.'s southern Okanagan Valley, and one of the people arrested is a civilian employee of the RCMP detachment in Penticton. Updated 7:55 PM 07/04/08

4. Liberal MP Garth Turner under fire for blasting 'separatist losers' in Quebec

   OTTAWA - Liberal MP Garth Turner has come under fire for blasting Quebec sovereigntists on his blog as "balkanizing separatist losers." Updated 10:00 PM 07/04/08

5. Mayerthorpe memorial marks event that was 'a monstrous insult to all that is goodÂ’

   MAYERTHORPE, Alta. - Family and friends of four murdered Mounties wept and watched silently in awe as the people of a small rural Alberta farm town unveiled life-sized bronze statues of their loved ones Friday. Updated 6:10 PM 07/04/08

6. Harper defamation suit meant to intimidate, muzzle opposition, Liberals say

   OTTAWA - Stephen Harper is escalating his lawsuit against federal Liberals in a bid to muzzle legitimate criticism about his role in the Cadman affair, the Liberal party says. Updated 5:10 PM 07/04/08

7. N.S. owed hundred of millions in resource royalties, says government source

   HALIFAX - The final report by a panel examining Nova Scotia's crown share dispute with Ottawa has determined the province is owed hundreds of millions of dollars from the decades-old offshore resources agreement, a government source said Friday. Updated 5:05 PM 07/04/08

8. 500 dead ducks could cost Syncrude $1M if Alberta goes ahead with charges

   EDMONTON - The Alberta government has wrapped up an investigation into how 500 ducks died in the toxic sludge of an oilsands tailings pond last spring. Updated 4:15 PM 07/04/08

9. Stephane Dion heads to heart of cowboy country to push Liberal green strategy

   CALGARY - Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion rode into the heart of cowboy country Friday to lasso support for his green plan in a province that snorts at any whiff of the old national energy program. Updated 8:50 PM 07/04/08

10. N.L. agency did poor job informing St-Pierre women of cancer tests: group

    HALIFAX - A patients advocacy group on the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon says a Newfoundland health agency did a poor job informing eight women on the islands about breast cancer testing mistakes. Updated 3:25 PM 07/04/08

11. Nine people injured in multi-vehicle pileup northeast of Quebec City

    RIMOUSKI, Que. - Police say at least one person has died in a multi-vehicle pileup involving two trucks and four cars northeast of Quebec City. Updated 5:05 PM 07/04/08

12. Police looking for bodies of missing Windsor men, suspect foul play

    WINDSOR, Ont. - Police in Windsor, Ont., are worried that two men who have been missing since a fire on Sunday are victims of foul play. Updated 3:00 PM 07/04/08

13. Youth accused of several violent robberies in Toronto arrested, charged

    TORONTO - A 17-year-old Toronto youth is facing 26 charges for allegedly committing a slew of robberies in the past 10 weeks. Updated 3:00 PM 07/04/08

14. Rescuers in Calgary take two cracks at freeing man pinned beneath crane

    CALGARY - A pedestrian was dragged about five metres after he was struck by a large mobile crane while crossing a street in Calgary. Updated 9:35 PM 07/04/08

15. Illicit U.S. guns fuel Mexican drug wars like they fuel Cdn gang violence

    VANCOUVER - Illicit guns that make their way across the U.S. border into Canada are a serious problem but a relative nuisance compared with the desperate battle being fought on the U.S.-Mexico border, say officials. Updated 2:55 PM 07/04/08

16. Smoke still too thick from Sask forest fires to let nearly 2,200 return home

    REGINA - Hundreds more people were expected to flee their homes on the weekend because of heavy, billowing smoke from several forest fires in northern Saskatchewan. Updated 7:55 PM 07/04/08

17. Many Canadians easing off the pedal as gasoline prices rise, say police

    OTTAWA - Police forces in some parts of the country say drivers are slowing down as the price of gasoline continues to rise. Updated 3:15 PM 07/04/08

18. Plotters discussed bomb targets right after Khawaja visit, trial told

    OTTAWA - Two key players in a British bomb plot discussed targets for their attacks immediately after Ottawa software designer Momin Khawaja visited them in the U.K. four years ago, Khawaja's terrorism trial has heard. Updated 6:10 PM 07/04/08

19. Refugee board ordered to take another look at U.S. war dodger's failed asylum bid

    TORONTO - Canada's refugee board has been ordered to take another look at an American deserter's failed bid for asylum in an unprecedented court ruling that could affect scores of other U.S. soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq. Updated 3:45 PM 07/04/08

20. Police officers released on bail after being arrested during Toronto drug raids

    NEWMARKET, Ont. - Two Toronto police officers who were arrested during a series of raids on marijuana grow-ops have been released on bail. Updated 12:20 PM 07/04/08

21. A look at legendary French singer Charles Aznavour

    Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour is being named an honorary officer of the Order of Canada. A look: Updated 12:00 PM 07/04/08

22. Ontario won't test samples taken from suspected drug-impaired drivers

    TORONTO - Ontario won't immediately be testing blood, urine or saliva samples taken from motorists suspected of driving while high, which critics warn is stripping police of important new powers that would help them stop impaired drivers. Updated 5:10 PM 07/04/08

23. Layton hoping for Alberta 'breakthrough' with Ray Martin as a candidate

    CALGARY - Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton says he's thrilled that long-time Alberta New Democrat Ray Martin has agreed to seek the candidacy for the national party in the riding of Edmonton East. Updated 11:20 AM 07/04/08

24. Ontario nursing homes poorly staffed, more likely to restrain residents: experts

    TORONTO - Ontario should look to the example set by Nordic countries and turn its understaffed, institutional long-term care homes, where residents are more likely to be restrained and medicated, into small community homes where staff have the time to drink coffee with their elderly charges, geriatric experts say. Updated 3:45 PM 07/04/08

25. Ex-civil servant gets 15 months for defrauding Sask gov't to feed gambling habit

    REGINA - A high-rolling former civil servant is going from a casino floor to a jail cell after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Saskatchewan government to feed her gambling addiction. Updated 3:45 PM 07/04/08

26. Girl, 16 from Milton, Ont., struck and killed after darting onto Highway 401

    MILTON, Ont. - A 16-year-old girl is dead after being struck by a tractor-trailer early Friday on Highway 401 in Milton, west of Toronto. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

27. Driver for disabled transit service charged with assaulting passenger

    TORONTO - A driver with Toronto's disabled transit service (Wheel Trans) has been arrested and charged with the alleged sexual assault of a passenger. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

28. Police identify three Toronto people killed when car enters river

    MINETT, Ont. - Police have identified three Toronto men who died Thursday night when a car crashed into a river near Bracebridge, Ont. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

29. Court date set for teen accused of sexual assaults in eastern Ontario school

    EGANVILLE, Ont. - A 16-year-old boy facing five counts of sexual assault and six assault charges will appear in a Pembroke court on July 24. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

30. Toronto cop cleared of wrongdoing in shooting of bank robbery suspect

    TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who shot and wounded a bank robbery suspect in late March has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

31. Toronto health chief seeks to limit vehicle idling to 10 seconds

    TORONTO - Toronto's Board of Health has passed a proposal from the city's chief medical officer that aims to limit vehicle idle time to just 10 seconds. Updated 10:45 AM 07/04/08

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