Owner of shop involved in Montreal shootings to appear in court Saturday.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
20 Mar, 2010 0 0
MONTREAL - The owner of a Montreal boutique where two men were gunned down Thursday appears in court today on suspicion of breaching his bail conditions.
Ducarme Joseph is expected to make his appearance via video link.
The bail conditions stem from an assault charge that Joseph has pleaded n
Quebec, saddled with $4.7-billion deficit, to table provincial budget March 30
THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 Mar, 2010 0 0
MONTREAL - Quebec's Charest government will present its provincial budget on March 30.
The province is saddled with a $4.7-billion deficit this year, and is only projecting a return to surplus in 2013.
On a positive note, the deficit is proportionally far smaller than the $6-billion shortfall
First Nations end blockade of Ring of Fire, agree to six months of talks
Maria Babbage, THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 Mar, 2010 0 0
First Nations communities surrounding a potentially massive chromite deposit in northern Ontario ended their two-month blockade of the Ring of Fire on Friday, a project the government claims is key to the province's economic recovery.
But unless aboriginal concerns are addressed over the next si
Inflation returns
James Munroe and The Canadian Press
19 Mar, 2010 1 0
Inflation unexpectedly shot up in February with the core rate up 2.1 per cent.
It's the first time the core rate has crept over the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in more than a year.
Campaign begins to erect Oscar Peterson statue in Ottawa
THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 Mar, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - A fundraising campaign has been launched to erect a bronze sculpture of Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson in Ottawa.
Once created by sculptor Ruth Abernathy, the statue will be erected outside the National Arts Centre, near Parliament Hill. The fundraising goal is $210,000 and donors
13 stranded after ice roads turned to mud rescued, says Manitoba Mounties
Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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WINNIPEG - Muddy ice roads that stranded dozens of drivers in the wilderness and prompted 16 northern Manitoba First Nations to declare a state of emergency are proof that permanent all-season roads are needed, the province's grand chief said Friday.
Ron Evans, head of the Assembly of Manitoba C
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