Military unveils memorial for slain journalist at Kandahar Airfield

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A memorial for the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan will now greet every journalist working out of the Kandahar military base. The military unveiled a plaque Saturday for Michelle Lang, the Calgary Herald reporter killed alongside four Canadian soldiers late December. - Read more...

Federal government releases guidelines for judge doing Afghan document review

OTTAWA - The Harper government has given a retired judge the guidelines it wants used for a review of documents related to the military's handling of Afghan detainees. Opposition MP's have demanded to see documents on the issue. - Read more...

Massive display of support at OPP funeral contrasted with officer's quiet life

WINGHAM, Ont. - Thousands of police officers filled a hockey arena and marched in unison down this small community's main street Friday in a massive tribute to a slain officer, remembered as a dedicated father and a "modern-day hero." The impressive display that is a full police funeral was contrasted with the quiet way Const. Vu Pham lived his life. Mourners at his funeral heard about a man devoted to his community and his faith, but most of all to the three young sons he leaves behind. - Read more...

Police confirm two dead, one injured in Edmonton car dealership shooting

EDMONTON - The thoughts of staff at an Edmonton car dealership where two employees were fatally shot are now on whether a third worker who was hit will survive life-threatening wounds. The wounded man was injured Friday morning as a gunman killed a fellow worker at Great West Chrysler. The shooter then apparently turned the gun on himself. - Read more...

Former aboriginal leader who called Jews a disease dead at 76

SHELLBROOK, Sask. - David Ahenakew, a former Saskatchewan aboriginal leader who was stripped of the Order of Canada for calling Jews a "disease", has died in hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 76. Lawrence Joseph, chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, said Ahenakew was surrounded by family when he died around suppertime Friday at a hospital in Shellbrook, about 150 kilometres north of Saskatoon. - Read more...

Most Canadians spring ahead one hour as they switch to Daylight Time this weekend

TORONTO - This is the weekend most Canadians lose an hour of sleep as they switch from Standard Time to Daylight Time. Before going to bed Saturday night, time pieces should be set ahead one hour. - Read more...

New smartphone apps let politicians call for cash

OTTAWA - That buzzing in your purse or pocket may soon be from a politician hoping to lighten it. Smartphone applications that allow users to donate money and participate in political polls are shaping up to be the next tool in the media kit of politicians who are literate in social media. - Read more...

Teenager charged with murders appears in court via video

KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say the teen suspect in the slayings of a Belleville, Ont., mother and daughter has appeared in court via video link. Sgt. Kristine Rae says 18-year-old Dean Brown appeared Saturday morning, and was formally charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. - Read more...

Toyota says RAV4s being offered by Tim Hortons are OK after recall

MONTREAL - Java junkies who win a Toyota RAV4 in the latest Tim Hortons roll-up-the-rim contest shouldn't have to worry about the 2010 Toyotas r-r-rolling out of control down the highway. In January, Toyota Canada announced a massive recall of approximately 270,000 vehicles to correct accelerator pedals that were sticking on eight of its models. - Read more...

A Montreal police station and 11 patrol cars damaged by vandals

MONTREAL - A police station and eleven patrol cars were vandalized early Saturday in Montreal. Montreal police spokesman Daniel Lacoursiere said around midnight, 15 or 20 people entered the station's parking lot, broke car windows, destroyed on-board computers and damaged some of the bodywork. - Read more...

Other provinces leery about withholding public services due to religious garb

MONTREAL - In the struggle to integrate newcomers to Canada, Quebec has distanced itself from other provinces with its hardline stand against religious face coverings, which is likely to earn it a reputation as either a far-sighted pioneer or intolerant loner. Provincial governments in the rest of the country appear leery about setting rules imiting access to public services for people who wear certain forms of religious attire, as Quebec did earlier this week. - Read more...

Fixing the house; The oldest curling rink in the West gets cash for fix-up

WINNIPEG - After years of dealing with shifting riverbank soil, cracked walls and gaping holes that let warm air in, the grand old dame of curling in Western Canada is finally getting a facelift. The Granite Curling Club, the oldest club in the West, has been approved for $443,000 in funding from the federal, provincial and municipal governments. The money will help pay to rebuild the club's north and south walls, which have moved and cracked so much that warm air constantly blows in and melts the ice. - Read more...

Red and White House: Olympic bet has Obama spokesman donning Canada's colours

WASHINGTON - Welcome to the Red and White House. U.S. press secretary Robert Gibbs wore Team Canada's colours to kick off Friday's daily briefing after losing a double-or-nothing Olympic bet to Canadian counterpart Dimitri Soudas, spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. - Read more...

No sympathy for Guergis 'hissy fits': Tory matriarch Deborah Grey

OTTAWA - If beleaguered Conservative minister Helena Guergis was hoping for sympathy from her political sisters, former party matriarch Deborah Grey was fresh out. Guergis, minister of state for the status of women, was a no-show Friday at a panel on women in politics at the Manning Centre's annual conference for small-c conservatives. Her office did not respond to a question about her absence. - Read more...

Pot, Palin and prorogation: Harper gets grilled on YouTube

OTTAWA - After being called a "pansy" by a cartoon Sarah Palin, Stephen Harper's experiment with YouTube might yet leave him pining for the parliamentary press gallery. By late afternoon Friday, the response to the prime minister's pitch this week to hear from Canadians via the popular video website yielded 1,200 questions. - Read more...

Opposition says government running on empty after only 10 days

OTTAWA - Only 10 days after recalling Parliament from an extended three-month break, opposition parties say the Harper government has already run out of things to do. But the government is blaming opposition obstructionism for the desultory pace of the new parliamentary session thus far. To make up for time lost during the suspension of Parliament, the government cancelled next week's spring break, arguing there was "a lot of work to do." - Read more...

N.L. premier calls offshore chopper crash sad day in province's history

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams said Friday was a sad day in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador as people mark the first anniversary of a fatal helicopter crash. Seventeen people died when Cougar Flight 491 slammed into the ocean off the province's east coast on March 12, 2009. In a statement, Williams said deep sorrow remains in the hearts of everyone in the province as they recall the crash. - Read more...

Hundreds of cheering fans crowd Winnipeg airport to welcome Olympic champion

WINNIPEG - Hundreds of cheering fans crowded into an area of Winnipeg's airport to welcome home Olympic gold medal champion Jon Montgomery, who took the top prize in the skeleton event at the Games in Vancouver. Screaming fans waved pompoms and held signs begging Montgomery for an autograph. - Read more...