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Search ends at Canada seniors home where fire killed 28
Canadian authorities on Monday called off a search for remains in the rubble of a Quebec retirement home ravaged by a fire that killed at least 28 people.
04 February 2014
Canada captured data from airport travelers via Wifi: report
As a trial run for the NSA and other foreign intelligence agencies, Canadian intelligence collected data from Canadian travelers who passed through major airports and connected to Wifi.
31 January 2014
Justin Bieber turns himself in to Toronto police
Troubled Canadian pop star Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday, reportedly to be charged for the December assault of a limousine driver.
30 January 2014
Elena Khrustaleva wins sprint at Asian Biathlon Championship
Olympic silver winner Elena Khrustaleva from Kazakhstan has won the sprint competition at the Asian Biathlon Championship in Almaty.
29 January 2014
Goodbye Stonyhurst College: Father of ran away teen brings his daughter back to Kazakhstan
The headmaster of Stonyhurst Andrew Johnson arranged a transfer of runaway Kazakhstan teen Indira Gainieva to another school.
27 January 2014
Bombardier to expand into Kazakhstan market
Bombardier, a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company, plans to expand into the Kazakhstan market.
27 January 2014
Toronto 'crack mayor' caught out on new video
A new video surfaced Tuesday showing Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor -- who pledged to stay off alcohol after admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking -- in an apparent drunken stupor.
22 January 2014
BlackBerry shares lifted by big Pentagon contract
BlackBerry shares leapt more than nine percent Tuesday as the troubled Canadian smartphone maker got a boost from news of contract to supply the US military with 80,000 new handsets.
22 January 2014
Two Canadians killed in Kabul attack: Foreign Ministry
Two Canadians are among those killed in an attack on a popular restaurant in Kabul, the country's foreign minister said Friday.
18 January 2014
Sub-zero arctic blast strikes US
Millions of people across the United States on Monday made last minute preparations for an unusually bitter Arctic blast that could send temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years.
07 January 2014
Chevrolet to roll out 4G-connected cars
The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster -- on the information superhighway.
06 January 2014
Blackberry sues company for violating keyboard patent
Blackberry Ltd. said Friday it had filed a suit in a California court against Los Angeles firm Typo Products for violating its patents with a Blackberry-like keyboard made for Apple's iPhone.
05 January 2014
H1N1 flu claims five lives in Canada's Alberta province
An H1N1 flu outbreak in Alberta has sickened nearly 1,000 people and killed five, the Canadian province's health minister said Friday, urging everyone to get vaccinated.
05 January 2014
Deadly freeze hits northern US, eastern Canada
A fierce winter storm has caused chaos in the United States since the start of the year, killing 11 people, canceling thousands of flights and bringing freezing temperatures to Canada.
04 January 2014
Kazakhstan hockey team wins silver at Universiade
The Kazakhstan hockey team has won a silver medal at the Universiade in Tretino after losing to the Canadian hockey team in the final.
23 December 2013
Kazakhstan hockey team skates into semi finals of Universiade
The Kazakhstan hockey team has qualified for the semi finals of the Universiade in Tretino, Italy.
20 December 2013
Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron
Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday.
18 December 2013
Kazakhstan wins Canada 4:2 in hockey
The Kazakhstan men’s hockey team won Canada at the Winter Universiade preliminaries in Tretino, Italy.
18 December 2013
Canada vows to defend Santa Claus
Canada vowed Tuesday to defend the North Pole and Santa Claus, insisting the mythical figure is a citizen, after Russia ordered its military to step up its Arctic presence.
11 December 2013
Toronto mayor may have tried to buy crack video
Weeks before the public first became aware of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's crack video, the disgraced politician may have tried to buy it, according to court documents made public Wednesday.
05 December 2013