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Armored car heist leaves 3 dead at Canadian university

Alexander BesantJune 15, 2012 07:38

Police later found an abandoned armored van running, with its lights on, downtown.

Conrad Black released from Miami jail

Luke BrowneMay 4, 2012 12:10

The 67-year-old, whose Hollinger International media company once owned The Daily Telegraph, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Jerusalem Post and the Sydney Morning Herald, left prison early on Friday.

Taxi driver charged after running over man on video (VIDEO)

Alexander BesantApril 30, 2012 21:59

A Montreal taxi driver was charged Monday in a gruesome hit-and-run after an altercation Sunday night.

Scientists call for Arctic fishing moratorium

Alexander BesantApril 24, 2012 18:34

Scientists urged Arctic rim nations on Monday to halt industrial fishing in the Arctic Ocean until fish stocks are analyzed.

Air Canada pilot mistook Venus for another aircraft, diving hundreds of feet

News DeskApril 17, 2012 02:31

A sleepy Air Canada pilot dove his plane hundreds of feet after mistakenly believing that the aircraft was about to collide with another airplane over the Atlantic.

US, Canada, and Mexico leaders meet to talk energy and trade

Alexander BesantApril 2, 2012 16:52

The leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada met Monday in a summit at the White House to discuss energy and trade as gas prices continue to soar.

US, Canada lead G7 nations in economic recovery, says OECD

Alexander BesantMarch 29, 2012 21:26

The economies of the US and Canada will recover faster than their European counterpoints, said a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Canadian province Ontario legalizes brothels

Alexander BesantMarch 26, 2012 15:05

Ontario's top court has legalized brothels in the Canadian province, a ruling that is meant to protect the safety of sex workers.

Fiber optic cables to join Japan and UK through Arctic

Alexander BesantMarch 22, 2012 16:08

Receding ice in the Arctic has, for the first time, allowed the laying of fiber optic cables to cross over the top of the world to connect London to Tokyo.

Glencore agrees $6.2BN deal to buy Canadian grain giant Viterra

Luke BrowneMarch 20, 2012 13:17

Glencore, based in Baar, Switzerland, will pay C$16.25 a share for Viterra, which is headquartered in Regina in the rural province of Saskatchewan and owns port and storage facilities in western Canada.