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Ontario's Legislature ground to a halt Monday afternoon because of a protest over Premier Dalton McGuinty's controversial 13 per cent harmonized sales tax.

Mohammad Mahjoub, seen in an undated family photo, has spent the last seven years in a Canadian jail as a suspected terrorist.

At least seven protesters have occupied Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's riding office in Whitby, Ont., to demand greater action on climate change.

An east-end apartment fire sent 14 people to hospital with smoke inhalation -- but none of the cases was serious, according to Toronto Fire officials.

Media Advisories - New National Research Council, University of Ottawa laboratory home to Canada's fastest X-ray laser November 27, 2009 , Ottawa, Ontario Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans, will be joined by representatives from the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Ottawa on Monday to officially open ...

Artist: Lewis, Leona British pop star Leona Lewis has seen her career soar thanks to her win on the Brit reality TV series The X-Factor in 2006.

Tim Trow, the Toronto Humane Society President is arrested and taken away from the Toronto Humane Society, in Toronto, Ont.

Dawn, who didn't want her last name used, stands behind her bathroom window centimetres away from where a stray bullet smashed through the glass , tore through her shower curtain and pierced her wall.

The OPP charged a 38-year-old Richmond man after a case of road rage on the Queensway Thursday after he allegedly used a machete to hack at a car with three people inside in a rush hour.

The city of Ottawa began its legal fight Thursday against the attempt by Orgaworld to open up its new composting facility in Gloucester to dirty diapers and food scraps contained in plastic bags.

The TTC will look at installing suicide prevention barriers on its subway platforms when it becomes technologically feasible -- likely beginning in 2015-2016, TTC chairman Adam Giambrone says.

A 14-year-old Kenora youth is facing a pair of charges and various provincial offences after trying to duck out of a RIDE check Wednesday night.

"Hit the deck," cries Leading Seaman Erik Lindholm as air sirens wail. Pods of soldiers and civilians drop to the dust-caked ground or scoot into concrete bunkers just before 10 a.m. inside this sprawling desert military base of about 22,000 people.

General Motors Co. says production at a stamping plant in Ohio is expected to end Jan.

Archaeologists in Windsor, Ont., have discovered a 10,000-year-old stone weapon created by the first humans who lived in the province.

Homework has been a longtime staple of the school curriculum, but it has also been a source of contention for those who question its necessity and the benefits for kids.

Bob Slessor says he was left with no choice but to sue the company he has proudly represented for 34 years after General Motors Canada told him his dealership would have to close before the end of next year.

Fawad Ahmed Nouri, 25, was arrested around 6 p.m. Friday, Hamilton police say. Hamilton police have arrested Fawad Nouri, the prisoner who escaped from custody outside Hamilton General Hospital after a medical appointment Tuesday morning.

MANSFIELD -- The date for the last day of production at the local GM plant has been set for the end of January, a company spokesman said Friday.

It will be a birthday fit for the Queen. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will be in Ottawa for Canada Day, according to a release from the Prime Minister's Office.

A downtown roof partially collapsed yesterday morning while work crews were reshingling, forcing the evacuation of tenants with one fire official saying it's a miracle there were no injuries.

A Mississauga, Ont., man who pleaded guilty to making hoax terrorist calls has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.

Court-appointed receivers have provided a peek at the lives of the fallen wealthy this year.

A robbery suspect fled a Barrhaven bank in a taxi before being arrested at the downtown Ottawa bus terminal Wednesday.

Employees at the General Motors plant in Oshawa received a welcome dose of good news yesterday when GM announced that production of the new Buick Regal will begin at the plant in 2011.

A Brampton woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her common-law husband at a house party earlier this month.

Wedding photo of Julie Crocker and her estranged husband Christopher Little. Little is on trial for Crocker's February 2007 murder and for the killing of Paula Menendez.

Business and political leaders in the Buffalo Niagara region are sticking with the University at Buffalo's ambitious UB 2020 plan as their top economic-development priority.

Former chief of the defence staff Gen. Rick Hillier arrives to a commons special committee on Afghanistan, along with Lt.

Firefighters from Mississippi Mills, Beckwith, Carleton Place, and Ottawa battled a barn fire Tuesday afternoon, November 24, 2009, that fully engulfed the building that stored hay at a farm located at 4361 Appeton Sideroad between Carleton Place and Almonte.

General Motors confirmed Wednesday that its Oshawa assembly plant will produce the company's all-new 2011 Buick Regal beginning in the first quarter of that year.

The recession as experienced by individual Canadians has been significantly longer and worse than the official record indicates, says a new report.

Hamilton Police say Fawad Nouri, 24, escaped custody this morning at Hamilton General Hospital when two men in surgical masks overpowered officers guarding Nouri.

The company that operates the Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River is suing the state Transportation Department to open ramps leading to local freeways.

Facebook Veronica and Flavio Romano with baby Lucca and four-year-old Massimo. Enlarge Image Fifteen-month-old Lucca Romano, a mischievous, outgoing toddler who liked being the centre of attention, died Sunday after he wiggled out of his mother's arms and plummeted 15 metres at Torontoa TMs Pearson airport.

In his usual role as the outspoken star of CBC's "Coach's Corner," Don Cherry is hardly shy about going after players for lousy sportsmanship or half-hearted play.

The Toronto stock market closed in posi tive territory Monday as gold hit a new record high and investors took in favourable housing and retail news.

A deer sits in the bushes beside a bank on Chestnut Street in downtown Toronto Tuesday morning.

Crown urges acquittal of mom in disgraced pathologist case Sherry Sherret -Robinson was charged with infanticide and plead guilty to save her family from the stress a trial would bring.

Haydain Neale, the Juno-winning singer-songwriter who was the creative force behind the Canadian R&B group Jacksoul, died of lung cancer on Sunday.

Jill Mahoney and Stuart Paterson TORONTO - Globe and Mail update Published on Monday, Nov.

Accused in terror plot 'man of integrity,' brother says This image taken from video shows a courtroom artists drawing of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, center, 48, charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper, as he appears at a bond hearing before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan Wednesday, Oct.

Porter: the little airline that could Porter Airlines in operation at the Toronto Island Airport.

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Tuesday November 17, 2009.

November 20, 2009 - Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids - the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences - announced today that the StreamZHD multi-format, live and on-demand encoding system has won a 2009 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award as the top high definition hardware encoder.

Police in southern Ontario are investigating several complaints of people posing as Salvation Army employees and collecting money.

You know retailers are bracing for a slow holiday season when Boxing Day sales are starting before the end of November.

Member of Sloan are Chris Murphy, left to right, Patrick Pentland, Andrew Scott and Jay Ferguson.

The verdict on The Cranberries reunion tour, which touched down at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Friday night for a two-night stand, was that the hits by the '90s Irish pop-rock band have held up remarkably well.

Police on Long Island had to shut down a mall appearance by Canadian teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up, and got a little too wild.

Peel Region will highlight some of the achievements of residents living with disabilities leading up to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec.

CARDINAL, Ont. a ' A fully loaded freighter that spent six days aground in the St.

Two dogs -- large, powerful mastiffs -- that terrorized an Old East London neighbourhood before being shot and killed by police had a "long history" with animal control officers.

Arrest warrant. Police Regional Police have received special permission to release the name and photograph of a 17-year-old youth wanted in connection with the murder of a Brampton man.

The Pope has appointed a new bishop to a Nova Scotia diocese shaken by allegations that its former religious leader was in possession of child pornography.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO - Emphasizing that government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget.

Toronto police seek suspects in kidnapping-extortion A group of people, including a 17-year-old girl, are alleged to have demanded money and drugs from three victims Timothy Appleby Toronto - Published on Friday, Nov.

The obsequious political correctness that allowed Nidal Malik Hasan to fester away until he was ready to launch his terrorist massacre at Ford Hood is hardly limited to the military.

A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday.

Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.

Cornwall Island is entirely on the Canadian side of the border but south of the new border post, which is at the north end of the Seaway International Bridge.

November 20, 2009 Visionmp.com news service Details regarding Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Pakistani born Canadian national who are in custody in Chicago for allegedly plotting terror strikes in Denmark and India, are emerging and show that he ran a flourishing immigration business.

Dude, where's my summit? Small-time politics ruining Canada's big moment: seven months from inaugural G20 meeting, no one seems to know where it'll be held Adam Radwanski Published on Wednesday, Nov.

One man was fatally shot in a home invasion in Etobicoke yesterday that reportedly saw victims diving out of windows to avoid the bullets.

A senior Canadian diplomat said he was on orders from his Ottawa superiors to leave no paper trail about his allegations that Canada was handing detainees over to Afghan custody where they were allegedly tortured and abused.

Arrests made in home invasion murder. Peel Regional Police officers went door to door looking for information after a man was fatally injured during a home invasion robbery in Brampton last week.

Some Canadians may be confused by controversy over new U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines, but experts here say the revised recommendations finally conform with what Canada has been advising women for years.

Bill Curry Ottawa - Published on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 7:39PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov.

By The Canadian Press Published: November 18, 2009 3:30 PM OTTAWA - Canada's top cop has dared to say what top politicians won't: Ontario's Huntsville is just too small to host the G20 summit, despite tens of millions in expenditures to bring the area up to world standards.

Mark Lowe, of Nomos Capital, is being sued by former employee, Canadian Jordan Wimmer, right, for alleged sexual harassment, a claim he denies.

Two attached houses on Woburn Ave. in an upscale north Toronto neighbourhood were confirmed Wednesday morning as active meth labs packed with highly explosive chemicals, police said.

Nineteen-year-old Ariana Gillis was thrilled when she learned she'd been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, because she ``never thought that that would happen.'' But as excited as she was to be considered, the Vineland, Ont., native - who's up for young performer of the year - now says she'd rather see the award go to Taylor Mitchell, the ...

Wanted. Peel Regional Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder for Shevon Bailey of no fixed address in connection with a murder of a Brampton man last week.

Less than a week after floating a trial balloon about unpaid days off for Ontario public sector workers, Premier Dalton McGuinty shot it down Tuesday, accusing the media of playing guessing games and warning that "guesses are usually wrong." Last week, McGuinty mused about using "Dalton Days" to help deal with the province's record $24.7-billion ...

Oct. 6, 1950 file photo of 10-year-old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train "Rangitoto" as they leave Liverpool Street station in London bound for Auckland, New Zealand.

Body found. Peel Regional Police blocked off all access to Woodland Chase Trail in Erin Mills this morning after a body was found in the park.

Larger centres like Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor are still waitiing for the province to give the go-ahead to vaccinate the general public.

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Today they are young adults, but back in the early 1990s they were youngsters who had experienced unimaginable horror at the hands of a sadistic serial rapist.

Last week, Canadians united to remember our war dead and honour the men and women who don a uniform, take up a post and protect our freedom.

Despite the recent surge in H1N1 deaths, the nation's chief public health officer says the pandemic virus appears no deadlier than regular seasonal influenza and that there could actually be substantially fewer flu deaths than normal this season.

By Matthew Coutts The case against Michael Bryant will return to a Toronto courtroom early next month, a judge decided Monday morning.

Investigators are back at Forest Hill Collegiate today talking to students as they continue to think "outside the box" in the bizarre two-month old disappearance of Mariam Makhniashvili.

The court case of former Alberta Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer has been put over again until Dec 10.

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A 51-year-old man faces impaired driving charges after he was pulled over while driving a vehicle in a Santa Claus parade in Cambridge, Ont.

Negotiating a resolution to a long-standing conflict between a mining firm and a northern First Nations community is a "delicate process," according to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines.

It might not have been a wintry afternoon in Toronto, but that couldn't keep Santa away - or the thousands of people who have flocked to see him.

Peel Regional Police have arrested an 18-year-old Brampton teen in connection with the murder of George Kalogerakis during a home-invasion robbery on Thursday.

Sandeep Kaur calls the volume that holds her 30-page collection of wedding photos a book of lies.

Choices were limited on the ballot to elect a new leader of the Green Party of Ontario.

A 39-year-old Richmond Hill man is dead following a crash on Highway 407 in Brampton early Saturday morning.

Morgan Freeman says he agreed to participate in a Canadian-made documentary about his Mississippi hometown because he felt that children there were being "warped" by racism.

Aboriginal protesters occupying a former housing development in southern Ontario engaged in some unlawful behaviour that was unrelated to the land claim and for which police did not immediately pursue charges, a court heard Friday.

A new exhibit from a Toronto photographer offers a somber look at Detroit's architectural landscape.

If you build it, they will come. It's a theory which will be put to the test starting in one month when the inaugural flight from new terminal at the Niagara Falls International Airport is set to occur.

As things now stand, when Prince Charles succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, his many roles will include being the king of Canada .

Kwaku Frimpong has been found guilty of murdering Ziad Ahmad, 32, and Phillip Salmon, 28, at Pari's Motel on June 21, 2007.

Mariam Makniashvilli was last seen on Sept. 14. Toronto police are searching a garbage transfer station for clues about the disappearance of Mariam Makniashvilli.

The federal government argued before the Supreme Court Friday that Canadian courts do not have the right to order authorities to seek the repatriation of the youngest detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.

A couple terrorized in a 'war zone' while police stood by A member of the Six Nations Native reserve mans a roadblock outside a housing development in Caledonia, Ont., in 2006.

OTTAWA: "Thatcher has died," read the short text message that kicked off a brief diplomatic flurry among members of Canada's parliament and their advisors at a black tie dinner this week, said local media Thursday.

Rapper 50 Cent poses for picture in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. TORONTO - Rapper 50 Cent had his first major hit seven years ago with "In Da Club," in which the kevlar-clad New York rapper memorably mumbled: "you can find me in the club, bottle full of bub."' Lately? You might be more likely to find 50 Cent in his trailer or at craft ...

Thirty years after King Tut and his mystical possessions cast a spell on Toronto, many exhibition attendees and organizers still have memorabilia from the blockbuster show.

Managers plan to reopen two GTA Drive-Test centres today as a three-month strike by examiners drags on.

Following a tradition that began a century ago, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, planted an oak tree at Rideau Hall Thursday morning before making their way to Ottawa International Airport for their flight home to England.

Peel police are searching for a stolen car believed to be involved in a home invasion and homicide in Brampton early Thursday morning.

Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.

Canada's war veterans and soldiers serving in Afghanistan were honoured from coast to coast and across two oceans Wednesday on Remembrance Day, including a ceremony in the nation's capital attended by Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

The driver of a GMC Jimmy narrowly escaped being crushed by a 50,000-lbroll of steel which fell from a flat-bed tractor trailer in Windsor Tuesday November 10, 2009.

A member of the Sarnia, Ont., police force faces sexual assault charges. In a brief news release, Chief Phil Nelson says an officer, currently before the court on other criminal matters, has been arrested and charged following an investigation by Chatham-Kent police.

Toronto's IESI-BFC Ltd. and Burlington, Ont.-based Waste Services, Inc. have agreed to merge and form what the companies say will be North America's third-largest solid waste management company.

The Cat Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario was in mourning Monday after two men who ran its youth program were killed in a plane crash along with an experienced pilot.

One day ahead of Remembrance Day, Toronto's Island airport has been renamed after Canada's most famous World War I flying ace and will be known as the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

Montreal police dressed in riot gear faced demonstrators protesting the royal visit Tuesday of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arresting at least two people.

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A U.S. border agent piloting a Black Hawk helicopter interrupted a million-dollar drug deal at a remote Michigan airport, leading to the arrest of two Canadians who remained jailed Monday.

Canada would be better off living with U.S. President Barack Obama's Buy American provisions than trying to strike a deal that gives up the autonomy provincial and municipal governments enjoy to enact their own buy-local policies, a new think-tank analysis suggests.

Jeff Munro, 32, was kicked and punched to death in his cell. Toronto police have charged three men with first-degree murder in the killing of a Don Jail inmate.

The Toronto stock market added to last week's solid gains Monday, surging about 200 points as rising confidence about economic prospects lured buyers.

Two Canadians have agreed to stay in jail after a valuable load of marijuana and ecstasy was shipped to Michigan's Thumb region aboard a Cessna airplane.

A clearly emotional Governor General Michaelle Jean presided Monday over the first presentations of the new Sacrifice Medal.

General Motors will invest $90 million to retool its Ingersoll, Ont., CAMI plant.

As delivery of H1N1 vaccine to the provinces ramps up this week after an unfortunate slowdown, some public health officials are warning that Canadians shouldn't decide they can do without vaccine just because they've made it this far without a shot.

Peter Nakogee knows the chances are not good for aboriginals seeking transplants in Canada, but the gregarious father of four has reason to celebrate.

Jill Mahoney Toronto - From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009 1:17PM EST Last updated on Sunday, Nov.

Smitherman resigns, will run for mayor of Toronto George Smitherman, Ontario's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure speaks during the annual Canadian Film Centre BBQ in Toronto, Ontario on September 13, 2009.

Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have confirmed the province's third death linked to the H1N1 virus.

Markets turned positive Friday, despite official employment reports on both sides of the border pointing to a sluggish recovery from the recession.

OTTAWA a ' The intervention of a 21-year-old drugstore employee may have saved the life of a woman who was involved in an apparent domestic assault inside a Shopper's Drug Mart Friday afternoon.

Police note taking is coming under renewed scrutiny as relatives of two men killed by officers in Ontario allege that some practices are illegal and damaging to the integrity of the system.

A drizzle greeted Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on her arrived in Victoria, B.C. Friday Nov.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:15am this morning in the area of Main Street and Niagara Avenue.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan immigrant and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide.

Ontario's plan to adopt the controversial Harmonized Sales Tax could hit a roadblock on Parliament Hill.

For those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, the experience was more than just entertainment.

Home : Sci-Tech : Scientists expand program to track DNA Scientists expand program to track DNA Date: Friday Nov.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall present the championship ribbons at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Nov.

Two Canadians connected to a controversial imam killed by the FBI in Detroit were released on bail Friday pending hearings to determine if they should be extradited to the United States.

An Ontario Provincial Police helicopter scanned two parks in Toronto to look for new clues in the disappearance of Mariam Makhniashvili, a Toronto teen who went missing almost two months ago.

Canadians have been lining up across the country to get an H1N1 flu shot, but it may not be just themselves and their family members they have to worry about when it comes to contracting the virus.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are headed to Hamilton this morning where they will visit the home of one of her ancestors.

Passengers wearing protective masks walk inside Mexico's city subway. Canadians should be prepared to hear about more swine flu deaths in the coming weeks as the H1N1 pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down, the country's top doctor warned Nov.

A view of the McGill University campus in Montreal. The school took the No. 1 spot in the medical doctoral category and the University of Toronto was ranked second, its same rank as last year.

In this photo illustration the H1N1 swine flu vaccination Pandemic is pictured at Virchow clinical center on Oct.

Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada, studied 17 women with asthma during their menstrual cycles.

Authorities say a man was caught smuggling nearly 90 lbs. of Ecstasy across the Michigan-Ontario border, then cooperated with agents to pinch the men waiting for the delivery.

Sitting on a sparsely filled bench in front of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Lawrence Williams patiently waited for the royal couple to grace the city with their presence.

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A young man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the head in Toronto's east end Wednesday afternoon.

A student whose arrest at the University of Western Ontario was caught on tape and sparked allegations of police brutality intends to sue the school and police, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Canadians are becoming less and less ambivalent about the prospect of the H1N1 vaccine, and a majority of people either plan to roll up their sleeve or have done so already, a new poll suggests.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, along with Lt.-Gov. John Crosbie, right, and his wife Jane attend a reception hosted by the province in St.

A Mississauga single mom's dream to stay in Canada has come true after an emotional six-year fight against China's one-child policy.

The St. Thomas assembly plant is seen in this file image. THE CANADIAN PRESS The closure of Ford's assembly plant in St.

This April 7, 2009 file booking photo released by the Butler County, Missouri Sheriff's Department shows Adam Dylan Leon.

Lucky Moose storeowner David Chen leaves Old City Hall Courthouse after two of most serious charges including kidnapping were dropped against him.

Undated handout photo of Sapper Steven Marshall, who was killed October 30, 2009 while on patrol in Panjwaii District about 10 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prime Minister Stephen Harper sit in a welcome ceremony at the Mile One Centre on November 2, 2009 in St.

Critics are blasting the Harper government for its handling of the swine-flu outbreak as long lineups continue for flu shots and some provinces warn of dwindling supplies of H1N1 vaccine.

News 10NBC has learned about a Hazmat situation in East Bloomfield, Ontario County.

When our immune systems are not in tip-top shape and are exposed to a new virus to which our bodies have had no previous exposure and therefore no immunity, we are vulnerable.

Home : Top Stories : Two Ontario men to face extradition hearing Two Ontario men to face extradition hearing Date: Monday Nov.

Federal government lawyers will ask a judge Monday to throw out the case of an Ontario restaurant owner who wants one of his former patrons stripped of his right to smoke medical marijuana.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, will visit 12 cities during their 11-day visit to Canada.

Canada's top doctor says health officials didn't expect so many people to line up for the swine flu shot.

Ford Canada employees have overwhelmingly endorsed a cost-cutting agreement reached with the automaker last week, the Canadian Auto Workers union said Sunday.

An armed suspect dressed as an oversized purple Teletubby is wanted by police in London, Ont.

Toronto - Globe and Mail Update and The Canadian Press Published on Sunday, Nov.

Hundreds of people wait in line outside of Metro Hall in downtown Toronto to receive the H1N1 vaccination Friday morning, October 30, 2009.

A theatre technician was plucked from a north-end Catholic high school on allegations that he sexually assaulted a student inside the school.

The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan will arrive in Canada on Saturday afternoon.