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In a divided decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Mississauga-based Wal-Mart Canada did not violate Quebec's labour laws when it closed a store in Jonquiere, Que.

Herve Arseneau would never call himself an athlete, but he can now boast that he's run two legs of an Olympic relay - the torch relay, that is.

Home : Entertainment : CRTC asks Canadians to comment online on future of TV CRTC asks Canadians to comment online on future of TV The Canadian Press Date: Monday Nov.

November 29, 2009, By Sidhartha Banerjee, THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - A legal showdown is set to take place in a Quebec courtroom this week pitting the government of Iran against the estate of slain photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 29 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research.

Ontario is extending its funding of a potentially life-saving drug for cancer patients, just two months after the province's ombudsman accused the government of verging on cruelty by cutting off funding after 16 treatments.

Gerald Caplan Our Rwandan betrayal CBC Handout Ottawa has acknowledged the Armenian genocide and apologized to native Canadians.

Nico Archambault makes the jump from reality TV star to leading man in a TV special.

One of Quebec's greatest filmmakers whose celebrated works won international praise, died early Saturday.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma Stem Cell Research Dr.

Kirk Campeau and Mitchell Pare had been partying heavily on the St. Jean Baptiste holiday in 2008 when they suddenly turned nasty, beating a 19-year-old stranger to death outside the St.

Jacques Cayer gives advice on "calculations" to Chelsea Quebec's Caryl Green . Hum! Lets look at his calculations.

Six people charged in last month's "Operation Seaway" drug sweep entered guilty pleas Monday in St.

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the right of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, to close shop after employees unionized at an outlet in Jonquiere, Que.

Nurse Nathalie Cousineau vaccinates Michel Lemay against the H1N1 virus at the CLSC Dorval-Lachine in Lachine, Quebec.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has unveiled a climate-change plan that doesn't include any targets for greenhouse-gas emissions but instead seeks to keep the temperature of Planet Earth in check.

A mourner holds a candle during a memorial ceremony in Mumbai on Nov. 26, 2009. Photograph by: Pal Pillai, AFP/Getty Images MONTREAL a ' Montreal's Michael Moss feared he would die while on vacation in India a ' and he did.

The island is a haven for the chic and the hip. Cutoffs rarely meet the dress code, unless they're designed as such and topped off by a fabulously sexy top - for men or women.

Researchers from the Universit de Montral, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and McGill University have discovered that insecure adolescents experience more intense pain in the form of frequent headaches, abdominal pain and joint pain.

Cash-strapped AbitibiBowater, one of the world's largest newsprint producers, will save nearly $2.3 million annually after a judge approved the sale of a former Quebec pulp and paper mill.

Cost of the facility will be around $3.5 million. Group RCM is expected to break ground shortly on a new processing line at its plant in Yamachiche Quebec.

Authorities say Tuesday night's first fire started when someone left food on the stove unattended.

Low vacancy rates in Toronto and elsewhere across Canada have helped make apartment buildings desirable investments.

MONTREAL a ' Mayor GA©rald Tremblay has named Jocelyne-Ann Campbell, city councillor for the St.

A 35-year-old man from Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Que., was killed in a collision on Highway 50 near Buckingham, early Tuesday morning.

Baby P's abusive stepfather has launched a legal challenge against his conviction for raping a four-year-old girl who gave evidence against him, claiming she was not "competent" witness.

A 15-year-old boy sustained a 2.5-centimetre-deep knife wound to his abdomen - " along with a superficial cut to his neck - " during an altercation with a 14-year-old boy involving a knife near a Laval high school in the Auteuil district, Laval police said.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest is introduced to an international relations group Monday, November 23, 2009 in Montreal before his speech about his upcoming trip to the environmental summit in Copenhagen.

Chairman of the Board of Saputo Lino Saputo addresses the company's AGM in Laval, Que., Wednesday July 6, 2008.

The S.S. Norisle, a 215-foot-long steamship owned by the Township of Assiginack on Manitoulin Island, has not cruised the Great Lakes in almost 35 years.

A rapid and accurate diagnosis is the first step towards treatment in the fight against infectious disease.

Passenger rail service has been suspended between Montreal and Senneterre as well as JonquiA re and Montreal because of an 11-car CN freight train derailment near Saint-Tite. The accident late Saturday caused extensive damage to a railway bridge 50 kilometres north of Trois-RiviA res.

The deployment of the Halifax-based frigate is called Operation SAIPH. "The Government of Canada is proud of the significant contributions to global maritime security being made by our men and women in uniform.

Paul Triquet was 33 and a captain in Canada's Royal 22nd Regiment when, on Dec. 14, 1943 in Italy, he and the tattered remains of his C Company - 81 men strong when the day began but reduced to just 14 by dusk - successfully held their foothold throughout the night at a farmhouse called Casa Berardi as overwhelming numbers of German snipers, ...

A new Roman Catholic bishop will officially take over the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese in January - and Hispanic parishioners at St.

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - A group of investors is urging an Antiguan court to remove a British accounting firm appointed to collect assets of a Caribbean offshore bank at the center of an alleged Ponzi scheme by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford.

The Vatican has announced a new bishop will oversee the Catholic Church in Antigonish, N.S., replacing Raymond Lahey, who is facing child pornography charges.

Bombardier Aerospace today celebrated another major milestone in the CSeries aircraft programme as construction got under way on its new state-of-the-art aircraft wing manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A coalition of Quebec nationalists and sovereignist groups Monday launched a public campaign to nullify the effect of a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on English-language schooling in the province.

Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday, March 27, 2009.

The RCMP is seeking the public's help as it continues to investigate the case of a man who is alleged to have bilked two Quebec farmers out of approximately $3 million by posing as a federal civil servant.

MONTREAL a ' Two hundred grain-fed calves perished in a fire at a farm Tuesday morning in Ange Gardien, about 75 kilometres southeast of Montreal.

An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.

First, the good news: that statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce? Not true, according to a new report on divorce released Thursday by the Vanier Institute of the Family.

Gerard Deltell, the new leader of the Action democratique du Quebec, faces a mountain to climb in re-establishing the crippled party as a credible political force.

Grant Robertson Gatineau, Que. - Globe and Mail Update Published on Tuesday, Nov.

Montreal Gazette justice reporter Sue Montgomery has won the 2009 Judith Jasmin Prize, Quebec's most prestigious journalism award.

Anu Asikainen, centre, is flanked by her husband, Guillermo Lopez, holding their daughter Onni, and Jo Muise, her doula.

Home : Canada : Police round up 14 suspected Hells Angels in drug bust Police round up 14 suspected Hells Angels in drug bust Date: Wednesday Nov.

Home : Top Stories : Liberals say Tories wasting money on signs about signs Liberals say Tories wasting money on signs about signs Date: Wednesday Nov.

Cable and media giant tells CRTC hearing that conventional broadcasters should share in fees paid to specialty channels Julian Beltrame THE CANADIAN PRESS GATINEAU, Que.

CBC president Hubert Lacroix told the CRTC that cable companies are growing rich on the signals they currently retransmit free from the broadcasters.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit/ file GATINEAU, Que.

Quebec Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis announces the creation of a special squad, called OpA©ration Marteau, to look into allegations of corruption and collusion in the Montreal construction ... Canada is viewed as one of the least corrupt countries in the world and is an "inspiration" for the U.S. and other nations in North and South ...

Home : Top Stories : Malnourished sled dogs rescued in rural Quebec Malnourished sled dogs rescued in rural Quebec Viewer CTV News Video CTV Montreal: Rob Lurie on the rescue The SPCA has seized about 100 sled dogs after the owner said he could no longer care for them.

Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percent higher than in the rest of the population.

Au Gre du Vent B&B in Old Levis has stunning views of the St. Lawrence River and Quebec City and an English heritage.

They both had daughters named Julie. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu lost his 27-year-old daughter seven years ago.

Two workers walk away after inspecting the top of the external tank on the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Canada says it needs more time, but seven countries and the European Commission have signed an airline liberalization policy statement.

Quebec's Disney-inspired solution to flu-shot chaos People lineup to get their H1N1 vaccination on Friday, October 30, 2009 in St.

Home : Top Stories : Rein in cable companies, CTV urges federal regulator Rein in cable companies, CTV urges federal regulator Photos The Canadian Press Date: GATINEAU, Que.

The Canadian government has just revamped its citizenship guide for immigrants. The document is titled 'The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship.' According to Canada's National Post, 'In Canada, men and women are equal under the law,' the document says.

Guillaume Perrault of Longueuil, Que., won the gold medal in the men's 81-kilogram event at a World Cup judo event Sunday.

Warrant Patrice Chartrand meets with a villager in Belanday last month. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Canada's subtle war to win over Pushtun mullahs and village elders has not only faced immense cultural differences and opposition from the Taliban.

Home : Canada : Will the Portrait Gallery of Canada ever find a home? Will the Portrait Gallery of Canada ever find a home? More on this topic Bidding process for new portrait gallery mired in gaffes Date: Sunday Nov.

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced a significant expansion of NAVTEQ Traffic real-time traffic coverage in Canada.

The Prime Minister's Quebec lieutenant suggests the Conservative Party's surprising victory in Monday's byelection is a sign that 'our party has traction in Quebec.' Public Works Minister Christian Paradis says Monday's upset win in the former Bloc Quebecois stronghold in Montmagny -L'Islet-Kamouraska-Riviere du Loup brings his dream of winning a ...

A tour bus accident in New York State Friday left the driver hospitalized and seven passengers with minor injuries.

Though not for the time being! "I've never hidden that I'd like to direct the destiny of my party.

Security cameras in hallways, double locked doors and strict confidentiality clauses, Ubisoft employees are working in a veritable bunker in downtown Montreal to create their latest 3D video game.

I have probably already written more than one piece with a phrase like "Herouxville wins" in it, but word of a newer, thicker citizenship guide has my fingers wandering toward the same old keys.

KISS wrap their world tour Dec. 15 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Photograph by: Jean Levac, Ottawa Citizen KISS will gladly sell you the whole seat at one of their concerts -- we are talking about Gene Simmons the entrepreneurial king, after all -- but you're only going to need the edge of it.

Evan Tordorf, 4, cries as he gets his flu shot as his mother and Karen Joly looks on at a H1N1 caccination centre Friday, November 6, 2009 in Montreal.

Here are the main Remembrance Day activities tomorrow in Montreal: The main venue for the Royal Canadian Legion's official Remembrance Day ceremony will be held this year at McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke St.

Home : Politics : Outgoing ADQ boss blames federal Tories for troubles Outgoing ADQ boss blames federal Tories for troubles The Canadian Press Date: Wednesday Nov.

It's a myth that medieval cartographers routinely wrote "Here Be Dragons" on the unknown territories of world maps.

A new Canadian holds a flag as they attend a citizenship ceremony during Canada Day celebrations at Prince's Island on July 1, 2009.

Researchers report that a father in a Canadian family developed a strain of the H1N1 swine flu that was resistant to the antiviral Tamiflu, after being given the drug to prevent the disease.

Home : Top Stories : 1 dead, 2 injured after helicopter crash in Quebec 1 dead, 2 injured after helicopter crash in Quebec Viewer CTV News Video One person was killed and two others were seriously injured when a helicopter hit a sandbar during low tide at a river in northeastern Quebec.

In the main flashpoint of conflict to yesterday's royal visit, Montreal riot police had to work for more than 30 minutes last night to clear away 150 slogan-chanting Quebec nationalists who tried to block the front doors to the Black Watch armory on Bleury St.

Construction is dangerous, dirty work at the best of times but in a war zone it's deadly.

Statistics Canada reports prices took their biggest hikes in Vancouver between August and September, at 1.4 per cent, followed by Ottawa-Gatineau , Calgary , Toronto and Oshawa , and Saskatoon .

Getting a flu shot this fall? Canadians scientists have found that focusing on a pretty image could alleviate the sting of that vaccine.

Sterling silver flower baskets on loan to Rideau Hall from Buckingham Palace were almost shipped out of the country, Sun Media has learned.

Quebecers are alone in wanting to save the long-gun registry, a new poll suggests.

Scores of slogan-chanting supporters of Quebec independence blasted the British monarchy and pelted soldiers with eggs in a lone sour note to Prince Charles' otherwise pleasant day trip to Quebec on Tuesday.

Canadians will pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Wednesday, in remembrance of those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom.

The Olympic flame will commemorate Remembrance Day with a stop at CFB Goose Bay.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Prince Charles at Rideau Hall on Tueday.

Gilles Taillon is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot The political scandals that have rocked Quebec mushroomed Tuesday with the new leader of the province's Action democratique party suddenly announcing his resignation and declaring his intention to report alleged financing irregularities to the police.

Rona Inc. reported a lower quarterly profit on Tuesday amid weak same-store sales and a sluggish home renovation market Photograph by: Ron Hartwell, National Post Home renovations retailer Rona said a drop in housing starts hurt its profit in the third quarter.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Quebec to polite cheers but were bracing for jeers later in the day Tuesday.

Can you feel the excitement! Early twitter reports have the Tories winning back Bill Cassey's old riding in Cumberland Colchester.

The 2010 Olympic flame makes its first foray into "La belle province" Tuesday. The torch relay for the Vancouver-Whistler Winter Games will move from Iqaluit, Nunavut, Tuesday morning to Sept-Iles, Quebec, Tuesday night.

The Bloc QuA©becois has filed a police complaint over what it described as sabotage in one of four federal byelections on Monday.

Montreal police said a man with a knife charged a Quebec provincial police officer who responded to a call at an apartment in Papineauville Sunday.

Evan Tordorf, 4, cries as he gets his flu shot as his mother, Karen Joly, looks on at an H1N1 vaccination centre on Nov.

The unemployment rate rose in Ottawa-Gatineau in October as small job gains were overwhelmed by a big increase in people seeking work.

"I commend Canadians for their work for peace and justice in Ireland. We wouldn't be where we are without that support," Adams told the Sunday Sun yesterday at his hotel room at the Toronto Hilton.

Home : Health : Asbestos killing more Canadians than ever; like old 'landmines' Asbestos killing more Canadians than ever; like old 'landmines' Date: Sunday Nov.

A general election may seem far off on the horizon, but Canada's four major political parties face a test of their popularity on Monday.

Heavy metal rockers METALLICA have turned their Canadian tour into a charity mission - the band has donated over USD 28,000 to good causes across the country.

A new Ontario law to protect temporary workers could cause a major shakeout of the staffing agencies that supply tens of thousands of these workers to federal departments and agencies.

There was a time when a visit from the Royal Family to Quebec would have caused an uproar, especially among sovereigntists.

OTTAWA a ' MRC des Collines police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found near Luskville on Thursday.

Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday.

The federal government paid out more than $750,000 to avoid a class action lawsuit after personal information was stolen from a Canada Revenue Agency office.

Home : Politics : Disintegration of ADQ gains speed as one-third of caucus quits Disintegration of ADQ gains speed as one-third of caucus quits Date: Friday Nov.

Natasha Cournoyer's body was found near a St. Lawrence River boat launch in Montreal's east-end Pointe-aux-Trembles district in early October.

A RCMP officer who allegedly used a government credit card for his own personal use has pleaded not guilty to several charges of fraud.

The Derek Trucks Band After 16 years of relentless touring, and a fantastic 2009 that featured the release of Already Free , and a World Tour that brought the band to more than a dozen countries on four continents, The Derek Trucks Band is taking a hiatus in 2010.

Montreal police were investigating on Sunday the death of a woman in her 20s who was discovered in a garage on Esplanade Ave.

When tourists come to Quebec City, they discover not only its history of the place but also its restaurants.

Carrie Charron and her children Maxine and Cedric, right, wait to be called as clinics for the H1N1 flu shots get underway at the Richelieu Vanier Community Centre, Ottawa on October 26, 2009.

" Yamaha Motor Canada has announced its withdrawal from the Parts Canada Superbike Championship.

Berlin Wall to Wall, an event being staged next month in Montreal and Quebec City, is described by organizers as "an excursion into the heart of Berlin's avant-garde art and culture." Works to be showcased include films and videos dating from before, during and after the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, on Nov.

EDA and IP company Dolphin Integration SA has created Dolphin Integration Ltd. in Netania, Israel, in a view to foster the company's product developments in advanced memories, analog and mixed-signal circuits.

Walid Hanna puts 5-month-old son Carl in the car after he was brought by him and wife Chirine to the Montreal Children's Hospital on Thursday.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan a ' Senior Canadian officers in southern Afghanistan hope that President Barack Obama's long deliberations over troop levels will result in additional U.S. combat forces in Kandahar where Canada has been facing tough resistance from the Taliban for more than three years.

Quebec provincial police have dismantled what they say is an elaborate attempt by the Hells Angels to bully their way into the province's bricklaying industry and use legitimate businesses for money-laundering. The 10 arrests helped underscore the towering scale of an ongoing scandal in Quebec involving the construction industry's criminal ...

A French billionaire who's in the thick of the global rush to bring affordable, reliable electric cars to the masses says he has the battery power to win the race.

Nathalie Morin's husband has refused to give her permission to return to Canada, demanding $300,000 for the release of his three children and wife.

Marc Bureau's family celebrates his re-election as mayor at Gatineau city hall on Sunday.

The trial of eight men charged with helping the Mafia smuggle cocaine into Canada began in Montreal Monday morning.

United States astronaut Mark Polansky speaks to the media following a chat with fellow astronaut Robert Thirsk, via a downlink from the International Space Station while on a visit to the Canadian Space Agency in Saint Hubert, Que.

Rubjit Thindal, Brampton, Ontario; Fatiha Idrissi Kaitouni, Montreal, Quebec; Annette Sampson, L'Ardoise, Cape Breton; Ashley M iller, Mission B.C.; Evan Frustaglio, Mississauga, Ontario; Vanetia Warner, Cornwall; Bottom row: Tina L'Hirondelle, Gift Lake, Alta; Perry Chernesky, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Lorraine Wilson, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba; ...

Some West Island voters opted for change in Sunday's municipal election, ousting incumbent mayors in the demerged cities of Beaconsfield and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Bob Benedetti lost his mayor's seat in Beaconsfield in a landslide loss to former city councillor David Pollock, who earned 2,000 more votes.

Stimulus money earmarked for Quebec is only trickling down to communities in the province, while other provinces are awash in federal funds, an analysis by The Canadian Press shows.

High turnout as Montrealers vote in tight mayoral race A man arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot in the Montreal municipal elections in Montreal, Sunday, Nov.

A majority of French- and English-speaking Canadians back government efforts to commemorate historic events such as the 400th anniversary of Quebec's founding, a government survey found.

Wade Davis, an explorer-in-residence with National Georgraphic, is delivering the 2009 Massey Lectures, focusing on vanishing cultures.

The Canadian Press Andy Blatchford Harsh weather whipped up by climate change has caused insurance claims to surge as more and more flash floods, hail storms and hurricanes wallop the Canadian landscape, industry experts say.