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Huge death toll averted in BC avalanche, but 'stupidity' blamed for two killed
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - What many feared would be one of the worst death tolls ever in the B.C. backcountry appears to be an almost miraculous story of survival. But with the relief at a major catastrop...
Man had seconds to hug his son tight as B.C. avalanche swept over them
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - In the seconds before a wall of snow swept over them, George Hall turned, wrapped his arms around his 13-year-old son as tightly as he could and hugged him. The two tumbled toget...
Parti Quebecois revokes status of left-wing political club within its party.
LEVIS, Que. - The Parti Quebecois is revoking the special status of a left wing, pro-union political club within its party. The PQ executive decided to severe ties Saturday with the SPQ-Libre, whos...
A fatal accident brings Montreal's St. Patrick's parade to a tragic end
MONTREAL - Montreal's St. Patrick's parade came to a tragic end Sunday when a young reveller was killed after jumping from a flatbed truck. Hours after the fatal accident, which occurred along the ...
Auditor's siren prompts feds to sign off on national emergency response plan
OTTAWA - The government is expected to release a national emergency response plan Monday - four months after being chastised for not having one that's been approved by cabinet. In November, Auditor...
At snowmobile events like Big Iron,'bragging rights' are the prize
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - For "sled-heads," events like the Big Iron Shoot-Out are a powerful draw into B.C.'s rugged backcountry, offering bragging rights as the main prize for participants on their high-po...
Killer avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., had been building all season, say experts
The victims of Saturday's killer avalanche in British Columbia were caught in a snow slide powerful enough to destroy a house, one that had been building all season and lacked only a trigger, an avala...
RCMP say almost everyone accounted for after deadly B.C. avalanche
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The scope of the tragedy was still unfolding Sunday after a massive avalanche came down on a group of snowmobilers in British Columbia's Monashee Mountains, apparently triggered by ...
Police probe suspicious deaths of elderly couple found in N.B. home
SAINT-ANDRE, N.B. - RCMP officers are investigating the suspicious deaths of an elderly couple whose bodies were found in their home in northwestern New Brunswick on Saturday. Police say they recei...
A 19-year-old man killed in fatal accident during Montreal parade
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man was killed during Montreal's St. Patrick's parade after jumping from a flatbed truck. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon along the parade route that ran down the ci...
