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Viewing 0-10 next > Canada's Dollar Falls Most Since 1985 on Plunge in Commodities ...-- Canada's dollar plummeted the most in more than two decades this week as investors shunned commodities on concern that a slowing U.S. economy will curb global demand for energy, metals and grains. The currency dropped 3.3 percent, the steepest since 1985, as commodities slum... Mysterious company heads up spectrum auction list ...introducing new cellphone companies to Canada got off to a surprising start on Friday with unknown Niagara Networks Inc. emerging as the most aggressive player so far. The company led 30 applicants in jockeying for position for the federal government's upcoming auction of airwav... RCMP takes second run at ferry sinking investigation, says B.C. Crown ...RCMP is taking a second run at its criminal investigation into the sinking of the Queen of the North, says a spokesman with B.C.'s criminal justice division. The RCMP has been investigating whether any crime was committed in connection with the sinking of the ferry two years ago... Concerns raised about environmental impact of mobile ad trucks ...company's mobile ad trucks are grabbing attention — not only for their new style of mobile ads, but also for the harm their trucks could be doing to the environment. Lime Media's mobile ad trucks are on the road 11 hours a day, five days a week, delivering advertisers' messages ... Volunteers garner rave reviews at Arctic Winter Games ...their heart in it,' co-ordinator says of 2,500-plus Yellowknifers and others As this week's Arctic Winter Games wind down in Yellowknife, about 2,500 volunteers are being praised for putting in hours of effort. From sweeping floors and clearing ice, to keeping score and serving... Only 1 man to be tried for murder in Toronto Boxing Day shooting ...men rounded up by Toronto police and charged in the 2005 Boxing Day slaying of Jane Creba will proceed to trial on a murder charge. Six of his co-accused will be tried for manslaughter. Justice Timothy Lipson made the ruling Friday afternoon after a months-long preliminary heari... Hoard of stolen treasure recovered in Calgary ...items recovered from break-in thefts Calgarians may get a chance to recover property stolen from break-ins after police found more than 2,000 items in a southwest apartment. Police discovered the items when they searched a suite earlier this week. They said Friday that they bel... Police arrest suspect in B.C. road rage death ...have arrested a suspect in a deadly case of road rage in Langley, B.C., that left a man dead early Thursday. Police later located the man they think was driving a white Ford F-250 pickup believed to have been involved in a fatal hit and run around 2 a.m. PT that morning, said R... Quebec schools evacuated over rooftop-snow fears ...school board shuts down but English board schools open Montreal's largest school board — the CSDM — shut down all its schools and institutions Friday while crews cleared snow off the roofs, in what a board spokesman called an "exceptional measure." The Montreal French-language... N.B. court overturns dying man's 1975 murder conviction ...Court of Appeal acquitted Erin Walsh of a 1975 murder on Friday, overturning a conviction that sent him to jail for 10 years. The 59-year-old Kingston, Ont., man, who has maintained his innocence for more than 32 years, wanted his name cleared because he is dying of colon cancer... Viewing 0-10 next >