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Health costs push Alberta budget deficit to $4.75B
cbc.ca - 2010-02-09T17:43:17
Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a record $4.75-billion budget deficit and planning cuts in many departments while increasing health-care spending.
Trenton colonel's charges spur cold case review
cbc.ca - 2010-02-09T09:42:44
The 2001 slaying of a Nova Scotia woman at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario is among the cases being re-examined after murder charges were laid against Col. Russell Williams.
Neighbours stunned by arrest of Col. Williams
cbc.ca - 2010-02-09T17:38:11
Ottawa resident Michael Gennis was stunned when he found out his new neighbour, Col. Russell Williams, had been charged with killing two women in eastern Ontario.

Police services, crime victims' families inquire after CFB Trenton cmdr charged
cp.org - 2010-02-09T00:00:00
Ontario police spearheading a broad investigation of a military commander facing murder and sexual assault charges said Tuesday they're fielding calls from other forces and families of victims of crime about so-called cold cases.
Cpl. Marie-France Comeau remembered for big smile, silly sense of humour
cp.org - 2010-02-09T00:00:00
An air force corporal allegedly killed by her military base commander was remembered Tuesday as a woman with a big, beautiful smile and a silly sense of humour.
Alberta going for broke with spending hikes and record $4.7B budget deficit
cp.org - 2010-02-09T00:00:00
EDMONTON - Alberta's Progressive Conservative government plans to run a record deficit and deplete its savings account in a budget that forgoes the kind of deep spending cuts that fiscal hawks have been screeching for.

Toyota begins public, back room PR effort
Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations.
Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase
The second stage of Haiti's medical emergency has begun, with diarrheal illnesses, acute respiratory infections and malnutrition beginning to claim lives by the dozen.
Paralyzed capital braces for new storm
The U.S. capital is bracing for a second winter storm to hit in less than a week, closing down Congress, keeping federal workers home and even rescheduling a White House concert.

Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has dissolved parliament, setting the stage for new elections a day after authorities arrested Gen. Sarath Fonseka, his chief rival and the leader of the opposition.
Avalanches near Afghan capital kill over 60
Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 60 people, injured about 400 and left 1,500 stranded on blocked roads, Afghan officials say.
Haitian man pulled from rubble
A 28-year-old man has been pulled from rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, claiming to have been trapped there since the massive earthquake on Jan. 12.

Health crisis in Haiti enters new stage: Deaths from diarrhea, infections, malnutrition
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Fourteen-month-old Abigail Charlot survived Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake but not its miserable aftermath. Brought into the capital's General Hospital with fever and diarrhea, little Abigail literally dried up.
Iran accelerates its nuclear enrichment, prompting Obama to warn of significant new sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."
Snow forecast shuts down US federal government for 2nd straight day
WASHINGTON - If snow keeps 230,000 federal government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?

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