QUEEN'S PARK, ON, Nov. 10 - Minister Responsible for Women's Issues Sandra Pupatello and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs Madeleine Meilleur will announce an important component of the Domestic Violence Action Plan. DATE: Monday, November 14, 2005 TIME: 11:30 a.m.

All of the injuries discovered in the autopsy are consistent with animal bites," she said, "but you can't completely rule everything out until the investigation is complete." Russell added that the autopsy hasn't confirmed what sort of animals attacked the

An apology from the man who terrorized a west-end neighbourhood for years, raping four women in their homes, rings hollow for his victims. Shannon Deneve says Emile Cromwell's apology in court Thursday wasn't heartfelt. "I don't accept his apology," said

Manitoba Public Insurance is developing a new driver licensing system that will use new licences and provide more places to renew them. A new photo-card licence will replace the current two-card system. MPI officials say the new card will have

Voters will go to the polls in mid-December in the southwest Winnipeg constituency of Fort Whyte. The provincial seat was left vacant by former Conservative MLA John Loewen in September when he resigned to take a run at federal politics.

On the day before Remembrance Day, Saskatchewan was honouring its war veterans by naming a highway after them. On Thursday, the provincial government officially changed the name of Highway 2 between Moose Jaw and Prince Albert to Veterans Memorial Highway.

TORONTO, Nov. 10 - Premier Dalton McGuinty issued the following statement: "On Remembrance Day, we commemorate those Canadian men and women who served with courage to protect our freedom. We remember, as well, those who proudly dedicate themselves as peacekeepers

Some drivers in Iqaluit aren't taking too kindly to a city initiative to get parking in the territorial capital under control. The city has erected wooden posts with reflectors along the main street in town, to designate angle parking. Right

The union representing OC Transpo drivers and maintenance workers has filed a notice of job action with the City of Ottawa. It means that, as early as Monday, they likely will not be wearing uniforms.

A group of women who have survived sexual abuse have come up with a plan they hope will prevent Island children from being added to the list of victims. "We knew that no one cared more about stopping child sexual

The legislature's Public Accounts Committee isn't ready to follow the treasurer's advice and put the failure of Polar Foods on the back burner. It plans to begin a full review of the forensic audit into the business collapse next week.

The launch of Service Canada across British Columbia opens the way for greater access to government services, especially for minority language communities in Greater Vancouver.

Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie is defending his government's decision to sole source dozens of heavy equipment rental contracts to one Watson Lake business. The $750,000 worth of contracts, issued over two years, were given to a company belonging to one

Iqaluit's education authority wants the help of local businesses to get truant students back into class. The District Education Authority says citizens are complaining there are too many kids in cafйs and playgrounds at times when they should be in

The Royal Canadian Legion in Yellowknife is off the hook for an innovative fundraiser gone wrong. The Legion advertised online bingo for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in the newspaper last week, but the plan was scrapped after it was

More than 200 veterans arrived at the Ottawa train station Thursday to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies on Friday. The trip began in Halifax on Wednesday. After a first-class train trip, they were greeted by Veterans Affairs Minister Albina Guarnieri, along

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has decided there was not enough evidence to convict a Vancouver-area filmmaker in a snowmobile stunt that cost a young man his life. It happened during an outdoor party in Squamish in 2002. Josh Chapman

The only thing organizers couldn't control was the weather, and in the end it put a 24-hour delay to the national university men's soccer championship that was due to begin in Charlottetown on Thursday. Eight teams from across the country