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Eyewitness remembers waving at pilot just before fatal B.C. crash

CRANBROOK, B.C. - With the mangled ruins of a helicopter and four bodies crumpled in the street behind her, Helen Daugherty wonders if the pilot of the stricken craft ever saw her wave as he flew low ...

Resident recalls waving at helicopter pilot just before he crashed into street

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Helen Daugherty won't ever know if the helicopter pilot saw her wave as he circled low over her Cranbrook home Tuesday afternoon. A minute later, the aircraft slammed into the pav...

Classic toys get contemporary revamp at event touting summer's hot play items

TORONTO - The worlds of classic and contemporary came together at the rollout of toys touted as some of the hottest for the summer. Familiar playthings injected with a modern-day twist were among t...

Helicopter crash in Cranbrook, B.C. kills four including pedestrian

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A pedestrian crushed Tuesday under the exploding fireball of a crashed helicopter had little warning of the tragedy, witnesses said. The man was walking along a residential street...

Ten students from B.C. reported safe after being caught in quake in China

VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia university students caught in a massive earthquake in China have been left in constant fear of aftershocks since fleeing their crumbling classrooms "while the g...

107-year-old First World War veteran renews Canadian citizenship

SPOKANE, Wash. - The last known surviving Canadian veteran of the First World War is a Canadian citizen once again. John Foster Babcock, 107, was born a Canadian, but became a naturalized U.S. citi...

Race played role in attacks on Asian fishermen: Ont. Human Rights Commission

MARKHAM, Ont. - A new form of harassment has surfaced against Asian-Canadian anglers over the last two months, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said Tuesday as it released the results of its probe ...

Psychologist at Taser inquiry highly critical of Taser use, promotion

VANCOUVER - A psychologist who has worked with police forces around the world on crisis management says he's embarrassed to be associated with police who uses Tasers on "sick old men" and "confused im...