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Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami with memorials, prayers
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Crying onlookers took part in beachside memorials and religious services across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter million people dead in one of modern history.
Fire aboard HMCS Protecteur - CTV News
A Royal Canadian Navy ship sailing in the Pacific Ocean sustained ���significant damage��� after a fire broke out in the engine room Thursday night, and 20 crew members suffered minor injuries.
How crews will move massive blue whale carcasses rotting.
Jordan Chittley, CTVNews.ca Writer. @jchittley. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Janet Carding, Director and CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum, announced Thursday they will be teaming up to move the two North Atlantic blue whale skeletons... Police guard the entrance to a gas station in front of a memorial to Antonio Martin. Father of Jordanian pilot captured by militants begs for sons release �� Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami��.
Canadian couple still detained in China - CTV News
���If theres anybody out there thats going to be able to help my parents, its him,��� Garratt said of Harper in a separate interview Friday with CTVs Asia Bureau Chief Janis Mackey Frayer. Garratts parents, Kevin and Julia Garratt,��.
Doctors remove 104 cocaine capsules from 11-year-old girls stomach
BOGOTA, Colombia -- An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after doctors removed from her stomach 104 cocaine-filled capsules her father made her swallow to smuggle drugs to Europe, police said Wednesday. Officers are hunting for the girls.
Israel vows harsh response after 5 killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
JERUSALEM -- Israel vowed harsh retaliation Tuesday for a Palestinian attack that killed five people and left blood-smeared prayer books and shawls on the floor of a synagogue in Jerusalem -- an assault that sharply escalated already-high tensions.
Soldier killed at National War Memorial mourned as caring.
The Canadian Forces reservist shot and killed while standing guard at the National War Memorial was a proud soldier, an animal lover and fitness fanatic from Hamilton, Ont.
Police search Indian gurus ashram after deadly siege, arrest
NEW DELHI -- Indian police on Friday searched the sprawling ashram of a guru who was arrested on suspicion of murder and criminal conspiracy after a deadly siege at his fortress-like compound. Sant Rampal, a 63-year-old former engineer, had ignored .
Canada will never be intimidated - CTV News
Harper addressed the nation hours after a young soldier was gunned down at the National War Memorial in Ottawa and dozens of shots fired inside Parliament ended with the shooters death. The attacks in Ottawa occurred just two... after officer kills armed teen �� Father of Jordanian pilot captured by militants begs for sons release �� Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami. PM Harper asks Canadians to pray for troops fighting ISIS �� Another Clinton-Bush��.
University professor spots error in mountain featured on $10.
The Bank of Canada is removing Mount Edith Cavell and several other peaks from its official description of the back of the $10 bank note, after a university professor spotted an error.
Polish town bans Winnie the Pooh for not wearing pants
The boy had in turn named his toy after a Canadian black bear he often saw at the London Zoo. The bear cub had been purchased from a hunter by Canadian Lt. Harry Colebourn in White River, Ont., while he was en route to England during the First World .
Queen Elizabeth opens Flanders Fields Memorial Garden
The Queen, accompanied by other members of the Royal Family, laid a wreath at the newly created garden, in a solemn ceremony marking 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Belgian King Philippe, and Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg .
When it comes to the NHL, one name stands out: Sutter
Most are 15 years old. They hope to make enough of a mark during a few years in the juniors so that by the time they are 20, theyll achieve the ultimate and potentially lucrative prize of being drafted by a team in the NHL. Hopefully, they will have a.
Conservatives win Yellowhead byelection, beat Liberals in Whitby-Oshawa
The Liberals have seen a rise in their share of the vote in every federal byelection since Trudeau assumed party leadership in April 2013, and they continued that trend Monday night. The late Jim Flaherty was much-beloved in Whitby-Oshawa, and took 58.
Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami with.
Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami with memorials, prayers. Posted by EL Staff / December 26, 2014. Crying onlookers took part in beachside memorials and religious services across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter million people dead in one of modern historys worst natural disasters.. tsunami with memorials, prayers. Tags: careers, ctv, ctv-news-stox, ctv-two, london, ottawa, power-play, vancouver��.
Strong quake strikes Japan, collapsing 7 homes and injuring 30
The magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck Saturday near Nagano city shortly after 10 p.m. (1300 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The U.S.. Since the quake occurred inland, there was no possibility of a tsunami.
Remembrance Day security beefed up in Ottawa
CTVNews.ca Staff Published Monday, November 10, 2014 10:07PM EST. The Royal Canadian Legion estimates that some 80,000 people will attend Tuesdays commemoration at the National War Memorial, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down less than three.
Canadians with autism have untapped skills when it comes to employment
���He wouldnt be able to do a job interview,��� Lake told CTV News. ���So if he. The most recent federal budget, released last February, promised $11.4 million over four years to support vocational training programs for people with autism spectrum disorders.
6.7-magnitude earthquake hits near Vancouver Island - CTV.
Shea said it only last about 10 to 12 seconds, but it sure felt like it was a long time. Ive lived here 37 years and Ive never felt anything like it. Ann Gray, the manager of the Glen Lyon Inn, said she barely felt it but knows��.
T-Rex of winters in store for Canada - CTV News
Karolyn Coorsh, CTVNews.ca. Published Thursday, September 18, 2014 9:55AM EDT Last Updated Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:26PM EDT. Brace yourself: the Old Farmers Almanac has revealed its predictions for Canadas upcoming winter season, and its not great news... Police guard the entrance to a gas station in front of a memorial to Antonio Martin. Father of Jordanian pilot captured by militants begs for sons release �� Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami��.
He survived a grizzly attack and a gunshot: A hunter tells his story
Podrasky called his wife and 9-1-1 after learning his father-in-law was unable to walk. Eventually a search-and-rescue team helped the two out of the woods. Lloyd spent a month in hospital following the incident, receiving 60 stitches for the bite.
Reddit horror story about Arizona town sparks panic
Michigan-based writer named Maxwell Malone told CTV News in an email that he and a group of 10 other amateur horror writers are behind the post. They put the story together as part of a longer series of stories theyve been working on, but it was a.
Former NHL coach Pat Quinn dead at 71 | CTV News
Former National Hockey League coach and executive Pat Quinn, who led teams to 15 playoff appearances and coached Canada to its first Olympic hockey gold after a 50-year drought, has died. He was 71 years old.. ���Pat is one of hockeys most respected individuals whose lifetime involvement as a player, coach and executive has made an indelible mark on the game, and our thoughts and prayers are with Sandra and all of Pats family and friends at this extremely��.
B.C. government approves controversial Site C dam project.
The British Columbia government has approved its most expensive mega project with the construction of an $8.8 billion dam on the Peace River that Premier Christy Clark says marks a historic milestone that will be felt for a century.. CTV National News for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Father of Jordanian pilot captured by militants begs for sons release �� Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami. PM Harper asks Canadians to pray for troops fighting ISIS.
Buffalo braces for new blast of snow
When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and thats saying something in Buffalo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said after touring the region Wednesday and talking to truckers who had been stranded more than 24 hours on the Thruway.
9-year-old girl loses arms, legs after severe strep throat.
Fundraising efforts are underway for a nine-year-old New Brunswick girl whose arms and legs were amputated after she became gravely ill in November.
W5: How Kevin Newman helped 175 million Americans meet Alan Doyle
I remember reporting for CTV National News in 1988 when the Calgary Olympic flame was arriving on our most eastern shore, and the story that aired that night was the first time in my then-young career I felt I had written something that was good.
Great Shakeout - CTV News
The first Great ShakeOut was held in 2008 in California, the second most earthquake-prone state in the U.S. after Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Other countries participating in the exercise this year include��.
Anti-radiation pills to be given to neighbours of Ontario.
Currently, stockpiles of potassium iodide (KI) pills are kept in pharmacies and community centres for people who live within 10 kilometres of the Pickering, Darlington, and Bruce nuclear stations.. A tsunami triggered by an earthquake slammed into the Fukushima power plant in Japan in 2011, releasing radioactive particles into the atmosphere and ocean in what is called the worse nuclear accident since the 1986 Chornobyl. CTV National News for Thursday, Dec.
Killer of 2 NYPD officers said he was going to shoot 2 pigs.
They were, quite simply, assassinated -- targeted for their uniform, said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who looked pale and shaken at a hospital news conference. The sudden and extraordinary violence stunned the city,��.
Remembrance Day - CTV News
In Ottawa, more than 50,000 people gathered at the National War Memorial under a bright sun for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony, and to watch the monument be rededicated by Princess Anne. Her grandfather. 11 ceremonies this year mark two significant historical milestones: 100 years since the start of the First World War and 75 years since the start of the Second World War. Canadians are in... PM Harper asks Canadians to pray for troops fighting ISIS.
Hackers vow to escalate cyberattacks on Canadian websites
On Friday, city workers were forced to shut down Ottawa.ca after an illustration of a banana appeared on the site Friday along with a cryptic message directed at an Ottawa police officer. The Ottawa Police Services website also appeared to be.