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Sex charges linked to Facebook photos
Police allege a 24-year-old man had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.
Earl rattles Nova Scotia
Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but its strong winds and heavy rain continue to lash Nova Scotia, knocking out power to thousands of people.
Northwest Passage tanker could be stuck for days
It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.
[ Lifestyle ] What makes a great butter tart?
Talking about a uniquely Canadian treat.
[ Politics ] Brian Mulroney: The Negotiator
In 1984, Brian Mulroney led the federal Conservatives to the biggest election victory in Canadian history. Almost a decade later, the man described as having "Robert Redford eyes and Paul Newman hair," would leave the Prime Minister's Office as the most unpopular prime minister in Canada's recent memory. Mulroney's bold leadership on controversial issues such as free trade, GST and Meech Lake would drastically alter the political landscape of this country.
Waterloo football player tested positive for HGH
A member of the suspended University of Waterloo football team has tested positive for human growth hormone, which the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport says is a first in North America.
French protesters deride Roma crackdown
Thousands of people protest in Paris against new government security measures that include a crackdown on undocumented Roma migrants in France.
[ Arts & Entertainment ] The Comics in Canada: An Illustrated History
From the wholesome wartime heroics of Johnny Canuck to the exploits of a three-foot-tall aardvark named Cerebus, Canadian comics are anything but dull. Though comics got their start south of the border, Canada has become home to an eclectic roster of cartoon talent from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated strips of Lynn Johnston, to the world-renowned comic art of Seth and the multi-media phenomenon of Todd Mcfarlane's
Spawn
. The CBC Digital Archives takes an in-depth look at the history of our homegrown comic strips, comic books and graphic novels.