updated Community groups seek legal advice on prostitution sweeps

Six community groups are seeking legal advice after Ottawa police Chief Vern White last week refused their request for a moratorium on prostitution sweeps. 6:57 PM ET video

Section 37 guidelines pass committee vote

A proposal to charge developers extra for oversized projects passed a planning committee vote Tuesday and is expected to pass a city council vote at the end of March. 7:43 PM ET video

Spezza's hat trick burns Lightning

Jason Spezza had three goals and an assist, Craig Anderson made 28 saves, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Tuesday night. 10:52 PM ET video

Elementary students call for better aboriginal education

Young students from the Ottawa area gathered on Parliament Hill Tuesday morning to call for better education in aboriginal communities after a Monday trip to the Supreme Court. 7:43 PM ET video

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Botox injected by unlicensed practitioners Feb 14, 2012 10:32 PM ET — Some Vancouver-area medical spas are ignoring Health Canada regulations that Botox be prescribed and injected by a physician, a CBC News inv… 10:32 PM ET Video
Homicide follows Vancouver family argument Feb 15, 2012 12:11 AM ET — One person is dead following an apparent family argument in a Vancouver home Tuesday, police say. 12:11 AM ET
Adults told B.C. teen had taken ecstasy Feb 14, 2012 11:09 PM ET — A B.C. court has been told that two adults had been told a teenage B.C. girl later found dead had taken ecstasy before a party at the home o… 11:09 PM ET Video

Calgary »

Peace Bridge to open March 24, says city Feb 14, 2012 9:23 PM ET — The long-delayed Peace Bridge over the Bow River west of downtown will open on March 24, the city announced on Tuesday. 9:23 PM ET
Oil industry communication could improve, poll suggests Feb 14, 2012 9:32 PM ET — While a large majority of Albertans rate the oil and gas industry highly when it comes to creating jobs, one third think they could do a bet… 9:32 PM ET VideoAudio
Flames pounce on Leafs' mistakes Feb 15, 2012 12:39 AM ET — Miikka Kiprusoff made 41 saves and Paul Byron scored on a second period penalty shot to lead the Calgary Flames over the Toronto Maple Leafs… 12:39 AM ET Video

Edmonton »

St. Mark School to stay open Feb 15, 2012 12:17 AM ET — Catholic school board trustees have decided to keep St. Mark School open. 12:17 AM ET
Heart-shaped cucumbers a hit for Alberta grower Feb 14, 2012 10:01 PM ET — Doef's Greenhouses in Lacombe, Alta. is the only Canadian grower of those heart-shaped cucumbers you see at the grocery store. 10:01 PM ET Video
Messam leaves Esks to try out with Dolphins Feb 15, 2012 12:36 AM ET — The Edmonton Eskimos tailback signed a multi-year contract with the NFL's Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. 12:36 AM ET

Saskatchewan »

Former Métis Nation official sentenced for fraud Feb 14, 2012 8:40 PM ET — The former chair of the Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan has been sentenced to a year in jail for defrauding the organization a deca… 8:40 PM ET
NDP fraud controversy ends with fine Feb 14, 2012 9:03 PM ET — A man who forged NDP membership applications during the 2009 leadership race is being fined $3,000. 9:03 PM ET
SaskEnergy proposes $4-a-month gas bill cut Feb 14, 2012 8:14 PM ET — The cost of heating your home in Saskatchewan could soon be going down. 8:14 PM ET

Manitoba »

Manitoba families march for missing, slain women Feb 14, 2012 11:19 PM ET — Manitoba families with missing or murdered women in their lives marched through downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday evening to raise awareness of t… 11:19 PM ET Video
Jets can't take advantage against Isles Feb 14, 2012 11:21 PM ET — P.A. Parenteau scored the winner early in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 37 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Winnipeg … 11:21 PM ET
Northwestern Ontario man stabbed to death in Winnipeg Feb 14, 2012 9:44 PM ET — Winnipeg has recorded its fourth homicide of 2012, after an 18-year-old man from a northwestern Ontario reserve died from a stabbing early T… 9:44 PM ET Video

Windsor »

Asbestos delays Grace Hospital clean up Feb 14, 2012 3:47 PM ET — It may be four to six weeks before work on the Grace Hospital site can resume, says one of the site owners. 3:47 PM ET
Prospective WSO maestros unveiled Feb 14, 2012 1:58 PM ET — The Windsor Symphony Orchestra unveiled a shortlist of prospective music directors on Tuesday, and the public will have a hand in selecting … 1:58 PM ET
Nexus cards now let U.S.-bound fliers fast-track screening Feb 14, 2012 8:55 PM ET — Travellers under Canada's Nexus program will be able to use their cards in new, faster security lines when flying to the United States from … 8:55 PM ET

Toronto »

Ontario 'confinement room' arrest made Feb 14, 2012 8:09 PM ET — A 44-year-old Oshawa, Ont., man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a possible confinement room inside an abandoned Picker… 8:09 PM ET Video
Lin, Knicks stun Raptors with rally Feb 14, 2012 11:41 PM ET — Jeremy Lin, the NBA phenomenon who went from a seldom-used player to the league's hottest story in the span of a week, drained a three-point… 11:41 PM ET
Flames pounce on Leafs' mistakes Feb 15, 2012 12:39 AM ET — Miikka Kiprusoff made 41 saves and Paul Byron scored on a second period penalty shot to lead the Calgary Flames over the Toronto Maple Leafs… 12:39 AM ET Video

Ottawa »

Community groups seek legal advice on prostitution sweeps Feb 14, 2012 6:57 PM ET — Six community groups are seeking legal advice after Ottawa police Chief Vern White last week refused their request for a moratorium on prost… 6:57 PM ET Video
Section 37 guidelines pass committee vote Feb 14, 2012 7:43 PM ET — A proposal to charge developers extra for oversized projects passed a planning committee vote Tuesday and is expected to pass a city council… 7:43 PM ET Video
Spezza's hat trick burns Lightning Feb 14, 2012 10:52 PM ET — Jason Spezza had three goals and an assist, Craig Anderson made 28 saves, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Tuesda… 10:52 PM ET Video

Montreal »

Quebec premier visits storm-stricken Magdalen Islands Feb 14, 2012 10:11 PM ET — Quebec Premier Jean Charest is skipping out on the second day of the national assembly's winter session to visit people stricken by power bl… 10:11 PM ET Video
Speaker denies CAQ party status Feb 14, 2012 9:16 PM ET — The speaker of the Quebec national assembly has ruled that the new Coalition Avenir Québec does not qualify for official party status. 9:16 PM ET Video
Trudeau says sovereignty less of a bogeyman now Feb 14, 2012 6:25 PM ET — Justin Trudeau says sovereignty is less of a bogeyman than it once was as he defends himself against accusations he's sympathetic to the des… 6:25 PM ET Video

New Brunswick »

SWN to resume seismic testing Feb 14, 2012 3:56 PM ET — Southwestern Resources Canada will begin seismic testing for shale gas in Kent County this spring, according to the general manager for New … 3:56 PM ET
Police ID body found on Kingston Peninsula Feb 14, 2012 3:16 PM ET — RCMP have released the name of the 56-year-old Saint John man, whose body was found on the Kingston Peninsula on Monday. 3:16 PM ET
Saint John pension deficit blame will be exposed, court hears Feb 14, 2012 2:21 PM ET — The lawyer representing a former Saint John councillor in a defamation lawsuit by the city's pension board says the court will hear informat… 2:21 PM ET

Prince Edward Island »

Former shelter manager guilty of sexual assault Feb 14, 2012 2:02 PM ET — A Charlottetown man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting a resident of the Bedford MacDonald House homeless shelter while he was … 2:02 PM ET
Maritime fishermen seeking larger share of halibut Feb 14, 2012 12:23 PM ET — Maritime fishermen are lobbying for an increased share of halibut quota, arguing it's not fair Quebec's share is dozens of times larger than… 12:23 PM ET
Charlottetown sewer gets answer from Ottawa Feb 14, 2012 3:18 PM ET — A Charlottetown city councillor says the federal government has given the City of Charlottetown an answer to its multimillion-dollar request… 3:18 PM ET

Nova Scotia »

Transit strike continues as council vetoes arbitration Feb 14, 2012 10:08 PM ET — Halifax Regional Council has denied a request by striking Metro Transit workers for binding arbitration. 10:08 PM ET
Former Capital Health worker sorry for privacy breach Feb 14, 2012 7:01 PM ET — A former employee of Nova Scotia's largest health board is apologizing for breaching the privacy of 120 patients by viewing confidential hea… 7:01 PM ET
Antigonish murder trial hears from injured witnesses Feb 14, 2012 9:49 PM ET — At the second-degree murder trial for Robert Harris Lamb Tuesday, testimony was heard about others who were injured at an Antigonish New Yea… 9:49 PM ET

Newfoundland & Labrador »

Poppy can thefts were 'disrespectful,' addict admits Feb 14, 2012 1:29 PM ET — A young man who stole poppy cans meant to raise money for veterans was sentenced Tuesday to two years plus a day in prison. 1:29 PM ET
Families want Cougar 491 memorial to be built Feb 14, 2012 11:57 AM ET — Nearly three years after a Cougar helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, families of the 17 people killed in the disaster hope to see c… 11:57 AM ET
Storm damage prompts St. John's capital works review Feb 14, 2012 10:37 AM ET — St. John's is taking a second look at its priorities for capital spending, in the wake of record-setting rainfall over the weekend. 10:37 AM ET Video

North »

Yukon Gwitchin chief resigns Feb 14, 2012 8:51 PM ET — Vuntut Gwitchin chief Norma Kassi has resigned after just a year in office. 8:51 PM ET
Yellowknife airport worker struck by propeller Feb 14, 2012 7:15 PM ET — An airline employee is in hospital after being struck by the propeller of a plane Monday night at the Yellowknife airport. He is in critical… 7:15 PM ET
Nunavut schools to get faster internet Feb 14, 2012 8:23 PM ET — The Nunavut and federal governments announced a new broadband service which will triple the bandwidth available to all schools in the territ… 8:23 PM ET