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Recent string of violence against Canadian tourists in Mexico not keeping snowbirds away

Canadians don't seem to be deterred from travelling to Mexican resorts;despite the recent string of violence involving tourists.

The vicious attack on Calgarian Sheila Nabb in Mazatlan is just the latest in a string of violent incidents involving Canadian visitors to Mexico. And while the violence may be painting a black mark on the country's tourism industry, it doesn't seem to be enough to deter some Canadians from traveling there.

A sneak peak of EIA's new US departures terminal.

EIA's new US departure terminal gets put to the test

In two weeks, after years of work, Edmonton International airport's newly expanded US departure area...

Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero;the man arrested in the beating of Calgarian Sheila Nabb;confesses to media on Saturday.

Mexican suspect in beating of Calgary woman confesses to media

The man arrested on Friday in connection to the beating of Canadian Sheila Nabb confessed to media o...

An MRI has reportedly turned up an abnormality between Sidney Crosby's vertebrae.

Sidney Crosby has abnormality between verterbrae

OTTAWA - Sidney Crosby's health issues may not be limited to his head....

Two students in a secular classroom at Georges P. Vanier School in Morinville;Alberta.
Photograph by: Larry Wong;edmontonjournal.com

Human rights commission won’t consider Morinville school complaint

The Alberta Human Rights Commission has refused to deal with two complaints filed by parents who are...

Mohammad Shafia;front;Tooba Yahya;second right,;and their son Hamed Shafia;back left;are escorted at the Frontenac County courthouse in Kingston;Ont.;for the first day of jury deliberations.

Shafia jury to resume deliberations Sunday

KINGSTON, Ont. - A jury in Kingston, Ont. has wrapped up its first full day of deliberations to deci...

The House of Commons on Parliament Hill will need some re-arranging to accommodate 30 more seats after the Conservatives voted in an increase to MP numbers.

Cuts to dominate Parliament's return

When Parliament gets back to work on Monday expect cuts, guns and health care funding to dominate th...

Twitter home page;December 29;2011.

NOW TRENDING: #Twitterblackout or not

NOW TRENDING: #Twitterblackout or not TORONTO- On the heels of Twitter's announcement that...

Young boy left alone on school bus all day

A driver with the Northern Lights School Division, north of Edmonton, has been suspended after a sma...

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The man arrested on Friday in connection to the beating of Canadian Sheila Nabb confessed to media on Saturday, admitting he is responsible for the attack.  

A man accused of killing his three daughters is taking the stand in court today, and says his children were cruel to him. Mohammad Shafia, 58, testified that his family was very liberal, and he let hi

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 Here's a look at some of the best photos from around the world for the week of January 27, 2012.

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Sarah Burke's friends took a slow trip down a darkened halfpipe at the Winter X Games on Thursday, saying goodbye to the Canadian skier who helped push their sports to new heights.  

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