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• Posters go up supporting boys in Rehtaeh Parsons case
• Calgary Board of Education trustees vote for pay cut
• Pension expert warns some retirement plans will be a challenge for retirees
• Harper slams Trudeau for comments on Boston bombings
• Tributes pour in for MacNeil
• Two children die, six in hospital after Quebec house fire
• 21 arrests and 36 kilos of marijuana seized in Quebec drug bust
• Harper: Margaret Thatcher's funeral a historical moment
• Truce between environmentalists, forest industry breaking down
• Grandparent scam on rise, crooks now coming to victims’ homes
• N.S. message-in-a-bottle washes up in Croatia
• Operator of Canada's tallest crane shares his amazing view
• B.C. man feels hit over the head after winning $15.8m share of 649 jackpot
• Canadian runners lace up to support Boston victims
• Iqaluit man gets 5 years for violent beating
• Hard search to replace only doctor in remote B.C. town ends in Antarctica
• Facebook's anonymous ‘confessions’ page too much for Ontario
• For seniors, losing driver’s licence like having 'arm cut off’
• Porter Airlines launches $4M libel lawsuit against union amid labour dispute
• Long-awaited election reform legislation coming Thursday
• Google to map trails, historical sites in national parks
• Terrorist attacks should spark manhunts, not soul searching: Harper
• Bank of Canada cuts growth forecast, warns again of higher rates
• Bank of Canada sees volatile Canadian oil prices hindering investment

Posters go up supporting boys in Rehtaeh Parsons case Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT Friends, family and supporters of the four boys allegedly involved in the Rehtaeh Parsons case have taken their voice to the streets of Halifax.

Calgary Board of Education trustees vote for pay cut Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT Trustees with the Calgary Board of Education, which is facing a $62-million budget shortfall, have voted unanimously to take a 3.5 per cent pay cut.

Pension expert warns some retirement plans will be a challenge for retirees Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:08 PM PDT A Saskatoon-based expert on pension plans says future retirees may face challenges, if they participate in a defined contribution plan.

Harper slams Trudeau for comments on Boston bombings Posted: 17 Apr 2013 03:46 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper sharply criticizes new Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for trying "to rationalize or make excuses" for whoever was responsible for the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three and injured over 100 people.

Tributes pour in for MacNeil Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:27 AM PDT TORONTO - Rita MacNeil, a singer-songwriter from small-town Canada whose powerful voice explored genres from country, to folk, to gospel, died Tuesday night following complications from surgery. She was 68.

Two children die, six in hospital after Quebec house fire Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:48 AM PDT Two children have been found dead inside a home destroyed by fire in Thurso, Que., about 45 kilometres east of Gatineau.

21 arrests and 36 kilos of marijuana seized in Quebec drug bust Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:42 PM PDT Several local police forces as well as the Sûreté du Québec carried out 24 searches today in Montreal, Longueuil, Laval and surrounding areas.

Harper: Margaret Thatcher's funeral a historical moment Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Margaret Thatcher's funeral was an opportunity to reflect on the life of someone who will go down in the history books as a legend. Harper attended the former British prime minister's funeral in London.

Truce between environmentalists, forest industry breaking down Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:30 PM PDT The truce between the environmental movement and Canada's forest industry appears to be breaking down. The Vancouver-based group Canopy announced Tuesday it was pulling out of the three-year-old Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, complaining "not one hectare of Canada's boreal forest … Continue reading →

Grandparent scam on rise, crooks now coming to victims’ homes Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:34 AM PDT Be on the lookout for unfamiliar long lost grandchildren, folks. The so-called "grandparent scam" is a growing form of fraud, especially in Canada. In an alert on the RBC web site, it is explained as follows: "Traditionally, fraudsters contact potential … Continue reading →

N.S. message-in-a-bottle washes up in Croatia Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:02 AM PDT A bottle washed ashore in Croatia has sparked a mystery about a decades-old friendship between a Nova Scotian man and a woman.

Operator of Canada's tallest crane shares his amazing view Posted: 17 Apr 2013 08:16 AM PDT Robert MacFarlane arguably has one of the best views from his workplace in all of Canada. From his perch in a construction crane cab in downtown Toronto, he can easily see all the way from the city of Niagara Falls … Continue reading →

B.C. man feels hit over the head after winning $15.8m share of 649 jackpot Posted: 17 Apr 2013 02:29 PM PDT VANCOUVER - B.C.'s latest lotto millionaire says he feels like he's been hit over the head after winning a share of last Saturday's record 6-49 jackpot.

Canadian runners lace up to support Boston victims Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT Events like the Boston Marathon bombings can engender a sense of helplessness but runners know they can do something. They can run. Hundreds of members of Running Room clubs across Canada are to hold a moment of silence before embarking … Continue reading →

Iqaluit man gets 5 years for violent beating Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:41 PM PDT An Iqaluit man has been sentenced to five years for a beating which left an N.L. man with permanent brain damage.

Hard search to replace only doctor in remote B.C. town ends in Antarctica Posted: 17 Apr 2013 03:50 PM PDT Canada's been fighting a rural doctor shortage for years but nothing demonstrates it better than the way a remote northwestern B.C. community went literally to the ends of the earth to recruit a new physician. According to Postmedia News, the … Continue reading →

Facebook's anonymous ‘confessions’ page too much for Ontario Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT Be careful what you post. CBC reports that Lakehead District Public School Board wants Facebook to take down an anonymous confession page used by its students. These kinds of pages urge members to message their confessions to the page's inbox, … Continue reading →

For seniors, losing driver’s licence like having 'arm cut off’ Posted: 17 Apr 2013 02:10 AM PDT According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, three-quarters of Canadians aged 65 and older have a driver's licence. But research also shows that the older a person is, the greater risk they are on the road. Those stats don't change the fact that the loss of a licence can often be followed by depression and a significant loss in quality of life.

Porter Airlines launches $4M libel lawsuit against union amid labour dispute Posted: 17 Apr 2013 03:37 PM PDT TORONTO - Porter Airlines has launched a lawsuit against the union representing 22 striking fuel workers for comments made on Twitter.

Long-awaited election reform legislation coming Thursday Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:28 PM PDT The Conservative government will present a bill to reform Canadian election laws on Thursday, more than a year after the House passed a unanimous motion calling for changes.

Google to map trails, historical sites in national parks Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:25 AM PDT Some of Canada's most beloved natural trails and historic sites are going online under a new deal between Parks Canada and Google Maps.

Terrorist attacks should spark manhunts, not soul searching: Harper Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT LONDON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says terrorist attacks should prompt manhunts, not soul searching — a thinly veiled jab at his new Liberal rival.

Bank of Canada cuts growth forecast, warns again of higher rates Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT By Louise Egan and Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada chopped its economic growth forecasts and welcomed signs of a cooler housing market on Wednesday as it left its benchmark lending rate unchanged and said it still expects its next move on interest rates to be up. The central bank, the only one in the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations hinting at higher rates, held its main rate at 1 percent, where it has been since September 2010. ...

Bank of Canada sees volatile Canadian oil prices hindering investment Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:03 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Uncertainty about prices for Canadian oil and bottlenecks in transporting it to market have been a key factor slowing down much-needed business investment in Canada, the Bank of Canada said on Tuesday. The central bank's Monetary Policy Report noted a 32 percent increase in prices for Western Canada Select (WCS) since its January report, following a similarly sharp decline in late 2012. "WCS prices are expected to remain volatile until sufficient transportation capacity is in place. ...

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