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• Earth Day 2013: Canadians ‘Act for the Planet’ to mark the event
• Vancouver Sun Run participants honour Boston victims
• Edmonton Oiler causes controversy with tweet
• Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight
• Trudeau raised over $2 M in donations during leadership run: team
• N.S. premier to meet with Harper over Rehtaeh Parsons case
• National Energy Board says it has strengthened rules to make pipelines safer
• Record-setting flood waters still on the rise in central Ontario
• Industrial fire in Edmonton causes $1M in damages
• Canada could be considering request from U.S. to join missile shield
• Conservatives mark Earth Day, open public access to oilsands monitoring data
• Ottawa provides $1.3 million for celebration of 300th anniverary of Louisburg
• Hundreds march in Montreal for Earth Day
• More snow for southern Manitoba
• New Olympic offices in Montreal to be showpiece for sport, COC president says
• Military reviews handling of sex assault complaints against former petty officer
• Runners across Canada hit the trails in honour of Boston Marathon victims
• Lessons can be learned from Boston attacks, public safety minister says

Earth Day 2013: Canadians ‘Act for the Planet’ to mark the event Posted: 21 Apr 2013 02:54 PM PDT Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day — a day which has been observed in the United States since 1970, and globally since 1990, to mark the start of the environmental movement — and Canada's theme in celebrating the day in … Continue reading →

Vancouver Sun Run participants honour Boston victims Posted: 21 Apr 2013 07:57 PM PDT Many of the 48,000 participants in Canada's largest 10-kilometre run wore blue and yellow to honour the victims of the Boston marathon.

Edmonton Oiler causes controversy with tweet Posted: 21 Apr 2013 07:01 PM PDT A tweet made by Edmonton Oiler Nail Yakupov Sunday morning raised some questions within Edmonton's Sikh community.

Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight as Earth passes through the densest part of the dust trail left behind by Comet Thatcher, which last swung through the inner solar system in 1861. This annual meteor shower lasts … Continue reading →

Trudeau raised over $2 M in donations during leadership run: team Posted: 21 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT OTTAWA - The team behind Justin Trudeau's successful campaign for Liberal leadership says in the end, he raked in over $2 million in donations.

N.S. premier to meet with Harper over Rehtaeh Parsons case Posted: 21 Apr 2013 12:19 PM PDT Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is meeting with the prime minister to talk about changes to the Criminal Code of Canada.

National Energy Board says it has strengthened rules to make pipelines safer Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT The National Energy Board says it has strengthened regulations for federally regulated oil and natural gas pipelines to make them safer for people and the environment.

Record-setting flood waters still on the rise in central Ontario Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT A state of emergency was called in the Huntsville and Bracebridge areas of central Ontario on Friday, due to rivers and streams swelling from a combination of heavy rains and melting snow, and the situation has grown steadily worse over … Continue reading →

Industrial fire in Edmonton causes $1M in damages Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:59 AM PDT There is still no word on what caused the two-alarm blaze at an industrial building in east Edmonton on Saturday.

Canada could be considering request from U.S. to join missile shield Posted: 21 Apr 2013 03:18 PM PDT OTTAWA - How much of a role Canada should play in securing North American from missile attacks could be up for renewed debate.

Conservatives mark Earth Day, open public access to oilsands monitoring data Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:15 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have decided to mark Earth Day this year, launching a long-promised portal for public access to sensitive environmental data from the oilsands.

Ottawa provides $1.3 million for celebration of 300th anniverary of Louisburg Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:32 AM PDT LOUISBURG, N.S. - The federal government is providing $1.3 million towards celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Louisburg.

Hundreds march in Montreal for Earth Day Posted: 21 Apr 2013 01:35 PM PDT Even though Earth Day is officially tomorrow, Montrealers got a head start this afternoon and hit the streets for the environment.

More snow for southern Manitoba Posted: 21 Apr 2013 01:38 PM PDT It's mid-April, but the weather forecast is till calling for more snow in Winnipeg and much of southern Manitoba.

New Olympic offices in Montreal to be showpiece for sport, COC president says Posted: 21 Apr 2013 01:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Montreal headquarters of Canada's Olympic organization is set to become much more than an office.

Military reviews handling of sex assault complaints against former petty officer Posted: 21 Apr 2013 03:00 AM PDT The Department of National Defence is investigating its handling of sexual assault complaints involving a convicted former medical technician who is facing 31 new charges, The Canadian Press has learned.

Runners across Canada hit the trails in honour of Boston Marathon victims Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:54 AM PDT MONTREAL - Runners in communities across the country are taking to the trails today to pay tribute to victims of the Boston Marathon.

Lessons can be learned from Boston attacks, public safety minister says Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:36 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says there are lessons that can be learned by last Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon.

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