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• Safety charges laid against engineer in Elliot Lake mall collapse
• Headless sea lion found on Vancouver Island beach
• First Nations leader appointed U of S chancellor
• Arrests thwarted al-Qaida-linked attack on Canada: RCMP
• Leah Parsons pushes for new law on posting intimate images
• B.C. Liberal candidates omit Christy Clark on literature
• Video: Video shows brazen daylight Toronto bank robbery
• Video: Rita MacNeil's final request? Her ashes in a teapot
• Sperm-donors’ rights remain murky after settlement in Ontario
• Flooding in Ontario's cottage country appears to have peaked
• Playing Tetris can help correct lazy eye, finds Canadian study
• Helene Campbell announces new organ transplant initiatives
• U.S. border fee proposal to be 'vigorously' fought by Ottawa
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers to explain politics to women
• Hadfield shares how he takes amazing photos from space
• Man forced teen into unprotected sex, Ottawa trial told
• E-health records saved medical system $1.3B in 6 years
• $100,000 reward in hunt for violent Toronto bank robbers
• Manitoba inquiry hears young girl beaten, choked, shot in final days
• Arrests made in Ontario, Quebec in alleged terror plot: CBC News
• Canada thwarts "al Qaeda-supported" passenger train plot

Safety charges laid against engineer in Elliot Lake mall collapse Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:47 PM PDT TORONTO - A professional engineer faces charges under health and safety laws in connection with last summer's deadly mall collapse in northern Ontario.

Headless sea lion found on Vancouver Island beach Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:30 PM PDT Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are investigating after a headless sea lion was found dead on a Campbell River beach on Vancouver Island.

First Nations leader appointed U of S chancellor Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:07 PM PDT A one-time Grand Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations will be the next chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan.

Arrests thwarted al-Qaida-linked attack on Canada: RCMP Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:06 AM PDT Canadian police and intelligence services arrested two men plotting to attack a VIA Rail passenger train with the express intent to inflict mass causalities and cause terror on Canadian soil, investigators announced on Monday. … Continue reading →

Leah Parsons pushes for new law on posting intimate images Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:28 PM PDT If Leah Parsons gets her way, will they call it Rehtaeh's law or Amanda's law? Canadians are about to have a discussion about the need for new sanctions against firing nude pictures of someone off into cyberspace without their permission. … Continue reading →

B.C. Liberal candidates omit Christy Clark on literature Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT There's something missing from the campaign materials of several B.C. Liberal candidates. If you look closely, you'll notice that some of them don't include any reference to the "B.C Liberals" or "Christy Clark" Over the weekend, the Vancouver Sun, profiled … Continue reading →

Video: Video shows brazen daylight Toronto bank robbery Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT Police are seeking two men in connection with a daylight bank robbery in Toronto's west end that left two people injured. Police released dramatic video of the robbery in a public appeal for help finding the suspects.

Video: Rita MacNeil's final request? Her ashes in a teapot Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT As Rita MacNeil was remembered in Big Pond, N.S., a teapot bearing her name and containing her ashes stood as a reminder of Rita's sense of humour. Her son says the family did their best to fulfill the singer's final wishes.

Sperm-donors’ rights remain murky after settlement in Ontario Posted: 22 Apr 2013 03:18 PM PDT A case that experts hoped would clarify the rights of sperm donors in Canada has been settled out of court, leaving unclear the legal boundaries around the guy who provides his little swimmers and the parents who use them. According … Continue reading →

Flooding in Ontario's cottage country appears to have peaked Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:59 PM PDT The flooding that has left seven central Ontario cottage-country communities in a state of emergency appears to have peaked, though water levels remain higher than they have been in recent memory.

Playing Tetris can help correct lazy eye, finds Canadian study Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:44 PM PDT TORONTO - Patching has long been used to treat a lazy eye in children, although the therapy has limited success and doesn't work at all in adults with the condition formally known as amblyopia.

Helene Campbell announces new organ transplant initiatives Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:23 AM PDT OTTAWA - Organ donation activist Helene Campbell is stepping up efforts to help people waiting for transplants.

U.S. border fee proposal to be 'vigorously' fought by Ottawa Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:57 AM PDT Ottawa "will vigorously lobby against" a proposal to charge every vehicle and pedestrian a fee to enter the United States at any land border crossing, says a spokeswoman for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers to explain politics to women Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:51 AM PDT Canada's political landscape features more female role models than ever, although there is always room for more. Five of Canada's 10 provinces and one of its territories are currently led by women. Still, only 25 per cent of the House … Continue reading →

Hadfield shares how he takes amazing photos from space Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT Ever since Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield arrived on the International Space Station last December, has been sharing amazing photographs of the Earth with all of us down here on the ground via his twitter account (@Cmdr_Hadfield). [ More Geekquinox: Watch … Continue reading →

Man forced teen into unprotected sex, Ottawa trial told Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:21 PM PDT An 18-year-old woman told police she was taken to the homes of two different men in one night for sex after they were shown a naked photo of her, an Ottawa courtroom heard Monday during the trial of an alleged teen prostitution ring.

E-health records saved medical system $1.3B in 6 years Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:01 AM PDT A study for the federally funded organization set up to monitor and improve the use of information technology across Canada's health care system has found that increased use of electronic medical health records has saved $1.3 billion over the past six years.

$100,000 reward in hunt for violent Toronto bank robbers Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:42 AM PDT Toronto police and the Canadian Bankers Association are offering up to $100,000 for any tips leading to the arrest and conviction of two men who robbed a TD Bank branch, where two people were injured by gunshots.

Manitoba inquiry hears young girl beaten, choked, shot in final days Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:42 AM PDT WINNIPEG - An inquiry into a Manitoba girl's death is hearing more details about the abuse the five-year-old suffered in the final days of her short life.

Arrests made in Ontario, Quebec in alleged terror plot: CBC News Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:13 AM PDT TORONTO, Cananda - CBC News is reporting that Canadian police and intelligence agencies have thwarted a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack.

Canada thwarts "al Qaeda-supported" passenger train plot Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:10 PM PDT By Euan Rocha and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Monday they had arrested and charged two men with plotting to derail a Toronto-area passenger train in an operation they say was backed by al Qaeda elements in Iran. "Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured," Royal Canadian Mounted Police official James Malizia told reporters. ...

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