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• MPs pass anti-terror bill
• Police are treating death of young child as suspicious
• 1 dead in South Surrey shooting
• Calgary home builder admits illegal activity in video, mayor says
• Government privacy leaks may have affected 1M Canadians over past decade
• Timing of Canadian terror arrests questioned; did they come too late or too soon?
• Lotto 6/49 hikes price to $3, adds new prizes
• CBC Radio-Canada correspondent rapped for alleged biased reporting
• B.C. Conservatives fire candidate over Twitter remarks
• Alberta man charged in 1976 Ontario homicide
• Snakes causing hissy fits for some at Sask. hospital
• Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites 'holy book'
• Canada condemns UN official for blaming U.S. policies for Boston bombings
• Toronto court rules woman must remove niqab to testify
• Crude-by-rail no substitute for Keystone XL: energy minister
• Joe Fresh among brands manufactured at collapsed Bagladesh factory
• Justice Minister Rob Nicholson wants cyberbullying report by June
• Liberals launch new ad campaign to counter Tory attack ads
• Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book"

MPs pass anti-terror bill Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:13 PM PDT A bill that would revive some provisions of Canada's Anti-terrorism Act passed in the House of Commons Wednesday night. Liberals joined the Conservatives to pass the bill by a vote of 183 to 93.

Police are treating death of young child as suspicious Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:20 PM PDT Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death in the city's west end near 103rd Avenue and 156th Street.

1 dead in South Surrey shooting Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:08 PM PDT A 28-year-old man is dead after a shooting outside a busy strip mall in South Surrey Wednesday evening, police said.

Calgary home builder admits illegal activity in video, mayor says Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:35 PM PDT A covert recording of a meeting shows the head of one of the biggest home building companies in Calgary admitting to engaging in illegal activities, says Mayor Naheed Nenshi. The video, made public Monday, shows Shane Homes founder Cal Wenzel explaining to a room of 150 people how they can influence city council.

Government privacy leaks may have affected 1M Canadians over past decade Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:18 PM PDT The Conservative government recently confirmed that the privacy of 725,350  Canadians has been breached over the past decade but a new study suggests that figure is low, and the real number is more than a million. The question of privacy … Continue reading →

Timing of Canadian terror arrests questioned; did they come too late or too soon? Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT Two men suspected of plotting to derail a passenger train on Canadian soil as part of an al-Qaeda-supported terrorist attack are now working their way through the criminal justice system. Arrested on Monday and appearing in court on Tuesday (and … Continue reading →

Lotto 6/49 hikes price to $3, adds new prizes Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:41 AM PDT The cost of a Lotto 6/49 ticket is going up, but so are the number of prizes available to be won in the national lottery.

CBC Radio-Canada correspondent rapped for alleged biased reporting Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:17 PM PDT Another CBC Middle East correspondent has come under the critical microscope of a pro-Israel group that implies she's guilty of biased reporting about the Jewish state. The latest target is Ginette Lamarche of Radio-Canada, the public broadcaster's French-language service, according … Continue reading →

B.C. Conservatives fire candidate over Twitter remarks Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:31 PM PDT The B.C. Conservatives have fired their Vancouver-False-Creek candidate in the upcoming election over comments he made on social media.

Alberta man charged in 1976 Ontario homicide Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:35 PM PDT An Alberta man has been charged in a killing that occurred in southern Ontario more than three decades ago.

Snakes causing hissy fits for some at Sask. hospital Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:06 PM PDT The hospital in Herbert, Sask., has been waging a war against a snake invasion.

Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites 'holy book' Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:07 PM PDT By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, faces charges that include conspiracy to murder and working with a terrorist group. He and another suspect, Raed Jaser, are charged with plotting to derail a passenger train, and U.S. security sources say they sought to attack at a bridge near the U.S.-Canada border. ...

Canada condemns UN official for blaming U.S. policies for Boston bombings Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT It's another black eye for the United Nations. Canada is joining the United States in calling for the removal of Richard Falk, a controversial UN human rights rapporteur who wrote an essay asserting that American policies were the impetus of … Continue reading →

Toronto court rules woman must remove niqab to testify Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:27 AM PDT An Ontario judge has ruled a woman must remove her niqab to testify in a Toronto sexual assault case.

Crude-by-rail no substitute for Keystone XL: energy minister Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:40 PM PDT By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using trains to move heavy crude oil out of Western Canada would be a poor alternative to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Canada's top energy official said on Wednesday, and a rail-only plan would likely dent future oil sands development. U.S. officials are weighing whether to approve construction of the proposed Keystone pipeline that could deliver as much as 830,000 barrels a day of mostly Canadian and some U.S. crude oil to refiners in Texas and Louisiana. ...

Joe Fresh among brands manufactured at collapsed Bagladesh factory Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:20 PM PDT Rescuers are searching for survivors after an eight-storey building where clothing for Joe Fresh and other Western companies was manufactured collapsed near Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 161 people and trapping many more under a jumbled mess of concrete.

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson wants cyberbullying report by June Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:36 PM PDT Provincial and territorial justice ministers agreed Wednesday to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson's request to complete a review of the Criminal Code by June in order to identify what more can be done to combat cyberbullying.

Liberals launch new ad campaign to counter Tory attack ads Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:31 AM PDT The Liberal Party has made good on a promise to swiftly respond to Conservative party attack ads against their newly minted leader Justin Trudeau. On Wednesday — just 10 days after the Tories released a series of "Justin over his … Continue reading →

Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book" Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, faces charges that include conspiracy to murder and working with a terrorist group. He and another suspect, Raed Jaser, are charged with plotting to derail a passenger train, and U.S. security sources say they sought to attack at a bridge near the U.S.-Canada border. ...

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