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• Terrorism threat: Will Canada’s railway systems ever be completely secure?
• Riot police deployed to Remand Centre amidst strike, says source
• 60K expected to attend sold out Calgary comic expo
• B.C. Liberals move up in the polls, but still way behind NDP
• Alberta charges Plains Midstream for massive 2011 pipeline spill
• Rita MacNeil didn't die from hospital infection: authority
• Border agency warns of migrants from Iran with 'sinister motives'
• Trudeau striptease should be praised, charity auctioneer says
• Toronto transit chair teases underground Wi-Fi, cell service
• Liberal MP Denis Coderre to run for mayor in Montreal: reports
• 40 years later, Nova Scotia man wrongly convicted of rape sues for compensation
• Motley Crue's Tommy Lee urges Alberta premier to stop chuckwagon races
• Canadians vow to boycott Joe Fresh, while company vows to improve conditions
• Alberta investigating feasibility of oil pipeline through Northwest Territories
• Monarchy Madness to follow Prince Philip’s whirlwind visit to Canada
• Toxic materials on busiest Canada-U.S. border crossing proposed
• Machete-wielding man shot dead by Toronto police
• Father reacts to new details in Rehtaeh Parsons case
• Eight things to know about the new anti-terrorism bill
• TransCanada sees Keystone XL delayed till second-half 2015

Terrorism threat: Will Canada’s railway systems ever be completely secure? Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT The foiling of an alleged plot to attack a Toronto-New York passenger train has brought the predictable hand-wringing over the security of the railway system. The National Post reports VIA Rail is reviewing its procedures as the public discovers that … Continue reading →

Riot police deployed to Remand Centre amidst strike, says source Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:41 PM PDT A source tells CBC that the RCMP riot team has now been deployed to the Remand Centre, where corrections officers are involved in a wildcat strike. More than eight hours have passed since 70 scheduled guards walked out of the facility.

60K expected to attend sold out Calgary comic expo Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:31 PM PDT Thousands of fans, including many dressed as their favorite characters, helped kick off the 2013 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo on Friday night.

B.C. Liberals move up in the polls, but still way behind NDP Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT Ten days into a provincial election campaign there's finally some good news for Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals. A new Angus Reid poll, released on Friday, suggests that the governing party is gaining in popularity. In fact, since the beginning of … Continue reading →

Alberta charges Plains Midstream for massive 2011 pipeline spill Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:54 AM PDT EDMONTON - The Alberta government has charged an energy company for a massive 2011 oil pipeline spill that fouled land in the northwestern part of the province.

Rita MacNeil didn't die from hospital infection: authority Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:41 PM PDT Beloved Canadian singer Rita MacNeil did not die from a hospital-acquired infection, the Cape Breton District Health Authority says in response to an article published in the Globe and Mail newspaper on Friday.

Border agency warns of migrants from Iran with 'sinister motives' Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's border agency has flagged the possibility of Iranians with "sinister motives" slipping into the country.

Trudeau striptease should be praised, charity auctioneer says Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:24 AM PDT Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau should be praised, not pilloried, for taking part in the charity fundraiser that's now being featured in a Conservative attack ad, according to the event's auctioneer, a lifelong Conservative supporter.

Toronto transit chair teases underground Wi-Fi, cell service Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT Karen Stintz, chairwoman of the Toronto Transit Commission, unofficially unveiled on her Twitter account that the TTC will soon be getting Wi-Fi and cellular service underground at two of its stations. TTC spokesperson Brad Ross confirmed that St. George and … Continue reading →

Liberal MP Denis Coderre to run for mayor in Montreal: reports Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT The cat — as they say — is out of the bag. After months of speculation, it appears that Liberal MP and former Cabinet Minister Denis Coderre will indeed run for the mayoralty of Montreal. Earlier this week, a source … Continue reading →

40 years later, Nova Scotia man wrongly convicted of rape sues for compensation Posted: 26 Apr 2013 02:04 PM PDT Gerry Gaston Barton wants someone to pay for the four decades he's spent wrongly labelled a sex offender. Barton, a native of Nova Scotia who now lives in Alberta, is suing the Attorney General of Nova Scotia and his federal … Continue reading →

Motley Crue's Tommy Lee urges Alberta premier to stop chuckwagon races Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:07 AM PDT CALGARY - Drummer Tommy Lee of the rock band Motley Crue has written a letter to Alberta's premier urging her to "use her influence" to cancel the chuckwagon races at this year's Calgary Stampede.

Canadians vow to boycott Joe Fresh, while company vows to improve conditions Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:47 AM PDT The instant reaction following the Bangladeshi building collapse that killed more than 220 garment factory workers, including some working on Canada's Joe Fresh clothing line, was to boycott the companies that relied on those poor people working under terrible conditions. … Continue reading →

Alberta investigating feasibility of oil pipeline through Northwest Territories Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:58 AM PDT Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories could soon become the hub of Canada's economic prosperity. Last year, when NWT Premier Bob McLeod mused about building an oil pipeline through his territory — and thereby giving Alberta oil companies access to Asian markets — … Continue reading →

Monarchy Madness to follow Prince Philip’s whirlwind visit to Canada Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:38 AM PDT Canada is set catch a bad case of Monarchy Madness, when the latest visit by a member of the Royal Family begins later today. No, it's not Prince William and Kate Middleton, nor is it that scamp Harry. It is … Continue reading →

Toxic materials on busiest Canada-U.S. border crossing proposed Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:29 AM PDT The Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., carries one quarter of all trade, worth $3 billion a week, between Canada and the United States. It could soon be carrying hazardous materials, too.

Machete-wielding man shot dead by Toronto police Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:47 PM PDT A man who was spotted near a TD Canada Trust branch carrying a machete has died after being shot by a Toronto police officer, the province's Special Investigations Unit has confirmed.

Father reacts to new details in Rehtaeh Parsons case Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:40 AM PDT New revelations made public in the death of Rehtaeh Parsons guilelessly make the incidents that led to her suicide seem more complicated than previously believed, and the masses ready to lay guilt at the feet of those who were said … Continue reading →

Eight things to know about the new anti-terrorism bill Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:08 PM PDT A new anti-terrorism bill passed Wednesday night in the House of Commons and received royal assent Thursday. Here are eight things to know about the bill.

TransCanada sees Keystone XL delayed till second-half 2015 Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:25 PM PDT By Scott Haggett and Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp, Canada's No. 2 pipeline company, said on Friday the long wait for U.S. government approval of its controversial Keystone XL project will further delay completion of the pipeline and push its cost above the company's $5.3 billion estimate. TransCanada, which reported a 27 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, is waiting for the Obama administration to issue a presidential permit for construction of the line, which is designed to carry 830,000 barrels a day of Canadian and U.S. ...

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