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• Instead of launching attack ads, Stephen Harper should be like Barack Obama
• Corrections strike may spread into Monday
• Escape from North Korea caught in new doc
• Child killer Allyson McConnell calls herself 'loving mother'
• Funny money? Focus groups felt new $5 plastic notes too "cartoonish"
• Alberta Justice says workers intimidated by union
• Sweatshops exist in Montreal, says local not-for-profit director
• Wake turbulence remains dangerous at Vancouver, other busy airports
• Atlantic mayors to Ottawa: help our sewage systems
• Chris Hadfield explains the (gross) details of water recycling on the ISS
• Pacific Highway closed after 5 die in Surrey, B.C. car crash
• Quebec protesters argue EI reforms unfairly target seasonal workers
• 'Overt political influence' in decision to nix Omar Khadr prison interview
• B.C. Conservatives fire fourth candidate
• Beef industry asking Ottawa to approve irradiation to kill dangerous E. coli
• U.S. Steel locks out nearly 1,000 workers at Lake Erie Works
• Don Cherry questions female reporters’ right to enter locker rooms

Instead of launching attack ads, Stephen Harper should be like Barack Obama Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT The Harper Conservatives are faced with a significant and real challenge: how do you counter the popularity of Justin Trudeau? As we all know, they've chosen attack ads. But how about something like this? The video was created for the … Continue reading →

Corrections strike may spread into Monday Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:30 PM PDT Negotiations appear to be at a stalemate between members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and province.

Escape from North Korea caught in new doc Posted: 28 Apr 2013 07:25 PM PDT Korean-Canadian director Ann Shin went undercover to capture the story of North Koreans following a dangerous escape route from their country.

Child killer Allyson McConnell calls herself 'loving mother' Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:11 AM PDT An Australian woman convicted of drowning her two young sons at her Alberta home has told a newspaper in Australia that she is open to having more children.

Funny money? Focus groups felt new $5 plastic notes too "cartoonish" Posted: 28 Apr 2013 09:01 AM PDT OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to unveil its latest plastic bank notes this week — but documents show some people found one of the new bills too cartoonish and the other too old-fashioned.

Alberta Justice says workers intimidated by union Posted: 28 Apr 2013 03:22 PM PDT Alberta Justice says situation is winding down as striking workers begin to return to work, but CBC's Briar Stewart says picketers outside the remand centre in Edmonton appear to be in it for the long haul.

Sweatshops exist in Montreal, says local not-for-profit director Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT The deadly garment factory building collapse in Bangladesh, has prompted many Canadians to ask questions about what is being sacrificed in order to keep prices low for shoppers in North America.

Wake turbulence remains dangerous at Vancouver, other busy airports Posted: 28 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT If you've ever been on a small plane that's taken a sudden, scary lurch just as it's landing at an airport or taking off, you might have had a first-hand encounter with wake turbulence. It's a common and somewhat unavoidable … Continue reading →

Atlantic mayors to Ottawa: help our sewage systems Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT Halifax and other towns and cities in the region are looking for more money from the federal government to help pay for required upgrades to their sewage treatment systems.

Chris Hadfield explains the (gross) details of water recycling on the ISS Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:56 AM PDT We use a lot of water in our daily lives. Estimates put the average water consumption per person at up over 300 litres a day in some parts of the world. The astronauts on the International Space Station don't consume … Continue reading →

Pacific Highway closed after 5 die in Surrey, B.C. car crash Posted: 28 Apr 2013 02:30 PM PDT A stretch of Pacific Highway has been closed in both directions in Surrey, B.C., following a serious crash involving two cars that rolled over.

Quebec protesters argue EI reforms unfairly target seasonal workers Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:55 AM PDT MONTREAL - Labour unions, community groups and students are among those taking part in a march against the federal government's EI reforms today in Montreal.

'Overt political influence' in decision to nix Omar Khadr prison interview Posted: 28 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT TORONTO - A federal cabinet minister rejected a request for a prison interview with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr even though the warden gave it a green light — a move some are denouncing as extraordinary political interference.

B.C. Conservatives fire fourth candidate Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:39 AM PDT The B.C. Conservative Party has fired another candidate prior to next month's provincial election, the fourth such firing since last week.

Beef industry asking Ottawa to approve irradiation to kill dangerous E. coli Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT Canada's beef industry is about to ask the federal government to approve the use of irradiation in meat-processing plants to kill dangerous E. coli bacteria in a full range of meat products.

U.S. Steel locks out nearly 1,000 workers at Lake Erie Works Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:43 AM PDT TORONTO - U.S. Steel locked out almost 1,000 unionized workers at its facility in Nanticoke, Ont., Sunday, raising questions from employees about promises the company made to the federal government about continuing production in Canada.

Don Cherry questions female reporters’ right to enter locker rooms Posted: 28 Apr 2013 09:43 AM PDT Don Cherry's in the spotlight again, this time over his stance on women in rooms with naked men. The long-time CBC hockey commentator said that women belong "on a pedestal" and have no business in the men's locker-rooms. "I don't … Continue reading →

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