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• Ottawa pleased that U.S. won't impose new border fees
• Fire destroys arena in Leroy
• Wall of ice destroys Ochre Beach homes, cottages
• Tim Bosma, disappeared giving a test drive, may not have been first target
• Don't bring parents here for welfare, Kenney says
• B.C. Liberals within striking distance of NDP because of a masterful campaign
• Alberta youths who shot sleeping five year old get maximum youth sentence
• Canada's treatment of aboriginal people faces global scrutiny
• Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons, Amanda Todd join PM at meeting
• VIA Rail terror suspects allegedly considered contaminating water supply
• Courtroom erupts when teen cleared of Alberta murders
• Flying car crashes near Vernon, B.C., school
• Terror suspect didn't enter U.S. from Canada: feds
• Montreal Mafiosi's bullet-riddled bodies found in Sicily
• Police officers charged in violent arrest caught on video
• Deadline looms for Alberta teachers to approve deal
• Teen girl charged with attempted murder after axe attack
• Police charge cabinet minister Percy Paris after fight at Nova Scotia legislature
• B.C. unemployment rate drops to 6.4%
• Two teenage boys swept away in fast-flowing creek in B.C. provincial park
• Balcony safety stressed after Canadian dies in Cancun, but what about booze safety?
• Canada Olympic chief would back Toronto 2024 bid
• U.S. terror suspect studied chemical engineering at Quebec university

Ottawa pleased that U.S. won't impose new border fees Posted: 10 May 2013 10:42 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government is breathing a sigh of relief after a U.S. Senate committee rejected a proposal to collect fees at land border crossings.

Fire destroys arena in Leroy Posted: 10 May 2013 09:43 PM PDT Fire has dealt a devastating blow to the town of Leroy, Sask., as the local arena burned to the ground Friday.

Wall of ice destroys Ochre Beach homes, cottages Posted: 10 May 2013 09:26 PM PDT A local state of emergency has been declared in a western Manitoba municipality after homes in Ochre Beach were destroyed by a wave of lake ice on Friday evening.

Tim Bosma, disappeared giving a test drive, may not have been first target Posted: 10 May 2013 09:35 AM PDT An Ontario man who disappeared while giving two men a test drive in his truck may not have been the first target of potentially-fatal deception, police said yesterday as they appealing for information about his whereabouts. Hamilton police say Timothy … Continue reading →

Don't bring parents here for welfare, Kenney says Posted: 10 May 2013 01:44 PM PDT Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced reforms today to the family reunification program to ensure people can afford to sponsor their parents, and to try to prevent abuse of the program.

B.C. Liberals within striking distance of NDP because of a masterful campaign Posted: 10 May 2013 03:48 PM PDT The polling numbers are pretty incredible. On Friday, Ipsos Reid released their latest report on the B.C. election just days before voters go the polls on May 14. As it stands now, Adrian Dix's NDP are pegged at 43 per … Continue reading →

Alberta youths who shot sleeping five year old get maximum youth sentence Posted: 10 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Three young people involved in the shooting death of a five-year-old boy on a reserve south of Edmonton have received the maximum youth sentence for manslaughter.

Canada's treatment of aboriginal people faces global scrutiny Posted: 10 May 2013 04:13 AM PDT Canada's record on how it treats aboriginal people will be under global scrutiny within the next year by three human-rights groups, including two from the United Nations.

Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons, Amanda Todd join PM at meeting Posted: 09 May 2013 10:03 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended a cyberbullying forum in Winnipeg on Friday with the family members of several teenagers whose deaths have cast a spotlight on the issue.

VIA Rail terror suspects allegedly considered contaminating water supply Posted: 10 May 2013 11:40 AM PDT Two of three suspects charged in connection to a terror plot to derail a passenger train outside of Toronto had previously considered contaminating air or water supplies to kill "up to 100,000 people," according to allegations coming to light. The … Continue reading →

Courtroom erupts when teen cleared of Alberta murders Posted: 10 May 2013 01:40 PM PDT An outburst from the families of two murder victims halted court proceedings after a teen was found not guilty of the murders of two people east of Edmonton four years ago.

Flying car crashes near Vernon, B.C., school Posted: 10 May 2013 04:47 PM PDT Two people have been injured after an experimental flying car — constructed by attaching a plane engine, propeller and parasail to a dune buggy — crashed into a tree near a Vernon, B.C., elementary school on Friday morning.

Terror suspect didn't enter U.S. from Canada: feds Posted: 10 May 2013 01:47 PM PDT OTTAWA - The latest terror suspect arrested in the United States did not enter that country from Canada.

Montreal Mafiosi's bullet-riddled bodies found in Sicily Posted: 10 May 2013 07:33 AM PDT The bodies of two men linked to the Montreal mafia have been found shot full of bullets and burned in a farmhouse in the Sicilian countryside.

Police officers charged in violent arrest caught on video Posted: 10 May 2013 06:19 AM PDT Four police officers caught on video kicking and punching a robbery suspect who appeared to be surrendering are now facing criminal charges.

Deadline looms for Alberta teachers to approve deal Posted: 10 May 2013 02:59 PM PDT A deadline is fast approaching for Alberta teachers to approve the tentative deal reached between their union and the province, but several districts have rejected it.

Teen girl charged with attempted murder after axe attack Posted: 10 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT A 52-year-old woman has been released from hospital after being stuck with an axe several times in a home near Halifax on Wednesday night.

Police charge cabinet minister Percy Paris after fight at Nova Scotia legislature Posted: 10 May 2013 07:23 AM PDT A lot of us have said that civility in politics has gone in the toilet. Well, on Thursday, in Nova Scotia it sort of did. According to CBC News, Halifax police have charged 65-year-old NDP MLA and Cabinet Minister Percy … Continue reading →

B.C. unemployment rate drops to 6.4% Posted: 10 May 2013 12:02 PM PDT B.C. saw a surge in new full-time jobs in April, and its unemployment rate is now well below the national average, which sits at 7.2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

Two teenage boys swept away in fast-flowing creek in B.C. provincial park Posted: 10 May 2013 05:31 PM PDT MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A search is on for two teenaged boys who disappeared while swimming in a park east of Vancouver.

Balcony safety stressed after Canadian dies in Cancun, but what about booze safety? Posted: 10 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT I buy the occasional lottery ticket, but I never expect to win because I used up almost all my luck avoiding death doing stupid stuff between the ages of 18 and, say, 30. Most often it involved alcohol, but even … Continue reading →

Canada Olympic chief would back Toronto 2024 bid Posted: 10 May 2013 03:59 PM PDT By Steve Keating VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Friday it will back a possible Toronto bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics ahead of a potential Quebec City bid for the 2022 Winter Games. "There is no doubt, no doubt that what the country needs most is a Summer Olympic Games," COC chief Marcel Aubut told Reuters ahead of the organization's Sochi media summit this weekend. "Toronto is going to deliver a great 2015 Pan Am Games and it should be the first step in going higher for the Olympics like Brazil did. ...

U.S. terror suspect studied chemical engineering at Quebec university Posted: 10 May 2013 02:07 PM PDT A man arrested in a U.S. terror plot in New York April 22 was a graduate student studying chemical engineering at Laval University in Quebec City, CBC News has learned. Ahmed Abassi may also have radicalized one of the two men accused of plotting a Via rail passenger train, say U.S. officials.

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