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• Toronto official says mayor didn't order records destroyed
• Hockey Night ready for Round 3 coverage
• Blind Albertan tackles Everest base camp
• Former Duffy staffer says she may be to blame for fraudulent expenses: report
• Women’s rights crusader Henry Morgentaler dead at age 90
• Two days grilling PM leaves many unanswered questions on Senate scandal
• Political parties, MPs penalized for robocalls: is it time to ban them?
• Video: Mound of oilsands byproduct growing on Windsor's shores
• Americans remain captivated by Rob Ford crack scandal
• Conservatives quiet, other parties react to death of Doctor Henry Morgentaler
• Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights
• Final count complete in B.C. election; NDP picks up seat at Liberal's expense
• Omar Khadr moved to Edmonton prison after months in solitary confinement
• Ontario minority Liberals survive confidence motion on budget
• Ransom for Canadian diplomat may have caused dysfunction inside al Qaeda
• Alberta tourist diagnosed with rare Zika virus after trip to Thailand
• Canada turfs Eritrean diplomat over ‘diaspora tax’
• Alberta couple’s retirement project shakes up debate about ancient impact from space
• Quebec judge found guilty of murdering his wife loses appeal bid
• New stats reveal that liver cancer is on the rise in Canada
• Pro-life group prays for Morgentaler's soul in place where his quest began
• Dr. Henry Morgentaler, the controversial abortion rights crusader, dead at 90
• Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights
• Legendary Canadian abortion campaigner Morgentaler dies aged 90

Toronto official says mayor didn't order records destroyed Posted: 29 May 2013 03:58 PM PDT TORONTO - A Toronto city official says the mayor's office didn't ask municipal staff to destroy any documents — the latest allegation to surface in the ongoing crack cocaine scandal surrounding Mayor Rob Ford.

Hockey Night ready for Round 3 coverage Posted: 29 May 2013 09:46 PM PDT Hockey Night in Canada has exclusive coverage of the entire Pittsburgh-Boston series, beginning Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca 8 p.m. ET), as well as every potential series-clinching game of the Chicago-Los Angeles series, beginning with Game 4 on Thursday, June 6 (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 9 p.m. ET).

Blind Albertan tackles Everest base camp Posted: 29 May 2013 09:35 PM PDT The peaks of Everest are said to be the most challenging and dangerous in the world — a feat few dare to take on — but imagine climbing it blind.

Former Duffy staffer says she may be to blame for fraudulent expenses: report Posted: 29 May 2013 03:35 PM PDT Just when you thought Senator Mike Duffy didn't have any friends left in Ottawa, something incredible happens. Somebody is actually coming to the defence of the much maligned Senator. According to a story in the Ottawa Citizen, Duffy's former temporary … Continue reading →

Women’s rights crusader Henry Morgentaler dead at age 90 Posted: 29 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT Henry Mogentaler, one of Canada's most controversial and celebrated faces and the doctor credited with launching abortion rights in Canada, died on Wednesday, according to several reports. Morgentaler was 90 years old.… Continue reading →

Two days grilling PM leaves many unanswered questions on Senate scandal Posted: 29 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT OTTAWA - Stephen Harper was in the hot seat for the second consecutive day Wednesday, facing an opposition inquisition about his office's involvement in the scandal swirling around Sen. Mike Duffy's inappropriate expense claims.

Political parties, MPs penalized for robocalls: is it time to ban them? Posted: 29 May 2013 11:14 AM PDT It's a fine-palooza for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. On Wednesday, the CRTC announced that they've imposed penalties — totaling $369,000 — on the Federal Conservatives, the NDP, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, the Alberta Wildrose Party, Liberal MP Marc … Continue reading →

Video: Mound of oilsands byproduct growing on Windsor's shores Posted: 28 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT Michigan congressman Gary Peters is calling for a complete health review of petroleum coke before Washington approves the Keystone XL Pipeline

Americans remain captivated by Rob Ford crack scandal Posted: 29 May 2013 02:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON - America's fascination with the Rob Ford crack cocaine scandal is showing no signs of dissipating almost two weeks after news emerged of an alleged cellphone video that appears to show the Toronto mayor sucking on a crack pipe.

Conservatives quiet, other parties react to death of Doctor Henry Morgentaler Posted: 29 May 2013 01:47 PM PDT It appears that the Conservatives are sticking to their 'no talk about abortion' rule. Doctor Henry Morgentaler, known as the leader of Canada's abortion movement, died at the age of 90 on Wednesday. As explained by Yahoo Canada News' Matt … Continue reading →

Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights Posted: 29 May 2013 02:36 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will freeze all remaining trade with Iran to protest the Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its human rights record, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Wednesday. Canada, which has had increasingly poor relations with Iran for more than a decade, had already imposed a series of trade sanctions. In 2012, bilateral trade was worth around C$135 million. Baird said Canada was particularly concerned by the failure of the United Nations' nuclear agency this month to persuade Iran to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research. "The absence of progress ...

Final count complete in B.C. election; NDP picks up seat at Liberal's expense Posted: 29 May 2013 04:22 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The final count of ballots is now complete, and only one riding has changed hands in favour of the New Democratic Party since election night in British Columbia.

Omar Khadr moved to Edmonton prison after months in solitary confinement Posted: 29 May 2013 11:11 AM PDT TORONTO - Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr woke up in an Alberta prison Wednesday after months stuck in isolation at a penitentiary in Ontario where an inmate had threatened his life, The Canadian Press has learned.

Ontario minority Liberals survive confidence motion on budget Posted: 29 May 2013 08:56 AM PDT TORONTO - Ontario's minority Liberal government easily survived a confidence vote on the provincial budget today with help from the New Democrats.

Ransom for Canadian diplomat may have caused dysfunction inside al Qaeda Posted: 29 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT A $1 million bounty apparently paid to secure the release of a Canadian diplomat taken hostage four years ago appears to have been at the centre of an argument inside the ranks of al Qaeda, which seems to have played … Continue reading →

Alberta tourist diagnosed with rare Zika virus after trip to Thailand Posted: 29 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT TORONTO - Public health authorities in Alberta say a woman from the province has been diagnosed with a rare virus after she returned from a trip to Thailand.

Canada turfs Eritrean diplomat over ‘diaspora tax’ Posted: 29 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT Word that Canada has expelled a diplomat from the African nation of Eritrea reflects the longstanding vulnerability of immigrants from conflict-ridden or economically poor countries are to extortion originating in their homelands. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has declared Semere … Continue reading →

Alberta couple’s retirement project shakes up debate about ancient impact from space Posted: 29 May 2013 05:12 PM PDT Some retirees golf. Some dream of buying a boat and sailing the world. Anton and Maria Chobot spent 30 years of their retirement digging up artifacts of the Clovis culture on their property near Buck Lake, Alberta, and now, they … Continue reading →

Quebec judge found guilty of murdering his wife loses appeal bid Posted: 29 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife has failed to have his conviction overturned.

New stats reveal that liver cancer is on the rise in Canada Posted: 29 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT Liver cancer is bucking the declining trend in cancer rates, tripling among Canadian men and doubling among women since 1970, CBC News reports. New statistics released by the Canadian Cancer Society show the death rate for all cancers continues to … Continue reading →

Pro-life group prays for Morgentaler's soul in place where his quest began Posted: 29 May 2013 07:27 PM PDT MONTREAL - A small group prayer for the soul of Dr. Henry Morgentaler was held Wednesday in the place where the physician's national quest for abortion rights began.

Dr. Henry Morgentaler, the controversial abortion rights crusader, dead at 90 Posted: 29 May 2013 05:27 PM PDT TORONTO - To his enemies he was a mass murderer, but to many he was the man who shed light on back-street abortions and put women's health and choice on the front pages of newspapers, TV screens and radio airwaves.

Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights Posted: 29 May 2013 01:34 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will freeze all remaining trade with Iran to protest the Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its human rights record, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Wednesday. Canada, which has had increasingly poor relations with Iran for more than a decade, had already imposed a series of trade sanctions. In 2012, bilateral trade was worth around C$135 million ($130 million). Baird said Canada was particularly concerned by the failure of the United Nations' nuclear agency this month to persuade Iran to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research. ...

Legendary Canadian abortion campaigner Morgentaler dies aged 90 Posted: 29 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Henry Morgentaler, a Holocaust survivor who became one of Canada's leading abortion campaigners and spent time in jail for terminating pregnancies, died on Wednesday at the age of 90, activists said. Morgentaler set up Canada's first independent abortion clinic in Montreal in 1969 at a time when the procedure could only be performed in hospitals and was limited to cases when doctors deemed that continuation of a pregnancy could harm a woman. ...

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