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• Environmentalists celebrate as B.C. rejects Northern Gateway pipeline
• Lone winning ticket for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot purchased in Quebec
• Nanny feared deportation, human trafficking trial told
• Scandal-plagued city in Quebec asks: Put us under trusteeship
• Which part of Canada has the most smokers?
• Many Canadians don't report for jury duty, would you?
• Yet more turnover in embattled Toronto mayor's office
• Canadian relief for Moore tornado victims denied at border
• Police wrap up search of farm of accused in Tim Bosma killing
• Victims ID'd in Ontario Ornge helicopter crash
• Video: Doug Ford tells premier to mind her own business
• Robert Ford (not him) quits politics, begs for mercy amid scandal
• Toronto officer found not guilty of assault at G20 riot
• Alberta man grabs cougar by the tail to save dog
• Canadian-made The Transit App makes waiting for bus cheaper
• Video: Cadets touched by First World War candlelight tribute
• B.C. man wins $31M double jackpot thanks to identical tickets
• Angry bird attacks people on Parliament Hill
• Northern Gateway cannot go ahead as proposed, BC government tells review panel
• Canadian cities call for 'reinvention' of relationship with federal government
• New poll shows Trudeau's opposition Liberals ahead in Canada
• Canada GDP jumps to 2.5 percent growth in first quarter on exports

Environmentalists celebrate as B.C. rejects Northern Gateway pipeline Posted: 31 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT The B.C. government has formally rejected the $5.5-billion Northern Gateway project that would have piped Alberta oil sands bitumen across the province to a new export terminal on the northern B.C. coast. The Liberal government, which won re-election less than … Continue reading →

Lone winning ticket for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot purchased in Quebec Posted: 31 May 2013 10:37 PM PDT TORONTO - A single winning ticket was sold for Friday's $50-million Lotto Max jackpot.

Nanny feared deportation, human trafficking trial told Posted: 31 May 2013 09:34 PM PDT A Filipino nanny testified in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday that she was afraid of being sent back to the Philippines and that's why she obeyed her employers' harsh rules.

Scandal-plagued city in Quebec asks: Put us under trusteeship Posted: 31 May 2013 02:56 PM PDT LAVAL, Que. - To hear the police tell it, the sprawling municipality across the river from Montreal was run for decades like an organized-crime syndicate — a well-oiled, money-sucking machine where the mayor played the role of godfather.

Which part of Canada has the most smokers? Posted: 31 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT To mark World No Tobacco Day, we've pulled together some numbers on tobacco use and its consequences in Canada and around the world. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada.

Many Canadians don't report for jury duty, would you? Posted: 31 May 2013 08:41 AM PDT Studies show that over 20% of Canadians recruited for jury duty don't even bother showing up when called. Judges in Nova Scotia have gone so far as to begin fining people who don't appear in their courtrooms to perform their … Continue reading →

Yet more turnover in embattled Toronto mayor's office Posted: 31 May 2013 01:34 PM PDT Hey, maybe Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has found a new way to engage city residents in politics: By giving everyone in the city a chance to work at city hall. Another staff member finished his tenure at city hall on … Continue reading →

Canadian relief for Moore tornado victims denied at border Posted: 31 May 2013 11:55 AM PDT A Canadian shipment of relief goods bound for storm-ravaged Oklahoma has been stopped at the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ont.

Police wrap up search of farm of accused in Tim Bosma killing Posted: 31 May 2013 08:34 AM PDT Toronto police have concluded their search of the farm owned by Dellen Millard, one of two men charged with first-degree murder in the death of Hamilton resident Tim Bosma.

Victims ID'd in Ontario Ornge helicopter crash Posted: 31 May 2013 05:50 AM PDT Ornge, Ontario's embattled air ambulance service has confirmed that a helicopter with four people aboard has crashed in northern Ontario. All four are believed dead. The Ornge air ambulance service is expressing "deep regret" in its statement that no one … Continue reading →

Video: Doug Ford tells premier to mind her own business Posted: 31 May 2013 05:56 AM PDT Toronto mayor's brother warns Ontario premier

Robert Ford (not him) quits politics, begs for mercy amid scandal Posted: 31 May 2013 11:49 AM PDT Handfuls of folks in Toronto likely danced a brief jig upon reading news reports that Robert Ford resigned from politics on Friday. But sit back in your seats, taxpayers. It isn't our Rob Ford. South Carolina Democrat Sen. Robert Ford … Continue reading →

Toronto officer found not guilty of assault at G20 riot Posted: 31 May 2013 08:36 AM PDT The first Toronto police officer to face charges arising from how law enforcement agencies handled the G20 protests more three years ago has been found not guilty of assaulting a demonstrator. CBC News reports that Const. Glenn Weddell was found not … Continue reading →

Alberta man grabs cougar by the tail to save dog Posted: 31 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT An Alberta man who grabbed a cougar by the tail in attempt to rescue his dog from the cat's jaws says he was acting on instinct and adrenaline.

Canadian-made The Transit App makes waiting for bus cheaper Posted: 31 May 2013 01:21 PM PDT It's been a bit of a rough ride for navigation software on the iPhone. Since Apple dropped Google Maps with iOS 6, users have been trying to find that Holy Grail app that replaces its functionality, as many just aren't … Continue reading →

Video: Cadets touched by First World War candlelight tribute Posted: 31 May 2013 07:30 AM PDT Military leaders and young cadets were among those who participated in a First World War candlelight tribute Thursday evening. Cadets say it's important to remember the fallen at the annual B.C. event.

B.C. man wins $31M double jackpot thanks to identical tickets Posted: 31 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT Harry Black, 66, has been playing the same lotto numbers for 35 years. On April 13th, those numbers paid off: he won Lotto 649 — twice. According to a press release, "The 66-year-old Surrey resident has a unique habit of … Continue reading →

Angry bird attacks people on Parliament Hill Posted: 31 May 2013 09:40 AM PDT From an angry bird attacking people in Ottawa to an angry goat attacking people in Brazil, we've seen some great videos this week. Here are some of our favourites: 1. Angry bird attacks on Parliament Hill I was out for … Continue reading →

Northern Gateway cannot go ahead as proposed, BC government tells review panel Posted: 31 May 2013 04:03 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government officially declared opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline on Friday, telling a federal review panel that the multibillion-dollar project should not go ahead as proposed.

Canadian cities call for 'reinvention' of relationship with federal government Posted: 31 May 2013 03:47 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The relationship between Ottawa and Canada's municipalities is a relic of the 1800s and must be replaced with a modern, national framework to govern infrastructure funding and other arrangements between the two levels of government, says a report by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

New poll shows Trudeau's opposition Liberals ahead in Canada Posted: 31 May 2013 07:34 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition Liberals, flying high under new leader Justin Trudeau, would most likely win an election held now but would not get a majority, according to a new poll. Trudeau, the telegenic son of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau, took over the party leadership last month just before Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper became embroiled in a damaging expenses scandal. The next election is not due until October 2015. ...

Canada GDP jumps to 2.5 percent growth in first quarter on exports Posted: 31 May 2013 11:17 AM PDT By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Rising exports helped rouse the Canadian economy from a sluggish second half of 2012 to grow at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, the fastest pace in six quarters, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. The real growth rate was well above the Bank of Canada's forecast in April of 1.5 percent, topped the median projection of 2.3 percent in a Reuters survey and outpaced U.S. growth of 2.4 percent for the quarter. Statscan also revised up fourth-quarter growth to 0.9 percent from 0.6 percent. ...

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