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• What does Loblaw’s ‘force of good’ vow mean to Bangladesh?
• Low water levels in Great Lakes cause concern
• Festival lauds MS documentary
• NDP Leader Tom Mulcair meets with Rehtaeh Parsons protesters in Halifax
• Caterpillar closing tunnel-boring plant, 330 Toronto employees to lose jobs
• CBC board member linked to allegations before corruption inquiry
• 'Revenge of the redheads': Ginger-haired Montrealers gather in celebration
• May the Fourth be with you: what Star Wars technologies exist today?
• Spring floods cause trouble in 4 provinces
• Former Yukon commissioner receives Order of Canada
• Child luring report a misunderstanding, say police
• Vancouver police seek witnesses in shoving death of 80-year-old
• Missing 3-year-old from Sidney, Man. found safe
• B.C. Liberals narrow gap by half in latest poll
• A day later, Poloz appointment to BoC still raises questions, concerns
• McGill students raise funds for survivors of Bangladesh building collapse
• May the Fourth: Star Wars Day’s political origins and vocal opponents

What does Loblaw’s ‘force of good’ vow mean to Bangladesh? Posted: 04 May 2013 10:17 AM PDT The full impact of a devastating textile factory collapse in Bangladesh has not been fully felt in Canada, nor will it ever — not really. The death of some 500 garment makers a world away is hard to understand or … Continue reading →

Low water levels in Great Lakes cause concern Posted: 04 May 2013 09:22 PM PDT Historically low water levels in the Great Lakes may seriously impact the environment and consumers.

Festival lauds MS documentary Posted: 04 May 2013 06:58 PM PDT Filmmakers walked away with 11 awards and a total of $89,000 on Friday as the Hot Docs film festival wrapped up in Toronto.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair meets with Rehtaeh Parsons protesters in Halifax Posted: 04 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT HALIFAX - A gathering of Nova Scotia NDP supporters ended today with the sounds of a protest over how the New Democrat government handled the Rehtaeh Parsons case.

Caterpillar closing tunnel-boring plant, 330 Toronto employees to lose jobs Posted: 04 May 2013 10:19 AM PDT TORONTO - Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. says it is closing a tunnel-boring machine factory in Toronto by mid-2014, throwing 330 workers out of a job.

CBC board member linked to allegations before corruption inquiry Posted: 04 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT A former mayor of Blainville, who now sits on CBC's board of directors, has been named before Quebec's corruption inquiry in connection with allegations of illegal party financing.

'Revenge of the redheads': Ginger-haired Montrealers gather in celebration Posted: 04 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT MONTREAL - A crimson tide engulfed a patch of Montreal Saturday at the city's first-ever gathering of the redheads.

May the Fourth be with you: what Star Wars technologies exist today? Posted: 04 May 2013 10:12 AM PDT Lightsabers, blasters, deflector shields, droids... the denizens of the Star Wars universe had technology at their disposal that sometimes bordered on the fantastical and even the impossible, but it in many ways, we're closer to some of these technologies than … Continue reading →

Spring floods cause trouble in 4 provinces Posted: 03 May 2013 05:45 PM PDT Heavy spring floods are creating chaos in communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, washing out roads and highways, and threatening homes.

Former Yukon commissioner receives Order of Canada Posted: 04 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT Yukon aboriginal rights activist Judy Gingell became a member of the Order of Canada Friday in Ottawa.

Child luring report a misunderstanding, say police Posted: 04 May 2013 08:23 AM PDT Police now say that a report on Friday of child luring near Spryfield was a misunderstanding.

Vancouver police seek witnesses in shoving death of 80-year-old Posted: 04 May 2013 02:16 PM PDT Vancouver police say they believe there were witnesses to Friday's confrontation in East Vancouver that left an 80-year-old man dead.

Missing 3-year-old from Sidney, Man. found safe Posted: 04 May 2013 08:01 AM PDT Portage la Prairie RCMP have found a missing three-year-old boy who disappeared from his home late Friday night.

B.C. Liberals narrow gap by half in latest poll Posted: 03 May 2013 07:31 PM PDT The B.C. Liberals have improved their standing and now trail the NDP by seven points, according to a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll.

A day later, Poloz appointment to BoC still raises questions, concerns Posted: 03 May 2013 01:55 PM PDT OTTAWA - The selection of Stephen Poloz to the Bank of Canada is raising questions about the direction of monetary policy and even the role of the central bank in the Harper universe.

McGill students raise funds for survivors of Bangladesh building collapse Posted: 03 May 2013 06:38 PM PDT Members of McGill University's Bangladesh Students Association are hoping to raise $10,000 to help the victims of the recent clothing factory collapse near Dhaka.

May the Fourth: Star Wars Day’s political origins and vocal opponents Posted: 04 May 2013 07:10 AM PDT Prepare yourselves, social media users: your Twitter feed, Facebook timeline and pretty much every interaction you have with a fan of Star Wars on May 4 will likely begin with the same greeting: "May the Fourth be with you." A … Continue reading →

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