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• Green Party wants Harper’s role in Labrador byelection investigated
• Commercializing Alberta research a mistake, say critics
• Joe Lougheed cleared of breaching lobbyist act
• Redford accused of using children as political 'props'
• Teacher finds ex-girlfriend’s cyber stalking damage impossible to undo
• Edmonton hospitals setting up ‘angel cradles’ for abandoned newborns
• New Brunswick potato farmer sues Ottawa for imprisonment overseas
• Enbridge breaks safety rules at pump stations across Canada
• How can we help Canada’s sexual assault victims feel safer?
• Veterans' minister touts S. Korea's Gangnam Style freedom
• Canadian inmates free to find muses in romance or violent television
• Conservatives' interest in Canadian history raises eyebrows
• Car shipping company under fire for failed deliveries
• Concerns rising over low Great Lakes water levels
• Canadian minister says Al Gore made 'wildly inaccurate comments'
• Cape Breton teen dies after Toronto marathon collapse
• Hadfield sings along from space with schools for Music Monday
• Trudeau’s cargo shorts overshadow Party success story
• Canadian intelligence caught off guard by Arab Spring: government report
• New Brunswick farmer suing federal government after year in Beirut jail
• Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe
• Canada loses WTO appeal in renewable energy case

Green Party wants Harper’s role in Labrador byelection investigated Posted: 06 May 2013 01:51 PM PDT It's been suggested that the Conservatives are playing political games ahead of a byelection in Labrador. The vote, of course, was triggered when Tory MP Peter Penashue resigned, in March, after it was learned that his 2011 election campaign team … Continue reading →

Commercializing Alberta research a mistake, say critics Posted: 06 May 2013 09:32 PM PDT Faculty associations and opposition politicians in Alberta say they have concerns about a new institute geared to help colleges and universities commercialize research in partnership with private companies and other agencies.

Joe Lougheed cleared of breaching lobbyist act Posted: 06 May 2013 09:13 PM PDT Alberta's lobbyist registrar has found that lawyer Joe Lougheed did not breach the Lobbyists Act when he performed government relations for the Alberta College of Art and Design

Redford accused of using children as political 'props' Posted: 06 May 2013 04:21 PM PDT Premier Alison Redford was accused of using school children as 'props' while she criticized opposition parties at government news conferences last week.

Teacher finds ex-girlfriend’s cyber stalking damage impossible to undo Posted: 06 May 2013 12:31 PM PDT The suicides of teenagers Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd, among others, has demonstrated the devastation that cyber bullying can cause. The Internet has also become fertile ground for life-ruining cyber stalkers, whose victims might not be driven to kill themselves … Continue reading →

Edmonton hospitals setting up ‘angel cradles’ for abandoned newborns Posted: 06 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT A move by the Catholic agency that runs two Edmonton hospitals to provide so-called "angel cradles" to drop off unwanted newborn babies anonymously is likely to rile the United Nations. Covenant Health, which operates the Grey Nuns and Misericordia hospitals, … Continue reading →

New Brunswick potato farmer sues Ottawa for imprisonment overseas Posted: 06 May 2013 03:05 PM PDT Being a farmer takes patience and the willingness to shrug off setbacks in the hope of a payoff down the road in a rich harvest. Keep that in mind as you read about Henk Tepper, who's suing the federal government … Continue reading →

Enbridge breaks safety rules at pump stations across Canada Posted: 06 May 2013 02:38 PM PDT The biggest oil and gas pipeline company in Canada is breaking National Energy Board safety rules at 117 of its 125 pump stations across the country, but Enbridge says it's not to blame.

How can we help Canada’s sexual assault victims feel safer? Posted: 06 May 2013 09:04 AM PDT A recent survey into sexual assault revealed that many victims have little to no confidence in police, the courts or the justice system in effectively dealing with the crimes they've been subjected to.

Veterans' minister touts S. Korea's Gangnam Style freedom Posted: 06 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT It is perhaps not the first thing that springs to mind when considering what was gained by fighting and winning wars: Gangnam Style. But that's one of the freedoms that sprang to mind for Steven Blaney talking about Canadians' sacrifice in war Sunday.

Canadian inmates free to find muses in romance or violent television Posted: 06 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT Two bizarre headlines have us scratching our heads about what is going on inside Canada's high-security prison system, where murderers appear to be filling their calendars with romance and dubious television programs. Check out this exclusive from the National Post … Continue reading →

Conservatives' interest in Canadian history raises eyebrows Posted: 06 May 2013 03:37 PM PDT The House of Commons heritage committee has launched a study of how history is preserved in federal, provincial and municipal programs, and how easily Canadians can access historical information, but it backed down from a plan to examine how history is taught in schools.

Car shipping company under fire for failed deliveries Posted: 06 May 2013 02:26 AM PDT Customers of a national car shipping company are warning other potential customers after they say they paid thousands of dollars trying to ship cars that never left the lot.

Concerns rising over low Great Lakes water levels Posted: 06 May 2013 10:35 AM PDT Despite winter's wet, snowy weather seeming to latch on to the Great Lakes area with a death-grip going into spring, water levels in the lakes are still well below normal and this is raising concerns about the effect this will … Continue reading →

Canadian minister says Al Gore made 'wildly inaccurate comments' Posted: 06 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT A couple of weeks ago it was a rocket scientist; this week it's former Vice President Al Gore. Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver seems to have taken it upon himself to slay any and all opponents of the proposed … Continue reading →

Cape Breton teen dies after Toronto marathon collapse Posted: 06 May 2013 09:17 AM PDT Running a marathon can seem like a lonely and singular pursuit. It can seem like once a runner gets on that 42-kilometre stretch of pavement they are on their own, left alone with their thoughts, and their heavy breath and … Continue reading →

Hadfield sings along from space with schools for Music Monday Posted: 06 May 2013 06:48 AM PDT It's Music Monday today, and this year's celebration will be out of this world as the Coalition for Music Education gets help from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, aboard the International Space Station. This year's theme for Music Monday is 'Filling … Continue reading →

Trudeau’s cargo shorts overshadow Party success story Posted: 06 May 2013 07:57 AM PDT I woke up this morning and turned on my computer to see what the #cdnpoli world was talking about: Israeli attacks on Syria? Ontario's budget? The B.C. election? Nope. They were talking about Justin Trudeau's cargo shorts. On Monday morning … Continue reading →

Canadian intelligence caught off guard by Arab Spring: government report Posted: 06 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT OTTAWA - An internal report says the Canadian government was caught off guard by the Arab Spring.

New Brunswick farmer suing federal government after year in Beirut jail Posted: 06 May 2013 09:02 AM PDT OTTAWA - A New Brunswick farmer who spent more than a year in a Beirut jail on allegations he shipped rotten potatoes to Algeria is suing the Canadian government, arguing it didn't protect his Charter rights.

Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe Posted: 05 May 2013 06:04 AM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label crude from the Alberta oil sands as dirty is unfair and could damage Canada's bid to find new export markets, the Canadian resources minister said at the start of a mission to lobby against the idea. As part of a plan to cut greenhouse gases from transport fuel, the EU's executive commission has developed a Fuel Quality Directive that would single out oil from Alberta's tar sands as more polluting than conventional crude. Canada, whose oil sands are the world's third-largest proven reserves of crude, strongly opposes the ...

Canada loses WTO appeal in renewable energy case Posted: 06 May 2013 09:39 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Canada lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization on Monday in a ruling on incentives offered to local companies, a case that has already led to legal challenges over suspicions of similar perks elsewhere. Japan and the European Union brought the case over a scheme intended to promote renewable energy in the province of Ontario. It offered above-market prices for electricity supplied by renewable energy companies but only offered the premium to firms who bought most of their equipment locally. ...

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