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• Package found outside Ottawa’s DND HQ contained ‘components’ of IED
• VIDEO | B.C. app for advance voting
• Senior accused of exposing genitals, growing pot
• One of every five Canadian residents born elsewhere: survey
• Queen of the North ferry captain prayed for ‘miracle’ night of fatal crash
• National Household Survey's trouble with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples
• Video: Justin Trudeau: Abolishing mandatory census 'absolute folly'
• Aren’t Conservatives supposed to be good with money?
• Video: Ottawa bomb scare a reminder to be vigilant: Vic Toews
• Worker who spotted bad chemo drugs is no hero – he just did his job
• Elections BC now allowing prescription bottles for voter ID
• Do immigrants make Canada a stronger nation?
• New Brunswick battles 2 more forest fires
• Toronto teacher suspended over explicit safe-sex poster, brochures featured in classroom
• Manitoba premier did not break elections law: elections commissioner
• Advance voting starts across B.C.
• Staffer who quit amid ethnic vote scandal back with Liberals
• Ontario NDP makes another budget demand
• Double amputee begins journey from Edmonton to Calgary on his hands
• Tories create team to go after tax cheats and pour $30 million into the cause
• Canada says it may take EU to WTO over oil sands dispute

Package found outside Ottawa’s DND HQ contained ‘components’ of IED Posted: 08 May 2013 10:13 AM PDT A suspicious package found in Ottawa last night had all the makings of an improvised explosive device (IED), making it the most frightening of several recent similar reports across Canada. Ottawa police confirm that a package found outside the Department … Continue reading →

VIDEO | B.C. app for advance voting Posted: 08 May 2013 09:06 PM PDT The CBC's Renee Filippone shows off a new smartphone app from Elections BC that helps users find information on candidates and voting locations.

Senior accused of exposing genitals, growing pot Posted: 08 May 2013 08:43 PM PDT A 68-year-old resident of White Bear, Sask., faces a number of drug charges, plus other offences, after police searched a house in the community on Sunday.

One of every five Canadian residents born elsewhere: survey Posted: 08 May 2013 06:11 AM PDT One out of every five people in Canada was born in another country, most notably Asia and the Middle East, according to details from a national survey released on Wednesday. Results of the 2011 National Household Survey released by Statistics … Continue reading →

Queen of the North ferry captain prayed for ‘miracle’ night of fatal crash Posted: 08 May 2013 01:11 PM PDT If you haven't read this exclusive interview with Colin Henthorne, the captain of the Queen of the North ferry that sunk in 2006, it is worth a look. The interview, with CBC News, tells a story of remorse and broken-hearted … Continue reading →

National Household Survey's trouble with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples Posted: 08 May 2013 09:24 AM PDT The systematic shortcomings of Canada's new voluntary population survey have been a rightful topic of conversation this week, considering today marks the release of the first report from the questionable compilation. And perhaps those shortcomings are felt strongest in questions … Continue reading →

Video: Justin Trudeau: Abolishing mandatory census 'absolute folly' Posted: 08 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he doesn't understand why the Tories would want less information by abolishing the mandatory long-form census. The results of the voluntary National Household Survey were released Wednesday.

Aren’t Conservatives supposed to be good with money? Posted: 08 May 2013 01:21 PM PDT The narrative from the Harper Conservatives, for at least the last decade, has been that they are the party who would be the best stewards of our economy. That image — that brand — has taken some significant hits over … Continue reading →

Video: Ottawa bomb scare a reminder to be vigilant: Vic Toews Posted: 08 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says Canadians should always be vigilant, especially after Ottawa police detonated a suspicious package containing materials that they say were meant to assemble an explosive device.

Worker who spotted bad chemo drugs is no hero – he just did his job Posted: 08 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT The young pharmacy assistant who discovered chemotherapy drugs given to hundreds of cancer patients in Ontario and New Brunswick were diluted says he is no hero. And he's right. Craig Woudsma testified before an Ontario legislative committee looking into the … Continue reading →

Elections BC now allowing prescription bottles for voter ID Posted: 08 May 2013 10:25 AM PDT Elections BC has introduced a new initiative that they're hoping will make voting easier for residents of one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. For the first time, voters throughout the province will officially be allowed to present prescription bottles as a … Continue reading →

Do immigrants make Canada a stronger nation? Posted: 08 May 2013 09:11 AM PDT According to data released in Wednesday's National Household Survey, more Canadians than ever are from somewhere other than Canada. The report, released by Statistics Canada and based on 2011 data, showed that fully 20.6 per cent of Canada's population, or … Continue reading →

New Brunswick battles 2 more forest fires Posted: 08 May 2013 04:33 PM PDT Two new forest fires have broken out in New Brunswick in the northwestern village of Perth-Andover and in York County, respectively, bringing the total to at least five in the province in the past day.

Toronto teacher suspended over explicit safe-sex poster, brochures featured in classroom Posted: 08 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT There's no question sexually explicit posters intended to caution adults in gay bars and bath houses about safe sex don't belong on the bulletin board of a junior high school classroom. But the amount of puffed up indignation and partisan … Continue reading →

Manitoba premier did not break elections law: elections commissioner Posted: 08 May 2013 03:46 PM PDT WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an election campaign promise involving the NHL's Winnipeg Jets.

Advance voting starts across B.C. Posted: 08 May 2013 06:24 AM PDT British Columbians can cast their votes for the upcoming election starting today, with advanced voting stations open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until May 11.

Staffer who quit amid ethnic vote scandal back with Liberals Posted: 08 May 2013 02:44 PM PDT Liberal Leader Christy Clark's former deputy chief of staff who was forced to resign because of controversy over the ethnic outreach strategy is back with the party.

Ontario NDP makes another budget demand Posted: 08 May 2013 08:16 AM PDT Who is the most powerful politician in all of Ontario? Is it Premier Kathleen Wynne? Finance Minister Charles Sousa? Toronto Mayor Rob Ford? Nope. In a minority legislature, it's clearly NDP leader Andrea Horwath whose caucus consists of only 18 … Continue reading →

Double amputee begins journey from Edmonton to Calgary on his hands Posted: 08 May 2013 08:51 AM PDT On Monday, 31-year-old double amputee Spencer West began a 300-kilometre journey from Edmonton to Calgary — on his hands — to draw attention to the distances some people around the world must walk to get clean water. West plans to … Continue reading →

Tories create team to go after tax cheats and pour $30 million into the cause Posted: 08 May 2013 08:00 AM PDT OTTAWA - The Conservatives are beefing up the tools used to go after tax cheats.

Canada says it may take EU to WTO over oil sands dispute Posted: 08 May 2013 09:23 AM PDT By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Canada threatened on Wednesday to take the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its plans to label Canadian oil sands as dirty, but promised not to delay a bilateral trade pact. The issue has overshadowed relations as Canada and the EU try to deepen economic ties through a trade deal that could generate $28 billion a year in new business and commerce. Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, on a week-long lobbying trip to Europe, accused the EU of breaking international trade rules and discriminating against Canadian exports. ...

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