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• Via Rail mulls ID checks in wake of abortive terror plot
• Police rescue 2 children locked inside sweltering cars
• Wildfire near Nordegg has residents on alert
• Third arrested in VIA Rail terror plot 'radicalized' Canadian suspect: FBI
• Canada left out of tax probe into leaked offshore data
• Arctic patrol ship claims not backed up by Public Works
• Space station leak is serious but not life-threatening: Hadfield
• Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries
• Canada not planning bird flu vaccine studies: Public Health Agency
• Four Quebec police officers to be charged after violent arrest caught on video
• Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons, Amanda Todd to join PM at meeting
• B.C. native carver fined $11,000 for trafficking in dead, illicit wildlife
• Drone locates man injured in roll over crash in Saskatchewan
• Ex-Laval mayor Vaillancourt arrested by anti-corruption unit
• Missing B.C. man the latest identified in CBC’s tax haven investigation
• Senators ordered to repay housing and mileage expenses
• Anti-abortion movement rebrands, adopts human rights focus
• B.C. Premier Christy Clark may have spoiled her own ballot
• Canada says loosening austerity a mistake, wary of bubbles
• Left wing set to win in Canada's BC, may reshape energy policy

Via Rail mulls ID checks in wake of abortive terror plot Posted: 09 May 2013 03:33 PM PDT Passenger trains and buses have been blessedly free of the kind of security screening that turns modern airline travel into a time-consuming ordeal. You buy your ticket and get on the train (or bus). That's it. But in the wake … Continue reading →

Police rescue 2 children locked inside sweltering cars Posted: 09 May 2013 09:45 PM PDT Abbotsford police are issuing a public warning after they were forced to smash the windows of two cars to rescue infants stuck inside in the sweltering heat.

Wildfire near Nordegg has residents on alert Posted: 09 May 2013 09:33 PM PDT Residents of Nordegg —a small community west of Rocky Mountain House — have been placed on a one-hour evacuation notice due to an out-of-control wildfire.

Third arrested in VIA Rail terror plot 'radicalized' Canadian suspect: FBI Posted: 09 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT A former Canadian resident has been charged in New York by state authorities on Thursday in connection to a plot to derail a passenger train outside of Toronto. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that Ahmed Abassi, a Tunisian citizen, … Continue reading →

Canada left out of tax probe into leaked offshore data Posted: 09 May 2013 02:24 PM PDT The U.S., Britain and Australia have announced what could be the biggest ever international investigation into tax cheats — using what is believed to be the same leak of financial records revealed last month by the CBC — and Canada isn't involved.

Arctic patrol ship claims not backed up by Public Works Posted: 09 May 2013 10:39 AM PDT The department of Public Works has been unable to substantiate claims by parliamentary secretary Chris Alexander that the department gave the CBC details of the budget for designing a new fleet of Arctic offshore patrol ships.

Space station leak is serious but not life-threatening: Hadfield Posted: 09 May 2013 04:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost's commander calls the situation serious, but not life-threatening.

Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries Posted: 09 May 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Jessica Dye, Joseph Ax and Jim Finkle NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department accused eight men of allegedly forming the New York-based cell of the organization, and said seven of them have been arrested. The eighth, allegedly a leader of the cell, was reported to have been murdered in the Dominican Republic on April 27. ...

Canada not planning bird flu vaccine studies: Public Health Agency Posted: 09 May 2013 04:08 PM PDT TORONTO, Cananda - Canada currently has no plans to ask its pandemic flu vaccine manufacturers to make trial batches of vaccine to protect against the new H7N9 bird flu, senior officials of the Public Health Agency of Canada have revealed.

Four Quebec police officers to be charged after violent arrest caught on video Posted: 09 May 2013 03:46 PM PDT TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Four police officers face criminal charges following the violent arrest of an armed-robbery suspect that was caught on video.

Parents of Rehtaeh Parsons, Amanda Todd to join PM at meeting Posted: 09 May 2013 04:19 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be at a cyberbullying forum tomorrow in Winnipeg with the family members of several teenagers whose deaths have cast a spotlight on the issue.

B.C. native carver fined $11,000 for trafficking in dead, illicit wildlife Posted: 09 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT The eagle holds a sacred place in the traditions of many aboriginal cultures but a flourishing trade in eagle feathers and parts has caused a clash between First Nations tradition and conservation laws. One of the flash points has been … Continue reading →

Drone locates man injured in roll over crash in Saskatchewan Posted: 09 May 2013 03:21 PM PDT Mounties in Saskatchewan are crediting a high-tech drone for the rescue of a man who had walked away from his vehicle after a roll over crash and could not be found.

Ex-Laval mayor Vaillancourt arrested by anti-corruption unit Posted: 09 May 2013 05:17 AM PDT Gilles Vaillancourt, the embattled former mayor of Laval, Que., has been arrested in a wide sweep by provincial anti-corruption investigators.

Missing B.C. man the latest identified in CBC’s tax haven investigation Posted: 09 May 2013 09:12 AM PDT The latest person in a massive offshore secret bank account leak has been named and it is now time to shame him. If we can find him, anyway. CBC News released the identity of another Canadian caught up in an … Continue reading →

Senators ordered to repay housing and mileage expenses Posted: 09 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT A Senate committee today recommended Liberal Senator Mac Harb and Independent Senator Patrick Brazeau repay housing and mileage claims for the past two years. Harb has resigned from the Liberal caucus while he fights to have the report quashed.

Anti-abortion movement rebrands, adopts human rights focus Posted: 09 May 2013 03:12 PM PDT Politicians, activists and others who want to see limits on abortion are using new arguments to make their case, adopting language usually used by human rights advocates.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark may have spoiled her own ballot Posted: 09 May 2013 07:02 AM PDT A candidate's trip to the polling booth is always a big deal. Traditionally it's a good photo-op for the candidate and it provides compelling images for newspapers and television outlets alike. Unfortunately, for B.C. Premier Christy Clark, she sort of … Continue reading →

Canada says loosening austerity a mistake, wary of bubbles Posted: 09 May 2013 09:54 AM PDT By Mike Peacock and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Big countries' weakening resolve to cut debt is a mistake, and surplus capital coursing through the world economy risks inflating asset bubbles and causing fresh turmoil, Canada's finance minister said on Thursday. Jim Flaherty, in Britain to attend a two-day meeting of G7 finance ministers, told Reuters that although it was possible to reduce national debt and foster growth, it was the former which was indispensable. "I think the resolve has weakened and I think it's mistaken. ...

Left wing set to win in Canada's BC, may reshape energy policy Posted: 09 May 2013 02:12 PM PDT By Jennifer Kwan VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) - The left-leaning New Democrats are set to reshape energy policy in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia if, as expected, they seize power from the Liberals in Tuesday's elections to the provincial legislature. Opinion polls put the NDP between 7 and 10 percentage points ahead of the Liberals, well down from the 20-point lead the party had before the campaign started. The Liberals's rating rose as they played up fears the New Democrats would be poor stewards of Canada's fourth-largest provincial economy. ...

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