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• Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns amid corruption charges
• Commons Speaker sends MP suspension question to committee
• Saskatoon cricket players want more space
• EU slams Canada for holding up free-trade negotiations
• Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti
• Canada-U.S. team develop new drug to fight several cancers
• Motivational speakers to give senators a pep talk: report
• Video: "I've never taken a penny": Montreal mayor maintains innocence
• PMO caught pushing Trudeau-speaking engagement story
• Woman accused of juice assault on Mayor Rob Ford hires lawyer
• Tory MP Eve Adams gets ticketed for talking on cell phone while driving on Parliament Hill
• Harper lauds G8 declaration on Syrian conflict despite lack of consensus
• Canada's eavesdropping agency helped spy on G20, documents suggest
• The easiest place in Canada to get a job
• Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
• Ottawa daycare workers fired after children taped down
• Top court to decide Thursday if they'll hear Ford case
• Quebec construction unions warn they could stay on strike for a long time
• Former McGuinty staffer grilled about gas plants
• Hungary accuses ex-Canadian, 98, of Nazi-era war crimes
• NDP proposes independent scrutiny of MP expenses after killing Liberal proposal
• Montreal mayor resigns, says will fight corruption charges

Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns amid corruption charges Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT Michael Applebaum has stepped down as mayor of Montreal, one day one day after being hit with 14 charges in a massive corruption investigation. Applebaum, who was named interim mayor in November, became the third Quebec municipal leader… Continue reading →

Commons Speaker sends MP suspension question to committee Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT OTTAWA - Manitoba Conservative MP Shelly Glover has changed her mind and decided to file a new expense claim with Elections Canada for the 2011 federal election.

Saskatoon cricket players want more space Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:09 PM PDT The Saskatoon Cricket Association says growing immigration means the city needs more cricket pitches.

EU slams Canada for holding up free-trade negotiations Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:23 PM PDT ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - Canada has publicly been called on the carpet by the European Union for holding up free-trade talks.

Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:15 PM PDT OTTAWA - A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti, under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar.

Canada-U.S. team develop new drug to fight several cancers Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT TORONTO - A team of Canadian and U.S. researchers has developed a new "sharp-shooter" drug they hope may be a breakthrough in treating several types of aggressive cancer.

Motivational speakers to give senators a pep talk: report Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:17 AM PDT Aww. It looks like Canada's senators are a little sad. The Canadian Press is reporting that our much-maligned senators — currently embroiled in scandals up the ying-yang — are bringing in motivational speakers to raise their deflated spirits and perhaps … Continue reading →

Video: "I've never taken a penny": Montreal mayor maintains innocence Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT Montreal's interim mayor has resigned after being arrested and charged with 14 offences including fraud. Michael Applebaum maintains his innocence and says he will fight the charges.

PMO caught pushing Trudeau-speaking engagement story Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:58 AM PDT It turns out that the Prime Minister's Office is perpetuating, prolonging and even gleefully advancing the Justin Trudeau/speaking engagement story. Trudeau has been under fire for months, for earning $277,000 for speaking engagements since becoming an MP in 2008. A … Continue reading →

Woman accused of juice assault on Mayor Rob Ford hires lawyer Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT The woman who allegedly hurled a container of juice at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has hired a high-profile lawyer, who says she is ready to call the mayor's credibility into question at court. Shannon Everett, 27, was charged with assault … Continue reading →

Tory MP Eve Adams gets ticketed for talking on cell phone while driving on Parliament Hill Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:45 PM PDT The Hill Times' Tim Naumetz is reporting that Conservative MP Eve Adams has received a $155 traffic citation for talking on her cell phone while driving on Parliament Hill.

Harper lauds G8 declaration on Syrian conflict despite lack of consensus Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:24 PM PDT ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The Group of Eight stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad in its final statement on Tuesday, but called for a swift end to the bloody civil war and urgent peace talks to stop the country from spiralling further into chaos.

Canada's eavesdropping agency helped spy on G20, documents suggest Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:24 PM PDT OTTAWA - Leaked documents suggest Canada helped the United States and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit four years ago.

The easiest place in Canada to get a job Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:50 AM PDT Adzuna, a U.K.-based job-search engine, has recently expanded to help Canadians find work, too. After "some serious number crunching" — Adzuna compared their data from 36 Canadian job websites with the latest Employment Insurance and unemployment statistics — the site … Continue reading →

Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain urged the world on Tuesday to learn from past mistakes as it passively observes Syria's bloody civil war while Canada's defence minister, Peter MacKay, stood by the Canadian government's decision against arming the Syrian rebels.

Ottawa daycare workers fired after children taped down Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:43 AM PDT Working with children must be a frustrating job: All those rambunctious little people, excited and learning and moving and not sleeping when you want them to. If only there were a way to harness those children, to focus their attention … Continue reading →

Top court to decide Thursday if they'll hear Ford case Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:37 AM PDT After weeks of scandal involving allusions to dirty, grimy crack cocaine, street-level criminality, thugery and a guy named Slurpy, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford might be looking forward to a return to white-collar legalese. Ford will learn later this week whether … Continue reading →

Quebec construction unions warn they could stay on strike for a long time Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT MONTREAL - Quebec's construction strike settled into its second day with a warning that workers are ready to stay off the job for a long time.

Former McGuinty staffer grilled about gas plants Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:08 AM PDT A former top aide to ex-premier Dalton McGuinty fended off allegations today that senior Liberal staffers were directed to delete emails about two cancelled Toronto-area power plants as part of a cost coverup.

Hungary accuses ex-Canadian, 98, of Nazi-era war crimes Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:20 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old former police officer, who was stripped of his Canadian citizenship, with torturing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps.

NDP proposes independent scrutiny of MP expenses after killing Liberal proposal Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:46 PM PDT OTTAWA - One week after defeating Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's attempt to open MPs' expenses to public scrutiny, the NDP has won approval for a proposal of its own.

Montreal mayor resigns, says will fight corruption charges Posted: 18 Jun 2013 02:24 PM PDT By David Ljunggren (Reuters) - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian municipal scandal. "I am going to put my energies into my defense and into my family," said Applebaum, who had promised to clean up Canada's second-largest city when he was named to the post in November. Declaring his innocence, he added in a statement to reporters: "This is why I am resigning as mayor of Montreal - it is the responsible thing to do. ...

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