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• Supervised drug-injection sites face new possible hurdles
• Veterinarian to study animal stress at Stampede rodeo
• Former Harry Ainlay teacher inspires team of 'super saviours'
• Alberta MP not guilty of refusing breath test, welcomed back by Tories
• Canada's foreign service officers begin rotating strikes
• N.S. ‘Black Widow’ attempted murder trial to be cut short
• Wallin lives “lucrative life” outside the senate: report
• Has the Conservative Party lost its way?
• Home linked to alleged Ford crack video focus of scrutiny
• Engineer declared Elliot Lake mall 'structurally sound' weeks before collapse
• MacKay may leave Tory caucus if leadership rules change
• Meet 'Schmeat': Lab-grown meat hits the grill this month
• ‘Deer burning’ video in B.C. triggers wave of outrage
• Ontario needs answers from Queen’s Park on gas plant cover-up
• Thomson pokes Ford crack video scandal in music video
• MP Brent Rathgeber quits Tory caucus: Another hit to the Conservative brand?
• Halifax mayor gets laughs with comparison to Brad Pitt
• Anniversary marks battle that kept Canada-U.S. borders intact
• Canada's finance minister says European economic problems keep him up at night
• Defence lawyer picks apart nanny's story at human trafficking trial
• Canada government pressured as MP quits, defense minister grumbles
• New Bank of Canada chief less explicit in rate-hike stance

Supervised drug-injection sites face new possible hurdles Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:58 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced tough new rules for supervised drug injection sites in a move some see as an effort to stamp out such facilities.

Veterinarian to study animal stress at Stampede rodeo Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:23 PM PDT A veterinary professor at the University of Calgary will be at the Stampede rodeo this summer to study animal stress.

Former Harry Ainlay teacher inspires team of 'super saviours' Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:06 PM PDT A group of Edmonton teachers are rallying to help a friend who desperately needs it.

Alberta MP not guilty of refusing breath test, welcomed back by Tories Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:07 PM PDT EDMONTON - An Alberta MP has been found not guilty of failing to provide a breath sample during a police checkstop and is being welcomed back into the governing Conservative fold.

Canada's foreign service officers begin rotating strikes Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:57 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's foreign service officers are targeting Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Europe next week as a part of a bold tactic to rejuvenate stalled contract talks.

N.S. ‘Black Widow’ attempted murder trial to be cut short Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT An elderly woman who's been dubbed Canada's Internet black widow could be headed for a plea bargain on the charge of attempting to murder her latest husband. The Halifax Chronicle Herald reports Crown prosecutor handling the case of Melissa Shepard … Continue reading →

Wallin lives “lucrative life” outside the senate: report Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:42 AM PDT On Wednesday, during Question Period, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair asked the prime minister this question: "Was Pamela Wallin offered the same deal by the prime minister's chief of staff that was offered to Mike Duffy?" Mulcair was, of course referring … Continue reading →

Has the Conservative Party lost its way? Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:20 AM PDT MP Brent Rathgeber has quit the Conservative caucus, saying that his party is no longer true to its roots. "I no longer recognize much of the party that I joined...," he explains. Have the Tories steered off course?

Home linked to alleged Ford crack video focus of scrutiny Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT Has the media tracked down Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Fortress of Solitude? Three separate reports have confirmed the location of a home where Ford was photographed with shooting victim Anthony Smith and two other young men, in a photo that … Continue reading →

Engineer declared Elliot Lake mall 'structurally sound' weeks before collapse Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:58 PM PDT ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - An engineer had long known about severe rusting of steel beams at a mall in northern Ontario when he signed off on a report declaring the structure sound less than two months before it collapsed, a judicial inquiry heard Thursday.

MacKay may leave Tory caucus if leadership rules change Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:07 AM PDT At the Conservative Party policy convention, later this month in Calgary, a faction of Tory members will propose — for the fifth time in the past decade — to change the party leadership race rules so that it's a one-member … Continue reading →

Meet 'Schmeat': Lab-grown meat hits the grill this month Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:17 PM PDT A hamburger patty made from lab-grown meat — or "schmeat" — is expected to be unveiled and grilled later this month at an event in London that is highly anticipated by animal rights activists and other backers. The Current explored the significance of this milestone and the future of "in vitro" meat.

‘Deer burning’ video in B.C. triggers wave of outrage Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:27 PM PDT Things are different in the country. I know that. Country people are less likely to anthropomorphize animals. They hunt them, slaughter them on farms. Circle of life and all that. But how does a country boy rationalize dragging a deer … Continue reading →

Ontario needs answers from Queen’s Park on gas plant cover-up Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT Revelations by Ontario's privacy watchdog that the Liberal government broke laws under former premier Dalton McGuinty by destroying documents related to the gas plant scandal are outrageous, scandalous and demand attention. The question that Queen's Park is having trouble with … Continue reading →

Thomson pokes Ford crack video scandal in music video Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:54 AM PDT For everyone who is sick of attacks against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, this one is for you. Ford's alleged exploits surrounding crack cocaine and the recording thereof was skewered today in a music video purportedly meant to promote transit growth … Continue reading →

MP Brent Rathgeber quits Tory caucus: Another hit to the Conservative brand? Posted: 05 Jun 2013 09:41 PM PDT In what might be another hit to the 'Conservative brand', Brent Rathgeber has resigned from the Tory caucus. The maverick backbench MP made the announcement via a series of Tweets, on Wednesday night, after his Conservative colleagues watered down his … Continue reading →

Halifax mayor gets laughs with comparison to Brad Pitt Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:58 AM PDT The mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage, is a lot like Brad Pitt. No, no, don't look at his hair or check his list of movie credits. It's much deeper than that. At least that's what he would have you believe … Continue reading →

Anniversary marks battle that kept Canada-U.S. borders intact Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:16 AM PDT On this date 200 years ago, an American army had invaded Canada as far as Stoney Creek, before a group of feisty British and Aboriginal soldiers sent them running back into their inferior Yankee borders, tails between their legs. Then … Continue reading →

Canada's finance minister says European economic problems keep him up at night Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:15 PM PDT HALIFAX - With word circulating that a free trade deal may be close with the European Union, Canada's finance minister told an audience in Halifax on Thursday that he remained worried about the economy in the world's largest consumer market.

Defence lawyer picks apart nanny's story at human trafficking trial Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:25 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A nanny who claims she was forced into servitude in a Vancouver-area household was in reality treated as "member of the family," often invited along for nice meals and even feted with birthday celebrations, a lawyer for the couple told their human trafficking trial Thursday — a stark contrast to the oppressive, prison-like existence the caregiver has described.

Canada government pressured as MP quits, defense minister grumbles Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:53 AM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A legislator from Canada's ruling Conservatives quit unexpectedly and on Thursday accused the government of being secretive and overly controlling, boosting pressure on Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he tries to contain a scandal over expenses. And Defense Minister Peter MacKay, who is potentially one of Harper's biggest rivals, suggested he also might quit if the party adopted new rules for electing a leader that would crush his chances of taking over one day. ...

New Bank of Canada chief less explicit in rate-hike stance Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT By Louise Egan and Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The new governor of the Bank of Canada said on Thursday that interest rates will rise one day, but he stopped short of repeating his predecessor's explicit guidance on the likely need for rate hikes, rather than cuts, in the future. In his first public appearance since taking the reins at the central bank on Monday, Stephen Poloz said he sees no immediate risk from current rock-bottom interest rates, although he did not want loose monetary policy to last for too long. ...

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