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• Aboriginal children used in medical tests, commissioner says
• RCMP charge Saskatchewan pair with conspiring to kill their spouses
• Police guidelines questioned after shooting death of 18-year-old Toronto man
• Voting Liberal like giving a bank robber another gun: Ford
• Speed, icy road caused crash that killed Guelph cop
• Toronto police lack public trust after shooting: Ombudsman
• Video: Pilots could have survived 2011 B.C. crash: TSB
• Video: Ferry runs aground in Newfoundland
• Six things police are taught about using force
• Minister disputes claim part of High River sacrificed to flood
• Company may face charges after jet fuel spills into B.C. creek
• Video: Penguins welcome visitors back to the Calgary Zoo
• Norovirus suspected of killing nine people in B.C.
• Peterborough City Hall closes bathroom to stop leaks
• Alberta woman flees sex assault, spends 12 days in bush
• Tories lay out its legal arguments for Senate reform
• Tim Hortons generosity keeps spreading, hits Toronto
• Woman, 85, charged with stunt driving after fatal crash
• Canada GDP rises 0.2 percent in May, second quarter looks soft
• Canada minister defiant in pursuing wireless competition

Aboriginal children used in medical tests, commissioner says Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:18 PM PDT Aboriginal Canadians were not only subjected to nutritional experiments by the federal government in the 1940s and 1950s but were also used as medical test subjects, says the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

RCMP charge Saskatchewan pair with conspiring to kill their spouses Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:54 PM PDT MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan farmer Jim Taylor says he knew his marriage was in trouble, but he didn't at first believe Mounties when they told him that his wife was planning to kill him.

Police guidelines questioned after shooting death of 18-year-old Toronto man Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:46 PM PDT TORONTO - The use of police force in the shooting death of a young man in Toronto has prompted Ontario's ombudsman to question whether it is time for the provincial government to review police de-escalation guidelines.

Voting Liberal like giving a bank robber another gun: Ford Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:19 AM PDT There's an unwritten rule in politics, that despite differences in ideologies, you don't slam other levels of government. After all, conventional wisdom suggests that to work with these people, you need to have good relationships with them. Well no one … Continue reading →

Speed, icy road caused crash that killed Guelph cop Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT GUELPH, Ont. - A Guelph, Ont., constable who died on the job was driving at more than double the speed limit on an icy road without her seatbelt when she lost control of her cruiser and plowed into a city bus, police said Wednesday.

Toronto police lack public trust after shooting: Ombudsman Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:55 AM PDT The death of Sammy Yatim, who was shot amid a standoff with police while standing on board an empty streetcar, could soon be the focus of another major investigation, this one at the hands of Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin. Marin … Continue reading →

Video: Pilots could have survived 2011 B.C. crash: TSB Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT The Transportation Safety Board says the two pilots who died in an October 2011 plane crash could have survived if the small aircraft had not burst into flames. The crash outside the Vancouver airport also injured seven passengers.

Video: Ferry runs aground in Newfoundland Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT About 500 people are stranded aboard a ferry that ran aground this morning in Port aux Basques, Nfld.

Six things police are taught about using force Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:18 AM PDT The police shooting of a knife-wielding man on a Toronto streetcar has stirred a national debate over whether the amount of force was appropriate. But what training are officers receiving?

Minister disputes claim part of High River sacrificed to flood Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT The contractor who told residents in High River that the Hampton Hills community was sacrificed to help drain flooding from the rest of the town used an unfortunate choice of words, says Alberta's associate minister in charge of rebuilding efforts.

Company may face charges after jet fuel spills into B.C. creek Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:26 PM PDT The company responsible for spilling 32,000 litres of jet fuel into Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley could face charges, government officials told a packed community hall in Winlaw, B.C., Tuesday night.

Video: Penguins welcome visitors back to the Calgary Zoo Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT Part of the Calgary Zoo has been reopened to the public after devastating floods hit the city in June. The popular penguin plunge is among the exhibits visitors can take in again.

Norovirus suspected of killing nine people in B.C. Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT A norovirus outbreak that sickened about 150 people at a Victoria seniors' home and is a suspected factor in the deaths of nine residents seems to be tailing off, the Globe and Mail reports. "It's on the wane," Sarah Plank, … Continue reading →

Peterborough City Hall closes bathroom to stop leaks Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT In the balance/counter-balance relationship between government and journalists, those who know the secrets and set the agenda often go to great lengths to protect them. They are doing things, those honourable members of elected office, and they don't always want … Continue reading →

Alberta woman flees sex assault, spends 12 days in bush Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT Those of us who live in cities sometimes forget how big and empty much of Canada is, or big chucks of the United States, for that matter. Large swaths of our country remain uninhabited wilderness where it's possible for a … Continue reading →

Tories lay out its legal arguments for Senate reform Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT The Harper government has laid out it's legal argument for senate reform and abolishment. Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon on Parliament Hill. "I'm pleased to announce that our government is submitting … Continue reading →

Tim Hortons generosity keeps spreading, hits Toronto Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:57 AM PDT Last week, we reported on the wave of copycat generosity hitting Tim Hortons stores across the country. After an anonymous man bought 500 large coffees for unsuspecting customers at an Edmonton Tim Hortons last week, at least four other good … Continue reading →

Woman, 85, charged with stunt driving after fatal crash Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:36 AM PDT An 85-year-old Vaughan, Ont., woman faces three charges including stunt driving, after a fatal car crash in mid-June that killed a woman out for a walk with her dog.

Canada GDP rises 0.2 percent in May, second quarter looks soft Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy grew by 0.2 percent in May from April, according to Statistics Canada data on Wednesday, below forecasts and dampening expectations for the second quarter. The fifth consecutive monthly increase beat the 0.1 percent rate registered in April, but the median forecast in a Reuters survey was for 0.3 percent growth, ahead of what is expected to be a poor June reading due to floods and a Quebec labor strike. The headline figure for May was rounded down from a more precise reading of 0.24 percent growth. ...

Canada minister defiant in pursuing wireless competition Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:41 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Industry Minister James Moore, under pressure from Canada's big phone companies to curb the ability of Verizon Communications Inc to set up a wireless operation in Canada, pledged on Wednesday to stay the course in pursuing competition in the industry. "Our government's telecommunications policy was not created overnight," the new industry minister said on his website (http://link.reuters.com/waw99t). "We want all regions of Canada to benefit from competitive market forces, which is why more progress must be made. ...

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• Officer suspended for Sammy Yatim death identified
• Some solo seal pups don't need rescuing
• Man found dead on Pigeon Lake First Nation
• New footage of Sammy Yatim shooting one more troubling snapshot
• Feds to slash spending on science, tech next year
• Police and recording technology
• Railway says it can't pay for Lac-Megantic disaster cleanup
• Canada losing bragging rights as growth continues to slow
• After death of Toronto teen, should police wear video cameras?
• Ongoing bitumen spill puts world scrutiny on Alberta's new regulator: critic
• Liberal leadership candidates won't face courts to pay back delinquent loans
• Death of Lisa Gibson, kids renews calls for postpartum depression support
• Telus sues federal government over wireless policy
• Canadian Oil Sands profit up, but missed expectations
• Tornado touchdown confirmed in Ottawa on Monday night
• 1 in 8 Canadian families struggle to put food on table, study says
• Man arraigned in fatal beating of elderly woman on Montreal street
• Tanker that spilled fuel crashed while driving down closed road
• ‘Health care insurance’ costs skyrocket in Canada: Is our system unsustainable?
• Nine dead after norovirus outbreak at B.C. care home: chief medical officer
• Tsunami debris arriving on B.C. shores is less than expected: officials
• Keyera, Kinder Morgan to build new Canada crude-by-rail terminal

Officer suspended for Sammy Yatim death identified Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:24 PM PDT TORONTO - The family of a young man who died after being shot by police on a Toronto streetcar called it a "tragedy for all involved" and said they hold no ill will against the thousands of officers who protect the public every day.

Some solo seal pups don't need rescuing Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:44 PM PDT Vancouver Aquarium is asking the public not to handle seal pups found on B.C.'s beaches, after a Vancouver Island woman posted video of herself petting a pup online.

Man found dead on Pigeon Lake First Nation Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:26 PM PDT The Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit has been called in to investigate the death of a 36-year-old man on the Pigeon Lake First Nation

New footage of Sammy Yatim shooting one more troubling snapshot Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT Over the past few days, Toronto and the rest of Canada has been granted access to online video recordings of the shooting death of Sammy Yatim, who was killed following a police interaction while brandishing a knife on an empty … Continue reading →

Feds to slash spending on science, tech next year Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:35 PM PDT OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the federal government is expected to spend less on science and technology in the coming year.

Police and recording technology Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:44 AM PDT The CBC's John Northcott looks at some technologies being adopted by police

Railway says it can't pay for Lac-Megantic disaster cleanup Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:02 PM PDT A railway involved in Quebec's fatal derailment doesn't have the cash to pay for the torrent of post-disaster expenses headed its way.

Canada losing bragging rights as growth continues to slow Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT OTTAWA - Once a growth leader among big industrialized nations, Canada's reign at or near the top may be coming to an end, says a new forecast from Capital Economics.

After death of Toronto teen, should police wear video cameras? Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:09 AM PDT The story of Sammy Yatim's death is being told by grainy footage captured from a distance. Could it be time to ensure footage is captured from the officers' perspective as well?

Ongoing bitumen spill puts world scrutiny on Alberta's new regulator: critic Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:35 PM PDT EDMONTON - An ongoing spill of tarry bitumen in northern Alberta is focusing the world's attention on the province's new energy regulator, says an environmental think-tank.

Liberal leadership candidates won't face courts to pay back delinquent loans Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT OTTAWA - Former candidates who still owe money from the 2006 Liberal leadership campaign won't be taken to court by Elections Canada, the country's elections commissioner has ruled.

Death of Lisa Gibson, kids renews calls for postpartum depression support Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:29 PM PDT There are renewed calls for better support for women with postpartum depression in the wake of the death of Lisa Gibson and her two children. The Winnipeg mother's body was recovered Saturday from the Red River, a few days after … Continue reading →

Telus sues federal government over wireless policy Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT Telus Corp. is taking the federal government to court following Ottawa's decision last month that blocked the transfer of wireless spectrum from small competitor Mobilicity to Telus.

Canadian Oil Sands profit up, but missed expectations Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:08 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd , which owns the largest stake in the Syncrude Canada Ltd oil sands project in northern Alberta, said on Tuesday its quarterly profit more than doubled on higher oil production and strengthened prices, though it lowered its annual production estimate because of maintenance issues. ...

Tornado touchdown confirmed in Ottawa on Monday night Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:22 PM PDT Ontario has now recorded its 10th tornado of the season, as a twister touched down east of Ottawa Monday evening. The tornado, which Environment Canada ranked as a weak EF0, with wind speeds between 90-110 km/h, formed over Pine View … Continue reading →

1 in 8 Canadian families struggle to put food on table, study says Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:11 PM PDT More than 1.1 million children in Canada, or one in six, live in a home where people reported struggling to put food on the table, a new study says.

Man arraigned in fatal beating of elderly woman on Montreal street Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:45 PM PDT MONTREAL - A man was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge Tuesday in the fatal beating of a 67-year-old woman on a downtown Montreal street.

Tanker that spilled fuel crashed while driving down closed road Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:27 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A tanker truck driver took a wrong turn and drove past two "road closed" signs before the vehicle tumbled off the road, spilling 35,000 litres of jet fuel into creek in a remote area of British Columbia's West Kootenay region, says a Ministry of Transportation spokeswoman.

‘Health care insurance’ costs skyrocket in Canada: Is our system unsustainable? Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:29 AM PDT While no politician seems to want to touch this issue with a ten foot pole, our health care system is in trouble. Report after report has highlighted our relatively poor performance measures, increasing costs and growing inefficiencies. Well here's the … Continue reading →

Nine dead after norovirus outbreak at B.C. care home: chief medical officer Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:21 PM PDT VICTORIA - The Vancouver Island Health Authority says nine people are dead and 100 patients and 50 staff members have become sick this month after a norvirus outbreak at a seniors' home in Victoria, B.C.

Tsunami debris arriving on B.C. shores is less than expected: officials Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:50 PM PDT VANCOUVER - In the weeks and months following the devastating March 2011 Japanese tsunami, governments along the West Coast of this continent began preparing for a wave of debris that was expected to wash up along their shores after a long journey across the Pacific.

Keyera, Kinder Morgan to build new Canada crude-by-rail terminal Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:40 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Keyera Corp and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP announced on Tuesday a $98 million joint venture to build a crude oil rail-loading terminal in Edmonton, Alberta, one of the main storage hubs for Canada's oil sands. The project is the latest development to cater to the growing demand among Canadian producers, frustrated by apportionment on congested pipelines, to use railways to export crude south to U.S. markets. ...

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