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• 28 people now confirmed dead in Quebec train carnage
• Siksika Nation still devastated by flood damage
• Fire destroys Bella Bella's only grocery store
• 'I have no walls:' resident says too soon to lift emergency state in High River
• Harper bodyguard and controversial Mountie gets Jordan envoy's job
• Alberta will encourage people to move from extreme flood-prone areas
• Ford says he'll raise taxes to pay for Scarborough subway
• Annoyed Canadians swamp Prime Minister’s Office with emails about Senate expense scandal
• How do we solve the problem of urban flooding?
• Quebec town takes small steps to normalcy after train disaster
• What’s the big deal about swearing an oath to the Queen?
• Stag party shooting victims were from Toronto
• PMO dismisses NDP request for summer discussion on rail safety
• B.C. woman faces child sex charges in U.S.
• Complaints against daycare where child died went unaddressed
• New Brunswick doctors want government to stop funding liberation for MS patients
• Montreal cyclist fined for warning fellow bikers about police trap
• Rapper Coolio cancels Canadian shows after border snub
• Thieves thwarted by staff, customers, firefighters in Calgary jewelry store
• Quebec town marks deadly train crash with vigil, church bells
• Quebec crash probe to transform rail sector, official says

28 people now confirmed dead in Quebec train carnage Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:37 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Quebec police say 28 people are now confirmed dead in the Lac-Megantic train disaster and that another 22 are presumed dead.

Siksika Nation still devastated by flood damage Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:23 PM PDT While many communities are rebuilding after floodwaters devastated the province last month, there is still a lot of work to be done on the Siksika First Nation.

Fire destroys Bella Bella's only grocery store Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:00 PM PDT A remote First Nations community on B.C.'s northwest coast will be short on supplies after a fire destroyed the only grocery store in the area.

'I have no walls:' resident says too soon to lift emergency state in High River Posted: 12 Jul 2013 03:29 PM PDT HIGH RIVER, Alta. - Bernie Hartford says it's way too soon to try to pretend things are back to normal in flood-ravaged High River in southern Alberta.

Harper bodyguard and controversial Mountie gets Jordan envoy's job Posted: 12 Jul 2013 02:18 PM PDT OTTAWA - Prime ministerial bodyguard Bruno Saccomani, the Mountie who faced criticism for his management style, has been appointed Canada's new ambassador to Jordan.

Alberta will encourage people to move from extreme flood-prone areas Posted: 12 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A new Alberta flood plan will encourage people to move away from zones prone to high water and will set better protection standards for areas less at risk, says the leader of the province's disaster task force.

Ford says he'll raise taxes to pay for Scarborough subway Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:28 PM PDT Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Friday he's willing to raise property taxes in order to deliver on a promise to extend the subway system deeper into Scarborough. "It's an investment," Ford said.

Annoyed Canadians swamp Prime Minister’s Office with emails about Senate expense scandal Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:02 AM PDT Canadians are raising a little hell over the Senate expense scandal. Under an Access to Information request, the Toronto Star has obtained copies of emails sent to the prime minister's office in the wake of the expense scandal and revelations … Continue reading →

How do we solve the problem of urban flooding? Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:26 AM PDT Although residents of Calgary and Toronto would certainly say that we have a problem with urban flooding, the statistics that governments rely upon for these sorts of things paint a less-urgent picture. With the flooding in Calgary deemed a 70- … Continue reading →

Quebec town takes small steps to normalcy after train disaster Posted: 12 Jul 2013 03:36 PM PDT By Phil Wahba and Richard Valdmanis LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Shell-shocked residents of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, took small steps on a long path back to normalcy on Friday as they returned to homes and businesses just a short walk from the lakeside town's center, devastated by a fiery rail crash last week. The town's main church, Paroisse de Ste-Agnes, opened its doors to mourners, allowing them to drop off pictures, flowers and notes for the estimated 50 people killed. ...

What’s the big deal about swearing an oath to the Queen? Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT An ongoing debate over whether new Canadian citizens should be asked to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II has raised its head again, this time to be challenged in a court of law. The Canadian Press reports … Continue reading →

Stag party shooting victims were from Toronto Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT Two men are dead after an early morning shooting at a stag party in Vaughan, north of Toronto.

PMO dismisses NDP request for summer discussion on rail safety Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:37 AM PDT The NDP have called for an emergency meeting of the House of Commons Transport Committee to discuss rail safety following the tragic derailment and explosions in Lac Megantic, Quebec. According to the Canadian Press, MP Olivia Chow — who serves … Continue reading →

B.C. woman faces child sex charges in U.S. Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:21 PM PDT A 45-year-old B.C. woman is in custody in Virginia following a sting operation in which she reportedly travelled to the U.S. to have sex with children.

Complaints against daycare where child died went unaddressed Posted: 12 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT The government of Ontario will launch massive investigation into itself and how it has handled complaints surrounding day-care facilities in the province, but this sweeping act of housekeeping is coming too little, too late. Earlier this week, a two-year-old child … Continue reading →

New Brunswick doctors want government to stop funding liberation for MS patients Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government should stop spending public money on so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis patients because those funds could go to more effective treatment, the New Brunswick Medical Society says.

Montreal cyclist fined for warning fellow bikers about police trap Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:56 AM PDT How many of us have not done this: You pass a police radar trap on the opposite side of the road and flash your high beams at oncoming motorists to warn them. Are you breaking the law? A Montreal resident … Continue reading →

Rapper Coolio cancels Canadian shows after border snub Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT The manager for American rapper Coolio, or Artis Leon Ivey Jr., says all Canadian shows have been cancelled after the rapper was denied entry into Canada for a 16-year-old charge for illegal possession of a firearm.

Thieves thwarted by staff, customers, firefighters in Calgary jewelry store Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:07 PM PDT CALGARY - A baseball bat, a stool and a couple of burly firemen were waiting for some would-be thieves who tried to rob a jewelry store in northwest Calgary.

Quebec town marks deadly train crash with vigil, church bells Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:11 PM PDT By Phil Wahba LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - A week after their town was devastated by one of the worst train accidents in Canadian history, residents of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, began commemorating their dead, holding a tearful candlelight vigil and tolling the bells of the local church. Dozens of people from the town and area gathered at the Paroisse de Ste-Agnes church on Friday evening to pray and remember an estimated 50 people killed after a train hauling crude oil jumped the track and exploded into flames there last Saturday. ...

Quebec crash probe to transform rail sector, official says Posted: 12 Jul 2013 02:41 PM PDT By Richard Valdmanis and Phil Wahba LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - The train derailment that demolished the heart of a small Canadian town last weekend will likely spur tougher regulations for rail-car hand brakes, tanker cars and possibly train crew size, according to one of the lead investigators of the crash. "I am confident that this will be an investigation that changes the industry," Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigator Glen Pilon told Reuters by phone on Friday. ...

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