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• Lac-Megantic train engineer speaks for first time
• Celebrated painter Alex Colville dead at 92; crafted meticulous everyday scenes
• Raptors use amnesty clause on Linas Kleiza
• Monteith died from overdose of heroin, alcohol: coroner
• Alberta politician arrested in prostitution sting, resigns
• Opposition to west-east oil pipeline heats up
• Video: Lac-Megantic close-up - Inside the security perimeter
• Forest fires force evacuation of Quebec town
• Toronto officer disciplined for posing as flooded train passenger: police chief
• Oppressive heat, humidity continue for Canada's eastern half
• Harper government enemies list: what’s the big deal?
• Hungry aboriginal kids, adults were subject of nutritional experiments: paper
• Police lift curtain on Lac-Megantic devastation
• Owner of doomed Elliot Lake mall desperate to sell as woes mounted
• Ontario’s overzealous G20 policing law still on books: ombudsman
• Stephen Harper slammed for appointing Pierre Poilievre to cabinet
• Mayor on whether he really kills kittens: 'Everything has been said'
• PR disaster follows natural disaster for insurance companies that denied Alberta flood claims
• Sun Media cutting 360 jobs and closing 11 papers as focus shifts to digital
• Natural gas leak closes off part of south end Halifax
• Sea King chopper topples over during landing in Halifax
• Clement digs in heels with striking diplomats, says he's not going to 'fold'
• Canadian crash train engineer is witness, not suspect: lawyer
• First glimpse at Canada disaster site shows scale of devastation

Lac-Megantic train engineer speaks for first time Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:12 PM PDT MONTREAL - The train engineer at the centre of the Lac-Megantic disaster investigation is emotionally "devastated" by the tragic event, his lawyer says.

Celebrated painter Alex Colville dead at 92; crafted meticulous everyday scenes Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:41 PM PDT WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Celebrated painter Alex Colville, whose meticulously crafted scenes of everyday life established him as one of Canada's most well-known modern artists, has died at the age of 92.

Raptors use amnesty clause on Linas Kleiza Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:16 PM PDT The Toronto Raptors have waived forward Linas Kleiza and designated him as the team's amnesty player under rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the team announced Tuesday.

Monteith died from overdose of heroin, alcohol: coroner Posted: 16 Jul 2013 02:27 PM PDT Glee star Cory Monteith died from an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia coroner has confirmed. An autopsy performed on the 31-year-old Calgary native included a toxicology analysis. The coroners' service says there is no evidence to suggest … Continue reading →

Alberta politician arrested in prostitution sting, resigns Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:36 PM PDT EDMONTON - An Alberta politician has resigned from the governing Progressive Conservative caucus after being arrested by Minnesota police in a prostitution sting.

Opposition to west-east oil pipeline heats up Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:12 PM PDT It's not surprising that the deadly Lac-Megantic rail disaster has reignited debate over the safest way to ship crude oil. A runaway train carrying American crude to Maine via Canada derailed and exploded in the eastern Quebec town this month, … Continue reading →

Video: Lac-Megantic close-up - Inside the security perimeter Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT Piles of twisted metal and remnants of destroyed buildings are what's left of downtown Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Media toured inside the security perimeter Tuesday for the first time since the deadly train derailment on July 6.

Forest fires force evacuation of Quebec town Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:48 PM PDT Forest fires have forced 93 people from their homes on Quebec's north shore.

Toronto officer disciplined for posing as flooded train passenger: police chief Posted: 16 Jul 2013 04:37 PM PDT TORONTO - Toronto police Chief Bill Blair says an officer has been disciplined for posing as a stranded passenger on a waterlogged commuter train during major flooding last week.

Oppressive heat, humidity continue for Canada's eastern half Posted: 16 Jul 2013 06:57 AM PDT Residents of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes are enduring another day of oppressive heat and humidity today, as a dome of high pressure stretching from Georgia to north of Georgian Bay blankets the eastern half of the country with sauna-like … Continue reading →

Harper government enemies list: what’s the big deal? Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:32 AM PDT "Stephen Harper will be remembered as Canada's Richard Nixon." That was a quote from NDP Ethics Critic Charlie Angus' on his Facebook Page. I have a lot of time for the MP from Timmins-James Bay but that comment might be … Continue reading →

Hungry aboriginal kids, adults were subject of nutritional experiments: paper Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:07 PM PDT Recently published historical research says hungry aboriginal children and adults were once used as unwitting subjects in nutritional experiments by Canadian government bureaucrats.

Police lift curtain on Lac-Megantic devastation Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:11 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - A first public glimpse of the disaster site in Lac-Megantic left stunned visitors staring Tuesday at three-storey buildings reduced to piles of brick, road asphalt melted into bubbly tar, and pine trees scorched into sticks of charcoal.

Owner of doomed Elliot Lake mall desperate to sell as woes mounted Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:02 PM PDT ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - The owner of the ill-fated Algo Centre Mall made numerous attempts to off-load the deteriorating property as he desperately tried to keep his bank at bay, an inquiry heard Tuesday.

Ontario’s overzealous G20 policing law still on books: ombudsman Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:54 AM PDT Ontario Ombudsman André Marin is disappointed, let down by a government that has promised changes, but has not delivered. The independent oversight office is tasked with keeping the government and services in line, with protecting the little guy. But even … Continue reading →

Stephen Harper slammed for appointing Pierre Poilievre to cabinet Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:12 PM PDT For the most part, political analysts are lauding the Harper government for introducing eight new cabinet ministers in to the ministry on Monday. The likes of Michelle Rempel, Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander have impressed the punditry. There's one new … Continue reading →

Mayor on whether he really kills kittens: 'Everything has been said' Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT MONTREAL - It turns out that a politician can't make a quip about casually killing kittens, these days, without having to endure some backlash.

PR disaster follows natural disaster for insurance companies that denied Alberta flood claims Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:12 AM PDT Last month's devastating floods in Alberta also unleashed a torrent of bad publicity for insurance companies that denied many homeowners' damage claims. But the Globe and Mail reports the PR disaster that followed the natural disaster has caused some insurers … Continue reading →

Sun Media cutting 360 jobs and closing 11 papers as focus shifts to digital Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:01 PM PDT Sun Media Corp. is slashing 360 jobs and shutting down 11 publications across the country, saying it needs to invest more heavily in digital news to lure in younger readers.

Natural gas leak closes off part of south end Halifax Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:35 AM PDT Halifax Regional Police have closed off part of south end Halifax because of a natural gas leak near South Park and Fenwick streets.

Sea King chopper topples over during landing in Halifax Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:03 PM PDT CFB SHEARWATER, N.S. - Canada's fleet of Sea King helicopters has been indefinitely grounded after one of them tipped forward and smashed its five rotor blades on the tarmac at Canadian Forces Base Shearwater in Halifax, the military said Tuesday.

Clement digs in heels with striking diplomats, says he's not going to 'fold' Posted: 16 Jul 2013 06:09 PM PDT OTTAWA - Striking diplomats should get back to work, Treasury Board President Tony Clement said Tuesday, because he's not about to fold "like a $3 suitcase" in the ongoing stalemate between the two sides.

Canadian crash train engineer is witness, not suspect: lawyer Posted: 16 Jul 2013 09:28 AM PDT By Peter N Henderson (Reuters) - The engineer of the runaway train that exploded in a small Quebec town, killing 50 people, is a witness rather than a suspect in the investigation of the disaster, and is devastated by what happened, his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. Lawyer Thomas Walsh said the engineer, Tom Harding, has spent 10 hours talking to police, and three or four talking to investigators at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, who are probing the causes of the July 6 calamity in the town of Lac-Megantic, North America's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. ...

First glimpse at Canada disaster site shows scale of devastation Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:53 PM PDT By Phil Wahba LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Street lights melted and heavy rail lines buckled into a 5-foot arch after the explosion of a runaway train in the little Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, where police on Tuesday gave outsiders a first, closely monitored look at the edges of the devastation. "Go in, listen, be silent and understand, and explain to the world what happened here," Quebec police Lieutenant Michel Brunet told a small group of journalists who have been reporting on the disaster, which killed 50 people and destroyed the center of this lakeside town near the Maine border. ...

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