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• Broadbent Institute mocks Harper’s ‘enemies list’ with ‘frenemies list’
• Developers unveil revamped Mount Pleasant condo plan
• Gore site owner charged over video in Magnotta case
• Arrested ex-Montreal mayor getting $268K severance 'over the top': watchdog
• Toronto council votes to bring subways into Scarborough
• Heat wave prompts health alerts in Ontario, Quebec
• Video: Dramatic rescue on Saint John bridge
• Edmonton ‘shock’ website owner charged for Magnotta
• Quebec brings in 9/11 expert to help with wreckage
• Video: Police do not plan to pursue Monteith's dealer
• Video: Tracking the elusive bull snake in Saskatchewan
• Railway in Lac-Megantic disaster lays off Quebec staff
• Girl, 2, survives fall from car on Toronto highway ramp
• Thunderstorm leaves thousands without power in Montreal
• 5 more victims identified in Lac-Mégantic
• Police could still pursue Cory Monteith's dealer: lawyer
• Girl miffed after suspected Sask. tornado destroys playhouse
• Video: Solar-powered boat in Nova Scotia putts along
• Conrad Black says he isn't worried about upcoming securities commission hearing
• Appeal Court acquits B.C. software company of fraud over "zapper" program
• Quebec brings in 9/11 expert to help sift through train crash debris
• Canada police charge website owner alleged to have posted murder video

Broadbent Institute mocks Harper’s ‘enemies list’ with ‘frenemies list’ Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT Earlier this week, media outlets reported that government staffers were directed — by the PMO — to compile "enemy lists" of bureaucrats and stakeholders to be included in transition documents for incoming cabinet minsters. The reports — and particularly the … Continue reading →

Developers unveil revamped Mount Pleasant condo plan Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:06 PM PDT The developers behind a controversial condo project planned for Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood unveiled a new look for the site today.

Gore site owner charged over video in Magnotta case Posted: 17 Jul 2013 09:49 PM PDT The owner of an Edmonton-based website that hosted a video of Luka Magnotta allegedly stabbing and dismembering Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese national, has been charged with one count of corrupting morals under the Criminal Code.

Arrested ex-Montreal mayor getting $268K severance 'over the top': watchdog Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:23 PM PDT Parents: Forget about telling your kids to become doctors or lawyers. Guide them towards politics. You can't beat their severance and pension pay-out packages. Here's just the latest example. As reported by the Canadian Press, Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum will … Continue reading →

Toronto council votes to bring subways into Scarborough Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:44 PM PDT Toronto's eastern suburb of Scarborough is now on track to get a subway extension. And maybe, just maybe, if funding can be found and the federal and provincial governments agree to follow Toronto's meandering path toward modernization, they might actually … Continue reading →

Heat wave prompts health alerts in Ontario, Quebec Posted: 17 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT Officials have issued health warnings in both Ontario and Quebec today, after the weather entered into its third straight day of sweltering heat and humidity, and investigators are currently looking into whether the heat played a role in two deaths … Continue reading →

Video: Dramatic rescue on Saint John bridge Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:29 PM PDT Two people who helped save a woman's life on a Saint John bridge are troubled by the number of people who watched the dramatic rescue, but didn't help.

Edmonton ‘shock’ website owner charged for Magnotta Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:10 AM PDT The owner of an Edmonton-based "shock" website that posted a copy of a dismemberment video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder investigation has been charged moral corruption. Mark Marek, the owner and operator of bestgore.com… Continue reading →

Quebec brings in 9/11 expert to help with wreckage Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:32 PM PDT By Phil Wahba LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - A U.S. expert who worked on the aftermath of the September 11 attacks is helping Canadian authorities sift through wreckage left more than a week after a runaway train barrelled into a lakeside town in Quebec killing 50 people, police said on Wednesday. Frank DePaolo, an emergency specialist from New York's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, visited the ruins of Lac-Megantic earlier in the week. ...

Video: Police do not plan to pursue Monteith's dealer Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:39 AM PDT No investigation planned to find dealer who sold drugs to Monteith

Video: Tracking the elusive bull snake in Saskatchewan Posted: 17 Jul 2013 01:42 PM PDT Researchers use radio transmitters to follow the elusive bull snake, Bonnie Allen reports.

Railway in Lac-Megantic disaster lays off Quebec staff Posted: 17 Jul 2013 03:36 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Canada's new transport minister rolled into Lac-Megantic on Wednesday but had little to offer in the way of specifics to a community where shock appears to be shifting to anger 11 days after the train derailment.

Girl, 2, survives fall from car on Toronto highway ramp Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:04 PM PDT A driver is facing charges after a two-year-old girl fell out of a moving vehicle on Tuesday night while she was strapped in her child seat.

Thunderstorm leaves thousands without power in Montreal Posted: 17 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT A total of 9,366 households and businesses are out of power in Montreal after the city was hit by a major thunderstorm this afternoon.

5 more victims identified in Lac-Mégantic Posted: 17 Jul 2013 03:04 PM PDT Investigators have confirmed the identities of five more victims of the Lac-Mégantic, Que., train disaster, bringing to 17 the number of people whose remains have been identified.

Police could still pursue Cory Monteith's dealer: lawyer Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:44 AM PDT Vancouver police could still try to track down the dealer who sold Glee star Cory Monteith the heroin that contributed to his death, says a criminal defence lawyer.

Girl miffed after suspected Sask. tornado destroys playhouse Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:40 AM PDT There's some good news for a little girl whose playhouse was destroyed by a suspected tornado earlier this week.

Video: Solar-powered boat in Nova Scotia putts along Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:41 PM PDT Dan Baker uses a solar panel to power up the electric trolling motor on his boat.

Conrad Black says he isn't worried about upcoming securities commission hearing Posted: 17 Jul 2013 06:23 PM PDT TORONTO - Conrad Black says he isn't too worried about an upcoming hearing with the Ontario Securities Commission given the fact that many of the charges brought against him in the past have been dismissed or overturned.

Appeal Court acquits B.C. software company of fraud over "zapper" program Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:24 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company that created software allowing clients to under-report sales to the tax man has had its fraud conviction zapped by the province's Court of Appeal.

Quebec brings in 9/11 expert to help sift through train crash debris Posted: 17 Jul 2013 04:17 PM PDT By Phil Wahba LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - A U.S. expert who worked on the aftermath of the September 11 attacks is helping Canadian authorities sift through wreckage left more than a week after a runaway train barreled into a lakeside town in Quebec killing 50 people, police said on Wednesday. Frank DePaolo, an emergency specialist from New York's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, visited the ruins of Lac-Megantic earlier in the week. ...

Canada police charge website owner alleged to have posted murder video Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - A Canadian faces the rare charge of corrupting morals after allegedly posting a grisly snuff video on a website that specializes in graphic, violent, racist videos, police in Edmonton, Alberta, said on Wednesday. Staff Sergeant Bill Clark told a televised news conference that Mark Marek, 38, had cooperated with police after they tracked him down after a year-long investigation into how the video, allegedly from accused murderer Luka Magnotta, reached the www.bestgore.com website. Police say the website was being operated from Edmonton at the time the video was posted. ...

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