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Whistleblower suspended after leaking Canada's EI rejection ‘quotas’
Mississauga police search for intended shooting victim
Manitoba fire forces 785 people from their homes
Vancouver’s plan for Downtown Eastside squeezes in rental-only district
Search resumes at Lac-Megantic blast site with new specialized equipment
Power gradually restored in Quebec, Ontario after deadly summer storm
Police standoff in Regina ends after 10 hours
Bicycles: the new conservative enemy
Jury out on whether Aglukkaq will be help, hindrance in environment portfolio
War medals, jewellery recovered in P.E.I. robbery ring bust
1,000 people run to Lac-Mégantic to raise money for victims
Insight: Canadian train disaster a dark turn for rail veteran
Celebrate the Moon landing with 10 debunked ‘Moon Hoax’ arguments
Universal child care: not most Canadian parents’ first choice
Possible tornado hits several New Brunswick towns
Coffee shop workers in Halifax in midst of unique drive to unionize
Massasauga rattlesnake bites Toronto Zoo worker
Tribunal set to rule on alleged anti-competitive Visa, MasterCard practices

Whistleblower suspended after leaking Canada's EI rejection ‘quotas’

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:07 AM PDT

Congratulations Canada, we have our own Edward Snowden. Well, let's maybe not go that far. But a federal employee is facing sanctions after leaking some documents outlining pretty suspect actions by a Canadian agency. This time, however, the issue is … Continue reading →

Mississauga police search for intended shooting victim

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:06 PM PDT

Police are looking for two suspects and their intended victim after shots were fired near a Mississauga housing complex on Sunday night.

Manitoba fire forces 785 people from their homes

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 08:21 PM PDT

A large forest fire in northern Manitoba has forced 785 people from their homes in the Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Man.

Vancouver’s plan for Downtown Eastside squeezes in rental-only district

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Vancouver is rolling out an ambitious plan to rehabilitate the benighted Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood where problems with poverty, drugs and crime have defied politicians and social agencies for decades. The Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan calls the neighbourhood "the … Continue reading →

Search resumes at Lac-Megantic blast site with new specialized equipment

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:24 PM PDT

LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Crews in Lac-Megantic, Que. resumed the painstaking search for bodies on Sunday after a short break to bring in specialized equipment for the recovery effort.

Power gradually restored in Quebec, Ontario after deadly summer storm

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:11 PM PDT

MONTREAL - Hydro crews in Quebec and Ontario gradually restored power to thousands of customers on Sunday after a powerful storm swept through both provinces two days earlier.

Police standoff in Regina ends after 10 hours

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 03:56 PM PDT

The Regina police Special Weapons and Tactics teams surrounded a home in the city's north end Sunday, after a man called saying he had been threatened with a gun early that morning.

Bicycles: the new conservative enemy

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT

The rise of bike-sharing programs has created an unlikely new target in the culture wars

Jury out on whether Aglukkaq will be help, hindrance in environment portfolio

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:44 PM PDT

OTTAWA - If there are any questions about why Leona Aglukkaq, the soft-spoken Inuk politician from Nunavut, was chosen by Stephen Harper to lead Environment Canada, the Prime Minister's Office is eager to dispel them.

War medals, jewellery recovered in P.E.I. robbery ring bust

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Police on Prince Edward Island say they've recovered war medals and jewellery and made three arrests in connection with a rash of thefts in the Stanhope and Covehead areas.

1,000 people run to Lac-Mégantic to raise money for victims

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

About 1,000 people ran the 12 kilometres from the Eastern Townships community of Nantes Que., to Lac-Mégantic in a show of support for the town.

Insight: Canadian train disaster a dark turn for rail veteran

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:38 PM PDT

By Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A blinding flash of orange light jarred Weyauwega residents awake before dawn on March 4, 1996. An 81-car freight train had been barreling toward the farm town in central Wisconsin when it jumped a broken rail. The train's propane and petroleum cargo had caught fire and exploded. Gerald Poltrock II, a rookie local police officer, thought it was a prank when the dispatcher called to say the city "blew up." It was no joke. When he arrived at the Mill Street railroad crossing, Poltrock recalled, the scene was "mass chaos. ...

Celebrate the Moon landing with 10 debunked ‘Moon Hoax’ arguments

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT

It was 44 years ago, on July 20/21, 1969, that two men — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — made history by becoming the first two humans to set foot on the Moon. Continue reading →

Universal child care: not most Canadian parents’ first choice

Posted: 20 Jul 2013 01:57 PM PDT

A death at an illegal daycare has revived calls for universal child care. But that's not most parents' first choice

Possible tornado hits several New Brunswick towns

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:32 PM PDT

People in several communities east of Oromocto, N.B., are assessing the damage after they say a tornado pushed vehicles and tore down a garage Saturday night.

Coffee shop workers in Halifax in midst of unique drive to unionize

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:00 AM PDT

HALIFAX - Coffee shop workers in Halifax are leading a push to unionize in what could serve as a model for baristas elsewhere in Canada, one national union says.