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• No charities want Trudeau's speaking engagement fees back
• Tornado confirmed in New Brunswick
• Lynx spotted just north of downtown
• Race is on for medical pot business under new rules
• Feds announce $60M for Lac-Megantic disaster recovery
• Trudeau, family visit site where brother passed away
• video: Manitoba man fights to regain life after mosquito bite
• Video: Royal watchers offer advice for new parents
• Ottawa to defend royal baby law from Quebec challenge
• 'Lost Canadian' hopes to overhaul citizenship laws
• Harper government’s Economic Action Plan ads a bust: poll
• Ontario daycare operator arrested after two kids allegedly poisoned
• Union activists watching as Halifax baristas try to unite
• Ontario lesbian couple threatened, told to leave town
• New PBO says government not sharing information
• Baby grand piano stolen from Toronto hospital
• Woman's fatal fall from Vancouver high-rise suspicious
• Scientists urge government to protect boreal forest, and soon
• Prince William's wife, Kate, gives birth to a baby boy, 3rd in line to the throne
• New Brunswick charity doesn't want Trudeau refund for speech: board chairman

No charities want Trudeau's speaking engagement fees back Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:25 PM PDT Zero, zilch, zippo, and nada. That's how many charities have taken Justin Trudeau up on his offer to repay speaking fees he received while he was a member of Parliament. And now, according to Postmedia News, the Grace Foundation — … Continue reading →

Tornado confirmed in New Brunswick Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:35 PM PDT Environment Canada officials confirm a storm that hit central New Brunswick on Saturday night was a tornado.

Lynx spotted just north of downtown Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:23 PM PDT An Edmonton man is counting himself lucky after catching not one – but two – glimpses of a rarely-seen wild feline.

Race is on for medical pot business under new rules Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT We are going to witness over the next year or so the emergence of a potentially big and lucrative new commercial industry — medical marijuana. At the same time it's been growling about illicit drug use and sales, the Conservative … Continue reading →

Feds announce $60M for Lac-Megantic disaster recovery Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:56 PM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - The federal government has announced a $60-million fund to help Lac-Megantic, Que., amid increasing pressure to make a specific aid commitment following a train disaster more than two weeks ago.

Trudeau, family visit site where brother passed away Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT Liberal leader Justin Trudeau took a break from politics, on Monday morning, for a personal mission. Fifteen years ago, on November 13, 1998, Justin's brother Michel, 23, was killed in avalanche in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Park. His body was … Continue reading →

video: Manitoba man fights to regain life after mosquito bite Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT One mosquito bite changed the life of a Brandon man who is now urging people to be vigilant when it comes to protecting themselves from the tiny blood suckers.

Video: Royal watchers offer advice for new parents Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT Royal watchers in Toronto say they are thrilled by news the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now parents to a baby boy. They offer words of advice to Prince William and Kate.

Ottawa to defend royal baby law from Quebec challenge Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government says it will defend its new royal succession law as the province of Quebec joins two Quebec professors who are mounting a constitutional challenge.

'Lost Canadian' hopes to overhaul citizenship laws Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:45 PM PDT VANCOUVER - Thousands of so-called "Lost Canadians" may have their day in court if a woman who's waited years to establish her own Canadian citizenship decides to pursue a class-action lawsuit.

Harper government’s Economic Action Plan ads a bust: poll Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:02 PM PDT Not that the Canadian public needed an expensive taxpayer funded survey to tell them this, but those Harper government Economic Action Plan commercials have been deemed essentially useless. On Sunday, the Canadian Press, released details of the latest internal finance … Continue reading →

Ontario daycare operator arrested after two kids allegedly poisoned Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:19 PM PDT KITCHENER, Ont. - A 32-year-old Ontario woman who used to operate a home daycare is facing charges after police allege she poisoned two kids.

Union activists watching as Halifax baristas try to unite Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:45 PM PDT Baristas of the world unite! Union activists are keeping a close eye on a drive to organize workers at some Halifax coffee bars, The Canadian Press reports. "We're seeing a real phenomenon in Halifax of coffee shop workers coming together … Continue reading →

Ontario lesbian couple threatened, told to leave town Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:21 AM PDT Two hurtful, hateful letters delivered to a lesbian couple in Kingston, Ont., have underlined two points. One, there are still people in this world who are rotten. And two, there are people in this world who are not. The story … Continue reading →

New PBO says government not sharing information Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's interim parliamentary budget officer is having the same problems as the old one: being snubbed by the government.

Baby grand piano stolen from Toronto hospital Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:35 PM PDT TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says thieves made off with a baby grand piano by telling staff they were taking the rare instrument for a tune-up.

Woman's fatal fall from Vancouver high-rise suspicious Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:29 PM PDT Police say the death of a woman who fell from a balcony on 13th floor of a luxury condominium in downtown Vancouver on Sunday afternoon is suspicious.

Scientists urge government to protect boreal forest, and soon Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:32 AM PDT Canada is home to nearly 6 million square kilometres of boreal forest, and an international group of scientists has released a report today, saying that this vast resource is in danger due to the government's rules about development failing to … Continue reading →

Prince William's wife, Kate, gives birth to a baby boy, 3rd in line to the throne Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:53 PM PDT LONDON - Champagne bottles popped and shouts of "Hip! Hip! Hooray!" erupted at Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first child, a boy who is now third in line to the throne.

New Brunswick charity doesn't want Trudeau refund for speech: board chairman Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:23 PM PDT OTTAWA - A charity that was at the centre of a public controversy about the Justin Trudeau's speaking fees isn't going to request a refund.

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