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• Lawsuit filed in U.S. court over Quebec rail disaster first of many, says lawyer
• Armless man wins seatbelt ticket challenge
• Mauritania frees Canadian accused of terror ties, says he will return to Canada
• Canadians should have to 'opt in' to internet porn, MP says
• More female leaders, but other groups still absent at premiers' meeting
• Royal baby name could be big boost for princely-named Canadian cities
• Suspect in alleged Via Rail terror plot wants evidence to be made public
• Quebec loses another gun-registry battle with the federal government
• Saskatoon family desperate to find affordable housing
• Clement accepts arbitration offer from striking diplomats
• New Tory minister Shelly Glover talks spending controversy
• Air Canada enforces 45 minute check-in rule
• Ousted AlarmForce chief executive calls on shareholders to reinstate him
• Rare coin collection delivery to neo-Nazi group stalled by N.B. court
• Conservation officers urged not to shoot deer in front of people
• Nenshi earns high marks, Harper doesn't in Alberta flood response
• Ontario mayor miffed at May for spreading false rumour
• Saskatchewan scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard
• Canada toughens rail safety rules after Quebec disaster
• Wrongful death suit in Quebec train crash filed in U.S.

Lawsuit filed in U.S. court over Quebec rail disaster first of many, says lawyer Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:55 PM PDT MONTREAL - Victims of the Quebec railway disaster have launched further legal action against companies linked to the derailment that obliterated their town — and one lawyer insists the multimillion-dollar cascade has only begun.

Armless man wins seatbelt ticket challenge Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:03 PM PDT Steve Simonar, the armless Saskatoon man who was ticketed and fined for not wearing a seatbelt, has won a court challenge of his ticket.

Mauritania frees Canadian accused of terror ties, says he will return to Canada Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:43 PM PDT NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - A Mauritanian official and Amnesty International say a 24-year-old Canadian man sentenced to 18 months in prison for alleged ties to al-Qaida's North Africa branch has been freed.

Canadians should have to 'opt in' to internet porn, MP says Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:46 PM PDT A Tory MP from Winnipeg wants to see Canadians "opt in" before they're allowed to view pornography online.

More female leaders, but other groups still absent at premiers' meeting Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:42 PM PDT TORONTO - When Canada's premiers sit down Thursday for their semi-annual summit, they'll be making history by changing the face of provincial and territorial leadership.

Royal baby name could be big boost for princely-named Canadian cities Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT Any takers for a Prince Moose Jaw? Prince Jasper? Prince Toronto? While Canadians in those cities probably aren't counting on their names being the name of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's newborn son and future heir to the … Continue reading →

Suspect in alleged Via Rail terror plot wants evidence to be made public Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT BRAMPTON, Ont. - One of two terror suspects charged in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail passenger train wants the evidence police have against him to be made public.

Quebec loses another gun-registry battle with the federal government Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:46 PM PDT MONTREAL - Quebec's top court struck yet another blow against the province on Tuesday in its long-running gun-registry battle with Ottawa.

Saskatoon family desperate to find affordable housing Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:24 PM PDT A Saskatoon family that relies on social assistance is worried about where they will live in one week, when they will have to leave the house they are currently sharing with eight others.

Clement accepts arbitration offer from striking diplomats Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:59 AM PDT Treasury Board President Tony Clement says the government will enter arbitration with striking foreign service workers but only if certain confidential conditions are met. The union is now reviewing those conditions.

New Tory minister Shelly Glover talks spending controversy Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT It's been more than two years since Tory MP Shelly Glover won her Winnipeg seat in a federal election, but now, questions remain about how much she spent to win it.

Air Canada enforces 45 minute check-in rule Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:50 PM PDT Chris Hall arrived 40 minutes before the flight but Air Canada said that was too late and denied his ticket.

Ousted AlarmForce chief executive calls on shareholders to reinstate him Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT TORONTO - AlarmForce Industries Inc. has fired its chief executive, but newly ousted Joel Matlin says he wants the company's shareholders to put him back in charge.

Rare coin collection delivery to neo-Nazi group stalled by N.B. court Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:17 PM PDT A Canadian who left his valuable collection of rare coins to a U.S. neo-Nazi group may not get his bequest fulfilled after all. Chemist Robert McCorkill's sister, Isabelle, has won a New Brunswick temporary court injunction preventing the transfer of … Continue reading →

Conservation officers urged not to shoot deer in front of people Posted: 23 Jul 2013 01:28 PM PDT After a disastrous incident in which a pet deer names Bambi was shot dead in front of residents of its adopted community, Manitoba has implemented a few new guidelines, ostensibly saying: Try really hard not to shoot deer in front … Continue reading →

Nenshi earns high marks, Harper doesn't in Alberta flood response Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:58 PM PDT In the aftermath of the Alberta floods, last month, all three government leaders showed strong leadership. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi were all very visible and offered financial and moral support to … Continue reading →

Ontario mayor miffed at May for spreading false rumour Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT Oh the perils of Twitter. An Ontario mayor is peeved at Green Party Leader Elizabeth May for a weekend tweet suggesting that the media were ignoring a story about a 20 car train derailment in Sarnia, Ontario. On Saturday afternoon, … Continue reading →

Saskatchewan scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard Posted: 23 Jul 2013 09:15 PM PDT REGINA - Here's something you don't see every day -- a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.

Canada toughens rail safety rules after Quebec disaster Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:23 PM PDT By David Ljunggren and Solarina Ho OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada beefed up its safety standards for railways on Tuesday, reacting to the Quebec train disaster earlier this month, and said that two "qualified persons" must run any train that hauls dangerous goods. In an emergency directive, most of which takes effect immediately, the Transport Department also said that trains carrying dangerous goods must not be left unattended on a main track. ...

Wrongful death suit in Quebec train crash filed in U.S. Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:24 AM PDT By Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - The guardian of a girl whose Canadian father died in the tragic Quebec train crash this month filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois on Monday against a number of railway and fuel services companies connected with the disaster. The lawsuit is believed to be the first filed in the United States related to the train derailment in the early hours of July 6 that sent 72 tankers of crude oil crashing into the village of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, where they exploded in a ball of fire, killing almost 50 people. ...

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