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• Premiers vow to fight Ottawa's controversial jobs training scheme
• Lac-Megantic investigation: Police search MMA Railway office for clues
• Justin Trudeau's stand on legalizing pot slammed by federal Conservatives
• PMO, Jason Kenney slam Justin Trudeau over his new pot policy
• Warrant out for website owner charged over grisly video in Magnotta case
• Winnipeg police still searching for mother of two children found dead in home
• DNA test should prove if B.C. man is Michael Dunahee, who vanished in 1991
• Wave of anonymous coffee benefactors spreads to more Tim Hortons locations
• Owner of collapsed mall didn't want to pour own money into 'black hole'
• Woman delivers twins in park at night across from demolition site
• Giant hogweed is a dangerous problem for British Columbia
• Stop sign ticket victory more proof that traffic tickets are beatable, with homework
• Online daters vote Mountie uniforms fourth-sexiest in North America
• Do we need a national inquiry into missing aboriginal women?
• Harper offer gifts to Prince George of Cambridge
• Saskatchewan still the most dangerous province: Stats Canada
• Abbotsford, B.C. homeless group suing city over chicken manure dump
• Police raid Quebec office of MMA Railway in disaster probe
• Enbridge to build $1.3 billion Canadian oil sands pipeline extension

Premiers vow to fight Ottawa's controversial jobs training scheme Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - Canada's provincial and territorial leaders vowed Thursday to fight Ottawa's controversial plan to fund jobs training for workers, saying the new scheme would require them to come up with more than half a billion dollars in extra cash.

Lac-Megantic investigation: Police search MMA Railway office for clues Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:15 PM PDT Quebec provincial police have raided an office belonging to the railway involved in the Lac-Megantic disaster, adding to a growing pile of legal concerns for the U.S. company.

Justin Trudeau's stand on legalizing pot slammed by federal Conservatives Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:39 PM PDT VANCOUVER - Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has changed his position on the decriminalization of marijuana and now wants to see the drug legalized, taxed and regulated, a stance that has drawn the ire of the Conservative government but applause from pot activists.

PMO, Jason Kenney slam Justin Trudeau over his new pot policy Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:15 PM PDT Justin Trudeau did an odd thing earlier this week while on tour in British Columbia. Without being asked (he responded to a sign) he advanced his party's policy on marijuana saying that he would like to legalize it to keep … Continue reading →

Warrant out for website owner charged over grisly video in Magnotta case Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:19 PM PDT EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton are looking for a website owner who faces charges over a grisly video at the centre of the Luka Magnotta murder case.

Winnipeg police still searching for mother of two children found dead in home Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:58 PM PDT WINNIPEG - Police say they believe the mother whose two children were found dead in their home is still alive and are urging her to contact police.

DNA test should prove if B.C. man is Michael Dunahee, who vanished in 1991 Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:31 AM PDT Try to put yourself in the shoes of Crystal and Bruce Dunahee this week as they await results of a DNA test on a young man said to resemble a grownup version of their son, Michael, who disappeared more than … Continue reading →

Wave of anonymous coffee benefactors spreads to more Tim Hortons locations Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:48 PM PDT Coffee was flowing free for hundreds of Canadians at three Tim Hortons locations Thursday as the act of one Good Samaritan appeared to precipitate a wave of copycat java generosity.

Owner of collapsed mall didn't want to pour own money into 'black hole' Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:07 PM PDT ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - The owner of the crumbling Algo Centre Mall admitted Thursday he actually had the cash to fix the leaking roof but chose not to because it would have meant pouring money down the drain.

Woman delivers twins in park at night across from demolition site Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT A Vancouver woman gave birth to twins late Wednesday night in a park in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, with the help of police officers on hand for a building demolition.

Giant hogweed is a dangerous problem for British Columbia Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT It might have a funny name — actually, it has several funny names, including giant cow parsnip and cartwheel-flower — but giant hogweed is proving to be no laughing matter as it creeps its way across the country. Officials in … Continue reading →

Stop sign ticket victory more proof that traffic tickets are beatable, with homework Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:56 PM PDT If you Google "fight traffic ticket Canada," you'll get close to 10 million hits, most of which appear to be lawyers and paralegals who want to help you get out of the citation that's going to dent your wallet and … Continue reading →

Online daters vote Mountie uniforms fourth-sexiest in North America Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:06 AM PDT Survey says: Mountie uniforms are among the sexiest on the continent. The Toronto Sun reports users of UniformDating.com voted the scarlet tunics of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police the fourth-sexiest in North America. According to 1,000 users of the dating … Continue reading →

Do we need a national inquiry into missing aboriginal women? Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:23 AM PDT The Harper government is dismissing a call by Canada's premiers to hold a public inquiry into missing or murdered aboriginal women. According to the Canadian Press, the Conservatives say that they've already taken important steps with regard to that issue. … Continue reading →

Harper offer gifts to Prince George of Cambridge Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:18 AM PDT What do you give to a royal baby who will probably never go wanting for anything in his life? How about a blanket? In a statement, released Thursday, Stephen Harper announced that the Government of Canada will be gifting Prince … Continue reading →

Saskatchewan still the most dangerous province: Stats Canada Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:09 PM PDT Sure, crime may be on the decline across Canada. But things are always bad somewhere. Take Saskatchewan. Despite posting a decrease to its crime rate, the province remained the most dangerous place in Canada. Information recently released by Statistics Canada … Continue reading →

Abbotsford, B.C. homeless group suing city over chicken manure dump Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:01 PM PDT I confess I'd be uncomfortable if homeless people set up camp in a park near my house but I'd draw the line on my city declaring open season on them. That appears to be what happened in Abbotsford, a bustling … Continue reading →

Police raid Quebec office of MMA Railway in disaster probe Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT (Reuters) - Police raided the Canadian offices of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway on Thursday in their investigation into the train crash earlier this month that destroyed the center of the small town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, and killed 47 people. Sergeant Benoit Richard of the provincial police, Sûréte du Québec, told reporters that about 15 people had raided the MMA building in Farnham, Quebec, about 65 kms (40 miles) east of Montreal, "to gather evidence to support criminal charges". Richard, who gave no further details, denied reports that police had made arrests. ...

Enbridge to build $1.3 billion Canadian oil sands pipeline extension Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc, Canada's largest pipeline company, said on Thursday it will build a $1.3 billion extension to its Woodland crude line in northern Alberta to serve Imperial Oil's Kearl oil sands project. The 345-kilometer (214-mile) extension will have initial capacity of 400,000 barrels per day, with the ability to be expanded up to 800,000 bpd depending on crude viscosity. It will extend the Woodland Pipeline south from Enbridge's Cheecham terminal to its Edmonton terminal to connect with refineries and export pipelines in that area. ...

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