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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines


Is Ottawa pressured to make climate change commitments?

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:25 PM PDT

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach warned federal party leaders against policies that would threaten the province's oilsands.With a new deadline to release greenhouse gas emission regulations to Canada's oil and gas producers having just slipped by with no results, is the government just dragging its feet, or might we be seeing some stronger commitments against climate … Continue reading →


3 people killed in head-on crash south of Regina

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:47 PM PDT

A serious crash has caused police to block off part of Highway 6.The RCMP are investigating after a head-on crash on crash on Highway 6 south of Regina has left three people dead Wednesday evening.


Future of flood-ravaged Arrest Processing Unit debated

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:34 PM PDT

Calgary's mayor waded into the debate on where people who are recently arrested by police should be jailed in the future after the Arrest Processing Unit downtown sustained serious damage when flood waters hit the city.

Volunteers head to High River to help flood victims

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT

Kerri Kaybeary's gift shop in High River was destroyed by the flooding.People in High River are welcoming hundreds of volunteers arriving by the busload to help with the massive cleanup of flooded homes and businesses in the southern Alberta town.


Brazeau's pay docked 20 per cent to repay expenses

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 11:42 AM PDT

Independent Senator Patrick Brazeau has been sent a letter from the Senate advising him of a 20 per cent cut to his wages to repay expenses.Senator Patrick Brazeau has been sent a letter from the Senate notifying him that 20 per cent of his pay will be docked until he has repaid $48,000 in housing and travel expenses he claimed inappropriately.


Landlord doubts B.C. terror suspects could pull off bomb plot

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 11:19 AM PDT

A man walks through the apartment of alleged terror suspects John Nuttall and Amanda Korody in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday, July 3, 2013. They are charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, making or possessing an explosive device, and conspiracy to place an explosive device with the intent to cause death or injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardThe man who owns the Surrey, B.C., home where two people accused of trying to carry out a domestic terrorist plot lived questions how the pair could have pulled off such a plan.


Toronto transit sorry for 'horrendous' commute

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:42 PM PDT

The TTC and Metrolinx are at odds over the cost of building an extension to the Bloor-Danforth line to replace the SRT.Wednesday morning's commute was so "horrendous," the TTC concedes, that the transit commission's CEO later offered his apologies in person to rush-hour passengers at Bloor station.


Crew safe after Labrador water bomber goes down

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:18 PM PDT

A water bomber used in the fight against the fires outside Wabush is seen refuelling last week at an airstrip.Western Labrador is down to two water bombers following a scary incident this afternoon.


Video: Inside B.C. bomb plot suspects' suite

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 11:16 AM PDT

Video: Inside B.C. bomb plot suspects' suiteJohn Nuttall and Amanda Korody lived in Surrey, B.C., basement


Video: Bomb plot suspect's coworker believes Korody was coerced

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Video: Bomb plot suspect's coworker believes Korody was coercedKatrina Mandrake-Johnston believes Amanda Korody was coerced


Power failure plunges Montreal Metro into darkness

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT

Thousands of Montreal public transit users and people on rides at amusement park La Ronde were stranded after a major power failure during rush hour.

Canada Day terror suspects had checkered past

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:58 AM PDT

Neighbours wondered why police were camped out at this North Surrey basement suite. On Tuesday they found out the tenants were accused of planning a Canada Day bomb plot.He was opinionated, political, loyal and loved to express himself through music. That thin profile has come to light about terror suspect John Nuttall since he was arrested for allegedly plotting to detonate explosives at the B.C. legislature on Canada … Continue reading →


Canada to resettle 1,300 Syrian refugees by end of 2014

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:18 PM PDT

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 13, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickEDMONTON - Canada plans to resettle up to 1,300 refugees from war-torn Syria by the end of next year, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday.


Edmonton child latest to die after being found in overheated car

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Environnement - La chaleur envahit EdmontonIt happens more often than you would think: A child left, most often forgotten, in the back of an overheated car suffer heatstroke and all too frequently death. It happened in Milton, Ont., last week. And it almost happened against … Continue reading →


Vancouver man finds naked intruder cooking eggs in his home

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:54 PM PDT

VANCOUVER - You may have heard of the movie "Naked Lunch," but police say it was a naked dinner that led to a man's arrest in Vancouver.

Opposition critical of timing of 5 Ontario byelections

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Ontario will see five byelections take place just before the August long weekend, a decision that opposition parties say has been made to maximize the government's chances of holding onto the vacant seats.

Welcome to Turks and Caicos, Canada, MP hopes to say

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:06 AM PDT

Turks and CaicosLook out from the sandy beach to the endless blue waters in a land with an average of 350 days of sunshine each year. And then sing the anthem of the land you're in: O Canada. That's the dream of … Continue reading →


Release of raid warrants with possible Ford controversy ties require caution

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 06:59 AM PDT

Mayor Rob Ford speaks about provincial funding cuts at Toronto City Hall on Thursday June 27, 2013. A battle over access to sealed search warrants of homes associated with a video purportedly showing Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine was put to an Ontario judge Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent ElkaimA quest to get to the heart of a massive Toronto drug investigation, with hinted ties to Mayor Rob Ford's own simmering controversy, will proceed in slow motion after a judge granted access to files by the end of August. … Continue reading →


From 'street punks' to alleged jihadist: biographies emerge of accused bombers

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 05:45 PM PDT

John Nuttall is shown in this undated photo. Nuttall, 38, and his partner, Amanda Korody, were arrested on Monday and charged with three counts each in relation to an alleged plot to detonate bombs at the B.C. legislature in Victoria on Canada Day, as thousands celebrated the national holiday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kristina VerruytVANCOUVER - To people who knew them, the couple accused of planning to bomb a crowded Canada Day celebration at the British Columbia legislature were Johnny and Anna — a pair of "street punks" who struggled with addiction and poverty but seemed to be getting their lives back together.


Canada's telecom companies want clarity on part of the new wireless code

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:36 PM PDT

A CRTC logo is shown in Montreal on September 10, 2012. Canada's major telecom companies are challenging part of the CRTC's new wireless code of conduct, saying it would affect millions of three-year cellphone contracts retroactively. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesMONTREAL - Canada's major telecom companies are challenging part of the CRTC's new wireless code of conduct, saying it would affect millions of three-year cellphone contracts retroactively.


Canada bombing suspect's past: A tale of violence, drugs, punk music

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT

The exterior of the apartment rented to suspects John Nuttall and Amanda Korody is pictured in SurreyBy Nicole Mordant and Jennifer Kwan SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) - One of the suspects in a Canadian bomb plot is a former drug user with a history of violence, a self-styled "Muslim Punk" who also wrote songs about his love for Satan. Descriptions of John Nuttall by four people who knew him, combined with court records and his own postings online, portray a sometimes troubled man on the margins of society. ...


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