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• Aboriginal children used in medical tests, commissioner says
• RCMP charge Saskatchewan pair with conspiring to kill their spouses
• Police guidelines questioned after shooting death of 18-year-old Toronto man
• Voting Liberal like giving a bank robber another gun: Ford
• Speed, icy road caused crash that killed Guelph cop
• Toronto police lack public trust after shooting: Ombudsman
• Video: Pilots could have survived 2011 B.C. crash: TSB
• Video: Ferry runs aground in Newfoundland
• Six things police are taught about using force
• Minister disputes claim part of High River sacrificed to flood
• Company may face charges after jet fuel spills into B.C. creek
• Video: Penguins welcome visitors back to the Calgary Zoo
• Norovirus suspected of killing nine people in B.C.
• Peterborough City Hall closes bathroom to stop leaks
• Alberta woman flees sex assault, spends 12 days in bush
• Tories lay out its legal arguments for Senate reform
• Tim Hortons generosity keeps spreading, hits Toronto
• Woman, 85, charged with stunt driving after fatal crash
• Canada GDP rises 0.2 percent in May, second quarter looks soft
• Canada minister defiant in pursuing wireless competition

Aboriginal children used in medical tests, commissioner says Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:18 PM PDT Aboriginal Canadians were not only subjected to nutritional experiments by the federal government in the 1940s and 1950s but were also used as medical test subjects, says the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

RCMP charge Saskatchewan pair with conspiring to kill their spouses Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:54 PM PDT MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan farmer Jim Taylor says he knew his marriage was in trouble, but he didn't at first believe Mounties when they told him that his wife was planning to kill him.

Police guidelines questioned after shooting death of 18-year-old Toronto man Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:46 PM PDT TORONTO - The use of police force in the shooting death of a young man in Toronto has prompted Ontario's ombudsman to question whether it is time for the provincial government to review police de-escalation guidelines.

Voting Liberal like giving a bank robber another gun: Ford Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:19 AM PDT There's an unwritten rule in politics, that despite differences in ideologies, you don't slam other levels of government. After all, conventional wisdom suggests that to work with these people, you need to have good relationships with them. Well no one … Continue reading →

Speed, icy road caused crash that killed Guelph cop Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT GUELPH, Ont. - A Guelph, Ont., constable who died on the job was driving at more than double the speed limit on an icy road without her seatbelt when she lost control of her cruiser and plowed into a city bus, police said Wednesday.

Toronto police lack public trust after shooting: Ombudsman Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:55 AM PDT The death of Sammy Yatim, who was shot amid a standoff with police while standing on board an empty streetcar, could soon be the focus of another major investigation, this one at the hands of Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin. Marin … Continue reading →

Video: Pilots could have survived 2011 B.C. crash: TSB Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT The Transportation Safety Board says the two pilots who died in an October 2011 plane crash could have survived if the small aircraft had not burst into flames. The crash outside the Vancouver airport also injured seven passengers.

Video: Ferry runs aground in Newfoundland Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT About 500 people are stranded aboard a ferry that ran aground this morning in Port aux Basques, Nfld.

Six things police are taught about using force Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:18 AM PDT The police shooting of a knife-wielding man on a Toronto streetcar has stirred a national debate over whether the amount of force was appropriate. But what training are officers receiving?

Minister disputes claim part of High River sacrificed to flood Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT The contractor who told residents in High River that the Hampton Hills community was sacrificed to help drain flooding from the rest of the town used an unfortunate choice of words, says Alberta's associate minister in charge of rebuilding efforts.

Company may face charges after jet fuel spills into B.C. creek Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:26 PM PDT The company responsible for spilling 32,000 litres of jet fuel into Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley could face charges, government officials told a packed community hall in Winlaw, B.C., Tuesday night.

Video: Penguins welcome visitors back to the Calgary Zoo Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT Part of the Calgary Zoo has been reopened to the public after devastating floods hit the city in June. The popular penguin plunge is among the exhibits visitors can take in again.

Norovirus suspected of killing nine people in B.C. Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT A norovirus outbreak that sickened about 150 people at a Victoria seniors' home and is a suspected factor in the deaths of nine residents seems to be tailing off, the Globe and Mail reports. "It's on the wane," Sarah Plank, … Continue reading →

Peterborough City Hall closes bathroom to stop leaks Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT In the balance/counter-balance relationship between government and journalists, those who know the secrets and set the agenda often go to great lengths to protect them. They are doing things, those honourable members of elected office, and they don't always want … Continue reading →

Alberta woman flees sex assault, spends 12 days in bush Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT Those of us who live in cities sometimes forget how big and empty much of Canada is, or big chucks of the United States, for that matter. Large swaths of our country remain uninhabited wilderness where it's possible for a … Continue reading →

Tories lay out its legal arguments for Senate reform Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT The Harper government has laid out it's legal argument for senate reform and abolishment. Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon on Parliament Hill. "I'm pleased to announce that our government is submitting … Continue reading →

Tim Hortons generosity keeps spreading, hits Toronto Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:57 AM PDT Last week, we reported on the wave of copycat generosity hitting Tim Hortons stores across the country. After an anonymous man bought 500 large coffees for unsuspecting customers at an Edmonton Tim Hortons last week, at least four other good … Continue reading →

Woman, 85, charged with stunt driving after fatal crash Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:36 AM PDT An 85-year-old Vaughan, Ont., woman faces three charges including stunt driving, after a fatal car crash in mid-June that killed a woman out for a walk with her dog.

Canada GDP rises 0.2 percent in May, second quarter looks soft Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy grew by 0.2 percent in May from April, according to Statistics Canada data on Wednesday, below forecasts and dampening expectations for the second quarter. The fifth consecutive monthly increase beat the 0.1 percent rate registered in April, but the median forecast in a Reuters survey was for 0.3 percent growth, ahead of what is expected to be a poor June reading due to floods and a Quebec labor strike. The headline figure for May was rounded down from a more precise reading of 0.24 percent growth. ...

Canada minister defiant in pursuing wireless competition Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:41 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Industry Minister James Moore, under pressure from Canada's big phone companies to curb the ability of Verizon Communications Inc to set up a wireless operation in Canada, pledged on Wednesday to stay the course in pursuing competition in the industry. "Our government's telecommunications policy was not created overnight," the new industry minister said on his website (http://link.reuters.com/waw99t). "We want all regions of Canada to benefit from competitive market forces, which is why more progress must be made. ...

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