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• PM contradicts court documents on Duffy: opposition
• Alberta appoints mediator, averts seniors-care strike
• Playoff road trip lands Victoria teacher in penalty box
• Senator Mac Harb repays $51K in expenses
• RCMP to be investigated over guns seized from High River, Alberta flood zone
• More bad news for Tories as Duffy case details emerge
• Calgary Stampede kicks off with parade: ‘emotional rallying point’
• Accused terror suspect struggled with mental health, former friends say
• Ultrafast internet service launched by Vancouver startup
• Fossil centre's mascot costume stolen in Winnipeg
• Residents of northern Quebec awaiting help with forest fires
• B.C. says Pickton victims' families can't target prosecutors in lawsuit
• B.C. warns people to be wary around the water
• Former Calgary sportscaster and wife stabbed to death
• Canada Day terror plot investigation mirrors previous Canadian operations
• Top Mountie seeks investigation into seizures of Alberta flood evacuees' guns
• Grandmother charged after Ontario tot dies in hot car
• Ontario judge clears 'probably guilty' Rwandan of war crimes
• Saskatoon couple build their own cabin using items bought on Kijiji

PM contradicts court documents on Duffy: opposition Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:16 PM PDT OTTAWA - Stephen Harper is facing accusations that he misled Canadians about the Mike Duffy expenses scandal after a court document contradicted the prime minister's version of events.

Alberta appoints mediator, averts seniors-care strike Posted: 05 Jul 2013 09:14 PM PDT The Alberta government has appointed a one-person disputes inquiry board in hopes of preventing 1,200 Extendicare seniors' care workers from walking off the the job

Playoff road trip lands Victoria teacher in penalty box Posted: 05 Jul 2013 09:12 PM PDT A Victoria high school teacher has been reprimanded for calling in sick when he was actually watching a Stanley Cup playoff game in Los Angeles.

Senator Mac Harb repays $51K in expenses Posted: 05 Jul 2013 05:22 PM PDT Senator Mac Harb has repaid more than $51,000 in expenses, but the senator has done so under protest as he continues his legal challenge, arguing that the Senate denied him his basic legal rights and procedural fairness.

RCMP to be investigated over guns seized from High River, Alberta flood zone Posted: 05 Jul 2013 01:42 PM PDT A controversial decision to have RCMP officers seize guns from High River, Alta., homes that had been evacuated during recent flooding to strike southern Alberta will be investigated by a public oversight agency. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson issued a letter … Continue reading →

More bad news for Tories as Duffy case details emerge Posted: 05 Jul 2013 05:34 AM PDT If Prime Minister Harper was hoping a summer recess from Parliament would help 'change the channel' on the Senate expense scandal, he is going to be utterly disappointed. Media outlets — including CTV News and the Globe and Mail — … Continue reading →

Calgary Stampede kicks off with parade: ‘emotional rallying point’ Posted: 05 Jul 2013 10:55 AM PDT "The spirit of our city and province cannot be washed away." Those were the words on a banner near the head of the Calgary Stampede parade and was clearly the sentiment among the thousands of people lined up along downtown … Continue reading →

Accused terror suspect struggled with mental health, former friends say Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:11 PM PDT VANCOUVER - Eight years ago, a young woman now suspected of plotting to bomb a Canada Day celebration in Victoria offered a glimpse into her own mental health.

Ultrafast internet service launched by Vancouver startup Posted: 05 Jul 2013 11:52 AM PDT A new Vancouver-based internet provider says it will be offering fibre internet at a speed of one gigabit per second — 60 times faster than the Canadian average — for a comparable price to that lumbering average connection.

Fossil centre's mascot costume stolen in Winnipeg Posted: 05 Jul 2013 03:15 PM PDT Winnipeg police are on the lookout for Bruce the Mosasaur, a marine reptile mascot that was believed to have been stolen almost a month ago.

Residents of northern Quebec awaiting help with forest fires Posted: 05 Jul 2013 04:39 PM PDT UNDATED, - Residents might soon begin returning home in one of the remote communities threatened by forest fires that continue to rip through northern Quebec.

B.C. says Pickton victims' families can't target prosecutors in lawsuit Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:12 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it can't be sued over the decision of Crown prosecutors to stay attempted murder charges against Robert Pickton in 1998 — four years before the remains of dozens of women were found on the serial killer's farm, including many who vanished after he was accused of trying to kill a sex worker from Vancouver.

B.C. warns people to be wary around the water Posted: 05 Jul 2013 04:47 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service and Vancouver police are warning people to use extra caution around lakes, rivers, pools and seashores following the deaths of four people over the past five days.

Former Calgary sportscaster and wife stabbed to death Posted: 05 Jul 2013 04:03 PM PDT Former radio sports personality Bill Powers and his wife were stabbed to death, according to autopsy results released Friday.

Canada Day terror plot investigation mirrors previous Canadian operations Posted: 05 Jul 2013 11:52 AM PDT The public is not yet privy to the innermost details of Project Souvenir, an investigation into an alleged plot to bomb the B.C. legislature at the height of Canada Day festivities. But what is known suggests a tight operation possibly … Continue reading →

Top Mountie seeks investigation into seizures of Alberta flood evacuees' guns Posted: 05 Jul 2013 06:15 PM PDT OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP is asking for an investigation into the seizure of firearms from homes evacuated during flooding in Alberta after the move was criticized by the Prime Minister's Office.

Grandmother charged after Ontario tot dies in hot car Posted: 05 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT In the past few weeks, two Canadian children have died after being found inside overheated cars, but police in Edmonton and the Toronto area say that's where the similarities end. For the families of Maximus Huyskens, of Milton, Ont., and … Continue reading →

Ontario judge clears 'probably guilty' Rwandan of war crimes Posted: 05 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT An Ontario Superior Court judge says a Rwandan refugee accused of crimes against humanity is "probably guilty," but rules the Crown didn't prove its case beyond all doubt.

Saskatoon couple build their own cabin using items bought on Kijiji Posted: 05 Jul 2013 08:42 PM PDT SASKATOON - A log cabin perched beside a lake northeast of Saskatoon may look typical, but its back story makes it anything but ordinary.

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