Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines

---

• Chief justice says tough constitutional work to be done on Senate reform
• Police won't comment on report Ford's entourage tried to get alleged crack video
• Canadian filmmaker and emergency room doctor arrested in Cairo: report
• Investigators travelling by ground to plane wreckage; weather prevents air travel
• Video: Actor August Schellenberg dies at 77
• Toronto man killed in Egypt protests
• Railway implicated in Lac-Megantic disaster allowed to operate until Oct. 1
• Mike Duffy thinks he’s been ‘thrown under the bus’ by the Conservatives: report
• Young wife of former Liberal senator stars as a sex doll in film
• Convict escapes from Chicoutimi, Que., prison
• Toronto police hold man accused of importing 150 kg of heroin
• Quebecer arrested in Dominican on child sex exploitation
• Police warn against buying cheap cellphones online
• 32-year-old arrested in Surrey hit-and-run homicide
• Conservative Party should pay for Wallin audit, Mulcair says
• Nearly 50 illegal pythons found and euthanized in Mission, B.C., home
• Meet Sandro Lisi: Toronto mayor, his entourage keep making headlines
• BC Hydro's Powerex pays $750M to settle California claims

Chief justice says tough constitutional work to be done on Senate reform Posted: 17 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT SASKATOON - The Supreme Court of Canada is about to wade into the debate over the future of the Senate, but Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin cautions it will take time.

Police won't comment on report Ford's entourage tried to get alleged crack video Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:53 PM PDT TORONTO - Toronto police aren't commenting on a report that they are investigating attempts by associates of Mayor Rob Ford to obtain an alleged video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine.

Canadian filmmaker and emergency room doctor arrested in Cairo: report Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:22 PM PDT TORONTO - A Foreign Affairs spokeswoman says the department is aware of reports that a Canadian has been arrested amidst the deadly turmoil in Cairo.

Investigators travelling by ground to plane wreckage; weather prevents air travel Posted: 17 Aug 2013 07:11 PM PDT TOFINO, B.C. - Poor weather grounded investigators trying to reach the wreckage of a float plane on western Vancouver Island on Saturday, and officials said any new information on the crash site was not expected until Sunday at the earliest.

Video: Actor August Schellenberg dies at 77 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:52 PM PDT Montreal-born First Nations actor August Schellenberg has died at his home in Dallas

Toronto man killed in Egypt protests Posted: 17 Aug 2013 11:48 AM PDT A Toronto resident has been laid to rest in Egypt after he was killed in the country's deadly clashes.

Railway implicated in Lac-Megantic disaster allowed to operate until Oct. 1 Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:29 AM PDT MONTREAL - The railway at the centre of last month's Lac-Megantic train crash will be allowed to continue operations into the fall.

Mike Duffy thinks he’s been ‘thrown under the bus’ by the Conservatives: report Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:11 AM PDT Unfortunately for Stephen Harper, his fingerprints are all over the Senate expense scandal. Continue reading →

Young wife of former Liberal senator stars as a sex doll in film Posted: 17 Aug 2013 04:12 AM PDT Cheers — or jeers — based on your opinion of the following video, to Postmedia News' Marc Weissblott for finding "The Candy Doll" on YouTube. Continue reading →

Convict escapes from Chicoutimi, Que., prison Posted: 17 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT Police are on the lookout after a prisoner escaped from the Chicoutimi prison this morning.

Toronto police hold man accused of importing 150 kg of heroin Posted: 17 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT Toronto police have a man in custody who is accused of importing 150 kilograms of heroin into London's Heathrow Airport in 2010.

Quebecer arrested in Dominican on child sex exploitation Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:57 AM PDT A man from the Quebec City region has been arrested in the Dominican Republic in connection with sexual charges involving children.

Police warn against buying cheap cellphones online Posted: 17 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT Edmonton police are warning people looking for cheap cellphones through classified ads online to be careful as some of those phones may be stolen.

32-year-old arrested in Surrey hit-and-run homicide Posted: 17 Aug 2013 02:02 PM PDT A 40-year-old man died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Surrey, B.C. early this morning, and police suspect the collision was intentional.

Conservative Party should pay for Wallin audit, Mulcair says Posted: 17 Aug 2013 04:14 AM PDT NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for an independent audit of former Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses. He says the NDP will continue to question Wallin's appointment on residency grounds.

Nearly 50 illegal pythons found and euthanized in Mission, B.C., home Posted: 17 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT MISSION, B.C. - British Columbia is the latest province with a snake problem as officers discovered and euthanized nearly 50 illegal pythons in a small town home.

Meet Sandro Lisi: Toronto mayor, his entourage keep making headlines Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his entourage of friends, underlings and unscrupulous associates continue to make headlines. Continue reading →

BC Hydro's Powerex pays $750M to settle California claims Posted: 16 Aug 2013 08:37 PM PDT A BC Hydro subsidiary accused of manipulating energy prices during the California energy crisis more than 12 years ago will pay $273 million US in cash and offer the state electric utilities a credit worth $477 million in a settlement, the company announced this morning.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610