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Sunday, August 18, 2013

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One month in the high-flying life of Pamela Wallin

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 01:41 PM PDT

Senator Pamela Wallin appears at a Senate committee hearing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, August 12, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick DoyleIn June 2009, the senator charged taxpayers $11,835.73 in travel expenses. Nick Taylor-Vaisey tracks her flight patterns.


Missing eight-year-old girl found safe

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 09:45 PM PDT

Ottawa police say a missing eight-year-old girl has been found and is safe.

Wild Water Kingdom closed for day following robbery

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 09:44 PM PDT

A well-known GTA water park was kept closed on Sunday following an armed robbery that occurred at the property and involved at least four suspects.

Canada’s wireless war of 2013: Whose side should we be on?

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

A pedestrian uses her cell phone as she passes a Verizon Wireless store on Broadway in Lower Manhattan, in New York, in this Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, Canada's biggest business group is urging the federal government to think long and hard before allowing a foreign giant an upper-hand in the country's wireless market.There have been reports that big U.S. carrier Verizon wants to buy Wind Mobile — and possibly struggling Mobilicity — as a way to enter the Canadian market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John MinchilloI don't know who's right in the public relations war between Canada's big wireless carriers and the Conservative government. I do know I'm tired of the cynical tactics each side is using to try and win me over. Unless you've … Continue reading →


Canadian filmmaker and emergency room doctor arrested in Cairo: report

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 06:22 PM PDT

Filmmaker John Greyson attends news conference held by the group "Toronto Declaration-No Celebration of Occupation" during the Toronto International Film Festival week on Monday, September 14, 2009. The Toronto Star reported that Toronto based filmmaker and York University professor John Greyson was arrested in Cairo on Friday along with Tarek Loubani, an emergency room doctor from London, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungTORONTO - A friend of two Canadians who were arrested in Cairo says consular staff told him the pair were fine but still hadn't heard if they were being charged.


Prisons ombudsman scolds officials for branding Khadr max security

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Omar Khadr is seen in Guantanamo Bay's Camp 4 on October 23, 2010, days before the 24-year-old Canadian was convicted of five war crimes and sentenced to eight more years. Prison authorities ignored favourable information in unfairly branding former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr as a maximum security inmate, according to Canada's prison ombudsman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin PerkelTORONTO - Prison authorities ignored favourable information in unfairly branding former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr as a maximum security inmate, according to Canada's prison ombudsman.


200 rioters in Blainville, Que., set police car on fire

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT

blainvillePolice arrested about 15 people after a festival in Blainville got out of control last night.


Canadian Forces test stealth snowmobile for covert Arctic ops

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 06:37 PM PDT

Daredevil flies off a ski jump in a snowmobileThe Canadian military has been secretly test-driving a $620,000 stealth snowmobile in its quest to quietly whisk troops on clandestine operations in the Arctic.


Ottawa’s $500,000 club: who are the policy-makers who earn the most?

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 01:50 PM PDT

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty holds the 2013 budget on March 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick DoyleWho among the top federal economic policy-makers has the highest salary?


Report says access to justice in Canada 'abysmal,' calls for change by 2030

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT

The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, on October 2, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldSASKATOON - Access to justice in Canada is being described as "abysmal" in a new report from the Canadian Bar Association, which also calls for much more than "quick fix" solutions.


Moncton man who removes needles from parks seeks help

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:26 AM PDT

Richard Hyslop says his dogs have helped him collect thousands of needles.A Moncton man who collects discarded drug needles from parks and streets says he can't continue without support.


RCMP searching for clues in cold case

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:31 AM PDT

RCMP are searching a rural property west of Vegreville as part of a five-year-old suspicious death investigation.

Saturday's storm swamped cars and houses in Edmonton

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:22 PM PDT

Saturday's sudden and fierce rainstorm came with heavy rain and hail.

Ultralight plane crash in Nova Scotia kills pilot

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:22 PM PDT

A piece of the tail is still visible.A 65-year-old pilot died when his ultralight plane crashed Sunday in Nova Scotia's Lunenburg County.


Why middle-class incomes are stuck

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:07 PM PDT

Canada, median male and female earnings. Source: Statistics Canada. (Maclean's image)What's gone wrong with the job market?


Stephen Harper heading to Whitehorse for Northern tour

Posted: 17 Aug 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Harper offers condolences to family of boys killed by snakeThe prime minister is due to arrive in Yukon today for his annual trip to the North — an itinerary that includes the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Northern Quebec, with a few announcements planned along the way.


All ready for school? Don’t forget your peripherals!

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Is technology helping or hurting students' grades?Earlier this week, we looked at the key gadgets you need to remember for your dorm room. Your computer, however, is so important when you're away from home that it begs to have a whole list of accessories all for … Continue reading →


Laval University student wins lawsuit for lost tuition

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:24 PM PDT

A Quebec judge has ordered the Laval University history students' association to repay the tuition fees of former student Marc-Antoine Dumas, who abandoned his studies during the student protests last year.

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