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• Prime Minister Harper to prorogue Parliament until October
• Fire crews get upper hand on 2 Okanagan grassfires
• Bran Van 3000 singer Moraille takes aim at political office
• Toronto cop charged with murder in streetcar shooting death
• Canadians Tarek Loubani and John Greyson being held in Egypt jail
• What role do cellphones play in Canadian classrooms?
• Snake breeder questions euthanization of 46 pythons
• Minister calls on sex offender near Calgary school to move
• Is Target too American?
• Ontario police investigating letter telling family to ‘euthanize’ autistic child
• How an Alberta woman abducted in Somalia survived captivity
• Canadian employee salaries projected to rise 2.6 per cent in 2014: survey report
• Canada falling behind Arctic rival Russia as PM begins northern visit
• Via terror suspect case moves a step ahead; judicial pre-trial set
• Too many corner stores selling drug paraphernalia: Ontario Safety League
• Far North strategy snarled by red tape, political inertia: DND
• Video: RAW: A survivor's story
• B.C. plane crash survivor: 'We're going down'
• Toronto man wins Tim Hortons contest with The Tortoise Torte
• 80 per cent of Kenora residential school students had TB
• Douglas DC-3 lands short of runway on belly at Yellowknife airport, no injuries
• "Here we go again:" TSB official speaks out on post-crash plane fires
• Canada Conservatives to set pre-election course in October
• Canada lets Quebec rail disaster company operate through October 1

Prime Minister Harper to prorogue Parliament until October Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:42 AM PDT Parliamentarians won't be coming back to Ottawa in mid-September as scheduled. While touring in Whitehorse — as part of his annual trip to the North — Harper told reporters that he will ask the Governor General to prorogue Parliament and … Continue reading →

Fire crews get upper hand on 2 Okanagan grassfires Posted: 19 Aug 2013 09:46 PM PDT Firefighters in B.C.'s Okanagan region appear to have stopped two human-caused wildfires from growing further, just hours after the fires broke out and quickly spread over several hectares, leading to evacuation alerts and evacuation orders.

Bran Van 3000 singer Moraille takes aim at political office Posted: 19 Aug 2013 09:18 PM PDT MONTREAL - Lawyer and singer Stephanie Moraille of the group Bran Van 3000, will try to win the federal NDP nomination in the Montreal riding of Bourassa.

Toronto cop charged with murder in streetcar shooting death Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:25 AM PDT Toronto Const. James Forcillo, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, will surrender to authorities on Tuesday. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit announced charges in the death of Yatim … Continue reading →

Canadians Tarek Loubani and John Greyson being held in Egypt jail Posted: 19 Aug 2013 08:43 AM PDT The sudden arrest and incarceration of two Canadians travelling through Egypt have foreign affairs officials and family members concerned for their safety, as threats against outsiders become common amid the bloody standoff between military and protesters in the country. Doctor … Continue reading →

What role do cellphones play in Canadian classrooms? Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:56 PM PDT There's much ado about the cellphone's role in modern society and, save for a handful of traditional holdouts, we have all pretty much agreed that the devices fall into the same category as wallets and house keys. When you leave … Continue reading →

Snake breeder questions euthanization of 46 pythons Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:43 PM PDT An exotic snake breeder says conservation officers should not have killed 46 pythons seized at a Mission, B.C., home last week, and he wants RCMP to investigate.

Minister calls on sex offender near Calgary school to move Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:48 PM PDT A senior member of the Alberta government is calling on a registered sex offender to move from his home directly across from an elementary school and daycare in southwest Calgary.

Is Target too American? Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:53 AM PDT According to a recent survey by Forum Research, U.S. discounter Target ranks lowest among Canada's big-box retailers in terms of customer satisfaction. According to the study, only 27 per cent of customers said they were "very satisfied" with Target, the … Continue reading →

Ontario police investigating letter telling family to ‘euthanize’ autistic child Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT Ontario police are aware of a disgusting letter that apparently sent to a woman caring for an autistic child by a woman neighbour who wanted the "wild animal kid" out of her neighbourhood, even if it meant killing the child. … Continue reading →

How an Alberta woman abducted in Somalia survived captivity Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:39 AM PDT Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian woman taken hostage in Somalia in 2008, has released a new book detailing the 15 months she spent in captivity.

Canadian employee salaries projected to rise 2.6 per cent in 2014: survey report Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT OTTAWA - A new survey of employers suggests Canadian salaries will be going up next year, but perhaps not by as much as this year.

Canada falling behind Arctic rival Russia as PM begins northern visit Posted: 19 Aug 2013 09:33 AM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper landed in Whitehorse on Sunday for his eighth annual tour of the north. The six day trip will include stops in Yukon,the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Northern Quebec. In the past, Harper has used these trips … Continue reading →

Via terror suspect case moves a step ahead; judicial pre-trial set Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT TORONTO - The case against two terror suspects accused in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail passenger train will enter its next stage in September.

Too many corner stores selling drug paraphernalia: Ontario Safety League Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:35 AM PDT TORONTO - A growing number of convenience stores in Ontario sell crackpipes, bongs and other illegal drug paraphernalia right beside candy, milk and magazines, a public safety advocacy group said Monday.

Far North strategy snarled by red tape, political inertia: DND Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:10 PM PDT WHITEHORSE - The Conservative government's overall effort to tame the Far North has often lacked political will and direction, warns a blunt new National Defence study that explores how the Canadian military fits in to the strategy.

Video: RAW: A survivor's story Posted: 18 Aug 2013 05:30 PM PDT Susann Young's husband was injured in Friday's float plane crash

B.C. plane crash survivor: 'We're going down' Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:50 PM PDT A survivor of a Vancouver Island float plane crash that killed two of six people aboard didn't think the plane was going to go down, even when he saw a tree looming ahead.

Toronto man wins Tim Hortons contest with The Tortoise Torte Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:55 PM PDT TORONTO - A dreamed-up doughnut that melds together chocolate, caramel and pecans has earned its inventor $10,000 and the knowledge he beat out 63,000 entries in a Tim Hortons contest.

80 per cent of Kenora residential school students had TB Posted: 19 Aug 2013 05:07 AM PDT Residential school survivors in the Kenora area have more reason to question the quality of medical care they received at the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, as the federal government released documents showing 80 per cent of the students had tuberculosis.

Douglas DC-3 lands short of runway on belly at Yellowknife airport, no injuries Posted: 19 Aug 2013 06:56 PM PDT YELLOWKNIFE - A DC-3 has landed short of the runway at Yellowknife airport.

"Here we go again:" TSB official speaks out on post-crash plane fires Posted: 19 Aug 2013 06:37 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board is repeating his demand that more be done to prevent fires after plane crashes following the deaths of two people in a float plane accident last Friday.

Canada Conservatives to set pre-election course in October Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:51 PM PDT WHITEHORSE, Yukon (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government will most likely set out its plans for the second half of its term in October, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday as he fights to regain support lost to new Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Harper told reporters he will seek to delay the return of Parliament from its summer break, likely until October, and start the new session with a speech to Parliament that will set out the government's new agenda. Parliament had been scheduled to resume sitting on September 16 "The No. ...

Canada lets Quebec rail disaster company operate through October 1 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - Canada will let the rail company whose tanker train blew up in a Quebec town last month, killing 47 people, operate through early October after the firm provided new evidence about its insurance, a government regulator said on Friday. The July 6 crash was North America's deadliest rail accident in two decades. It took place when a runaway train hauling tankers of crude oil derailed in the center of the little Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, and exploded in a series of giant fireballs. The town center was flattened and an estimated 1.48 million U.S. gallons (5. ...

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