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• Use of federal gun registry in Montreal standoff not likely to revive it outside Quebec
• Listeria alert issued for certain Ballarini brand Gorgonzola cheese
• Parents want province to fund treatment for child's rare condition
• Baird encourages caution for Canadian travellers, diplomats after U.S. alert
• 50 Lac-Mégantic families return home
• Harper says pipeline projects like Energy East important for job creation
• Canadian soldier facing murder charge in wife's death
• Widow of Tim Bosma finds hope in her new charity
• Video: Emerging from the ashes
• Girl pulled from Vaughan pool dies in hospital
• Rogers designs plan to thwart Verizon move into Canada
• Vandals, unapproved inspectors, plague Slocan Valley residents
• RCMP dogged by another sexual-harassment suit
• Language commissioner chastises John Baird for unilingual business cards
• Video: Former RCMP spokesman sued
• Canada wouldn’t grant asylum to Edward Snowden? You don’t say?
• Wife of former spy watchdog gets bail in money-laundering case in Montreal
• Canada's Harper insists Keystone XL is important for jobs
• Oil explosion in Quebec train crash 'abnormal', investigator says

Use of federal gun registry in Montreal standoff not likely to revive it outside Quebec Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:27 PM PDT Supporters of Canada's largely defunct long-gun registry probably shouldn't hold out hope of its revival in the wake of this week's armed standoff in Montreal. Advocates for the registry, which was abolished by the Conservative government, say the fact police … Continue reading →

Listeria alert issued for certain Ballarini brand Gorgonzola cheese Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:49 PM PDT OTTAWA - A health alert has been issued for certain Ballarini brand Gorgonzola cheese products due to possible Listeria contamination.

Parents want province to fund treatment for child's rare condition Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:50 PM PDT A couple from St. Albert is trying to get Alberta Health to cover an expensive treatement for their three-year-old's rare enzyme disorder

Baird encourages caution for Canadian travellers, diplomats after U.S. alert Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:11 PM PDT OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird encouraged Canadian travellers and diplomats in North Africa and the Middle East to exercise added caution Friday after the United States issued a major terrorism and travel alert for the region.

50 Lac-Mégantic families return home Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:32 AM PDT The rebuilding process continues in Lac-Mégantic, Que., with a popular downtown bar set to reopen as police end their search for victims.

Harper says pipeline projects like Energy East important for job creation Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT QUEBEC - The Keystone XL pipeline would create jobs in Canada and the United States and ensure North American energy security, Stephen Harper said Friday after U.S. President Barack Obama suggested the long-lasting job effects would be minimal.

Canadian soldier facing murder charge in wife's death Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:24 PM PDT A 50-year-old warrant officer with the Canadian Forces, who told CBC News he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, is facing a murder charge in the death of his wife, Melissa Richmond, whose body was found last weekend.

Widow of Tim Bosma finds hope in her new charity Posted: 01 Aug 2013 04:27 PM PDT The widow of slain Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma has become skilled in how to explain death to a toddler.

Video: Emerging from the ashes Posted: 02 Aug 2013 05:51 AM PDT The Musi-Café is re-emerging in a tent on the north edge of Lac-Mégantic

Girl pulled from Vaughan pool dies in hospital Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:41 PM PDT A four-year-old girl pulled from a pool at a Vaughan fitness club earlier this week has died, York Regional Police confirmed Friday afternoon.

Rogers designs plan to thwart Verizon move into Canada Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:06 PM PDT By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc, Canada's largest wireless company, is attempting to thwart Verizon Communications Inc's entry into the country by backing a private equity bid for two small carriers that the U.S. telecom giant wants to acquire. According to sources familiar with the deal, Rogers wants to help Toronto-based Birch Hill Equity Partners fund a purchase of controlling stakes in Wind Mobile and Mobilicity, which entered the Canadian market less than five years ago. ...

Vandals, unapproved inspectors, plague Slocan Valley residents Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:24 AM PDT The company overseeing the cleanup in the Slocan Valley in southeastern B.C. is warning about unauthorized offers to check air and water quality on properties around Lemon Creek.

RCMP dogged by another sexual-harassment suit Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT Like legal time bombs, sexual harassment suits keep blowing up on the RCMP. Another has just exploded, with Insp. Tim Shields, the force's chief spokesman in British Columbia, accused of making sexual advances on a civilian colleague, who also claims … Continue reading →

Language commissioner chastises John Baird for unilingual business cards Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT I think Canada's 'language police' have a little too much time on their hands. We've all heard about the never-ending silliness in Quebec — the latest story there was about a 17-year-old entrepreneur who failed in his attempt to launch … Continue reading →

Video: Former RCMP spokesman sued Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:51 AM PDT Tim Shields, a former RCMP spokesman, is being sued for an alleged sexual assault

Canada wouldn’t grant asylum to Edward Snowden? You don’t say? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:10 AM PDT Edward Snowden, the man who leaked details of the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance programs, has been granted asylum by Russia and is currently hiding from extradition to the U.S., where he would face charges of espionage. He is being … Continue reading →

Wife of former spy watchdog gets bail in money-laundering case in Montreal Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:35 PM PDT MONTREAL - The wife of Canada's former espionage watchdog has been granted bail with strict conditions after being in jail for more than two months.

Canada's Harper insists Keystone XL is important for jobs Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contradicted on Friday U.S. President Barack Obama's dismissal of the job-creation potential of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project is important both for jobs and for energy security. Asked about remarks made by Obama in an interview with the New York Times last Saturday and then repeated this week in a speech, Harper told reporters in Quebec City that Canada's perspective was well-known by everyone in Washington. "That is that first of all our No. ...

Oil explosion in Quebec train crash 'abnormal', investigator says Posted: 01 Aug 2013 11:40 AM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - As investigators seek reasons for the deadly train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last month and the huge "abnormal" fire it caused, they are focusing on the nature of the fuel cargo as well as the brakes, tanker cars, and locomotive, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said on Thursday. TSB officials told a news conference that its investigation into the July 6 railway accident, North America's worst in two decades, would last for months and that it was too early to draw conclusions. ...

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