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• Trudeau admits to smoking marijuana, and he's not apologizing
• Motorcyclist dies after crash with car
• Police call death of boy, 6, suspicious
• CP Rail ordered to end embargo of cargo to MMA
• Toronto firefighters suspended over alleged sexist Twitter posts
• N.B. Python pet shop owner had blood on hands
• Helmet cam shows motorcyclist hitting bear on B.C. highway
• Flaherty criticized for exclusive meeting with corporate elite
• 254 Alberta flood victims to get government home buyouts
• Video: Winnipeg robber returns to crime scene to apologize
• Video: Megaquake risk on B.C.'s west coast
• Rehtaeh Parsons' father says he received death threat
• B.C. firefighters deployed to battle U.S. wildfires
• Are we ready for a pot-smoking prime minister?
• Opposition calls for halt to spy agency activities aimed at Canadians
• Jack Layton statue unveiled on Toronto waterfront
• 'Nephew Bandit' accused of defrauding seniors arrested in B.C.
• Nunavut man finds lost boat, 13 years later
• Epic Burgers and Waffles speaks out about health record after CNE patrons fall ill
• PNE says two people injured in horse incident on Vancouver fairgrounds
• Cuddly, colourful quilts from Saskatchewan heading to Alberta flood evacuees
• Canada Senate urges minimum insurance levels for railways
• CP Rail ordered to resume traffic interchange with MMA

Trudeau admits to smoking marijuana, and he's not apologizing Posted: 22 Aug 2013 06:06 AM PDT Cue the 'Justin Trudeau doesn't have the judgement to be prime minister' Tory attack mantra. The Huffington Post is reporting that Trudeau has smoked marijuana since becoming a member of Parliament in 2008. The Liberal leader said he last smoked … Continue reading →

Motorcyclist dies after crash with car Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:30 PM PDT A 21-year-old motorcycle driver has died after a crash involving a car Wednesday night in Saskatoon.

Police call death of boy, 6, suspicious Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:28 PM PDT Police are investigating the death of a six-year-old boy on Kahkewistahaw First Nation, which they are calling suspicious.

CP Rail ordered to end embargo of cargo to MMA Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:18 PM PDT MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway has been ordered by a federal agency to end an embargo that prevented Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway from accessing cargo such as crude oil.

Toronto firefighters suspended over alleged sexist Twitter posts Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:13 PM PDT Two Toronto firefighters have been suspended indefinitely after a media report published earlier this month alleged they had posted sexist comments on Twitter.

N.B. Python pet shop owner had blood on hands Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT A reptile store owner under investigation for criminal negligence in the deaths of two boys after a large python escaped its enclosure had blood on his hands and shorts when police arrived at the scene in Campbellton, N.B., according to newly released court documents.

Helmet cam shows motorcyclist hitting bear on B.C. highway Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT HOPE, B.C. - A motorcyclist appeared to be too busy pointing a helmet camera at his speedometer as he rocketed down a B.C. highway and didn't notice a bear run across the road right into his path.

Flaherty criticized for exclusive meeting with corporate elite Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:13 AM PDT A left-leaning think tank is criticizing Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for his latest secret summer meeting this week. Every summer, Flaherty hosts a closed-door, off-the-record policy retreat with the who's-who of corporate Canada to discuss what Ottawa should do to … Continue reading →

254 Alberta flood victims to get government home buyouts Posted: 22 Aug 2013 12:52 PM PDT The Alberta government will offer to buy and tear down about 250 homes that were severely damaged by massive flooding in June.

Video: Winnipeg robber returns to crime scene to apologize Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:46 PM PDT An attempted robbery took place at a Winnipeg gas station just before 2am.

Video: Megaquake risk on B.C.'s west coast Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:38 PM PDT CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks at Vancouver's risk of earthquakes

Rehtaeh Parsons' father says he received death threat Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:38 PM PDT Rehtaeh Parsons' father, Glen Canning, says he has received online death threat and police are investigating.

B.C. firefighters deployed to battle U.S. wildfires Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:43 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The provincial government says it is sending more B.C. firefighters and resources to battle wildfires raging in Montana and Washington.

Are we ready for a pot-smoking prime minister? Posted: 22 Aug 2013 07:20 AM PDT Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has never been shy about his opinions on marijuana — he's already on the record that if he becomes prime minister he won't just push to decriminalize pot, he'd legalize it. His stance might be because … Continue reading →

Opposition calls for halt to spy agency activities aimed at Canadians Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - Critics are urging the Harper government to lift the veil that shrouds Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency in the wake of an overseer's report that suggests ordinary Canadians may have been illegally spied on.

Jack Layton statue unveiled on Toronto waterfront Posted: 22 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT TORONTO - Family members gathering to pay tribute to Jack Layton's life and legacy say that a bronze statue unveiled Thursday on the Toronto waterfront brought back "a flood of joyous memories."

'Nephew Bandit' accused of defrauding seniors arrested in B.C. Posted: 22 Aug 2013 04:08 PM PDT VANCOUVER - An accused fraudster who was featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" over allegations he travelled the country defrauding seniors has been arrested in Vancouver.

Nunavut man finds lost boat, 13 years later Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:47 AM PDT A Nunavut man is all smiles today after the aluminum fishing boat his family lost 13 years ago in a windstorm was found washed ashore on a nearby Arctic island, no worse for wear.

Epic Burgers and Waffles speaks out about health record after CNE patrons fall ill Posted: 22 Aug 2013 01:26 PM PDT Epic Burgers and Waffles, the Canadian National Exhibition food vendor that voluntarily closed its doors amid an investigation into as many as 100 cases of food-borne illness, is finally speaking publicly. Two days after a dozen people reported suffering the … Continue reading →

PNE says two people injured in horse incident on Vancouver fairgrounds Posted: 22 Aug 2013 08:19 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver says two people have been taken to hospital after they were hit by a horse that left its stall and travelled onto a fairgrounds' roadway.

Cuddly, colourful quilts from Saskatchewan heading to Alberta flood evacuees Posted: 22 Aug 2013 06:44 PM PDT MOOSE JAW, Sask. - More than 230 handmade quilts are heading to southern Alberta as a gift of love to people who lost their homes in the floods in June.

Canada Senate urges minimum insurance levels for railways Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada should force railways to take out enough insurance to ensure they can cover damage caused by major incidents, the Canadian Senate said on Thursday in a report issued after last month's train disaster in Quebec, which killed 47 people. The recommendation was one of 13 in a report by the Senate's energy, environment and natural resources committee on transporting oil and gas by pipeline, rail and tanker. The Senate is Canada's unelected upper house of Parliament. ...

CP Rail ordered to resume traffic interchange with MMA Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway has been ordered by regulators to immediately resume handing off customer rail cars to Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA), the company involved in last month's Quebec rail disaster, CP Rail said on Thursday. CP Rail Chief Executive Hunter Harrison said his company will comply with the order issued by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), but that it disagreed with it and will review its legal options. CP said it is concerned about MMA's ability to transport dangerous goods safely. ...

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