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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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Direct military role for Canada in troubled Syria unlikely: NATO source

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:03 PM PDT

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird speaks to reporters in Montreal, Wednesday, August 28, 2013, following his meeting with the President of the Syrian National Council George Sabra. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesOTTAWA - Canada's support of U.S.-led military action against Syria is likely to be only symbolic, in a strike that could last as little as a day, a NATO source told The Canadian Press.


VIDEO: Guildford mall hopes to attract younger shoppers

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:23 PM PDT

The newly-renovated Guildford Town Centre reopened in Surrey today, featuring new stores such as Disney, La Senza and H&M as part of a strategy to attract younger and more affluent shoppers.

Calgary teen gets 10 months in high-speed police chase

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:10 PM PDT

The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named, led police cruisers and a HAWCS helicopter through city streets for over an hour.A 15-year-old Calgary boy has been sentenced to 10 months for leading police on a high-speed chase throughout the city.


Ford, Wynne join Trudeau's pot-confession bandwagon

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 01:26 PM PDT

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford answers questions at a press conference at city hall in Toronto on May 31, 2013. Ford is adding fuel to the controversy surrounding his alleged use of illegal drugs by publicly admitting that he's smoked pot ??? "a lot of it." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle SiuLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau's admission that he has smoked pot appears to have sparked other politicians to come clean about their experiences with the drug, with the Premier of Ontario and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford both admitting on Wednesday that … Continue reading →


Video: Justin Trudeau says no Liberal platform until 2015

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Video: Justin Trudeau says no Liberal platform until 2015Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he won't reveal specific party policies until its election platform is released in 2015. Trudeau says the time will be used to consult with Canadians on what they want for the future.


American anti-virus mogul McAfee warns Canadians about government spying

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:44 AM PDT

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee poses for a photograph in Montreal, Friday, August 24, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesMONTRÉAL - American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isn't immune from government spying.


Video: Winnipeg museum site unearths 400,000 aboriginal artifacts

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:30 PM PDT

Video: Winnipeg museum site unearths 400,000 aboriginal artifactsOfficials with the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights displayed some of the 400,000 artifacts uncovered during construction. The artifacts shed new light on how aboriginals used the area over hundreds of years.


Study raises red flag for universal flu vaccine; may explain 2009 'Canadian problem'

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT

People line up to get a H1N1 vaccination on October 30, 2009 in St-Eustache Que.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzTORONTO - A new study sounds a cautionary note for work that is being done to try to develop vaccines to protect against all subtypes of influenza.


Russian ambassador warns Canada that Syrian conflict is Iraq redux

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:21 AM PDT

U.N. chemical weapons experts wearing gas masks carry samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of DamascusThe chance of U.S.-led military intervention is Syria continued its drive toward inevitability as the international community receives confirmation that a chemical attack occurred earlier this month. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Tuesday and … Continue reading →


Ontario ombud apologizes for wrongly accusing cop of sending offensive tweets

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT

Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin accused a Durham Regional Police officer of heckling him online, though the force's chief constable says he accused the wrong police officer responsible for the offensive tweets.TORONTO - Ontario's ombudsman apologized Wednesday for wrongly naming a Durham region detective as the culprit behind a series of offensive tweets, an incident that led to a public tiff between the watchdog and the police force.


Is Justin Trudeau setting a bad example for kids?

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:01 AM PDT

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau speaks at the opening of the Liberal caucus in Georgetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan RochfordLast week, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau confessed to smoking marijuana "five of six times" in his life, including at least once as a sitting Member of Parliament. While some have applauded Trudeau's candor and transparency on the issue, others have … Continue reading →


Two CNE food vendors close: What are the health requirements?

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Epic Burgers and Waffles, the maker of the cronut burger, will remain closed after Toronto Public Health lab tests concluded an ingredient in the burger had caused dozens of people to become ill.It appears that health and cleanliness have become real Achilles heels for food vendors at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition. We all know about Cronut Burger-gate, which was late elevated to a Maple Baconado after Toronto Public Health confirmed an outbreak … Continue reading →


2 West Nile cases confirmed in southern Alberta

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT

Health officials are warning people to take precautions around mosquitoes after two cases of West Nile were confirmed in southern Alberta.

Bloc to Trudeau and Mulcair: You have no business in Quebec values debate

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:45 PM PDT

MONTREAL - Two federal party leaders weighed in on Quebec's controversial religion plan Wednesday despite an admonition by the Bloc Quebecois that they had no business in the debate.

City officials can't explain Winnipeg's brown water

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:26 PM PDT

Bob Borsa hasn't used his tub since he moved into his Transcona home in November because the tap water coming out looks like this.Brown water is coming out of taps across Winnipeg, and city officials are still unable to explain why it's happening.


Baby girl dies after being pulled from Toronto bathtub

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:41 PM PDT

A 10-month-old girl died after being pulled from a bathtub in a Toronto apartment building on Wednesday morning.

Canada seeks plan from postal service to stem big losses

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:24 PM PDT

Mail trucks are seen as they are parked behind a chained up fence after the CUPW were locked out at a Canada Post sorting facility in TorontoBy David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The large losses being racking up by Canada's postal service are of great concern to the government and it wants to see Canada Post's plans for stemming them, an official said on Wednesday. Canada Post reported a loss on Tuesday of C$104 million ($99 million) for the second quarter of 2013 and said it was on track to run short of cash by the middle of next year. Like the U.S. Postal Service, Canada Post is suffering as customers switch to digital communications. Canadian mail volumes fell by 6.3 percent from the second quarter of 2012. ...


Former Olympian Ross Rebagliati looking to launch Ross’ Gold marijuana cigarettes in U.S.

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - Ross Rebagliati of Canada kisses his gold medal during the snowboard medal ceremony during the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Rebagliati later was tested for marijuana and was disqualified and lost his gold medal.We all remember Ross Rebagliati, right? He was the happy-go-lucky fellow who, at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, was briefly striped of the gold medal in snowboarding for having traces of marijuana in his system. Well, he eventually got … Continue reading →


Should senators still be allowed to collect pensions if convicted of a crime?

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:20 AM PDT

Senator Raymond Lavigne arrives to the Ottawa courthouse for sentencing on his fraud and breach of trust charges in Ottawa on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The Ontario Parole Board has denied Lavigne's application for early parole. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickHere's a dumb question: Should politicians be entitled to pensions if they're caught stealing from taxpayers? The answer should be a big resounding 'no'. Unfortunately, in Canada, MPs and Senators can flout the law while in office and still be … Continue reading →


Nova Scotia government commissions independent review of fracking

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Cape Breton University professors have recieved a grant of $230,000 to build a new psychology lab.HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is pulling the plug on an internal review it launched two years ago into hydraulic fracturing in favour of what it says is a more comprehensive and independent study of the controversial practice.


Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT

Toronto Mayor Ford walks with chief of staff Provost at City Hall in TorontoBy Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denied allegations earlier this year that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, casually admitted on Wednesday that he has smoked "a lot of" marijuana. The offhand comment by the leader of Canada's largest city came as Ford was leaving a business luncheon and was asked by reporters if he had ever smoked the drug. "Oh yeah, I won't deny that. I've smoked a lot of it," he said with a laugh. Ford made global headlines in May when U.S. ...


ER security guard says nurses thought he was joking when told man had died

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:28 PM PDT

Brian Sinclair (top right in wheelchair) is shown in a screengrab from surveillance footage of his time at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre in September, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HOWINNIPEG - A security guard testified Wednesday that nurses thought he was joking when he told them that a man had died during a 34-hour wait in a hospital emergency room.


Trudeau won't be rushed into revealing specifics on economic policy

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 06:17 PM PDT

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau speaks at the opening of the Liberal caucus in Georgetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan RochfordGEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - Justin Trudeau has identified what's ailing the middle class, but he won't be rushed into offering any prescriptions.


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