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• Python euthanized after New Brunswick children killed was not allowed as an exotic pet
• Child falls two storeys from Langley home
• Saskatoon fans flock to Macklemore concert
• Rod Zimmer, Liberal senator with young bride, resigns
• 'Lost Canadian' court action looks to overhaul citizenship laws
• Video: Relative remembers fun-loving boys believed killed by snake
• CMHC cap on mortgage-backed securities to hike home costs, cool market
• Should there be laws restricting exotic pets in Canada?
• Cleanup jobs: The dubious silver lining beneath the dark cloud of disaster
• Standoff with reportedly armed suspect interrupts Summer Games
• Inquest may show why Manitoba man died after 34-hour ER wait
• MMA railway to stop transporting oil after Quebec tragedy: report
• New moms living in large cities most at risk for postpartum depression: study
• Vancouver Via Rail station reopens after package scare
• Dog dies after saving his owner from bear in Ontario
• Python attack unlikely in Winnipeg with strict pet rules
• TransCanada building new pipeline in northeastern B.C. for $1.5 billion
• Sinkhole swallows backhoe in downtown Montreal
• Brazeau/Trudeau boxing match organizers hunt for new challengers
• Made-in-Canada military drones could cost defence contractors millions
• Canada Games athletes evacuated after domestic disturbance near residence
• Canada police euthanize illegal snake that attacked boys

Python euthanized after New Brunswick children killed was not allowed as an exotic pet Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:42 AM PDT The African rock python captured after two young children were killed in the New Brunswick community of Campbellton was not registered and could not legally be kept as a pet, according to information released by provincial officials on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

Child falls two storeys from Langley home Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:52 PM PDT A three-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after falling two storeys from a home in Langley.

Saskatoon fans flock to Macklemore concert Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:47 PM PDT Thousands of people packed the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon to see one of the biggest artists in the world.

Rod Zimmer, Liberal senator with young bride, resigns Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:02 PM PDT Liberal Senator Rod Zimmer is retiring from the upper chamber effective immediately. According to the Canadian Press, Zimmer, 70, tendered his resignation, last week, on the advice of his doctor. Zimmer has been in and out of hospital several times … Continue reading →

'Lost Canadian' court action looks to overhaul citizenship laws Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT VANCOUVER - Canadian citizenship laws may need to be overhauled if a so-called "lost Canadian" wins her legal battle.

Video: Relative remembers fun-loving boys believed killed by snake Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:30 PM PDT The great uncle of two boys police believe were killed by a python has spoken about their last day. Dave Rose says Connor and Noah Barthe had a fun-filled day before a sleepover with family friends above a reptile store.

CMHC cap on mortgage-backed securities to hike home costs, cool market Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT OTTAWA - Canadians may soon be paying more for new home loans as Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. begins to clamp down on guarantees for mortgage-backed securities.

Should there be laws restricting exotic pets in Canada? Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:52 AM PDT The deaths of two young boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is raising questions about rationale for owning exotic animals in Canada. Seven-year-old Connor Barthe, and his brother Noah, five, were found dead Monday morning after an African python escaped its … Continue reading →

Cleanup jobs: The dubious silver lining beneath the dark cloud of disaster Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:43 PM PDT Efforts to clean up a sizeable jet-fuel spill in B.C.'s Kootenay region are stepping up with plans for a hiring fair in Castlegar on Wednesday, The Canadian Press reports. The event at a Castlegar hotel is being laid on to … Continue reading →

Standoff with reportedly armed suspect interrupts Summer Games Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT An armed standoff between police and one suspect interrupted the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., Tuesday afternoon, with reports that athletes were forced into hiding as the armed man took control of a building near where they were being billeted. … Continue reading →

Inquest may show why Manitoba man died after 34-hour ER wait Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:37 PM PDT WINNIPEG - Winnipeg's health authority has admitted it failed a homeless aboriginal man in a wheelchair who died during a 34-hour wait in a hospital emergency room, but says race or his social status didn't play a role in the lack of treatment.

MMA railway to stop transporting oil after Quebec tragedy: report Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:56 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) railway company will stop transporting oil after a runaway oil tanker train derailed and exploded in a small Quebec town last month, killing 47 people, MMA Chairman Ed Burkhardt said in a newspaper interview. "We don't plan to continue with oil transportation. That traffic is going to go other ways, not over our lines," Burkhardt is quoted as saying in the Montreal Gazette on Monday. MMA owns 510 miles of track in Maine, Vermont and Quebec, according to its website. ...

New moms living in large cities most at risk for postpartum depression: study Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:28 PM PDT TORONTO - New mothers living in big cities in Canada have a higher risk of postpartum depression than women in less populated areas of the country, a study has found.

Vancouver Via Rail station reopens after package scare Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:40 PM PDT The Via Rail station has reopened, Vancouver police say, after suspicious packages were found to be bags containing camping gear.

Dog dies after saving his owner from bear in Ontario Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:25 AM PDT A 42-year-old Thunder Bay, Ont., man has his schnauzer to thank after surviving a black bear attack at a provincial park in northwestern Ontario.

Python attack unlikely in Winnipeg with strict pet rules Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:57 PM PDT A Manitoba snake expert says it's unlikely an attack by an African rock python — like the one suspected in the death of two New Brunswick boys — would happen in Winnipeg.

TransCanada building new pipeline in northeastern B.C. for $1.5 billion Posted: 06 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) says it's building a $1.5-billion extension to its pipeline system in northeastern British Columbia that will help deliver natural gas to an export terminal planned for Prince Rupert, B.C.

Sinkhole swallows backhoe in downtown Montreal Posted: 05 Aug 2013 06:53 PM PDT Officials say they likely won't be able to remove the backhoe that fell into a sinkhole in downtown Montreal until tomorrow at the earliest.

Brazeau/Trudeau boxing match organizers hunt for new challengers Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT The organizers of last year's Justin Trudeau versus Patrick Brazeau charity boxing match are planning another for 2014. "We are looking to do another [Fight for the Cure], but we're only at the beginning stages," FFTC's Robert Imbeault told Yahoo! … Continue reading →

Made-in-Canada military drones could cost defence contractors millions Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT One of the main objectives of Canada's defence spending over the years, besides equipping the military with the gear they need, is to ensure taxpayers get the maximum economic bang for their buck. That policy has cut across party lines … Continue reading →

Canada Games athletes evacuated after domestic disturbance near residence Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:35 PM PDT LENNOXVILLE, Que. - More than 40 athletes were evacuated from a university residence at the Canada Summer Games on Tuesday after police were called to a domestic disturbance at a house across the street.

Canada police euthanize illegal snake that attacked boys Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:40 PM PDT By Cameron French (Reuters) - A four-meter (13-foot) African rock python which strangled two young Canadian boys as they slept has been euthanized, police said on Tuesday, as authorities examined what happened and why the snake - illegal in the province of New Brunswick - attacked. Noah and Connor Barthe, aged 4 and 6, died early Monday after the 45-kg (100 lbs) snake escaped from its glass cage through a ventilation shaft, slithered through ductwork and crashed through the ceiling into the room where they were sleeping. ...

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