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• New temporary foreign worker rules won’t curb abuses: NDP
• Body of young Kamloops pilot found
• Newlywed husband charged in wife's stabbing death
• Tornadoes touch down as storms hit southern Ontario
• Grief-stricken N.B. city gathers at vigil for boys
• No one rushing to emulate Nova Scotia’s cyberbullying law
• Women's group slams Baird over anti-gay laws stance
• Video: Tough cyberbullying law in Nova Scotia
• Rail company in Lac-Megantic disaster files for bankruptcy
• Man who allegedly shopped Ford video appears in court
• Senator Zimmer's young wife may collect $532,568 in benefits
• Autopsies confirm N.B. boys died by asphyxiation
• Baby beaver being flown to Ontario for rehabilitation
• With Wallin audit complete, Senator Mac Harb could be in more hot water
• 'Bang — the whole thing came down,' mall inquiry hears
• U.S. envoy to Canada job in limbo due to Keystone turbulence
• Harper family continues to live at 24 Sussex, stalling urgent renovations
• Montreal’s infrastructure calamities nearing disaster proportions
• Ken Lewenza to reportedly step down as head of CAW in Sept.: Report
• Railroad files for bankruptcy protection after deadly Lac-Megantic disaster
• Railway in deadly Quebec explosion files for bankruptcy
• Boys in Canada snake attack were asphyxiated, autopsy finds

New temporary foreign worker rules won’t curb abuses: NDP Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:48 PM PDT "Cosmetic." That's what the NDP are calling the Harper government's latest changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), announced Wednesday. The new rules — effective July 31 — will essentially require applicant companies to double the length and reach … Continue reading →

Body of young Kamloops pilot found Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:32 PM PDT Search crews have located the wreckage of the missing Cessna aircraft along with the body of a young Kamloops pilot missing since Tuesday.

Newlywed husband charged in wife's stabbing death Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:19 PM PDT An Edmonton man is charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife of just five months.

Tornadoes touch down as storms hit southern Ontario Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:04 PM PDT A line of thunderstorms swept through southern Ontario this evening, triggering a series of severe weather watches and warnings as they brought heavy rain, strong winds, and even formed several funnel clouds and tornadoes. Severe thunderstorm watches have been in … Continue reading →

Grief-stricken N.B. city gathers at vigil for boys Posted: 07 Aug 2013 05:06 PM PDT CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - With a maturity far beyond his six years, Ethan Levesque summoned the strength to console a grief-stricken city Wednesday evening coping with the deaths of his two friends who police say were asphyxiated by an African rock python while they slept.

No one rushing to emulate Nova Scotia’s cyberbullying law Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:48 PM PDT Canada's first law specifically outlawing cyberbullying has taken effect in Nova Scotia, just four months after the suicide of teenager Rahtaeh Parsons. The 17-year-old Cole Harbour, N.S., girl hanged herself after a photo of her allegedly being sexually assaulted during … Continue reading →

Women's group slams Baird over anti-gay laws stance Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT Real Women of Canada, a privately funded socially conservative group, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is imposing his own views on Uganda, Kenya and Russia when he criticizes those countries for passing anti-homosexual legislation.

Video: Tough cyberbullying law in Nova Scotia Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:49 PM PDT Nova Scotia justice minister Ross Landry talks about the new law in his province that allows victims to sue alleged cyberbullies

Rail company in Lac-Megantic disaster files for bankruptcy Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT The train company at the centre of a tragedy that devastated the town of Lac-Megantic, Que., has declared bankruptcy, according to several reports. The move will cast further doubt on how the cost of cleaning and rebuilding the shattered community … Continue reading →

Man who allegedly shopped Ford video appears in court Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:03 PM PDT A number of people arrested during the Project Traveller gang raids appeared in court today, including the man believed to have been shopping a video that allegedly showed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack.

Senator Zimmer's young wife may collect $532,568 in benefits Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT Here's a true but maybe crude fact: Our 'beloved' senators will continue to cost taxpayers money even long after they're gone. On Tuesday, we learned that 70 year old Liberal Senator Rod Zimmer is retiring from the upper chamber, effective … Continue reading →

Autopsies confirm N.B. boys died by asphyxiation Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:39 PM PDT Two young boys who were killed after a four-metre python got loose in a second-floor apartment where they were sleeping died of asphyxiation, autopsies have confirmed. Connor and Noah Barthe, aged 6 and 4, were staying at the apartment of … Continue reading →

Baby beaver being flown to Ontario for rehabilitation Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:10 PM PDT PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - An orphaned baby beaver who was found on a walking trail in rural Manitoba was being flown to its new home in Ontario Wednesday.

With Wallin audit complete, Senator Mac Harb could be in more hot water Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:19 AM PDT It's seems you can 't go more than two or three days this summer without stumbling across another shameful Senate story. The Canadian Press is now reporting that former Liberal — now independent — Senator Mac Harb could be dealing … Continue reading →

'Bang — the whole thing came down,' mall inquiry hears Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:43 PM PDT ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - Still haunted relatives of the two women killed in the collapse of a northern Ontario mall lashed out Wednesday at the rescue effort they said failed to save at least one of them.

U.S. envoy to Canada job in limbo due to Keystone turbulence Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:55 PM PDT How much should we take it to heart that the Americans can't be bothered to replace their departing ambassador to Canada? David Jacobson left Ottawa last month after serving four years as the Barack Obama administration's top envoy to the … Continue reading →

Harper family continues to live at 24 Sussex, stalling urgent renovations Posted: 07 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT Remember that story from a couple of years ago about 24 Sussex — the prime minister's official residence — being in need of significant repairs? Well, according to Glen McGregor of the Ottawa Citizen, things have gotten worse and will … Continue reading →

Montreal’s infrastructure calamities nearing disaster proportions Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT Over the past few months, the City of Montreal has suffered a handful of infrastructure-related setbacks, from a backhoe being consumed by a sudden and massive sinkhole to large swaths of the city being placed on a boil water advisory … Continue reading →

Ken Lewenza to reportedly step down as head of CAW in Sept.: Report Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:02 PM PDT TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers President Ken Lewenza will reportedly announce on Thursday that he's stepping down in September.

Railroad files for bankruptcy protection after deadly Lac-Megantic disaster Posted: 07 Aug 2013 07:41 PM PDT MONTREAL - The embattled railroad at the centre of the deadly Quebec train derailment has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. amid a flurry of lawsuits and growing cleanup costs the company estimates will surpass $200 million.

Railway in deadly Quebec explosion files for bankruptcy Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT By Louise Egan and Tom Hals OTTAWA/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The railway whose runaway train killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last month filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States on Wednesday as it faces mounting pressure from authorities to pay for the disaster cleanup. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Ltd (MMA) filed for bankruptcy in both countries to preserve the value of its assets for a potential sale, according to court documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maine. It said total monthly revenues of its Canadian and U.S. ...

Boys in Canada snake attack were asphyxiated, autopsy finds Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:42 PM PDT (Reuters) - An autopsy has confirmed that two boys in Eastern Canada who were apparently attacked in their sleep by a four-meter (13-foot) python died of asphyxiation, police in New Brunswick said on Wednesday. Noah and Connor Barthe, aged 4 and 6, were found dead early on Monday after the snake, a 45-kg (100 lbs) African rock python, escaped from its glassed-in enclosure, slithered through a ventilation shaft and fell into the room where they were sleeping. A necropsy was performed on the snake, which was euthanized after the attack, and police said it appeared to be in good health. ...

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