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• About 15 animals to be seized from site of boys' python deaths
• Caronport eligible to sell alcohol but likely to stay dry
• DJ's fan thrilled to be smashed by cake at Toronto concert
• Arrests announced in Rehtaeh Parsons cyberbulling investigation
• Sammy Yatim: It’s difficult to second-guess the actions of the Toronto cops
• RCMP seek Duffy's personal banking, credit card records
• CRTC rejects bid by Sun News Network to join basic cable
• Railway involved in deadly Quebec disaster granted creditor protection
• Background check of Brazeau failed to spot tax address discrepancy
• Toronto man to track cycling ‘door prize’ accidents in absence of police stats
• Amber Alert tracks suspected California abductor north toward Canada
• Ex Edmonton soldier faces 119 charges in child porn probe
• Sammy Yatim: Shoot first, ask questions later simply isn’t acceptable
• Ontario ombudsman attacked online as streetcar shooting probe announced
• Ear experiments done on kids at Kenora residential school
• Toddler’s death in unlicensed Ontario daycare spurs call for affordable childcare
• Globe columnist slams Canadian firefighters over high salaries
• Bogus B.C. dentist’s exposure highlights problem of underground medicine
• Two teens face child pornography charges in case of Rehtaeh Parsons
• Canada arrests two in well-publicized teen cyber-bullying case

About 15 animals to be seized from site of boys' python deaths Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:27 PM PDT Animal experts are on hand to help seize about 15 animals from the Reptile Ocean building in Campbellton where two boys died Monday after apparently being strangled by a python that escaped an enclosure.

Caronport eligible to sell alcohol but likely to stay dry Posted: 08 Aug 2013 09:50 PM PDT With Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority relaxing its liquor rules, nine more communites in the province will be allowed to sell alcohol, but at least one of those would rather stay dry.

DJ's fan thrilled to be smashed by cake at Toronto concert Posted: 08 Aug 2013 09:30 PM PDT Electronic DJ Steve Aoki's caking of a 19-year-old crowd surfing quadriplegic man at a Toronto music festival over the weekend is being described as one of his best tosses yet.

Arrests announced in Rehtaeh Parsons cyberbulling investigation Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:57 AM PDT After nearly two years of suffering and frustration, months of mourning and sweeping changes to the way Canada views cyberbullying, Halifax RCMP say they have laid charges in the Rehtaeh Parsons investigation — a 17-year-old who took her own … Continue reading →

Sammy Yatim: It’s difficult to second-guess the actions of the Toronto cops Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:37 PM PDT Suicide by cop. A phenomenon not even mentioned until a few years back, but one in which an individual either armed (or apparently armed) assaults police/security officers and stimulates a lethal response. That is not to say that 18-year-old Sammy … Continue reading →

RCMP seek Duffy's personal banking, credit card records Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:55 PM PDT The RCMP are seeking personal bank account and credit card records for Senator Mike Duffy as part of their investigation into his expense claims, new court documents filed Thursday reveal.

CRTC rejects bid by Sun News Network to join basic cable Posted: 08 Aug 2013 08:28 AM PDT Conservative Canadian broadcaster Sun News Network was denied a place on basic cable on Thursday after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruled that it had not failed to demonstrate "that they met the criteria for a mandatory distribution order." … Continue reading →

Railway involved in deadly Quebec disaster granted creditor protection Posted: 08 Aug 2013 08:20 PM PDT MONTREAL - The railroad involved in the fatal Lac-Megantic train derailment was granted creditor protection Thursday in a Canadian court, a decision expected to increase the value of the company's assets and speed up its repayment of debts.

Background check of Brazeau failed to spot tax address discrepancy Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:31 PM PDT OTTAWA - An in-depth background check of Patrick Brazeau by senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office either ignored or overlooked the conflicting addresses now at the heart of an RCMP probe into the embattled senator's finances.

Toronto man to track cycling ‘door prize’ accidents in absence of police stats Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT Cyclists ruefully call it the "door prize." It's when a parked motorist suddenly opens a car door just as they're cycling past, creating an unavoidable collision. Except it's no longer officially a collision as far as the province of Ontario … Continue reading →

Amber Alert tracks suspected California abductor north toward Canada Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:29 AM PDT Smart phone owners in Oregon and Washington State were jarred by insistently loud "Amber Alerts" on their mobile devices this morning, notifying them that a suspected child abductor could be headed from Southern California north toward Canada.

Ex Edmonton soldier faces 119 charges in child porn probe Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:33 PM PDT A former Edmonton soldier faces 119 charges of child luring, possession of child pornography and breaching conditions after a continent-wide investigation.

Sammy Yatim: Shoot first, ask questions later simply isn’t acceptable Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:37 PM PDT As a crown prosecutor for most of ten years, I worked daily as a colleague with police officers — many of whom routinely put their lives on the line to protect the public. They are the most scrutinized people in … Continue reading →

Ontario ombudsman attacked online as streetcar shooting probe announced Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:17 AM PDT A bizarre Twitter attack erupted on Thursday against Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin from an anonymous user he claims is a current member of the Durham Regional Police Service. About an hour before Marin announced that his office would launch a … Continue reading →

Ear experiments done on kids at Kenora residential school Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:24 AM PDT A local doctor and the school nurse experimented with 14 different drugs to treat 'ear troubles' at Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, according to a 1954 report obtained by CBC News.

Toddler’s death in unlicensed Ontario daycare spurs call for affordable childcare Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT When it comes to the care of young children, we've painted ourselves into a corner as a society. The days when there was a stay-at-home parent in almost every household (almost always mum) or perhaps a grandparent or relative have … Continue reading →

Globe columnist slams Canadian firefighters over high salaries Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:11 PM PDT The Globe and Mail's Margaret Wente has spurred some controversy with a provocative column suggesting that Canada's firefighters make too much money. Here is an excerpt from the piece, published on Thursday: Across Canada, towns and cities are getting hosed … Continue reading →

Bogus B.C. dentist’s exposure highlights problem of underground medicine Posted: 08 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT Warnings about a Vancouver-area man operating an unlicensed, unsanitary dentistry practice out of an apartment highlight's Canada's problem of underground medical practitioners who prey on the poor and on immigrants. Tung Sheng Wu, who also goes by David Wu, is … Continue reading →

Two teens face child pornography charges in case of Rehtaeh Parsons Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:28 PM PDT HALIFAX - Child pornography charges laid against two Halifax teens in the Rehtaeh Parsons case will hopefully begin to ease the pain stemming from the 17-year-old girl's death, police said Thursday.

Canada arrests two in well-publicized teen cyber-bullying case Posted: 08 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT By Peter N. Henderson (Reuters) - Canadian police arrested two men on Thursday in the case of a teenage girl who died after a suicide attempt that followed months of cyber bullying, including lewd photos of an alleged sexual assault that were posted online. The April, 2013, death of Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, focused international attention on the issue of bullying in the Internet era, where cellphone pictures can easily circulate on Facebook and other social media sites. ...

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