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• Canadian politicians are awfully casual about history with marijuana
• Taxman defeats polygamous leader of Bountiful, B.C.
• Toronto police probe overnight Etobicoke break-ins
• Many students asking if higher education is worth the debt
• Why are we leaving it to athletes to stand up to Putin?
• It’s time for Stephen Harper to march in a gay pride parade
• New union looks to grow membership in new non-traditional sectors
• Muslim youth conference cancelled in Montreal after 'security review'
• Submerged truck found at bottom of Harvie Passage in Calgary
• Ontario university class set to ‘storm Wikipedia’ to fix imbalance
• Ford recalls 370,000 cars in the US and Canada due to potential corrosion
• 4 people charged after Saskatoon police find machetes, pellet gun, drugs
• Mortar sweep continues at Vancouver Island sand dunes
• Costumes mocking traditional native dress photoed at UdeM frosh
• Explosion at machine shop in Stewiacke, N.S., investigated
• Six foreign places called Canada
• Tanning beds now off limits for P.E.I. minors
• Inflation seriously affecting what the Tooth Fairy is paying for teeth
• Harper's vaunted Arctic naval refuelling station going nowhere fast

Canadian politicians are awfully casual about history with marijuana Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:41 AM PDT We've had some fun this past week, haven't we? Laughing jovially over the series of revelations that this politician smoked a little pot once, or that politician has smoked tons of it, all the time.. We've added a few cheeky … Continue reading →

Taxman defeats polygamous leader of Bountiful, B.C. Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT The run of luck has ended for a high-profile bishop of fundamentalist Mormon sect of Bountiful, B.C.

Toronto police probe overnight Etobicoke break-ins Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:10 PM PDT Toronto police are investigating a spate of overnight break-ins in Etobicoke.

Many students asking if higher education is worth the debt Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:34 PM PDT Many Canadian students are struggling to pay off their student debt, leaving many potential scholars to ask: is it worth it?

Why are we leaving it to athletes to stand up to Putin? Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT Let's be clear: this is not about the right to play. It's about the right to speak one's conscience.

It’s time for Stephen Harper to march in a gay pride parade Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT Alberta's Alison Redford made history, on Sunday, becoming that province's first premier ever to march in Calgary's gay pride parade. Earlier this summer Ontario's Kathleen Wynne, Quebec's Pauline Marois earned the same distinction in their respective provinces. And, federally, NDP … Continue reading →

New union looks to grow membership in new non-traditional sectors Posted: 01 Sep 2013 02:18 PM PDT TORONTO - Canada's newest union has a few ideas on how to expand it's already sizable membership even during turbulent times for the labour movement.

Muslim youth conference cancelled in Montreal after 'security review' Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT MONTREAL - A Muslim youth conference in Montreal, which had drawn criticism from the Parti Quebecois government, has been cancelled by the convention centre where it was supposed to be held.

Submerged truck found at bottom of Harvie Passage in Calgary Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT The Calgary fire department's aquatics team stumbled upon a fully submerged pick-up truck at the bottom of Harvie Passage Saturday during a routine patrol.

Ontario university class set to ‘storm Wikipedia’ to fix imbalance Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT While most students returning to class this fall will be told not to turn to Wikipedia for assignments, a group of feminist scholars across North America will be told to head to the website with guns blazing. Students at OCAD … Continue reading →

Ford recalls 370,000 cars in the US and Canada due to potential corrosion Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ford is recalling 370,000 cars due to potential corrosion to their steering shaft that may result in loss of steering.

4 people charged after Saskatoon police find machetes, pellet gun, drugs Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT A woman and three men are facing weapon and drug charges after officers found a pellet gun and two machetes in their car.

Mortar sweep continues at Vancouver Island sand dunes Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:34 AM PDT A section of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve remains closed to the public, despite promises to reopen last spring.

Costumes mocking traditional native dress photoed at UdeM frosh Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:17 AM PDT A group of young people were photographed on the grounds of Université de Montréal during frosh week dressed in so-called "redface"—a parody of traditional native dress.

Explosion at machine shop in Stewiacke, N.S., investigated Posted: 31 Aug 2013 11:36 AM PDT Fire investigators in Stewiacke, N.S., are trying to determine what caused a fire that ripped through a heavy machine shop and forced the evacuation of multiple homes on Saturday morning.

Six foreign places called Canada Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:44 PM PDT Welcome to Canada! Here's a little taste of home in a land far, far away:

Tanning beds now off limits for P.E.I. minors Posted: 01 Sep 2013 06:15 AM PDT As of Sept. 1, Prince Edward Island joins the rest of Atlantic Canada in banning tanning beds for minors.

Inflation seriously affecting what the Tooth Fairy is paying for teeth Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT A new survey on how much parents pay their children for losing teeth suggests inflation has skyrocketed in the Tooth Fairy's line of business. Call in Santa Claus for backup funds, because kids are receiving much bigger gifts than last … Continue reading →

Harper's vaunted Arctic naval refuelling station going nowhere fast Posted: 01 Sep 2013 10:04 AM PDT OTTAWA - One of the crown jewels in the federal government's Arctic strategy is mired in a slow-moving environmental clean-up and the threat of legal action, federal documents reveal.

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