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• Train derailment delays traffic in S.E. Calgary
• Calgary school bus driver shortage causes headaches
• Muslim community leader vows to fight Quebec’s Values Charter
• Armoured car shooter won't get out of prison for at least 40 years
• Toronto-area hospitals reviewing thousands of CT scans, mammograms
• Mulcair paints Liberals, Tories as identical corrupt, entitled twins
• Paying wind farm operators not to produce power an example of Ontario energy policy shambles
• Governments need to do things differently in light of rising tuition costs: think tank
• Newfoundland one of last places in the world where bees are thriving
• Cancer society charges patients $100 for rides to treatment
• Francophone Canadians slower than anglophones in adopting new tech: report
• National Household Survey: Canada’s median income reaches $47,868
• Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal home to nearly half of all living in low-income neighbourhoods
• Do politicians have the right to define the values of their citizens?
• Christopher Peloso, husband of George Smitherman, found days after disappearance
• A modest proposal to protect the people of Canada from the scourge of hot Tim Hortons beverages
• Will Ontario ever return to economic dominance in Canada?
• Canadian government to outline new priorities next month
• Fuel on train in Quebec disaster more explosive than labeled
• Space agency launches high altitude balloon from Timmins, Ont. on second attempt

Train derailment delays traffic in S.E. Calgary Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:39 PM PDT Canadian Pacific Railway says eight tanker cars containing diluent have come off the tracks in southeast Calgary late this afternoon, which is causing some major traffic delays in the area.

Calgary school bus driver shortage causes headaches Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:11 PM PDT School officials say some bus drivers have to double or triple the number of runs they complete to pick up students because of a shortage of drivers.

Muslim community leader vows to fight Quebec’s Values Charter Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:51 PM PDT If it passes, they will fight it. That's the message from Salam Elmenyawi of the Muslim Council of Montreal, after Quebec's Parti Quebecois government introduced details, Tuesday, about their Values charter which would essentially bar any public employee from wearing … Continue reading →

Armoured car shooter won't get out of prison for at least 40 years Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:20 PM PDT EDMONTON - An armoured car guard who gunned down four crewmates on the job has been handed the toughest sentence in Canada since the country's last execution, but it's not enough for some family members of his victims.

Toronto-area hospitals reviewing thousands of CT scans, mammograms Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:21 PM PDT TORONTO - A review of 3,500 CT scans and mammograms is being conducted at hospitals in Toronto and Mississauga for possible errors due to a "performance issue" with a radiologist.

Mulcair paints Liberals, Tories as identical corrupt, entitled twins Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:23 PM PDT SASKATOON - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is making a concerted effort to paint the Liberals and the Conservatives as two old peas in the same corrupt, entitled, unaccountable pod.

Paying wind farm operators not to produce power an example of Ontario energy policy shambles Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT Word that Ontario's electricity system will now start paying wind-farm operators to turn off their turbines cements the looking-glass quality of the province's energy policy. After years of incentivizing the development of wind power as a green alternative to nuclear … Continue reading →

Governments need to do things differently in light of rising tuition costs: think tank Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:39 AM PDT We all know that college and university students, throughout Canada, have it pretty tough these days. Rising tuition costs, high youth unemployment rates and a 'stop-start' economy have caused wide-spread angst among many of our nation's young people. With regard … Continue reading →

Newfoundland one of last places in the world where bees are thriving Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:28 AM PDT The island of Newfoundland is becoming one of the last places in the world where honey bees are thriving.

Cancer society charges patients $100 for rides to treatment Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:48 AM PDT Starting in October, cancer patients in Ontario are going to face a new $100 fee for a transportation service that's been free for 60 years.

Francophone Canadians slower than anglophones in adopting new tech: report Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:57 AM PDT TORONTO - Francophone Canadians tend to lag their anglophone counterparts when it comes to adopting new technologies, according to research by the Media Technology Monitor.

National Household Survey: Canada’s median income reaches $47,868 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT The average Canadian pulled in a salary just shy of $48,000, according to newly-released survey results from Statistics Canada. If those numbers can be compared to the country's most-recent census data, which they almost certainly cannot, it suggests the median … Continue reading →

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal home to nearly half of all living in low-income neighbourhoods Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:56 AM PDT Nearly half of all Canadians considered to be living in low-income neighbourhoods reside in the country's three largest cities. National Household Survey details released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday suggest that 48.5 per cent of people considered to be living … Continue reading →

Do politicians have the right to define the values of their citizens? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:03 AM PDT Pauline Marois and the Quebec government has revealed its Charter of Quebec Values, which, if approved, will restrict the visibility of religious symbols on public employees and within public offices like hospitals and schools. Do you think politicians have the … Continue reading →

Christopher Peloso, husband of George Smitherman, found days after disappearance Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT Toronto police are asking for assistance in the search for Christopher Peloso, the husband of former MPP and mayoral candidate George Smitherman. Police announced on Tuesday that Peloso, 39, was last seen Monday afternoon in the area of Davenport Road … Continue reading →

A modest proposal to protect the people of Canada from the scourge of hot Tim Hortons beverages Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT It is a melancholy object to those who travel through this great country, when they see the streets, the roads and the coffee shops, crowded with men and women carrying coffee and tea cups filled to the brim with piping … Continue reading →

Will Ontario ever return to economic dominance in Canada? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT I wonder if there's any nostalgia among older Ontarians for the days when the rest of Canada hated the province for its fat, smug prosperity? Ontario was once Canada's economic engine, taking its paramountcy for granted and resented elsewhere when … Continue reading →

Canadian government to outline new priorities next month Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:37 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will outline its policy priorities for the second half of its four-year mandate on October 16, after delaying the start of Parliament by a month. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper will formally arrange on Friday to have Parliament return on October 16, instead of the scheduled September 16, spokesman Carl Vallee said on Wednesday. "We're going to be focused on jobs and the economy and growth," Vallee said. A new parliamentary session traditionally starts with a Speech from the Throne, in which the government outlines its priorities. ...

Fuel on train in Quebec disaster more explosive than labeled Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:50 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A runaway train that blew up in a Quebec town, killing 47 people, was hauling a more flammable, gasoline-like fuel than the crude oil it was supposed to be carrying, raising questions about how accurately dangerous goods are identified on North American railroads, Canadian investigators said on Wednesday. In an update on its probe into the July 6 disaster, Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) urged U.S. ...

Space agency launches high altitude balloon from Timmins, Ont. on second attempt Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:17 PM PDT LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Canadian Space Agency says it has successfully launched the first stratospheric balloon in Canada under a joint Canadian-French program.

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