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• Expelled MP quits Bloc and questions her involvement in sovereignty movement
• U of A scholarships put on hold students fear
• Edmonton mom found not criminally responsible for drowning son
• Wallin reimburses Senate for questionable travel claims
• Tropical depression Gabrielle lashes Atlantic Canada
• Lac-Mégantic disaster possibly started by broken piston
• Prorogation official as GG grants PM Harper's request
• Ontario ombudsman outs the real police officer who insulted him online
• 'Unfair' to discipline staff for Winnipeg man's death during ER wait: hospital
• Dellen Millard farm searched by OPP haz-mat team
• 3rd Saskatchewan Roughrider charged with assault
• Stephen Harper in B.C. for pipeline push
• Ontario PC MPP Randy Hillier responds after being booted from critic role
• Winnipeg reacts to Quebec's possible ban on religious garb
• Edmonton mom found not criminally responsible for drowning son
• Darwin the Ikea Monkey to remain at Ont. sanctuary: judge
• Brian Mulroney offered Senate seat to Jacques Parizeau
• Province to review practicum programs following intern's death
• Vancouver mayor, police chief say city facing mental-health crisis
• Stephen Harper draws Canada's first prime minister into marijuana debate
• Labour minister talk temporary foreign workers at annual meeting in Saskatoon

Expelled MP quits Bloc and questions her involvement in sovereignty movement Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:52 PM PDT MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois MP who was expelled from caucus for deriding Quebec's proposed charter of values is questioning her future in the independence movement.

U of A scholarships put on hold students fear Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:57 PM PDT University of Alberta students fear two major scholarships for undergraduate students have been suspended.

Edmonton mom found not criminally responsible for drowning son Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:49 PM PDT A psychiatrist believes an Edmonton woman felt like a failure as a mother and saw drowning her seven-year-old son as an act of kindness.

Wallin reimburses Senate for questionable travel claims Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:15 PM PDT OTTAWA - Sen. Pamela Wallin has paid back her dubious travel claims, although she did so with gritted teeth, accusing some fellow senators of succumbing to a "lynch mob" mentality.

Tropical depression Gabrielle lashes Atlantic Canada Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:07 AM PDT Heavy rains started to spread through central Nova Scotia this morning as the leading edge of Tropical Depression Gabrielle begins to push on shore, bringing with it a deluge of rain and a blast of strong winds for residents of … Continue reading →

Lac-Mégantic disaster possibly started by broken piston Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT A broken piston may be to blame for the locomotive fire that set off a chain of events leading to the rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que., an investigation by the railroad company suggests.

Prorogation official as GG grants PM Harper's request Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT Gov. Gen. David Johnston has granted Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request for prorogation of Parliament and allowed an Oct. 16 date for the throne speech.

Ontario ombudsman outs the real police officer who insulted him online Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:32 AM PDT A tense and bizarre public standoff between an Ontario police force and the province's ombudsman appears to have come to a conclusion on Friday after an officer said to have anonymously attacked the ombudsman online offered an "unconditional" apology. Andre … Continue reading →

'Unfair' to discipline staff for Winnipeg man's death during ER wait: hospital Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:12 PM PDT WINNIPEG - An internal hospital review following the death of a man in a Winnipeg emergency room concluded it would be "unfair" to discipline staff even though 17 employees observed the double amputee over his 34-hour wait for care.

Dellen Millard farm searched by OPP haz-mat team Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:36 AM PDT Police officers, including members of the Ontario Provincial Police haz-mat team, are continuing their work at the Waterloo Region farm of Dellen Millard, who is accused in the killing of Tim Bosma.

3rd Saskatchewan Roughrider charged with assault Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:01 AM PDT A third Saskatchewan Roughrider — Eron Riley — has been charged in connection to an alleged assault that happened last month at a Regina nightclub.

Stephen Harper in B.C. for pipeline push Posted: 13 Sep 2013 04:46 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper landed in Kelowna, B.C., this morning for a meeting with his B.C. caucus, with the expectation much of the talk would be about oil and pipelines.

Ontario PC MPP Randy Hillier responds after being booted from critic role Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak has booted yet another MPP to the outside of his inner circle. On Thursday evening, Hudak stripped Randy Hillier of his labour critic role for reportedly breaking caucus confidentiality. According to a report … Continue reading →

Winnipeg reacts to Quebec's possible ban on religious garb Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:44 PM PDT The Manitoba government has come out in staunch opposition to a Quebec plan to ban religious symbols for public workers on Friday.

Edmonton mom found not criminally responsible for drowning son Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:28 PM PDT A psychiatrist believes an Edmonton woman felt like a failure as a mother and saw drowning her seven-year-old son as an act of kindness.

Darwin the Ikea Monkey to remain at Ont. sanctuary: judge Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:27 AM PDT The question of whether Darwin the Ikea Monkey would remain in an Ontario animal sanctuary or be returned to its previous owners was answered today when a judge decided the exotic pet should not be returned to its former owner. Continue reading →

Brian Mulroney offered Senate seat to Jacques Parizeau Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:15 AM PDT Former prime minister Brian Mulroney offered a Senate seat to former Quebec premier — and staunch separatist — Jacques Parizeau. According to the Globe and Mail, that political WTF historical moment was confirmed by both parties in a Radio Canada … Continue reading →

Province to review practicum programs following intern's death Posted: 13 Sep 2013 05:15 PM PDT The province says it will review the student practicum programs of all 26 public post-secondary schools, in light of the death of Andy Ferguson, an Edmonton intern who died in a car crash after working 16 hours in one day.

Vancouver mayor, police chief say city facing mental-health crisis Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT Vancouver's mayor and chief of police are sounding the alarm about a mental health crisis. Mayor Gregor Robertson and Chief Jim Chu held a news conference Friday to plead with the B.C. and federal governments for more resources to deal … Continue reading →

Stephen Harper draws Canada's first prime minister into marijuana debate Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:27 PM PDT WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper called upon the ghost of Sir John A. Macdonald during a comic but partisan foray into British Columbia's marijuana debate.

Labour minister talk temporary foreign workers at annual meeting in Saskatoon Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:43 PM PDT SASKATOON - Canadians should come first when it comes to local jobs, according to federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers as they gathered in Saskatoon for their annual meeting.

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