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• Police actions at Toronto’s G20 Summit: Does one guilty verdict get justice served?
• Quebec values charter protest hits Montreal streets
• Thousands march through Montreal to protest Quebec values charter
• Video: Over 1000 rally in Montreal against proposed charter of values
• Gabrielle soaks Maritimes, moves on to N.L.
• Stephen Harper in B.C. for pipeline push
• B.C. launches website to gather public input on changing liquor laws
• Quebec student jailed in Philippines
• Canadian Hells Angels arrested allegedly smuggling 500 kg of cocaine
• NDP, Liberals to choose candidates for Toronto byelection, set stage for 2015
• Ottawa mulls appeal of labour board ruling in dispute with striking diplomats
• Pesticide linked to bee deaths to get tighter regulation in Canada
• Canada's Baird says Assad should not be given time to hand over weapons
• Manitoba anti-bullying bill now law, endorses gay-straight alliances
• Vancouver officer should be fired for deceit, probe finds
• Canadian union and General Motors reach tentative deal
• Quebec separatists reap first casualty in religious symbol drive

Police actions at Toronto’s G20 Summit: Does one guilty verdict get justice served? Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:32 AM PDT The city of Toronto will never forget the mayhem that ensued three years ago, when the G20 Summit came to town and the downtown core was wretched apart by overbearing police forces and demonstrators. Continue reading →

Quebec values charter protest hits Montreal streets Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:15 PM PDT Thousands of people, many wearing religious headgear, march through downtown Montreal to denounce Quebec's proposed charter of values, which would bar public employees from wearing overt religious symbols in schools, hospitals and elsewhere in their line of work.

Thousands march through Montreal to protest Quebec values charter Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:18 PM PDT MONTREAL - Thousands jammed the streets of Montreal on Saturday afternoon to denounce Quebec's proposed charter of values, calling on Premier Pauline Marois to put an end to "politics of division."

Video: Over 1000 rally in Montreal against proposed charter of values Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT Crowds of people from multiple faiths marched in Montreal Saturday to protest Quebec's proposed charter of values. One student says the law, which would restrict religious symbols worn by public employees, is "oppressive."

Gabrielle soaks Maritimes, moves on to N.L. Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT The remnants of tropical storm Gabrielle continue to soak Atlantic Canada as the system moves over Newfoundland.

Stephen Harper in B.C. for pipeline push Posted: 14 Sep 2013 08:03 AM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper landed in Kelowna, B.C., Friday for a meeting with his B.C. caucus, with the expectation much of the talk would be about oil and pipelines.

B.C. launches website to gather public input on changing liquor laws Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:27 PM PDT BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government has launched a new website inviting the public to offer ideas on changes to liquor laws.

Quebec student jailed in Philippines Posted: 14 Sep 2013 03:31 PM PDT A Montreal student arrested in the Philippines on allegations she participated in an anti-government protest has a "team of people" working to get her out of jail, her mother says.

Canadian Hells Angels arrested allegedly smuggling 500 kg of cocaine Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:03 AM PDT MADRID - Four members of the Hells Angels have been arrested in northwest Spain for allegedly smuggling 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cocaine into the county with the aim of distributing it, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday.

NDP, Liberals to choose candidates for Toronto byelection, set stage for 2015 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:21 PM PDT TORONTO - The New Democrats and Liberals will elect their candidates for the upcoming byelection in a downtown Toronto riding Sunday, setting the stage for an epic battle in the next general election.

Ottawa mulls appeal of labour board ruling in dispute with striking diplomats Posted: 14 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT OTTAWA - The Conservative government is considering an appeal after the Public Service Labour Relations Board ruled Ottawa has been bargaining in bad faith with its striking diplomats.

Pesticide linked to bee deaths to get tighter regulation in Canada Posted: 13 Sep 2013 05:11 PM PDT The federal government is trying to quell growing worries about pesticide dust killing millions of bees by introducing changes for crop farmers, but some beekeepers call it a "Band-Aid" solution.

Canada's Baird says Assad should not be given time to hand over weapons Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:10 PM PDT ISTANBUL - Canada's foreign minister John Baird is calling Syria's offer to begin providing information on its chemical arsenal 30 days after it signs an international convention banning such weapons "ridiculous and absurd."

Manitoba anti-bullying bill now law, endorses gay-straight alliances Posted: 13 Sep 2013 06:58 PM PDT WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government has passed an anti-bullying bill which requires schools to accommodate gay-straight alliances.

Vancouver officer should be fired for deceit, probe finds Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:44 PM PDT New Westminster's chief constable says a 13-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department should be fired following allegations he lied during a homicide probe into the 2001 death of an Oak Bay man.

Canadian union and General Motors reach tentative deal Posted: 14 Sep 2013 03:07 PM PDT By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - The union representing Canada's auto workers said on Saturday it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors for production and skilled trades workers at its assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. Unifor, which represents approximately 2,700 workers at the CAMI-GM plant, said details of the four-year contract will be withheld until after the ratification vote on Sunday in London, Ontario. The outcome of Sunday's vote is expected to be released on Sunday evening, said a statement from Unifor. ...

Quebec separatists reap first casualty in religious symbol drive Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:48 PM PDT By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The separatist Bloc Quebecois kicked one of its five members of Parliament out of its caucus on Thursday after she took a strong stand against a proposal by Quebec's separatist government to ban public workers from wearing most religious symbols. Demonstrating how the controversial proposal has caused divisions even among those who want Quebec to leave Canada, legislator Maria Mourani and a group of other separatists said the Parti Quebecois government was making a big error with its proposed Charter of Quebec Values in a bid for short-term gains. ...

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