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• Is the rest of Canada hypocritical about Quebec’s values charter?
• Hells Angel escapes from Laval prison
• Canadian foreign minister speaks out against corruption in Algeria visit
• Mexico 'really mad' at Canada over imposed travel visa, says ambassador
• Canadians in Egypt have detention 'extended'
• Public Works gives up trying to collect millions of dollars lost to fraudster
• Hells Angel escapes from Laval minimum security prison
• Liberals select Chrystia Freeland, NDP choose Linda McQuaig ahead of byelection
• Jailed Montreal student returns home from Philippines
• $1B class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse at Ontario institution set to begin
• Newfound asteroid to whizz between Earth and Moon
• No flood-insurance policies in Canada without new maps: poll of CEOs
• Analysis: Quebec separatists play to core voters with headscarf, turban ban
• Memorable moments at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
• Actors, academics celebrate Finnish commune on Vancouver Island
• Radio waves considered 'beachfront property' up for grabs for wireless bidders

Is the rest of Canada hypocritical about Quebec’s values charter? Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:55 AM PDT The 'rest of Canada' backlash against the Quebec government's proposed values charter continued in earnest this weekend. The charter — which, if passed through Quebec's national assembly, would essentially ban public employees from wearing religious symbols in public institutions. Continue reading →

Hells Angel escapes from Laval prison Posted: 15 Sep 2013 06:25 PM PDT Quebec provincial police are asking for the public's help in finding René Charlebois, a Hells Angels member who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Laval, Que., on Saturday night.

Canadian foreign minister speaks out against corruption in Algeria visit Posted: 15 Sep 2013 06:06 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria - Canada's foreign minister spoke out against corruption Sunday during a visit to Algeria where a Canadian engineering and construction company is being investigated over charges that it was awarded contracts in exchange for bribes.

Mexico 'really mad' at Canada over imposed travel visa, says ambassador Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:35 AM PDT OTTAWA - The Mexican ambassador to Canada says his country is "really mad" at the Harper government for the continued imposition of a visa on its travellers here.

Canadians in Egypt have detention 'extended' Posted: 15 Sep 2013 12:53 PM PDT A mutual friend of two Canadian men detained in Egypt says they are going to be held for at least 15 more days, an outcome that Ottawa's junior foreign affairs minister says is disappointing.

Public Works gives up trying to collect millions of dollars lost to fraudster Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government has quietly abandoned any hope of getting back millions of dollars misappropriated by a former public servant, newly released documents show.

Hells Angel escapes from Laval minimum security prison Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:20 AM PDT Quebec provincial police are asking for the public's help in finding René Charlebois, a Hells Angels member who escaped from a minimum security prison in Laval, Que. Saturday night.

Liberals select Chrystia Freeland, NDP choose Linda McQuaig ahead of byelection Posted: 15 Sep 2013 05:16 PM PDT TORONTO - Two celebrated authors and former journalists will be going head-to-head in an upcoming Toronto byelection, a race that's expected to show whether the Liberals or New Democrats will likely emerge as the alternative to the Conservatives in the next national battle royale.

Jailed Montreal student returns home from Philippines Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT A 24-year-old University of Montreal student is returning to Canada, after she was arrested in Manila on Friday night for participating in a July 22 anti-government protest.

$1B class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse at Ontario institution set to begin Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT TORONTO - Humiliation and abuse were doled out almost daily at an Ontario institution for the developmentally disabled, punishment for infractions as minor as speaking out of turn, former residents allege in a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government.

Newfound asteroid to whizz between Earth and Moon Posted: 15 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT Discovered just two days ago, a small asteroid will be whizzing past the Earth on Wednesday night, coming within two-thirds of the distance to the Moon. Continue reading→

No flood-insurance policies in Canada without new maps: poll of CEOs Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT OTTAWA - Insurance executives say homeowners will never have access to comprehensive flood insurance in Canada unless there are new maps of flood-prone areas that take climate change into account.

Analysis: Quebec separatists play to core voters with headscarf, turban ban Posted: 15 Sep 2013 05:06 AM PDT By Randall Palmer (Reuters) - Quebec's separatist government is betting on broad popular support with a proposal that prohibits public workers from wearing headscarves, skullcaps and other religious symbols, yet it is dividing the movement that advocates independence from Canada. The proposal, unveiled by the ruling Parti Quebecois on Tuesday, plays with the explosive issue of minority rights in a part of Canada, a country that prides itself as being a tapestry of immigrants rather than a U.S.-style melting pot. ...

Memorable moments at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT The Toronto International Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of non-stop movie madness. Through a bleary haze of too much caffeine and too little sleep, the writers of The Canadian Press looked back at the trends and memorable moments that defined this year's slate:

Actors, academics celebrate Finnish commune on Vancouver Island Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT VICTORIA - Mika Kaartinen is standing in his backyard in Masala, Finland, looking up at the night sky and musing out loud during an interview about the journey that will carry him thousands of kilometres to Canada to perform for the ancestors of the dreamers from his homeland who arrived on tiny Malcolm Island more than a century ago in search of their own paradise.

Radio waves considered 'beachfront property' up for grabs for wireless bidders Posted: 15 Sep 2013 01:00 AM PDT MONTREAL - Consumers will soon get an indication whether there are any foreign telecoms with the billions and the brawn to push their way past the country's three dominant carriers to compete for a piece of Canada's wireless market.

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