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• Canadians held in Egypt launch hunger strike to protest ‘arbitrary’ detention
• Three Toronto firefighters fired over inappropriate tweets: fire chief
• Quebec Liberal headquarters raided by anti-corruption unit, party says
• Video: Quebec politics mean values charter won't pass: Harper
• Ugly incident of bigotry in Quebec mall underscores nasty side of values debate
• Video: Tom Mulcair says Stephen Harper can run but can't hide
• Poll suggests divisions, softening support for Quebec values charter
• Inquest into starvation death of five-year-old boy hears from foster parent
• Hells Angels member Rene Charlebois escapes prison
• Bombardier's all-new CSeries makes inaugural flight
• Mexico’s frustration with Canadian visa requirements has been simmering for some time
• Ottawa imposes new pesticide rules to protect bees, but is it enough?
• Opposition accuses Harper of delaying important government business
• Muslim woman in Quebec City shopping centre told: 'change your religion'
• Harper’s proposed public child-sex registry part of Ottawa’s larger crackdown on predators
• How close are we to a solution to the growing stockpile of nuclear waste?
• Alberta First Nation concerned about six leaks at oilsands project, up from four
• NDP tables motion to end muzzling of Canada’s scientists
• Canada home sales jump in August, defy predicted slowdown
• Canadian home sales jump in August from July

Canadians held in Egypt launch hunger strike to protest ‘arbitrary’ detention Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:04 PM PDT Two Canadian men who have been held in an Egyptian prison for more than 30 days have launched a hunger strike to protest their ongoing detention. Filmmakers John Greyson and physician Tarek Loubani began refusing food on Monday to express … Continue reading →

Three Toronto firefighters fired over inappropriate tweets: fire chief Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:23 PM PDT TORONTO - The termination of three Toronto firefighters Monday over comments made on social media has sparked anger from their union, which insists the firings do nothing to promote a culture of respect in the city's firehalls.

Quebec Liberal headquarters raided by anti-corruption unit, party says Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:09 PM PDT MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal party has confirmed that its offices were searched by the province's anti-corruption unit.

Video: Quebec politics mean values charter won't pass: Harper Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper reminded reporters that Quebec's Parti-Quebecois government is a minority. He says the opposition parties in the National Assembly will keep the values charter from becoming law.

Ugly incident of bigotry in Quebec mall underscores nasty side of values debate Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:14 PM PDT If you want more evidence of what the Parti Quebecois' proposed values charter can do to the tone of debate over cultural diversity in the province, look no further than the experience of Badia Senouci. The Algerian immigrant and her … Continue reading →

Video: Tom Mulcair says Stephen Harper can run but can't hide Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT Tom Mulcair says the prime minister is showing disdain for Parliament with his prorogation. The NDP leader adds that Stephen Harper can't hide from the issues he will face once Parliament resumes on October 16.

Poll suggests divisions, softening support for Quebec values charter Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:54 AM PDT Public opinion — in Quebec — about the Parti Quebecois' values charter seems to shifting. According to a new poll, released by Forum Research on Sunday, 45 per cent of all Quebecers now support the plan that would essentially bar … Continue reading →

Inquest into starvation death of five-year-old boy hears from foster parent Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT TORONTO - When a foster parent took in the three surviving siblings of a five-year-old boy who was starved to death by his grandparents, she was given no prior warning about their traumatic background nor was she told they'd just lost their brother.

Hells Angels member Rene Charlebois escapes prison Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT A full-fledged Hells Angels member jailed following a massive gang trial in Quebec has disappeared over the weekend from the minimum-security prison where he was incarcerated. René Charlebois, 48, was confirmed missing from the Montée St-François Institution in Laval, Que., … Continue reading →

Bombardier's all-new CSeries makes inaugural flight Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:25 PM PDT By Solarina Ho MIRABEL, Quebec (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc's CSeries jetliner successfully completed its first flight on Monday, a key step in a $3.4 billion program to develop the first all-new narrow-body plane of its size in decades that the company hopes will increase sales. But the new jet still faces an ambitious, 12-month deadline to start carrying commercial passengers, and tough sales competition from bigger rivals Airbus and Boeing Co . Bombardier Commercial Aircraft President Michele Arcamone told a press conference on Monday the development cost had climbed to $3. ...

Mexico’s frustration with Canadian visa requirements has been simmering for some time Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:25 AM PDT Ay Caramba, Canada's relationship with Mexico could be headed for troubled waters thanks to the visa requirements we place on visitors from the North American country. Mexican officials are said to be "really mad" over the lack of welcome mat … Continue reading →

Ottawa imposes new pesticide rules to protect bees, but is it enough? Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT With recent declines in honeybee populations being blamed on neonicotinoid pesticides, Health Canada has issued a new plan they hope will protect the honeybees from being exposed to these harmful chemicals. However, that's not enough, says environmental experts and bee … Continue reading →

Opposition accuses Harper of delaying important government business Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:06 PM PDT OTTAWA - Forget the fact that the fall session of Parliament has been put off for a month: the federal Opposition is trying to hold the Conservative government's feet to the fire by holding a virtual daily question period.

Muslim woman in Quebec City shopping centre told: 'change your religion' Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:41 AM PDT A Muslim woman says she and her family were verbally assaulted, her son was spit on and they were told to "change your religion" while on a recent trip at a Quebec City shopping centre.

Harper’s proposed public child-sex registry part of Ottawa’s larger crackdown on predators Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:25 PM PDT The Conservative government wants to tighten monitoring of child-sex predators, including the advent of a publicly accessible database of the worst offenders. Canada already has a national sex-offender registry available for police agencies but Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday … Continue reading →

How close are we to a solution to the growing stockpile of nuclear waste? Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:50 AM PDT Canada gets only about 15 per cent of its electric power from nuclear energy but the radioactive waste produce by that 15 per cent is causing an outsized headache for the utilities involved. Hearings begin this week in Ontario that … Continue reading →

Alberta First Nation concerned about six leaks at oilsands project, up from four Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:48 PM PDT COLD LAKE, Alta. - A First Nation says it is concerned about two other leaks at an oilsands project in northeastern Alberta, bringing the total in recent months to six.

NDP tables motion to end muzzling of Canada’s scientists Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT It isn't a strait jacket, it's a lab coat. That's the primary message by the New Democrats who, on Monday, introduced a motion that would incline the Harper government to un-muzzle Canada's scientists. Since 2007, as per an Environment Canada … Continue reading →

Canada home sales jump in August, defy predicted slowdown Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:13 AM PDT By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in August from July and were much higher than a year earlier, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday in a report that showed continued strong demand in housing that may end as mortgage rates rise. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was up a solid 2.8 percent in August from the month before. While that may reflect rising mortgage rates pulling demand from the future, it still defied predictions early in the year for a sharp slowdown in Canadian housing. ...

Canadian home sales jump in August from July Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:19 AM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in August from July and were much higher than a year earlier, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was up 2.8 percent in August from the month before. Actual sales for August, not seasonally adjusted, were up 11.1 percent from a year earlier. CREA's home price index rose 2.9 percent in August from a year earlier. (Reporting by Andrea Hopkins; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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