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• Driverless cars are coming but Canada far from ready, transportation expert warns
• St. Jacobs Farmers' Market fire causes estimated $2M in damage
• People react to child suspect in beating death of boy
• Verizon no longer looking to enter Canadian wireless market: CEO
• Quebec mosque vandalized as debate over religious symbols heats up
• Experimental Lakes, famous research spot, saved with funding from provinces
• St. Jacobs Farmers' Market building burns down near Waterloo, Ont.
• A ‘secret’ club for ultra-frequent flyers?
• How your snail mail could end up in your email inbox and why it’s a bad idea
• Severe weather passes through eastern Ontario
• Winnipegger calls for national animal abuse registry
• On Labour Day 2013, are unions still relevant?
• Manitobans in southeast clean up after massive storm
• Left out by Quebec Values Charter? Come to Calgary: Mayor Nenshi
• Margaret Atwood on plague, comic end times and human nature
• Labour Day march a symbol of hope for Canada's newest union, leader says
• Three Canadian climbers injured in Mount Rainier fall

Driverless cars are coming but Canada far from ready, transportation expert warns Posted: 02 Sep 2013 02:48 PM PDT I vaguely remember a TV car commercial in the 1970s — for Buick, I think — that touted a model so advanced it "almost drives itself." The first thing I thought of was that joke about the couple with a … Continue reading →

St. Jacobs Farmers' Market fire causes estimated $2M in damage Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:57 PM PDT A sprinkler system could have made a big difference at the fire-ravaged main building at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market north of Waterloo, Ont., according to Woolwich Fire Department Chief Rick Pedersen. The building was destroyed by a fire early Monday morning.

People react to child suspect in beating death of boy Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:41 PM PDT People in Saskatchewan are reacting to the news that a suspect in the death of a 6-year-old boy is another child under 12 years old.

Verizon no longer looking to enter Canadian wireless market: CEO Posted: 02 Sep 2013 06:50 PM PDT TORONTO - Verizon Communications Inc. says it is no longer interested in entering the Canadian wireless market, leaving the federal Conservatives with no obvious source of serious competition to the existing big three players.

Quebec mosque vandalized as debate over religious symbols heats up Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT It's impossible to prove a direct link between the vandalism directed against a mosque in Chicoutimi, Que., and the provincial government's plan to introduce a charter of Quebec values that would outlaw the wearing of religious symbols by public-sector employees. … Continue reading →

Experimental Lakes, famous research spot, saved with funding from provinces Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT A northwestern Ontario region that's an international mecca for environmental research will remain accessible to scientists despite federal funding cuts. The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is renowned as a "natural laboratory" for studying the impact of pollution and climate change … Continue reading →

St. Jacobs Farmers' Market building burns down near Waterloo, Ont. Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT Fire has destroyed the main building at the popular St. Jacobs Farmers' Market north of Waterloo, Ont., the Woolwich Fire Department has confirmed.

A ‘secret’ club for ultra-frequent flyers? Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:32 PM PDT At many global airlines there's a whole other level of frequent flyer exclusivity—one that's largely unadvertised and can't be attained simply by amassing the requisite number of miles.

How your snail mail could end up in your email inbox and why it’s a bad idea Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:26 AM PDT It's no secret that many of us are turning to email and electronic communication and abandoning the time-honoured craft of writing letters. If you wish to make all of your communications digital, though, and are trying to figure out how … Continue reading →

Severe weather passes through eastern Ontario Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:23 PM PDT Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including Ottawa.

Winnipegger calls for national animal abuse registry Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:38 PM PDT Winnipegger Yvonne Russell of Paw Tipsters is starting a petition calling for a national animal abuse registry, much like the child abuse registry.

On Labour Day 2013, are unions still relevant? Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:54 AM PDT Canada's unions have had a tough go of it, of late. People seem grateful that the workers' movements of the past brought us fair hours, fair wages and safe working conditions but, today, public opinion is waning. Continue reading →

Manitobans in southeast clean up after massive storm Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:34 PM PDT People in the southeastern part of the province are cleaning up the damage after a massive storm hit the area Saturday.

Left out by Quebec Values Charter? Come to Calgary: Mayor Nenshi Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:58 AM PDT Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi slammed Quebec's Parti Quebecois government for its proposed Values Charter, which will reportedly ban public employees from wearing religious symbols in public institutions. Continue reading →

Margaret Atwood on plague, comic end times and human nature Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT After 10 years, Canada's most famous novelist has completed her post-apocalyptic trilogy with the Aug. 27 release of MaddAddam.

Labour Day march a symbol of hope for Canada's newest union, leader says Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:20 AM PDT TORONTO - Union members flooded the streets of Toronto in a spirited Labour Day celebration emboldened by the birth of the country's biggest union for private-sector workers.

Three Canadian climbers injured in Mount Rainier fall Posted: 02 Sep 2013 07:18 PM PDT MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. - Three Canadian climbers were injured when they fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier on the weekend.

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