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• Vancouver's safe injection site celebrates 10 years of saving lives
• Makowsky and Davis new Plaza of Honor inductees
• Two men charged in connection with 2004 cold case
• Health Canada heroin decision draws minister's rebuke
• BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs, expects major Q2 loss
• Ottawa level crossing gate down 25 seconds before crash
• Women in forced marriages number in the hundreds in Ontario
• Agency OK with its inspector's links to cheese farm at heart of E. coli outbreak
• Ontario Liberals, union attack Tim Hudak ahead of weekend vote on leadership review
• Alberta Lancaster bomber is 1 of 4 working worldwide
• Train locomotive in Ottawa bus crash linked to fatal 2011 crash
• Former Edmonton Oilers owner sentenced to jail in California
• Justin Trudeau apologizes for comparing politicians to used car salesmen
• New Zealand search for missing Canadians finds woman's body
• Warning from Catholic church to PQ gov't: Be careful what you wish for
• Required Oath to Queen for new Canadians constitutional, court rules
• Shocking study reveals cheque-cashing stores target poor, crime-ridden neighbourhoods
• Anne Mirvish, sculptor and wife of late Toronto impresario, dies at 94
• Canada annual inflation eases in August to 1.1 percent
• Halifax police officer stable after being stabbed in neck and forearm
• Iran breakthrough possible with new president, former ambassador Taylor says

Vancouver's safe injection site celebrates 10 years of saving lives Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:06 PM PDT VANCOUVER - It has survived political venom and high court challenges that threatened to close it down, but two million injections later, North America's only legal supervised injection site is marking a milestone 10th anniversary.

Makowsky and Davis new Plaza of Honor inductees Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:30 PM PDT Two former Saskatchewan Roughrider greats who played in the 2007 Grey Cup win were inducted into the CFL team's Plaza of Honour Friday night.

Two men charged in connection with 2004 cold case Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:12 PM PDT Two men have been arrested in connection with the 2004 shooting of 27-year-old Amandeep Bath of Surrey, B.C.

Health Canada heroin decision draws minister's rebuke Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:29 PM PDT Health Minister Rona Ambrose says her department's decision to provide heroin to certain addicts under a federal program is wrong and won't happen again.

BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs, expects major Q2 loss Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:51 PM PDT TORONTO - A giant inventory of unsold smartphones is casting a shadow over BlackBerry's future as the company struggles to recoup what's left of its reputation, even while it slashes 4,500 employees across its global operations.

Ottawa level crossing gate down 25 seconds before crash Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT The gate guarding the level crossing where an Ottawa transit bus and a Via passenger train collided was fully horizontal 25 seconds before the impact that killed six people, a preliminary investigation into the crash has revealed.

Women in forced marriages number in the hundreds in Ontario Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:34 PM PDT Hundreds of women in Ontario are in marriages against their will, with a quarter of them married when they were just teenagers, according to a three-year study looking into the practice.

Agency OK with its inspector's links to cheese farm at heart of E. coli outbreak Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:26 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has no problem with one of its employees investigating a deadly E. coli outbreak connected to a farm once owned by her parents and where she used to work.

Ontario Liberals, union attack Tim Hudak ahead of weekend vote on leadership review Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:35 PM PDT There's that old credo about not kicking a man when he's down. Well, in politics, that saying doesn't exist. Continue reading →

Alberta Lancaster bomber is 1 of 4 working worldwide Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:24 PM PDT A restored Lancaster Bomber in Nanton, Alta., is one of only four in the world with working engines.

Train locomotive in Ottawa bus crash linked to fatal 2011 crash Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT As the Transportation Safety Board of Canada continues to investigate the fatal crash involving a train and city bus in Ottawa earlier this week, a somber coincidence has linked the train to another fatal collision two years ago. The locomotive … Continue reading →

Former Edmonton Oilers owner sentenced to jail in California Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:49 PM PDT RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington is off to the real world penalty box — prison.

Justin Trudeau apologizes for comparing politicians to used car salesmen Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:05 PM PDT Last year, Gallup asked Americans to rate the "honesty and ethical" standards of people in different fields of employment. Politicians — specifically Members of Congress — finished with the lowest score just below used car salesmen. Wouldn't such a survey … Continue reading →

New Zealand search for missing Canadians finds woman's body Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:55 AM PDT Police in New Zealand searching for missing Ottawa couple Connor Hayes and Joanna Lam believe they've found Lam's body on a beach near where the fuel tank from their vehicle was recovered earlier this week.

Warning from Catholic church to PQ gov't: Be careful what you wish for Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:37 PM PDT MONTREAL - There's a warning from the Catholic church to the Parti Quebecois government: the push for a more secular state could backfire.

Required Oath to Queen for new Canadians constitutional, court rules Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:31 AM PDT TORONTO - Forcing would-be Canadians to take an oath to the Queen as a condition of citizenship is constitutional, even if it does violate free-speech rights, an Ontario court ruled Friday.

Shocking study reveals cheque-cashing stores target poor, crime-ridden neighbourhoods Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT Sometimes a study is conducted that results in a conclusion so unsuspected that the ensuing frenzy shuts down the Internet and prompts a total reimagining of the circumstance that was being investigated. Other times, study results are met with a … Continue reading →

Anne Mirvish, sculptor and wife of late Toronto impresario, dies at 94 Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:32 PM PDT TORONTO - Anne Mirvish, a Toronto sculptor who inspired her late husband "Honest" Ed Mirvish to expand his famed business from the store to the stage, has died.

Canada annual inflation eases in August to 1.1 percent Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate edged down in August to 1.1 percent from 1.3 percent in July, as expected, ensuring there is no pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates any time soon. Higher shelter costs, particularly rent and natural gas, were the main driver of inflation in the 12-month period, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The inflation rate last touched the Bank of Canada's 2 percent target in May 2012. The bank has kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 1. ...

Halifax police officer stable after being stabbed in neck and forearm Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:29 PM PDT HALIFAX - A police officer was rushed to hospital Friday night after being stabbed twice outside a homeless shelter in downtown Halifax.

Iran breakthrough possible with new president, former ambassador Taylor says Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:48 PM PDT BANFF, Alta. - A diplomatic breakthrough between the West and Iran could be in sight, says the man who served as Canada's ambassador in Tehran during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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