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• Canada Revenue Agency investigating why Mafia boss got $381,000 tax refund
• Calgary police arrest sovereign renter on outstanding warrants from Quebec
• Alberta floods: a look back at the first 48 hours
• Child, 6, hit and killed by school bus near Edmonton
• Critics question men’s rights group’s motive in fundraising for male-friendly space
• N.L. widow, mother of 3, set to lose family home next week
• Watchdog warns against Harper government's new obstructive tactics
• IPCC climate report 95% certain global warming caused by humans
• Canadian faces maximum 15-year sentence in the U.S. for supporting terrorism
• Old Dutch plant in Montreal set to close Friday, affecting 216 workers
• Manitoba food bank worker confronts Justin Trudeau on his pot policy
• Video: 'He's making no sense': NDP on Harper's Keystone comments
• Review of Halifax hospital in Rehtaeh Parsons case gets more time
• With the increase in portability, how do you get your TV?
• Order of Canada honour too often plays out like a soap opera
• Toronto’s gravy-obsessed City Hall just bought 30 chairs for $75,000
• Cricket Reactors: The innovative idea behind a $1 million prize dispute
• Canada July budget deficit widens on hit to revenues
• In Canada's north Atlantic, new oil frontier shows life beyond shale
• Former PQ leader Boisclair leaves diplomatic post

Canada Revenue Agency investigating why Mafia boss got $381,000 tax refund Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:27 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has launched an internal probe to determine how a late Mafia don who owed $1.5 million in back taxes received a refund cheque for more than $381,000.

Calgary police arrest sovereign renter on outstanding warrants from Quebec Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:04 PM PDT CALGARY - A so-called sovereign citizen who is said to have claimed a Calgary rental property as his "embassy" has been removed from the home after a two-year battle with the senior who owned the place.

Alberta floods: a look back at the first 48 hours Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:13 PM PDT CBC Calgary's four-part documentary details the first 48 hours of the flood. It includes never-seen-before footage and exclusive interviews with 15 people who were all too close to the flood.

Child, 6, hit and killed by school bus near Edmonton Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:04 PM PDT A six-year-old child has been struck by a school bus and killed in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton.

Critics question men’s rights group’s motive in fundraising for male-friendly space Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT They used to say "it's a man's world," but Adam McPhee believes the role of men in society is under it needs the kind of support women have received in their push for equality. For him, the battleground now is … Continue reading →

N.L. widow, mother of 3, set to lose family home next week Posted: 27 Sep 2013 05:30 AM PDT The widow of a former CFL quarterback and mother of three daughters is about to lose her dream home in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.

Watchdog warns against Harper government's new obstructive tactics Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's information watchdog is rebuking federal officials for dubious new tactics to thwart the freedom-of-information law.

IPCC climate report 95% certain global warming caused by humans Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT The newest report on the state of Earth's climate sends the strongest message yet on how human activities are affecting the planet, saying that it's extremely likely that we are the dominant cause of the warming we've been seeing in … Continue reading →

Canadian faces maximum 15-year sentence in the U.S. for supporting terrorism Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:44 AM PDT BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A Canadian man who helped funnel military technology to a terrorist group in Sri Lanka should serve the maximum sentence of 15 years, U.S. prosecutors argue.

Old Dutch plant in Montreal set to close Friday, affecting 216 workers Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT MONTREAL - A 49-year-old potato chip plant built by Humpty Dumpty and now owned by Old Dutch was set to close Friday — affecting 216 workers in the Montreal area.

Manitoba food bank worker confronts Justin Trudeau on his pot policy Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:09 AM PDT Here's a little secret: Political parties (ie: the Conservatives) will sometimes use plants in the audience to embarrass other politicians. This might just be one of those cases. Earlier this week, a Manitoba resident who works for a food bank … Continue reading →

Video: 'He's making no sense': NDP on Harper's Keystone comments Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen says Stephen Harper has lost credibility on the subject of pipelines. The prime minister says he "won't take no for an answer" when it comes to U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Review of Halifax hospital in Rehtaeh Parsons case gets more time Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:04 AM PDT HALIFAX - An independent expert appointed by the Nova Scotia government to review mental health programs and policies at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax in the aftermath of the Rehtaeh Parsons case needs more time to complete her report.

With the increase in portability, how do you get your TV? Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:40 AM PDT From Netflix and Apple TV to on-demand content for smartphones and tablets — there are more choices than ever to get movies and shows that were once restricted to your television set. With the increase in portability and options available, … Continue reading →

Order of Canada honour too often plays out like a soap opera Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:28 AM PDT The Order of Canada has made bizarre headlines in recent days, as Garth Drabinsky, a once-iconic Canadian out on parole for a fraud conviction, launches a tireless legal battle to regain the honour. It is a drama, a soap opera … Continue reading →

Toronto’s gravy-obsessed City Hall just bought 30 chairs for $75,000 Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:12 AM PDT Ever since Rob Ford took command at Toronto City Hall, the administration has existed under the auspices of "ending the gravy train." A few dollars saved here, a couple pennies pocketed there. And now we know where all that money … Continue reading →

Cricket Reactors: The innovative idea behind a $1 million prize dispute Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:31 PM PDT When a team of five McGill University students won the $1 million Hult Prize on Wednesday, the news was quickly followed by word that they had stole a key part of their their award-winning pitch from fellow student Jakub Dzamba. … Continue reading →

Canada July budget deficit widens on hit to revenues Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:56 AM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada had bigger budget deficits in July and in the April-July period than it did in the same periods last year due to a sharp drop in corporate income tax revenues, which the government said would be reversed in August. The federal budget deficit widened to C$1.98 billion ($1.92 billion) in July, compared with a shortfall of C$1.35 billion in July 2012, the Department of Finance said on Friday in a monthly report. The government ran a C$158 million surplus in the month of June. Revenues from corporate income taxes plunged 73.7 percent in July, down C$1. ...

In Canada's north Atlantic, new oil frontier shows life beyond shale Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:09 PM PDT By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Statoil's announcement this week of a major oil find off Canada's Atlantic coast offers a refreshing reminder that new technology and high prices are helping uncover new oil supplies far beyond U.S. shale and the Alberta oil sands. Statoil says its discovery in the deep-sea Bay du Nord may contain up to 600 million barrels of recoverable oil, making it the third-largest find in Atlantic Canada and rejuvenating hope for an offshore region that was forecast to be in decline for the next several decades. ...

Former PQ leader Boisclair leaves diplomatic post Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:37 PM PDT MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair has been relieved of his functions as Quebec's official representative in New York City at his own request so he can fight allegations involving his past cocaine use.

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