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• HIV vaccine reported to be successful in trials by Canadian university
• Parti Quebecois year in power ends as it began: with heated identity debates
• Canucks co-owner wants court to seal commercial info during divorce trial
• Canada remains 14th most competitive economy in the world
• Canada decries Russian stubbornness on Syria as leaders arrive for G20
• Video: Man tells story after attacked by polar bear in Labrador
• Lure of jobs in Alberta not enough to get workers to stay: StatsCan
• Canadian trainers to begin Afghan withdrawal next month, finishing in March 2014
• 80-year-old woman Tasered day after new stun-gun policy
• Hero of 2011 Stanley Cup riot faces jail for refusing to fill out census form
• Feds, provs ignore regional veto law in court fight over Senate reform
• The impossible task of crafting anti-bullying laws that satisfy everyone
• What should be done to make school zones safer?
• Manitoba Mennonite parents one step closer to regaining custody of children
• BC woman accused of human trafficking brought companion to Canada: lawyer
• No change as Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate at one per cent
• Canadian schools urged to develop policies to accommodate transgendered students
• B.C. petition drive to force referendum on marijuana decriminalization begins Monday
• Anesthesiologist accused of molesting patients a 'sexual opportunist': Crown
• 'A Great Game': Stephen Harper’s hockey book to be released on November 5th
• Canada convinced Assad government behind chemical attack

HIV vaccine reported to be successful in trials by Canadian university Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:43 PM PDT Researchers at the University of Western Ontario recently completed Phase 1 human trials of a new preventative HIV vaccine, and the results give hope that they may be on track towards a commercially available vaccine that will protect against HIV. … Continue reading →

Parti Quebecois year in power ends as it began: with heated identity debates Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:08 PM PDT QUEBEC - Quebec Premier Pauline Marois says she is proud of her first year in power even though she admits it's been difficult.

Canucks co-owner wants court to seal commercial info during divorce trial Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:52 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a co-owner of the Vancouver Canucks says he is asking a judge to seal "commercially sensitive information" and take practical steps to prevent it from arising in the form of questions during an upcoming divorce trial.

Canada remains 14th most competitive economy in the world Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:14 PM PDT Canada has retained its ranking as the 14th most competitive nation economically among 148 countries ranked by the World Economic Forum.

Canada decries Russian stubbornness on Syria as leaders arrive for G20 Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:24 PM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Canada is holding out little hope of reaching a compromise with Russia on the continuing violence and alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, as Stephen Harper and fellow leaders began arriving Wednesday for the G20 summit.

Video: Man tells story after attacked by polar bear in Labrador Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:44 AM PDT Hiker Matt Dyer tells the story of how he was attacked by a polar bear in Northern Labrador

Lure of jobs in Alberta not enough to get workers to stay: StatsCan Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT CALGARY - A Statistics Canada study suggests that the lure of jobs in Alberta's energy sector isn't enough to persuade out-of-province workers to make a permanent move.

Canadian trainers to begin Afghan withdrawal next month, finishing in March 2014 Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:27 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canadian troops will begin a phased withdrawal from Afghanistan next month, leaving fewer than 100 soldiers on the ground by the time the training mission officially comes to end in March.

80-year-old woman Tasered day after new stun-gun policy Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:22 AM PDT Just one day after the Province of Ontario approved the use of Tasers for all front-line police officers, an 80-year-old woman was shot with a conducted energy device in the streets of Mississauga, falling to the ground an fracturing her … Continue reading →

Hero of 2011 Stanley Cup riot faces jail for refusing to fill out census form Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:18 PM PDT Bert Easterbrook is a hero in Vancouver, honoured for standing up to rampaging Stanley Cup rioters in June 2011. But he's a villain as far as Ottawa is concerned because he also refused to correctly fill out his 2011 census … Continue reading →

Feds, provs ignore regional veto law in court fight over Senate reform Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT OTTAWA - An important piece of Canada's constitutional puzzle is being ignored by federal and provincial governments as they argue over the correct amending procedure needed to reform or abolish the disgraced Senate.

The impossible task of crafting anti-bullying laws that satisfy everyone Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT Debate continues to rage over a proposed Manitoba law against bullying in schools, as the legislation intended to ensure fair treatment for all students receives criticism from all sides. Not that Manitoba should be surprised by the response. Other anti-bullying … Continue reading →

What should be done to make school zones safer? Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:37 AM PDT One day after a child was tragically killed in a school zone, and already the first knee-jerk reaction. On Tuesday morning, 14-year-old Violet Liang was struck by a dump truck on her way to her first day of school at … Continue reading →

Manitoba Mennonite parents one step closer to regaining custody of children Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:08 PM PDT PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - Members of an old-order Manitoba Mennonite community are one step closer to regaining custody of their children but say they don't understand why they were taken — some sleeping from their cribs — in the first place.

BC woman accused of human trafficking brought companion to Canada: lawyer Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:08 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A woman accused of human trafficking and forcing a domestic servant to work in virtual servitude in her multimillion-dollar West Vancouver home simply brought a family friend from Tanzania to Canada, says her defence lawyer.

No change as Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate at one per cent Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:13 AM PDT OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is holding its main interest rate at one per cent, where it has been since September 2010.

Canadian schools urged to develop policies to accommodate transgendered students Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:37 AM PDT When I went to school in the 1960s, the classrooms were, shall we say, monochromatic. We had plenty of European immigrant kids (myself included), who sometimes got teased for their tenuous grasp of English. But I didn't share a class … Continue reading →

B.C. petition drive to force referendum on marijuana decriminalization begins Monday Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:22 PM PDT British Columbians, get your writing utensils ready. The petition drive to force the B.C. government to call a referendum on marijuana decriminalization officially gets underway on September 9th. It won't be easy: Under B.C.'s ballot initiative system, 10 per cent … Continue reading →

Anesthesiologist accused of molesting patients a 'sexual opportunist': Crown Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT TORONTO - Allegations from 21 women that an anesthesiologist molested them during surgeries are strikingly similar and cannot be chalked up to hallucinations, the Crown said Wednesday, calling Dr. George Doodnaught a "sexual opportunist."

'A Great Game': Stephen Harper’s hockey book to be released on November 5th Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:59 AM PDT It's took a little while to complete (he's been a little busy with his 'day job'). But it looks like Prime Minister Stephen Harper's hockey book will be on store shelves on November 5th, just in time for Christmas. Simon … Continue reading →

Canada convinced Assad government behind chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:53 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is convinced that President Bashar al-Assad was behind the August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief spokesman said on Friday, reiterating that Canada has no plans for military action against Syria. "The public record is clear and all I can tell you is that based on what we've been shown, we're of the opinion that the Assad regime is behind the attack," Andrew MacDougall, director of communications for the prime minister, told reporters. MacDougall said there were no plans to recall Parliament for a debate on the Syria issue. ...

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