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• Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval
• Judge says Afghanistan veterans can continue lawsuit against federal government
• Nova Scotia NDP promises balanced books, boosts election speculation
• Quebec Liberal leader to Marois: apologize for comments about England
• Canadians have little appetite for intervention in Syria: Poll
• Alberta government feels the heat over High River gun seizures during June flood
• What happened at the Oshawa, Ont., council meeting that ended in arrests, assault charges?
• Target to open 23 more Canadian stores, including its first in Que. and N.S.
• Eva Aariak won't seek 2nd term as Nunavut premier
• Unemployment rate falls to 7.1 per cent in August: report
• Son 'sickened' by no charges in nursing-home abuse case
• Que. corruption suspects donated most to the Liberals, until recently
• Prime minister says 'gaps' remain with Europeans on free-trade deal
• Saint Mary’s University launches sexual violence task force after graphic student chant
• Mulcair takes aim at Trudeau as NDP fights to reverse slump in polls
• Should teams that use derogatory nicknames be forced to change them?
• Was surveillance of a Vancouver anti-Olympic activist justified by the RCMP?
• Ontario men become the target of extortion after posing naked online

Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:28 PM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama formally proposing "joint action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas sector," if that is what's needed to gain approval of the Keystone XL pipeline through America's heartland, CBC News has learned.

Judge says Afghanistan veterans can continue lawsuit against federal government Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:46 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court justice says current and former members of the Canadian Forces who were injured in Afghanistan can continue their class-action lawsuit against the federal government.

Nova Scotia NDP promises balanced books, boosts election speculation Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:45 PM PDT HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP premier sent the clearest signal yet that he's about to call an election by releasing a party platform Friday that partly focuses on cutting costs for families by promising to make things like car seats and strollers exempt from the province's harmonized sales tax.

Quebec Liberal leader to Marois: apologize for comments about England Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:59 PM PDT MONTREAL - Premier Pauline Marois is being urged to apologize for comments she made blaming multiculturalism for social unrest and bombs in Britain.

Canadians have little appetite for intervention in Syria: Poll Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:08 AM PDT Canadians have mixed feelings about an international intervention in Syria but certainly don't want Canada involved, according to a new Forum Research poll published on Thursday. Forum — which interviewed 1,186 Canadians on the topic — claims that 46 per … Continue reading →

Alberta government feels the heat over High River gun seizures during June flood Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:34 PM PDT There are plenty of things for politicians to hash out in the wake of massive flooding that hit southern Alberta last June. Rebuilding will cost billions of dollars, much of it borne by taxpayers. And then there's the question of … Continue reading →

What happened at the Oshawa, Ont., council meeting that ended in arrests, assault charges? Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:56 PM PDT Several bizarre and rare occurrences happened at an Oshawa, Ont., city council meeting this week: Citizens were arrested and dragged from council chambers, it was revealed that plainclothes police officers had been staking out the meeting, and council voted to shutter the doors of an oversight office.

Target to open 23 more Canadian stores, including its first in Que. and N.S. Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:51 AM PDT MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Discount retailer Target will open 23 more stores in Canada by the middle of next month, including its first stores in Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Eva Aariak won't seek 2nd term as Nunavut premier Posted: 05 Sep 2013 06:52 PM PDT Eva Aariak won't seek another term as Nunavut premier, she announced Thursday morning.

Unemployment rate falls to 7.1 per cent in August: report Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT OTTAWA - More people working part-time helped Canada's economy grind out 59,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada reported Friday, about triple what most economists had expected.

Son 'sickened' by no charges in nursing-home abuse case Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:57 AM PDT A man has expressed shock after learning that staff at a Peterborough, Ont., long-term-care facility will not face charges despite video showing them manhandling his mother and shoving a soiled cloth into her face.

Que. corruption suspects donated most to the Liberals, until recently Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT MONTREAL - The vast majority of federal political donations from suspects accused of corruption in Quebec went to the Liberal Party of Canada in the era that predated fundraising reforms, construction scandals, and an extended exile in opposition.

Prime minister says 'gaps' remain with Europeans on free-trade deal Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:46 PM PDT OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper faced renewed calls Friday to pull back the veil shrouding the controversial Canada-Europe free trade talks after saying that "significant gaps" remain.

Saint Mary’s University launches sexual violence task force after graphic student chant Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:51 AM PDT In case we weren't aware, Saint Mary's University is totally not OK with its students singing songs that promote rape. One day after sending 80 student leaders to sensitivity training over a frosh event in which hundreds of students participated … Continue reading →

Mulcair takes aim at Trudeau as NDP fights to reverse slump in polls Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:00 AM PDT OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair has evidently concluded that ignoring a problem won't make it go away.

Should teams that use derogatory nicknames be forced to change them? Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:31 AM PDT The Washington Redskins are under fire for their team nickname, which has been deemed derogatory to First Nations people. Now an Ottawa man has filed a human rights complaint in Ontario against the minor-league Nepean Redskins football team for the … Continue reading →

Was surveillance of a Vancouver anti-Olympic activist justified by the RCMP? Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:22 PM PDT A reporter covering the run-up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games couldn't help but bump into Chris Shaw, likely more than once. The University of British Columbia neuroscientist was an outspoken opponent of the Games for almost a decade. … Continue reading →

Ontario men become the target of extortion after posing naked online Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:35 AM PDT Ontario police are warning the public not to expose themselves online, financially or otherwise, after a pair of young men were caught naked on camera and extorted out of money by cyber-fraudsters. Durham Regional Police say the two victims were … Continue reading →

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