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• What does the rape-chant furor tell us about the value of frosh week?
• New details emerge about probe into election campaign robocalls
• Postmedia to sell properties in B.C. and Alberta to cut costs, reduce debt
• Suspect in deadly 2012 armoured car heist pleads guilty
• Joe Oliver makes energy sales pitch in Washington
• Rob and Doug Ford are no-shows at hearing over critical newspaper stories
• Sensible BC’s campaign to decriminalize pot may already be floundering
• Should teachers’ pay be tied to student success?
• Freeze Employment Insurance premiums for three years, boost jobs: Flaherty
• Mike Duffy's $90K cheque no crime, says former House law clerk
• Victoria police say man who resembles Michael Dunahee is not the missing boy
• Global happiness survey suggests Canadians are a happy bunch, compared with other countries
• Quebec's controversial 'values' plan set to be released
• Staff at Alberta long-term care home find mice nibbling dementia patient's face
• Video: Eco groups reject new Keystone move
• Tom Mulcair confident as NDP gears up for 2015 vote
• Peter Shurman housing allowance scandal a distraction as Ont. Tories begin new session of legislature
• Alberta family blames ‘internship culture’ for death of Andy Ferguson
• Flaherty comfortable with Canada's housing situation, his health
• Canada cancels payroll tax increase as hiring slows

What does the rape-chant furor tell us about the value of frosh week? Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:05 PM PDT I'm having trouble understanding the value of university frosh week in the wake of the furor over the nasty chants at universities on the east and west coasts. I started university during the trailing edge of the counterculture era and … Continue reading →

New details emerge about probe into election campaign robocalls Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:11 PM PDT OTTAWA - Fresh details are emerging about investigations into those fraudulent robocalls during the last election.

Postmedia to sell properties in B.C. and Alberta to cut costs, reduce debt Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:55 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The publisher of some of Canada's largest English-language daily newspapers says it plans to sell two properties in British Columbia and Alberta in a bid to reduce costs and pay down debt.

Suspect in deadly 2012 armoured car heist pleads guilty Posted: 09 Sep 2013 05:30 PM PDT EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge is to decide whether an armoured car guard who killed three co-workers and injured a fourth will be the first person in Canada to receive the harshest sentence since the death penalty was in force.

Joe Oliver makes energy sales pitch in Washington Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:25 AM PDT Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is in Washington today to advocate for a closer energy relationship between Canada and the United States and that means pushing the Keystone XL pipeline project.

Rob and Doug Ford are no-shows at hearing over critical newspaper stories Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:10 PM PDT Canada's two most prominent newspapers faced questions on Monday over stories they published about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother alleging drug use and trafficking, and both took the opportunity to note the absence of the Ford brothers. The … Continue reading →

Sensible BC’s campaign to decriminalize pot may already be floundering Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:44 PM PDT Polls suggest a lot of Canadians, perhaps even a majority, support decriminalizing personal possession and use of marijuana. If that's true, then why is a well-funded B.C. campaign make that a reality in the province reportedly running into trouble? The … Continue reading →

Should teachers’ pay be tied to student success? Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:35 PM PDT In an ideal world, you would hope that there's some correlation between one's work performance and how much money that person makes. In other words — in a given field — those who perform the best should get the paid … Continue reading →

Freeze Employment Insurance premiums for three years, boost jobs: Flaherty Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT OTTAWA - Employers and workers will get a small break over the next three years as the Conservative government freezes employment insurance premiums at the current level.

Mike Duffy's $90K cheque no crime, says former House law clerk Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:06 AM PDT It may be difficult to find that a crime was committed when the prime minister's former top aide Nigel Wright wrote a $90,000 cheque to Senator Mike Duffy, according to a former Law Clerk of Parliament.

Victoria police say man who resembles Michael Dunahee is not the missing boy Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT VICTORIA - DNA test results show that a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to a composite drawing of Michael Dunahee is not the same person who vanished over 20 years ago.

Global happiness survey suggests Canadians are a happy bunch, compared with other countries Posted: 09 Sep 2013 11:31 AM PDT When it comes to happiness, Canadians' cups do not quite runneth over but they're pretty much filled to the brim compared with other countries. A United Nations-sponsored survey puts Canada in sixth place when it comes to global happiness, CBC … Continue reading →

Quebec's controversial 'values' plan set to be released Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:33 PM PDT After more than a year of speculation and increasingly heated debate, the Quebec government will release its proposals Tuesday for a "values charter" that would restrict religious clothing.

Staff at Alberta long-term care home find mice nibbling dementia patient's face Posted: 09 Sep 2013 03:53 PM PDT LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A health-care advocacy group says a dementia patient at a long-term care home in southern Alberta is recovering after a staff member found mice nibbling at her face.

Video: Eco groups reject new Keystone move Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT Harper proposes common carbon standards

Tom Mulcair confident as NDP gears up for 2015 vote Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:15 AM PDT As federal New Democrats meet in Saskatchewan this week for their annual caucus retreat, leader Tom Mulcair is looking ahead to the 2015 election and making a bold prediction about his party's prospects.

Peter Shurman housing allowance scandal a distraction as Ont. Tories begin new session of legislature Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:08 AM PDT Drama drama drama — that seems to be theme within the Ontario Tory caucus of late. The latest drama, came Sunday, when leader Tim Hudak removed Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman from the Finance critic role. Shurman, as first reported by … Continue reading →

Alberta family blames ‘internship culture’ for death of Andy Ferguson Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT The abuse of Canadian internships is an issue that should return to the public spotlight when the House of Commons returns to business later this month, as many debate and question the merits of work-for-experience programs. One Alberta family believes … Continue reading →

Flaherty comfortable with Canada's housing situation, his health Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's housing market, which once caused concern about possible overheating, has evolved in a satisfactory way, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday. Canada did not suffer a U.S.-style housing crash during the world economic downturn. Though its housing market slowed in 2012 after new rules were put in place, the market has since built up steam, prompting a debate as to whether it has managed a soft landing or is due for a crash. ...

Canada cancels payroll tax increase as hiring slows Posted: 09 Sep 2013 11:41 AM PDT By David Ljunggren and Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty canceled plans on Monday to increase a payroll tax in a break for small businesses hurting from lingering economic uncertainty, but the move is not expected to provide a big lift to growth or jobs. The employment insurance (EI) premium paid by both employers and workers will be frozen at 2013 levels for 2014 and will not be allowed to surpass that rate in 2015 and 2016, Flaherty said, instead of rising every year as outlined in the government's March budget. ...

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