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• Assisted-suicide issue headed back to top court after B.C. ruling upholds ban
• Kerry Diotte on attack at mayoral candidate forum
• Winnipeg police cracking down on bad driving this weekend
• Should the federal government increase corporate tax rates?
• Alberta government orders Health Quality Council to review home care
• Police stop anti-pipeline protest in Montreal
• Ontario kills plan for two new nuclear plants
• Co-founders Lazaridis, Fregin looking at potential BlackBerry takeover bid
• Scant mention of scandal-plagued Senate expected in throne speech
• John Greyson, Tarek Loubani reportedly free to leave Egypt
• Reasonable force: Watchdog rules for Ontario cop who tasered elderly woman
• Topless radio host teams up with B.C. mayor again, this time to get on 'Ellen'
• Olympic cyclist Curt Harnett named Canada's chef de mission for Pan Am Games
• A Toronto man who spent time on death row in Iran has returned home
• Retiring Canadian author Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature
• New technologies won't address current problems in 911 system: CRTC
• Sex offender Michael Stanley located in U.S.
• Amanda Todd death anniversary highlights work against bullying, but don’t forget her humanity
• Ontario abandons plan for new nuclear plants
• 'CSI'-like study finds herbal products don't always contain what's on the label
• Business leaders turn screws on Obama to approve Keystone XL pipeline

Assisted-suicide issue headed back to top court after B.C. ruling upholds ban Posted: 10 Oct 2013 05:14 PM PDT It was probably going there anyway, but the thorny issue of assisted suicide is headed back to the Supreme Court of Canada after the B.C. Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the prohibition against it. There's a thin chance the … Continue reading →

Kerry Diotte on attack at mayoral candidate forum Posted: 10 Oct 2013 10:41 PM PDT The last city-sponsored mayoral candidate forum turned personal on Thursday after Kerry Diotte went after his chief opponents, Karen Leibovici and Don Iveson.

Winnipeg police cracking down on bad driving this weekend Posted: 10 Oct 2013 09:45 PM PDT Police in Winnipeg will be on the lookout for distracted, impaired, aggressive and otherwise dangerous driving on city streets this Thanksgiving long weekend.

Should the federal government increase corporate tax rates? Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:08 PM PDT Read his lips: 'No new taxes.' Thomas Mulcair has repeatedly said that the NDP will not raise personal income taxes should they form government after the next election. He has, however, been very upfront about his desire to raise corporate … Continue reading →

Alberta government orders Health Quality Council to review home care Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:15 PM PDT CALGARY - Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne has ordered a review of the government's troubled home care system.

Police stop anti-pipeline protest in Montreal Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:43 PM PDT MONTREAL - Riot police swiftly snuffed out a demonstration Thursday in Montreal after a few dozen marchers had barely hit the streets to protest a controversial plan to pipe oilsands crude eastward.

Ontario kills plan for two new nuclear plants Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:46 PM PDT TORONTO - Ontario's Liberal government on Thursday abandoned plans to spend billions of dollars to build two new nuclear reactors, saying the province doesn't need the power to meet its electricity demand.

Co-founders Lazaridis, Fregin looking at potential BlackBerry takeover bid Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:09 PM PDT BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are looking at making a potential takeover bid for the troubled smartphone maker (TSX:BB).

Scant mention of scandal-plagued Senate expected in throne speech Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:42 PM PDT OTTAWA - The disgraced Senate will serve as a backdrop for next week's throne speech and is bound to dominate debate during the fall sitting of Parliament.

John Greyson, Tarek Loubani reportedly free to leave Egypt Posted: 10 Oct 2013 08:01 AM PDT The long, drawn-out nightmare appears to be coming to an end for two Canadians who had been imprisoned in Egypt, with reports that the pair will be free to leave the country after eight weeks in captivity. Tarek Loubani and … Continue reading →

Reasonable force: Watchdog rules for Ontario cop who tasered elderly woman Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:38 PM PDT Let me set the scene. Police find 80-year-old woman suffering from dementia wandering the streets of Mississauga, Ont., aimlessly at 3:30 in the morning clutching a bread knife. The three Peel Regional Police officers confronting Iole Pasquale could not persuade … Continue reading →

Topless radio host teams up with B.C. mayor again, this time to get on 'Ellen' Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:29 PM PDT We all remember Lori Welbourne, right? She was that B.C. radio host who, in August, bared her pixelated bosom during a YouTube interview with the mayor of Kelowna in the name of gender equality. [ See Welbourne's first YouTube video … Continue reading →

Olympic cyclist Curt Harnett named Canada's chef de mission for Pan Am Games Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:12 PM PDT TORONTO - Curt Harnett is Canada's most decorated cyclist but he was forced to do the majority of his training south of the border.

A Toronto man who spent time on death row in Iran has returned home Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT TORONTO - The Department of Foreign Affairs says an Iranian-Canadian man who was on death row in Tehran has returned to Canada.

Retiring Canadian author Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature Posted: 10 Oct 2013 05:04 AM PDT Celebrated Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro, who announced her retirement earlier this year, has won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Canadian-based to earn the honour. Munro, 82, is the 13th woman to win the prize. She … Continue reading →

New technologies won't address current problems in 911 system: CRTC Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:54 PM PDT Several problems in Canada's patchwork system of 911 services need to be fixed — such as accurately locating cellphone callers — before new methods like text messages or social media can be used in an emergency, according to a report Thursday.

Sex offender Michael Stanley located in U.S. Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT Michael Stanley, a violent, high-risk sex offender who has been missing for more than a week, has been located in the United States but not arrested, say Edmonton police.

Amanda Todd death anniversary highlights work against bullying, but don’t forget her humanity Posted: 10 Oct 2013 11:54 AM PDT This is the first anniversary of the suicide death of Amanda Todd, the B.C. teenager who committed suicide after being stalked and bullied online for momentarily flashing her breasts in front of her web cam. We've come to mark the … Continue reading →

Ontario abandons plan for new nuclear plants Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT By Solarina Ho TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario government is dropping plans to build two new nuclear plants and will focus on refurbishing its aging facilities instead, the Canadian province's energy minister said on Thursday. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said new nuclear stations will not be part of Ontario's formal review of its long-term energy plan, which will be finalized before the end of the year. "Over the past few months, we have had extensive consultations for the review," said Chiarelli. ...

'CSI'-like study finds herbal products don't always contain what's on the label Posted: 10 Oct 2013 09:01 PM PDT TORONTO - DNA doesn't lie.

Business leaders turn screws on Obama to approve Keystone XL pipeline Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:26 PM PDT TORONTO - A who's who of North America's business leaders are turning the screws on the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

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