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• David Suzuki tells U.S. that the Harper gov't can’t be trusted
• Two Canadians return home after weeks in Egyptian jail
• Antarctic crash victim's mom doesn't want lives risked in recovery
• 1 dead, 1 missing in Nanaimo scuba diving accident
• Care for 2011 native Manitoba flood evacuees is in limbo as cost mounts to $86M
• Status of Women Minister defends lack of rape abortion funding
• Economy posts 12,000 net jobs gain in September, unemployment down
• Sex offender Michael Stanley not being tracked, U.S. marshals say
• Canadian banks investing in companies involved with nuclear weapons: report
• PR fail: Air Canada loses dog, blames interest on U.S. gov't shutdown
• Heavy rainfall soaks southwestern Manitoba this afternoon
• Canadians’ release from Egypt celebrated while other Canadians languish in shadows
• Royal Mail's instant billions a temptation for Canada Post: Don Pittis
• Alberta MLA caught in U.S. hooker sting gets ringing endorsement – from hookers
• Should all politicians post their expenses publicly?
• Canadian viewers miss drug addiction PSA after 'Glee' Monteith tribute
• ‘Gravestone’ star reveals signs of possible past habitable worlds
• Bank of Canada's Poloz says growth has disappointed
• U.S. doesn't know where Canadian fugitive is; expert says 'good riddance'

David Suzuki tells U.S. that the Harper gov't can’t be trusted Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:47 PM PDT Is it just me, or is there something a little irreverent about one of our own, a Canadian, going to another country to slam our government? Continue reading →

Two Canadians return home after weeks in Egyptian jail Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:13 PM PDT TORONTO - Saying "we owe you our freedom" two Canadians who spent seven weeks in an Egyptian prison returned home to Canada on Friday evening expressing gratitude to everyone who fought for their release.

Antarctic crash victim's mom doesn't want lives risked in recovery Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:39 PM PDT The family of a Calgary man killed in a plane crash in Antarctica says they don't want anyone risking their lives to do the recovery.

1 dead, 1 missing in Nanaimo scuba diving accident Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:46 PM PDT RCMP say one diver is dead, one has been rescued, and a third is missing near Snake Island, a small, uninhabited, rocky island east of Nanaimo.

Care for 2011 native Manitoba flood evacuees is in limbo as cost mounts to $86M Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:35 PM PDT WINNIPEG - Four months after Ottawa asked the Red Cross to look into caring for about 2,000 flood evacuees in Manitoba, responsibility for their care is in a state of limbo and the bill for their food and shelter is hovering around $86 million.

Status of Women Minister defends lack of rape abortion funding Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch is blasting the "abhorrent" practices of rape as a weapon of war and the forced marriage of young children in the developing world.

Economy posts 12,000 net jobs gain in September, unemployment down Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:33 PM PDT OTTAWA - The unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 per cent in September — its lowest level since 2008 — as fewer young people looked for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Sex offender Michael Stanley not being tracked, U.S. marshals say Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:55 PM PDT The U.S. Marshals Service says it has no reason to track down or hold convicted sex offender Michael Stanley, who slipped away from Canadian authorities after removing his ankle bracelet last week.

Canadian banks investing in companies involved with nuclear weapons: report Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT A new report by a European 'peace organization' claims that hundreds of well-reputed financial institutions from around the world are investing billions of dollars in companies that are involved in the production, maintenance and modernization of nuclear weapons. Eight of … Continue reading →

PR fail: Air Canada loses dog, blames interest on U.S. gov't shutdown Posted: 11 Oct 2013 06:55 AM PDT Air Canada appears to have heaped awkward on top of awkward this week after losing a Canada-bound dog at a California airport and suggesting, presumably by accident, that the interest paid to the case has been caused by the U.S. … Continue reading →

Heavy rainfall soaks southwestern Manitoba this afternoon Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:03 PM PDT It's a rainy start to the Thanksgiving long weekend in southwestern Manitoba this afternoon, thanks to a Colorado low that has moved into the province.

Canadians’ release from Egypt celebrated while other Canadians languish in shadows Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:43 AM PDT It's good that Dr. Tarek Loubani and filmmaker John Greyson are coming home to Canada soon after almost two months in an overcrowded, bug-infested Egyptian prison cell. But the publicity surrounding their detention and release has overshadowed the homecoming of … Continue reading →

Royal Mail's instant billions a temptation for Canada Post: Don Pittis Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:41 PM PDT Now that the 500-year-old Royal Mail in the U.K. is a private company worth a cool $7 billion, Canada Post must be looking on with envy, Don Pittis writes. While privatization looks like a win-win situation, there is a catch.

Alberta MLA caught in U.S. hooker sting gets ringing endorsement – from hookers Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT This is probably support Mike Allen can do without. The northern Alberta MLA who quit the governing Progressive Conservative caucus after being arrested in a U.S. prostitution sting last summer is getting backing from perhaps an unwelcome quarter – prostitutes. … Continue reading →

Should all politicians post their expenses publicly? Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:43 AM PDT Conservative Senator Rob Runciman has become the second senator to post all of his Senate-related expenses online, something Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has advocated all Liberal MPs and senators do. Do you think all politicians should post their expenses publicly? … Continue reading →

Canadian viewers miss drug addiction PSA after 'Glee' Monteith tribute Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:10 PM PDT TORONTO - A teary episode of "Glee" dedicated to late actor Cory Monteith was followed in the United States on Thursday by a public service announcement on drug addiction, but Canadian viewers didn't get the message.

‘Gravestone’ star reveals signs of possible past habitable worlds Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:32 PM PDT A team of astronomers examining the remains of a dead star system have found a tell-tale 'gravestone' that may indicate there were one or more habitable worlds orbiting the star at one time. One hundred and fifty light years away, … Continue reading →

Bank of Canada's Poloz says growth has disappointed Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:34 PM PDT By Louise Egan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada's economic growth has disappointed so far, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Friday, and he acknowledged his upbeat-sounding speech last month had caused some market confusion over the bank's outlook that needed correcting. "It's fair to say that growth has disappointed us to this stage. We are behind where we thought we would be, say a year ago or for that matter six months ago," Poloz said at a news conference following a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 nations. ...

U.S. doesn't know where Canadian fugitive is; expert says 'good riddance' Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:30 PM PDT EDMONTON - There is confusion over how closely police are tracking a convicted sex offender fugitive who police say has fled Canada for the United States.

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