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• Vancouver man gets 18 months in jail for trafficking nanny
• University of Manitoba faculty set to strike Oct. 22
• Yukon's moose stable as U.S. populations decline
• Opposition set to attack Tories on Senate expense scandals as Parliament resumes
• UN official backs inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women
• Convicted torturer Dustin Paxton high risk to reoffend, hard to treat: Crown
• Ont.-born writer Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize
• How would a government-imposed pick-and-pay cable system work?
• 2 penguins die from unrelated illnesses at Calgary Zoo
• Alberta's handling of fleeing offender 'morally reprehensible': Wildrose
• B.C. 'bedroom dentist' sentenced to three months in jail
• Assault, break and enter charges laid against 19 more in Stanley Cup riot
• Florida man gets eight years for dressing as clown, robbing Winnipeg bank
• Saskatchewan woman cites rare ‘defence of necessity’ for driving under the influence
• Alzheimer's patient dies after fall from hospital window
• Canadian teens arrested after high-speed police chase in the U.S.
• Quebec charter of values slammed by mental-health professionals
• Ontario government employees take 81 per cent more sick days than private sector workers: report
• Canadian home sales, prices make further gains in September
• Canada not doing enough to tackle problems of aboriginal people: U.N.
• Malala Yousafzai to be named honorary Canadian citizen in throne speech
• 'Are you with us?' Tories ask as throne speech signals drive to 2015 election

Vancouver man gets 18 months in jail for trafficking nanny Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:22 PM PDT A B.C. judge sentenced a Vancouver man Tuesday to 18 months in prison in a high-profile human trafficking case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Richard Goepel surprised many by jailing Franco Yiu Kwan Orr despite rejecting the Crown's arguments that his … Continue reading →

University of Manitoba faculty set to strike Oct. 22 Posted: 15 Oct 2013 10:03 PM PDT The University of Manitoba faculty has set a strike date of Oct. 22.

Yukon's moose stable as U.S. populations decline Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:55 PM PDT While many parts of the United States are reporting a decline in moose populations, Environment Yukon says the territory's moose appear to be hearty and resilient.

Opposition set to attack Tories on Senate expense scandals as Parliament resumes Posted: 15 Oct 2013 12:10 PM PDT Barring any major surprises, we have a pretty good idea about what's going to be in the Speech from the Throne on Wednesday afternoon. Thanks to media leaks and to public statements by government we can expect the Harper government … Continue reading →

UN official backs inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women Posted: 15 Oct 2013 01:15 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government should set up a national inquiry into the "disturbing phenomenon" of missing and murdered aboriginal women, a senior UN rights official said Tuesday.

Convicted torturer Dustin Paxton high risk to reoffend, hard to treat: Crown Posted: 15 Oct 2013 03:49 PM PDT CALGARY - The Crown at a dangerous offender hearing for convicted torturer Dustin Paxton argued Tuesday that he is a high risk to reoffend and difficult to treat.

Ont.-born writer Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize Posted: 15 Oct 2013 03:44 PM PDT LONDON - Youth and heft triumphed at Britain's Booker Prize on Tuesday, as 28-year-old Ontario-born, New Zealand-based Eleanor Catton won the fiction award for "The Luminaries," an ambitious 832-page murder mystery set during a 19th-century gold rush.

How would a government-imposed pick-and-pay cable system work? Posted: 15 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT When the federal government returns to work on Wednesday, the focus will not be, at least entirely, on the ongoing Senate spending scandal or the exhausted debate over legalized marijuana. The focus first and foremost will be on the Throne … Continue reading →

2 penguins die from unrelated illnesses at Calgary Zoo Posted: 15 Oct 2013 03:47 PM PDT Two more penguins have died at the Calgary Zoo bringing the total number of deaths up to four so far this year.

Alberta's handling of fleeing offender 'morally reprehensible': Wildrose Posted: 15 Oct 2013 04:31 PM PDT EDMOTNON, Alta. - The Opposition Wildrose party says the Alberta government should do everything it can to bring a convicted sex offender back to Canada to face charges he removed his electronic monitoring bracelet.

B.C. 'bedroom dentist' sentenced to three months in jail Posted: 15 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT Alleged illegal dentist David Wu was sentenced to three months in jail for contempt of court and fined for ''special costs'' by the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver today.

Assault, break and enter charges laid against 19 more in Stanley Cup riot Posted: 15 Oct 2013 04:41 PM PDT VANCOUVER - Nineteen more people have been charged for their alleged involvement in Vancouver's Stanley Cup Riot that made international headlines in 2011.

Florida man gets eight years for dressing as clown, robbing Winnipeg bank Posted: 15 Oct 2013 05:02 PM PDT WINNIPEG - A 40-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for disguising himself as a busty female clown and robbing a Winnipeg credit union at gunpoint.

Saskatchewan woman cites rare ‘defence of necessity’ for driving under the influence Posted: 15 Oct 2013 11:26 AM PDT A Saskatchewan woman who admitted to driving under the influence was acquitted last month under the rare legal defence that she was forced to break the law out of necessity. Serena Maxay was charged last year with two counts of … Continue reading →

Alzheimer's patient dies after fall from hospital window Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:33 AM PDT Cape Breton Regional Police are called in to investigate the death of an elderly man who fell from the window of a hospital in North Sydney, N.S.

Canadian teens arrested after high-speed police chase in the U.S. Posted: 15 Oct 2013 07:42 PM PDT KINGFIELD, Maine - Two Canadian teenagers stole three vehicles and led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase in which two U.S. Border Patrol vehicles were damaged and shots were fired before the teens were apprehended, U.S. authorities alleged Tuesday.

Quebec charter of values slammed by mental-health professionals Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:16 AM PDT A group of McGill University professionals specializing in mental health have come out against Quebec's proposed charter of values, calling it unhealthy.

Ontario government employees take 81 per cent more sick days than private sector workers: report Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:57 AM PDT 'Government makes people sick.' Oh...that can be true on so many levels. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, however, are using that phrase, on Tuesday, as a title for their new report that claims public sector sick days in the province of … Continue reading →

Canadian home sales, prices make further gains in September Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:22 AM PDT By Leah Schnurr TORONTO (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada jumped in September from a year ago and prices rose, though analysts cautioned the gains came partly on the back of depressed activity in 2012 that followed tighter mortgage rules. Still, compared to August, sales in September edged up 0.8 percent, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said on Tuesday, suggesting Canada's resilient housing market is still attracting buyers. ...

Canada not doing enough to tackle problems of aboriginal people: U.N. Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:56 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is not doing enough to tackle the social and economic ills facing its large aboriginal population, which is beset by poverty, poor housing and high unemployment, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. In a rare international rebuke to Canada, James Anaya, the U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, said Ottawa was taking some measures to address problems that have bedeviled the native population for many decades. ...

Malala Yousafzai to be named honorary Canadian citizen in throne speech Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:35 PM PDT OTTAWA - Malala Yousafzai (YOO-suhf-zeye), an advocate for girls' education and the target of a Taliban assassination attempt, will be made an honorary Canadian citizen.

'Are you with us?' Tories ask as throne speech signals drive to 2015 election Posted: 15 Oct 2013 08:25 PM PDT OTTAWA - MPs last seen in the parliamentary precinct at the end of June return to work Wednesday following Prime Minister Stephen Harper's extension of their summer recess past the Thanksgiving weekend.

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