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• Harper government ‘resets’ with throne speech
• Toronto Zoo's three elephants to begin road trip to California today; report
• Rescuers find bodies in river after plane carrying 49 crashes in Laos
• Will the throne speech change the channel on the Senate scandal?
• Enbridge's proposed pipeline reversal a 'recipe for disaster': opponents
• Canadian national lab scientists work to fine-tune possible Ebola virus therapy
• Quebec cheese makers furious over Euro trade deal
• Harper to conclude free-trade deal with EU in Brussels, but needs provinces
• B.C.'s medical health officer says problem gambling has more than doubled
• Are Canadian university campuses hunting grounds for sexual predators?
• Poster promoting breastfeeding older kids nets praise for Health Canada
• ‘Mayor-juana’ fringe candidate challenging popular Calgary Mayor
• NDP MP Don Davies regrets Twitter misfire after threat at Parliament Hill
• Pick and pay cable pricing could mean end of some channels: industry insiders
• Police in eastern Newfoundland investigate double-murder suicide after shootings
• The reasons Ontario Press Council cleared newspaper reports critical of Rob and Doug Ford
• ‘Phoque Bardot’ burger draws death threats for Quebec restaurant owner
• Canadian government promises balanced budget law, sees free trade with EU
• Canada PM to fly to Brussels October 17 in bid to seal EU trade deal

Harper government ‘resets’ with throne speech Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT Consumer first measures, public safety, celebrating Canadian history and the economy were among the key priorities listed in Wednesday's throne speech in Ottawa. After four months of prorogation, the country's parliamentarians returned to the Hill to hear Governor General David … Continue reading →

Toronto Zoo's three elephants to begin road trip to California today; report Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:32 PM PDT TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo's three remaining elephants will reportedly begin their road trip to the PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary in California today.

Rescuers find bodies in river after plane carrying 49 crashes in Laos Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:22 PM PDT PAKSE, Laos - Rescuers in fishing boats pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River on Thursday as officials in Laos ruled out finding survivors from a plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 49 people, including one Canadian.

Will the throne speech change the channel on the Senate scandal? Posted: 16 Oct 2013 05:02 PM PDT There was a hope — within Tory circles — that Wednesday's Speech from the Throne would help change the channel on the ongoing expense scandal. Continue reading →

Enbridge's proposed pipeline reversal a 'recipe for disaster': opponents Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:52 PM PDT TORONTO - An Enbridge proposal to reverse the flow of a pipeline that runs between southern Ontario and Montreal puts First Nations communities at risk, threatens water supplies and could endanger vulnerable species in ecologically sensitive areas, a National Energy Board panel heard Wednesday.

Canadian national lab scientists work to fine-tune possible Ebola virus therapy Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:58 PM PDT TORONTO - Scientists at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory are continuing to fine-tune a possible treatment for Ebola virus infection, one of the deadliest known to humankind.

Quebec cheese makers furious over Euro trade deal Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:23 PM PDT Dairy farmers are angry about a tentative deal that would allow twice as much tariff-free European cheese across the Canadian border, in exchange for exporting tariff-free pork and Alberta beef.

Harper to conclude free-trade deal with EU in Brussels, but needs provinces Posted: 16 Oct 2013 05:15 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canada has reached a framework agreement with the European Union on establishing a comprehensive free trade zone encompassing virtually every sector of economic activity, with an official ceremony expected Friday.

B.C.'s medical health officer says problem gambling has more than doubled Posted: 16 Oct 2013 05:14 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The number of severely addicted gamblers in British Columbia has more than doubled while the provincial government has taken in billions in gaming revenue, according to a new public health report.

Are Canadian university campuses hunting grounds for sexual predators? Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:10 PM PDT The daughter of a very good friend is in her first year of university away from home. I'd like to think she was safe. It's a small, close-knit campus, unlike the sprawling degree factories some of our institutions have become. … Continue reading →

Poster promoting breastfeeding older kids nets praise for Health Canada Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT A high percentage of Canadian mothers breastfeed their babies, according to Health Canada statistics, but at what point is it time to wean infants off the breast? The department recently marked World Breastfeeding Week (the first week of October) with … Continue reading →

‘Mayor-juana’ fringe candidate challenging popular Calgary Mayor Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:07 PM PDT Electoral politics invites its share of fringe candidates – no-hopers who may sometimes contribute a thoughtful contrarian view, but more often than not provide comic relief or a touch of pathos. Civic elections are especially fertile ground because it's fairly … Continue reading →

NDP MP Don Davies regrets Twitter misfire after threat at Parliament Hill Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:51 AM PDT A brief threat at Ottawa's Parliament Hill ended without incident on Wednesday after a suspect with a suspicious package was arrested shortly before parliament was to resume with the readsing of the Throne Speech. CBC News reports that RCMP officers … Continue reading →

Pick and pay cable pricing could mean end of some channels: industry insiders Posted: 16 Oct 2013 05:01 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government will have to give TV service providers the ability to rework contracts with television program suppliers if it wants true "pick-and-pay" pricing for consumers, says one cable firm.

Police in eastern Newfoundland investigate double-murder suicide after shootings Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:10 PM PDT CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - An armed man shot two people dead at a strip mall in eastern Newfoundland before taking his own life at a cemetery in what police said Wednesday was a double-murder suicide.

The reasons Ontario Press Council cleared newspaper reports critical of Rob and Doug Ford Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT The Ontario Press Council has announced that two newspaper reports critical of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, were both ethical and appropriate. And while this conclusion is unlikely to satisfy the most ardent members of … Continue reading →

‘Phoque Bardot’ burger draws death threats for Quebec restaurant owner Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT A Quebec restaurateur says he's receiving death threats over a controversial seal-meat burger with a cheeky name he started serving more than a year ago. Kim Côté, the chef-owner of Bistro Côté-Est in Kamouraska, Que., told the CBC he introduced … Continue reading →

Canadian government promises balanced budget law, sees free trade with EU Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:46 PM PDT By David Ljunggren and Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government on Wednesday promised to introduce legislation that will require balanced budgets except during economic crises, and renewed a pledge to balance its books by 2015. It also said it would soon wrap up free trade talks with the European Union, and announced that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would travel to Brussels on Thursday "with the goal of concluding the ... negotiations. ...

Canada PM to fly to Brussels October 17 in bid to seal EU trade deal Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:17 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will fly to Brussels on Thursday in a bid to seal a free trade deal, Harper's office said on Wednesday. Talks on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA) deal with the European Union have dragged on for almost two years longer than planned amid a series of disagreements. "The Prime Minister will travel to Brussels to meet with the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, with the goal of concluding the CETA negotiations," said the statement. Harper is due to fly out on Thursday and return on Friday. ...

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