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• U.S. debt ceiling, not shutdown, a bigger worry for Canada
• Aerial fitness comes to Saskatoon
• Ontarians warned about bottled water safety
• Rob Ford’s friend and occasional driver arrested for drug offences
• Video: Impact of U.S. government shutdown on Canada
• Video: Inside the Kingston Penitentiary
• Sen. Patrick Brazeau taken to hospital earlier this week, office asks for privacy
• Ottawa bus crash driver Dave Woodard remembered at funeral
• Yahoo commenters: Don’t change our anthem!
• Judge quashes Alberta's decision to bar environmentalists from oilsands hearing
• BlackBerry shares rise on possible Cerberus bidding interest
• TransCanada's southern Keystone XL leg to be completed soon: report
• No journalists barred from Harper's trip to Southeast Asia, PMO insists
• Father of missing Canadian embarks on New Zealand search
• Finance Minister Flaherty's annual policy retreat costs taxpayers $16,000
• Calgary friends expand ‘buy-nothing’ idea from one day to an entire year
• Vandalizing of Wayne Gretzky statues in Brantford, Ont. stupid but not exactly treason
• Analysis: Bank of Canada loosens grip on what its deputies can say
• TransCanada says Keystone leg to start on time; Brent premium shrinks
• Two Canadian men held in Egyptian prison since Aug. 16 end two-week hunger strike
• Judge quashes Alberta's decision to bar environmentalists from oilsands hearing

U.S. debt ceiling, not shutdown, a bigger worry for Canada Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:33 AM PDT The U.S. government shutdown dominated headlines on both sides of the border Tuesday, but economists say there is little chance of the shutdown harming the Canadian economy unless it drags on past the October deadline for approving the U.S. debt ceiling.

Aerial fitness comes to Saskatoon Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:01 PM PDT Aerial fitness is a sensation in many parts of the world and now the owners of Move N' Soar gym have brought the artful way of working out to Saskatoon.

Ontarians warned about bottled water safety Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:57 PM PDT Ontarians are being warned not to drink or sell bottled water manufactured by Blue Glass Water Co. Ltd.

Rob Ford’s friend and occasional driver arrested for drug offences Posted: 02 Oct 2013 07:21 AM PDT Just when you thought all was quiet on the Rob Ford drug 'scandal' front. A Toronto Police Service news release has confirmed that Sandro Lisi -- a Ford friend, occasional driver and bodyguard -- has been charged with trafficking in … Continue reading →

Video: Impact of U.S. government shutdown on Canada Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:36 PM PDT Havard Gould looks at how the U.S. government shutdown will affect Canadians.

Video: Inside the Kingston Penitentiary Posted: 02 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT The Kingston Penitentiary opened its doors to eager visitors Wednesday after its last remaining prisoners were moved out. Some of the country's worst criminals have served time at the historic Ontario prison.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau taken to hospital earlier this week, office asks for privacy Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT Senator Patrick Brazeau's office is denying reports that he was arrested earlier this week at his home in Gatineau but it appears that he was the subject of an emergency incident. The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that paramedics and police … Continue reading →

Ottawa bus crash driver Dave Woodard remembered at funeral Posted: 02 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT The driver of an Ottawa bus that crashed into a Via Rail train, killing six people, was laid to rest at a public funeral in the city's south end.

Yahoo commenters: Don’t change our anthem! Posted: 02 Oct 2013 07:37 AM PDT Few Pulse of Canada questions have created as much commentary as the one we posted yesterday, asking whether O Canada should be changed to be gender-neutral. About 1,400 people responded to the question, overwhelmingly in opposition to the idea. The … Continue reading →

Judge quashes Alberta's decision to bar environmentalists from oilsands hearing Posted: 02 Oct 2013 02:59 PM PDT EDMONTON - Alberta's Environment Department has been rebuked by a judge for working behind the scenes to silence groups that question the effects of oilsands operations on the environment.

BlackBerry shares rise on possible Cerberus bidding interest Posted: 02 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The possibility of a second offer for BlackBerry Ltd reversed a slide in its stock price on Wednesday after the struggling smartphone maker said it expected to record $400 ...

TransCanada's southern Keystone XL leg to be completed soon: report Posted: 02 Oct 2013 08:07 AM PDT The construction of the southern leg of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is expected to be completed by the end of October, TransCanada Corp executive Les Cherwenuk said on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg ...

No journalists barred from Harper's trip to Southeast Asia, PMO insists Posted: 02 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT OTTAWA - A veteran TV cameraman will be allowed to travel to Malaysia with the prime minister this week after all.

Father of missing Canadian embarks on New Zealand search Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:05 AM PDT The father of a Canadian man missing in New Zealand has travelled to the country to aid in the search, now dubbed a recovery effort by the nation's police.

Finance Minister Flaherty's annual policy retreat costs taxpayers $16,000 Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:29 AM PDT OTTAWA - Jim Flaherty's two-day retreat for Canada's brain trust in the summer cost taxpayers more than $16,000.

Calgary friends expand ‘buy-nothing’ idea from one day to an entire year Posted: 02 Oct 2013 02:31 PM PDT International Buy Nothing Day is perhaps a commendable way to draw attention to our consumer culture and obsession with "things." The event has been around since 1992 and gets mixed reviews. This piece in the Guardian last year likens it … Continue reading →

Vandalizing of Wayne Gretzky statues in Brantford, Ont. stupid but not exactly treason Posted: 02 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT While it's not quite on the scale of defiling a memorial to our honoured war dead, this week's vandalizing of statues of hockey great Wayne Gretzky has upset the good burghers of Brantford, Ont., home of The Great One. The … Continue reading →

Analysis: Bank of Canada loosens grip on what its deputies can say Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:10 PM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - A candid and forward-looking speech from the No. 2 at Canada's central bank could signal a period of greater transparency under new Governor Stephen Poloz, and a move away from a tightly scripted communications policy that contrasted with that of the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Bank of Canada has traditionally insisted that all members of its governing council deliver the same message to avoid wrong-footing financial markets, while Fed officials have often issued conflicting views on monetary policy, confusing markets in the process. ...

TransCanada says Keystone leg to start on time; Brent premium shrinks Posted: 02 Oct 2013 02:17 PM PDT By Nia Williams and Matthew Robinson CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The southern portion of TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline is 95 percent complete and the company is focused starting the line by the end of 2013, a TransCanada spokesman said on Wednesday. Rumors that the line's start might be delayed into 2014 have dogged the North American crude market in recent weeks. TransCanada's comments that the line would start on schedule helped narrow international Brent crude's premium to U.S. oil futures by around 70 cents to around $5.13 in afternoon trade. ...

Two Canadian men held in Egyptian prison since Aug. 16 end two-week hunger strike Posted: 02 Oct 2013 08:36 PM PDT Two Canadians who have been detained in an Egyptian prison for more than a month have ended a hunger strike they began more than two weeks ago.

Judge quashes Alberta's decision to bar environmentalists from oilsands hearing Posted: 02 Oct 2013 06:59 PM PDT EDMONTON - Alberta's Environment Department has been rebuked by a judge for working behind the scenes to silence groups that question the effects of oilsands operations on the environment.

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