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• Past week highlights Canada’s chronic inability to solve aboriginal problems
• Surrey boy, 16, arrested after bus driver punched
• Blended families, blended names
• Stephen Harper calls four byelections for November
• How Alberta train derailment may hurt the government’s plans
• Catch the peak of the Orionid meteor shower Sunday night
• Internal audit finds Bank of Canada's economists write poorly, need help
• How to suspend a senator: Tory move sparks emotional debate inside Upper Chamber
• PQ to Harper: Only Quebec can decide its future on independence question
• Throne speech: Seize Canada’s moment, and suffocate it
• Canadian records toppled at Toronto marathon
• Fracking protests draw crowds in Northern Canada
• Gen Y struggles in expensive housing, rental market
• N.B. fracking protests are about nature, Manitoba chief says
• Confirmed measles case in Lethbridge prompts AHS alert
• 700-year-old manuscript newest acquisition of rare books at University of B.C.
• Rewinding the biological clock
• County says people evacuated due to train fire could be out for 2 more days
• 'California Dreamin' becomes reality for Toronto elephants

Past week highlights Canada’s chronic inability to solve aboriginal problems Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:51 AM PDT It hasn't been a good week for Canada and its aboriginal peoples. The United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people wrapped up a nine-day visit at the behest of aboriginal peoples and came to the inevitable conclusion … Continue reading →

Surrey boy, 16, arrested after bus driver punched Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:08 PM PDT A Coast Mountain bus driver was treated for minor injuries after being punched by a passenger near Fraser Highway and 148th Street in Surrey.

Blended families, blended names Posted: 20 Oct 2013 09:55 PM PDT It's an issue many newlyweds face: Does a woman change her surname? Hyphenate? Some Yellowknife couples have come up with an interesting solution.

Stephen Harper calls four byelections for November Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT Voters in four currently unrepresented ridings will be going to the polls next month. The Prime Minister's Office has announced byelections in Bourassa (Quebec), Provencher (Manitoba), Brandon-Souris (Manitoba) and Toronto Centre (Ontario) for Nov. 25. Continue reading →

How Alberta train derailment may hurt the government’s plans Posted: 20 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT The weekend derailment and explosion of a petroleum-laden train near Edmonton was the last thing the Conservative government needed. The accident comes as the federal government tries to sell Canadians on its resource-based economic policy. The key to realizing the … Continue reading →

Catch the peak of the Orionid meteor shower Sunday night Posted: 20 Oct 2013 09:43 AM PDT If you're looking for a way to top off your weekend, try heading outside tonight after sunset, find a nice dark place to sit down under the stars, and enjoy the show as the peak of the Orionid meteor shower … Continue reading →

Internal audit finds Bank of Canada's economists write poorly, need help Posted: 20 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT OTTAWA - An internal report card says the Bank of Canada's economists don't write too good.

How to suspend a senator: Tory move sparks emotional debate inside Upper Chamber Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT OTTAWA - A Conservative proposal to suspend three senators without pay and benefits is sparking a passionate debate inside the upper chamber over the powers and independence of Parliament and just how to far go in exercising them.

PQ to Harper: Only Quebec can decide its future on independence question Posted: 20 Oct 2013 06:07 PM PDT QUEBEC - Prime Minister Stephen Harper came under attack Sunday from both separatist and federalist opponents for his decision to fight a Quebec law that outlines the province's right to secede unilaterally.

Throne speech: Seize Canada’s moment, and suffocate it Posted: 20 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT Paul Wells parses the speech from the throne

Canadian records toppled at Toronto marathon Posted: 20 Oct 2013 02:37 PM PDT A pair of women each broke a 28-year-old record at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, while an Ethiopian runner clocked the fastest marathon time on Canadian soil.

Fracking protests draw crowds in Northern Canada Posted: 20 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT People in Yellowknife and Whitehorse joined a global protest movement against hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas this weekend.

Gen Y struggles in expensive housing, rental market Posted: 20 Oct 2013 02:28 AM PDT Some of Generation Y is rebelling against an uphill battle in securing reasonable rentals or purchasing homes by moving into non-traditional alternatives like cars, boats and collective houses.

N.B. fracking protests are about nature, Manitoba chief says Posted: 20 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT The Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick held a private community meeting about the future of their anti-fracking protests on Sunday as a Manitoba chief gave gifts and support to his counterpart in the Maritime province.

Confirmed measles case in Lethbridge prompts AHS alert Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT A confirmed case of measles in Lethbridge has prompted Alberta Health Services to advise of potential exposures.

700-year-old manuscript newest acquisition of rare books at University of B.C. Posted: 20 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT VANCOUVER - Students at the University of British Columbia have learned they can actually be amazed by a textbook — at least one that's more than 700 years old and written in a language they can't read.

Rewinding the biological clock Posted: 20 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT Do stem cells hold the key?

County says people evacuated due to train fire could be out for 2 more days Posted: 20 Oct 2013 06:54 PM PDT GAINFORD, Alta. - Officials west of Edmonton said residents of a village who were forced from their homes after a train wreck and fire were expected to be out of their homes for up to two more days.

'California Dreamin' becomes reality for Toronto elephants Posted: 20 Oct 2013 06:22 PM PDT TORONTO - Three elephants from the Toronto Zoo have arrived at their new home in California.

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