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• Rehtaeh Parsons' father says she wanted to go to media before her suicide
• Calgary Board of Education defends pricey retirement dinners
• BRIT'S PICKS: Top things to see and do this weekend
• Ontario premier defends $500k subsidy to secure 2016 NBA all-star game
• WWII vet ready to risk jail for refusing to fill out census form
• 90-year-old blind B.C. hospital humiliation victim gets apology from premier
• Tim Bosma murder tied to two other cases
• Heroin-use loophole attacked, closed by health minister
• Rob Ford focuses on music during trip to Texas, not associate’s drug charges
• Edmonton declared city of shenanigans, speed traps in sign prank
• New survey suggests Canadians’ opinions of non-Christian religions are deteriorating
• Ottawa closes 'loopholes' in program that would provide heroin to some addicts
• Former PQ premier Parizeau slams Values Charter, politicians react
• Rdio becomes another free streaming music option for Canadians
• Striking inmates demand higher salaries while in custody
• Canadian activists charged with piracy by Russia
• Incredible dinosaur fossil discovered by Alberta pipeline workers
• 'Poop' pills successful at treating C. difficile
• Hockey mom's spat with league leads to ban of 7-year-old son
• Don't look for Bank of Canada to raise interest rates until 2016: Scotiabank
• Does Canada take care of its elderly?
• Outpouring of support for Saskatoon victim of apple theft
• Friend says Surrey gang shooting victim was involved in the drug trade
• NDP's Mulcair slams Alberta government for seeking to silence oilsands critics

Rehtaeh Parsons' father says she wanted to go to media before her suicide Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:35 PM PDT MONTREAL - The father of a Nova Scotia teen whose suicide brought the issue of Internet bullying to the forefront says she tried to convince him they should go public on the matter.

Calgary Board of Education defends pricey retirement dinners Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:18 PM PDT The Calgary Board of Education is defending its original decision not to reveal retirement dinner costs.

BRIT'S PICKS: Top things to see and do this weekend Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:01 PM PDT Let our CBC arts reporter Britainy Robinson help you plan your weekend.

Ontario premier defends $500k subsidy to secure 2016 NBA all-star game Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:14 PM PDT We're all aware that the Province of Ontario is in dire financial straits — right? Maybe someone should tell Premier Kathleen Wynne. As explained by the Globe and Mail, Ontario's Liberal government is giving $500,000 to Maple Leaf Sports and … Continue reading →

WWII vet ready to risk jail for refusing to fill out census form Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:52 AM PDT As if the census doesn't have enough problems, an 89-year-old Second World War veteran-turned peace activist is willing to go to jail for refusing to fill out the 2011 census form. The reason: Audrey Tobias is upset her personal information … Continue reading →

90-year-old blind B.C. hospital humiliation victim gets apology from premier Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:04 PM PDT B.C. Premier Christy Clark has weighed in on an incident that saw a blind, 90-year-old woman sent home in a taxi from a suburban Vancouver hospital in her pajamas, wrapped in a sheet and bleeding at 2 a.m. The Fraser … Continue reading →

Tim Bosma murder tied to two other cases Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:32 AM PDT A criminal investigative process established in the wake of the Paul Bernardo trial is now being employed in a probe into three cases that appear to be connected to murder suspect Dellen Millard. Millard, 28, was arrested in May and … Continue reading →

Heroin-use loophole attacked, closed by health minister Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT The Conservative government has flourished its anti-drug cred again, announcing it will cut off physician access to drugs such as heroin under a program administered by Health Canada. The Canadian Press reports Health Minister Rona Ambrose attacked her own department … Continue reading →

Rob Ford focuses on music during trip to Texas, not associate’s drug charges Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT Toronto Mayor Rob Ford launched his headline-grabbing trip to Austin, Tex., on Thursday, but it just may not be the headline he was hoping for. "Controversial Canadian mayor covets Austin's musical mojo," reads a headline from the Austin Business Journal. … Continue reading →

Edmonton declared city of shenanigans, speed traps in sign prank Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:34 AM PDT Welcome to Edmonton, the city of shenanigans, speed traps and road construction. Carefully constructed signs mounted with industrial glue and screws gave the city of Edmonton a cheeky re-brand this week in a prank that even had a member of … Continue reading →

New survey suggests Canadians’ opinions of non-Christian religions are deteriorating Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT We in Canada — outside of Quebec — sometimes like to thumb our noses at other jurisdictions around the world while believing that we are bastion of religious acceptance. A new survey, however, suggests that maybe we're not as open … Continue reading →

Ottawa closes 'loopholes' in program that would provide heroin to some addicts Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:58 PM PDT TORONTO - Certain drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, can no longer be obtained for patients under a federal special access program, Health Minister Rona Ambrose said Thursday.

Former PQ premier Parizeau slams Values Charter, politicians react Posted: 03 Oct 2013 07:45 AM PDT "Money and the ethnic vote." Those, of course, were the infamous words of former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau on October 30, 1995 — the night Quebec separatists lost their sovereignty referendum. Ironically, the man who blamed that loss on visible … Continue reading →

Rdio becomes another free streaming music option for Canadians Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT To those who have long tuned in to AM or FM radio, the idea of a music service that's going free being a big deal may be pretty ridiculous. But for those who have turned to digital music services and … Continue reading →

Striking inmates demand higher salaries while in custody Posted: 03 Oct 2013 07:15 AM PDT Here's a group of people who may not get as much sympathy as they think they deserve: federal inmates demanding higher salaries while in custody. Tough economic times are hurting Canadians outside of prison, but they are also catching up to those in custody, where wages for work done behind bars are being cut by 30 per cent.

Canadian activists charged with piracy by Russia Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT Two Canadians are among those facing prosecution after Russian investigators say they charged the entire crew of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise with piracy for a protest at a Russian oil platform in the Arctic.

Incredible dinosaur fossil discovered by Alberta pipeline workers Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:41 AM PDT A team of oil pipeline workers digging at a site near Spirit River, Alberta have unearthed an incredible find — a roughly 10-metre-long fossilized dinosaur tail. "What we have is a totally composed tail," Brian Brake, the executive director of … Continue reading →

'Poop' pills successful at treating C. difficile Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:27 PM PDT Forget the enema bag and the tube that snakes down the throat to the intestines. The future of treatment for persistent C. difficile infections may come in pill form.

Hockey mom's spat with league leads to ban of 7-year-old son Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:40 AM PDT A Hamilton mother is fuming after her feud with a local hockey association led to the ban of her seven-year-old son from league play.

Don't look for Bank of Canada to raise interest rates until 2016: Scotiabank Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada won't pronounce on interests rates until later this month, but Scotiabank economists are jumping the gun in speculating Canadians won't have anything to worry about until 2016.

Does Canada take care of its elderly? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 07:27 AM PDT According to a study by Global AgeWatch released Tuesday, Canada ranks fifth overall in terms of adequately taking care of its aging population, behind Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands. Do you agree that Canadians do a good job in … Continue reading →

Outpouring of support for Saskatoon victim of apple theft Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:10 AM PDT After discovering thieves had stripped her apple tree of fruit in the middle of the night, Saskatoon single mom Doris Lemke, 57, took to Kijiji to vent. Her headline: "WHO STOLE MY APPLES?" "My son has cancer, I am a … Continue reading →

Friend says Surrey gang shooting victim was involved in the drug trade Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:57 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A bright line slices through the popular narrative of the killings of six people in a 15th-floor condo near Vancouver six years ago.

NDP's Mulcair slams Alberta government for seeking to silence oilsands critics Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:31 PM PDT EDMONTON - Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says a judge's finding that Alberta's Environment Department has been covertly working to silence oilsands critics reinforces widespread cynicism that the province's approval process for projects is rigged.

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