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• Duffy says he was strong-armed over spending by PMO in explosive speech
• Vancouver homeless man alleges police brutality
• Sask. politicians return to legislature for fall session
• Residents of Alberta hamlet near train derailment allowed home after 4 days
• Shale gas protesters' bail hearings moving slowly
• Video: Some senators against motion to suspend Duffy, Wallin & Brazeau
• Civil liberties watchdog sues Ottawa over electronic surveillance
• Man facing drug charges hoped 'friend' Rob Ford would help secure city job:dox
• Parti Quebecois values plan: To the legislature, or the campaign trail?
• Bell to track customers' web history, TV viewing, phone calls, mobile usage
• Rosy report calling Canada’s labour shortage a ‘myth’ merely adds to the legend
• Seattle police say Canadian fugitive Michael Stanley is suspect in sex assault
• Sex assaults, troubling student chants mar UBC’s top-flight image
• Another beef product recalled over possible E. coli contamination
• Ottawa says it is $7 billion ahead of pace, confident of balanced budget in 2015
• Conservatives ask Supreme Court to assess Harper's latest nominee to top bench
• Quebec rail victims could begin to see compensation in mid-2014: U.S. trustee
• Sex exploitation report deemed too ‘harmful’ to release
• First Nations Education Act rollout paternalistic, say teachers, aboriginals
• Western Canada train hauling fuel derails, burns; no injuries
• Canada's Flaherty sees big fiscal impact from floods, rail crash
• Ottawa aims to improve First Nations education by taking control of failing schools

Duffy says he was strong-armed over spending by PMO in explosive speech Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:16 PM PDT Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau were all in attendance in the upper chamber on Tuesday as debate began on Conservative party motions to suspend the trio without pay for "gross negligence" of their Parliamentary budgets.

Vancouver homeless man alleges police brutality Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:29 PM PDT A homeless man says Vancouver police threw him to the ground, punching and kicking his face, while arresting him for allegedly stealing a bicycle tire in September.

Sask. politicians return to legislature for fall session Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:15 PM PDT Saskatchewan MLAs return to the legislature for the fall session.

Residents of Alberta hamlet near train derailment allowed home after 4 days Posted: 22 Oct 2013 09:58 PM PDT GAINFORD, Alta. - With a huge sense of relief and a titch of lingering worry, 126 residents of Gainford, Alta., returned to their homes Tuesday, four days after a terrifying and explosive train derailment forced them to evacuate.

Shale gas protesters' bail hearings moving slowly Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:34 PM PDT There's been little movement in a New Brunswick courthouse as bail hearings continue for six protesters who were arrested Thursday during a violent clash in Rexton with RCMP over land use

Video: Some senators against motion to suspend Duffy, Wallin & Brazeau Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:30 PM PDT Liberal Sen. Jim Munson and Conservative Sen. Hugh Segal believe Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau deserve the chance to defend themselves. Debate is underway on the proposed suspension of the three senators.

Civil liberties watchdog sues Ottawa over electronic surveillance Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:07 PM PDT The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, arguably the most activist civic watchdog in the country, is taking on perhaps its biggest challenge: Ottawa's national security apparatus.

Man facing drug charges hoped 'friend' Rob Ford would help secure city job:dox Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT TORONTO - A man charged in a drug investigation hoped his friendship with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would help him get a job with the city, court documents show.

Parti Quebecois values plan: To the legislature, or the campaign trail? Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:01 PM PDT QUEBEC - The Quebec government suggests it's been emboldened by public support to toughen its controversial values charter.

Bell to track customers' web history, TV viewing, phone calls, mobile usage Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:53 PM PDT TORONTO - Bell will soon start tracking how its customers use the web and their mobile devices, what they watch on TV, and when they make phone calls.

Rosy report calling Canada’s labour shortage a ‘myth’ merely adds to the legend Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:22 AM PDT A new report suggests Canada's labour shortage isn't as bad as previously believed, calling the idea of a widespread skills crisis a myth and suggesting Canada's future is rosier than it has been made out to be. The new report … Continue reading →

Seattle police say Canadian fugitive Michael Stanley is suspect in sex assault Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT SEATTLE, Wash. - Authorities believe a high-risk sex offender who recently fled Canada is a suspect in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old homeless boy.

Sex assaults, troubling student chants mar UBC’s top-flight image Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT The University of British Columbia is one of the top-ranked schools in the country, home to world-class researchers and a list of alumni that includes two prime ministers and a Nobel laureate economist. But the sprawling oceanside campus has been … Continue reading →

Another beef product recalled over possible E. coli contamination Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:53 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded its alert over beef products from Belmont Meats of Toronto because of possible E. coli contamination.

Ottawa says it is $7 billion ahead of pace, confident of balanced budget in 2015 Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:08 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government is reporting it is $7 billion ahead of pace in completely eliminating its deficit, likely giving the Harper Conservatives a clear path to move ahead with promised tax savings measures in advance of the next election.

Conservatives ask Supreme Court to assess Harper's latest nominee to top bench Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:56 PM PDT OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tossed his latest appointment controversy into the lap of the Supreme Court.

Quebec rail victims could begin to see compensation in mid-2014: U.S. trustee Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:55 PM PDT MONTREAL - Victims of last summer's deadly explosion in Lac-Megantic, Que., could begin to receive compensation by the first anniversary of the horrific rail accident, the U.S. bankruptcy trustee overseeing the now insolvent railway involved in the crash said Tuesday.

Sex exploitation report deemed too ‘harmful’ to release Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:28 AM PDT CBC News has obtained an alarming report about sexual exploitation in Newfoundland and Labrador that the provincial government funded three years ago and then locked away, citing public safety concerns.

First Nations Education Act rollout paternalistic, say teachers, aboriginals Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:56 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Harper government risks repeating the mistakes of the past by the way it's proposing a new First Nations Education Act, say aboriginal groups and education advocates.

Western Canada train hauling fuel derails, burns; no injuries Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:05 PM PDT By Nia Williams CALGARY (Reuters) - A train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed and caught fire in Western Canada on Saturday, in an accident that brought back memories of a deadly crash in Quebec this summer. But Saturday's accident, in open country just outside the tiny settlement of Gainford, Alberta, caused no injuries, and emergency services said they were opting to let the fire burn itself out rather than approach the blaze. ...

Canada's Flaherty sees big fiscal impact from floods, rail crash Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Floods in Alberta and a major rail crash in Quebec will have a fiscal impact of billions of dollars on Canada's budget figures for this year, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday. Speaking after the release of final budget data for 2012-13, which posted a much smaller deficit than forecast in his March budget, Flaherty said he did not see the possibility of balancing the budget in 2014, but still expected to balance the budget in 2015. He also said he would be delivering his regular fall economic update "in a month or so. ...

Ottawa aims to improve First Nations education by taking control of failing schools Posted: 22 Oct 2013 07:48 PM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing a sweeping education overhaul on First Nations reserves to bring aboriginal schools up to provincial standards in a purported attempt to put the brakes to a cycle of poverty among aboriginals.

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