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• Cost of having kids reaching astonishing new heights
• Report: Canadian spies targeted Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry
• 2 boys hit in Vancouver hit and run
• Small-town council's move to block mayor backfires
• Video: Nova Scotia election campaign in the home stretch
• Two Canadians freed from an Egyptian prison surprised by release, sister says
• UN fact-finder in Canada to survey concerns of Aboriginal Peoples
• Video: Politics of Canadians' release
• Last Lac-Mégantic victims may be ID'd by special DNA testing
• Quebec calls out Russia over arrested Greenpeace activists
• Harper at Bali summit bearing $36B Malaysian investment boost
• Canadian warship makes significant drug bust in the Arabian Sea
• Report urges to employ and destigmatize the mentally ill
• Mulcair says no to wealth tax, expects star NDP candidate to be team player
• Secret Supreme Court hearing focuses on security certificate
• Video: Vigils for Greenpeace activists
• New federal web portal for freedom-of-info expanding with 16 new departments
• Leafs GM Nonis get released after spending night at Toronto hospital
• Egypt releases two Canadians detained at August protests

Cost of having kids reaching astonishing new heights Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:16 PM PDT From crushing daycare fees to saving for university, the cost of having kids is reaching astonishing new heights

Report: Canadian spies targeted Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:03 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian television report that aired Sunday night said Canadian spies targeted Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry.

2 boys hit in Vancouver hit and run Posted: 06 Oct 2013 07:36 PM PDT Two nine-year-old cyclists have been hit, and a 27-year-old woman is in custody, after her silver Audi collided with a black SUV in downtown Vancouver on Sunday.

Small-town council's move to block mayor backfires Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT A Newfoundland mayor's clean sweep: A move by a small-town council to block Betty Moore from being re-elected backfires spectacularly

Video: Nova Scotia election campaign in the home stretch Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:30 PM PDT Nova Scotia's party leaders are racing to the finish line in the provincial election campaign. Liberal leader Stephen McNeil and Tory leader Jamie Baillie took parting shots at the NDP government and Premier Darrell Dexter.

Two Canadians freed from an Egyptian prison surprised by release, sister says Posted: 06 Oct 2013 05:39 PM PDT TORONTO - Two Canadians held in an Egyptian prison were completely surprised when a guard swung open their cell door and led them to freedom after seven weeks in detention, says a relative of one of the men.

UN fact-finder in Canada to survey concerns of Aboriginal Peoples Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:50 AM PDT OTTAWA - A United Nations fact-finder is set to take stock of the plight of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Video: Politics of Canadians' release Posted: 06 Oct 2013 07:51 AM PDT Jaime Watt, Susan Riley and Jennifer Ditchburn discuss the release of 2 Canadians detained in Egypt

Last Lac-Mégantic victims may be ID'd by special DNA testing Posted: 06 Oct 2013 07:53 AM PDT The families of eight of the 47 victims of the train derailment and explosions in Lac-Mégantic, Que., are still waiting for closure, but a Thunder Bay, Ont., forensic lab may be able to help.

Quebec calls out Russia over arrested Greenpeace activists Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT MONTREAL - Quebec is wading into international waters, calling out the Russian government in the case of Greenpeace activists arrested during a protest last month.

Harper at Bali summit bearing $36B Malaysian investment boost Posted: 06 Oct 2013 05:59 AM PDT NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Bali for an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Sunday bearing what could be called a $36-billion vote of confidence from Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company.

Canadian warship makes significant drug bust in the Arabian Sea Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:34 AM PDT A Canadian warship on patrol in the Arabian Sea made what the military is touting as an important drug seizure on Saturday.

Report urges to employ and destigmatize the mentally ill Posted: 06 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT OTTAWA - Ninety per cent of Canadians with serious mental illnesses are unemployed due largely to prejudice about their conditions — a startling state of affairs that costs the Canadian economy an estimated $50 billion a year, according to a sweeping new report.

Mulcair says no to wealth tax, expects star NDP candidate to be team player Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:07 PM PDT OTTAWA - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is throwing cold water on the idea of his party raising taxes on the wealthy if it forms government even though a star candidate in Toronto supports such a tax hike.

Secret Supreme Court hearing focuses on security certificate Posted: 06 Oct 2013 02:52 AM PDT The Supreme Court of Canada will hold a hearing this week that is so secret the court will not even confirm where it is being held because of national security concerns.

Video: Vigils for Greenpeace activists Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:07 PM PDT Protesters are demanding the release of Greenpeace activists, including 2 Canadians, jailed in Russia

New federal web portal for freedom-of-info expanding with 16 new departments Posted: 06 Oct 2013 09:25 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government plans to expand its web portal for online information requests, with 16 new departments added over the next six months.

Leafs GM Nonis get released after spending night at Toronto hospital Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:18 PM PDT TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis has been released from a Toronto hospital after spending Saturday night there, according to a team spokesman.

Egypt releases two Canadians detained at August protests Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:16 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed authorities released two Canadians held without charge since political clashes in mid-August, a statement released by the Canadian foreign affairs department said. John Greyson and Tarek Loubani said they were in Cairo before going to the Gaza Strip where Loubani was due to teach a medical course while Greyson made a documentary about him. They went to see the protests on August 16 and were arrested at a check point, then searched and beaten, they said. ...

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