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• Stephen McNeil's Liberals win majority government in Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia's new premier inspired by big family in rural Annapolis Valley
• CFIA expands burger recall over E.coli O157:H7 concerns
• Nova Scotia election: Is the Liberal brand alive and well in Canada again?
• Brazil-Canada spying: Harper says officials 'reaching out'
• Total cost of moving Oakville gas plant could climb above $1.1B
• RCMP say Duffy gave $65,000 Senate contract to friend for “no apparent work”
• New Lisi allegations cast new doubts on Mayor Rob Ford's ability to lead
• Journalist claims Canada’s spy activity extends well beyond Brazil
• Suspected drug-impaired drivers facing unfair treatment compared to boozy counterparts
• What do you think of Team Canada’s new jerseys?
• OECD study reveals Canada's polarized workforce
• Pipeline push begins at National Energy Board hearings
• Report says B.C. child abductor didn't want treatment, had little intelligence
• New Supreme Court justice won't hear cases until challenge dealt with
• Nurse says he tried to resuscitate Winnipeg man who died after long ER wait
• EU-Canada trade talks hit snag on wording of human rights clause
• U.S. crisis shouldn't slow G20 growth plan: Canada
• National Defence staff to be redeployed to save up to $1.2B a year: Nicholson
• Canadian PM says 'very concerned' by Brazil spying allegations
• Canadian stats agency retrofits media room to prevent data leaks

Stephen McNeil's Liberals win majority government in Nova Scotia Posted: 08 Oct 2013 04:59 PM PDT The pollsters finally got one right. As they predicted, Stephen McNeil's Liberals have won the election in Nova Scotia in convincing fashion. As of 8:10pm (EST), the major networks have declared a majority Liberal government elected or leading in 34 … Continue reading →

Nova Scotia's new premier inspired by big family in rural Annapolis Valley Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:20 PM PDT HALIFAX - Stephen McNeil, Nova Scotia's premier-designate, comes from a family that likes to do things in a big way.

CFIA expands burger recall over E.coli O157:H7 concerns Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:18 PM PDT OTTAWA - Federal health officials have expanded a burger recall first announced last week due to possible E.coli O157:H7 contamination.

Nova Scotia election: Is the Liberal brand alive and well in Canada again? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 07:46 PM PDT A Liberal party will form government in Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, Stephen McNeil's Liberals won that province's election — in convincing fashion — becoming the first majority Grit government in almost 20 years. The Progressive Conservatives become the official opposition … Continue reading →

Brazil-Canada spying: Harper says officials 'reaching out' Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:11 AM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canadian officials are "reaching out" to their counterparts in Brazil over reports that Canada had used phone and email metadata to map communications of the South American country's Mines and Energy Ministry.

Total cost of moving Oakville gas plant could climb above $1.1B Posted: 08 Oct 2013 12:33 PM PDT A damning report from Ontario's auditor general suggests the financial cost of cancelling a gas plant formerly destined for Oakville and moving construction to another community may reach higher than $1.1 billion, although some of that would be offset by … Continue reading →

RCMP say Duffy gave $65,000 Senate contract to friend for “no apparent work” Posted: 08 Oct 2013 12:08 PM PDT If Stephen Harper was hoping that proroguing Parliament would make all Senate scandals go away, he was sadly mistaken. On Tuesday, CBC News reported that Senator Mike Duffy — using taxpayer dollars — paid a contractor almost $65,000 for "little … Continue reading →

New Lisi allegations cast new doubts on Mayor Rob Ford's ability to lead Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:29 AM PDT Fresh allegations surrounding the drug dealings of a friend and occasional driver of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford have sparked a fresh round of concern about his ability to govern as the mayor returns from what was to be a celebrated … Continue reading →

Journalist claims Canada’s spy activity extends well beyond Brazil Posted: 07 Oct 2013 10:56 PM PDT Canadians will be surprised at the extent of their government's foreign spying activity. That's the message from Glenn Greenwald, one of the journalists involved in Sunday's television report that suggested Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency, CSEC, conducted a cyber-espionage campaign against … Continue reading →

Suspected drug-impaired drivers facing unfair treatment compared to boozy counterparts Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:59 PM PDT A decision by the B.C. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles to review the fact suspected drug-impaired drivers can't appeal roadside suspensions sheds light on the basic problem of how to deal with stoners behind the wheel. Under B.C. law, suspected drunk … Continue reading →

What do you think of Team Canada’s new jerseys? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:16 AM PDT The jerseys Team Canada's hockey and sledge hockey teams will wear at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, were officially unveiled Tuesday in Toronto by Hockey Canada. They're the same jerseys that were leaked online weeks ago, when Jonathan Toews … Continue reading →

OECD study reveals Canada's polarized workforce Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT Canadian adults rank above their peers in other countries in problem solving in technology-rich environments, but there are also a high number of adults who lack basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a new international survey of adult competency.

Pipeline push begins at National Energy Board hearings Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:33 PM PDT MONTREAL - A pipeline operator has begun formally arguing its case to send oilsands crude flowing from the Alberta oilpatch to Eastern Canada, in a controversial proposal to reverse the flow on one of its lines.

Report says B.C. child abductor didn't want treatment, had little intelligence Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:03 PM PDT CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two very different pictures are emerging in a Cranbrook, B.C., courtroom at the dangerous offender hearing of admitted child abductor Randall Hopley.

New Supreme Court justice won't hear cases until challenge dealt with Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:05 PM PDT OTTAWA - The newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada says he won't hear any cases while a challenge to his appointment is before the courts.

Nurse says he tried to resuscitate Winnipeg man who died after long ER wait Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:02 PM PDT WINNIPEG - A nurse who tried to resuscitate a man who died during a 34-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room says Brian Sinclair was obviously dead by the time he was brought to the attention of medical staff.

EU-Canada trade talks hit snag on wording of human rights clause Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:05 PM PDT OTTAWA - There's a new pothole on the long, bumpy road towards a Canada-Europe free trade deal: whether human rights and weapons of mass destruction should be addressed in a side agreement to the overall pact.

U.S. crisis shouldn't slow G20 growth plan: Canada Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:33 AM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - The U.S. gridlock over government finances will dominate a meeting of G20 finance officials this week but should not slow down the group's work on an action plan to bolster long-term growth, a senior Canadian financial official said on Tuesday. The official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said focusing on the short-term crisis in the United States was the responsible thing to do because increased uncertainty could throw a wrench in the efforts by the Group of 20 leading economies to engineer stronger growth. ...

National Defence staff to be redeployed to save up to $1.2B a year: Nicholson Posted: 07 Oct 2013 02:45 PM PDT OTTAWA - As many as 4,800 military and civilian staff at the Department of National Defence could find themselves doing other work, training for new positions or perhaps even out of a job over the next four or five years.

Canadian PM says 'very concerned' by Brazil spying allegations Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed concern on Tuesday about allegations that a Canadian intelligence agency had targeted Brazil and said officials were reaching out to their Brazilian counterparts. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday demanded Canada explain a media report that said the Communications Security Establishment Canada (known as CSE or CSEC) - the equivalent of the top-secret U.S. National Security Agency - had spied on Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry. ...

Canadian stats agency retrofits media room to prevent data leaks Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's national statistics agency has spent nearly C$420,000 ($404,000) to retrofit its media room with impenetrable metal walls to prevent wireless communication from reporters who obtain market-moving data under embargo, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The conversion of the media lockup room into a bunker-like vault, which was completed at the end of September, came after a probe into alleged leaks of data found no wrongdoing and as the federal agency faces budget cuts forcing it to eliminate or reduce 34 programs. ...

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