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• NDP candidate in Toronto Centre slammed for her former $5 million home
• Protests against Alberta oilsands and pipeline projects across country
• Climate change rallies staged across Canada
• Protesters call for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to resign immediately
• Close to 40 vehicles crash in just three pileups on highway near Calgary
• Renata Ford is no longer the ‘invisible wife’ of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
• Maritime Link deal vague and misleading, consultants tell Nova Scotia hearing
• Three Canadian military choppers to head to Philippines to help in relief effort
• 130 anti-oil sands rallies expected coast to coast
• New NDP leader will win next B.C. election, Dix vows
• Former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter steps down as NDP leader
• Edmonton snowfall causing collisions across the city
• PTSD service dogs kicked out of Dartmouth ER
• Did Rob Ford's brother appear on CNN with a vodka bottle in plain sight?
• Proposed Senate reforms wouldn't have stopped expenses scandal
• Canada's greenhouse gas stance slammed as COP 19 seeks solutions
• Comet ISON dramatically brightens: How to spot it in the sky
• Christopher Skinner SUV death brings 3 more arrests

NDP candidate in Toronto Centre slammed for her former $5 million home Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:02 PM PST The main theme of the Toronto Centre federal byelection has been helping the 'average Joe and Jill'. The two front-runners — Liberal Chrystia Freeland and New Democrat Linda McQuaig — have written extensively about the struggling middle class and both … Continue reading →

Protests against Alberta oilsands and pipeline projects across country Posted: 16 Nov 2013 05:46 PM PST The umbrella group Defend Our Climate said demonstrations were held in about 130 communities to send a clear message against oilsands expansion and accompanying pipeline projects. The biggest gathering appeared to be in Vancouver, where a rally against the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed by Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) drew dozens of environmental groups, First Nations, and families opposed to tankers that could pose the risk of an oil spill. The 1,200-kilometre pipeline would carry 550,000 barrels of heavy oil a day from Alberta to a port in Kitimat, on the north coast of B.C., for shipment to lucrative markets in Asia. An oil spill from tankers plying coastal waters could have disastrous consequences, said 33-year-old Ryan Sieber, who carried a placard saying: "Alberta's pipedream is B.C.'s nightmare."

Climate change rallies staged across Canada Posted: 16 Nov 2013 04:28 PM PST Organizers say more than 130 protests against climate change were staged across Canada Saturday, with the largest gathering held in Vancouver where participants showed their opposition to Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Protesters call for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to resign immediately Posted: 16 Nov 2013 11:03 AM PST TORONTO - Noisy sign-waving critics of Toronto's embattled mayor insisted Saturday that stripping Rob Ford of some of his powers doesn't go far enough as he gets set to face another move by city councillors to weaken his standing. Dozens of demonstrators clustered around a public stage outside city hall to demand Ford leave office immediately, repeatedly chanting "resign!" Because the other two ways of getting him out are by handcuffs or by gurney, and I don't want either," said retired teacher Ray Fredette, 62. The anti-Ford rally — the second in recent days — followed Toronto city council's overwhelming vote Friday to curtail some of the mayor's powers.

Close to 40 vehicles crash in just three pileups on highway near Calgary Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:19 PM PST CROSSFIELD, Alta. - Dozens of people became stranded in small town north of Calgary following a multi-vehicle pileup on a snowy highway. Crossfield fire chief Ben Niven says close to 40 vehicles collided in three separate crashes on Saturday morning on Highway 2 — the main route connecting Calgary with Edmonton. Stuart Brideaux with Alberta Health Services says two people in a car that collided with a semi were seriously injured and were taken by ambulance to hospital in Calgary, but he says one of the big pileups didn't produce any injuries at all. The crashes on Highway 2 completely blocked southbound traffic, and Niven says Crossfield sent out a school bus to bring the stranded motorists to a local church.

Renata Ford is no longer the ‘invisible wife’ of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:39 AM PST She has been called a quiet introvert, a ghost and even the invisible wife, but this week Renata Ford, the slight and silent significant other of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, appeared in the public spotlight for the first time... Continue reading→

Maritime Link deal vague and misleading, consultants tell Nova Scotia hearing Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:03 AM PST HALIFAX - The revised commercial agreement that has become the linchpin for Nova Scotia's $1.5-billion Maritime Link project is "vague and misleading," consultants hired by the province's consumer ...

Three Canadian military choppers to head to Philippines to help in relief effort Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:46 AM PST A new addition was made to Canada's relief efforts in the Philippines Saturday, with three military helicopters and their crew designated to help with aid operations in the typhoon-ravaged country. Two of the three CH-146 Griffon choppers were set to leave Canada on Sunday from Ontario's CFB Trenton aboard a military transport plane. Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said the helicopters will give Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team — which is already in the Philippines — additional means to reach and help those in need of assistance.

130 anti-oil sands rallies expected coast to coast Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:57 AM PST More than 130 rallies in protest of oil sands expansion are scheduled to be held across Canada today, and rally organizers in northern B.C. will be focusing their efforts on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

New NDP leader will win next B.C. election, Dix vows Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:40 PM PST Outgoing B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix received several standing ovations during a speech to the party in Vancouver Saturday, vowing a new leader can and will win the next provincial election.

Former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter steps down as NDP leader Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:20 AM PST Former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter is stepping down as the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

Edmonton snowfall causing collisions across the city Posted: 16 Nov 2013 03:47 PM PST Edmonton police say they have been called out to more than 118 crash scenes so far and the city has issued its first parking ban of the year.

PTSD service dogs kicked out of Dartmouth ER Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:09 AM PST Two Afghanistan war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are upset after a doctor told them their service dogs weren't welcome in the Dartmouth General Hospital's emergency room.

Did Rob Ford's brother appear on CNN with a vodka bottle in plain sight? Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:18 PM PST You've got to hand it to the Ford brothers. They really have an uncanny ability to undermine themselves. On Friday, Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford took to American airwaves in defence of his brother, Rob, who earlier in the day … Continue reading →

Proposed Senate reforms wouldn't have stopped expenses scandal Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:19 PM PST The expenses scandal involving senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau and Mac Harb has given many Canadians a rapacious appetite for Senate reform, but the reforms being suggested by the federal government wouldn't have changed anything, according to some Senate observers.

Canada's greenhouse gas stance slammed as COP 19 seeks solutions Posted: 16 Nov 2013 01:25 AM PST With the annual UN climate conference known as COP 19 underway in Warsaw, the former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, is taking issue with Canada's lack of action when it comes to curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Comet ISON dramatically brightens: How to spot it in the sky Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:46 PM PST Highlighting just how unpredictable comets can be, Comet ISON experienced an outburst this week, brightened significantly and becoming visible to the naked eye a few days ahead of what was expected. The NASA Comet ISON Observing Campaign (CIOC) website reported: … Continue reading →

Christopher Skinner SUV death brings 3 more arrests Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST Toronto police investigating the 2009 death of 27-year-old Christopher Skinner, who was beaten up and then run over by an SUV, have arrested three more people.

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