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• B.C man who practised illegal dentistry turns himself in to Toronto police
• Severe wind and rain storm leave thousands without power in Ontario
• More than a century in, Santa Claus still draws a crowd
• Were army medic’s bogus breast exams a symbol of hostile sexual climate?
• One whistleblower's story: no job, no rent, no recognition, no redress
• Federal workers rewarded with spa visits, jewelry, iPods, gift cards
• Alberta coal mine spill heading to N.W.T.
• B.C. NDP mourns election loss, looks to rebuild during weekend convention
• 'Formal apology' to B.C.'s Chinese community questioned
• Trial of ex-Quebec resident on genocide charges stirs ethnic tensions in Rwanda
• First Canadian woman killed in comba honoured by first female astronaut
• ‘What Would I Say?’ app generates Facebook statuses for you… sort of
• Pulling the plug on traditional TV is still a slow moving trend in Canada
• Whistleblower law has done little to protect people who raise red flags
• Strong, gusty winds prompt weather warnings across southern Ontario
• Back up claims of 'flushable' wipes, utilities in Canada tell manufacturers
• 'SNL' Mocks Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

B.C man who practised illegal dentistry turns himself in to Toronto police Posted: 17 Nov 2013 06:34 PM PST TORONTO - A British Columbia man who's been dubbed the "Bedroom Dentist" after he set up an illegal dental surgery in the bedroom of a house near Vancouver has surrendered to Toronto police. Tung Sheng (David) Wu turned himself into police on Saturday and is to appear in court Monday for a bail hearing, Toronto police said in a news release. Wu, 62, was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to three months in jail for ignoring an earlier court order to stop practising dentistry without a licence, but B.C.'s College of Dental Surgeons had been unable to locate him. In 2003, a court had ordered Wu to stop practising dentistry without a licence, but B.C. Supreme Court Judge Austin Cullen concluded Wu did not comply.

Severe wind and rain storm leave thousands without power in Ontario Posted: 17 Nov 2013 10:56 PM PST TORONTO - A line of severe storms swept across southern and eastern Ontario Sunday night, bringing heavy rain and winds gusting to 90-kilometres an hour. In the Greater Toronto Area some 70,000 customers were left in the dark, and another 24,000 in London, but crews were working through the night to quickly get the lights back on. The weather system roared into Ontario after punishing the American Midwest with tornadoes and thunderstorms that left at least six dead in Illinois.

More than a century in, Santa Claus still draws a crowd Posted: 17 Nov 2013 07:10 PM PST The hundreds of thousands who lined the streets of Toronto waiting to see Santa Claus on Sunday also got to see something else this year — the hundreds of people taking part in a five-kilometre run ahead of the big parade.

Were army medic’s bogus breast exams a symbol of hostile sexual climate? Posted: 17 Nov 2013 02:05 PM PST Critics of how the military handles sexual assault allegations will be watching closely when James Wilks faces sentencing on a raft of sex-related charges early next year. The former Canadian Forces medic was convicted of giving bogus breast exams to … Continue reading →

One whistleblower's story: no job, no rent, no recognition, no redress Posted: 17 Nov 2013 11:54 AM PST OTTAWA - Sylvie Therrien now lives at a friend's house because she can't afford to pay rent after being fired from the federal public service. Therrien was sacked for revealing there are quotas — $35,000 to $40,000 in clawed-back benefits each month — imposed on every public servant investigating on employment insurance fraud. Therrien says she's convinced she was right to tell the news media about the quota earlier this year.

Federal workers rewarded with spa visits, jewelry, iPods, gift cards Posted: 17 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST The Treasury Board Secretariat, with about 1,900 employees, now spends well over $100,000 each year on rewards for staff. The annual value has quadrupled since 2006, when the Conservative government first came to power. The value hit a peak of $135,000 in 2011, the year the Conservative government began cutting staff and programs to wipe out the federal deficit by 2015. Treasury Board President Tony Clement has recently criticized the benefits available to public servants, and publicly vowed to trim them, putting him at odds with unions.

Alberta coal mine spill heading to N.W.T. Posted: 17 Nov 2013 11:22 AM PST Northwest Territories Environment Minister: "In my recollection, this is the first of this type of catastrophic failure."

B.C. NDP mourns election loss, looks to rebuild during weekend convention Posted: 17 Nov 2013 06:12 PM PST VANCOUVER - British Columbia New Democrats were throwing around words like grief, mourning and venom-sucking as the party wrapped up a weekend convention in Vancouver, six months after a devastating election loss that has forced the NDP to ask tough questions about its campaign strategy, its leadership and its future. The convention also saw the Opposition party narrow in on a timeline for selecting a new leader to replace Adrian Dix, with the NDP's provincial council deciding to hold a leadership vote in early fall of next year, though the precise date has yet to be determined. Party members, from optimistic enthusiasts to the cranky cynics, grudgingly acknowledged that while the NDP has managed to stick a Band-Aid on its election wounds, the party must now turn its attention to fixing the more substantial issues that cost them a chance at governing. The New Democrats lost May's provincial election, despite entering the campaign with a 20-point lead in the polls that had political watchers guessing not about whether the NDP would win, but how badly the governing Liberals would lose.

'Formal apology' to B.C.'s Chinese community questioned Posted: 17 Nov 2013 12:20 PM PST An advocate for B.C.'s Chinese community says the provincial government's strategy to develop a formal apology for historical wrongs is just another way to achieve a "quick win" within the province's most sizable ethnic population.

Trial of ex-Quebec resident on genocide charges stirs ethnic tensions in Rwanda Posted: 17 Nov 2013 10:36 AM PST KIGALI, Rwanda - The trial of a former Quebec resident deported to Rwanda to face charges related to the 1994 genocide that killed nearly one million people has captivated this impoverished African nation still struggling with ethnic tensions. Leon Mugesera, a former Université Laval lecturer, is accused of inciting genocide in a fiery anti-Tutsi speech in 1992, in which he referred to them as cockroaches and suggested they should be exterminated. Several witnesses have testified that in the speech at a rally in the city of Kabaya, Mugesera warned the crowd that "anyone whose neck you do not cut is the one who will cut your neck." At the time, Mugesera was a member of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development — the ruling party largely blamed for the massacre.

First Canadian woman killed in comba honoured by first female astronaut Posted: 17 Nov 2013 09:34 AM PST The first Canadian woman in space came to Prince Edward Island this weekend to honour the memory of the first Canadian woman killed in combat.

‘What Would I Say?’ app generates Facebook statuses for you… sort of Posted: 17 Nov 2013 01:59 PM PST If the tedium of updating your status across all social media is just too much to handle, don't worry : there's an app for that. At this year's Hack Princeton hackathon, a group developed "What would I say?", an app … Continue reading →

Pulling the plug on traditional TV is still a slow moving trend in Canada Posted: 17 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST MONTREAL - Watching television on the Internet is cheap and convenient, but so far only a small number of Canadians have cut the cord on traditional viewing as TV providers offer discount prices and spend more on programs to keep customers who pay bigger monthly bills. The death of traditional TV watching has been exaggerated so far, say analysts who track viewing habits. "The truth of the matter is the revolution hasn't come," said Brahm Eiley of the Convergence Consulting Group in Toronto. It's slow moving with about 400,000 TV subscribers _ 3.5 per cent _ out of 11.8 million who have cut the cord since 2011, Eiley said, adding cord cutting started after the arrival of online subscription service Netflix in late 2010.

Whistleblower law has done little to protect people who raise red flags Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:35 AM PST OTTAWA - Canada's whistleblower law, enacted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government in 2007, has done nothing to help people who raise red flags, critics say. And the law, which is supposed to be re-examined every five years, is well past the due date for a review, the federal integrity commissioner has confirmed. "Not only is there no report, there is not even a review on at the moment," Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion told The Canadian Press. Allan Cutler, a former whistleblower during the federal sponsorship scandal, said the law has done nothing to help.

Strong, gusty winds prompt weather warnings across southern Ontario Posted: 17 Nov 2013 02:47 AM PST Wind warnings are in effect across southern Ontario for Sunday, as a fast-moving Colorado Low sweeps through the Great Lakes area, bringing rain and strong, gusting winds along with it. Bands of rain from this weather system have already been … Continue reading →

Back up claims of 'flushable' wipes, utilities in Canada tell manufacturers Posted: 17 Nov 2013 11:03 AM PST OTTAWA - They're billed as a fresh, clean alternative to toilet paper — but waste-water utilities across Canada say personal wipes are creating putrid sewage clogs that are costing Canadian ratepayers at least $250 million a year. Sewage experts in Canada, the U.S. and beyond are cringing at efforts to sell the masses on the need to freshen their nether regions, including a recent ad campaign for Cottonelle wipes featuring a cheeky British spokeswoman urging people in public places to "talk about your bum." Nonetheless, the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group (MESUG), comprised of 25 Canadian communities, wants a federal standard to ensure more honest labelling of the wipes and other products that they insist are not safe to send down the toilet. While those products and personal wipes may swirl down the toilet with ease, experts say they don't disintegrate, creating serious problems as they work their way through aging sewage systems on their way to treatment plants.

'SNL' Mocks Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:00 PM PST The only journalist who will believe the politician's lies is "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan.

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