| Advocates demand B.C. schools end use of so-called ‘seclusion rooms’ Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:33 PM PST  Schools should stop using so-called seclusion or isolation rooms to deal with unruly children, advocates for special needs children in British Columbia say. Inclusion B.C. and the Family Support Institute released a report Thursday based on an online survey that … Continue reading →
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| Soccer star Kara Lang's long road back Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:36 PM PST Canadian soccer star Kara Lang spent almost 10 years on the national team before a knee injury forced her retirement in 2011 - now she's hoping to make a comeback.  |
| Pickton victim's remains forgotten by coroner, family says Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:03 PM PST  The family of Cara Ellis, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, is accusing a former senior coroner of misplacing some of her remains, CBC News has learned.
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| Liberal Sen. Kenny withdraws from caucus, under harassment investigation Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:16 PM PST  OTTAWA - Sen. Colin Kenny has withdrawn from the federal Liberal caucus while the Senate investigates a complaint about him. Justin Trudeau's office confirms that Kenny informed the Liberal leader on Wednesday that he was recusing himself from caucus "pending the outcome of an investigation by the Senate administration." Sources tell The Canadian Press the investigation involves a complaint of sexual harassment. "There is a Senate process that is under way looking into the allegations that prohibits me or anyone else involved from commenting,"Kenney said in an email.
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| Inspectors pay a visit to niqab-wearing Que. daycare workers Posted: 21 Nov 2013 03:24 PM PST  The Quebec government sent inspectors to a private daycare in Montreal shortly after two childcare workers were photographed wearing niqabs while outside with the children. But the government says the inspections had nothing to do with the religious dress the employees were wearing.
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| Health Canada gaffe outs up to 40,000 medical marijuana users in letters Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:35 PM PST  OTTAWA - A gaffe by Health Canada has outed thousands of medical marijuana users. Earlier this week, the department mailed 40,000 letters to medical marijuana users across the country, alerting them to major changes coming in the program beginning April 1. George Da Pont, deputy minister at Health Canada, issued an apology on the Health Canada website Thursday, calling the mailout an administrative error. "I have been advised that as the result of an administrative error the envelopes were labelled to indicate that they were sent by the program," said the apology.
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| Harper ducks queries about fundraising chief in Duffy affair Posted: 21 Nov 2013 03:34 PM PST  Questions are growing about whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper knew about an earlier attempt that might have been worked on by his office to repay Senator Mike Duffy's inappropriate housing claims.
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| Ottawa commits up to $95 million for Lac-Megantic decontamination Posted: 21 Nov 2013 03:32 PM PST  LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Ottawa and Quebec shared a rare moment of solidarity Thursday, agreeing to split the estimated $190 million price tag to decontaminate the devastated town of Lac-Megantic. Last summer, a runaway tanker train carrying crude oil rumbled into the heart of the Quebec community, jumped the tracks and exploded in a fiery crash that killed 47 people. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the region Thursday and pledged to help cover up to $95 million of the cleanup cost, one-half of the overall estimate made by the Quebec government. "I know there is no amount of money that can erase the painful memories...but you have to know that our government is doing everything in its power to support you," Harper told a news conference at the Lac-Megantic golf course, a few kilometres from the centre of town.
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| Toronto voters will pass judgment on Ford, but he can't have my job: Harper Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:36 PM PST  LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is speaking out for the first time on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford — and keeping his tongue planted firmly in his cheek. Harper jokes that he's heard Ford say publicly he wants to be prime minister, a notion Harper says he clearly can't support. But when it comes to the Toronto mayor's future, Harper says that's for the voters of that city to decide. Harper says the Conservative government's position is clear: there are strict drugs laws in place, and no one should be buying or using illegal drugs, especially sitting politicians.
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| Quebec provincial police arrest 28 in crackdown on child pornography Posted: 21 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST  MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they have arrested 28 men in a sweeping crackdown on Internet child pornography across the province. Lt. Jean Lafreniere told a news conference in Montreal on Thursday that some suspects may be charged with sexual assault. The operation began this summer and included the RCMP and other municipal police forces. The provincial police official, who investigates the exploitation of children online, also said repeat offenders were among those arrested.
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| Pit bull stabbed at beach defended by family Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:35 PM PST  The family who owned a pit bull that was stabbed to death at Vancouver's Kitsilano Beach on Wednesday is defending the dog on social media, saying it was unfairly killed.
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| Mayor Rob Ford 'won't be supporting' higher tax increase Posted: 21 Nov 2013 03:39 PM PST Toronto Mayor Rob Ford told a group from the city's business community Thursday that he won't support the tax increase being proposed for next year's budget by those that recently moved to strip him of most of his powers.  |
| Ottawa’s new cyberbullying bill goes beyond the issue at hand Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:30 AM PST  In the wake of several high-profile teen suicides stemming from Internet harassment and cyberbullying, online behaviour has come to the forefront of public consciousness and has prompted an unprecedented call for a resolution from citizens and governments alike. The deaths … Continue reading →
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| B.C. marijuana petitioners face uphill battle in final two weeks of decriminalization campaign Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:11 PM PST  With just two weeks left to collect signatures in a 'decriminalize marijuana' petition drive in British Columbia, organizers say that they still have a long way to go but are remaining optimistic. Under B.C.'s ballot initiative system, organizers need 10 … Continue reading →
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| Former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard says he was a victim of bullying Posted: 21 Nov 2013 08:35 AM PST  As a politician, Lucien Bouchard was a force to be reckoned with: the former Quebec premier was feisty, passionate and often intimidating. Apparently, it wasn't always that way. In a new YouTube video — produced by an anti-bullying organization in … Continue reading →
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| Deep freeze takes toll, players suffer frostbite at Grey Cup practice Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST  REGINA - Several Tiger-Cats emerged from their first Grey Cup practice with frostbite from frigid Mosaic Stadium. But Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton's assistant special teams and kicking coach, said the team still relished the championship game workout. We ended up with a couple of frostbite situations. Osbaldiston said the frostbite was nothing serious "but it tells you how cold it is."
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| Newfoundlanders save shark choking on moose Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:08 AM PST  A Greenland shark with a distinctly Canadian appetite chomped more moose than he could swallow this weekend. Derrick Chaulk in Norris Arm North, Nfld., saw the 2.5-metre long, toothy fish struggling on shore as he passed the local harbour, according … Continue reading →
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| Angelcare baby monitors recalled after 2 infant deaths Posted: 21 Nov 2013 04:22 PM PST  Quebec-based company Angelcare Monitors Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 800,000 baby monitors sold in the U.S. and Canada after two infant girls died when they strangled on the cord attached to the ...
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| Fans flocking to Saskatchewan for the Grey Cup hope to score merchandise Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:27 PM PST  There is no end to the list of things bearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders logo, and football fans flocking to Regina for the 101st Grey Cup on Sunday can't wait to get their hands on the merchandise. The Riders have had more than $7 million in merchandise sales in each of the last four years, with sales in the 2010 centennial year reaching $10 million. "We use the centennial year as our measuring mark and as our top line," Riders vice-president of sales Steve Mazurak said Thursday. The best outcome that Mazurak was referring to is the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup, marking the first time the green and white has played in the championship on their home turf.
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| Canadian PM to Toronto mayor: Don't even think about it Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:16 AM PST  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent a tongue-in-cheek message on Thursday to crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Keep your eyes off my job. "I've heard Mr. Ford's statements that he would like to become prime minister of Canada. Obviously, this is not something I'm in favor of," Harper told reporters in Quebec, with his senior Quebec minister, Christian Paradis, chuckling at his side. The embattled Toronto mayor told Fox News this week he would like to run for prime minister one day.
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| Toronto plans C$600 million bond issuance in 2014: Bloomberg Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:42 PM PST (Reuters) - Toronto's chief financial officer said the city plans to double its borrowing in 2014 from this year, Bloomberg reported. There is a strong demand for municipal bonds, Rob Rossini, city's chief financial officer, said in an interview to Bloomberg. Toronto, in particular, also sees a substantial demand for its bonds, Rossini said. The city council could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters outside of regular U.S. business hours.  |
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