| Tories retain two seats but suffer big loss in voter support in byelection Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:46 PM PST  The Liberals are the big winners while the Tories did better than most expected in light of the ongoing Senate expense scandal. That's the early narrative from four federal byelections held on Monday. Justin Trudeau's Liberals have won two out … Continue reading →
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| Seat count unchanged in the end, but Trudeau emerges big byelection winner Posted: 25 Nov 2013 10:18 PM PST  OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau emerged the big winner from Monday's four federal byelections. At first glance, the results simply preserved the status quo: the Conservatives held on to two longtime Tory bastions in Manitoba, while the Liberals retained two traditional Grit strongholds in Toronto and Montreal. Beneath the surface, however, the byelections have roiled Canada's political waters, suggesting the Senate expenses scandal has badly hurt the Tory government and that Trudeau's Liberals are the ones who stand to benefit. The Liberals increased their share of the vote in all four ridings — dramatically so in two Manitoba ridings where they were all but invisible in the 2011 election, coming within a whisker of an upset victory in Brandon-Souris.
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| Larry Maguire wins Brandon-Souris byelection for Tories Posted: 25 Nov 2013 09:39 PM PST  A very close byelection race in Manitoba's Brandon-Souris riding ended late Monday night with Conservative Larry Maguire edging out Liberal Rolf Dinsdale.
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| Ottawa plans to appeal ruling on EU seal ban Posted: 25 Nov 2013 11:04 AM PST  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ottawa will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that says aspects of Europe's ban on imported seal products undermine fair trade but can be justified on "public moral concerns" for animal welfare. While anti-sealing advocates say it's a landmark victory that upholds the European Union embargo, the WTO points out inconsistencies that it wants fixed. A dispute settlement panel reported Monday that exceptions under the ban for aboriginal hunts and those conducted to manage seal populations and protect fish stocks are not being fairly applied. As a consequence, those exemptions "accord imported seal products treatment less favourable" than for domestic and some other foreign products.
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| Tories reintroduce legislation creating new high-risk designation Posted: 25 Nov 2013 07:13 PM PST  OTTAWA - The Harper government has reintroduced legislation aimed at making it more difficult for people found not criminally responsible for crimes to get out from being in custody. Justice Minister Peter MacKay says the legislation is designed to protect the public from people found not criminally responsible for their actions.
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| Do byelections matter? Posted: 25 Nov 2013 09:14 AM PST  On Monday night — after Elections Canada announces the results of four federal byelections — we'll hear two very different answers to the question: Do byelections matter? The winners will tell us that they do. They'll say that they're a … Continue reading →
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| Edmonton police plan to offer hijab option for female Muslim officers Posted: 25 Nov 2013 03:35 PM PST  Brace yourself for a spirited and, at times, probably uncivil debate as Edmonton police prepare to introduce a hijab option for its uniform in a bid to recruit Muslim women. The National Post reports the Edmonton Police Service plans to … Continue reading →
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| Legal weed in U.S. could spell trouble for Canadian pot tourists Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:44 PM PST  The 2012 referendums that legalized recreational use and licensed sale of marijuana in Washington and Colorado is expected to open up new tourism opportunities for those states, but if you're planning a trip (so to speak), don't expect a completely … Continue reading →
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| Federal proposals for First Nations education not acceptable: Atleo Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:11 PM PST  OTTAWA - First Nations have flatly rejected federal proposals for legislation covering education for aboriginal children. Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says they are not acceptable and he has set out five conditions for the federal government to meet. In an open letter to Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt, Atleo says there is a strong consensus among First Nations about what needs to be done. Atleo says any agreement must allow for native control of education, provide a statutory funding guarantee, recognize native languages and culture, provide shared oversight and ensure continuing and meaningful engagement.
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| Rare baby dinosaur fossil discovered in Alberta Posted: 25 Nov 2013 02:40 PM PST  Fossil hunters searching through Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park have turned up a rare specimen — the nearly complete fossilized skeleton of a baby dinosaur. The dinosaur was discovered by Philip Currie, a paleobiologist from the University of Alberta, and it … Continue reading →
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| Label segregation-cell death of Ashley Smith a homicide, family urges jurors Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:29 PM PST  TORONTO - The death of a "precious daughter" who strangled herself in her segregation cell as prison guards videotaped but did not intervene should be deemed a homicide, a coroner's jury was told Monday. In closing submissions at the Ashley Smith inquest, the lawyer who speaks for her family said overwhelming evidence shows top managers ordered frontline staff to stay out of her cell as long as she was still breathing. The order, Julian Roy said, was devised by Warden Cindy Berry — "the new sheriff in town" — and communicated through her "weak" deputy, Joanna Pauline, to underlings. Roy traced how correctional officers, who initially rushed in when the disturbed Smith tied ligatures around her neck, succumbed to pressure from senior management to stay out of her cell unless her death was imminent.
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| Hudak wants new hospital in Niagara Falls; Liberals call it byelection posturing Posted: 25 Nov 2013 02:13 PM PST  TORONTO - It's time to get on with building a new hospital in Niagara Falls and closing four other health-care facilities in the region, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said Monday amid Liberal charges he is engaging in "byelection posturing." Hudak supports a recommendation from the provincially-appointed supervisor of the Niagara Health System, Kevin Smith, to consolidate existing hospitals into a new Niagara South hospital. "It's good for health care for Niagara residents and it saves taxpayers money, so what's not to like about it," asked Hudak. Health Minister Deb Matthews said Hudak had been opposed to building a new hospital in Niagara until the economic situation improved, and attributed his new position to a still uncalled byelection in Niagara Falls to replace Liberal Kim Craitor.
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| GM owners pay 50 per cent more for gas than expected Posted: 25 Nov 2013 07:51 AM PST  A Calgary couple are accusing General Motors of misleading them, after they bought a Chevy Cruze that they said guzzles 50 per cent more gas than the automaker advertised.
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| Ombudsman warns Tories’ tough-on-crime policies creating prison powder keg Posted: 25 Nov 2013 12:03 PM PST  Being tough on criminals is a Conservative government hallmark, but the man appointed as Parliament's watchdog for the federal corrections system says the policy is creating a prison powder keg. Overcrowding, the application of mandatory minimum sentences and a lack … Continue reading →
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| Rob Ford rails against 'gravy train' tax hike Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:57 AM PST  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks out against a looming property tax hike as officials start work on the city's 2014 budget.
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| Has flesh-eating drug krokodil arrived in Canada? Not yet, officials say Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:10 PM PST  A new drug that is said to be stronger than heroin and capable of rotting addicts to death from the inside, while their skin is left a green, scaly mess, is said to have appeared in Canada. But experts are … Continue reading →
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| Museum of Civilization taps oil patch for $1 million to help fund Canada's 150th Posted: 25 Nov 2013 05:52 PM PST  GATINEAU, Qc - Canada's 150th birthday is being brought to you by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. A $1-million sponsorship of the Canadian Museum of Civilization is a great opportunity to get the oil and gas industry's message out to Canadians, the president of the industry lobby group said Monday as the deal was announced. "The advantage of partnering with an institution like this museum is it has national presence, it's obviously got significant profile in Ottawa but it also has national reach in terms of travelling exhibits and so on," Dave Collyer said in an interview at the museum in Gatineau, Que. CAPP, along with Canada's Oil Sands Producers, will provide $200,000 annually for five years in return for which the Canadian Museum of Civilization — soon to be renamed the Canadian Museum of History by the Conservative government — will link a number of exhibits to the industry.
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| Ontario urged to raise minimum wage above poverty line Posted: 25 Nov 2013 10:50 AM PST  The debate over Ontario's minimum wage is heating up as a government appointed panel gets closer to recommending how future increases should be set. A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) argues the current rate of $10.25 per hour, which … Continue reading →
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| Canada sees budget surplus in fiscal year 2015/16: Flaherty Posted: 25 Nov 2013 03:10 PM PST  Canada will release figures in about 14 months showing a budget surplus for the 2015/16 fiscal year that starts in April 2015, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday. Flaherty pledged earlier this month to be running a small surplus as of 2015/16 but in remarks to the Senate Finance Committee, he said the budget would be in balance "in approximately 14 months," which suggested sooner than that. "The budget will be balanced in the fiscal year 2015/16." Flaherty's latest outlook shows that Canada would run a budget surplus of C$3.7 billion in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
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| Newspaper owner to put $27 billion Canada refinery plan to regulators Posted: 25 Nov 2013 07:09 PM PST By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian newspaper mogul is pushing ahead with a $27 billion plan to build an oil refinery on Canada's west coast, hoping to file for regulatory approval before year-end and with construction targeted for 2016. The 550,000-barrels-a-day plant would easily be Canada's biggest refinery, producing gasoline, jet fuel and diesel for Asian markets from the output of the country's rich oil sands. David Black, president of Kitimat Clean Ltd, also told Reuters in an interview that he had launched informal talks with the federal government on loan guarantees for Chinese investors such as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. "I've begun discussions with the federal government," Black said.  |
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