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Saturday, November 30, 2013

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How scandal has become ingrained in our political way of life

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:48 AM PST

Editorial cartoon for Nov. 6, 2013. by Sue DewarWhen it comes to corruption, Canadians brace for the worst


Don Cherry makes his case for Coach's Corner to remain unchanged by Rogers

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 07:38 PM PST

Don Cherry speaks February 15, 2011, in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseTORONTO - Leave Coach's Corner alone. Don Cherry made that plea on Saturday during his weekly segment on "Hockey Night in Canada" as he addressed the acquisition of NHL broadcast rights by Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI-A) for the first time. "If you're No. 1, why would you fool around like that," said Cherry. CBC will continue to broadcast "Hockey Night in Canada" for the next four years but Rogers will have editorial control.


Christmas tree delivery creates confusion at legislature

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:20 PM PST

A tree donated by Bartlett's Tree Service, of Victoria, is the rotunda Christmas tree in the B.C. legislature.There was no room at the B.C. legislature for Mike Flemming's longstanding annual donation of the provincial Christmas tree. When he arrived at the capital this year, he was shocked to find someone else had beat him to it.


Manitoba PC leader wishes happy holidays to 'infidel atheists'

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:55 PM PST

Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister speaks to reporters on Monday, defending the house in Winnipeg he purchased for $2 million earlier this fall.Kudos to PressProgress for locating this YouTube video and posting it on its website. Continue reading →


Lobster boat sinks off N.S. coast as season opens

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST

A fishing vessel leaves Meteghan, N.S., Saturday morning. It is dumping day for the lucrative lobster fishery in southern Nova Scotia.A fishing boat sank off the coast of Liverpool, N.S., Saturday morning on the first day of the lobster season in waters off the southern portion of the province.


Imagining Canada under Prime Minister Rob Ford

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:55 AM PST

Editorial cartoon for November 19, 2013 by Dale Cummings/ArtizansScott Feschuk imagines: 'No more whining, OK? I've made mistakes, and I have an after-party to get to.'


Alberta’s Wildrose to Progressive Conservatives: 'Come on over'

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST

Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith speaks to reporters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Alberta Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith now says she believes that climate change exists and that mankind is at least partially to blame.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshAlberta's Wildrose Party has launched an interesting new campaign asking Progressive Conservatives to leave their party and to "come on over." Continue reading →


Exiled Tibetans start move to Canada under resettlement plan

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:45 AM PST

Tibetans living-in-exile shout slogans during a 'Tibet Solidarity Campaign' in New Delhi on November 6, 2013. (Photo: IANS)The first Tibetans to relocate to Canada as part of a new federal program arrived in Ottawa and Toronto Friday.


Heavy snow and freezing rain warnings issued across Alberta

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:13 AM PST

Much of Alberta is under a winter storm warning Saturday, with heavy and blowing snow and freezing rain forecasted to start overnight.

Toronto police officer rushed to hospital after west-end collision

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:23 PM PST

A Toronto police officer was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries Saturday after a collision in the west-end.A Toronto police officer has been rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries following a vehicle collision in the city's west-end on Saturday afternoon.


Researchers confirm meteor as source of flash and boom west of Montreal

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:02 PM PST

Enquête sur la possible explosion d'une météorite entendue au ManitobaTuesday night, a bright flash of light and a sonic boom to the west of Montreal sent people to Twitter and Facebook to flood the internet with speculation about what it could have been. Continue reading →


Deadline looms for flood recovery assistance

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:45 AM PST

Albertans who want assistance from the province with uninsurable flood damage have until the end of Nov. 30 to get their applications in.Flood victims in Alberta who still want disaster assistance from the provincial government have until the end of Saturday to get their applications in.


New Brunswick village in shock after teens killed in highway crash

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 03:32 PM PST

Friends of four teenagers killed in a crash in Notre-Dame, N.B. gather at the scene.NOTRE-DAME, N.B. - The mayor of a small village in southeast New Brunswick says the community is reeling after four teenagers were killed in a highway crash early Saturday. RCMP say three 18-year-old men and a 17-year-old boy died when their car veered off Route 115 in Notre-Dame, N.B., crashed into a culvert and rolled several times. Police say the victims were all from Cap-Pelé, N.B., a small fishing village about 50 kilometres southeast of the site of the crash. Cap-Pelé Mayor Debbie Dodier said members of the community of 2,300 were gathering a local school Saturday to mourn the tragic loss.


Nova Scotia to ban fracking water from New Brunswick

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:14 AM PST

Fracking protests tense in New BrunswickNew Brunswick's energy minister says he's not bothered by a Nova Scotia plan to ban the importation of hydraulic fracking waste water, and is suggesting new treatment plants could be opened in New Brunswick to deal with the pollution.


St. Lawrence belugas threatened by pipeline plans

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:31 AM PST

A beluga whale habitat near Rivière-du-Loup may be in jeopardy if plans for the Energy East pipeline go ahead.

Snowboarder dies in B.C. after going off main trail and striking tree

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:22 PM PST

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 16-year-old snowboarder has died on Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver after falling and hitting a tree. Staff at the mountain tried to find him but heavy fog and sleet prevented them from doing a thorough search, De Jong said. The teen was in cardiac arrest but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, De Jong said. The inexperienced boarder was not wearing a helmet, and that may have been a contributing factor in his death, De Jong said.

Private eyes to look for alleged residential school abusers

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST

Ray Mason, a former residential school student, says he wants to see his former principal held to account for what he said were years of sexual and physical abuse.The federal government is hiring private investigators to track down people accused of abusing students in Indian residential schools.


Relatives of victims of Trans-Canada Air Lines crash mark anniversary of tragedy

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 03:09 PM PST

View of the wreckage of a Trans-Canada Airline DC-8, which crashed shortly after take off, during a storm, in a field near Ste. Therese, 20 miles north of Montreal, killing all 118 passengers and crew, Nov. 29,1963. The crater in the foreground was caused by the impact of the plane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/APBut 50 years ago, long before the subdivision was built, it was the site of one of Canada's worst air disasters. All 118 people on board, including 111 passengers and seven crew, died when a Trans-Canada Air Lines flight crashed into a muddy field. Witnesses reported seeing the plane, which was headed for Toronto, catch fire and explode shortly after takeoff from Montreal's Dorval airport. Most the victims on board were from Ontario and western Canada.


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