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• Snowden docs show depth of Canadian spy agency amid ‘misinformation’ fears
• PM Harper, Canadian delegation in Pretoria to pay last respects to Mandela
• Stay off Vancouver's icy waters, authorities plead
• Canada to Russia: Military buildup in the Arctic sends wrong message
• Pot-smoking Mountie Ron Francis charged with assault
• Video: First Nations education changes targeted
• Government spending on Aboriginal programs at 'all-time high': Fraser Institute
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes wild allegation against Toronto Star reporter
• Tori Stafford's killer's appeal should be funded by the public: Appeal Court
• Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner slams Tories with his annual Christmas rhyme
• Two Montreal-area caregivers charged after death of 87-year-old
• Canada to charge many foreign tourists a fee for new electronic application
• Newfoundland to borrow $5B over 40 years for Muskrat Falls project: premier
• Canada’s electronic spy agency says tracking allies is necessary
• Rob Ford blasts council over land-transfer tax
• Quebec's anti-corruption squad raids home of sister of ex- Liberal bagman
• 5-year-old Surrey girl dies of meningitis but public health measures not taken
• OPG fires 3 executives after auditor says generous salaries push up hydro rates
• B.C. woman’s death highlights challenge of keeping rising number of dementia patients safe
• Mother of boy who died from asthma attack at school pushes for policy change

Snowden docs show depth of Canadian spy agency amid ‘misinformation’ fears Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:13 PM PST In the game of international espionage, sometimes a kernel of truth is worth as much as the whole story.  Disguise, deception and misdirection are par for the course, all part of the war that pits spy against spy. Even Canadian … Continue reading →

PM Harper, Canadian delegation in Pretoria to pay last respects to Mandela Posted: 10 Dec 2013 09:57 PM PST PRETORIA, South Africa - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Pretoria, South Africa to pay final respects to Nelson Mandela. Harper and a Canadian delegation travelling with him will view Mandela's body, which will lie in state for three days in an amphitheatre which now bears the Mandela name. The mood in South Africa is expected to turn sombre after Tuesday's jubilant celebration of Mandela's life at a memorial in Johannesburg. Mandela died last Thursday at age 95.

Stay off Vancouver's icy waters, authorities plead Posted: 10 Dec 2013 08:57 PM PST People across the Lower Mainland are being asked to stay off the area's icy water, after a near-deadly incident involving a three-year old in Mission, B.C.

Canada to Russia: Military buildup in the Arctic sends wrong message Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:46 PM PST Recent actions taken by Canada and Russia in a land dispute over the resource-rich Arctic circle says just about everything there is to know about the countries in question. … Continue reading →

Pot-smoking Mountie Ron Francis charged with assault Posted: 10 Dec 2013 11:45 AM PST A New Brunswick Mountie who made national headlines last month for publicly smoking medical marijuana while in uniform has been charged with assaulting a police officer.

Video: First Nations education changes targeted Posted: 10 Dec 2013 03:35 PM PST A rally harkening back to last year's Idle No More heyday was held in Ottawa.

Government spending on Aboriginal programs at 'all-time high': Fraser Institute Posted: 10 Dec 2013 11:05 AM PST One year removed from Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike and the height of the Idle No More protests, the Fraser Institute has released a new report analyzing how much government money is spent on Aboriginal programs. It's a lot of … Continue reading →

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes wild allegation against Toronto Star reporter Posted: 10 Dec 2013 07:55 AM PST Much has already been made about the contents of a recently-broadcast collegial interview between Conrad Black and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, from new claims of a vast police conspiracy against the mayor to the latest assertion that Ford's closet is … Continue reading →

Tori Stafford's killer's appeal should be funded by the public: Appeal Court Posted: 10 Dec 2013 10:33 AM PST TORONTO - The man convicted of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford should get a publicly funded lawyer as he tries to appeal, Ontario's highest court ruled Tuesday. Michael Rafferty's case is too complex for someone with a Grade 9 education in segregation and with no access to a law library to handle on his own with the assistance of duty counsel, Appeal Court Justice Marc Rosenberg ruled. "In my opinion it is desirable in the interests of justice that the appellant be represented," Rosenberg wrote. Rosenberg ordered the case sent back to Legal Aid Ontario for reconsideration, but if Rafferty is still turned down, the lawyer who represented him on this motion will be appointed for the appeal and he will be paid by the attorney general for Ontario.

Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner slams Tories with his annual Christmas rhyme Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:28 PM PST I've said it before: if this whole 'politics thing' doesn't work out for Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, he may have a career as a poet. The MP from Nova Scotia has become a sort of resident poet in the House of Commons. … Continue reading →

Two Montreal-area caregivers charged after death of 87-year-old Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:09 PM PST Two Quebec caregivers face criminal charges after an elderly woman living in a long-term health-care centre was allegedly assaulted and given a noxious substance.

Canada to charge many foreign tourists a fee for new electronic application Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:42 PM PST OTTAWA - Millions of visitors to Canada would be charged a new fee under a proposed electronic security screening plan. The federal government is soliciting public comment on the plan to introduce online travel applications as part of the sweeping perimeter security pact with the United States. Foreign nationals who currently do not need a visa to visit Canada — including people from Britain, France and many other countries — would have to successfully apply for an electronic travel authorization before arriving by air. Records released under the Access to Information Act say Canada expects approximately 3.5 million electronic travel authorization applications annually beginning in April 2015.

Newfoundland to borrow $5B over 40 years for Muskrat Falls project: premier Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:01 PM PST ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador will borrow $5 billion over 40 years to help finance the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said Tuesday as she announced that the federal loan guarantee for the development is finalized. Dunderdale made the announcement Tuesday evening during a news conference at the provincial legislature in St. John's. "We are affirming that the Muskrat Falls project is indeed one of the most significant ventures Canada has ever undertaken," Dunderdale said of the $7.7 billion development, which is under construction. She said the completion of the loan guarantee will result in more than $1 billion in savings through lower interest rates and enabled the province to secure a $5 billion loan for the project to be repaid over 40 years at an interest rate of 3.8 per cent.

Canada’s electronic spy agency says tracking allies is necessary Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:25 PM PST Canada's electronic spy agency is defending its espionage activities against countries around the world, including trading partners — often at the request of the U.S. — as necessary to support government decision-making and provide a better understanding of global events.

Rob Ford blasts council over land-transfer tax Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:14 PM PST Mayor Rob Ford says he is fed up with city council over its reluctance to trim Toronto's lucrative land-transfer tax.

Quebec's anti-corruption squad raids home of sister of ex- Liberal bagman Posted: 10 Dec 2013 09:26 AM PST MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption squad says it has has raided the home of the sister of a former fundraiser for the Quebec Liberal party. The squad targeted the home of Suzanne Bibeau, whose brother Marc Bibeau used to be a key party fundraiser. Marc Bibeau, who had close links to former premier Jean Charest, was one of the administrators.

5-year-old Surrey girl dies of meningitis but public health measures not taken Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:30 PM PST SURREY, B.C. - A five-year-old girl in Surrey, B.C., has died of meningitis, but a medical health officer says public health measures do not need to be taken to prevent the bacterial infection at her school. The kindergarten student died on the weekend after being transferred to BC Children's Hospital from Surrey Memorial. Dr. Michelle Murti of the Fraser Health Authority said Tuesday that the type of bacterial infection involved is not uncommon and that the vast majority of cases do not cause meningitis.

OPG fires 3 executives after auditor says generous salaries push up hydro rates Posted: 10 Dec 2013 03:19 PM PST TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation fired two vice presidents and its chief financial officer Tuesday after a damning report from the province's auditor general about generous salaries, pensions and bonuses at the government-owned utility. Compensation packages at OPG are "significantly more generous" than for comparable positions in the civil service, and have a financial impact on the cost of electricity, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk reported. "I'm sorry the findings are what they are, but we strongly believe that they will serve as a catalyst for achieving further positive change at OPG," said OPG board of directors chair Jake Epp. OPG has cut staff by 8.5 per cent, but increased the size of "its highly paid executive and senior management group" by almost 60 per cent since 2005, creating "a top heavy organization," Lysyk said in her annual report.

B.C. woman’s death highlights challenge of keeping rising number of dementia patients safe Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:58 PM PST By all accounts, Joan Warren should have been safe. The 76-year-old woman, who suffered from dementia, was living in a North Vancouver care home designed to house people like her. She wore a special wristband to alert staff if she left the building and the entrances were supposed to be monitored. … Continue reading →

Mother of boy who died from asthma attack at school pushes for policy change Posted: 10 Dec 2013 12:07 PM PST The unnecessary death of a child is always tragic but the manner of Ryan Gibbons' demise seems like the stuff of a parent's nightmares. The 12-year-old Ontario boy suffered a severe asthma attack while playing soccer at his school in … Continue reading →

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