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• Residential school survivors battle Ottawa over access to police records
• Rob Ford, councillors dancing draws laughs on late night TV
• Hamilton police officer Ian Matthews dies after shooting self at central station
• Toronto Star reporter says Ford apology unsatisfactory; proceeding with lawsuit
• Crane operator saved from fire in Kingston, Ont.
• Surrey Six trial: Michael Le gets 12 years in slayings
• Fredy Villanueva coroner report blames many 'human factors'
• Army parks big and little trucks in order to keep tanks on the road
• People of Lac-Megantic rebuilding their town amid ongoing grieving process
• Anti-corruption unit arrests 66, including prominent local politicians, in 2013
• Donnie Snook gets three months added to 18-year term for child sex offences
• Siblings seized from Jewish group the latest clash between strict sects, welfare officials
• Canadian review panel to report Thursday on Northern Gateway pipeline to the Pacific Coast
• London, Ont., man sentenced to 20 years in prison in beating of 12-year-old boy
• Actress Pamela Anderson makes $1 million offer to end Canadian seal hunt
• B.C. law school that bars gay sex gains preliminary OK but may face legal challenge
• Calgary’s historic $40 million lottery winner Tom Crist donates it all to charity
• Nova Scotia politician drops cyberbullying complaint, closes Twitter account
• Crane operator trapped by raging fire rescued by military chopper in Kingston
• U.S. woman pleads guilty to aiding mother's suicide in Alberta mountain town
• Bank of Canada sees less volatility from Fed tapering

Residential school survivors battle Ottawa over access to police records Posted: 17 Dec 2013 03:05 PM PST TORONTO - Survivors of a notorious Indian residential school in northern Ontario were in court Tuesday fighting the federal government for access to thousands of documents they say are crucial to their compensation claims. The police probe in the 1990s turned up evidence of horrific abuse, including use of an electric chair and led to criminal convictions. The federal government has maintained it has no authority to turn over the police materials. However, a lawyer for the Ontario Provincial Police told Ontario Superior Court he had no issue turning over the records — if authorized by the courts.

Rob Ford, councillors dancing draws laughs on late night TV Posted: 17 Dec 2013 09:50 PM PST TORONTO, Cananda - It had been a while since the late night talk show hosts zeroed in on Rob Ford, but at least one of them poked fun at the Toronto mayor and city council Tuesday night. On ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host played a video clip of Ford and other councillors dancing during their council meeting earlier in the day. Ford and several councillors danced to a performance by a local jazz trio in a rare moment of fun in what has been a highly charged venue of late. "For a while, I thought it was just Mayor Ford, but what I've realized is Canadians are much, much weirder than any of us had any idea they were,'' joked Kimmel.

Hamilton police officer Ian Matthews dies after shooting self at central station Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:22 PM PST The Hamilton police officer who shot himself inside the central police station Tuesday afternoon died at around 10 p.m. He has been identified as Ian Matthews, a former homicide investigator.

Toronto Star reporter says Ford apology unsatisfactory; proceeding with lawsuit Posted: 17 Dec 2013 03:26 PM PST TORONTO, Canada - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he didn't intend to suggest a Toronto Star reporter is a pedophile during a televised interview with Conrad Black. Reporter Daniel Dale served Ford with a libel notice last week, demanding the mayor apologize for and retract what Dale called a "false insinuation." Ford read a statement in council today saying he did not mean to insinuate anything about Dale personally. During the interview with Black, Ford claimed that Dale was in his backyard in May 2012, "taking pictures of little kids," and Ford added he didn't want to say "that word, but you start thinking what this guy is all about."

Crane operator saved from fire in Kingston, Ont. Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:18 PM PST A crane operator who was stranded above a massive fire in Kingston, Ont., has been lifted to safety by helicopter in a dramatic rescue.

Surrey Six trial: Michael Le gets 12 years in slayings Posted: 17 Dec 2013 03:54 PM PST Michael Le, the man who founded the Red Scorpions gang and was one of its leaders when six people — including two innocent bystanders — were killed in a Surrey, B.C., apartment in 2007, has been sentence to 12 years in prison less time served.

Fredy Villanueva coroner report blames many 'human factors' Posted: 17 Dec 2013 11:27 AM PST The mother of Fredy Villanueva says her son died for nothing after a coroner's inquest found that the teen was not trying to disarm or threaten the lives of police officers.

Army parks big and little trucks in order to keep tanks on the road Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:01 PM PST OTTAWA - The Canadian Army has parked some of its big trucks and smaller transports to save money. Defence sources say the decision affects up to half the army's so-called B-fleet, including heavy and medium trucks used to transport troops and equipment, as well as support vehicles, such as ambulances. National Defence confirms the move, but an official says it involves vehicles too expensive to maintain and due to be replaced. The sources say the commander of the army, Lt.-Gen. Marquis Hainse, presented the strategy at recent command council meeting.

People of Lac-Megantic rebuilding their town amid ongoing grieving process Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:09 PM PST LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Staring at the spot where her sister's bed once stood, all she could make out amid the ash was a nest of mattress springs gnarled by the intense heat. Louise Boulet said the building that housed little sister Marie-France's home had burned to the foundation shortly after a runaway train carrying volatile crude oil roared into her Quebec town of Lac-Megantic. The tanker wagons bounced off the tracks in July and erupted in a series of powerful explosions, razing part of Lac-Megantic's core and killing 47 people in the middle of the night. Marie-France Boulet, 62, was among the victims, though officials could not positively identify her remains.

Anti-corruption unit arrests 66, including prominent local politicians, in 2013 Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST The permanent anti-corruption unit, known as UPAC, arrested 66 people this year. Those arrested include former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt as well as Michael Applebaum, then-interim mayor of Montreal. UPAC received 1,250 tips from the public in 2013, bringing the number of tips to 2,150 since early 2011. Anti-corruption squad chief Robert Lafreniere said Tuesday the results are encouraging.

Donnie Snook gets three months added to 18-year term for child sex offences Posted: 17 Dec 2013 12:57 PM PST SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A former city councillor in Saint John, N.B., already serving an 18-year prison term for child pornography and sexual assault offences has been given three more months behind bars for separate child sex offences in western Newfoundland. Donnie Snook told provincial court in Saint John he was sorrowful for the crimes, which police said involved one boy. "I have deep sadness for the darkness I have created for so many people," Snook said Tuesday. Snook, 41, pleaded guilty last month to two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference.

Siblings seized from Jewish group the latest clash between strict sects, welfare officials Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:03 PM PST The seizure of two children from the ultra-orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor is only the latest clash between religious fundamentalism and Canadian child-welfare authorities. Officials of Chatham-Kent Children's Services took away two toddlers from the group last Thursday, their lawyer … Continue reading →

Canadian review panel to report Thursday on Northern Gateway pipeline to the Pacific Coast Posted: 17 Dec 2013 05:21 PM PST TORONTO - A panel reviewing a proposed pipeline to the Pacific Coast that would allow Canada's oil to be shipped to Asia will on Thursday deliver its recommendation on whether Canadian government should approve the project. Canada's National Energy Board said Tuesday the environmental report by the three-person review panel will be released Thursday in Calgary, Alberta. The final decision on whether Enbridge's controversial pipeline can go ahead, however, rests with Canada's Conservative government. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has staunchly supported the pipeline after the United States delayed a decision to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline that would take oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

London, Ont., man sentenced to 20 years in prison in beating of 12-year-old boy Posted: 17 Dec 2013 07:55 AM PST LONDON, Ont. - A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the savage beating of a 12-year-old autistic boy at the London, Ont., facility where he worked. The sentence was handed down Tuesday to Greg Simard, 25, at the London courthouse. Simard had pleaded guilty earlier this year to four charges including attempted murder in connection to the vicious assault outside the Child and Parent Resource Institute in London in September 2012. Simard, who was a contract employee at the institute, admitted he led the boy with severe autism away from his room at the facility and into a wooded area where he brutally beat him until he thought he was dead.

Actress Pamela Anderson makes $1 million offer to end Canadian seal hunt Posted: 17 Dec 2013 09:48 AM PST Canadian actress Pam Anderson is in Newfoundland today to offer Canadian seal hunters $1 million to abandon the controversial industry. Anderson and philanthropist and "Simpsons" creator Sam Simon appeared at the St. John's office of the Canadian Sealers Association in … Continue reading →

B.C. law school that bars gay sex gains preliminary OK but may face legal challenge Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:39 PM PST The fight over whether a religion-based school can make abstention from gay sex a prerequisite for admission could end up in court. Ironic, since Trinity Western University is fighting to set up a law school. The private Christian university located … Continue reading →

Calgary’s historic $40 million lottery winner Tom Crist donates it all to charity Posted: 17 Dec 2013 06:29 AM PST A man named Crist has embodied the holiday spirit by donating $40 million in lottery winnings to various charities. The sudden act of kindness, inspired by the lost of his wife, comes little more than a week before Christmas. Calgary's … Continue reading →

Nova Scotia politician drops cyberbullying complaint, closes Twitter account Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:01 PM PST HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia politician who says she was bullied online after someone posted a topless photo of her on Twitter has dropped the complaint she filed with the province's new cyberbullying investigations unit. Lenore Zann, a member of the Nova Scotia legislature from the Truro area, says she's satisfied that police and the CyberScan team have done all they can. Last week, the former actress complained she had been harassed on Twitter over two weeks after she was sent a photo taken from the cable TV series "The L Word," in which she appeared topless in a shower scene in 2008. The NDP politician says she felt intimidated and complained to the sender's parents, the local school board, Truro police and the cyberbullying unit, which was set up in September.

Crane operator trapped by raging fire rescued by military chopper in Kingston Posted: 17 Dec 2013 07:32 PM PST KINGSTON, Ont. - In a dramatic rescue Tuesday that drew a gasping crowd, a military helicopter swooped in to airlift a worker trapped on a construction crane above a massive fire in Kingston, Ont. Police said the crane operator suffered only minor injuries after being stranded when the blaze broke out around 2:15 p.m. at an apartment building that was under construction. John Ashie was working at his family's car dealership down the street when his father asked him about the black smoke that was rising above the neighbourhood. "It seemed kind of out of control at that point, by the time the first fire truck got there."

U.S. woman pleads guilty to aiding mother's suicide in Alberta mountain town Posted: 17 Dec 2013 05:10 PM PST STONY PLAIN, Alta. - Linda Jean McNall and her mother had lived most of their lives together, caring for each other, so when the senior's health worsened, the pair struck a suicide pact. Next, they opened a propane tank inside the tent and went to sleep. Shirley Vann, who was in her 70s, never woke again. Crown prosecutor Robert Marr said he may ask McNall receive time served for the eight months she has spent in pretrial custody.

Bank of Canada sees less volatility from Fed tapering Posted: 17 Dec 2013 04:27 PM PST Market volatility spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans to scale back its massive stimulus program is far less of a concern now than it was earlier this year, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz told Reuters on Tuesday. Investors understand the Fed's thinking much better than they did when Chairman Ben Bernanke first mentioned the possibility of tapering the U.S. central bank's $85 billion in monthly asset purchases on May 22, Poloz said. The market's huge one-way bets on the Fed continuing its so-called quantitative easing suddenly had to reverse at that time, causing market turmoil, but Poloz argued that the impact now will be much smaller. People understand it much better now, and my sense of it is that there isn't anything like that kind of stacking (leveraging) in the marketplace," Poloz, 59, said in an interview at the central bank's Ottawa headquarters.

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