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• Imagine 2013 newsmakers making peanut butter and jelly sandwich
• Edgar Bronfman Sr., Seagram Co. billionaire, longtime head of World Jewish Congress, dies
• 'Major ice storm' hits Ontario
• Cartoonist's Take: Protecting Nature with Dilbit Pipe
• Freezing rain, ice pellets hamper travel plans from Ontario to Maritimes
• Supreme Court ruling forces prostitution policy front on Harper for 2014
• Secular charter is 2013's 'Speak White,' says Montreal school board
• Prostitution law change won't make sex work safer, says Calgary police
• Alberta man dies from avalanche in B.C. after snowboarding out of bounds
• Man beaten unconscious with baseball bat at Vancouver-area train station dies
• H1N1 flu outbreak at Edmonton hospital hits staff, patients
• Kingston fire-damaged crane being dismantled
• GO train service suspended outside Toronto after fuel leak
• Government won't buy new $2B armoured vehicles for army
• Winning ticket for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot sold in Edmonton
• Must-see videos of the week: Dec. 15-21

Imagine 2013 newsmakers making peanut butter and jelly sandwich Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST 2013 newsmakers make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Edgar Bronfman Sr., Seagram Co. billionaire, longtime head of World Jewish Congress, dies Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:26 PM PST NEW YORK, N.Y. - Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the Canadian-born billionaire and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden Nazi loot, died Saturday. Bronfman died at his New York home surrounded by family, according to the family charity he led, The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. Under Bronfman's leadership, Seagram expanded its offerings and was eventually acquired by French media and telecom group Vivendi Universal in 2000. But Bronfman's wealth, combined with his role in the World Jewish Congress, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in some 80 countries that he led for more than a quarter century, allowed him to be a tireless advocate for his fellow Jews.

'Major ice storm' hits Ontario Posted: 21 Dec 2013 07:54 PM PST The second winter storm in as many days is expected to make life difficult across southern and eastern Ontario this weekend.

Cartoonist's Take: Protecting Nature with Dilbit Pipe Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:01 PM PST Political cartoonist Gareth Lind takes a satirical approach to the ongoing pipeline debate

Freezing rain, ice pellets hamper travel plans from Ontario to Maritimes Posted: 21 Dec 2013 07:38 PM PST MONTREAL - A powerful mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain was descending on Eastern Canada on Saturday, causing flight delays and highway accidents on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Environment Canada issued weather warnings for an area stretching from southern Ontario to Prince Edward Island. Already, difficult conditions may have played a role in three deaths in three separate highway accidents in Quebec on Saturday, along with a fourth in Ontario. Freezing rain began falling in the early hours of Saturday morning in parts of Quebec and Ontario, with more forecast to arrive by late evening.

Supreme Court ruling forces prostitution policy front on Harper for 2014 Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:00 AM PST A Conservative government that hoped to restore its fortunes in 2014 by talking about pipelines, international trade and victims of crime now will have to deal with the world's oldest profession. The Supreme Court of Canada effectively gutted Canada's prostitution laws by finding this week that legislation against street soliciting, living on the avails and keeping a brothel was unconstitutional. While sex workers cheered at the Supreme Court in the hopes the unanimous court judgment ultimately leads to the decriminalization of prostitution, there seems little prospect of that under a government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Secular charter is 2013's 'Speak White,' says Montreal school board Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:26 AM PST The Lester B. Pearson School Board says the Parti Québécois's proposed secular charter is the 2013 version of "Speak White," a controversial Quebec poem.

Prostitution law change won't make sex work safer, says Calgary police Posted: 20 Dec 2013 07:02 PM PST Calgary police vice unit's Staff Sgt. Robert Rutledge says the Supreme Court of Canada's decision won't address the root of the safety issues the sex workers face.

Alberta man dies from avalanche in B.C. after snowboarding out of bounds Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:38 PM PST GOLDEN, B.C. - A 29-year-old snowboarder from Alberta has died following an avalanche in eastern British Columbia.

Man beaten unconscious with baseball bat at Vancouver-area train station dies Posted: 21 Dec 2013 01:47 PM PST NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A 19-year-old man who was beaten during an attempted robbery near a station along the Vancouver-area's light-rail transit system has died.

H1N1 flu outbreak at Edmonton hospital hits staff, patients Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST Health officials have confirmed an outbreak of H1N1 flu at Edmonton's Misericordia Hospital.

Kingston fire-damaged crane being dismantled Posted: 20 Dec 2013 06:28 PM PST Crews have begun dismantling a construction crane damaged in a massive fire in Kingston, Ont., on Tuesday.

GO train service suspended outside Toronto after fuel leak Posted: 21 Dec 2013 05:59 AM PST PICKERING, Ont. - GO Transit has suspended train service on the Lakeshore East line, east of Pickering station, because of a fuel spill overnight.

Government won't buy new $2B armoured vehicles for army Posted: 20 Dec 2013 06:46 PM PST The government has decided not to proceed with a $2-billion program to buy new heavy armoured vehicles for the army.

Winning ticket for $50 million Lotto Max jackpot sold in Edmonton Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:21 AM PST TORONTO - After going unclaimed for the past four draws, the $50-million jackpot in last night's Lotto Max draw has been won.

Must-see videos of the week: Dec. 15-21 Posted: 20 Dec 2013 03:18 PM PST This week's must-see videos will prepare you for the upcoming holidays. Here's everything you need to know about a Christmas classic, holiday miracles and the year that was. This video will leave you moved, inspired and ready for 2014. Continue reading →

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