| Israel wants Harper's advice on natural gas during historic visit: ambassador Posted: 03 Dec 2013 02:56 PM PST  OTTAWA - Israel's new ambassador says his country appreciates Prime Minister Stephen Harper's unwavering friendship, his government's tough talk on Iran, and even its financial aid to the Palestinian people. But when Harper makes his historic visit next month to Israel, its leaders want his help in another area — making the most of its newly discovered natural gas. Israel will roll out the red carpet, and progress on trade with Canada will feature prominently during Harper's visit next month, Barak said. It will be Harper's his first trip to Israel since he took office seven years ago and positioned Canada as the Jewish state's staunchest ally and closest friend.
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| Subaru crashes into Saanich grocery store Posted: 03 Dec 2013 09:26 PM PST A Thrifty Foods store in greater Victoria was closed for several hours after a car went through the front window.  |
| Framecraft owners retire, donate inventory to iHuman Posted: 03 Dec 2013 08:17 PM PST IHuman, the Edmonton agency that helps inner-city youth, is the beneficiary of a donation from the city's oldest framing shop which is closing next week  |
| Embattled Sen. Mike Duffy recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery Posted: 03 Dec 2013 02:55 PM PST  OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is recovering in an Ottawa hospital from open-heart surgery, the second such operation he's had to clear up blocked arteries. Dr. Marc Ruel, chief of the cardiac unit at the University of Ottawa's Heart Institute, conducted the procedure, which began at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Ruel treated the former broadcaster in 2006 for a similar heart problem. Duffy also suffered a minor heart attack in 1992.
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| RCMP seek suspected masterminds of allegedly wide-ranging, global fraud scheme Posted: 03 Dec 2013 03:17 PM PST  TORONTO - The RCMP is searching for the alleged masterminds of an allegedly wide-ranging scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars. Warrants have been issued for Alan Zer, 48, and Rony Spektor, 51, the directors of InvestTechFX Technologies Inc., a web-based foreign exchange trading company, but police don't know their whereabouts. The RCMP alleges a fraud spanning three continents and 10 countries bilked victims all over the world out of millions of dollars. The Mounties say that the pair got foreign exchange investors to open trading accounts and deposit money into the accounts, believing that InvestTechFX was facilitating trading in the foreign exchange market.
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| Premier appears to be freezing out Ford, meets with deputy mayor instead Posted: 03 Dec 2013 01:54 PM PST  TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may be feeling a chill coming from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's office. Wynne met Tuesday with deputy mayor Norm Kelly — the man who now wields most of Ford's powers — to talk about transit and housing, saying it's the beginning of a "good working relationship" with him. Asked repeatedly whether she would meet with Ford in the future, Wynne said she's meeting with Kelly because he's the representative of city council. "The relationship between the province and the city has to be with the city council where the decisions are made, and so that's why I'm meeting with the deputy mayor," she said after her half-hour meeting with Kelly.
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| Miley Cyrus tops Yahoo Canada Search in 2013 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:49 PM PST  1. Miley Cyrus The former Disney star made a drastic turn to rated-R in 2013, most notably with her jaw-dropping performance at the MTV Video Music Awards . With a teddy-bear themed rendition of "We Can't Stop" and a sleazy duet with "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke, Cyrus quickly became one of the most popular searches of 2013. After breaking up with Liam Hensworth , the former Hannah Montana star's transformation into an adult pop icon continued with sultry music videos such as "Wreckingball" and "23," a very public feud with singer Sinead O'Connor and, or course, the twerking . And just when you thought her antics were beginning to cool down, Miley smoked a joint on stage at the 2013 MTV EMA's.  |
| Senator Roméo Dallaire in car crash on Parliament hill Posted: 03 Dec 2013 03:39 PM PST  Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire says his car crash on Parliament Hill was caused by a lack of sleep due to reliving the events he saw as a general during the Rwandan genocide and the apparent suicide of three Afghan war veterans last week.
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| Tory MP Michael Chong’s bid to give MPs more power elicits lively debate Posted: 03 Dec 2013 09:27 AM PST  Tory MP Michael Chong introduced his highly anticipated private members bill, Tuesday, that would give individual MPs more power at the expense of their party leaders. As explained by CTV News, the "Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and … Continue reading →
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| Politicians past and present pay tribute to the late Paul Desmarais Posted: 03 Dec 2013 04:59 PM PST  MONTREAL - Tributes poured in for the late Paul Desmarais on Tuesday at a commemorative ceremony headlined by a veritable who's who of public figures past and present. Four Canadian prime ministers, a former French president and five Quebec premiers were among those who attended a two-hour memorial for the business tycoon at Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and two of his predecessors, Jean Chretien and Brian Mulroney, delivered eulogies for a man described as both a business titan and a humble, giving friend. Mulroney, a longtime friend, recalled an exchange he observed years ago between Desmarais and a couple of the businessman's employees at his estate in Quebec's Charlevoix region.
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| Hamilton woman to receive $50 million lotto jackpot despite having lost her ticket Posted: 03 Dec 2013 01:27 PM PST  It was an investigation worthy of CSI but the target this time wasn't arrested. Instead, she's likely going to get $50 million. Kathryn Jones of Hamilton, Ont., has been identified as the winner of a massive Lotto Max jackpot that … Continue reading →
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| Canada, U.S. waste-water groups join forces in war on 'flushable' wipes Posted: 03 Dec 2013 07:14 PM PST  OTTAWA - The pleas of Canadian waste-water officials to federal and provincial politicians for a crackdown on so-called flushable wipes are falling on deaf ears. It's a municipal problem, so the refrain goes, and so the Canadian Water and Waste-water Association is joining forces with its American counterpart, the Water Environment Federation, to take aim at the popular towelettes. The wipes — billed as a cleaner alternative to toilet paper that's perfectly OK to flush down the toilet — are giving many municipalities fits as they grapple with costly clogs. Canadian municipalities, however, say the wipes are costing ratepayers as much as $250 million a year.
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| Soldier attempts suicide after being told PTSD will end military career Posted: 03 Dec 2013 03:39 PM PST  OTTAWA - The moment the Canadian military told him he was being discharged because of his post-traumatic stress disorder, Master Cpl. Kristian Wolowidnyk felt his life was over. Two days later, on Nov. 21, Wolowidnyk — a former combat engineer who survived the desolation of Kandahar in 2009 and 2010 — tried to take his own life, but survived. Defence officials confirmed Tuesday that military police are investigating the death of a member of the Royal 22e Regiment at CFB Valcartier in Quebec as the fourth apparent Canadian Forces suicide in a week.
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| Federal panel says time to upgrade tanker ship oil spill rules as traffic jumps Posted: 03 Dec 2013 05:16 PM PST VANCOUVER - Potential polluters should be prepared for a worst-case scenario and face unlimited liability in the case of an oil spill from one of their tanker ships, a government-appointed panel recommends. The three-member panel of experts has delivered a report with 45 recommendations for improving Canada's preparedness for oil spills from tankers and barges. It's the first major review of Canada's ship-source oil-spill regime since it was implemented in the mid-1990s and forms a key part of the federal Conservative government's efforts to reassure Canadians about the impacts of an energy resource boom. The 66-page report notes that two current pipeline proposals alone — by Enbridge (TSX:ENB) and Kinder Morgan — could bring another 600 tankers through British Columbia waters, while posing new hazards by transporting diluted bitumen and liquefied natural gas.  |
| Canada’s waning math scores raise concern for global competitiveness Posted: 03 Dec 2013 09:35 AM PST  Canadian students are lagging behind when it comes to a couple key educational keystones, according to a new study that measures international success. And that could end up hurting our ability to compete internationally. Canada was among 65 countries measured … Continue reading →
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| RCMP boss embarrassed for pot-smoking Mountie who went public with complaint Posted: 03 Dec 2013 02:24 PM PST  OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson says he's very embarrassed for a New Brunswick Mountie who rankled the national police force by smoking medicinal marijuana in uniform. Ron Francis make headlines after the force discouraged him from going public. He accuses the government and the RCMP of not doing enough to support members like himself who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Asked about the case by New Brunswick Tory MP Rodney Weston, Paulson called it a "particularly difficult and delicate situation."
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| Tory Senator David Braley steps down: More resignations to come? Posted: 03 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST  Conservative Senator David Braley has retired from the upper chamber, effective immediately, three years before facing the mandatory retirement age of 75. According to CTV News, the Hamilton-based businessman — who also owns the CFL's Toronto Argos and B.C. Lions … Continue reading →
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| Judge approves $35M settlement in class-action suit over alleged abuse Posted: 03 Dec 2013 04:07 PM PST  TORONTO - A $35-million settlement will better serve the former residents of an Ontario institution for the developmentally disabled than a long and difficult trial into alleged abuse at the facility, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Justice Barbara Conway approved the deal after hearing emotional submissions from former residents of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia, Ont., as well as a detailed account of the centre's grim history. With the plaintiffs growing older and no guarantees of winning at trial, "the benefits of an immediate and certain settlement cannot be overstated," she told the Toronto court. The agreement, which also calls for the province to formally apologize for what happened at the now-shuttered facility, was signed in September just hours before the case was scheduled to go to trial.
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| Marion Barry threatens to call police when asked about Toronto mayoral scandal Posted: 03 Dec 2013 07:28 PM PST  WASHINGTON - Don't you dare compare the former crack-smoking mayor of the U.S. capital to Rob Ford, the crack-smoking current mayor of Toronto. Marion Barry doesn't appreciate it. Never mind that Barry and Ford might share the rarest of all political distinctions —leaders of major North American cities who have been caught up in crack-cocaine scandals fuelled by clandestinely captured videos. Barry, now a Washington city council member, doesn't want to be considered Ford's alter-ego.
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| Analysis: Canada's cold shoulder to Target a cautionary tale Posted: 03 Dec 2013 02:09 PM PST  By Susan Taylor and Solarina Ho TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers looking north in their quest for growth should consider the frosty reception Canada has so far given trendy discounter Target Corp a cautionary tale: what looks like a simple border crossing can easily go wrong. On the surface, Canada seems a good bet for retailers tiptoeing outside the United States, with Nordstrom and Saks among those now lined up to test the market. At the JCrew store, a C$260 ($240) cashmere sweater is 30 percent off, but a quick check on Tong's iPhone shows it sells for $200 at JCrew in the United States, with the same discount. "Why are we paying C$60 - and 13 percent taxes - on top?" Retailers underestimate the importance of pricing in Canada at their peril, and Target's experiences are a case in point.
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