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• Canadian fighting with al-Qaeda-linked rebels killed in Syria
• Canada's border agency enlisting informants, prompts internal review
• Experts meet to discuss ways of saving sage grouse from extinction
• Pipe bomb handed back to Edmonton passenger Skylar Murphy by airport guard
• Polar vortex pushes extreme winds across the western half of Canada
• Missing Ontario teacher may have ‘walked away,’ but police continue search
• Robocalls immunity deal struck with ex-Tory worker Andrew Prescott
• Saskatoon movie house first in Saskatchewan to offer booze at screenings
• Calgary Mayor Nenshi fires back at property developer’s defamation suit
• Sears Canada cuts more than 1,600 jobs, partly through outsourcing
• Rock star Gene Simmons to auction truck for Saskatchewan Children's Hospital
• Time for U.S. president to make up his mind on Keystone XL pipeline, says Baird
• Tax cheats beware: Tories launch snitch hotline and offer monetary rewards
• Google ads not following Canadian law: privacy commissioner
• Premier Marois, Wynne's approval ratings drop ahead of potential 2014 provincial elections
• Smile wide: Ontario city deemed Canada’s happiest
• ‘Got Land? Thank an Indian’ sweater joins ranks of controversial T-shirt slogans
• U.S. rules for oil on railcars not likely before 2015: agency

Canadian fighting with al-Qaeda-linked rebels killed in Syria Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:37 AM PST Mustafa al-Gharib, born Damian Clairmont, left Calgary to fight in Syria in November 2012

Canada's border agency enlisting informants, prompts internal review Posted: 15 Jan 2014 09:20 PM PST OTTAWA - Canada's border agency is enlisting confidential informants, prompting internal concerns about privacy and the risk to sensitive institutions such as churches, schools and Parliament, newly disclosed documents show. The Canada Border Services Agency uses confidential human sources willing to provide valuable details about the suspicious movement of people or goods, say briefing notes prepared by the agency for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. Following a positive initial evaluation, an informant receives an assurance of confidentiality from a certified Confidential Human Source officer and is registered within the border agency as a "CHS program participant," say the notes, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. An intelligence expert and an opposition MP said Wednesday the program is problematic because the border agency doesn't have a dedicated watchdog like the ones that oversee the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

Experts meet to discuss ways of saving sage grouse from extinction Posted: 15 Jan 2014 09:11 PM PST - Experts from throughout North America are meeting with ranchers and landowners at the Calgary Zoo for a three-day workshop to determine the best way of helping the sage grouse recover from the brink of extinction. Dr. Axel Moehrenschlager, head of the zoo's Centre for Conservation Research, says sage grouse numbers have plummeted in the past two decades to less than 150 in the entire country. Moehrenschlager points out that at one point, there were only 15 whooping cranes and 40 Vancouver Island marmots left. Moehrenschlager says the situation is "very tricky" but the bird's fate is certain if nothing is done.

Pipe bomb handed back to Edmonton passenger Skylar Murphy by airport guard Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:37 PM PST A Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) guard who seized a pipe bomb from a man at Edmonton International Airport tried to give it back to him, CBC News has learned.

Polar vortex pushes extreme winds across the western half of Canada Posted: 15 Jan 2014 05:53 PM PST It seems that the polar vortex is at it again, driving powerful winds across the western half of Canada and sparking weather warnings from northern British Columbia to southern Manitoba. Wind gusts through B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan reached up to … Continue reading →

Missing Ontario teacher may have ‘walked away,’ but police continue search Posted: 15 Jan 2014 12:42 PM PST An Ontario teacher whose disappearance during a morning jog sparked a massive search earlier this week appears to have also disappeared for several hours the night before his absence was reported to police. Jeffrey Boucher, 52, of Whitby, Ont., vanished … Continue reading →

Robocalls immunity deal struck with ex-Tory worker Andrew Prescott Posted: 15 Jan 2014 12:43 PM PST Andrew Prescott, a key player in the 2011 Guelph robocalls scandal, is getting immunity from prosecution in the Elections Canada investigation into misleading calls in the last federal election, CBC News has learned.

Saskatoon movie house first in Saskatchewan to offer booze at screenings Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:04 PM PST Depending on your point of view, Saskatchewan has joined the civilized world by allowing movie patrons to enjoy liquor while watching a movie at a theatre, or the sky is falling. Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre has become the first in the … Continue reading →

Calgary Mayor Nenshi fires back at property developer’s defamation suit Posted: 15 Jan 2014 01:55 PM PST Calgary's Naheed Nenshi arguably is Canada's most popular mayor, lauded for his handling of last summer's devastating floods and contrasted more-than-favourably with Toronto's buffoonish Rob Ford. But not everyone's a fan. Nenshi, who won re-election to a second term last … Continue reading →

Sears Canada cuts more than 1,600 jobs, partly through outsourcing Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:17 PM PST TORONTO - Another round of job cuts is rippling through the operations of Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC), affecting more than 1,600 positions as the company looks for ways to lower expenses.

Rock star Gene Simmons to auction truck for Saskatchewan Children's Hospital Posted: 15 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST REGINA - Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is helping to boost the health of children in Saskatchewan by auctioning off a custom 1956 Ford F-100 truck. The truck, named Snakebit, will be up for sale this week at auctioneers Barrett-Jackson in Arizona, with proceeds going to the new Saskatchewan Children's Hospital. The hospital is in Saskatoon, where Simmons' wife, Shannon Tweed, grew up. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the highest a '56 Ford has sold for at Barrett-Jackson is $180,000, and the hope is that this auction will raise even more money for hospital equipment.

Time for U.S. president to make up his mind on Keystone XL pipeline, says Baird Posted: 15 Jan 2014 06:24 PM PST WASHINGTON - In an attempt to press the Obama administration on its own turf, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird used the first day of a Washington visit to repeatedly call for a prompt decision on the ...

Tax cheats beware: Tories launch snitch hotline and offer monetary rewards Posted: 15 Jan 2014 02:48 PM PST VANCOUVER - The lines are now open to snitch on tax cheats. The federal Conservatives launched the hotline Wednesday, saying they'll also reward informants who provide information that leads to a big bust. Informants who provide information on major international tax evasion of more than $100,000 could get between five to 15 per cent of the money that's recovered, excluding interest and penalties, said Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The Tories plan to spend $30 million over five years to improve efforts to fight tax evasion both in Canada and abroad, Findlay said.

Google ads not following Canadian law: privacy commissioner Posted: 15 Jan 2014 02:39 PM PST TORONTO - Google has been caught afoul of the law by displaying web ads linked to a person's health history, according to Canada's interim privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier. An investigation by her office backed up a man's complaints that he was seeing so-called behavioural advertisements based on his web browsing history. Google's privacy policy outlaws displaying advertisements based on race, religion, sexual orientation or health. Google has pledged to upgrade the system that reviews ads for compliance, increase the monitoring of ads, and provide more information to advertisers and staff about the rules.

Premier Marois, Wynne's approval ratings drop ahead of potential 2014 provincial elections Posted: 15 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST It's widely believed that voters in Canada's two largest provinces will be heading to the polls in 2014; that the respective minority provincial governments won't survive the turn of another calendar year. If that's the case, the latest Angus Reid … Continue reading →

Smile wide: Ontario city deemed Canada’s happiest Posted: 15 Jan 2014 10:31 AM PST Smile wide, Kingston. You are apparently Canada's happiest city. This comes according to a Jetpac City Guides, a hipster tour group that calculated the "smile score" of all the cities in Canada. The company found that Canada's widest smiles come … Continue reading →

‘Got Land? Thank an Indian’ sweater joins ranks of controversial T-shirt slogans Posted: 15 Jan 2014 08:24 AM PST Anyone who attended grade school has some experience with offensive, political or otherwise controversial T-shirt slogans sending school officials into a tizzy. Whether it be graphic images that adorn Iron Maiden gear or T-shirts featuring Bart Simpson's "eat my shorts" … Continue reading →

U.S. rules for oil on railcars not likely before 2015: agency Posted: 15 Jan 2014 01:12 PM PST By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Safety standards for tank cars carrying crude oil and other hazardous material that have been involved in several recent derailments are not likely to come before next year, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Wednesday. A spate of explosive derailments, including one in Quebec last July which killed 47 people, another last month in North Dakota and as recently as last week in New Brunswick, Canada, has led to concerns over the safety of shipping crude oil by rail. Officials have asked the shipping industry for input on how to make tank cars more safe, particularly in light of fiery incidents involving crude shipments that jumped the tracks. For many producers, moving crude oil on railcars has been the preferred means of bringing the product to refineries.

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