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• Clairmont is just the latest Canadian to die fighting alongside extremists
• Coyote trapping attempt leads to charges for Langley man
• Canadian man killed last August in Syrian conflict: Report
• Vancouver city employees, especially firefighters, suffer from poor morale: survey
• Teen didn't plan to use pipe bomb on plane, RCMP say
• John Baird finds attention, but not necessarily love, with D.C. Keystone pitch
• Should taxpayers have to pay for Prince Charles’ Canadian tour?
• Tories, NDP slam Justin Trudeau for $840 in inappropriate expense claims
• Right to die proponents welcome court’s decision to revisit ban
• Lev Tahor sect controlled kids with fear, youth court told
• Boy, 9, in critical condition after being partially buried in snow
• Husky, kitten found starved with mouth taped shut in Calgary
• Canadian city budgets are inaccurate and confusing, study finds
• UK detention centre slammed after 84-year-old Canadian dies in handcuffs
• Durham police under fire again after video surfaces of cops horsing around on the job
• Four Canadians with alleged links to Mexican cartel arrested in Philippines
• Sen. Patrick Brazeau fired from 'Frank Magazine'
• Astronomers discover first ever silent black hole orbiting star
• Former Saskatchewan MP Jim Pankiw fined for drunk driving, banned for one year
• Starved dog found dead in Calgary alley with mouth taped shut
• Canada loses patience on Keystone XL, tells U.S. to decide
• Canada Supreme Court to revisit decision banning assisted suicide

Clairmont is just the latest Canadian to die fighting alongside extremists Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:01 PM PST The latest details of a Canadian citizen executed during Syrian rebel infighting have once again pushed to the forefront the issue of national security, and the question of why so many Canadians are joining radical extremist groups. Continue reading →

Coyote trapping attempt leads to charges for Langley man Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:42 PM PST Langley resident George Busatta is facing nine charges under the Wildlife Act after allegedly trying to trap coyotes near his neighbour's home without permission or proper training

Canadian man killed last August in Syrian conflict: Report Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:18 PM PST TORONTO - A Canadian man was reportedly killed last August while taking part in the conflict in Syria. According to CBC News, Andre Poulin of Timmins, Ont., had changed his name to Abu Muslim and arrived in Syria in late 2012. The network says the young man's body was found and buried by other jihadis and that he left behind a wife and young child in Syria. Earlier this week, Mustafa al-Gharib, a 22-year-old born in Nova Scotia as Damian Clairmont, reportedly died in heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo.

Vancouver city employees, especially firefighters, suffer from poor morale: survey Posted: 16 Jan 2014 05:32 PM PST It used to be that landing a job with "the city" was thought of as a ticket to easy street. It brought good pay and benefits, a promising career track if you were ambitious, a secure position if you weren't. … Continue reading →

Teen didn't plan to use pipe bomb on plane, RCMP say Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:10 PM PST The RCMP believed an Edmonton-area teen's story that he had no plans to blow up a plane with a pipe bomb he said he unintentionally carried through airport security, because he had a "shocked reaction" when security screeners found the device, according to court transcripts obtained by CBC News.

John Baird finds attention, but not necessarily love, with D.C. Keystone pitch Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:20 PM PST WASHINGTON - Canadian pleas for a swift decision on the Keystone XL pipeline project have certainly been heard this week in Washington. There's little evidence so far, however, that they'll sway D.C. decision-making....

Should taxpayers have to pay for Prince Charles’ Canadian tour? Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:39 PM PST The royals are coming, the royals are coming! Governor General David Johnston announced, on Thursday, that Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be visiting Canada this May with stops in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island. A … Continue reading →

Tories, NDP slam Justin Trudeau for $840 in inappropriate expense claims Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:37 PM PST Justin Trudeau released a statement, Thursday, explaining that he had mistakenly claimed expenses worth approximately $840. The expenses, from 2009, 2010 and 2012, were related to Trudeau's speaking engagements. Last year, the Liberal leader came under fire when it was … Continue reading →

Right to die proponents welcome court’s decision to revisit ban Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:36 PM PST A multiple sclerosis sufferer is welcoming the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to revisit the law banning assisted suicide. "I am overjoyed that the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear this case," Elayne Shapray, who filed an affidavit … Continue reading →

Lev Tahor sect controlled kids with fear, youth court told Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:11 PM PST Children living in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor in Quebec were drugged to control their behaviour, couldn't do basic math and were married off as young as 14, according to allegations made by youth protection services in court documents made public today.

Boy, 9, in critical condition after being partially buried in snow Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:27 PM PST A nine-year-old boy is in a Winnipeg hospital in critical condition after his mother and neighbours found him partially buried in a snowbank.

Husky, kitten found starved with mouth taped shut in Calgary Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:24 PM PST A week after a Siberian husky was found dead with its muzzle taped shut in a Calgary alley, a kitten has been found dead with its mouth taped shut near the same location.

Canadian city budgets are inaccurate and confusing, study finds Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:59 AM PST Southern Ontario cities and municipalities are among the least fiscally accountable governments in Canada, according to a new study that suggest cities tend to use antiquated accounting systems that result in large discrepancies at the end of the year and … Continue reading →

UK detention centre slammed after 84-year-old Canadian dies in handcuffs Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:20 PM PST A furor has erupted in Britain over the treatment of an 84-year-old Canadian man who suffered from dementia and died in handcuffs at a privately-run immigration detention centre. The man, who news reports have identified as Alois Dvorzac, was detained … Continue reading →

Durham police under fire again after video surfaces of cops horsing around on the job Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST Three Ontario police officers are being investigated over a video appeared online, apparently depicting the disgruntled officers trying to escape their duties of monitoring a court cell block. Durham Regional Police Service announced that the Professional Standards Unit would look … Continue reading →

Four Canadians with alleged links to Mexican cartel arrested in Philippines Posted: 16 Jan 2014 02:25 AM PST MANILA, Philippines - Philippine anti-narcotics agents have arrested four Canadians for allegedly trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico, a government investigator said Thursday. The suspects have alleged links to a Mexican cartel and are undercutting Chinese traffickers dominating the local market, and this could lead to a violent drug war in the Philippines, said Rommell Vallejo, chief of the Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division of the National Bureau of Investigation. The wife of one of the men also was in custody, Vallejo said.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau fired from 'Frank Magazine' Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:34 AM PST Ouch, that's gotta hurt! It seems that suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau's journalism career has come to an abrupt end. Continue reading →

Astronomers discover first ever silent black hole orbiting star Posted: 16 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST Astronomers have discovered a new first — a 'silent' black hole orbiting around a fast-spinning blue star — and this new discovery hints at a much higher population of these unusual binary star systems in our galaxy. Roughly 8,500 light … Continue reading →

Former Saskatchewan MP Jim Pankiw fined for drunk driving, banned for one year Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:09 PM PST SASKATOON - A former Saskatchewan MP has been found guilty of driving with a blood alcohol over the legal limit. Jim Pankiw received the minimum punishment of a $1,000 fine and a one-year driving ban. Court heard on July 25, 2011 Pankiw had a few beers at his acreage south of Saskatoon before falling asleep on the couch. He woke up to see a light in his yard and pursued a vehicle in his truck into Saskatoon.

Starved dog found dead in Calgary alley with mouth taped shut Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:08 PM PST CALGARY - The Calgary Humane Society says it's investigating after a starved Siberian husky was found dead in an alley with its mouth taped shut. Meanwhile, a Global Calgary news crew says that while reporting on the story Thursday, it also found a dead cat with its mouth muzzled in green painters tape. The dog was found Jan. 9 in a southside neighbourhood and the Humane Society is trying to identify it. Brad Nichols, manager of the cruelty investigations section of the Calgary Humane Society, calls it an obvious case of intentional cruelty.

Canada loses patience on Keystone XL, tells U.S. to decide Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:35 AM PST Canada bluntly told the United States on Thursday to settle the fate of TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying the drawn-out process on whether to approve the northern leg of the project was taking too long. The hard line comments by Foreign Minister John Baird in Washington were the clearest sign yet that Canada's Conservative government has lost patience over what it sees as U.S. foot-dragging. "The time for Keystone is now. I'll go further - the time for a decision on Keystone is now, even if it's not the right one.

Canada Supreme Court to revisit decision banning assisted suicide Posted: 16 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to take another look at a decision it made in 1993 upholding a ban on assisted suicide, setting up a new battle over the right to die. The case involves Gloria Taylor, an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient and activist, who joined the right to die lawsuit in 2011. Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, along with a handful of other European jurisdictions and a few U.S. states. "This is a big one dealing with something we will all one day face - how, when and under what circumstances we head for the exit sign," said constitutional lawyer Eugene Meehan, who has argued numerous cases before the court.

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