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• PQ secure in putting its political future at risk over values charter
• Former Bloc MP Francine Lalonde dies of cancer at the age of 73
• $20.6K raised to find those responsible for dog, cat deaths
• Two Canadians among the dead in Afghan suicide blast
• Pipe bomb security failure at Edmonton airport kept quiet
• NSA leaks prompted major Cdn eavesdropping review: declassified memo
• Ikea monkey Darwin’s ‘mother’ facing $83,000 tab to pay sanctuary’s legal costs
• Liberals raise an impressive $4.3 million in last quarter of 2013
• Battle between Ottawa and provinces over Canada Job Grant not over yet
• 6,000 litres of oil leaked from Newfoundland's Hibernia offshore platform
• Retiring TTC employee posts epic video rant
• Taxpayers foot bill for at least 30 leaders joining Harper in Middle East
• Alberta caregiver sentenced to jail for stealing $12K from disabled client
• Quebec motorist stopped in U.S. for phone use, arrested for $1.3M of cocaine
• Success of first workplace mental health program hard to measure: agency
• Toronto cabbies consider charging $25 ‘vomit fee’ to drunk passengers
• Death of runner Meg Menzies prompts 70,000 to join weekend tribute
• Harper cabinet minister faces questions over Winnipeg arts fundraiser
• Canadian environment groups challenge oil pipeline approvals

PQ secure in putting its political future at risk over values charter Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:33 PM PST The first week of public hearings on the Parti Quebecois' proposed secular values charter entrenches the feeling that the minority government is staking its political future on the controversial legislation. Based on news reports from the hearings in Quebec City, … Continue reading →

Former Bloc MP Francine Lalonde dies of cancer at the age of 73 Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:30 PM PST OTTAWA - Former Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde, who for years was a proponent of legalized assisted suicide, has died of cancer at the age of 73. Lalonde, who represented the Bloc in the Commons between 1993 and 2011, also served as a cabinet minister in the Parti Quebecois government of Rene Levesque in the 1980s. Former Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe described Lalonde on Friday as "an admirable woman" who was also a friend. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair offered his condolences to Lalonde's family on Twitter, describing her as "a courageous and determined person who fought for her community."

$20.6K raised to find those responsible for dog, cat deaths Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:28 PM PST A reward offered for finding the person or people responsible after a dog and cat were found dead with their mouths taped shut has nearly quadrupled.

Two Canadians among the dead in Afghan suicide blast Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:00 PM PST OTTAWA - Two Canadians were among those who died in a brutal suicide attack on Friday at a restaurant in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird's office confirmed. Canada is winding up a military training mission in Afghanistan, but sources in the Department of National Defence told The Canadian Press that no uniformed personnel were among the casualties. The restaurant is located close to Canada's embassy in Kabul and is a popular spot for Canadians living and visiting the capital.

Pipe bomb security failure at Edmonton airport kept quiet Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:59 PM PST Authorities withheld information about a potentially lethal security failure involving a pipe bomb at Edmonton International Airport, CBC News has learned.

NSA leaks prompted major Cdn eavesdropping review: declassified memo Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:13 PM PST OTTAWA - The massive intelligence leak by former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden prompted Canada's secret eavesdropping agency to review its policies on sharing information with the Americans and other key partners, a newly declassified memo reveals. The three-page note from Communications Security Establishment Canada chief John Forster says the unprecedented breach also sparked a CSEC examination of its practices for protecting the privacy of Canadians. The undated memo to national security adviser Stephen Rigby — obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act — was prepared some time in mid-2013, after Snowden's leaks began making global headlines. The memo, originally classified top secret, says CSEC set about assessing the potential damage to Canadian signals intelligence collection capabilities, as well as asking its partners for confirmation on what data Snowden took from the U.S. National Security Agency.

Ikea monkey Darwin’s ‘mother’ facing $83,000 tab to pay sanctuary’s legal costs Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST Poor Yasmin Nakhuda. She lost her monkey and now she's losing a bundle of cash. The Toronto real estate lawyer has been ordered to pay $83,000 in legal costs to a primate sanctuary that she sued unsuccessfully last year to … Continue reading →

Liberals raise an impressive $4.3 million in last quarter of 2013 Posted: 17 Jan 2014 11:18 AM PST For most of 2013, Justin Trudeau's Liberals have led the other political parties in the public opinion polls. While the Tories have been dipping in the polls, their saving grace was they were heads and shoulders ahead of the Grits … Continue reading →

Battle between Ottawa and provinces over Canada Job Grant not over yet Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:55 PM PST OTTAWA - The battle between Ottawa and the provinces and territories over a contentious federal jobs training proposal appears far from over. The provinces are glad the federal Conservatives are offering more flexibility on how the Canada Job Grant would be funded, but there's no agreement yet, Manitoba's jobs minister said Friday after a conference call with her counterparts. "The provinces are united in their commitment to working together with the federal government," Theresa Oswald said in a statement. Ottawa's plan to drain hundreds of millions of dollars from provincial and territorial job training programs to help fund the grant is still a sticking point, Ontario's training minister Brad Duguid said ahead of the ministers' call.

6,000 litres of oil leaked from Newfoundland's Hibernia offshore platform Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:11 PM PST ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore regulator is investigating the leak of 6,000 litres of crude oil from the Hibernia platform — one of the largest spills recorded in the region since 1997. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says the Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) reported Friday that the leak happened from Dec. 27 to Jan. 1. Company spokeswoman Margot Bruce-O'Connell said in an emailed statement that the operator is still looking into the cause. "The release is from the Hibernia platform's north loading system," she said of transmission pipelines that offload oil to tankers for transport.

Retiring TTC employee posts epic video rant Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST After 31 years of employment, is it wrong to expect a handshake on your last day of work? How about a retirement party or some other sign of gratitude? That's the question that seems to have left a bitter taste … Continue reading →

Taxpayers foot bill for at least 30 leaders joining Harper in Middle East Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:07 PM PST OTTAWA - Taxpayers will be footing the bill for an entourage of at least 30 business people and community leaders to accompany Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his Middle East visit starting this weekend, his spokesman says. Air travel and some accommodation costs will be paid out of government coffers, although full details of the final tally are not yet available, Jason MacDonald said Friday. An unknown number of other people are flying to Israel on their own dime.

Alberta caregiver sentenced to jail for stealing $12K from disabled client Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:17 PM PST LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A caregiver in southern Alberta has been sentenced to ten months in jail for defrauding a disabled woman out of more than $12,000. Jacqueline Oler of Lethbridge pleaded guilty to one count of fraud over $5,000 in September. Court heard while she was a caregiver with Lethbridge Family Services she was looking after a woman who's confined to a wheelchair.

Quebec motorist stopped in U.S. for phone use, arrested for $1.3M of cocaine Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:05 PM PST MONTREAL - A senior security guard at an elite Quebec private school is facing a serious criminal charge in Illinois after more than $1 million worth of cocaine was allegedly found in his vehicle. The unexpected bust reportedly started when a patroller in suburban Chicago spotted motorist Sylvain Bergeron talking on his cellphone behind the wheel. The state's attorney office said Friday that Bergeron has been charged with transporting at least 900 grams of cocaine, though spokesman Charles Pelkie could not immediately specify the exact amount seized by officers. "It's a Class X felony, which is one of our highest-grade felonies short of murder," Pelkie said of the Jan. 10 arrest, which has stunned Bergeron's employer at the exclusive private school in the Quebec border town of Stanstead.

Success of first workplace mental health program hard to measure: agency Posted: 17 Jan 2014 02:42 PM PST TORONTO - A year after launching Canada's first national guidelines for workplace mental health, the agency behind the program says it doesn't know how many employers are using it — or how. A few big names such as Bell Canada have publicly embraced the National Standard For Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace since its release in January 2013. The document has also been downloaded more than 16,000 times, the Mental Health Commission of Canada said Thursday. "It's something that we are beginning to think about," Louise Bradley, the commission's president and CEO, said in a news conference marking the program's anniversary.

Toronto cabbies consider charging $25 ‘vomit fee’ to drunk passengers Posted: 17 Jan 2014 06:59 AM PST Here is a story that could leave the blinged-out bar-hoppers in Toronto's Clubland clutching their wallets in terror: Toronto taxicabs are considering charging a "vomit fee." The idea was one of several proposed changes raised in the city's Taxicab Industry … Continue reading →

Death of runner Meg Menzies prompts 70,000 to join weekend tribute Posted: 17 Jan 2014 11:32 AM PST There are moments that make you realize the death of one person can affect not just their circle of friends and family, but a larger community. That waves break not just at home, but ripple farther and wider than one … Continue reading →

Harper cabinet minister faces questions over Winnipeg arts fundraiser Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:52 PM PST OTTAWA - There is a report that a federal cabinet minister has decided not to accept any money from a Winnipeg fundraising event out of concern it could violate conflict of interest rules. CTV News is reporting that the event in Heritage Minister Shelly Glover's riding included members of Winnipeg's arts community, and Glover's department is responsible for arts and culture. CTV says it obtained an invitation to the event that indicated those invited were primarily from Winnipeg's cultural community.

Canadian environment groups challenge oil pipeline approvals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:24 PM PST A coalition of environmental groups on Friday launched a legal challenge to the preliminary approval last month for Enbridge Inc's C$7.9 billion ($7.21 billion) Northern Gateway pipeline project, filing suit to prevent Canada's government from using the approval in its final decision on the line. The groups are objecting to the approval granted Northern Gateway last month by the Joint Review Panel. The panel, which held 18 months of hearings into Northern Gateway, concluded the project posed little risk to the environment provided Enbridge complied with 209 conditions attached to the approval. The final decision on whether the project can go ahead rests with the cabinet of Canada's Conservative government.

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