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• Why the future of retailing involves robots, drones and driverless cars
• Harper on deck to visit Bethlehem, Ramallah and Israeli parliament
• Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue team leader, has died
• Canadians should fact-check Neil Young’s anti-oil sands rap
• Bodies of Martin Glazer, Peter McSheffrey to return Wednesday
• Stephen Harper welcomed as 'great friend' of Israel
• Cancer, smoking-related mortality rates up in Quebec
• Canadian citizenship test turns focus away from multiculturalism
• Need investment advice? Ask Harper
• HMCS Toronto intercepts massive haul of heroin off African coast
• Team Canada names Sidney Crosby as its captain for Sochi Olympics
• Edmonton plan to end homelessness hits bumps
• Suncor employee killed at Oil Sands site in Canada

Why the future of retailing involves robots, drones and driverless cars Posted: 19 Jan 2014 01:26 PM PST Canada Post's plan to dump door-to-door delivery of letter mail has been sharply criticized for making five million more households trudge, through rain and snow, to community mailboxes in local parks and cul-de-sac entrances. But if the money-losing crown corporation is successful in reinventing itself as the parcel-carrier of choice for online shoppers, all of those hated "superboxes" could suddenly become a key competitive advantage.

Harper on deck to visit Bethlehem, Ramallah and Israeli parliament Posted: 19 Jan 2014 11:30 PM PST JERUSALEM - There's a jam-packed day of historic firsts in store for Prime Minister Stephen Harper today on his inaugural visit to the Middle East. Harper begins his first full day in Israel with a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Then it's on to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where Harper will sit down with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas. On Sunday Harper and his wife, Laureen, basked in the warmth of the hero's welcome to Israel they were given at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue team leader, has died Posted: 19 Jan 2014 09:37 PM PST Tim Jones, the voice of B.C.'s North Shore Rescue, died Sunday night while coming down from the rescue cabin on Mount Seymour.

Canadians should fact-check Neil Young’s anti-oil sands rap Posted: 19 Jan 2014 11:37 AM PST Neil Young is in Calgary this Sunday for the last in his series of anti-oil sands concerts. Dogged by controversy, Canadian rock legend's "Honour the Treaties" tour is in support of northern Alberta's Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. It is aimed … Continue reading →

Bodies of Martin Glazer, Peter McSheffrey to return Wednesday Posted: 19 Jan 2014 09:22 AM PST The bodies of two Canadian auditors killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan will be returned to Canada on Wednesday, according to the company they were working for.

Stephen Harper welcomed as 'great friend' of Israel Posted: 19 Jan 2014 08:38 AM PST Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a sizable entourage have arrived for his first official state visit to Israel. The six-day Middle East tour will include stops in the West Bank and Jordan.

Cancer, smoking-related mortality rates up in Quebec Posted: 19 Jan 2014 10:12 AM PST Around 150,000 Quebecers had cancer in 2011-2012, marking a significant increase in the number of cancer cases over the past decade — and the Quebec council on tobacco and health is sounding the alarm.

Canadian citizenship test turns focus away from multiculturalism Posted: 19 Jan 2014 03:15 AM PST People studying to become citizens of Canada are now being reminded they should know about certain values in Canadian society.

Need investment advice? Ask Harper Posted: 19 Jan 2014 01:17 PM PST A closer look at the PM's financial tips

HMCS Toronto intercepts massive haul of heroin off African coast Posted: 19 Jan 2014 08:17 AM PST OTTAWA - The military says a Canadian Forces warship on patrol in the Indian Ocean has intercepted a vessel carrying a massive haul of heroin. HMCS Toronto boarded the drug vessel Friday within 40 nautical miles of the coast of Tanzania and discovered 265 bags of heroin weighing in at more than 280 kilograms. It's the ninth time the frigate has intercepted drug shipments on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, and the military says 8.5 metric tonnes of narcotics have been recovered thus far. HMCS Toronto is on patrol in the region as part of an international effort to curb terrorism and deter piracy on the high seas.

Team Canada names Sidney Crosby as its captain for Sochi Olympics Posted: 19 Jan 2014 05:51 PM PST Sidney Crosby is the face of the NHL and hockey in Canada, so it's only natural that he'll be the country's captain at next month's Sochi Olympics. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, who scored the gold-medal-winning overtime goal against the United States in Vancouver four years ago, got the nod to wear the "C" this time around. Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators were named alternate captains, Hockey Canada announced Sunday morning.

Edmonton plan to end homelessness hits bumps Posted: 18 Jan 2014 03:31 PM PST As Edmonton passes the halfway point in its 10-year plan to end homelessness, there is growing doubt about whether the city can achieve the target.

Suncor employee killed at Oil Sands site in Canada Posted: 19 Jan 2014 06:49 PM PST (Reuters) - Canada's Suncor Energy Inc said on Sunday that an employee had died at its Oil Sands site in northern Alberta. The Calgary-based energy company said its emergency service personnel were called earlier in the day in after a employee went missing. A search followed and after a few hours the missing person was located. The individual was declared dead at the scene. The company did not say how the employee died and gave no further details. No other employees were involved. ...

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