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• Is Quebec's values charter the PQ's ticket to a majority?
• Toronto Zoo says oldest giraffe in a Canadian zoo dies on Monday
• Palestinian media cry foul over access to Harper visit to Bethlehem
• Extreme weather cost Canada record $3.2B, insurers say
• Polar vortex brings cold back to Central, Eastern Canada
• Rescue leader Tim Jones has died
• Aboriginals displaced by Manitoba floods still not home as housing bill tops $90 million
• "Jell-O and cheese" effect could really shake up Vancouver during earthquake
• Harper's security accused of roughing up journalist on Middle East tour
• Photo of Quebec union, construction boss makes splash at corruption inquiry
• Where is Jeffrey Boucher? One week in, still no leads
• Fallen theatre mogul Garth Drabinsky wins full parole from Livent fraud sentence
• Groups launch court challenge of federal approval of genetically modified salmon
• Failed navy supply ship bid costs Harper government up to $8 million
• Daughter defends parents after controversial testimony on Quebec secular charter
• Crown challenges decision to grant cop-killer Richard Kachkar escorted leave from psychiatric hospital
• Conservative MP Rob Anders wants to bring back rape charge
• Canadian PM draws applause and anger at Israeli parliament
• Canada, South Korea in 'tremendous' free-trade talks: minister

Is Quebec's values charter the PQ's ticket to a majority? Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:58 AM PST You might be getting a little dizzy watching the polling numbers in the province of Quebec — from month to month, they're all over the place. There is however, one consistent thing about them: It seems that whenever the values … Continue reading →

Toronto Zoo says oldest giraffe in a Canadian zoo dies on Monday Posted: 20 Jan 2014 10:49 PM PST TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo has announced that "Ginetta," the oldest giraffe in a Canadian zoo, died on Monday afternoon. The notice, posted on the zoo's Facebook page, said the Masai giraffe was born at the facility in 1983 and had turned 30 last August.

Palestinian media cry foul over access to Harper visit to Bethlehem Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:29 PM PST BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories - At the site of what many believe is the birthplace of Christ, it was a decidedly unholy episode — Palestinian news crews, incensed and not shy about expressing it when Prime Minister Stephen Harper's videographer entered the Church of Nativity ahead of them. The videographer trailing his every move during his inaugural visit to the region was hustled into the Church of Nativity right behind Harper as his advance team asked media to hang back until the prime minister was settled inside the sacred structure. Palestinian news crews, however, grew irate, believing the videographer was a Canadian news reporter who was getting preferential treatment.

Extreme weather cost Canada record $3.2B, insurers say Posted: 20 Jan 2014 08:39 AM PST The spate of severe weather disruptions across Canada in the past year caused insurers to pay out a record $3.2 billion in claims, the industry says.

Polar vortex brings cold back to Central, Eastern Canada Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:50 AM PST Central and Eastern Canada are bracing for a return of frigid weather as another arctic air mass invades the region, bringing wind-chill warnings and plummeting temperatures.

Rescue leader Tim Jones has died Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:02 AM PST He reportedly had a heart attack after collapsing on a trail

Aboriginals displaced by Manitoba floods still not home as housing bill tops $90 million Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:57 PM PST It's been almost three years since spring flooding in Manitoba inundated First Nations reserves but some 2,000 people are still living in temporary housing, and the cost to Ottawa has reached $90 million and counting. The situation is frustrating Manitoba … Continue reading →

"Jell-O and cheese" effect could really shake up Vancouver during earthquake Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:21 PM PST VANCOUVER - New research is shaking up the entire notion of what could happen to the Vancouver area during an earthquake, indicating bridges and tall buildings would rattle and sway a whole lot more than previously thought. Two studies published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America show that seismic waves are amplified as they pass through the Georgia Basin, the deposit of softer sedimentary rock that lies partly beneath Metro Vancouver. "The shaking in (Metro) Vancouver would be greater because of the presence of the Georgia Basin, especially when the earthquake occurred to the south or southwest," says lead author Sheri Molnar, who's in the University of British Columbia Civil Engineering department. She says the waves would spread outward from the earthquake and would have to cross the deep southeast portion of the basin before hitting Vancouver.

Harper's security accused of roughing up journalist on Middle East tour Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:39 AM PST For years, Team Harper has been accused of strong-arming the media in this country. They're now being accused of doing that — literally — in the Middle East. As part of his one-week tour to the region, Harper and his … Continue reading →

Photo of Quebec union, construction boss makes splash at corruption inquiry Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:32 PM PST MONTREAL - A photograph of a high-powered union boss having his back washed by a construction magnate while on vacation caused a stir at Quebec's corruption inquiry on Monday. The 2005 photo entered into evidence shows businessman Tony Accurso scrubbing the back of Jean Lavallee, a former head of the construction wing of Quebec's biggest labour federation. The photo was shown as Lavallee spent his second day on the stand at the inquiry, which is looking at corruption and organized crime involvement in construction contracts, organized labour and political party financing. In recent months, the inquiry has taken an in-depth look at how organized crime infiltrated the Quebec Federation of Labour through its construction wing

Where is Jeffrey Boucher? One week in, still no leads Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:53 AM PST The mysterious disappearance of Jeffrey Boucher stretches into its second week, with a police investigation and massive ground search finding few leads, little hope and even fewer answers. One week into the intensive search for the Whitby, Ont., teacher and … Continue reading →

Fallen theatre mogul Garth Drabinsky wins full parole from Livent fraud sentence Posted: 20 Jan 2014 01:24 PM PST It's been a mixed month for Garth Drabinsky. The once powerful movie and theatre mogul may have lost his bid to reclaim his Order of Canada, but he'll finally be able to sleep in his own bed at home. Drabinsky, … Continue reading →

Groups launch court challenge of federal approval of genetically modified salmon Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:11 PM PST OTTAWA - A trio of environmental groups has filed a suit in Federal Court challenging Environment Canada's decision to approve the production of genetically modified Atlantic salmon eggs. The suit contends the federal department did not follow its own legislated rules and do a full risk assessment before clearing a U.S. company to produce the eggs in Prince Edward Island. Boston-based AquaBounty Technologies says it has found a way to make Atlantic salmon grow twice as fast as normal by modifying eggs with genes from chinook salmon and an eel-like fish called the ocean pout. And while neither Canada nor the U.S. has approved the fish for human consumption, Environment Canada's decision to green-light the manufacture of eggs in Souris, P.E.I., is seen as a significant milestone.

Failed navy supply ship bid costs Harper government up to $8 million Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:08 PM PST OTTAWA - The Harper government paid out as much as $8 million to settle legal claims arising from the collapse of the first failed bid to build new supply ships for the navy, The Canadian Press has learned....

Daughter defends parents after controversial testimony on Quebec secular charter Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:58 PM PST MONTREAL - A woman has defended her parents' testimony in favour of Quebec's secularism charter, insisting Monday that her folks are not racist and even friends of the family are black. The Caron-Pineault family's pro-charter arguments last week drew a flurry of criticism, so much so that a YouTube video featuring excerpts of their appearance attracted more than 300,000 views by Monday afternoon — a rare feat for a parliamentary commission. Manon Pineault said the public likely misunderstood her parents, who told public hearings into the charter last Thursday about their experiences during visits to the predominantly Muslim countries of Morocco and Turkey. Genevieve Caron, Pineault's mother, recalled in her testimony how she was stunned to see people on all fours on small rugs while they prayed in a Moroccan mosque.

Crown challenges decision to grant cop-killer Richard Kachkar escorted leave from psychiatric hospital Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:55 PM PST Expect the law-and-order crowd to watch closely how an Ontario Appeal Court panel decides the legal battle over whether cop-killer Richard Kachkar should get escorted passes from a psychiatric hospital. The Conservative government is determined to shorten the leash that … Continue reading →

Conservative MP Rob Anders wants to bring back rape charge Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST A Conservative MP from Calgary wants to bring the charge of rape back into the Criminal Code. A Calgary sexual assault survivors advocate says that reviving the rape charge is not necessary, but agrees with Rob Anders that stiffer penalties are needed.

Canadian PM draws applause and anger at Israeli parliament Posted: 20 Jan 2014 01:58 PM PST Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Israel's parliament on Monday any comparison between the Jewish state and apartheid South Africa was "sickening", drawing a standing ovation - and an angry walkout by two Arab legislators. Visiting at a time when even members of the government have raised fears of a boycott of Israeli goods if talks with Palestinians do not progress, Harper said some critics of Israel were indulging in a "new anti-Semitism". "Most disgracefully of all, some openly call Israel an apartheid state," Harper told the Knesset in Jerusalem after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. Israel's 20 percent population of Arab citizens often say they are discriminated against and Israel has been accused by the Palestinians of employing an apartheid policy toward them.

Canada, South Korea in 'tremendous' free-trade talks: minister Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:25 AM PST Canada and South Korea are having "tremendous discussions" toward a free-trade agreement, said Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, a deal that could increase trade in meat and autos. Talks began in 2005, but were later hung up over disputes such as a delay in South Korea scrapping its ban on Canadian beef. South Korea lifted its nine-year-old ban in 2012. "It (would be) a great agreement to have free trade into Korea," Ritz said on a broad-ranging conference call.

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