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• Laptop stolen with health information of 620,000 Albertans
• Justin Trudeau says experiences of legalized pot in U.S. states important to watch
• Police look for man who touched boy in school washroom
• Mayor Rob Ford calls public drunkenness a ‘minor setback’
• Rob Ford storms through crush of reporters at city hall
• Embattled Newfoundland Premier Kathy Dunderdale announces her retirement
• Winter storm blasts Atlantic Canada
• Bank of Canada leaves door open to rate cut; Canadian dollar sinks
• Can Toronto trust Mayor Rob Ford after video captures another drunken rant?
• Woman who refused to fill out census found guilty of violating Statistics Act
• Experts weigh in on Jamaican swear words in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's video rant
• Marois sympathetic to Bombardier workers as new jobs announced at another firm
• As Keystone XL south leg starts up, opposition watching pipeline 'like a hawk'
• Ontario woman donates liver to neighbour, saves her life
• B.C. woman arrested in U.S., accused of threatening hockey player boyfriend
• B.C. sawmill says it exercised due diligence before fatal 2012 explosion
• United Way celebrates record-breaking $55.7M raised in Calgary
• Harper visits Sea of Galilee, Hula Valley bird sanctuary ahead of Jordan tour
• Woman alleged to have faked cancer, heart condition, charged with fraud
• Blizzard deteriorates road conditions in Nova Scotia
• Harper kicks off first visit to Jordan; meets with PM, King Abdullah
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford calls latest rant video a 'minor setback'

Laptop stolen with health information of 620,000 Albertans Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST A laptop with the unecrypted personal health information of 620,000 Albertans was stolen last September, Health Minister Fred Horne announced Wednesday.

Justin Trudeau says experiences of legalized pot in U.S. states important to watch Posted: 22 Jan 2014 08:35 PM PST OKOTOKS, Alta. - Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau thinks there are lessons to be learned from the legalization of marijuana in some U.S. states. Sales of marijuana to adults over 21 began Jan. 1 in Colorado as the state legalized pot for recreational purposes.

Police look for man who touched boy in school washroom Posted: 22 Jan 2014 08:35 PM PST The man entered the Evansdale Elementary School at 93rd Street and 150th Avenue on Tuesday morning.

Mayor Rob Ford calls public drunkenness a ‘minor setback’ Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST Toronto Mayor Rob Ford dismissed his latest public drunken incident as a "minor setback," but otherwise refused to address the elephant in the executive committee chambers, Wednesday afternoon.

Rob Ford storms through crush of reporters at city hall Posted: 22 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST Toronto Mayor Rob Ford plowed through a throng of cameras and reporters Wednesday as he left a meeting at city hall, refusing to answer more questions about the latest video of the mayor to emerge on YouTube.

Embattled Newfoundland Premier Kathy Dunderdale announces her retirement Posted: 22 Jan 2014 06:50 AM PST After several tumultuous months of caucus defections, a slide in the polls and intense criticism of how she handled the most recent weather crisis, Newfoundland Premier Kathy Dunderdale has called it quits. Cutting her Florida vacation short, Dunderdale returned to … Continue reading →

Winter storm blasts Atlantic Canada Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:30 PM PST Schools and some businesses were closed in Halifax Wednesday as a blizzard sent snow and howling winds through parts of Atlantic Canada. Buses and cars struggled to make it up steep roads in the slippery conditions.

Bank of Canada leaves door open to rate cut; Canadian dollar sinks Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:36 PM PST By Randall Palmer and Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said on Wednesday it has become more concerned about weak inflation, and that a "strong" currency is still hampering the country's exports, dovish language that helped send the Canadian dollar to a four-year low. The central bank also kept its key interest rate on hold at 1.0 percent, as expected, but explicitly stated that its next rate move could be either down or up, depending on economic data. "We are more concerned about low inflation today than we were three months ago," Governor Stephen Poloz told a news conference. They said remarks in its Monetary Policy Report on how the Canadian dollar was still strong, and that its strength still posed an obstacle to exports, was a green light for dollar bears.

Can Toronto trust Mayor Rob Ford after video captures another drunken rant? Posted: 22 Jan 2014 07:57 AM PST Two videos depicting Toronto Mayor Rob Ford up to his old tricks have seriously undermined the embattled mayor's attempts to regain credibility and set the city back months. Continue reading →

Woman who refused to fill out census found guilty of violating Statistics Act Posted: 22 Jan 2014 12:48 PM PST Janet Churnin was handed a conditional discharge — which means she will have no permanent criminal record after she completes her sentence of 50 hours of community service within a year. Churnin will remain on probation until her community service is complete, but the former social worker said she thought she received "a fair judgment." At the core of Churnin's refusal to fill out the 2011 short-form census were concerns over U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin's role in the data collection process. After reading a newspaper article about the corporation's software being used by Statistics Canada, Churnin worried there was a chance information on Canadians could be accessed by Lockheed Martin, or even the American government if the corporation was forced to turn over the data under the U.S. Patriot Act.

Experts weigh in on Jamaican swear words in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's video rant Posted: 22 Jan 2014 01:00 AM PST But the Jamaican swear words peppering the latest controversial video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would pack a much more definite punch if uttered in everyday conversation. They said the latest Ford video, which depicts the scandal-plagued mayor hurling the expletives, may well be one of those situations. It's difficult to pin down specifics in the video, which was taken late Monday night in a northwest Toronto restaurant. Ford, who admitted he had been drinking the night the video was shot, references both Toronto's police chief and unspecific surveillance efforts as part of a minute-long rant.

Marois sympathetic to Bombardier workers as new jobs announced at another firm Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:27 PM PST DAVOS, Switzerland - Premier Pauline Marois expressed sympathy for laid-off Bombardier Aerospace workers on Wednesday although she says she remains optimistic about the company's future. Marois said she was "very sad" for the 1,700 workers who were cut on Tuesday, about 1,100 of them from Quebec plants in Montreal and Mirabel. Marois made the comments while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

As Keystone XL south leg starts up, opposition watching pipeline 'like a hawk' Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:08 PM PST CALGARY - Canadian oilsands producers have a direct pipeline link between Alberta and the U.S. Gulf Coast with the official start-up Wednesday of the Keystone XL pipeline's southern leg. The project's opposition, meanwhile, vowed to watch the new pipeline "like a hawk" as it continues to urge President Barack Obama to reject the larger, more contentious northern leg of the system. "This morning we have made a major change in where the largest refining hub in the world gets is oil," said Alex Pourbaix, the executive in charge of oil pipelines at TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP), the company that built the line. CEO Russ Girling described the US$2.3-billion project as a "win-win-win" for U.S. Gulf refiners, who'll get access to a cheaper, more secure source of crude;

Ontario woman donates liver to neighbour, saves her life Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:39 AM PST When 21-year-old Erica Tomlinson learned that her neighbour, Renee Ly, a 39-year-old mother-of-two, was suffering from a rare liver disease and was in need of a transplant, she immediately volunteered her liver. "I knew it had to be done," Tomlinson … Continue reading →

B.C. woman arrested in U.S., accused of threatening hockey player boyfriend Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:28 PM PST KENNEWICK, Wash. - A freelance reporter from British Columbia has been arrested in the United States over allegations she threatened to kill her boyfriend, who is a junior hockey player for the Tri-City Americans. Court documents indicate 25-year-old Kelowna resident Tieja MacLaughlin, who police said had been dating Tri-City Americans player Jackson Playfair, was arrested in Kennewick, Wash. None of the allegations contained in court documents or outlined publicly by Kennewick police have been tested in court, and she has not been charged. According to a court document outlining the reason for MacLaughlin's detention, Playfair called police early Saturday morning.

B.C. sawmill says it exercised due diligence before fatal 2012 explosion Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:53 PM PST BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A company that owns a British Columbia sawmill destroyed by an explosion and fire two years ago says it will always be sorry for the tragic accident, but it insists there was no way it could have known about the hazards linked to the combustible sawdust that has been blamed for the blast. Babine Forest Products released a written statement Wednesday following two investigations into the sawmill blast, which killed workers Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi and injured 20 workers in Burns lake in January 2012. The reports by WorksafeBC and the BC Safety Authority concluded, in part, that the tragedy could have been prevented if the sawmill had taken measures to control sawdust generated by milling beetle-killed wood. Babine agreed fine sawdust caused the explosion, but the company's statement said it was only after the accident that it learned from studies that dust from beetle-kill wood is much more explosive than dust from green timber.

United Way celebrates record-breaking $55.7M raised in Calgary Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:37 PM PST Calgary's United Way is celebrating a record-breaking fundraising campaign in 2013 that shattered the record set the previous year.

Harper visits Sea of Galilee, Hula Valley bird sanctuary ahead of Jordan tour Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:41 PM PST JERUSALEM - One day, it was throngs of jubilant Israelis reaching out to touch Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Harpers visited the bird sanctuary in Israel's picturesque Hula Valley, one that will soon be renamed in honour of the prime minister due to his full-throated support of the Jewish state since he came to power eight years ago.

Woman alleged to have faked cancer, heart condition, charged with fraud Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:12 PM PST CALGARY - The owner of a Calgary daycare says he feels betrayed after one of his employees was charged with lying about having heart problems and cancer so she could take in thousands of dollars in donations. Police allege that between December 2012 and June 2013 the woman told her co-workers she had a fatal heart condition and Stage 4 breast cancer. Some staff members even shaved their heads to support the cause, said Marc St. Germain, the owner of FunFlex Playcare Childcare Centre. We had staff cooking meals, we had parents giving her gift cards and offering a lot of support," St. Germain said.

Blizzard deteriorates road conditions in Nova Scotia Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:32 PM PST Much of Nova Scotia remains at a standstill as a blizzard whips across the region, rapidly deteriorating road conditions and cancelling services.

Harper kicks off first visit to Jordan; meets with PM, King Abdullah Posted: 22 Jan 2014 07:55 PM PST AMMAN, Jordan - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in Jordan, where he will meet with the country's prime minister early Thursday, as well as King Abdullah, during his first visit to the Arab nation. Harper's two days in the Muslim kingdom follow a triumphant visit to Israel during which he was treated like royalty by Israeli officials and citizens alike for his unflinching support of the Jewish state. In Jordan, Harper will also visit the Za'atri refugee camp, which is currently home to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled the ongoing civil war in their country. Jordan and Israel have had official diplomatic relations since they signed a peace treaty in 1994.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford calls latest rant video a 'minor setback' Posted: 22 Jan 2014 06:53 PM PST A video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ranting in a Jamaican accent and slurring his words on Monday was a "minor setback," he said, maintaining that his personal life did not interfere with his job. I had a minor setback. We all experience these difficult bumps in life," Ford said at a press conference called on Wednesday to discuss the city's budget vote. "Folks, that is absolute nonsense." Ford, who pledged last year to clean up his act after a crack-smoking scandal, admitted on Tuesday he had been drinking the previous evening when the video was shot at a suburban eatery.

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