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• Canada makes Keystone XL ad blitz in metro stations near White House
• Another CN Freight train derails in New Brunswick, second in three weeks
• Police raid home of Canadian boxer after alleged sexual assault at residence
• A friendship with few benefits
• There is an iPod tax after all
• Blizzard conditions blanket Manitoba highways, force closures
• Senate scandal, budget to dominate winter sitting of Parliament
• Manitoba pipeline explosion cuts heat to 4,000 amid extreme cold
• Cash offers skyrocket as much as 700 per cent for landowners resisting Keystone
• Halifax doctor moving to Toronto, leaving thousands without physician
• More Cdn businesses accepting Bitcoin digital currency, despite reservations
• Peter MacKay faces balancing act with justice agenda, court rulings
• Shipment of Alberta oilsands products risky: U.S. study
• L'Isle-Verte fire survivors describe narrow escape
• 2 detained after 'sexual act' on Air Canada flight
• Seizure of British foods an isolated incident, CFIA says

Canada makes Keystone XL ad blitz in metro stations near White House Posted: 26 Jan 2014 07:23 AM PST If you have found yourself wandering through a few of the higher-traffic metro stations in Washington, D.C., this month, you may have noticed a welcoming image of friendly Canada laid out for display. At least two massive takeover advertising campaigns … Continue reading →

Another CN Freight train derails in New Brunswick, second in three weeks Posted: 26 Jan 2014 10:47 PM PST SAINT BASILE, N.B. - Another CN (CN) freight train has derailed in New Brunswick, the second to run off the tracks in the province this month.

Police raid home of Canadian boxer after alleged sexual assault at residence Posted: 26 Jan 2014 08:55 PM PST MONTREAL - Police have raided the Quebec home of boxer Jean Pascal as part of an investigation into a sexual assault complaint. Authorities say an investigation was launched early Sunday morning after a 25-year-old woman claimed to have had non-consensual sex at a party at Pascal's home in Lorraine, north of Montreal.

A friendship with few benefits Posted: 26 Jan 2014 03:01 PM PST The epic bromance between Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on full display last week in the Israeli Knesset.

There is an iPod tax after all Posted: 26 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST On the afternoon of April 4th, 2013 I published an article (no longer available online) at the Globe and Mail detailing how changes to the 2013 Budget created an iPod tax, placing a tariff on MP3 players manufactured in China where one did not exist before.

Blizzard conditions blanket Manitoba highways, force closures Posted: 26 Jan 2014 12:43 PM PST After months of unseasonably cold weather, people living in much of Manitoba were hit with another blizzard Sunday morning.

Senate scandal, budget to dominate winter sitting of Parliament Posted: 26 Jan 2014 05:37 PM PST MPs return to Parliament on Monday with the spectre of the Senate expenses scandal still hovering over the Harper government. The government says it intends to remain focused on the economy, with next month's budget the centrepiece of the winter sitting. But New Democrats and Liberals believe the ongoing RCMP investigation and potential charges against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff and four senators will keep the government firmly mired in the Senate scandal, as it was for most of last year. Moreover, the opposition parties contend government efforts to redirect attention to the economy — the Conservatives' perceived strong suit — could backfire as sluggish growth and rising unemployment put paid to the government's mantra that Canada's economy is performing better than any other G7 country.

Manitoba pipeline explosion cuts heat to 4,000 amid extreme cold Posted: 26 Jan 2014 11:39 AM PST The RCMP have concluded their investigation into a massive pipeline explosion near Otterburne, Man., and say they don't believe the cause is suspicious.

Cash offers skyrocket as much as 700 per cent for landowners resisting Keystone Posted: 26 Jan 2014 09:12 AM PST PAGE, Neb. - Cash offers have been skyrocketing, as much as seven-fold, for holdout Nebraska landowners who are willing to sign quickly to allow the Keystone XL pipeline onto their property. The landowners say they've received written offers from pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. in the last few weeks offering exponentially more money than initially promised, on the condition that they sign soon. "They're sick of us and they want to get it done," said Jeanne Crumly, a retired high-school teacher whose husband's family has farmed for generations on that land near O'Neill, Neb. At the same time, holdout landowners are suing the Nebraska state government over a bill that would force them to allow Keystone XL on their land.

Halifax doctor moving to Toronto, leaving thousands without physician Posted: 26 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST HALIFAX - Nova Scotia health officials are trying to figure out how to accommodate thousands of patients who will be without a family physician when their doctor closes a clinic in Halifax at a time when the province is struggling to recruit and retain doctors. Dr. Michael Power issued a letter to patients at the Lacewood Medical Centre late last year announcing his intention to shutter the practice at the end of March and relocate to Toronto after failing to attract new doctors as he sank further into debt. This latest closure puts added pressure on a system already stressed as physicians leave areas of the province to seek out higher pay and better workloads in other parts of the country, say experts. "When we get these situations like Dr. Power's clinic, which is obviously very critical and something we need to address, it's challenging because the system is so complex," said Kevin Chapman of Doctors Nova Scotia.

More Cdn businesses accepting Bitcoin digital currency, despite reservations Posted: 26 Jan 2014 03:00 AM PST MONTREAL - Will that be cash, credit card or Bitcoin? A small number of Canadian businesses now accept Bitcoin, the digital currency that made its debut five years ago, and has been gaining momentum ever since. Among the retailers is Quebec bed-and-breakfast operator David Mancini, who expects the payment method will have a practical appeal for foreign tourists visiting his community of Baie-Saint-Paul. "You do not have to transfer U.S. dollars to Canadian, or pesos, etc.," said Mancini, 30, who runs the Gite TerreCiel.

Peter MacKay faces balancing act with justice agenda, court rulings Posted: 26 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST Revamping the nation's prostitution laws was decidedly not on the government's law-and-order agenda until the Supreme Court of Canada put it there. It's just one of the thorny issues Justice Minister Peter MacKay will have to manage while pushing ahead with other changes to the justice system.

Shipment of Alberta oilsands products risky: U.S. study Posted: 26 Jan 2014 01:00 AM PST VANCOUVER - U.S. scientists are warning that there are environmental risks, regulatory holes and serious unknowns regarding the shipment of Alberta oilsands products by pipeline, rail and tanker. The findings are in a 153-page report from last September by the emergency response division of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Enbridge (TSX:ENB), the company behind the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to the British Columbia coast, counters that most of the concerns raised in the report are out-of-date, overstated or being resolved. Those included rail, the proposed Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline to Vancouver, the Keystone XL line to Texas from Alberta, and Northern Gateway.

L'Isle-Verte fire survivors describe narrow escape Posted: 26 Jan 2014 01:46 AM PST Stories of survival have emerged in L'Isle-Verte days after a fire ripped through a seniors' home and killed at least 10 people.

2 detained after 'sexual act' on Air Canada flight Posted: 26 Jan 2014 05:02 AM PST Two people were detained for allegedly having sex on an Air Canada flight this weekend.

Seizure of British foods an isolated incident, CFIA says Posted: 26 Jan 2014 07:19 AM PST The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has shed a little more light on why shipments of popular British food products were seized from a Saskatchewan shop last week, sending worried customers across the country to stock up.

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