| Would Toronto really call in the army for storm cleanup again? Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:47 AM PST  Cue the Mel Lastman jokes, Toronto could be calling in the military to help with another snowstorm. The Globe and Mail reports that Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly is "exploring" whether to call in the army to assist with the city's … Continue reading →
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| Blizzard deals wintry smack to Maritimes, bringing region to virtual standstill Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:43 PM PST  "It's a doozy," said Halifax Mayor Mike Savage. James Rogers, a federal civil servant, arrived at work in the city only to be told to go back home. Bus service in Halifax was suspended for the day, and in Toronto, that city's public transit service said the extreme cold forced it to pull about 50 streetcars from the roads during their morning and afternoon rush hours. That represents roughly a quarter of its fleet of 195 for its peak hours of service, the Toronto Transit Commission said.
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| Missing man sought in northwestern B.C. Posted: 03 Jan 2014 08:37 PM PST An extensive search is underway in northwestern British Columbia for a missing Prince Rupert man.  |
| Major blizzard blasts through frozen Atlantic Canada Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST After first enduring the bitter deep freeze of the past couple of days, Atlantic Canada is now being hit by blizzard conditions caused by a major winter storm pushing in that's already caused major travel headaches throughout the US Northeast. … Continue reading →  |
| Montreal cop recorded threatening to tie homeless man to a pole Posted: 03 Jan 2014 09:33 AM PST  The actions of a Montreal police officer caught on camera are making for some bad publicity after the unidentified cop was recorded apparently threatening to string up a homeless panhandler on the coldest day of the year. A video posted … Continue reading →
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| Political analysts try to predict Stephen Harper’s 2014 Posted: 03 Jan 2014 08:37 AM PST  Here's a not-so-bold prediction for the new year: Pundits and analysts will spend a lot of time in 2014 ruminating about Stephen Harper's future. Growing antipathy after eight years in office, an ongoing Senate expense scandal and the re-emergence of … Continue reading →
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| 'Frost quakes' wake Toronto residents on cold night Posted: 03 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST  As overnight temperatures in Toronto dipped to – 20 C, many reported hearing loud booms in the night which CBC meteorologist Jay Scotland says were likely caused by "frost quakes."
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| Senators could receive house calls as part of Senate expense audit: report Posted: 03 Jan 2014 12:59 PM PST  2014 could be another year of tumult for Canada's lowly senators. While the RCMP continue to investigate the expenses of Senators Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau, Auditor General Michael Ferguson will continue to scrutinize the financial statements of all the senators … Continue reading →
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| Video: George Smitherman says husband's strength reflected in kids Posted: 03 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST  Politicians joined former Ontario cabinet minister George Smitherman at a memorial service for his husband Friday. Christopher Peloso struggled with depression and was found dead by police this week at age 40.
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| Tories drop criminal-employer ban in foreign-worker rules, baffle stakeholders Posted: 03 Jan 2014 04:31 PM PST  OTTAWA - Labour and business stakeholders say they're baffled by the Conservative government's recent removal of provisions from its Temporary Foreign Worker Program that would have barred criminal employers from participating. In a notice on New Year's Day, the government said its original proposals aimed at employers convicted of human trafficking, sexually assaulting an employee or causing the death of a worker were "too rigid and cumbersome." "Instead, the amendments introduce other measures that achieve the objective of ensuring a safe workplace for TFWs (temporary foreign workers) and that allow for a more timely ability to deal with abuse," the government said. "Accordingly, the amendments include a condition on employers to make reasonable efforts to provide a workplace free of abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological, and financial abuse."
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| Lost luggage leaves Porter passengers scrambling Posted: 03 Jan 2014 01:24 PM PST  Dozens of travellers who flew with Porter Airlines over the holidays say they are still waiting for their luggage after some bags became misplaced in transit.
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| Ontario woman found brutally murdered in Jamaica Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:56 AM PST  Shirley Lewis-McFarlane loved Jamaica. The 53-year-old Aurora, Ontario, mother of three had only recently relocated to the Caribbean island for good when her new life in the sun was cut short by tragedy. Lewis-McFarlane was murdered earlier this week at … Continue reading →
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| Only 1 in 5 Albertans have flu shot; health minister says that's too low Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:35 PM PST  EDMONTON - Health officials in the western provinces are urging more people to get out and get flu shots. Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says only one in five Albertans and about half of health-care workers have been immunized against influenza so far this year. Health officials in Saskatchewan and British Columbia are pressing the importance of being vaccinated. Dr. Denise Werker, Saskatchewan's deputy chief medical health officer, said Friday that two children under five and one middle-aged person died in December after contracting the flu.
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| Ottawa won't scrap Cyclone chopper purchase, Sea Kings to start retiring in 2015 Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:01 PM PST  OTTAWA - The federal government has decided not to scrap its troubled purchase of CH-148 Cyclone helicopters. Instead, Ottawa will go ahead with its plan to acquire maritime choppers to replace the decades-old CH-124 Sea Kings, which it will start retiring next year. The plan to replace the 50-year-old Sea Kings — which fly from the decks of Canadian warships — is years behind schedule, billions of dollars over the original project estimate and apparently beset with technical glitches. Public Works had previously asked for an independent analysis of whether Sikorsky could deliver what it promised.
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| Cory Sater found guilty in fatal hit-and-run Posted: 03 Jan 2014 11:22 AM PST  The man accused of killing two women and injuring a man in a hit-and-run crash three years ago was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving causing death in New Westminster Supreme Court on Friday.
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| Ted Cruz: Still Canadian as immigration lawyers express confusion Posted: 03 Jan 2014 02:24 PM PST  OTTAWA - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz vowed months ago to renounce his Canadian citizenship. "I have retained counsel that is preparing the paperwork to renounce the citizenship," the junior Texas senator, who's eyeing a run for president in 2016, said in a recent interview with the Dallas Morning News. He didn't dispute holding dual citizenship: "Not at this point," Cruz told the paper. Renouncing Canadian citizenship, they say, is a simple, quick and straightforward process — there's even an online, four-page PDF form on the Government of Canada website to get the ball rolling without the help of lawyers.
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| Pot-smoking Mountie's lawyer questions motive of assessment Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:29 AM PST  A lawyer for a New Brunswick Mountie who made national headlines in November for publicly smoking medical marijuana while in uniform is questioning the RCMP's motives for seeking a psychiatric assessment of his client.
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| Stolen Enterprise rental Mustang has woman facing $47K bill Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:29 PM PST What started as a fun getaway weekend has turned into a financial nightmare for a Dartmouth woman who's now facing a huge bill she can't afford to pay.  |
| Family of slain B.C. hockey mom asks the public to help find killer Posted: 03 Jan 2014 07:56 PM PST SURREY, B.C. - The family of a slain hockey mom from Surrey, B.C., is making an emotional plea for the public to help find the killer, saying whoever is responsible has cut out the family's heart. Al Paskall, Julie's husband of 34 years, told Global News that he wakes up every morning thinking his 53-year-old wife is still there. Daughter Rhiannon Paskall called her mother her hero.  |
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