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• ‘Polar vortex’ hitting Canada, U.S. with brutal, bone-chilling cold
• Health advocate hopes U.S. woman gets medical help after helping mother die
• Search underway after 2 Alberta RCMP officers injured
• Protester Sean Devlin tells how he got onstage with PM
• Winter weather blasts Central, Atlantic Canada
• Video: Anti-Harper protester interview
• Premier defends Newfoundland energy system after four days of blackouts
• Canada's next iconic national symbol: The lobster?
• Doug Ford seriously considering a run for a seat at Queen’s Park
• MP Rob Anders to be challenged in own Calgary riding
• NDP chastises spy watchdog for registering to lobby on behalf of pipeline
• Attawapiskat First Nation walkers trek to Ottawa with message
• Delta man detained after amazing crime spree involving three stabbings, two carjackings
• Resident of Surrey, B.C., charged in killings of two escorts and another man
• Pot-smoking Mountie to plead not guilty and stand trial
• Montreal cop to be disciplined for threat against man in freezing temperatures
• Two protesters get uncomfortably close to PM Harper
• Anonymous donor sends semi-truck of flowers to Winnipeg retirement home
• Olivia Chow denies being offered Lt-Gov. post, keeps speculation alive
• Toronto shock jock Dean Blundell’s show axed because of station format change, not homophobic remarks
• H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs
• Two RCMP officers hurt in confrontation with three suspects near Vegreville, Alta.
• PM says confident Keystone XL pipeline will be approved
• Deep freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business

‘Polar vortex’ hitting Canada, U.S. with brutal, bone-chilling cold Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:13 AM PST Brutal cold weather is gripping much of Canada and the U.S. today, as a 'polar vortex' treks down from the north, and while it may seem contradictory, global warming is playing a role in the spread of this bitter cold. … Continue reading →

Health advocate hopes U.S. woman gets medical help after helping mother die Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:00 PM PST STONY PLAIN, Alta. - A U.S. mental-health advocate hopes a woman from Arizona who admits she helped her mother commit suicide in Canada will continue to get care if she's deported. Linda Jean McNall, 53, is to be sentenced today on a rare charge of aiding suicide.

Search underway after 2 Alberta RCMP officers injured Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:39 PM PST RCMP are searching for three suspects after two officers were injured in an incident on a rural property east of Edmonton Monday.

Protester Sean Devlin tells how he got onstage with PM Posted: 06 Jan 2014 03:02 PM PST Sean Devlin, one of two climate change protesters who managed to get within inches of Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a Vancouver Board of Trade meeting explains how he got past the PM's security, in an interview on CBC News Network's Power & Politics.

Winter weather blasts Central, Atlantic Canada Posted: 06 Jan 2014 03:37 PM PST The relentless weather is causing misery across much of Canada, with southern Ontario gripped by a deep freeze, wind chill warnings in some parts of the Prairies and about 1,000 Newfoundlanders still in the dark after a mass power outage on the weekend.

Video: Anti-Harper protester interview Posted: 06 Jan 2014 03:04 PM PST Protester Sean Devlin tells Power & Politics host Evan Solomon how he managed to upstage the prime minister in Vancouver

Premier defends Newfoundland energy system after four days of blackouts Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:35 PM PST ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Kathy Dunderdale tried to shore up faith in Newfoundland and Labrador's electrical system Monday after four days of rolling blackouts, a transformer fire and a power plant malfunction left residents cold and angry. "I have absolute confidence in Nalcor," she said of the Crown-owned corporation Nalcor Energy. "I have absolute confidence in Newfoundland Power." And Dunderdale said she also trusts in the provincial Public Utilities Board to review the power failure that, at its peak Saturday, affected 190,000 customers in the province of 527,000 people.

Canada's next iconic national symbol: The lobster? Posted: 06 Jan 2014 01:44 PM PST Canada's lobster industry is aiming to make the tasty crustacean a distinctly Canadian cuisine, much akin to the mighty nationalistic connection we have to maple syrup or peameal bacon. But as the Lobster Council of Canada launches the Atlantic industry … Continue reading →

Doug Ford seriously considering a run for a seat at Queen’s Park Posted: 06 Jan 2014 02:01 PM PST The Ford circus could soon be moving to Queen's Park. On Monday, Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford confirmed that he will not run for re-election in October's municipal election. Instead, he's got his eye set on something bigger; the somewhat … Continue reading →

MP Rob Anders to be challenged in own Calgary riding Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST A new group is organising to contest the Conservative nomination in the riding of Calgary West, held by controversial MP Rob Anders for the past 17 years.

NDP chastises spy watchdog for registering to lobby on behalf of pipeline Posted: 06 Jan 2014 03:24 PM PST OTTAWA - The NDP is criticizing spy watchdog Chuck Strahl for registering to lobby on behalf of Northern Gateway Pipelines.

Attawapiskat First Nation walkers trek to Ottawa with message Posted: 06 Jan 2014 02:38 PM PST Three walkers left Attawapiskat First Nation on Jan. 4 and began their journey to Ottawa. Danny Metatawabin states that they want to "to deliver a message to the leaders of both levels of Government and to our respective Chiefs that the time to honour our treaties is now."

Delta man detained after amazing crime spree involving three stabbings, two carjackings Posted: 06 Jan 2014 01:13 PM PST It's very lucky that violent criminal rampage that ranged over three Vancouver-area jurisdictions Sunday night didn't end up with somebody killed. A man in his 30s from suburban Delta, B.C., is in custody after a Sunday-night rampage left a half-dozen … Continue reading →

Resident of Surrey, B.C., charged in killings of two escorts and another man Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:40 PM PST VANCOUVER - Police believe a 32-year-old Surrey, B.C., man is responsible for three separate murders in Metro Vancouver last year. Sarbjit Bains is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the August 2013 deaths of escorts Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors. He is also charged with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Amritpal Saran whose body was found on Colebrook Road in a rural part of Surrey in February 2013.

Pot-smoking Mountie to plead not guilty and stand trial Posted: 06 Jan 2014 09:38 AM PST An RCMP corporal who made headlines for smoking medicinal marijuana while in uniform has been found fit to stand trial on a charge of assaulting a police officer in Fredericton, and his lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty.

Montreal cop to be disciplined for threat against man in freezing temperatures Posted: 06 Jan 2014 02:57 PM PST MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer captured on video telling a homeless man he would tie him to a pole in frigid temperatures if his behaviour didn't improve will be disciplined this week. Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere says the matter will be dealt with internally this week. "The Montreal police were not happy with the words that were used,'' Lafreniere said Monday. This is a good police officer and we know he tried to do everything to help out the homeless person."

Two protesters get uncomfortably close to PM Harper Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:20 AM PST On the surface, this looks like a pretty significant security fail. On Monday morning, Stephen Harper was at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver for a Q & A with the Vancouver Board of Trade. At one point while … Continue reading →

Anonymous donor sends semi-truck of flowers to Winnipeg retirement home Posted: 06 Jan 2014 09:32 AM PST On Christmas Eve, a delightful delivery was made to a Winnipeg seniors' residence: a semi-truck full of fresh flowers. An anonymous donor sent the flowers, estimated to be worth more than $10,000, to Holy Family Home in the city's North … Continue reading →

Olivia Chow denies being offered Lt-Gov. post, keeps speculation alive Posted: 06 Jan 2014 09:09 AM PST NDP MP Olivia Chow has not officially entered the Toronto mayoral race, but she did offer a rare indication on Monday that it could be just a matter of time. Chow has denied a report that Prime Minister Stephen Harper … Continue reading →

Toronto shock jock Dean Blundell’s show axed because of station format change, not homophobic remarks Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:49 PM PST Corus Entertainment has officially cut shock jock Dean Blundell weeks after he was suspended for homophobic banter on his show on Toronto's 102.1 the Edge. But the company's announcement was a bit mealy-mouthed. Instead of saying Blundell was being dumped … Continue reading →

H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs Posted: 05 Jan 2014 04:26 PM PST The chief medical officer for Fraser Health said Sunday that at least 20 people are in intensive care, some on ventilators, because of the H1N1 flu virus.

Two RCMP officers hurt in confrontation with three suspects near Vegreville, Alta. Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:31 PM PST VEGREVILLE, Alta. - Two RCMP officers were injured late Monday in a violent confrontation on a rural property near Vegreville, Alta. Sgt. Josée Valiquette, a media relations officer for K-Division, explained the extent of the officers' injuries. Valiquette said three suspects remain at large and are "believed to be armed and dangerous." The RCMP issued a news release late Monday asking journalists to stay away from the area.

PM says confident Keystone XL pipeline will be approved Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:04 AM PST By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday he was confident that TransCanada Corp's controversial Keystone XL pipeline would be eventually approved by U.S. authorities. U.S. President Barack Obama is set this year to decide the fate of the northern leg of the proposed project, which would carry crude from the Alberta oil sands in Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Obama is under heavy pressure from environmental activists to block the pipeline. Canada's right-leaning Conservative government strongly backs the pipeline and Harper repeated his view that he hoped Washington would approve it, given what he said was the strong support for the project among American politicians and the general U.S. population.

Deep freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:15 PM PST By Nick Carey and Kim Palmer CHICAGO/CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday with the coldest temperatures in two decades causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands of flights. Shelters for the homeless were overflowing due to the severe cold described by some meteorologists as the "polar vortex" and dubbed by media as the "polar pig." Temperatures were 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (11 to 22 degrees Celsius) below average in parts of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service. Babbitt, Minnesota, was the coldest place in the United States on Monday at minus 37F (minus 38.3C), according to the National Weather Service. The U.S. cold snap outdid freezing weather in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where it was minus 8F (minus 22C), Mongolia at minus 10F (minus 23C) and Irkutsk, in Siberia, at minus 27F (minus 33C).

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