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• Harper Conservatives’ re-election strategy leaked in 'secret document'
• B.C. father welcomes Baby Iver but bids a final farewell to his wife
• Sydney man convicted of killing Canadian fiancee gets 26 years, no parole for 18
• Canadian couple slain, home looted in Mexico
• Canada's Alex Bilodeau defends moguls gold, Kingsbury finishes second
• Five things to expect in Tuesday's federal budget
• BlackBerry's head of BBM business leaves company
• Redford’s $45K Mandela funeral trip may signal bigger spending issues
• Crack pipe vending machines now available in Vancouver
• Erin Greene, polar bear attack victim, faces $13K in medical bills
• Snowbirds flying team cancels U.S. shows after budget cuts reduce flying hours
• Probable cause of HMS Bounty's sinking was reckless decision by captain to sail
• ‘Embarrassed’ Rob Ford admits he lied about drug history on YouTube show
• ‘Dancing doctor’ pleads not guilty in Ottawa court to terrorism charge
• Rob Ford book Crazy Town nets film deal
• Record chills grip southern Alberta, but relief is on the way
• Did sex-killer Russell Williams’ wife know about his double life?
• Ontario’s Beer Store research warns convenience store sales will mean higher prices

Harper Conservatives’ re-election strategy leaked in 'secret document' Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:31 PM PST Put all the Stephen Harper is retiring rumours to bed. An anonymous source has sent the Toronto Star a "secret document" laying out the Conservative Party reelection strategy for 2015. The 70-page slide show presentation to the Conservative party's national … Continue reading →

B.C. father welcomes Baby Iver but bids a final farewell to his wife Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:59 PM PST VICTORIA - The best and worst moment of Dylan Benson's 32-year-old life arrived Saturday evening, when medical personnel in Victoria showed him cellphone photos of his new son who was born only moments earlier to his brain-dead wife, Robyn, his childhood sweetheart. It was the best moment because Benson said he was seeing images for the first time of his baby boy, Iver, who was born at 7:12 p.m., weighing just two pounds, 13 ounces, boasting a little bit of apricot-coloured hair, a ginger like his mother. Yet, it was also the worst moment because Benson said he knew the time was near when he'd have to say his final farewell to the woman he first met 16 years earlier, when she was still a teen and the two were embarking on their Grade 12 years in separate high schools.

Sydney man convicted of killing Canadian fiancee gets 26 years, no parole for 18 Posted: 10 Feb 2014 10:44 PM PST Simon Gittany, 40, was convicted by a judge in November of killing Lisa Harnum of Ontario in a ''fit of rage'' when he threw her off the 15th-floor balcony of their apartment. Court heard she was planning to leave him.

Canadian couple slain, home looted in Mexico Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:09 PM PST A Canadian couple were beaten and stabbed to death during an incident in which their home was looted and their two vehicles stolen over the weekend, Mexican authorities say.

Canada's Alex Bilodeau defends moguls gold, Kingsbury finishes second Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:51 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Alex Bilodeau walked into the news conference room after winning gold at the Sochi Games and immediately gave teammate Mikael Kingsbury a celebratory handshake and hug. Bilodeau took his coat off, placed his goggles on the dais and sat down with a content look, knowing he delivered the run he always wanted. Kingsbury, who won silver, sat beside him with his helmet and gear still on as if one more crack at the course might await. Bilodeau's Olympic career was complete while his younger teammate's was just beginning.

Five things to expect in Tuesday's federal budget Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:06 AM PST We're told not to expect a lot of new initiatives in Budget 2014, to be tabled in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Tuesday afternoon. Economic Action Plan 2014 is supposed to be a stay-the-course document … Continue reading →

BlackBerry's head of BBM business leaves company Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:43 PM PST BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday that Andrew Bocking, the executive in charge of its BBM instant messaging business, has left the company. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company did not disclose whether Bocking's departure was part of an internal management shuffle or whether he left to pursue other interests. The technology company, which is seeking to rebuild itself under the leadership of new Chief Executive John Chen, said only that Bocking "made the decision to leave BlackBerry".

Redford’s $45K Mandela funeral trip may signal bigger spending issues Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:41 PM PST If you're an Alberta taxpayer, how do you feel about Premier Alison Redford's apology for gassing $45,000 in flight costs to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral? Redford admitted Monday her office botched the arrangements, which included $15,000 to use an Alberta … Continue reading →

Crack pipe vending machines now available in Vancouver Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:08 PM PST Of all the things a person can get out of a vending machine these days, this may be the most surprising. Two vending machines located in downtown Vancouver dispense clean crack pipes at a cost of one quarter apiece. The … Continue reading →

Erin Greene, polar bear attack victim, faces $13K in medical bills Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST A Montreal woman who survived a polar bear attack in Manitoba last year is warning others not to assume their provincial or territorial health plan will fully cover them while travelling within Canada.

Snowbirds flying team cancels U.S. shows after budget cuts reduce flying hours Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:01 PM PST MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's famed Snowbirds aerobatic flying team has been forced to cancel all shows in the United States because of budget cuts. Snowbirds spokesman Capt. Thomas Edelson says the number of flying hours were cut for the squadron, which is based in Moose Jaw, Sask., so the four U.S. shows were cancelled. "While we love going to the States and while we regret not being able to fulfil being able to go down to the States as we had previously planned, it does make sense that we need to aim our priorities at the Canadian audience," Edelson said in an interview Monday with The Canadian Press. Herb Gillen, a spokesman for the Oregon International Air Show, said organizers received a call from the Snowbirds about 10 days ago to cancel a September show.

Probable cause of HMS Bounty's sinking was reckless decision by captain to sail Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:17 PM PST NORFOLK, Va. - The captain of a replica 18th-century sailing ship that sank off North Carolina in superstorm Sandy made a reckless decision to sail the HMS Bounty into the hurricane's well-forecast path, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Monday. The newly released safety board report said Capt. Robin Walbridge's "reckless decision" to sail into the storm subjected the aging vessel and its inexperienced crew to conditions they couldn't surmount. One member of the HMS Bounty's 16-person-crew died and Walbridge was never found after the sinking off North Carolina's Outer Banks, an ocean expanse with a history of shipwrecks. Three other crew members aboard the vessel — built for the 1962 film "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando — were seriously injured.

‘Embarrassed’ Rob Ford admits he lied about drug history on YouTube show Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:55 AM PST Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he lied about smoking crack cocaine because he was embarrassed but does not have substance abuse problems, during a series of highlight pulled from his first-ever YouTube show. Clips of the show were posted on … Continue reading →

‘Dancing doctor’ pleads not guilty in Ottawa court to terrorism charge Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:35 AM PST What a strange journey it's been for Khurram Syed Sher, from medical school to Canadian Idol to the staff of a hospital and now to a Canadian court, where he's on trial as a suspected terrorist. The Montreal-born, McGill University-trained … Continue reading →

Rob Ford book Crazy Town nets film deal Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:26 AM PST Journalist Robyn Doolittle's new book Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story could soon be headed to a TV or cinema near you.

Record chills grip southern Alberta, but relief is on the way Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:18 PM PST This morning, communities across southern Alberta were once again enduring some of the coldest temperatures they've had in years, breaking records going back as far back as 1955. With Arctic chills descending across the entire country over the past week, … Continue reading →

Did sex-killer Russell Williams’ wife know about his double life? Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST One of Canada's most notorious killers is rotting in a federal prison but the legal wrangling surrounding Russsell Williams' secret, murderously perverted life will continue for years. The secrecy aspect of that life now is in contention as one of … Continue reading →

Ontario’s Beer Store research warns convenience store sales will mean higher prices Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:11 AM PST Ontario's closed-door approach to selling beer and alcohol is saving people money, unfairly restricting access or both, depending on what set of research you are reading at the time. As the debate over privatizing liquor sales in Ontario continues to … Continue reading →

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