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• Opposition parties, provinces and think-tanks respond to the federal budget
• CEO of North American Indigenous Games steps down amid harassment allegations
• Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue get federal budget shout out
• Gold, bronze in slopestyle skiing gives Canada nine medals so far at Sochi Games
• Omar Khadr moves to medium-security prison
• Privacy advocates fight back against CSEC’s $4.2 billion 'spy palace'
• Teens weep outside crime scene after three young people slain in Quebec
• Federal Budget 2014 highlights include better bridges, beef and broadband
• Avery Edison, transgender U.K. woman, live-tweets Canadian border detention and transfer to men’s prison
• Scientists discover astonishing fossil site in B.C. mountain park
• Kathleen Wynne’s AMA: Many questions asked, not many answered
• Canada says will keep closer track of Bitcoin, virtual currencies
• Ottawa plans to spend $631 million over two years on Windsor bridge
• B.C. baby with three legal parents at the forefront of new family dynamic
• Canadian who died from H5N1 flu may have caught it in illegal bird market
• Hang-glider pilot sentenced to five months for fatal tandem accident in B.C.
• Canadian cross-country coach helps ailing Russian in awesome Olympic moment
• Ottawa lifts ceiling on funds for Lac-Megantic decontamination and rebuilding
• Canada charts comfortable course to 2015 budget surplus

Opposition parties, provinces and think-tanks respond to the federal budget Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:48 PM PST Everyone's a critic. That's probably what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was thinking on Tuesday night after tabling his tenth budget in the House of Commons. The document — dubbed as Economic Action Plan 2014 — will likely be praised by … Continue reading →

CEO of North American Indigenous Games steps down amid harassment allegations Posted: 11 Feb 2014 09:34 PM PST REGINA - The chief executive officer of the Regina North American Indigenous Games has stepped down pending an investigation into allegations of harassment against him. The games' board of directors said in a news release late Tuesday that the complaints were filed with its human resources committee early this month. The nature of the allegations against CEO Glen Pratt have not been disclosed. Organizers are still looking for corporate sponsors and hundreds of volunteers to help host the games, believed to be the largest cultural and sporting event for aboriginal youth in North America.

Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue get federal budget shout out Posted: 11 Feb 2014 08:34 PM PST The late Tim Jones of North Shore Search and Rescue was honoured in the federal budget, unveiled Tuesday, as one of Canada's "quiet heroes" deserving of a new tax break.

Gold, bronze in slopestyle skiing gives Canada nine medals so far at Sochi Games Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:17 PM PST SOCHI, Russia - It's becoming quite common to see two Canadian flags rising together at the Sochi Olympics. With a pair of 1-2 finishes in men's and women's moguls already in the books, Canada totalled their previous high of three double-podium finishes from the 2006 Turin Games. The two medals give Canada a total of nine (four gold, three silver, two bronze). That's four more than at this point at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Omar Khadr moves to medium-security prison Posted: 11 Feb 2014 12:44 PM PST Omar Khadr has moved from a maximum-security prison in Alberta to a medium-security prison in the same province.

Privacy advocates fight back against CSEC’s $4.2 billion 'spy palace' Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:01 AM PST Privacy advocates around the world are uniting, on Tuesday, in an international day of action to speak-out against government spying. Organizers of "the day we fight back against mass surveillance" describe themselves as a "broad coalition of activist groups, companies, … Continue reading →

Teens weep outside crime scene after three young people slain in Quebec Posted: 11 Feb 2014 03:26 PM PST Police in Trois-Rivieres said they intercepted two 17-year-old males on a suburban street around 8 a.m., moments after the youths had allegedly emerged from a home. "Three people were found dead after a brutal slaying inside the home," Michel Letarte told reporters.

Federal Budget 2014 highlights include better bridges, beef and broadband Posted: 11 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST Well before Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled his budget on Tuesday afternoon, it was given many nicknames: The 'do nothing budget' and the 'stay-the-course budget' seemed to be the two most prominent terms pundits used. The pundits were right. For… Continue reading →

Avery Edison, transgender U.K. woman, live-tweets Canadian border detention and transfer to men’s prison Posted: 11 Feb 2014 12:48 PM PST A transgender U.K. woman who previously lived in Canada appears to have been detained at Toronto's airport and transferred to a men's prison after being denied entry to the country, according to an hours-long narrative the comedian shared on her … Continue reading →

Scientists discover astonishing fossil site in B.C. mountain park Posted: 11 Feb 2014 04:19 PM PST VANCOUVER - An international team of researchers has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils dating back half a billion years in a mountain park in British Columbia — a discovery that could help further explain the evolution of life. The team from Canada, the United States and Sweden made the discovery in Kootenay National Park, about 200 kilometres west of Calgary, during the summer of 2012. They have just published their findings in the scientific journal Nature Communications. The discovery is south of Yoho National Park's 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale, which was discovered more than 100 years ago and has been described as one of the world's most important fossil sites.

Kathleen Wynne’s AMA: Many questions asked, not many answered Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:59 PM PST Twitter and Facebook are pretty much old hat now for politicians, so some are venturing into a new frontier, Reddit's Ask Me Anything. The popular feature allows registered Reddit users to post questions in a real-time exchange with guests who … Continue reading →

Canada says will keep closer track of Bitcoin, virtual currencies Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:22 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will toughen rules targeting money laundering and terrorist financing to keep a closer eye on the use of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the government revealed in the federal budget on Tuesday. Like cash, Bitcoins can be used in transactions without providing a record of its source. The virtual currency, whose value at one point topped $1,000, has been used for all types of online purchases, both legal and illegal. The Silk Road, an eBay-like Bitcoin exchange that included listings for guns and heroin, was recently shut down by the U.S. authorities. ...

Ottawa plans to spend $631 million over two years on Windsor bridge Posted: 11 Feb 2014 02:43 PM PST OTTAWA - Ottawa is giving a boost to southwestern Ontario's battered manufacturing sector with more than $1 billion in spending over the next two years to help the auto industry and to build a new bridge ...

B.C. baby with three legal parents at the forefront of new family dynamic Posted: 11 Feb 2014 08:34 AM PST A three-month-old baby with an imposing name is making history in British Columbia by becoming the province's first child with three official parents.

Canadian who died from H5N1 flu may have caught it in illegal bird market Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:31 AM PST TORONTO - Canada's first H5N1 flu patient may have contracted the bird flu virus passing through or near an illegal live bird market in Beijing, Chinese scientists have suggested. The scientists pointed to the case of a previous H5N1 patient in Beijing, a woman who died in early January 2009.

Hang-glider pilot sentenced to five months for fatal tandem accident in B.C. Posted: 11 Feb 2014 03:08 PM PST CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A veteran British Columbia hang-glider pilot sentenced to jail after his passenger plummeted 300 metres to her death should never have missed several fundamental steps during a pre-launch safety check, a judge said Tuesday. William Jon Orders, 51, received a five-month jail sentence for criminal negligence causing death. Lenami Godinez Avila, 28, died on April 28, 2012, after she fell during a tandem flight across B.C.'s Fraser Valley. The court heard Orders didn't hook Godinez-Avila to the glider and also failed to conduct several tasks during a required safety check before launching.

Canadian cross-country coach helps ailing Russian in awesome Olympic moment Posted: 11 Feb 2014 07:10 AM PST Anton Gafarov was having a tough time on Tuesday. Having reached the semifinals of the men's cross-country sprint, the 27-year-old Russian fell twice and then broke one of his skis. It looked like he'd have to walk off the course instead of crossing the finish line.

Ottawa lifts ceiling on funds for Lac-Megantic decontamination and rebuilding Posted: 11 Feb 2014 08:03 PM PST QUEBEC - Ottawa has agreed to lift the ceiling on the amount of money it will allocate to the decontamination and rebuilding of Lac-Megantic, the Quebec government announced Tuesday. The agreement provides for Ottawa to assume 50 per cent of admissible expenses, with Quebec paying for the other half. The total costs incurred in last summer's train derailment, which killed 47 people, have yet to be determined but Quebec's Public Security Department said it could top $400 million. Quebec said the deal stipulates Ottawa will give Quebec $25 million within 30 days of it being signed.

Canada charts comfortable course to 2015 budget surplus Posted: 11 Feb 2014 02:53 PM PST By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government looks set to comfortably balance its books in 2015 or even sooner, its latest budget showed on Tuesday, with cuts in spending on the public service more than offsetting a series of modest new expenditures. The low-key spending plan leaves Prime Minister Stephen Harper well-positioned to offer tax breaks and other initiatives in the runup to an election scheduled for October next year. "Some people will say this budget is boring," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters ahead of the budget speech.

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