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• Man arrested, another sought in slaying of two Canadias in Mexico
• Suspects in Alberta missionary's death in Belize found murdered:report
• Sears client seeks superior service, charged with trespassing
• Teen jealousy may have been behind triple murder in Trois-Rivières, Que.
• Time has come to look past Obama to reboot Canada-U.S. trade: Prentice
• Non-doctor performing surgeries in Ottawa
• Drop-dead date on Canada Job Grant not 'threat,' but 'back-up plan': Kenney
• Olympic spirit: Junio's generosity, Morrison's grit give Canada 10th medal
• Flaherty's doubts about income-splitting opens rift in Conservative caucus
• Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron to be lit for Sochi Games
• Rob Ford must go, say protesters camped out at mayor's office
• Super Bowl drug and prostitute ring suspect detained in Vancouver
• Harper government should be lauded for success in Sochi
• Hwy 1 pileup in Saskatchewan sends several people to hospital
• Nova Scotia doomed to decline unless population, economic trends reverse: report
• NDP claims 'proof' B.C. government provoked teacher's strike
• Loss of Immigrant Investor Program for all provinces except Quebec angers Wall
• Jury recommends de-escalation in police confrontations with the mentally ill
• Harper says DND asked for equipment purchases to be pushed off into the future
• Rescuer dies, another is in critical condition after search for missing man
• Canada businesses beginning to spend again, Flaherty says
• New Canada aid for auto sector not just for Chrysler: minister

Man arrested, another sought in slaying of two Canadias in Mexico Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:25 PM PST GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Mexican authorities have arrested one man and launched an interstate manhunt for another as they investigate the grisly slaying of an elderly Canadian couple. Eighty-four-year old Edward Kular and 72-year-old Nina Discombe were found lying in a pool of blood Sunday in the living room of the house where they'd lived for at least six months. The attorney general of Mexico's Jalisco state alleged on Wednesday that two men broke into the couple's home expecting to find them asleep, but became startled when they found the pair awake and killed them both for fear of being recognized. Luis Najera told The Canadian Press the man who was arrested was the brother of a construction labourer who worked near the Canadians' home.

Suspects in Alberta missionary's death in Belize found murdered:report Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:23 PM PST EDMONTON - A TV station in the Central American country of Belize is reporting that two men wanted in the murder of a 64-year-old Canadian missionary have been found dead. News 5 in Belize City said Wednesday that the suspects in Brian Townsend's death were murdered in separate incidents. The TV station says Raulito Balona was shot to death in the village of Arenal in the last few days, and his brother, Marlon, was found Jan. 19 on a feeder road with neck and chest wounds. It also said the two lived next door to Townsend in the small village of Valley of Peace in Belize, where Townsend spent the last nine years doing missionary work.

Sears client seeks superior service, charged with trespassing Posted: 12 Feb 2014 07:51 PM PST A Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., woman who is recovering from a heart attack says staff at financially troubled Sears called police and had her charged with trespassing when she refused to leave the store after demanding to know what happened to almost $7,000 she had paid the company.

Teen jealousy may have been behind triple murder in Trois-Rivières, Que. Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:27 PM PST The Quebec city of Trois-Rivières was reeling Wednesday after news of a triple murder that may have been sparked by teenage jealousy, with the suspected killers apparently also prepared to kill others. Two teenage boys were arrested leaving a home … Continue reading →

Time has come to look past Obama to reboot Canada-U.S. trade: Prentice Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST OTTAWA - It's high time Canada started looking beyond the Obama era if it wants to push economic integration with the United States to a new level, says former Conservative cabinet minister Jim Prentice. That includes pushing for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has been stalled by the logjam of U.S. domestic politics — something that's unlikely to change in the next three years, Prentice said Wednesday. New gas discoveries in both countries have transformed North America's economic landscape, said Prentice, who urged the federal government to set its sights on 2017 when Barack Obama's successor arrives in the White House. Once that time comes, Canada will have an 18-month window to capture the new American president's attention on bilateral issues.

Non-doctor performing surgeries in Ottawa Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:27 PM PST A west-end home clinic passes inspection and its owner says it's legal, though she's not a doctor.

Drop-dead date on Canada Job Grant not 'threat,' but 'back-up plan': Kenney Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:42 PM PST OTTAWA - Employment Minister Jason Kenney says the federal government is "very close" to implementing the contentious Canada Job Grant on its own, but insists the provinces and territories are not being held at gunpoint. "My department has been working on prospective delivery of the Canada Job Grant through Service Canada for the better part of a year, so we are very close to being ready to deliver that if necessary," Kenney said Wednesday in an interview with The Canadian Press. Time is of the essence in negotiations between Ottawa and the provinces and territories because existing labour market agreements, which provide the federal funds used to train workers who are eligible for employment insurance, expire March 31. That warning went over like a lead balloon in some provinces, particularly Quebec, where the Conservative government was likened to a "predator" and officials lamented anew the lack of an opting-out clause in the job grant program.

Olympic spirit: Junio's generosity, Morrison's grit give Canada 10th medal Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:26 PM PST SOCHI, Russia - A selfless act and an unexpected performance equalled a fifth straight day with a medal for Canada at the Sochi Olympics. Canada won its 10th medal of the Games when long-track speedskater Denny Morrison of Fort St. John, B.C., raced to silver in the men's 1,000 metres. It was Morrison's first Olympic individual medal, and it came with an big assist from teammate Gilmore Junio, who gave up his spot in the event so Morrison could race. "It's a dream, a fairytale story," said an emotional Morrison after earning his third Olympic medal in three Games.

Flaherty's doubts about income-splitting opens rift in Conservative caucus Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:54 AM PST OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty opened a rift within the Conservative cabinet on Wednesday by casting doubt on the wisdom of using next year's expected budget surplus to expand income-splitting ahead of the next election. Income-splitting for families with dependents under the age of 18 was a key promise the governing Tories made in the last election, but with a catch: it was contingent on a balanced budget. "I would pay down public debt and reduce taxes more, myself, but I am only one person," he said in a post-budget interview before the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair pounced on Flaherty's comments, asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper if he agreed that income-splitting would provide no relief to the vast majority of Canadian families.

Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron to be lit for Sochi Games Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:29 PM PST Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron will be lit for the Sochi Games, Transportation Minister Todd Stone confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, after questions were raised about the city's apparent lack of Olympic spirit.

Rob Ford must go, say protesters camped out at mayor's office Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:15 AM PST Chris Caple wants to see Rob Ford leave office. So the 38-year-old web developer is going sit on the floor in front of the mayor's office until Ford leaves.

Super Bowl drug and prostitute ring suspect detained in Vancouver Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST VANCOUVER - A South Korean woman wanted in the United States for her alleged involvement in a crime ring that sold drugs and prostitutes in New York City prior to the Super Bowl weekend was in detention after she was arrested at Vancouver's airport, border officials confirmed Wednesday. The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed officers arrested 44-year-old Kyong Bin (Jackie) Cho at Vancouver's airport this past weekend. News of Cho's arrest comes almost two weeks after U.S. authorities charged 18 people for allegedly running a crime ring that involved selling so-called party packs of cocaine and prostitutes to people coming to New York City for the Super Bowl.

Harper government should be lauded for success in Sochi Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:57 PM PST They won't be receiving any medals but the Harper government deserves some of the credit for our athletes' success in Sochi. Not to take anything away from the athletes, but there's a surplus of literature out there which supports the … Continue reading →

Hwy 1 pileup in Saskatchewan sends several people to hospital Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:39 PM PST Moose Jaw and Regina firefighters are on the scene of a crash between a semi, ambulance and other vehicles on Highway 1 near Pense.

Nova Scotia doomed to decline unless population, economic trends reverse: report Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is doomed to endure an extended period of decline unless population and economic trends are reversed and suspicious attitudes about business are changed, a report released Wednesday ...

NDP claims 'proof' B.C. government provoked teacher's strike Posted: 12 Feb 2014 02:31 PM PST Documents obtained by the NDP seem to show the B.C. government's chief negotiator admitting in court that the province was trying to provoke a full teachers' strike.

Loss of Immigrant Investor Program for all provinces except Quebec angers Wall Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:33 PM PST REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is frustrated that the federal government is scrapping the Immigrant Investor Program for all provinces except Quebec. Wall said he knows Ottawa had concerns about whether the program was functioning properly. But the premier said it was successful in Saskatchewan and attracted more than $160 million in investments that was used to build homes during a housing shortage. "But in order to come to that conclusion, you need to find out what's going on in places like Saskatchewan, before you decide to cut a program based on the fact that you don't think it's working.

Jury recommends de-escalation in police confrontations with the mentally ill Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:49 PM PST TORONTO - When police encounter an emotionally disturbed person officers should put more emphasis on defusing the situation through communication, particularly if those people don't respond to shouted police commands, a coroner's jury recommended Wednesday. The suggestion is one of dozens of recommendations put forward by a five-member jury in an inquest into the deaths of three mentally ill Toronto residents who were shot by police. Reyal Jardine-Douglas, Sylvia Klibingaitis and Michael Eligon were all gunned down after approaching officers with knives or scissors. Police should "maximize emphasis on verbal de-escalation techniques" in their training, the jury recommended.

Harper says DND asked for equipment purchases to be pushed off into the future Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:49 PM PST OTTAWA - Defence officials call it the "options analysis" phase — and following the Harper government's postponement of $3.1 billion in military equipment spending, the bureaucratic buzz phrase is likely to become even more popular around National Defence in the coming years. Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, ignored Opposition demands to outline precisely which defence capital programs are being deferred over the next three years. "At the request of National Defence, this government has adjusted the budget to ensure there will be money available when the department will needs it," the prime minister said.

Rescuer dies, another is in critical condition after search for missing man Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:53 PM PST WOLLASTON LAKE, Sask. - The brother of a man who died in the frigid wilderness of northern Saskatchewan during a search for a missing man says alcohol was involved. Benji Denechezhe said he found his brother Alphonse's body, and his barely conscious search companion, Tuesday afternoon — two days after the pair had set out to look for a missing man from Lac Brochet, Man., just across the boundary in Saskatchewan. Police say the two searchers, part of the Lac Brochet Search and Rescue Rangers group, left on Sunday. "They got stuck on the slush and they were also drinking," Denechezhe said in an interview from Lac Brochet.

Canada businesses beginning to spend again, Flaherty says Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:33 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian businesses, which former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney once accused of sitting on piles of cash, are beginning to spend again, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. "We're beginning to see some life and some action," he said of the businesses' investment activity, at a conference examining the budget he delivered on Tuesday. However, he said there was not as much business investment as he would like. (Reporting by Randall Palmer; Editing by James Dalgleish)

New Canada aid for auto sector not just for Chrysler: minister Posted: 12 Feb 2014 07:36 AM PST The additional C$500 million in subsidies for the Canadian auto sector announced by the Canadian government is not aimed solely at Chrysler Group, which recently requested funding, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. "The money that's been set aside in the Auto Innovation Fund is not just for Chrysler, it's for some of the other automotive companies in Canada," Flaherty told reporters.

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