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• Big-city mayors vie for their chunk of $14-billion infrastructure fund
• No winning ticket for Friday night's $50-million Lotto Max jackpot
• Saskatchewan at the Olympics: Feb. 15
• Should Canadian expats be allowed to vote in federal elections?
• Quality assurance caught cancer test errors quickly, Eastern Health says
• #Canadaproblems: How should the Harper government spend $3 billion?
• Alberta pharmacist accused of stealing, diluting 14,000 prescription pills
• Lev Tahor sect under police investigation since 2012
• Mulroney and Charest don't want Senate abolished because of expenses scandal
• No-name ATMs a tool for money launderers, RCMP say
• First suspected case of pig virus reported at Prince Edward Island pork farm
• Deadly U.S. winter storm pounds Atlantic Canada
• Freestyle skier Sarah Burke's legacy to be honoured on Flag Day
• Parti Quebecois' hunt for fossil fuels sparks concern over taxpayer risk
• Chris Alexander says Canada's doors still open to rich Chinese
• Patrick Chan wins silver medal after disappointing performance
• Man arrested after deaths of father, stepmother in Terrebonne
• Coroner's jury says child protection is entire community's responsibility
• Canadian actress Ellen Page comes out as gay at Las Vegas conference
• Canadian review urges more be done on crude-by-rail safety
• Canada plans 2015 tax breaks but mum on income-split pledge

Big-city mayors vie for their chunk of $14-billion infrastructure fund Posted: 14 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST The jockeying seems to have begun for billions of dollars in federal infrastructure money. Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered some details Thursday on the Conservative government's most recent $14-billion, 10-year fund to help Canadian cities build major projects such as … Continue reading →

No winning ticket for Friday night's $50-million Lotto Max jackpot Posted: 14 Feb 2014 11:35 PM PST TORONTO, Cananda - Better luck next week — no one has the winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.

Saskatchewan at the Olympics: Feb. 15 Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:00 PM PST Two speedskaters from Saskatchewan highlight this province's Olympic schedule on Saturday.

Should Canadian expats be allowed to vote in federal elections? Posted: 14 Feb 2014 01:31 PM PST Whether it's for work or for love, residing in Europe, Australia or even a major centre in the United States is a desirable thing for a lot of us. In fact, according to Statistics Canada, approximately 2.9 million Canadians do … Continue reading →

Quality assurance caught cancer test errors quickly, Eastern Health says Posted: 14 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority has apologized after nine breast cancer patients were given the wrong results, but credits its new quality assurance program for quickly detecting the mistakes.

#Canadaproblems: How should the Harper government spend $3 billion? Posted: 14 Feb 2014 11:05 AM PST The United States is projecting a deficit of about $600 billion. In the U.K., their government intends to run a deficit until 2018-19. Meanwhile, in Canada, the media seems obsessed this week with how the government should spend between $2.5 and $3 billion from a projected $6.4 billion surplus.

Alberta pharmacist accused of stealing, diluting 14,000 prescription pills Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:15 PM PST We put a lot of trust in medical professionals, including those who dispense our drugs. So news that an Alberta pharmacist has been busted for stealing prescription medication and diluting drugs is bound to be unsettling. RCMP in Innisfail, just … Continue reading →

Lev Tahor sect under police investigation since 2012 Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:37 PM PST Quebec's provincial police force has been investigating the Lev Tahor community for nearly two years, according to search warrants obtained by CBC and other media outlets after a fight to have the documents made public.

Mulroney and Charest don't want Senate abolished because of expenses scandal Posted: 14 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST MONTREAL - A former prime minister and an ex-Quebec premier say they don't think the Senate expenses scandal is a good enough reason to get rid of the upper chamber. Senate abolition and reform was just one of the topics that was broached by Brian Mulroney and Jean Charest on Friday during a panel discussion on federalism. Charest, who was premier until his provincial Liberals were beaten by the Parti Quebecois in September 2012, made it clear that he was not impressed with all the talk about abolishing the Senate over alleged expense account misspending. "Is there a business where, if there's a matter involving an expense account, where it would say, 'we're going to close the business?' " Charest wondered out loud.

No-name ATMs a tool for money launderers, RCMP say Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:20 PM PST Ever wonder where the money you take out of ATMs is coming from?

First suspected case of pig virus reported at Prince Edward Island pork farm Posted: 14 Feb 2014 07:00 PM PST CHARLOTTETOWN - A national agency is reporting the first suspected case of a deadly pig virus in Prince Edward Island. The Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network issued a bulletin on Thursday that says a case of suspected porcine epidemic diarrhea virus was detected by a veterinary lab on the Island overnight Wednesday. The agency — which distributes information to the industry and government departments — says in a memo the regional test has been sent to the National Centre of Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg for confirmation. Chris Byra, manager of the swine intelligence network, said in an interview the confirmation by the federal lab in Winnipeg is likely to come swiftly.

Deadly U.S. winter storm pounds Atlantic Canada Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:33 AM PST The monster winter storm that encased the U.S. Southeast in ice and dumped incredible amounts of snow over parts of the eastern seaboard is sweeping through eastern Canada today, spreading a wintry mix of weather from Ontario to Newfoundland and … Continue reading →

Freestyle skier Sarah Burke's legacy to be honoured on Flag Day Posted: 14 Feb 2014 04:03 PM PST The flag that has been flying on top of the Peace Tower will be given to the family of the late freestyle skier Sarah Burke on Saturday, a tribute to her legacy on this year's National Flag of Canada Day.

Parti Quebecois' hunt for fossil fuels sparks concern over taxpayer risk Posted: 14 Feb 2014 03:51 PM PST MONTREAL - A plan launched by the Quebec government to help fund oil exploration on a remote Gulf of St. Lawrence island is raising concerns the province is taking too big a risk with taxpayer cash. Premier Pauline Marois announced Thursday her government would finance up to $115 million in joint ventures with several oil companies to drill on Anticosti Island, an endeavour she says could bring $45 billion in benefits to Quebecers over the next 30 years. But one critic of the project says the amount of recoverable unconventional oil locked underneath Anticosti has been exaggerated, insisting no more than 1.5 per cent of its estimated 30-billion-plus barrels can actually be extracted. Marc Durand, a retired geological engineer, says the government's plan has the potential to bring in around $40 billion.

Chris Alexander says Canada's doors still open to rich Chinese Posted: 14 Feb 2014 12:58 PM PST Even though the Conservative government froze and then cancelled the Immigrant Investor Program, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is still wooing Chinese millionaires.

Patrick Chan wins silver medal after disappointing performance Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST SOCHI, Russia - Patrick Chan had four-and-a-half minutes to rewrite the history of Olympic men's figure skating in Canada. Instead, he'll be added to the list of so many Canadian greats who'll think back on the Olympic Games with regret. The 23-year-old from Toronto, the most dominant skater on the planet for the past three years, wound up with the silver medal at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday behind Yuzuru Hanyu on a night the Japanese teenager left the door wide open for gold. "I had that gold medal in front of me and I just didn't grasp it," Chan said.

Man arrested after deaths of father, stepmother in Terrebonne Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:59 PM PST Quebec provincial police are questioning a man whose father and father's girlfriend were found dead in a home in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal, yesterday.

Coroner's jury says child protection is entire community's responsibility Posted: 14 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST TORONTO - Protecting kids is not only the job of children's aid societies, but it is "every citizen's responsibility," a coroner's jury said Friday as it recommended sweeping changes to the child welfare system in Ontario. Jeffrey Baldwin was a healthy baby when he and his siblings were placed in the care of their grandparents, but over the next few years the boy fell multiple times through society's safety nets and starved to death, locked in a cold, fetid bedroom. Elva Bottineau and Norman Kidman had both previously been convicted of abusing children — Bottineau was convicted after her first baby died and was found to have multiple fractures, while Kidman was convicted after a beating sent two of Bottineau's other children to hospital. "We should have known who Elva Bottineau and Norm Kidman were," she said after the jury's verdict.

Canadian actress Ellen Page comes out as gay at Las Vegas conference Posted: 14 Feb 2014 06:22 PM PST LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Oscar nominated Canadian actress Ellen Page has come out as gay, declaring that hiding her sexuality has caused her years of suffering. Page went public Friday night in Las Vegas during an emotional speech to the Time to Thrive conference — an LGBT youth event sponsored by the gay advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. The audience stood and applauded when she told the conference "I'm here today because I'm gay, and maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time."

Canadian review urges more be done on crude-by-rail safety Posted: 14 Feb 2014 06:20 PM PST By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian government-backed review of the type of rail car involved in last year's deadly Lac-Megantic crash found that industry, regulators and shippers could do more to ensure the safety of the cars that carry crude across North America. The report, made public by Transport Canada late on Friday, also said that older model DOT-111 cars should be retrofitted or retired over the longer-term, and recommended a feasibility study on how those retrofits could be performed. A series of accidents, including the derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in July, has forced regulators and the industry to re-examine the safety of tank cars that transport oil. In the wake of the Lac-Megantic disaster, Canada's transport minister in November commissioned three working groups including industry and unions to study the classification of dangerous goods, emergency response, and the DOT-111 cars, and make recommendations.

Canada plans 2015 tax breaks but mum on income-split pledge Posted: 14 Feb 2014 02:18 PM PST By Randall Palmer and Julie Gordon OTTAWA/NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government will deliver tax relief to families when it balances the budget in 2015, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday, but he wouldn't confirm whether it will stick to a controversial pledge on "income splitting". The Conservatives pledged in 2011 that once the budget is balanced they would let couples with children reduce taxes by sharing their income for tax purposes, similar to U.S. rules whereby couples get a lower tax bracket when they file jointly. There are various ways of doing that," Flaherty told a news conference in North Vancouver, British Columbia, that was dominated by questions on income splitting.

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