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• Vancouver top North American city for quality of living, survey finds
• Saskatchewan at the Olympics: Feb. 20
• Highway 5 at Coquihalla Summit reopens after avalanche
• Court setback pushes Keystone XL pipeline project deeper into limbo
• Obama presses Harper on climate change sit-down at Three Amigos Summit
• Wireless auction raises $5.27 billion for Ottawa; Rogers biggest bidder
• Court grants RCMP access to media tapes to ID Rexton suspects
• Disgraced former Canadian general Daniel Ménard freed from Afghan jail
• Two arrested in suspicious disappearance of Halifax student Loretta Saunders
• Rob Ford parody on Twitter suspended
• Reports suggest suspended Sen. Brazeau working at a strip club
• Canada pursues wider biometric info sharing among Five Eyes countries
• NDP youth mock Stephen Harper with Facebook 'look back’ video
• Canadian filmmaker missing in Cambodia, friends find disappearance unusual
• Ottawa woos oil export support with spending on ship pollution surveillance
• McGill student’s ‘microaggression’ apology over Obama image is the real offence
• Thursday’s budget in Quebec could signal the beginning of an election campaign
• Ontario's cottage country: Trees, birds ... and tanks?
• B.C. judge certifies class-action lawsuit launched by halibut fishermen

Vancouver top North American city for quality of living, survey finds Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:21 PM PST It probably comes as no surprise to those living there (full disclosure, that includes me), but Vancouver has been rated North America's best city in terms of quality of life. That conclusion comes from Mercer International, a respected British-based consulting … Continue reading →

Saskatchewan at the Olympics: Feb. 20 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:00 PM PST She carried the Canadian flag into the Opening Ceremonies at Sochi. Now, Shaunavon's Hayley Wickenheiser and her teammates on Team Canada carry the hopes of a country.

Highway 5 at Coquihalla Summit reopens after avalanche Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:34 PM PST Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt has reopened in both directions after an avalanche near the Coquihalla Summit Tuesday brought it to a standstill.

Court setback pushes Keystone XL pipeline project deeper into limbo Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:03 PM PST WASHINGTON - Not even the U.S. president can save the Keystone XL pipeline project now — at least not by himself. The long-delayed plan suffered a major setback Wednesday when a Nebraska district judge ripped up a state law that could have forced landowners to allow the pipeline through their property. The ruling opens up the prospect of more regulatory hurdles, complicated negotiations with landowners, legal fights and fresh delays, regardless of whether or not Barack Obama ever approves the controversial project. Unless the law is reinstated by a higher court, Calgary-based pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. could be forced to either draw up a new route or seek permission from every last landowner on the current one.

Obama presses Harper on climate change sit-down at Three Amigos Summit Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:14 PM PST TOLUCA, MEXICO, Mexico - U.S. President Barack Obama used the podium of the Three Amigos summit on Wednesday to push Prime Minister Stephen Harper to work with him on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying the science that supports climate change can't be denied. Obama gave Harper a primer on reducing greenhouse gases as he answered a question about why he has not approved the Keystone XL pipeline. "Stephen and I, during a break after lunch, discussed a shared interest in working together around dealing with greenhouse gas emissions. And this is something that we have to deal with," Obama said as he shared the stage with Harper and the Mexican prime minister at a joint news conference.

Wireless auction raises $5.27 billion for Ottawa; Rogers biggest bidder Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:08 PM PST OTTAWA - The federal government raked in $5.27 billion in the latest wireless spectrum auction, the most Ottawa has ever received in such a sale, Industry Canada said Wednesday. The auction also saw Quebecor's Videotron (TSX:QBR.B) make a major push outside of its home province, spending some $233.3 million for licences not only in Quebec, but also Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Industry Minister James Moore said he believed that Videotron had the capacity to become the fourth national wireless company that his government has been pushing for. Videotron said it currently has more than 500,000 customers on its wireless network, which was launched in 2010.

Court grants RCMP access to media tapes to ID Rexton suspects Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:04 AM PST A provincial court judge has granted an RCMP request to have access to videotape and photographs taken by CBC and four other media organizations in an effort to identify those who set six police vehicles on fire after police shut down an anti-shale gas protest in Rexton, N.B.

Disgraced former Canadian general Daniel Ménard freed from Afghan jail Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:41 PM PST The former Canadian general who once headed Canada's military mission to Afghanistan before retiring in disgrace has been freed from an Afghan jail after about a month in custody. Daniel Ménard, who had been working for a civilian security contractor … Continue reading →

Two arrested in suspicious disappearance of Halifax student Loretta Saunders Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:49 PM PST The disappearance of a missing pregnant Halifax student is now being considered suspicious after police located the woman's missing car and arrested two people in Ontario on Wednesday. Loretta Saunders was reported missing to Halifax police on Feb. 17 after … Continue reading →

Rob Ford parody on Twitter suspended Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST Did Toronto Mayor Rob Ford demand that a Twitter account parodying him be suspended?

Reports suggest suspended Sen. Brazeau working at a strip club Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:10 AM PST It's confirmed: Patrick Brazeau is now a day manager at an Ottawa strip club. According to the National Post, the Barefax Gentlemen's Club in Byward Market acknowledged that the suspended senator is indeed employed there. The Ottawa Sun broke the … Continue reading →

Canada pursues wider biometric info sharing among Five Eyes countries Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:01 PM PST OTTAWA - Canada is eyeing greatly expanded sharing of immigration information — such as fingerprints of visa applicants — with not only the United States but other key allies. An internal memo prepared for Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says the government is building an information technology system that could be used for the systematic exchange of biometric data with Britain, Australia and New Zealand. "Systematic sharing is preferable to manual case-by-case sharing because it can generate faster responses and be done at higher volumes," says the briefing memo, obtained under the Access to information Act. The federal government is already pursuing wide-scale sharing of immigration information with the United States under the highly publicized perimeter security pact.

NDP youth mock Stephen Harper with Facebook 'look back’ video Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:08 PM PST Kudos to Global News' Laura Stone for discovering this gem of a video by the New Democratic Youth of Canada. If you've been on Facebook lately, you've likely noticed those personalized Facebook movies which are essentially a look back at … Continue reading →

Canadian filmmaker missing in Cambodia, friends find disappearance unusual Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:57 AM PST The disappearance of a Canadian filmmaker in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap appeared all the more mysterious Wednesday as friends and family said the 58-year-old man was no stranger to his surroundings. Dave Walker spoke the language, knew the streets and was familiar with the local culture. Walker, who had been living in Cambodia for the past year and a half, was staying at a guest house last week when he decided to step out while a housekeeper tended to his room. "This is completely out of character for him," Walker's cousin, Tammy Wallbridge Madon told The Canadian Press.

Ottawa woos oil export support with spending on ship pollution surveillance Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:09 PM PST RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government has announced a funding boost for marine pollution surveillance as it attempts to shore up environmental protections in British Columbia and water down opposition to oil export plans. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said on Wednesday that funding for the aerial surveillance program will increase from $5 million to roughly $10 million a year over the next five years, allowing the country's three surveillance aircraft to increase the number of flights to spot oil spills off Canadian coasts. "On the West Coast, what it means is that surveillance hours increase from 500 to 700 hours until 2017-2018, and at that time, it's going to increase to 1,200 hours," she said at a media event in Richmond. Raitt said with the increase, more patrols will be dispatched in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Harbour, the waters just off Metro Vancouver.

McGill student’s ‘microaggression’ apology over Obama image is the real offence Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:56 AM PST Remember when a joke was allowed to just be a joke? Nowadays it seems like everything is offensive to someone, regardless of its obviously innocuous intentions. And if it's not offensive than it is a little bit offensive, and that … Continue reading →

Thursday’s budget in Quebec could signal the beginning of an election campaign Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:44 AM PST Is Thursday budget day in Quebec or is it the unofficial start of the provincial election campaign? If you're having trouble deciphering between the two, don't be too hard on yourself. Pauline Marois' Parti Quebecois government is expected to project … Continue reading →

Ontario's cottage country: Trees, birds ... and tanks? Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:35 AM PST If you are looking for peace, quiet, nature and the possibility of military test explosions, Ontario's picturesque Benoir Lake could be for you. Armatec Survivability, an Ontario-based company that designs armour upgrades for military tanks, is looking to set a … Continue reading →

B.C. judge certifies class-action lawsuit launched by halibut fishermen Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:37 PM PST VANCOUVER - More than 400 commercial fishermen in British Columbia have been given the go-ahead to sue the federal government as part of a class-action lawsuit sparked by a halibut-management strategy. B.C. Supreme Court Judge Susan Griffin certified what she called a "novel" lawsuit, which was launched against Fisheries and Oceans Canada by fisherman Barry Burnell. "To my knowledge to date there has been no authority awarding a fisher damages or restitution of fees paid by the fisher under one of these fisheries management schemes," Griffin said in her written ruling, posted online Wednesday. Her written ruling states that under the program, the Fisheries Department allegedly held back 10 per cent of the total allowable catch and assigned it to the Pacific Halibut Management Society.

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