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• Justin Trudeau seen as best leader to manage Canada’s economy: poll
• Wandering dementia patient hit by train in White Rock
• Prince Albert police probe east end shooting
• This is your winter from hell
• Why we should listen to Elizabeth May
• Envoys says Canada, Mexico relationship 'stagnant' as Harper visit looms
• Tangle of rules and procedures strangles federal government tweets
• L'Isle-Verte search shifts to DNA testing as death toll hits 27
• Groundhog Day 2014: Sorry folks, looks like six more weeks of winter
• Poll: Third of Canadians say PM's trip to Israel a success
• Author Gary Shteyngart says Rob Ford may help diversify state of CanLit
• NDP renews fights against ATM fees, calling on Tories to tackle issue in budget
• Manitoba has lots of research on all-day kindergarten but still isn't funding it
• Veterans to see increased services with office closures: former defence minister
• Winning $11 million winning ticket for Lotto 6-49 jackpot sold in Toronto
• Law that strips certain Canadian expats of voting rights to be debated in court
• Wiarton Willie sees shadow, forecasts six more weeks of winter
• Keystone report raises pressure on Obama to approve pipeline

Justin Trudeau seen as best leader to manage Canada’s economy: poll Posted: 02 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST One of the keys to the Conservative Party's electoral success has been its record on the economy. There has been a perception — whether it's true or not — that, out of the three major parties, the Tories' are the … Continue reading →

Wandering dementia patient hit by train in White Rock Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:15 PM PST A man in his 70s left his care facility unnoticed and wandered onto the tracks west of the White Rock Beach pier Saturday night.

Prince Albert police probe east end shooting Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:09 PM PST Prince Albert police are investigating after a man was shot in the city's east end Saturday.

This is your winter from hell Posted: 02 Feb 2014 02:15 PM PST On Monday morning, freezing rain will move through the region, followed by snow, followed by sleet, followed by more snow, followed by hordes of Yeti coming down from the hills to feast on the weakest among us.

Why we should listen to Elizabeth May Posted: 02 Feb 2014 02:16 PM PST After Question Period on Monday, a colleague took me aside as we walked out of  Parliament's Centre Block. "Were you the one asking Elizabeth May questions?" I knew right away I was in trouble. "Yes. Sorry. Why?" "Justin Trudeau was waiting for that microphone."

Envoys says Canada, Mexico relationship 'stagnant' as Harper visit looms Posted: 02 Feb 2014 09:55 AM PST OTTAWA - He felt the love in Israel, but when Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Mexico later this month, he'll be met by an undercurrent of resentment from a continental neighbour that feels spurned by Canada. That simmering Mexican resentment towards Canada runs deeper than their high-profile disagreement over a burdensome travel visa that the Harper government imposed on travellers from Mexico in 2009. It extends to lingering dissatisfaction over the lack of progress to move the economic relationship beyond the North American Free Trade Agreement, the 20th anniversary of which Canada and Mexico happily celebrated last week, along with 70 years of bilateral relations. Canada and Mexico feted the milestones with simultaneous gala dinners in Ottawa and Mexico City that were video linked.

Tangle of rules and procedures strangles federal government tweets Posted: 02 Feb 2014 12:42 PM PST Newly disclosed documents from Industry Canada show how teams of bureaucrats often work for weeks to sanitize each lowly tweet, in a medium that's supposed to thrive on spontaneity and informality. Most 140-character tweets issued by the department are planned weeks in advance; Insiders and experts say the result is about as far from the spirit of Twitter as you can get — and from a department that's supposed to be on the leading edge of new communications technologies. The documents, obtained through the Access to Information Act, show such a high level of control that arrangements are made days in advance to have other government agencies re-tweet forthcoming Industry Canada tweets, because re-tweets are considered a key measure of success.

L'Isle-Verte search shifts to DNA testing as death toll hits 27 Posted: 02 Feb 2014 05:50 AM PST Bone fragments uncovered at the site of the fire that destroyed the Résidence du Havre seniors' home on Jan. 23 have been sent to the coroner's office for DNA testing.

Groundhog Day 2014: Sorry folks, looks like six more weeks of winter Posted: 02 Feb 2014 06:57 AM PST Wiarton Willie and Punxsutawney Phil, the official prognosticators for the length of our winter woes, have both seen their shadows this morning. Continue reading →

Poll: Third of Canadians say PM's trip to Israel a success Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:41 AM PST OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians followed Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent trip to the Middle East, and a third said they had positive views of his inaugural visit to the region, a new poll has found. The survey, conducted from Jan. 23-Jan. 27 by Harris/Decima for The Canadian Press, suggests a third of Canadians held a favourable impression of Harper's first foray to the Middle East. The survey also suggested a clear majority of Canadians feel it's important for prime ministers to make international trips like Harper made last month to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. Fifty-nine per cent of those polled believe Harper's visit will have a positive impact on Canada's ties with Israel.

Author Gary Shteyngart says Rob Ford may help diversify state of CanLit Posted: 02 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST TORONTO - Satirical American-Russian author Gary Shteyngart says he's sorry for saying some Canadian authors take fewer risks because they are beholden to government grants. But he still stands by his words, which he recently made to an online publication, and he thinks the problem will eventually change — thanks to embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford. "I think Rob Ford will give Canada licence to do something else," Shteyngart said in an interview to promote his new immigrant memoir, "Little Failure." "Because now literature — the idea of this sort of perfect country, which is how many people see it, where everything just hums along smoothly and people are polite — you've got Rob Ford and that raises the bar, and I think literature has to meet that bar in some way.

NDP renews fights against ATM fees, calling on Tories to tackle issue in budget Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:27 PM PST OTTAWA - The NDP is stepping up its battle against bank machine fees, urging the government to make good on its pledge to do something about the charges that vex some Canadian consumers. A motion calling for the cap will be debated in the House of Commons on Monday. It urges the Conservative government to take action on ATM fees in its upcoming federal budget. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says the ATM fees are "sky-high."

Manitoba has lots of research on all-day kindergarten but still isn't funding it Posted: 02 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is resisting calls to fund all-day kindergarten despite a push from school trustees and more than a decade's worth of largely supportive research compiled by its own staff. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom-of-information laws show the NDP has been building a file on all-day kindergarten since first being elected almost 15 years ago. The research shows children in all-day kindergarten have better language, social and communication skills. One briefing note for the education minister in September 2013 summarized research from Ontario, which is phasing in all-day kindergarten.

Veterans to see increased services with office closures: former defence minister Posted: 01 Feb 2014 12:51 PM PST HALIFAX - A former defence minister says veterans who believe they are losing access to services with the closure of eight Veterans Affairs offices are receiving misinformation. Peter MacKay, now justice minister, says veterans should actually see an increase in services provided at more than 650 Service Canada centres.

Winning $11 million winning ticket for Lotto 6-49 jackpot sold in Toronto Posted: 02 Feb 2014 08:37 AM PST TORONTO - Anyone who bought a ticket in Toronto for Saturday's Lotto 6-49 draw should check the numbers. Officials say there was one winning ticket for the jackpot, worth $11 million. It was sold in Toronto. As well, the winning ticket for the guaranteed prize draw, worth $1 million, was sold in Brampton, Ont.

Law that strips certain Canadian expats of voting rights to be debated in court Posted: 02 Feb 2014 08:42 AM PST TORONTO - Two Canadians who are challenging a law that strips voting rights from expatriates who have lived abroad for more than five years expect their case to be heard in court this week. Gillian Frank and Jamie Duong, who live in the U.S., were shocked to learn of the five-year rule when they tried to cast their ballots in the 2011 federal election. In an effort to combat what they see as an affront on their citizenship, the pair launched a legal challenge against the federal government nearly two years ago, arguing the rule in the Canada Elections Act is arbitrary, unreasonable and should be struck down as unconstitutional. "I believe the Canadian government continues to affect me and it will affect me when I return home one day."

Wiarton Willie sees shadow, forecasts six more weeks of winter Posted: 02 Feb 2014 05:05 PM PST Ontario's Wiarton Willie emerged from his cozy den Sunday morning and immediately spotted his shadow, which according to groundhog folklore means Canadians can expect six more weeks of what has already been a long, cold, snowy winter. In Wiarton, Ont., Willie's verdict didn't stop the festivities from getting into full swing despite more than 20 centimetres of snow being dumped on the small town of about 2,300 this weekend. Bagpipers, town criers and the groundhog's "shadow cabinet" of sharply dressed advisers in bright purple suits helped Willie make his prediction. Wiarton Mayor John Close and Groundhog Day festival founder Mac Mackenzie were on hand to help announce Willie's verdict in front of hundreds of eager onlookers from across the province.

Keystone report raises pressure on Obama to approve pipeline Posted: 02 Feb 2014 12:23 PM PST By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure for President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline increased after a State Department report played down the impact it would have on climate change, irking environmentalists and delighting the project's proponents. But the White House signaled late on Friday that a decision on an application by TransCanada Corp to build the $5.4 billion project would be made "only after careful consideration" of the report, along with comments from the public and other government agencies. "The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement includes a range of estimates of the project's climate impacts, and that information will now need to be closely evaluated by Secretary (of State John) Kerry and other relevant agency heads in the weeks ahead," White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said.

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