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• Body of missing Halifax student Loretta Saunders found in New Brunswick
• Federal government rejects proposed gold, copper mine in BC Interior
• Tips for newbies to the Vancouver International Wine Fest
• Three to be charged in abduction of Alberta baby in stolen truck
• Big City Mayors conference held captive by shadow of Rob Ford
• Trudeau 'disappointed' Liberals shut out of Ukraine delegation
• Manitoba braces for worst of extreme wind chills, blowing snow later today
• Ontario offers up to $190M to help cities with ice storm costs
• Toronto police chief 'disgusted' by Rob Ford comments in videotaped rant
• Port Metro Vancouver truckers' strike could cause disruptions across Canada
• Justin Bieber jail video from Florida arrest shows unsteady walk in sobriety test
• Chopping down power poles just the latest incident in rising copper-theft trend
• Ombud raps officials over Omar Khadr; Amnesty urges judicial review of case
• Mulcair appears to soften stance against NDP-Liberal coalition government
• Canadian delegation heading to Ukraine amid growing tensions, concerns over Russia
• Animal abuse: Manitoba man jailed, wife fined, for hoarding 64 dogs
• Surgeries cancelled for 10 days over sterilization issue at a Regina hospital
• Are Canada’s mayors crying poor or crying wolf?
• Retired sergeant Ronald Anderson dies, suicide linked to PTSD
• Public database of child sex offenders to be part of pedophile crackdown
• Unionized truckers to vote on joining Vancouver port strike

Body of missing Halifax student Loretta Saunders found in New Brunswick Posted: 26 Feb 2014 05:16 PM PST HALIFAX - Halifax police say they are now treating the disappearance of university student Lorretta Saunders as a homicide. Police say Saunders remains have not been located but investigators are making efforts to find her body so it can be returned to her family. The 26-year-old Saunders was last seen on the morning of Feb. 13 in the Cowie Hill Road area of the city. She went to Saint Mary's University in Halifax.

Federal government rejects proposed gold, copper mine in BC Interior Posted: 26 Feb 2014 10:18 PM PST VANCOUVER - The federal government has again rejected a proposed $1.5-billion, open-pit, gold-copper mine in British Columbia's Interior over environmental concerns, a decision critics are celebrating but one the company vows to fight. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Wednesday evening that her ministry has rejected the New Prosperity Gold Copper Mine for a second time because it will cause significant adverse environmental effects that can't be mitigated. Just four years ago, the ministry rejected the project because Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) planned to drain a lake to use as a tailings pond. "The government will continue to make responsible resource development a priority and invites the submission of another proposal that addresses the government's concerns."

Tips for newbies to the Vancouver International Wine Fest Posted: 26 Feb 2014 09:36 PM PST Master of Wines Barbara Phillip offers her advice for newcomers to the Vancouver International Wine Festival.

Three to be charged in abduction of Alberta baby in stolen truck Posted: 26 Feb 2014 05:05 PM PST GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - RCMP in northern Alberta say they will be charging three people in the abduction of a baby left inside an idling truck. Police issued an Amber Alert for the child when the pickup was stolen Tuesday from outside a home in Grande Prairie. A man and woman from Grande Prairie and a 14-year-old from Edmonton also face other charges, including child abandonment and theft of a motor vehicle.

Big City Mayors conference held captive by shadow of Rob Ford Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:50 AM PST The visions and fears of Canada's major cities may be held hostage this week by the political ambition of the country's most controversial leader. It may be hyperbole to say the success or failure of a Federation of Canadian Municipalities … Continue reading →

Trudeau 'disappointed' Liberals shut out of Ukraine delegation Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST The NDP and Liberals say they asked to be part of the government's Ukraine delegation, but were refused. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the Tories have a history of using foreign affairs for their own advancement.

Manitoba braces for worst of extreme wind chills, blowing snow later today Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:57 AM PST The bitterly cold weather continues for the Prairies this morning, and while Alberta and Saskatchewan can look forward to conditions improving (even slightly) this afternoon, in Manitoba, it's setting up to get far worse. As of this morning, temperatures in … Continue reading →

Ontario offers up to $190M to help cities with ice storm costs Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:26 PM PST The Ontario government says it will offer up to $190 million in one-time funding to municipalities to help them deal with the clean-up and recovery from the December ice storm.

Toronto police chief 'disgusted' by Rob Ford comments in videotaped rant Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST TORONTO - Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair says he is "deeply offended" by remarks Mayor Rob Ford made about him in a videotaped profane rant. Ford has admitted he had been drinking when he launched into a rant in Jamaican patois that was surreptitiously filmed at a Toronto restaurant. The video in which Ford swears and references Blair and counter surveillance surfaced online weeks after Ford said he had given up alcohol. The mayor has been under police investigation since the Toronto Star and the U.S. website Gawker reported on a video appearing to show Ford smoking crack cocaine.

Port Metro Vancouver truckers' strike could cause disruptions across Canada Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST A labour dispute at Canada's busiest port has the potential to disrupt the delivery of goods across the country. About 1,200 independent truckers who move cargo into and out of Vancouver's three main ports began a strike Wednesday morning over … Continue reading →

Justin Bieber jail video from Florida arrest shows unsteady walk in sobriety test Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:04 PM PST MIAMI - Justin Bieber walks unsteadily and even appears to stumble while performing a sobriety test shortly after his January arrest on driving under the influence and other charges, according to police video released Wednesday. Only a few moments depict Bieber in the roughly 10 hours of video released by Miami-Dade County prosecutors following public records requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations. The videos were recorded at the Miami Beach Police Department shortly after Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested during what officers said was an illegal street drag race in exotic sports cars. In one clip, Bieber — dressed in a dark hoodie with the hood over his head, dark baggy shorts and bright red shoes — wavers as he tries to walk carefully and slowly heel to toe.

Chopping down power poles just the latest incident in rising copper-theft trend Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:47 PM PST Copper thieves are getting more and more brazen in a bid to steal the valuable commodity. With scrap copper fetching between $2.50 and just under $3 a pound, thieves seem willing to go to greater lengths to steal it. A … Continue reading →

Ombud raps officials over Omar Khadr; Amnesty urges judicial review of case Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST TORONTO - Canadian correctional authorities have unfairly classified former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr even though they lowered his risk rating from maximum to medium security, the federal prisons ombudsman complains. In a letter obtained by The Canadian Press, the Office of the Correctional Investigator urges prison authorities to take into account evidence that Khadr poses minimal threat and should be classified as such. "(Correctional Service of Canada) officials also note that there is no evidence Mr. Khadr has maintained an association with any terrorist organization," the letter to CSC's senior deputy commissioner states. The letter this month by Ivan Zinger, executive director of the independent Office of the Correctional Investigator, is the office's third such complaint since Khadr returned to Canada from Guantanamo Bay in September 2012 to serve out the rest of an eight-year sentence for war crimes.

Mulcair appears to soften stance against NDP-Liberal coalition government Posted: 26 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair seems suddenly more open to the idea of a coalition government, now that his New Democrats are in third place in the polls behind the ascendant Liberals. Two years ago, when the Liberals were on their apparent death bed, Mulcair categorically ruled out a coalition. Mulcair said then that the Liberals had walked away from a 2008 agreement to form a coalition government with the NDP, proving they couldn't be trusted. Mulcair was a leadership candidate at the time and the NDP, still pumped from their historic second-place finish in the 2011 election, was well ahead of the decimated Liberals in the polls.

Canadian delegation heading to Ukraine amid growing tensions, concerns over Russia Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:17 AM PST Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will be leading a Canadian delegation to Ukraine later today in the midst of growing anxiety in the east European nation.

Animal abuse: Manitoba man jailed, wife fined, for hoarding 64 dogs Posted: 26 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST WINNIPEG - A man who crowded 64 dogs into a filthy building on a rural property has been sentenced to jail in one of the worst cases of animal abuse in Manitoba. Peter Chernecki, who is 63, has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges under the province's Animal Care Act. Judge Carena Roller said the number of dogs involved and the severity of abuse factored into her decision. Last month, Peter Chernecki told court he regretted what happened.

Surgeries cancelled for 10 days over sterilization issue at a Regina hospital Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:40 PM PST REGINA - Surgeries are being cancelled for the next 10 days at a Regina hospital because of equipment sterilization issues. The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region said Wednesday it was postponing surgeries at the Pasqua Hospital, one of two hospitals in the capital. Health region CEO Keith Dewar said a team was working to identify the root cause of the problem and how to fix it. The health region said Tuesday that staff doing quality control assurance weren't able to ensure surgical equipment was properly sterilized and so cancelled 16 surgeries for Wednesday.

Are Canada’s mayors crying poor or crying wolf? Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:27 PM PST Canada's big city mayors emerged from their meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday with a common theme' — 'Feds, we need more money.'

Retired sergeant Ronald Anderson dies, suicide linked to PTSD Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST Retired sergeant Ronald Anderson, 39, died at his home in Doaktown, N.B., on Monday — the most recent in a spate of soldier suicides believed related to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Public database of child sex offenders to be part of pedophile crackdown Posted: 26 Feb 2014 03:04 PM PST OTTAWA - The federal government plans to create a publicly accessible database of high-risk child sex offenders as part of a bill that takes aim at those who prey on young people. The legislation introduced Wednesday would also require registered sex offenders to provide more information when they travel abroad and permit more sharing of information between federal agencies. In addition, the bill proposes making those convicted of child sex crimes against multiple children to serve their sentences consecutively. "Make no mistake about it," said Justice Minister Peter MacKay.

Unionized truckers to vote on joining Vancouver port strike Posted: 26 Feb 2014 03:23 PM PST By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Unionized container truck drivers at Canada's largest port will vote on Saturday on whether to join their non-unionized colleagues in a job action, after hundreds of truckers walked off the job on Wednesday over services and pay. The non-unionized drivers said they will not return to work at Port Metro Vancouver until their concerns are resolved. Unifor, which represents about 400 unionized drivers at the port, said its members are also frustrated over issues like long line-ups for loading and unloading, and a lack of standardized pay rates. "This morning's protest is just the beginning," said Unifor local president Paul Johal in statement.

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